Casey Olson

Paulson was a major contributor again, pinning San Fransisco State's Luke Santos in 1:18 before losing a narrow 8-7 decision to Fresno State's Casey Olson for his first collegiate defeat.

The whole family will feel pangs of sadness when Fresno State's Casey Olson ends his college career at the NCAA Championships.
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Casey Olson's father, a former wrestler, and sister have played large roles in the Fresno State grappler's development.Olson, a senior, is ranked 13th in the nation at 149 pounds.
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And that's just for the family of Fresno State wrestler Casey Olson, who finishes his college career at the NCAA Championships today through Saturday in St. Louis.
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When Casey lays his anklets at center mat for the final time, he won't be the only one retiring from wrestling.
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Casey started wrestling in junior high with Andy as his personal coach.Expectations were high.

"When you have parents who did your sport, the pressure is always there," Casey says."He put pressure on himself to make me good because there's so much talk about the name."

The tension built between father and son, especially when Casey moved out for college.Andy wasn't quite ready for it.

"My dad's like my best friend," Casey says.
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Casey won a state title at Fresno City, then reached the NCAA Championships as a Fresno State walk-on last season.

A senior, he is 27-8 and ranked 13th in the nation at 149 pounds.All the while, Andy has worked harder at being a spectator.
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If Casey would have lost, it would have been no disappointment to Woolcock.
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"She's my best friend, too," Casey says.
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Casey suffered three broken noses, a broken ankle and a broken arm, as well as the usual pangs of weight-cutting.
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Casey lived with Woolcock last season to help with his training discipline.She cooked his low-fat meals, washed his workout laundry and dropped him off at the airport for predawn flights.

Miss a home match?Never.

"She prayed with me before every match and after, too," Casey says."She'd tell me 'Good job' even if I didn't do a good job."

Feb. 20 was Senior Night.Casey didn't get to wrestle because Wyoming forfeited at his weight class.

That's when it hit.

"She started tearing up, talking about how long we've been doing this," Casey says."I was like, 'Whoa.' We really have gone through it all together."

Woolcock can't be in St. Louis for the tournament, but promises to meet Casey with a hug at the airport Sunday.

IU junior Coyte Cooper moved on to the next round of wrestlebacks by defeating Fresno State's Casey Olson, 11-5.

Cooper beat Michigan State's Ryan L'Amoreaux 11-9 in overtime and bested Fresno State's Casey Olson 11-5.

Fresno State's Casey Olson (141) pulled out a 12-10 stunner against No. 6 Dana Holland.
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"I can't begin to explain it," said Olson, a junior with a 21-7 record but no prior victories against ranked competition.

"We got on a roll, and we just blew them out.It's absolutely awesome to see how far we've come along as team from December to today."

It was Fresno State's most lopsided victory against a top-10 team since beating No. 8 Oregon State 25-13 in 1993.

"Our whole team fuels off each other," Baca said.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Binghamton University sophomore Josh Ruff's run in the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships came to an end at the hands of Fresno State's Casey Olson on Friday.

Despite riding Olson for the entire third period, Ruff lost an 8-1 decision in the consolation bracket of the 141-pound division.