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Mark Olencki

52 Thad Mangum

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 290
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Piedmont, S.C.
  • Highschool Christ Church

Biography

CAREER: Played in 37 games with 14 starts on the defensive line ... Recorded 86 career tackles with 11.0 tackles for loss and seven sacks, along with two forced fumbles ... 2019: Started at South Carolina State (8/31) and had two tackles ... Missed the rest of the season due to injury ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2018: Started all 13 games on the defensive line ... Finished season with 51 tackles, six tackles for loss, three sacks and two fumble recoveries ... Named second team All-Southern Conference by the coaches ... In the season opener against The Citadel (9/1) had seven tackles ... Added three tackles each against VMI (9/8) and at Wyoming (9/15) ... At Gardner-Webb (9/29) had four tackles, two of which were sacks ... At Furman (10/13) had seven tackles ... Against ETSU (10/20) had two tackles and recovered a fumble in the third quarter ... Against Mercer (10/27) recovered a fumble in the second quarter and had four tackles ... At Samford (11/3) had five tackles ... Added five tackles and a tackle for loss against Presbyterian (11/17) ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs had three tackles against Elon (11/24) and five at Kennesaw State (12/1), along with a tackle for loss ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2017: Played in all 13 games and recorded 24 total tackles, including one sack ... In the season opener against Furman (9/2) had three tackles and shared a sack with Miles Brown of P.J. Blazejowski in the second quarter ... At Mercer (9/9) had five tackles, including a shared sack of Kaelin Riley on the Bears’ final drive of the game ... Against Gardner-Webb (9/23) had three tackles ... At The Citadel (10/14) recorded two tackles ... Against Chattanooga (11/4) had five tackles ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Furman (12/2) had one tackle and added two tackles at North Dakota State (12/9) ...  2016: Played in ten games with nine total tackles, along with three sacks ... Had one tackle each in the first four games he played in the season ... At Chattanooga (11/12) had two tackles, including a sack in the third quarter that forced a punt ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Charleston Southern (11/26) had a sack for a loss of a yard in the third quarter ... In the quarterfinals at Youngstown State (12/10) had a sack on third down in the second quarter for a loss of four yards ... 2015: Did not see action as a true freshman ...

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-year starter at defensive tackle for Christ Church ... During his senior season, had 84 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, and six sacks to earn All-State, All-Conference, and All-Region honors ... As a junior, recorded 96 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and eight sacks as he was named All-State ... Christ Church won state championships in both his junior and senior seasons ... Also played basketball for three seasons ...

PERSONAL: Son of George and Valerie Mangum ... Born June 17, 1997 ... A sociology major.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2015Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'1" 285 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'2" 290 lbs
    55
  • 52

    2017Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'2" 290 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2018Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'2" 290 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2019Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'2" 290 lbs
    52