Pronunciation: oh-LAW-noh

2024 All-Big Ten

2024 Sophomore

• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Starting kicker for all 12 regular-season games
• Fifth in the Big Ten for field goal percentage (85.0) and sixth in field goals per game (1.42) during the regular season
• Seventh in the Big Ten and 32nd in the nation in field goals made (16) during the regular season
• Career-long 50-yard field goal against #19 Kansas (9/7/24)
• 17-for-20 on field goals, including 16-for-18 inside of 50 yards and 12-for-12 inside of 40 yards
• Career-most 3-3 on field goal attempts vs. #19 Kansas (9/7/24) and vs. Purdue (10/12/24)
• Career-best 6-6 against EIU (8/29/24)

2023 Freshman

• Played in nine games as Illinois' kickoff specialist

High School 

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals
• Position ranks: #3 (247), #27 (ESPN)
• State ranks: #27 (ESPN), #55 (247)
• No. 3 kicker in the nation according to Sailer Kicking
• No. 10 kicker in the nation according to Kohl’s Kicking
• 50-yard field goal at the All-American Bowl in the Alamodome was the longest in the event's history
• Played for head coach Sean Drendel at Naperville North High School
• Two-year letterwinner
• DuPage Valley Conference Special Teams Player of the Year
• All-DuPage Valley Conference first team
• All-area
• Two-time Academic All-DuPage Valley Conference

Personal

• Born on September 24, 2004
• Son of Gustavo and Patty Olano
• One brother, Pablo
• Brother played football for two years at the University of Mount Olive
• Chose Illinois because, “It was the perfect fit for me. It took my first visit to know that Illinois was where I felt like at home. The culture and program that they are building there is unlike any others and I feel like they can develop me the best as a player and also a person.”
• Majoring in recreation, sport, and tourism