Colleen Olsen
Colleen Olsen
Colleen was a four-year starter in both field hockey and girls lacrosse at Avon High School. She earned US Lacrosse All-American honors twice and was the Hartford Courant’s state player of the year in 2005 when she scored an amazing 52 goals.
Colleen helped the Falcons win the NCCC girls lacrosse championship in 2006 and earned All-State honors while setting new single season records for both goals and assists.
She was also a four-year starter in field hockey where she was a two-time All-State player (2004, 2005) and finished her scholastic career with 13 goals and 29 assists.
After her stellar Falcon career, Colleen played four years of lacrosse at Dartmouth, starting all four seasons while competing for the Big Green. She was an All-Ivy League second team selection in both 2009 and 2010. As a defender, she scooped up 120 ground balls, won 90 draws and caused 68 turnovers in her four year career while leading the entire Ivy League in ground balls and caused turnovers in 2009 and 2010. She also scored nine goals with three assists, graduating from Dartmouth in 2010.
In 2009-10, she earned a spot on the national development team, leading to her selection for the U.S. women’s national team as a defender in 2010-2011. She’s recently returned to Avon and has regularly volunteered her time to work with the current Falcon girls lacrosse team.