Olsen Still Disc-Struck Attorney

Eric Olsen ’82 was no athlete, but the guys doing Frisbee tricks in Ball Circle looked like they were having a fabulous time. So the Fredericksburg native, who’d been picked last for every sport while growing up, walked out of Madison Hall in the fall of 1978 and joined the party. “I saw these guys making incredible Frisbee throws, and it was very impressive,” he said. “Then you start throwing, and it’s such a fun thing to do.” Olsen, 51, hasn’t set down his disc since. Even as the freshly elected Stafford County commonwealth’s attorney, he organized April’s 36th annual Virginia State Frisbee Tournament in Fredericksburg. The tournament started on the Mary Washington campus while Olsen was still a James Monroe High School student. Today it’s grown into the nation’s largest, attracting more than 150 Frisbee players from around the country to compete at Pratt Park in events that range from accuracy and distance tests to more acrobatic and freestyle performances. Olsen … [Read more...]