Blake Oliaro

	Class: RS Sophomore
	Hometown: Folsom, CA
	High School: Folsom

	Height / Weight: 6-5 / 250
	Position: DE
	Experience: 1V

01/05/2012

Oliaro named to 14th Annual FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team

Torero sophomore defensive end one of 58 national winners

12/16/2011

Oliaro earns AP FCS All-America honors

Sophomore defensive end lone PFL player among three AP teams

12/03/2011

Kenny James named USD Football MVP

18 Torero Awards handed out at end-of-season football banquet

12/02/2011

Eight Toreros recognized on PFL All-Academic Teams

Four Toreros named first team, four tabbed second team

11/22/2011

Ron Caragher named PFL Coach of the Year

Toreros crack into Top-25 of FCS Coaches Poll

•2011 AP FCS All-American

•2011 PFL Defender of the Year

•2011 USD Defensive MVP

•2011 PFL Defensive Player of the Week

•2011 PFL All-Academic First Team

•FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team (x3)

USD: Fourth-year Torero will compete at the defensive end position... Made the move to defensive end in 2011 from the secondary... finished with 57 tackles (35 solo), 15 sacks (-99 yards), 19.5 tackles for loss (-125), six quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries (one for TD), one forced fumble, one interception and one blocked kick... Ranked 4th in the FCS in sacks (1.36) and 10th in tackles for loss (1.77)... Named a 2011 AP FCS All-American and PFL Defender of the Year... Earned team Defensive MVP honors... Tabbed PFL Defensive player of the week in USD's 55-14 road victory at Valparaiso (seven tackles, four sacks and an interception)... Put together a season-high 11 tackles (3.5 sacks) against Dayton.... Named to his third FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team and first PFL All-Academic First team ... Sat out with a redshirt year in 2010... In 2009 played in secondary and finished with 13 tackles in 10 games of competition... Season-high four tackles in final game against Southern Utah (Nov. 21)... Two stops in three other contests...

High School: Attended Folsom HS...during his senior season for the Bulldogs, he had 83 tackles, 6 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, and an interception... Selected to the All-Conference team for his efforts, as well as being named the Most Improved... Three-time letterman in lacrosse, even being named an All-Northern California performer.

Personal: Born on August 8, 1991 in Carmichael, CA... Parents are Jerry and Susan Oliaro of Folsom, CA... Earned USD First Honors Dean's List... Also recruited by Cornell, Columbia, UC Davis, Cal Poly, Georgia Tech, and Johns Hopkins... Took part in mission trip to Mexico... Hopes to be an orthopedic surgeon after graduation from USD.

Major: Engineering & Pre-Med.

Minor: Chemistry.