2002 West Region Candidates

MICHAEL OLIVA

Wide Receiver � UC Davis

6-2, 199, Senior, Tuolumne, California

2002 Highlights:  He broke the school record for career reception touchdowns and now has 35.  He has 9 receiving touchdowns this season, tying for 10th in the school's history for single-season for the third time in his career.  He has extended the streak with at least one reception
to 28 straight games.  He caught 6 passes for 113 yards and 3 touchdowns against Abilene Christian.  He followed that performance with
7 catches for 109 yards against North Dakota State the next week.  He
leads the team in receptions (50) and receiving yards (806).  He has caught at least 2 touchdown passes in 4 games.  He also completed a 25-yard pass.  

2002 Key Stats:  He leads the team with 50 catches and 806 yards receiving and 9 receiving touchdowns.  He completed one pass attempt for 25 yards.  He is also credited with 5 rushes for 14 yards.  He has 820 all-purpose yards and 2 games with  at least 100 receiving yards.

Career: In 2002, he was named Independent Football Alliance All-Alliance first-team offense.  In 2001, he was named third-team Little All-American by the Associated Press, second-team All-American by D2football.com, and third-team All-American by the Football Gazette.  He was also named to the D2football.com All-West Region team.  He set the NCAA Division II playoff record with 233 yards receiving against Texas A&M-Kingsville.  He also posted 11 catches for 196 yards against Western Oregon and 10 catches for 163 yards against Central
Washington.  He ranks first for career touchdown receptions (35), 3rd in receptions (176) and 2nd for yards (3,094) at UC Davis.  In 2001, he was named co-winner of the UC Davis Outstanding Back/Receiver Award.  He set the school record for receiving with 233 yards against Texas A&M-Kingsville.  He also set single-season records with 75 catches and 1,365 yards.  He tied the school record with 13 receiving touchdowns.  In 2000, his 11 receiving touchdowns were tied for 5th in the school's single-season history.

NCAA Rankings:

Receiving Yards Per Game: Ranks 32nd in Division II - 86.2

Scoring: Ranks 18th in Division II - 9.0