Holy Cross Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS
First Team All-Patriot League (2021, 2022)
Doris Robinson Award Finalist (2021, 2022)
William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist (2022)
William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist (2021)
Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2021)
Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Swede Nelson Award (2021)
Dr. Edward N. Anderson Award (2021)
Davitt Award (2021, 2022)
Second Team All-Patriot League (2020)
CSC Academic All-District (2022)
CoSIDA Academic All-District I (2019, 2020, 2021)
Academic All-Patriot League (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Phil Steele’s All-Patriot League First Team (2021, 2022)

AS A FIFTH YEAR SENIOR IN 2022:

• Doris Robinson Award finalist.
• William V. Campbell Trophy finalist.
• Earned CSC Academic All-District honors. 
• All-Patriot League first team honoree. 
• Selected to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
• Phil Steele’s All-Patriot League first team selection.
• Started 12 games at running back. 
• Averaged 5.9 yards per carry, totaling 1,017 yards on 173 carries. 
• Had career-best eight rushing touchdowns.
• Rushed for 119 yards in win vs. Yale (9/17). 
• Finished with 136 rushing yards in Patriot League Championship-clinching win vs. Lehigh (11/5).
• Rushed for 140 yards against Bryant (11/12). 
• Recorded career-high 175 yards on 30 carries in FCS playoff win over New Hampshire (12/3).
• Won the Davitt Award as the team’s top offensive back.

AS A SENIOR IN 2021:

• Doris Robinson Award finalist.
• William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist.
• Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. 
• Named the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
• Earned Academic All-Patriot League laurels. 
• All-Patriot League first team honoree. 
• Earned Swede Nelson Award from the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston.
• Won the Davitt Award as the team’s top offensive back.
• Named to Phil Steele’s All-Patriot League first team.
• Selected to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
• Started 12 games at running back. 
• Averaged a Patriot League-leading 5.3 yards per rush, totaling 797 yards on 150 carries. 
• Had four touchdowns on the year. 
• Also caught three passes for a total of 50 receiving yards. 
• Rushed 18 times for 79 yards in win over UConn (9/4). 
• Scored a touchdown in win over Monmouth (9/25). 
• Had a touchdown in victory against Georgetown (10/16). 
• Earned Dr. Edward N. Anderson Award as Family Weekend MVP after rushing for 153 yards and a touchdown in win against Colgate (10/23). 
• Scored a touchdown against Bucknell (11/20). 

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020: 

• Academic All-Patriot League honoree.
• Named to All-Patriot League second team.
• CoSIDA Academic All-District I selection.
• Rushed 226 yards on 32 carries, averaging a team-best 7.1 yards per carry. 
• Had 18 yards on eight carries in season opener at Lehigh (3/13).
• Rushed a season-high 89 yards on seven carries against Fordham (3/27). 
• Scored a touchdown and had eight total rushes for 67 yards in Patriot League Championship Game against Bucknell (4/17). 
• Carried the ball nine times for 52 yards in FCS first round game at South Dakota State (4/24).
• Shortened season played during Spring 2021 due to COVID-19.
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019:

• Appeared in all 13 games at tailback.
• Named CoSIDA Academic All-District I.
• Selected to the Academic All-Patriot League team.
• Carried the ball 103 times for 396 yards and four touchdowns on the year.
• Rushed 16 times for a season-high 88 yards and a score in the victory at Brown.
• Ran for 54 yards and a touchdown on just three carries during the win at Fordham, while also catching a pass for 16 yards.
• Had 11 carries for 46 yards and a scoring in the victory over Colgate.
• Rushed eight times for 45 yards and a touchdown in the win at Lehigh.
• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018:

• Saw action in all 11 games at tailback and on special teams.
• Rushed 62 times for 236 yards and two touchdowns on the season.
• Carried eight times for 23 yards and two scores during the victory over Lehigh.
• Ran for 57 yards on just three carries at Harvard.
• Had five carries for 35 yards in the win at Georgetown, in addition to returning a blocked punt 27 yards for a touchdown.
• Rushed nine times for 35 yards during the victory at Lafayette.
• Carried the ball seven times for 27 yards against Bucknell.
• Selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL:

• Played for head coach John Andreoli at St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury, Mass.
• Ran 36 times for 410 yards and five scores as a senior, despite playing in just five games due to injury.
• Helped lead team to the 2017 state title, with a three-yard touchdown run in the championship game.
• Rushed 102 times for 721 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior.
• Also lettered in track and field, running sprints.
• Tied the school record in the 55-meter dash (6.68 seconds).
• Member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL:

• Son of Jeff and Kate Oliver.
• Father played football at Boston College and with the New York Jets, and is currently the head strength and conditioning coach at Holy Cross.
• Mother played softball at Boston College.
• Has one brother (Keating) and two sisters (Corinne and Lydia).
• Majoring in chemistry and Spanish.