Jerry Olszewski

Facilities Director
Assistant Football Coach

Office: 64B HEC
Phone: 346-3081
Email: jeolszew@uwsp.edu

A familiar face to Pointer fans, Jerry Olszewski is back for his second season at UW-Stevens Point as the team’s defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. Olszewski was a starting cornerback for the Pointers through 1990 and served as an assistant coach during the 1991-92 seasons.

In his first season leading the Pointers' defense, Olszewski reduced the team's total yards allowed by over 100 yards per game. UW-Stevens Point surrendered 352.3 yards per game and also ranked second in the league in rushing defense in 2006 after giving up 452.8 yards per contest the year prior to Olszewski's arrival. 

After earning a degree in physical education from UW-Stevens Point, Olszewski coached four years at Minnesota State-Mankato while obtaining a master’s degree in sports administration. He then coached one season as the defensive line coach at California Lutheran University, helping the team to a conference championship.

In 1998, Olszewski was the offensive coordinator for the Green Bay Bombers Indoor Football League team that won the league’s Gold Cup championship. He returned to Minnesota State-Mankato and was the assistant head coach for three years before taking over as the director of the Mankato YMCA.

Olszewski also serves as UW-Stevens Point's director of facilities at the Health Enhancement Center. He and his wife, Deana, have two children, a son Jett, and a daughter, Jersey.