Player Bio: Nick Olszewski - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Football
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Washington: Walkon player who drew the attention of coaching staff thanks to his special teams play ... reputation as a hard hitter among his teammates ... cousin of former Husky quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo ... a backup at safety. 2000: A key member of the Husky special teams ... appeared in eight regular-season games, and the Huskies' 34-24 Rose Bowl win over Purdue ... missed games against Washington St., Arizona St. and Oregon ... tallied five tackles on the season ... recovered a fumble on a kick return against Idaho to set up a Husky touchdown. 1999: Played in every game and earned his first letter ... was a regular on Washington's special teams ... credited with seven tackles during the season. 1998: Appeared in three regular-season games ... played against BYU, Arizona and Utah State ... had two tackles during the season and added one stop vs. Air Force in the O'ahu Bowl.
High School and Personal: Born Dec. 4, 1978 ... mother, Margaret, is a flight service manager for American Airlines ... father, Robert, passed away in 1997 ... family is steeped in Pac-10 tradition ... father was a punter at USC ... an uncle, Johnny, was a football All-American at California and played for the NFL's Chicago Cardinals ... also is first cousin of former Husky quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo ... was a four-year starter at kicker and free safety for Lake Washington High School ... earned All-KingCo Conference second team honors at the free safety position as a senior ... was an honorable-mention all-conference selection at outside linebacker as a junior ... led the team with five interceptions in 1996 ... also lettered three years in soccer, and earned honorable mention all-conference honors in 1997 ... high school teammate of current Husky John Hart ... earned a degree in political science and is pursuing postgraduate education in international business.
Year G-S UA A Tot Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 1998 3-0 0 2 2 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1999 11-0 5 2 7 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2000 11-0 4 1 5 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 Tot 25-0 9 5 14 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0-0
