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Julia Olson
Height: 5'9"
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
High School: Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day
Major: Product Design

2014-15 (Sophomore)

  • Made 13 appearances for the Cardinal
  • Mostly competed at the no. 9 position, but stepped in at no. 6, 7, and 8 when needed. 
  • Finished with six wins, good for second-most on the team
  • Defeated Kristine Giltvedt (Drexel) and Madeline Fraser (Dartmouth) in the Kurtz Cup, eventually won by Stanford

2013-14 (Freshman)

  • Notched a record of 4-9 in her first season while playing anywhere from the 6-9 slots of the lineup 
  • Went 1-2 at the Howe Cup with a win in five sets over Lydie McKenzie of Dartmouth
  • Claimed her first collegiate victory versus Lily Grant of Williams College in five sets 7-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7 at the No. 6 position while falling in her No. 8 matches against Cornell and Penn in the opening weekend 
  • Defeated Katherine Rogers of Hamilton in straight sets 
  • Went 0-3 during the road trip to New Haven, Conn. with losses to Yale, Dartmouth and Trinity 
  • Dropped her matches against Brown and Princeton 
  • Ended the regular season with a straight-set victory over Ashley Tsai of Cal

High School

  • A 2013 graduate of Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School in St. Louis, Mo. 
  • Captained team and was named team Most Valuable Player in 2011-2013 
  • Lost one team squash match in four years 
  • Four-time participant at the national tournament (2010-13) 
  • Also competed in track and field 
  • Captained track team in 2013 
  • All-state in five events 
  • Helped lead her school to its first Class 3 State Championship in track and field in 2011 
  • Missouri champion in the 4x400 in 2011 and 2013 
  • Holds school records in the 4x100 and 4x400

Personal

  • Born in St. Louis, Mo. 
  • Parents are Bruce and Kim Olson 
  • Has one sister, Alexa, and one brother, Bruce 
  • Sister, Alexa, competed in crew at Cornell 
  • Majoring in product design
  • Enjoys going on hikes, hanging out with friends and traveling
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