HIGH SCHOOL - HARTSBURG-EMDEN
Participated in softball and volleyball ... started all four years in softball; and started sophomore, junior and senior year in volleyball ... four-time all-conference selection in softball .... selected to the Bloomington Pantagraph All-Area Softball Team as a senior ... softball team went to the first round of sectionals sophomore and junior year ... three-time all-conference selection in volleyball ... Lincoln Courier Player of the Year in volleyball senior year ... all-state and high school all-America volleyball selection senior year.

PERSONAL
Born Dec. 5, 1988 ... Parents: Tracy and Stacy Olson ... Siblings: Drew (20), Clay (10) and Emme (7) ... brother, Drew, plays baseball at Lincoln College ... uncle, Gary Shirley, coached basketball at Farina South Central High School ... Major: criminal justice.