Women's Basketball Coaching Staff
Drew Olson, head coach
Drew Olson has led the Bulldogs to two NAIA national tournament appearances since taking the helm of the women's basketball program in 2006.
A native of Omaha, Neb., Olson was a three-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs in both basketball and tennis. During his basketball career he helped the Bulldogs make two NAIA National Tournament appearances, win three Concordia Invitational Tournament (CIT) titles and a Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Tournament Championship. He was honored individually as an NAIA All-America honorable mention selection, and a NAIA Scholar-Athlete. He was also a GPAC All-Conference selection and the Concordia Athlete of the Year in 2003. Olson’s coaching resume includes a stop at Bellevue University (Bellevue, Neb.) where he served as an assistant men’s basketball coach for the last three seasons.
During Olson’s time at Bellevue the Bruins compiled a record of 74-21 and made three NAIA National Tournament Appearances, finishing as national runner-up once. In addition they won two Midlands College Athletic Conference (MCAC) regular season and tournament titles.
Coaching is a familiar career choice for the members of the Olson family as his father, Rich, has coached girl’s basketball at the high school level for over 20 years. Drew’s brother, Jarrod, is also in the college coaching ranks, recently taking over as head women’s coach at Florida Southern College after serving as an assistant at Creighton University.
Contact Coach Olson
Amy Harms, assistant coach
Amy Harms began as the top assistant coach for the Concordia University women's basketball team in 2006.
Harms graduated from Concordia with a bachelors degree in Secondary Education in 2004 and a masters degree in curriculum and instruction in 2005. A former player and graduate coach for the Bulldogs, Harms was an All-GPAC selection and a member of the Bulldog squad that won an NAIA record 33 straight games.
She was also an NAIA Scholar-Athlete. While a graduate assistant for two years, she served as the junior varsity coach.
In addition, Harms serves as the director of strength and conditioniong. She is also the head tennis coach and a health and human performance instructor at Concordia.
Amy and her husband, Nolan, reside in Seward. Contact Coach Harms
Jess Topil, assistant coach
Jess Topil began as the junior varsity head coach for the Bulldogs in 2008.
Topil graduated from Seward High School in 2006 and came to Concordia University to play basketball. She played for her first two years before given the opportunity to coach the JV team.
She will be graduating this coming May with a degree in education. She hopes to teach middle school math and PE somewhere in Nebraska. She would like to continue coaching basketball at the middle school or high school where she will work.