Austin Peay State University Athletics

Awards & Honors

• Academic All-Mountain West, 2023
• Academic All-Mountain West, 2022
• Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award, 2022
• APSU Athletics Director's Honor Roll: F23, S24

2024 | Austin Peay

• Played in 29 games, starting 28, and batted .277 with eight home runs and 21 RBI.
• Posted a .413 on-base-percentage after collecting 28 hits and walking 21 times.
• Collected his first Governor hit and RBI against Western Illinois (February 18) going 1-for-5 with a solo home run in the Game 2 win in the series.
• Had a five-RBI day against Maryland Eastern Shore (February 25) with two home runs in his 2-for-5 performance.
• Had his first three-hit game of the season after going 3-for-4 against UT Rio Grande Valley (March 1) where he had a double and three RBI.
• Went back-to-back games with a home run against Ole Miss (March 26) and Kennesaw State (March 28).
• Finished the year with a 2-for-4 performance against Central Arkansas (May 11).

2023 | New Mexico

• Played in 37 games and made 23 starts primarily as a designated hitter and at first baseman and finished the season batting .367 in 90 at-bats with 13 home runs and 31 RBI.
• His 13 home runs were third-most in the Mountain West Conference, posting an .822 slugging percentage.
• Also walked 25 times, third most on the team, and had a .504 on-base percentage.
• Had a four-RBI day against San Diego State (April 2), going 2-for-4 with a home run.
• Hit three home runs and had eight RBI against Fresno State (April 29), becoming the first New Mexico hitter with eight RBI in a game since 2013.
• That Fresno State game started a three-game streak with a hit and home run, going 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the Fresno State finale (April 30) followed by a 2-for-5 effort that included a home run and two RBI against New Mexico State (May 2). Finished the three-game stretch 7-for-12 (.583) at the plate with five home runs (1.833 SLG).
• Walked three times and scored twice at UNLV (May 5).
• Went 3-for-3 at New Mexico State (May 16).

2022 | New Mexico

• In his first season with the Lobos, played 37 games primarily as a first baseman and batted .239 with four home runs and 18 RBI.
• His first collegiate home run was a go-ahead grand slam against Arizona (March 23).
• Went 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored against Texas Tech (April 19).
• Hit two home runs in a 2-for-3 day at Nevada (May 8).

2021 | College of Southern Nevada

• In first season at Southern Nevada, he played in 46 games and started 39 and batted .341 with seven home runs and 36 RBIs.
• Began season with a six-game hit streak that saw him bat .421 (8-for-19) with three doubles, a triple, a home run, and nine RBI.
• Hit home runs in back-to-back games of the Western District Tournament, going 3-for-3 with a double, home run and three RBI against Western Nebraska before hitting a home run as part of a 3-for-4 outing against Yavapai to end the season.

2020 | Kentucky

• Did not compete in second season at Kentucky.

2019 | Kentucky

• Did not complete in first season in Lexington

Prep Career

• Was a first baseman and outfielder for head coach Glenn Millhauser at Pine Creek High School.
• 2018 Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year and 2018 Perfect Game Colorado Player of the Year.
• Named a MaxPreps Second-Team All-American and a 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and West All-Region First-Team selection.
• An ABCA All-Region 7 Team honoree.
• Tied the Colorado single-season record for home runs in a season (14) with current New York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird.
• Ranked the No. 57 outfielder in the country by Perfect Game and the No. 315 player overall and the No. 2 player in Colorado.
• Ranked the No. 9 first baseman in the country by Prep Baseball Report and the No. 332 player overall.

Personal

• Justin Ray Olson is the son of Karla and Jim Olson.
• Birthday is August 7.
• Has three siblings: Travis, Lena, and Ethan.