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Athletes of the Year

Connor Olson

  • Award
    Athletes of the Year
  • Week Of
    6/9/2016
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • Bio
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Team Finish: 30-15 overall | 20-11 NSIC, 5th | NSIC Tournament Championship runner-up, tied single season NSIC wins record (20), tied best overall start in school history (16-3)
  • 2016 NCBWA All-Central Region honorable mention
  • 2016 All-NSIC First Team Catcher
  • 2016 NSIC All-Tournament Team performer - .476/.542/.905 (10-21), 8 R, 6 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, team reached NSIC Championship game
  • Named NSIC Player of the Week (3/7) - .583/.682/.875 (9-16), 10 R, 5 2B, 10 RBI, team 5-0 in Arizona
  • Ranks 2nd in the Central Region and NSIC & 12th in Division II in doubles rate (0.47/game)
  • Ranks 11th in the Central Region, 4th in the NSIC & 26th in Division II in home run rate (0.33 per game)
  • Ranks 9th in the Central Region, 6th in the NSIC & 23rd in Division II in slugging percentage (.754)
  • Ranks 6th in the NSIC in total home runs (14), hitting all 14 in NSIC play to rank 4th in league games
  • Set the single season doubles record with 21 including seven in the last six games of the season
  • His 15 home runs is third most in a single season in program history, hitting six homers in a seven game span in the Bemidji State and U-Mary weekend series (3/25 to 4/4)
  • Also ranks in the NSIC's top-20 in average (.368), runs (48), RBI (45) and total bases (129)
  • Ranks 10th in the NSIC fielding percentage (.991), ranked 13th in a league with 15 starting catchers in passed balls (5) and 16th in stolen bases against (23)
  • In addition to his single season doubles and home runs marks at CSP, ranks fourth in total bases (129), ninth in slugging (.754), and ninth in hits (63)
  • A .368/.434/.754 (63-171) hitter on the year
  • Scored 48 runs, drove in 45 in 45 games between catcher (33) and DH (12) while leading off all 45 games
  • A career .361/.420/.615 (118-327) as a two year starter in 88 games
  • Has 72 runs, 32 doubles, 17 homers, 77 RBI in two seasons
  • Ranks sixth in career history with 32 doubles
  • Also ranks 12th in team history in career home runs (17), 15th in slugging (.615), 17th in total bases (201), 20th in hitting (.361)


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
6/12/2025 Antwan Kimmons Men's Basketball
6/12/2025 Teagan Starkey Volleyball
6/5/2024 Arika Harbo Women's Track and Field
6/5/2024 Brandon Sperling Men's Golf
6/29/2023 Arika Harbo Women's Track and Field
6/29/2023 Jakob Tordsen Men's Track and Field
6/28/2022 Jakob Tordsen Men's Track and Field
6/22/2022 Arika Harbo Women's Track and Field
6/22/2021 Marcus Gustaveson Men's Track and Field
6/22/2021 Toni Canfall Women's Track and Field
6/4/2020 Jordyn Clark Soccer
6/4/2020 Chris Garrett Football
6/17/2019 Benjamin Allen Men's Track and Field
6/17/2019 Carlie Hart Softball
6/19/2018 Gus Varland Baseball
6/19/2018 Wakpor Ighovojah Women's Track and Field
6/19/2017 Isaac Hormann Baseball
6/19/2017 Riley Hanson Volleyball
6/9/2016 Connor Olson Baseball
6/9/2016 Rachel Gray Women's Golf
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