CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2011 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic team
• 2010 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic team

2012 (AS A JUNIOR)
Cara (Care-uh) played in nine matches making six starts … recorded 11 kills, 5 digs, and 15 total blocks on the season … posted two digs and two blocking assists against Gonzaga (8/24) to open the season ... posted a season high four kill against Bowling Green (9/7) while adding a season-high four blocks (0-4) ... added four kills against Utah (9/8) while posting her first solo block of the season ... tied her season best in blocks with four (0-4) while adding two kills in her Big Sky season debut at Montana State (9/22) ... recorded a kill and two blocking assists at Weber State (10/12) ... played one set at Northern Arizona (11/3).

2011 (AS A SOPHOMORE)
Named to the Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic team for the second consecutive season … appeared in 34 sets and 16 matches, making three starts … recorded 25 kills and 22 blocks as a sophomore … recorded a season high 6.5 points three times … recorded five blocks at UTEP (8/26) … made first start of the season against Southern (8/27) and recorded season-high five kills and one block assist … posted season highs in digs with four and blocking assists with six at Portland (9/13) … tied season-high in kills with five against Montana State (10/28).

2010 (AS A FRESHMAN)
Named to the Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic team ... appeared in 70 sets and 22 matches, the most amongst true freshmen on the squad ... finished second on the team in blocks per set (0.86) and fourth in total blocks (60) ... made her PSU debut in the 2010 season opener at Seattle on Aug. 27, recording one block assist ... tallied her first career kill the next day vs. Mercer ... registered four kills, a .571 hitting percentage (4-0-7) and two block assists at Boise State (9/4) ... tallied her first career assist and dig in the match against the Broncos ... had three kills and two block assists vs. No. 19 Oregon (9/7) ... recorded four kills and six total blocks, including two solos, at San Jose State (9/10) ... that match kicked off a span of 12 matches where she averaged 1.11 bps ... had seven total blocks, including six block assists, vs. Cal State Northridge (9/11) ... opened Big Sky play with seven total blocks, including two solos, at Montana State (9/17) ... hit .700 (7-0-10) with three block assists vs. Idaho State (9/25) ... hit .429 (4-1-7) with three blocks at Sac State (10/2) ... recorded six block assists vs. Seattle (10/7) ... hit .714 (5-0-7) with three block assists vs. Eastern Washington (10/9) ... recorded a .562 hitting percentage (9-0-16) vs. first-place Northern Colorado (10/15) ... the nine kills in the match were a career high ... registered four total blocks vs. Northern Arizona (10/16) ... had five block assists at Idaho State (10/22) ... tallied three kills on six swings with no errors vs. Montana (10/29).

AT TUMWATER HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year varsity starter at Tumwater High ... named first team all-conference as a junior and senior ... team co-MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and captain as a senior ... helped the Thunderbirds to three straight Evergreen Conference titles and the 2008 Washington 2A state championship ... Tumwater also placed second at the 2007 state tournament and won the District IV title ... the Thunderbirds were the 2008 Washington 2A state academic champions ... played for The EDGE Volleyball Club 18-1 her senior year ... also played for the Capital Volleyball Club and the Olympia Volleyball Club ... lettered in basketball as a freshman and sophomore at THS.

PERSONAL
Born Jan. 3, 1992, in Torrance, Calif. ... daughter of Mike and Kelly Olden ... has two brothers, Matt and Alex. Matt plays basketball at Briercrest College in Canada ... graduated with a 3.99 GPA ... enjoys reading her Bible, playing the guitar and ukulele, juggling, baking, sunshine, and hanging out with family and friends ... majoring in applied linguistics with minors in mathematics and Spanish … signed her NLI on April 14, 2010.