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2024 Football Roster

Jason W. Kapusta

35 Garret Ollendieck

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 230
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cresco, Iowa
  • High School Crestwood
  • Prev School Iowa Central Community College
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

2024: 2024 Team Captain … 2024 MVFC Honorable Mention All-Conference selection … 2024 MVFC All-Academic First Team ... Sept. 16 MVFC Defensive Player of the Week … 15th in the NCAA FCS in fumbles recovered (2) … Lined up and played in eight games in the 2024 season … Finished third on the Sycamores with 80 tackles (32 solo, 48 assisted) … Recorded 7.0 tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sacks … Added a quarterback hurry … Recovered two fumbles … Recorded four double-digit tackling efforts … Season-high 16 tackles, 1.5 TFL, and a fumble recovery for a touchdown on Sept. 14 against Dayton … 15 tackles, 0.5 TFL, and 0.5 sacks on Sept. 28 against Houston Christian … 14 tackles (13 solo) with 1.0 TFL and a fumble recovery on Aug. 31 at Purdue … 12 tackles, 2.5 TFL on Oct. 12 against Murray State … Came back from injury to post nine tackles and 0.5 TFL on Nov. 16 against Illinois State … Recorded at least seven tackles in six games.

2023: Finished the 2023 season second on the Sycamores with 97 total tackles (43 solo, 54 assisted) … Led Indiana State with 13.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks … Added one interception and one forced fumble … Posted four quarterback hurries … Season-high 15 tackles, 0.5 TFLs, 0.5 sacks, and one quarterback hurry against Youngstown State … Recorded 12 tackles (nine solo), 2.0 TFLs, and 1.0 sacks at North Dakota … 11 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, and 3.0 sacks, while adding two quarterback hurries against Western Illinois … 10 tackles at Southern Illinois … 10 tackles (nine solo), 2.5 TFLs, and 1.0 sacks at Murray State … Seven tackles and one interception returned 27 yards for a touchdown against Illinois State.

2022: 2022 MVFC All-Newcomer Team selectionNov. 21 MVFC Newcomer of the Week … Finished 35th in the MVFC in total tackles per game (4.82) … Finished third on the Sycamores with 53 total tackles (33 solo, 20 assisted) … Added 6.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks … Finished with an interception, a pass breakup, and a quarterback hurry … Posted a season-high 14 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks, and an interception against Missouri State … Added nine tackles (eight solo) and 2.5 TFL at Youngstown State … Added eight tackles and a pass breakup against Illinois State … Finished with six tackles, 1.5 TFL, and 1.0 sacks against North Dakota.

High School/Personal
  • Junior College All-American at Iowa Central Community College
  • ICCAC All-Conference selection
  • Two-Time ICCAC All-Region selection
  • Academic All-Region selection
  • Two-time All-Conference selection at Crestwood High School
  • National Honor Society selection
  • All-Conference basketball selection at Crestwood
  • Lined up at Crestwood under Coach Skip Eckhart and under Coach Jesse Montallo at Iowa Central C.C.
  • Son of Craig and Laurie Ollendieck
  • Brother (Clayton) is currently a member of the Troy University football team

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    LB
    6'2" 230 lbs
  • 35

    2022Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2023Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2024Senior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 230 lbs
    35