NFF National Scholar-Athletes

Dusten Olds

  • School
    Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Induction
    1997

A four-year starter at quarterback for Nebraska Wesleyan, Dusten Olds holds the school record for career completions (483) and ranks third in school history in career total offense (5,998); fourth in career passing yards (5,300); fifth in career passing touchdowns (43), single-season passing touchdowns (21), single-season total offense (2,157) and single-season completions (164); and eighth in single-season passing yards (1,854). A three-time All- Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference selection, he holds school records for single-game total offense and longest touchdown pass after throwing an 86-yard strike as part of a 411-yard day. Compiling a 3.97 GPA in physics, Olds was named a Second Team Academic All-American and was a member of Blue Key and Phi Kappa Phi. He is currently a bridge engineer at HDR, Inc.