#37 MATT OLSON  
  Class: 2012  
  Height/Weight: 6-2/240  
  Position: Defensive Lineman  
Hometown: Apple Valley, Minn.
High School: Apple Valley High School
 
 

AT ST. OLAF
2010
(Junior) -Played in all ten games... Led the team in tackles with 72 - 33 solo tackles and 39 assisted tackles... Broke up three passes and defended three... Had 16 tackles on September 3, 2010 against Luther College - four solo and 12 assisted... Had nine solo tackles against Concordia College on November 12, 2010... Was second team All-MIAC.

2009 (Sophomore) - Appeared in all ten games... Collected 15 solo tackles, good for ninth on the team... Had one tackle for a loss... Blocked an extra point on the Oct. 10 game vs. Bethel.

2008 (First Year) - Played for the junior varsity team.


AT APPLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time letterwinner... Was team captain as a senior... Was on the third place state team in rugby.

PERSONAL
Son of Mark and Linda Olson.


FAVORITES
FOOD(S):Mexican food and chicken wings
MOVIE(S): "Happy Gilmore", "Friday Night Lights", "Law Abiding Citizen"
TV SHOW(S): "Dexter", "Californication", "House", "Pawn Stars"
BOOK(S): Anything by Vince Flynn
MUSICAL ARTIST(S): Kid Cudi, Swedish House Mafia, Jason Aldean
ATHLETE(S): Adrian Peterson, EJ Henderson
ROLE MODEL(S): Parents