Olympians with Collegiate Ties Number 350

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Olympians with Collegiate Ties Number 350



July 31, 2012



NEW ORLEANS – Among the 2,236 confirmed entries for the athletics (track & field) portion of the 2012 Olympic Games there are 350 current, former, or committed student-athletes that have or will attend U.S. universities. The athletics timetable starts on Friday, August 3 and runs through the conclusion of the XXX Olympiad, Sunday, August 11.



Southern California, Florida State, and Auburn are credited as having the most Olympians among the track & field entry list with 12 apiece. Arkansas follows closely with 11 and has a list-leading five that were collegians in 2012 (Marek NIIT/EST [Men’s 100/200], Raymond Higgs/BAH [Men’s LJ], Regina George/NGR [Women’s 400], Ivanique Kemp/BAH [Women’s 100 Hurdles], and Tina Sutej/SLO [Women’s PV]).



The SEC leads all of the nation’s conferences as having claim to 77 track & field Olympians – 22 of which were on member institutions’ rosters this season. Their count includes athletes from new members Texas A&M and Missouri. The Pac-12 follows with 57, and the Big 12 is third among leagues with 39.



Of the 350 with collegiate ties, 123 are representing the United States. Eighteen of the Americans on the list were collegians in 2012.



Of the 38 individual event champions from the 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, 18 are London Olympians. The Olympians list includes five of the six finalists for The Bowerman – an award given to the most outstanding collegiate athlete of the year.



Olympians that were 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Champions







Men's 100 Meters
Andrew RILEY^#
SR
Illinois
JAM
Kingston, Jamaica

Men's 200 Meters
Maurice MITCHELL
SR
Florida State
USA
Kansas City, Mo.

Men's 400 Meters
Tony MCQUAY^
JR
Florida
USA
Riviera Beach, Fla.

Men's 5000 Meters
Cam LEVINS^
SR
Southern Utah
CAN
Black Oak, B.C.

Men's 10,000 Meters
Cam LEVINS^
SR
Southern Utah
CAN
Black Oak, B.C.

Men's 110 Meter Hurdles
Andrew RILEY^
SR
Illinois
JAM
Kingston, Jamaica

Men's 400 Meter Hurdles
Amaechi MORTON
SR
Stanford
NGR
Atlanta, Ga.

Men's Steeplechase
Donn CABRAL
SR
Princeton
USA
Glastonbury, Conn.

Men's High Jump
Erik KYNARD
JR
Kansas State
USA
Toledo, Ohio

Men's Long Jump
Marquise GOODWIN
JR
Texas
USA
Garland, Texas

Men's Decathlon
Kurt FELIX
SR
Boise State
GRN
St. Davids, Grenada

Women's Steeplechase
Shalaya KIPP
JR
Colorado
USA
Salt Lake City, Utah

Women's High Jump
Brigetta BARRETT^
JR
Arizona
USA
Duncanville, Texas

Women's Pole Vault
Katerina STEFANIDI
SR
Stanford
GRE
Athens, Greece

Women's Triple Jump
Ganna DEMYDOVA
SR
Southern Miss
UKR
Nikolayev, Ukraine

Women's Shot Put
Tia BROOKS
JR
Oklahoma
USA
Grand Rapids, Mich.

Women's Javelin
Brittany BORMAN
SR
Oklahoma
USA
Festus, Mo.

Women's Heptathlon
Brianne THEISEN^
SR
Oregon
CAN
Humboldt, Saskatchewan




^ 2012 finalist for The Bowerman

# not entered in the event at the Olympics



Current Coaches that are 2012 Olympians

Non-volunteer or graduate assistants



Khadevis Robinson (USA), men’s 800 meters, UNLV assistant coach, alma mater: TCU

Kim Conley (USA), women’s 5000 meters, UC Davis assistant coach, alma mater: UC Davis

Seun Adigun (NGR), women’s 100 meter hurdles, Houston assistant coach, alma mater: Houston

Stephanie Reilly (IRE), women’s steeplechase, Bryant head coach, alma mater: Providence

Viktoriya Rybalko (UKR), women’s long jump, Maine assistant coach, alma mater: Maine




FULL REPORTS

PDFs: Listing by Event | Listing by School | Listing by Conference | Listing by Country



ATHLETE COUNT



TOTAL (with collegiate ties): 350 (Men 180 / Women 170)



Athletics Olympians by Institution (more than one)
this count includes current, former, or future roster members

School
TOTAL
Current

Southern California (a)
12
4

Florida State (b)
12
3

Auburn
12
3

Arkansas
11
5

Oregon
10
1

Texas
10
3

Florida
10
3

LSU
10
4

Texas A&M (b)
8
3

Georgia (b)
8
1

UCLA
7
1

Texas Tech
7
2

Tennessee
6
1

TCU
6
-

Michigan
6
-

Nebraska (b)
6
-

Kansas State
6
2

Stanford
5
3

Arizona
5
3

UTEP
5
1

Colorado
5
2

Oklahoma
5
2

Arizona State
5
-

Clemson
5
2

Wisconsin
5
1

California
4
-

North Carolina
4
-

South Plains
4
2

Penn State
4
1

Northern Arizona
3
1

Iowa State
3
1

Providence
3
-

Barton County CC
3
-

Saint Augustine’s
3
1

Louisiana Tech
3
1

South Carolina
3
-

Illinois
3
1

Washington
3
-

Miami (Fla.)
3
-

Kentucky
3
-

Butler
2
-

Western Kentucky
2
-

Georgia Tech
2
-

Houston
2
1

Essex County (N.J.)
2
-

Notre Dame
2
-

Cal Poly
2
-

Idaho
2
-

Norfolk State
2
-

Columbia
2
-

Eastern Michigan
2
-

Iowa
2
-

Boise State
2
1

Cornell
2
-

Middle Tennessee
2
1

Purdue
2
-

Alabama
2
-

Jackson State
2
1

Villanova
2
1

Johnson C. Smith
2
-

Hampton
2
-

Duke
2
-

Mississippi
2
1


(a) Southern California’s count includes Allyson Felix who attended the institution, but was not a member of the varsity track & field team.

(b) Count includes incoming athletes for the 2013 season. Each school cited has one incoming athlete that is an Olympian in track & field.



Athletics Olympians by Conference (leaders)
this count includes current, former, or future roster members

Conference
TOTAL
Collegians
Current
Collegians

SEC
77
22

Pac-12
57
14

Big 12
39
11

ACC
30
6

Big Ten
30
4

Conference USA
12
4

Big East
11
1

Ivy
8
1

MEAC
8
2

WAC
7
1

CIAA (NCAA DII)
5
1

Mountain West
5
2




Athletics Olympians by Country (leaders)
with collegiate ties

Country
TOTAL
Collegians
Current
Collegians

United States
123
18

Jamaica
26
6

Canada
24
9

Trinidad & Tobago
20
8

Bahamas
18
7

Nigeria
11
5

Great Britain & N.I.
7

Grenada
7
3

Puerto Rico
6
1

Hungary
5
1

Ireland
5


Current Collegians (or at least on 2012 roster): 83 (Men 44 / Women 39)
(Most by School – Arkansas 5, Southern California 4, LSU 4, seven tied 3)
(Most by Conference – SEC 22, Pac-12 14, Big 12 11, ACC 6, Big Ten 4, Conference USA 4)



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