Football | 12/2/2025 11:27:00 AM
Utah Tech Football landed two players on the 2025 United Athletic Conference postseason awards list, which was announced on Tuesday.
Redshirt junior tight end
Eric Olsen and junior punter
Ryan Marks were both named to the conference's second team, as voted upon by the league's head coaches.
Olsen closed the 2025 regular season leading all NCAA Division I FCS subdivision tight ends in receptions (53) and finished second among tight ends nationally in receiving yards (590).
Olsen, who hauled in two touchdowns passes in 12 starts, finished third-overall in the UAC in receptions and ninth in receiving yards. He enjoyed a banner day at Central Arkansas (10/4), against which he caught five passes for a career high 107 yards and one touchdown.
He also made a career high-tying six grabs on 12 targets for 59 yards vs. Southern Utah (10/25), and hauled in six of his eight targets for a game-high 83 yards at West Georgia (11/15), including a 43-yard catch-and-run in the third quarter.
Marks finished his debut campaign as a Trailblazer as Utah Tech's single season and career leader in punt yardage with a 46.4 ypp average (40.26 ypp net), which was good for seventh-overall in the FCS subdivision. He also closed the 2025 regular season 15
th in the FCS rankings in total punt yardage (2,694).
Marks booted four punts of 60 or more yards, and launched 20 total punts of 50 or more yards. He connected for a season-long 67-yard punt vs. Tarleton State (10/11), and recorded at least three 50-plus yard punts in three of his 12 games. In addition, 18 of his 58 total punts were downed inside the 20-yard line, while he only had six touchbacks and 13 of his punts were fair caught.
