TOWSON, Md. - The Landmark Conference selects 23 senior scholar-athletes each year to recognize the top student-athletes in each sport based on academics and athletics.
The honorees must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20 and are selected by a committee of Landmark Conference officers, athletics directors, senior woman administrators, faculty athletic representatives, athletic communications, and diversity, ethnicity, and inclusion designee.
Senior goalkeeper Nicole Olson of the University of Scranton has been named the 2024 Landmark Conference Women's Soccer Senior Scholar-Athlete. Olson becomes the ninth member of the Royals' women's soccer program to earn this recognition.
A kinesiology major, Olson has excelled academically with an impressive 3.97 GPA. She has earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors for three consecutive years (2022, 2023, 2024) and was named to the CSC Academic All-America Team in 2022. Olson’s academic accolades also include being selected to the USC Scholar All-East Region Team in 2023 and the Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll in 2022 and 2023.
On the field, Olson has been a cornerstone of the Scranton Royals’ success, contributing to four of the team’s five consecutive Landmark Conference Championships. She earned All-Landmark First Team honors in 2022, 2023, and 2024 and was recognized as a USC All-Region Third Team honoree in 2022 and a USC All-Region Second Team honoree in 2023. A four-time Landmark Conference Defensive Athlete of the Week, Olson currently ranks third in program history for fewest goals allowed (30), second in goals-against average (0.48), second in shutouts (32), and seventh in saves (173).
Beyond her academic and athletic achievements, Olson has made significant contributions to her community. She has participated in the Blessing of the Books initiative, volunteered with the Child Hunger Outreach Program (CHOP), and worked at the YMCA, where she organized after-school sports activities for children. Additionally, Olson has supported individuals with intellectual disabilities by guiding them through workout programs.
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