Christian Olney
Christian Olney (born 30 May 1999) is an American Major League Rugby player who currently plays wing/fullback for New Orleans Gold for the 2023 season[1] he was drafted in the 2022 MLR Draft.
High School
Christian begin playing rugby at the Leo Lion Middle School club as a captain. He then proceeded to play Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana) from 2014-2018 where he won 2 state Championships and was named Captain his Senior season.[2]
College
Christian played college rugby at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio as a student from 2018-2022. He sat out his first year of eligibility at Ohio State in 2018 after tearing his ACL his senior year at Carroll High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. However, after cancelled seasons from COVID he played as a senior in the fall and led them to a Big Ten Championship win over rival Indiana University[3] as well as a CRAA Fall Classic bowl game win 67-34[4] against Air Force Academy.[5] In the spring Christian helped lead the Buckeyes to a USA Rugby 7s Collegiate Championships (R7CC) berth where they competed in the Men's Gold Division on May 14-15, 2022[6] going 1-1-2 overall.[7]
Draft & Combine
Christian was drafted 27th overall (3rd Round 1st pick) in the 2022 MLR Draft hosted August 18th, 2022 by New Orleans Gold and was 1 of only 3 wings/fullbacks taken in the draft.[8] He recently played for the NOLA Gold Academy during the 2022 American Rugby Premiership.
At the Rugby Showcase combine in Denver, Christian placed third in the vertical jump (37.25 inches) and fifth in the 40-yard dash (4.627 seconds) [9]
References
- ↑ djcoilrugby (2022-12-20). "NOLA Gold Signs Christian Olney". djcoilrugby. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ "Former Fort Wayne rugby star goes pro". WANE 15. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ "College notes: Ohio State's Olney selected in the Major League Rugby draft". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ "Ohio State Takes Bowl Game Over Air Force in Try-Fest | Goff Rugby Report". www.goffrugbyreport.com. 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ↑ Cahill, Calder (2021-11-30). "2021 CRAA Fall Classic Need-To-Knows | Latest Rugby News | USA Rugby". usa.rugby. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ↑ "USA Rugby 7s Collegiate Championships Announces First Group of Teams | Goff Rugby Report". www.goffrugbyreport.com. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ "Pools". Rugby 7 Collegiate Championships. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ "2022 MLR Collegiate Draft Summary". Americas Rugby News. 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ "College notes: Ohio State's Olney selected in the Major League Rugby draft". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
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