Chris Olsen Class: Senior Hometown: Wayne, NJ High School: Wayne Hills Height / Weight: 6-4 / 220 Position: Quarterback Birthdate: 04/04/1983

Moved into the backup quarterback position behind Carlyle Holiday after an impressive spring … was the offensive most valuable player of the Blue-Gold Game after leading the Blue team to a 17-14 win … went 11 of 25 from the field for 146 yards and one rushing TD … showed tremendous poise and excellent decision making ability in the game … completed a 30-yard pass to Jared Clark in the contest setting up a Nate Schiccatano rushing touchdown … has a good arm and has good decision-making skills.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see action as a freshman signalcaller for the Irish in ’02.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team New Jersey all-state pick by Newark Star-Ledger … offensive player of the year by Newark Star-Ledger and Passiac County’s Herald News (brother Greg was Herald News defensive player of the year) … earned three letters in football at Wayne Hills High School in Wayne, N.J. … finished with 31-4 record as a starter, including 10-2 as senior, 11-1 as junior, 10-1 as sophomore … threw 172 times with 97 completions for 1,864 yards and 24 touchdowns with only five interceptions as senior in ’01 … earned first-team New Jersey all-state honors as both junior and senior … captain of team as senior … his Wayne Hills team fell to Ramapo in ’01 New Jersey Group III state title game, the third of three state title games in which he played … hit all 16 of his pass attempts for 256 yards and two TDs in ’01 semifinal playoff game vs. Lenape Valley … completed 98 of 154 passes as junior in ’00 for 1,757 yards and 21 TDs … set career records for passing yards (4,823), TD passes (56), attempts (471) and completions (262) – plus season records in same categories … played for his father Chris Sr. in high school … selected for U.S. Army All-America Bowl in San Antonio but did not play due to injury … selected for New Jersey North-South all-star game and New York-New Jersey all-star contest … earned three letters in basketball as forward and two in track as triple jumper … born 4-4-83 in Paterson, N.J. … full name is Christian W. Olsen … oldest of three children … brother Greg is a freshman tight end for the Irish in ’03 … father played football at Midland … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business … had a 3.0 grade-point average his first semester.