2025 Soccer Roster
Bretz, Olivia
Jersey Number 20
Olivia Bretz
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ky.
- High School:
- Lexington Catholic
Bio
2024 (Centre): Transferred to Central Michigan from NCAA III Centre College (KY) of the Southern Athletics Association (SAA) … played in all 18 matches for the Colonels, with 16 starts … scored three goals, assisted a fourth … first collegiate goal, and game winner, scored against Maryville (TN) (Sept. 6) … also scored opening, and game-winning, goal against Oglethorpe (GA) (Sept. 28) … played 1,031 minutes (57.3 per match)
2023 (CMU): Played in 14 games, making seven starts … made collegiate debut against Wright State (Aug. 27) … made first collegiate start at Toledo (Oct. 1), tallying first shot and shot on-goal in the contest … made all seven starts in final eight games of the season … played 642 minutes on the season … six games with more than 50 minutes on the pitch, going the full 90 minutes against Northern Illinois (Oct. 22) and at Ball State (Oct. 26) … transferred to Centre College from Central Michigan
High School: Graduated from Lexington Catholic High School in 2023 … three-time all-state honoree: 2022 first team, 2021 second team and 2020 honorable mention … two-time Kentucky Class 2A Champion (2022, 2021), playing in the state final three straight years (2020-22) … all-state tournament (2022, 2021) … District Most Valuable Player (2021) … four-time all-region selection, first-team honors in junior and senior years … three-time all-city selection (2021, 2020, 2019) … holds school record for the fastest and longest goal in the same attempt, hitting from 50 yards just three seconds after kickoff (2021) … broke school record with six assists in a single game (2020)
Club: Played eight years for Lexington FC
Personal: Daughter of Todd and Christina Bretz … middle sibling with two sisters: Mary Elizabeth and Bella … father, Todd, is the winningest high school boys soccer coach in Kentucky history, played soccer at Purdue Fort Wayne and NCAA III Transylvania University (KY) ... sister, Mary Elizabeth, played soccer at NCAA II Thomas More University (KY) from 2021-24
2023 (CMU): Played in 14 games, making seven starts … made collegiate debut against Wright State (Aug. 27) … made first collegiate start at Toledo (Oct. 1), tallying first shot and shot on-goal in the contest … made all seven starts in final eight games of the season … played 642 minutes on the season … six games with more than 50 minutes on the pitch, going the full 90 minutes against Northern Illinois (Oct. 22) and at Ball State (Oct. 26) … transferred to Centre College from Central Michigan
High School: Graduated from Lexington Catholic High School in 2023 … three-time all-state honoree: 2022 first team, 2021 second team and 2020 honorable mention … two-time Kentucky Class 2A Champion (2022, 2021), playing in the state final three straight years (2020-22) … all-state tournament (2022, 2021) … District Most Valuable Player (2021) … four-time all-region selection, first-team honors in junior and senior years … three-time all-city selection (2021, 2020, 2019) … holds school record for the fastest and longest goal in the same attempt, hitting from 50 yards just three seconds after kickoff (2021) … broke school record with six assists in a single game (2020)
Club: Played eight years for Lexington FC
Personal: Daughter of Todd and Christina Bretz … middle sibling with two sisters: Mary Elizabeth and Bella … father, Todd, is the winningest high school boys soccer coach in Kentucky history, played soccer at Purdue Fort Wayne and NCAA III Transylvania University (KY) ... sister, Mary Elizabeth, played soccer at NCAA II Thomas More University (KY) from 2021-24
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