Lou Olsakovsky Season 2018-19

Career: Two-time All-Region honoree who wrapped up Penn State career with 72.93 career stroke average through 40 rounds in the Blue & White...His 72.93 stroke average ranks fifth all-time in the Penn State career record books...2022 NCAA Regionals qualifier...Three-time GCAA All-America Scholar and three-time Academic All-Big Ten...2021 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient...Transferred to Penn State from Allegheny College following the 2017-18 season.
 
2021-22 | Graduate Season
Awards: NCAA Regionals individual qualifier...GCAA All-Northeast Region...GCAA All-America Scholar...Academic All-Big Ten.
 
Season: Put together a stellar final season in the Blue & White that culminated in qualifying as an individual for NCAA Regionals...Had six top-15 finishes and finished second on the team with a 72.08 stroke average.
 
Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate (9/5-6): Shot an even 216 to finish tied for 14th. Rod Myers Invitational (9/11-12): Carded an 8-over, 224, to finish tied for 45th. Old Town Club Collegiate (9/27-28): Tied for 35th with an even 210. Mountaineer Invitational (10/4-5): Finished tied for fourth at 5-under, 211, to collect first top-10 finish of the season. Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (10/10-12): Fired a 6-under, 210, to finish tied for 15th. Florida Gators Invitational (2/12-13): Carded a 1-under, 209, to place tied for 13th. Colleton River Collegiate (3/7-8): Collected fourth-straight top-15 finish with a 5-under, 211, that was tied for 12th. General Hackler Championship (3/13-14): Shot a 3-over, 219, and tied for 45th. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/16-17): Shot a 9-over, 222, and finished tied for 26th. Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (4/23-24): Collected second top-10 finish of the season, finishing tied for eighth at 4-under, 212. Big Ten Championships (4/29-5/1): Shot a 9-over, 225, to finish tied for 21st. NCAA Regionals (5/16-18): Shot a 13-over, 226, and finished tied for 66th.
 
2020-21 | Senior Season
Awards: GCAA All-Northeast Region…GCAA All-America Scholar…Academic All-Big Ten…Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
 
Season: Saw action in all five of Penn State’s spring tournaments and led the Nittany Lions at the Kepler Intercollegiate…recorded a 73.07 season stroke average.
Florida Gators Invitational (2/12-14): Finished with a +1 211 which was good for a tie for 57th overall…Carded a 2-under season-low 68 in the third and final round. General Hackler Championship (3/14-16): Carded a +7 223 and finished tied for 39th. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/17-18): Shot a +7 220 to finish tied for 30th. Kepler Intercollegiate (4/24-25): Was Penn State’s highest finisher with a +2 215 that was good for a tie for 9th overall…shot a 2-under 69 in the opening round. Big Ten Championship (4/30-5/2): Tied for Penn State’s highest finish with a +11 227 that was tied for 20th overall.

2019-20 | Junior Season
Awards: Named a 2020 GCAA All-America Scholar...Named to Academic all-Big Ten team.
 
Season: Shared top Penn State finish with teammate James McHugh at Rod Myers Invitational (tied for 13th), his best of the year...Shot under par (215, 1-under) at Rod Myers Invitational to help Nittany Lions to first of five top-five team finishes...Posted season-best score of the year with a 212 (2-over) at 2019 Old Town Club Collegiate...Won second Penn State letter...Season shortened and no championships held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
at Rod Myers Invitational (9/14-15): Finished his first tournament as a starter for Penn State with a 1-over 215 (71-70-74)…Tied teammate James McHugh for 13th place for best finishes by a Nittany Lion in tournament…Shot low score for Penn State in both first and second rounds with 71 (1-under) in first and 70 (2-under) in second. at Old Town Club Collegiate (9/23-24): Tied for 35th with a 2-over 212 (67-73-72)…Tied career-low round with a 3-under 67 in first round…Combined with Alec Bard (67), Lukas Clark (67) and Ryan Davis (68) to tie program’s team tournament low-round score of 269 in first round. at Bearcat Invitational (9/30-10/1): Tied for 49th with a 222 (72-74-76, 9-over)…Birdied No. 8 all three rounds and had three-straight birdies on holes 8, 9 and 10 in final round. at UNCG/Grandover Collegiate (10/27-28): Moved into the top 25 among individuals on final day to tie for 24th with a 228 total (74-78-76, 12-over)…Made three birdies on final six holes of first round. at Florida Gators Invitational (2/15-16): Moved up two spots on final day with teammate Alec Bard to tie for 24th…Posted a 5-over 215 (70-74-71)…Had a key par in final four holes and matched teammates Bard and Lukas Clark with his 1-over 71 to help Nittany Lions move into a tie for third place. at General Hackler Championship (3/9-10): Moved into a tie for 67th with a 228 (74-80-74, 12-over)…Totalled 10 birdies for the tournament, scattering four each in the second and third round.
 
2018-19 | Sophomore Season
Season: Competed in two of his three events as an individual…Earned second-highest Penn State finish in Rutherford Invitational with share of fourth place with a 2-under 211, his first top-five finish as a Nittany Lion…Played final round of Big Ten Championship as a substitute and posted an 8-over 78...Earned first Penn State letter.
 
at UNCG/Grandover Collegiate: Saw first action as a Penn Stater as individual competitor and finished 73rd with 237 (21-over) score. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/13-14): Competed as individual…Tied for fourth with Nittany Lions’ second-best score with 2-under 211…Matched career-low 67 (4-under) in second round for one of Penn State’s best gross round scores of 2018-19. at Big Ten Conference Championship (4/26-28): Played final round as substitute and recorded a 78 (8-over).
 
2017-18 | Freshman Season (Allegheny)
Awards: Selected 2018 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Newcomer of the Year for 2018.
 
Season: Won or shared medalist honors in four events…Finished in top 10 in eight of 12 events and posted team-best 74.2 stroke average...Claimed 2018 NCAC individual title, becoming first first-year player to win league crown since 2006.
 
at Gatorade Collegiate (9/2-3): Tied for fourth overall and helped lead Allegheny to tournament title…Shot 2-over 146. at Kuhn Memorial Invitational (9/10-11): Posted best score for Gators with a 152 (8-over) to finish in a tie for 14th. at CMU Fall Shootout (9/16-17): Finished second with even-par 140, including then-career-low 1-under 69. at Mercyhurst Fall Invitational (9/24-25): Claimed individual title with 1-under 143. at Mason-Dixon Collegiate Classic (9/30-10/1): Posted second-best Gator finish with 156 (12-over) for share of 24th place. at NCAC Fall Preview (10/15-16): Tied for eighth to lead Allegheny with 8-over 152 to close fall season. at Centre Spring Invitational (3/22-24): Tallied 229 (19-over) in first collegiate 54-hole tournament…Registered 2-over 72 in final round to tie for third overall. at Hershey Cup (4/1): Finished in top 40 with a 9-over 80. at IUP Spadafora Invitational (4/15): Posted a top-25 finish with 5-over 76 for share of 24th-place. at Gannon Invitational (4/21): Improved in third-straight single-round event with even-par 71 to tie for medalist honors. at Mercyhurst Spring Invitational (4/22-23): Bounced back in second round with a 1-over 73 and tied for second place with 5-over 151. at NCAC Championship (4/27-29): Won individual title with 5-under 211 total…Became first first-year player to win the league crown since 2006…Recorded career-low 67 (5-under) in second round.
 
Before Penn State
Earned four letters at Upper St. Clair High School for coach Todd Flynn…Helped Panthers to the 2013 WPIAL and Pennsylvania titles...Won individual WPIAL Section 7 championship twice, first as a sophomore and again as a senior...Qualified for the 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur in Ooltewah, Tennessee, following his junior year...Also wrestled, earning two letters.
 
Personal
Parents are Steven and Judy Olsakovsky...Has two sisters, Carly and Lily...Set the Penn State Blue Course record with a 63 in September 2020...Achieved a 3.5 grade-point average in fall 2018 for Penn State Dean’s List honors…Is an economics major.
 
Why Penn State?
“I chose Penn State because it has a great mix of academics and athletics. The golf program has steadily improved over time and as a northern school, we play a great schedule and compete with the nation’s best. All of our players want to prove we can hang with the top programs in the country and everyone works toward that goal.”