Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - New Hampshire

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GIRLS SOCCER

Megan Olszewski

Goalkeeper
EXETER HS
EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

16

2019 shutouts

3

2019 goals allowed

0

Postseason goals allowed

38

Career shutouts
“Megan Olszewski was a wall in goal. She really came through in the biggest moments and games of the season and led her team to an undefeated season and state title.”
Nick O’Brien
Head Coach - Head coach of Winnacunnet High
excellence star

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior goalkeeper led the Blue Hawks to a 19-0 record and the Division I state championship this past season. Olszewski allowed just three goals and posted 16 shutouts. She did not allow a goal in three postseason games, capping the run with an eight-save performance in a 2-0 win over Londonderry High in the state final. A First Team All-State selection, she concluded her prep soccer career with 51 wins and 38 shutouts.

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Academic Achievement

Olszewski has maintained a weighted 4.51 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Massachusetts.

first place ribbon

Exemplary Character

Olszewski was diagnosed with dyslexia in first grade and has suffered from school-induced anxiety. As a junior, she raised money to host a free screening and panel discussion of the documentary film “Angst,” about anxiety in high-school students. She has volunteered locally with the Special Olympics, and she has donated her time on behalf of multiple community service initiatives through the Exeter High National Honor Society.