Concordia Career:
2012-13: NSIC All-Academic ... played in eight games with his first career start coming against Upper Iowa (12/7/12), playing in a season-high 20 minutes with three rebounds, an assist and a steal ... also clocked 10 minutes at St. Cloud State (1/19/13) with one point, a rebound and an assist.
2011-12: NSIC All-Academic ... played in 15 games for the Golden Bears ... shot 40% on three- pointers (10-25) including a 2-5 effort to go along with four rebounds and two assists in a season-high 20 minutes against Sioux Falls(11/19/11) ... scored a season-high seven points on 2-3 shooting on three pointers against Southwest Minnesota State (12/10/11) ... made one-plus three point field goals in seven games and two-plus three pointers three times.
2010-11: Emerged as a key reserve as a true freshman, playing in 23 of 27 games ... made 52.6% (10-19) three-pointers including a 2-2 performance with a season-high eight points while matching his season high with 13 minutes against Augustana (1/28/11) ... played double-digit minutes in 13 games ... scored in 11 games, making a three-pointer in nine games ... dished season-high two assists against Valley City State (11/26/10) and had season-high two rebounds twice committed only four turnovers as a rookie while playing a total of 190 minutes.
Plainview-Elgin-Millville High School: Earned 13 total letters as a three-sport standout for the Bulldogs during a decorated prep career, with six basketball letters, four in baseball and three in football ... the four-time All-Conference basketball player earned All-State honors as a senior ... helped lead the Bulldogs to the MSHSL State Tournament three times including back-to-back third place finishes ... earned MSHSL All-State Tournament Team honors twice in a row ... played in the Minnesota State High School Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game as a senior ... reached 1,000 career points as a sophomore in high school ... helped the Bulldog basketball team to four conference championships and three section titles ... also led the Bulldogs on the gridiron to two conference championships and was an All-Conference performer and named the team's Most Valuable Offensive Back ... was a two-time All-Conference performer on the baseball diamond as well, garnering All-Section honors twice while earning team MVP honors ... off the field and court, Clay was the President of the National Honor Society, a Bulldog Ambassador, Business department award winner and a four-year Academic Award winner ... also participated in eight years of band at P-E-M.
Personal: Born August 12, 1991 ... son of Clark and Shannon Olstad ... has two older sisters, Candace and Kali, and a younger brother, Cole ... will major in elementary education and pursue a math minor at Concordia ... aspires to be a teacher and coach in his future ... is a Dean's List student ... his older sisters, Candace and Kali, were standout players and teammates on the Concordia-St. Paul women's basketball team ... his younger brother, Cole, is a teammate on the Golden Bears ... his uncle, Aaron Hungerholt, was a guard on the Minnesota State Mankato basketball team ... his father, Clark, and uncle, Heath, both played football at Rochester Community & Technical College ... his cousin, Zach Olstad, played football at Winona State ... his cousin, Collin Olstad, played baseball at Hamline.
