ST. PAUL, Minn. - Concordia University head men's basketball coach Kelly Boe has announced that Clay Olstad, a senior at Plainview-Elgin-Millville, has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Golden Bears in 2010-11.

Olstad is a 6-1 guard that has earned 13 letters as a three-sport athlete for the Bulldogs in football, basketball and baseball. He's a two-time All-Conference performer on the hardwood that has helped guide Bulldog basketball deep in the postseason throughout his career, making state in 2007 and again in 2009 when they took third, earning MSHSL All-Tournament honors.

"Clay is an oustanding skilled guard that can play multiple positions on the perimeter. He's an excellent passer, a good shooter and will be a good fit in our program," Boe declared.

He can score, too, reaching the 1,000 point milestone as a sophomore and currently sitting at 1,467 career points heading into his final season.

"His work ethic will be a good addition and the fact that he was a 1,000 point scorer by his sophomore season is impressive. His team has a chance to pretty good once again this season, too," Boe concluded.

Olstad has also earned All-Conference honors on the gridiron and on the diamond. Away from competition, he's a three-time Academic Award Winner, is a Bulldog Ambassador and is National Honor Society Officer.

He joins a Golden Bear men's basketball team that will open the 2009-10 season this Saturday evening at 9:00 p.m. at home against Wisconsin-Parkside. The Golden Bears are coming off of a 13-15 overall season in which they went 11-9 and tied for seventh in the 14 team Northern Sun.

Concordia University is the only private institution in the state of Minnesota to offer men's and women's athletics at the NCAA Division II level and is the only Division II program in the Twin Cities.