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2024 Football Roster

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Aaron Hare - Northwest Athletics
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Avery Anderson | Northwest Athletics
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Todd Weddle | Northwest Missouri State University
Ryan Milke, Northwest Athletics

31 Carter Olesen

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 217
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Pleasant Hill, Iowa
  • Highschool Southeast Polk

Biography

2023
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... started six games and saw action in all 11 games at linebacker ... totaled 28 tackles (16 solo stops) on the season ... had two sacks ... MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week after helping Northwest to a 52-31 win at Washburn ... tallied five tackles, two tackles-for-loss, a sack and an interception against the Ichabods ... in his fourth career start, Olesen recorded a sack on Northwest's first defensive play of the game and then added an interception on Washburn's fifth offensive play of the game.

2022
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... saw action in all 13 games ... registered 13 total tackles (nine solo stops) ... tallied a season-high three tackles in a playoff win at No. 3-ranked Ouachita Baptist.

2021
Redshirted ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

All-state honoree as a senior for head coach Brad Zelenovich … two-time defensive MVP and “Hardest-Working Player” as voted on by his teammates … two-time all-district pick … first-team all-conference and second-team all-district honoree in baseball … academic all-state in football … member of National Honor Society … enjoys hunting, fishing and working out … son of Amy and Jeremy Olesen.

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 205 lbs

  • 2021Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 218 lbs
  • 31

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 216 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2023Sophomore

    LB
    6'2" 217 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2024Junior

    LB
    6'2" 217 lbs
    31