BALTIMORE – Loyola University Maryland graduate
Senna Ohlsson added to the awards section of her resume Thursday when she was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District II Team for Women's Track and Field/Cross Country.
Ohlsson, who was Loyola's winner of the Ernest Lagna Award as the school's top female senior student-athlete, graduated from Loyola with a 3.84 grade-point average in biology and English. She will attend Yale University's Graduate School for Environmental Studies to pursue a research-based Master's degree starting this fall.
The native of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, became Loyola's first-ever student-athlete to reach a NCAA Quarterfinal individually, advancing to that round at the East Preliminary Championships in 2021. She broke her own school record in two races at the event, running the 800 meters in 2:04.22 in the quarterfinal.
She leaves Loyola as the holder of five individual records and winner of four Patriot League 800 titles (indoor 2019, 2020; outdoor 2019, 2021). She is also a four-time All-Patriot League First Team honoree, four-time Academic All-Patriot League performer, and she won the outdoor 800 meters at the 2019 ECAC Championships.
Her 800-meter time at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships is the fastest-ever by a Patriot League runner, and she was one spot away from qualifying for the NCAA Semifinals in the event.
Ohlsson has dual citizenship between the United States and Sweden, and she finished third in the 800 at the 2020 Swedish National Championships. She also was Loyola's first-ever competitor to race at the U.S. Track and Field U-19 Championships.
Off the track, she was a standout in the classroom, as well, earning Dean's List all eight semesters and earning Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recognition 12 times. She also became Loyola's first USTFCCCA Academic All-American in 2020.
Loyola's nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award, Ohlsson has spent considerable time volunteering in the community while furthering her passion for environmental causes. She has worked with the Citizen's Climate Lobby, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Sunrise Movement Strike Circle, Blue Jay Perch Community Garden and the Stony Run Clean Up, among others.
