Kenny Olson

Height:
6-1
Weight:
220
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Pleasanton, CA
High School:
Foothill HS

2024 -- Played in all 11 games as a redshirt sophomore, totaling 39 tackles, including a season-high 9 against Western Oregon … contributed 4 tackles for loss

2023-- Played in 9 games before getting injured... had 36 total tackles, 25 solo and 11 assisted... had one interception against Lincoln on Sep. 16... had one tackle for loss against Idaho on Oct. 7... season high 13 tackles at Portland State on Sep. 23... All-Academic honors...

2022 -- Redshirt ... played in four of team's final five games, preserving redshirt ... earned three tackles, including solo stop and assisted tackle against Montana ... also assisted on a tackle versus UC Davis.

High School -- A 2022 graduate of Foothill High School in Pleasanton, Calif. ... under head coach Greg Haubner, Olson made 68 catches for 965 yards and 16 touchdowns as a wide receiver and notched 101 tackles (81 solo) with four sacks among his 11 tackles for lost yardage, three interceptions, eight pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a linebacker ... also rushed 48 times for 287 yards and four scores ... Olson twice caught seven passes in a game and made a season-high 11 tackles versus Granada and 10 more against Livermore, helping the Falcons to a 10-3 record, first place in the East Bay's Valley League and a runner-up finish in the CIF-North Coast Section Division 2 playoffs ... earned All-Valley League honors as a wide receiver and linebacker and also was an All-Bay Area first-team selection by the San Jose Mercury News ... also a first-team West Coast Preps selection and team MVP ... as a junior, Olson caught 20 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns and earned 31 tackles, four for lost yardage en route to first-team East Bay Athletic League honors as a linebacker and wide receiver ... his defensive coordinator was former Cal Poly standout linebacker Johnny Millard ... four-year Honor Roll member and member of Spanish Club ... also visited University of San Diego before choosing to attend Cal Poly because of "the relationship with the players and the coaches, the location and the academic reputation. Also close to home and Coach Millard influenced me heavily."

Personal -- Son of Greg and Lissa Olson ... father was a quarterback at Central Washington and has served as offensive coordinator for six different National Football League teams ... he currently works for the Las Vegas Raiders as the quarterbacks coach ... mother competed in track and field at Washington State, qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the high jump, and has coached at Cal, Purdue, South Florida, Washington State, Washington and Foothill High School ... one sister, Grayce, who plays volleyball at UCLA ... Kenny and Grayce are twins, Kenny the older one by 20 minutes ... aspires to be a sports agent or NFL or college coach ... hobbies include fishing, biking and running ... born in West Lafayette, Indiana ... majoring in business administration.