Olmstead guided the Nuggets to a fifth-place finish in Area 4 play last summer but Grants Pass was able to reach a play-in game for the state tournament due to league-champion Eugene’s status as the tournament host. Grants Pass won in a play-in before losing in the first round and then snapping a six-game losing streak to the Medford Mustangs in a 6-5 Day 2 elimination contest. The Nuggets were eliminated with a loss in the ensuing round of play.

 

Olmstead is in his fifth season as an assistant coach at Oregon Tech after two seasons in a similar role at Lassen Community College.