2026: Transfer from Illinois ... 2025 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media) and 2024 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches) recipient … in 35 career games (26 starts), has totaled 193 points on 37-of-343 (.860) FGs and 82-of-83 (.988) PATs … has kicked off 115 times for 7,221 yards (62.79) with 73 touchbacks against five boots out of bounds ... registered a career-long 50-yard FG against No. 19 Kansas in 2024 … made a career-high five FGs at Purdue in 2025 (35, 42, 45, 34, 40) … has had two kicks blocked versus Michigan (2024) and Western Illinois (2025) … kicked a career-high seven PATs (7-of-7) against Western Illinois (2025)… holds 15 games with 7+ points and six contests with 10+ points, including a career-high 19 against Purdue (2025) after five FGs and four PATs ... has played 247 career snaps ... enters 2026 having converted six consecutive FGs and 53 straight PAT attempts.
PRIOR TO TEXAS A&M: Three-year letterwinner (2023-24-25) at Illinois … 2025 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media) and 2024 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches) … two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2024 & 2025) … in 35 career games (26 starts), has totaled 193 points on 37-of-343 (.860) FGs and 82-of-83 (.988) PATs … has kicked off 115 times for 7,221 yards (62.79) with 73 touchbacks against five boots out of bounds ... registered a career-long 50-yard FG against No. 19 Kansas in 2024 … made a career-high five FGs at Purdue in 2025 (35, 42, 45, 34, 40), which tied the Illinois record for field goals in a game … has had two kicks blocked versus Michigan (2024) and Western Illinois (2025) … kicked a career-high seven successful PATs (7-of-7) against Western Illinois (2025) … holds 15 games with 7+ points and six contests with 10+ points, including a career-high 19 against Purdue (2025) after five FGs and four PATs ... in 2025, tied for 18th nationally in field goal percentage (.870), No. 27 points per game (8.0), No. 27 total points scored (104), and No. 31 in field goals per game (1.54) … hit walk-off game-winning field goal from 29 yards as time expired in 2025 Music City Bowl versus No. 23 Tennessee … in 2025, converted on at least one FG in 12-of-13 games - with 12 consecutive makes from Week 2 at Duke through Week 9 at Washington, to tie for the second-longest streak in Illini history … has played 247 career snaps ... lettered two seasons at Naperville North under head coach Sean Drendel … consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... charted as the No. 29, No. 34 and No. 55 prospect from the state of Illinois according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, respectively … listed as the No. 3 and No. 9 kicker nationally according to 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively … ranked as the No. 10 kicker nationally by Kohl’s Kicking … converted 7-of-11 FG attempts (.636) and 33-of-55 PATs (.600) for 54 points career … also registered 73 kickoffs for 4,127 yards (56.53) with 53 touchbacks and 21 punts for 674 yards (12.72) with a long of 54 yards as a senior … tabbed the DuPage Valley Conference Special Teams Player of the Year, an All-DuPage Valley Conference first team selection and an all-area recipient … registered a 50-yard FG at the All-American Bowl in the Alamodome, which was the longest in the event's history … also lettered in soccer for two years.
PERSONAL: Born September 24, 2004 … son of Gustavo and Patty Olano ... majoring in agricultural leadership and development … brother, Pablo, played soccer for two years (2021-22) at the University of Mount Olive.