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Leigh Anne Olson

NC: Charlotte
 
Profile
Leigh Olson is going into her third season with the Gardner-Webb lacrosse program since joining the coaching staff in the Fall of 2019. Played at Elizabethtown College.

Olson brings a wealth of knowledge to the program, having served as head lacrosse coach at Worcester Prep in Berlin, Md. from 2015-2016 and as the head junior varsity coach at Worcester Prep from 2014-2016.

She also has camp experience, serving on staff for the Salisbury University Nike Lacrosse Camp for three summers.

She was a third-team IWLCA All-America selection in 2013 at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College, also earning All-Region and first-team All-Conference honors. Olson was also named MVP of the league championship tournament that season.

Olson led NCAA Division III in points per game in 2013 and set a new program record with 117 points (73 goals, 44 assists). She was named Commonwealth Conference Rookie of the Year in 2012 and earned second-team All-Region and All-Conference accolades.

She graduated from Salisbury (Md.) University in 2015 with a degree in liberal arts and psychology.