L-M volleyball coach Rich Olson attends national convention as finalist for USA Coach of the Year

Rich Olson, center, was recognized as a National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) Volleyball Coach of the Year finalist during the organization’s national awards presentation. Olson is pictured with NHSACA Volleyball Sports Chair Jean LaClair, left, and NHSACA President Scott Jarvis. Photo submitted
Rich Olson, center, was recognized as a National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) Volleyball Coach of the Year finalist during the organization’s national awards presentation. Olson is pictured with NHSACA Volleyball Sports Chair Jean LaClair, left, and NHSACA President Scott Jarvis. Photo submitted

In a first in the longtime history of the Langdon athletic program and the Langdon Area schools, Langdon-Munich volleyball coach Rich Olson was a finalist for National Volleyball Coach of the Year at the National Coaches Convention, which was held in Coralville, Iowa, June 29-July 1.

Olson did not win the award, as that went to a volleyball coach from Iowa, but just to be nominated and make it as a…