Shannon Osika

Shannon Osika (born 15 June 1993) is an American middle-distance runner specializing in the 1500 metres.

Osika and Andrea Bowman, were collegiate milers at Eastern Michigan University and they competed at the 1988 United States Olympic trials.

[2][7] While at Michigan, Osika ran five NCAA national track finals and two cross country national races, with a best finish of 3rd at the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships distance medley relay.

[9] Osika achieved her first national top-three finish in the 1500 m at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, behind Shelby Houlihan and Colleen Quigley.

[1] On 11 February 2022, Osika was part of the Nike Union Athletics Club team that set an indoor world record in the distance medley relay, with a time of 10:39.91 at the Lilac Grand Prix.