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Aug. 6, 2008
Walnut Creek, Calif. -- The XXIX Olympiad will open with ceremony on Friday in Beijing, China. The Games will showcase nearly 260 athletes, coaches, and managers with current and past ties to Pacific-10 Conference institutions. Forty-six countries will include at least one Pac-10 representative on their competition rosters, exemplifying the Olympic mantra, "One World, One Dream".
A total of 120 Pac-10 athletes, including alternates, will compete for the United States in 21 sports, while 108 athletes will serve as ambassadors for foreign countries. The National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube for its facade that artistically emulates bubbles, will host the largest contingent of Pac-10 athletes: 62 swimmers and 22 water polo players will face-off in the 50-meter pool, while four divers take to the springboards. As in past Olympiads, the Conference will also have a strong showing (52 athletes) at National Stadium, home of the track and field events.
A handful of United States sports teams are heavily dominated by Pacific-10 Conference athletes. The softball team, for instance, boasts 10 Conference representatives on a team of 15, in addition to two of three alternates. On the women's water polo team, all but one of the 13 squad members played for a Pac-10 program. Similarly, the men's side boasts Pac-10 affiliation on just over half of the squad. Both the men's and women's soccer squads have approximately five players with Conference ties.
Elite athletes to watch for atop the medal podium in sports not yet mentioned, include: Bob and Mike Bryan, STAN, men's tennis, doubles; Jason Kidd, CAL, men's basketball; Lisa Leslie, USC, women's basketball; Tina Thompson, USC, women's basketball; Logan Tom, STAN, women's indoor volleyball; Kerri Walsh, STAN, women's beach volleyball.
The following is a break-down of Pac-10 Olympians by institution, then by sport:
SCHOOL ATHLETES/COACHES/MANAGEMENT
ARIZONA 29
ARIZONA STATE 16
CALIFORNIA 45
OREGON 4
OREGON STATE 6
STANFORD 47
UCLA 39
USC 49
WASHINGTON 19
WASHINGTON STATE 5
TOTAL 259
NAME PAC-10 INSTITUTION COUNTRY EVENT(S)
ARCHERY (1)
Women's
Alison Williamson Arizona State Great Britain Individual
BASEBALL (4)
Brian Barden Oregon State USA
Jason Donald Arizona USA
John Gall Stanford USA
Marcel Lachemann USC USA
(Asst. Coach) (former athlete/asst. coach)
BASKETBALL (9)
Women's
Micaela Cocks Oregon New Zealand
Clare Bodensteiner Stanford New Zealand
Jillian Harmon Stanford New Zealand
Lisa Leslie USC USA
Tina Thompson USC USA
Men's
Shawn Redhage Arizona State Australia
Robertas Javtokas Arizona Lithuania
Jason Kidd California USA
Casey Smith Arizona State USA
(Head Athletic Trainer) (former athletic trainer)
CYCLING (1)
Women's
Christine Thorburn, M.D. Stanford USA
DIVING (5)
Women's
Blythe Hartley USC Canada 3-meter springboard
Claire Febvay Arizona France
Angelique Rodriguez Arizona Puerto Rico
Men's
Joona Puhakka Arizona State Finland 3-meter springboard
Mark Bradshaw (Coach) Arizona State Finland
GYMNASTICS (2)
Women's Artistic
Olivia Vivian Oregon State Australia
Women's Team
Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs UCLA Canada
JUDO (1)
Women's
Sayaka Matsumoto California USA
FIELD HOCKEY (2)
Women's
Shellie Onstead California USA
(Asst. Coach) (head coach)
Men's
Peter Milkovich California Canada
(Asst. Coach) (asst. coach)
ROWING (28)
Women's
Gabriela Varekova USC Czech Republic
Iva Obradovic California Serbia Single Scull
Rika Geyser Washington South Africa Single Scull
Erin Cafaro California USA Eights
Julie Nichols (alternate) California USA Single Scull
Sabrina Kolker Stanford USA Pair (W2)
Elle Logan Stanford USA Eight (W8+)
Lindsay Meyer Stanford USA Eight
Anna (Mickelson) Cummins Washington USA Eight (W8+);
Coxless Pair
Megan Kalmoe Washington USA Scull Pair
Mary Whipple Washington USA Eight (W8+),
coxswain
Laurel Korholz California USA
(Asst. Coach)
Men's
Scott Frandsen California Canada Pairs; Fours
Jake Wetzel California Canada Eights
Adam Kreek Stanford Canada Eight
David Calder Washington Canada Coxless Pair
Rob Gibson (alternate) Washington Canada Coxless Pair
Ante Kusurin Washington Croatia Scull Pair
Mark Hunter UCLA Great Britain Lwt. Double Scull
Elliot Hovey California USA Double Sculls
Josh Inman Oregon State USA Eight+
David Banks Stanford USA Four (M4-), bowman
Jamie Schroeder Stanford USA Quadruple Sculls
Mike Altman UCLA USA Lightweight Fours
Scott Gault Washington USA Quadruple Sculls
Guiseppe Lanzone Washington USA Straight Four
Brett Newlin Washington USA Straight Four
Mike Teti (Head Coach) California USA
(head men's crew coach)
SOCCER (16)
Women's
Kara Lang UCLA Canada Forward
Clare Rustad Washington Canada Defender/Midfield
Ali Riley Stanford New Zealand
Nicole Barnhart Stanford USA
Rachel Buehler Stanford USA
Lauren Cheney UCLA USA Forward
Amy Rodriguez USC USA
Hope Solo Washington USA Goalkeeper
Jillian Ellis UCLA USA
(Asst. Coach) (current head coach)
Men's
Simon Elliott Stanford New Zealand
Ryan Nelsen Stanford New Zealand
Robbie Findley (Alternate) Oregon State USA
Benny Feilhaber UCLA USA Midfielder
Frankie Hejduk (Alternate) UCLA USA Defender
Patrick Ianni UCLA USA Defender
Marvell Wynne UCLA USA Defender
SOFTBALL (18)
Tanya Harding UCLA Australia Utility
Jenn Salling Oregon Canada
Danielle Lawrie Washington Canada Pitcher
Jennie Finch Arizona USA
Alicia Hollowell (alternate)Arizona USA
Lovie Jung Arizona USA
Caitlin Lowe Arizona USA
Vicky Galindo California USA Infield
Lauren Lappin Stanford USA
Jessica Mendoza Stanford USA
Andrea Duran UCLA USA 3rd Base/Outfield
Lisa Fernandez UCLA USA Pitcher
(Replacement Player)
Tairia (Mims) Flowers UCLA USA Utility
Stacey Nuveman UCLA USA Catcher
Natasha Watley UCLA USA Shortstop
Linda Wells (Asst. Coach) Arizona State Netherlands
Mike Candrea (Head Coach) Arizona USA
John Rittman (Asst. Coach) Stanford (head coach)USA
SWIMMING (70)
Women's
Sherry Tsai California Hong Kong backstroke; freestyle
Hannah Wilson California Hong Kong butterfly; freestyle
Katinka Hosszu USC Hungary 400/200 IM
Saori Haruguchi Oregon State Japan 200 IM
Lauren Boyle California New Zealand 800 freestyle relay
Nicolette Teo UCLA Singapore 100/200 breaststroke
Sara Isakovic California Slovenia backstroke; freestyle
Amanda Beard Arizona USA 200 breaststroke
Lacey Nymeyer Arizona USA 100 freestyle; 400
freestyle relay
Natalie Coughlin California USA 100 backstroke; 100
freestyle; 200 IM
Emily Silver California USA 400 freestyle relay
Elaine Breeden Stanford USA 100/200 butterfly
Julia Smit Stanford USA 400/800 freestyle
relay
Kim Vandenberg UCLA USA 800 freestyle relay
Rebecca Soni USC USA 100/200 breaststroke;
400 medley relay
Teri McKeever (Coach) USC/California USA
Men's
Markus Rogan Stanford Austria 100/200 backstroke
Nicolas Nilo Arizona Brazil
Henrique Barbosa California Brazil 100/200 breaststroke
Phillip Morrison Stanford Brazil 800 freestyle relay
Rodrigo Castro USC Brazil 200 freestyle;
400/800 free. relay
Joel Greenshields Arizona Canada
Jake Tapp Arizona Canada
Tobias Oriwol Stanford Canada 200 backstroke
Ante Cvitkovic Arizona State Croatia 400 medley relay
Duje Draganja California Croatia 50/100 freestyle
Gordan Kozulj California Croatia backstroke
Simon Burnett Arizona England
Martti Aljand California Estonia 100/200 breaststroke
Martin Liivamagi California Estonia 200 IM
Tamas Kerekjarto USC Hungary 200 butterfly; 200 IM
Zoltan Povazsay USC Hungary 800 freestyle relay
Ankur Poseria USC India 100 butterfly
Gal Nevo Arizona State Israel 200 IM
Guy Barnea California Israel 100 backstroke
David Dunford Stanford Kenya 50 freestyle
Jason Dunford Stanford Kenya 100 butterfly;
100 freestyle
Mohammed Madwa Arizona State Kuwait 50/100 freestyle
Rolandas Gimbutis California Lithuania 50 freestyle
Rugile Mileisyte Washington State Lithuania
Juan Veloz Arizona Mexico
Miguel Molina California Philippines 200 IM;
200 breaststroke
Bart Kizierowski California Poland 50 freestyle
Milorad Cavic California Serbia 100 butterfly
Damir Dugonjic California Slovenia 100 breaststroke
Jernej Godec California Slovenia 50 freestyle
Jean Basson Arizona South Africa
Lyndon Ferns Arizona South Africa
Ryk Neethling Arizona South Africa
Roland Schoeman Arizona South Africa
Darian Townsend Arizona South Africa
Gerhard Zandberg Arizona South Africa
Jonas Persson Arizona Sweden
Dominik Meichtry California Switzerland 200 freestyle
Ratapong "Nuk" Sirisanont California Thailand breaststroke
Ous Mellouli USC Tunisia 200/400/1500 free.
Nathan Adrian California USA 400 freestyle relay
Ben Wildman-Tobriner Stanford USA 50 freestyle;
400 freestyle relay
Larsen Jensen USC USA 400/1500 freestyle
Klete Keller USC USA 800 freestyle relay
Erik Vendt USC USA 800 freestyle relay
Mark Warkentin USC USA 10k open water
Albert Subarits Arizona Venezuela
Mike Chasson (Coach) Arizona State Kuwait
Rick DeMont (Asst. Coach) Arizona South Africa
Matt Macedo (Coach) California Trinidad &Tobago
Dave Salo (Head Coach) USC Tunisia
Frank Busch (Asst. Coach) Arizona USA
Ian McLeod (Trainer) Arizona State USA
Mark Schubert USC USA
(General Manager)
TABLE TENNIS (1)
Women's
Jackie Lee (alternate) California USA
TENNIS (4)
Men's
Mark Knowles UCLA Bahamas Doubles
Marcin Matkowski UCLA Poland Doubles
Bob Bryan Stanford USA Doubles
Mike Bryan Stanford USA Doubles
TRACK AND FIELD (54)
Women's
Arantxa King (Alternate) Stanford Bermuda
Natasha Danvers-Smith USC Great Britain 400-meter hurdles
Eva Orban USC Hungary Hammer Throw
Yoo Kim UCLA Korea Pole Vault
Inga Stasiulionyte USC Lithuania Javelin Throw
Carol Rodriguez USC Puerto Rico 400-meter dash
Brigita Langerhole USC Slovenia 800-meter
Rhonda Watkins UCLA Trinidad/Tobago Long Jump
Leila Ben Youssef Stanford Tunisia Pole Vault
Jacquelyn Johnson Arizona State USA Heptathlon
Kristin Heaston California USA Shot Put
Magdalena Lewy California USA Marathon
Grace Upshaw California USA Long Jump
Jillian Camarena Stanford USA Shot Put
Erica McLain Stanford USA Triple Jump
Amy Acuff UCLA USA High Jump
Jessica Cosby UCLA USA Hammer Throw
Dawn Harper UCLA USA 100-meter hurdles
Monique Henderson UCLA USA 4x400-meter relay
Suzy Powell-Roos UCLA USA Discus
Sheena (Johnson) Tosta UCLA USA 400-meter hurdles
Torri Edwards USC USA 100-meter dash;
4x100-meter relay
Allyson Felix USC USA 200-meter dash;
4x100-meter relay;
4x400-meter relay
Angela Williams USC USA 4x100-meter relay
Aretha (Hill) Thurmond Washington USA Discus
Diana Pickler Washington State USA Heptathlon
Tina Fernandes USC Puerto Rico
(Asst. Coach)
Jeanette Bolden UCLA USA
(Head Coach)
Men's
Jonathan Williams UCLA Belize 400-meter hurdles
Anson Henry Washington State Canada 100-meter dash;
4x100-meter relay
Martin Maric California Croatia Discus
Felix Sanchez USC Dominican Rep. 400-meter hurdles
Mart Israel Washington Estonia Discus
Seth Amoo Arizona State Ghana 200-meter dash
Joel Phillip Arizona State Granada 400-meter dash
Shane Charles Washington Granada 400-meter hurdles
Raphael Asafo-Agyei USC Great Britain 800-meter
Amin Nikfar California Iran Shot Put
Jorge I. Martinez Renteria California Mexico 100-meter dash
(Alternate)
Dominic Johnson Arizona St. Lucia
Christian Belz Washington Switzerland 5000-meters
Abdi Abdirahman Arizona USA
Trevell Quinley Arizona State USA Long Jump
Galen Rupp Oregon USA 10,000-meter
Andrew Wheating Oregon USA 800-meter
Ian Dobson Stanford USA 5000-meters
Ryan Hall Stanford USA Marathon
Michael Robertson Stanford USA Discus
Jesse Williams USC USA High Jump
Brad Walker Washington USA Pole Vault
Bernard Lagat Washington State USA 1500-meter; 5000-meter
Ian Waltz Washington State USA Discus
Lewis Banda Arizona State Zimbabwe 400-meter dash
James Li (Manager) Arizona USA
VOLLEYBALL, BEACH (5)
Women's
Bibiana Candelas USC Mexico
Kerri Walsh Stanford USA
Elaine Youngs UCLA USA
Liz Masakayan (Coach) UCLA USA Youngs/Branagh
Men's
Bob Alejo (Asst. Coach) UCLA USA
VOLLEYBALL, INDOOR (11)
Women's
Asia Kaczor USC Poland
Sonja Tomasevic Washington Serbia
Kim Glass Arizona USA
Ogonna Nnamani Stanford USA
Logan Tom Stanford USA
Nicole Davis USC USA
Sue Woodstra USC/Cal USA
(Asst. Coach)
Men's
Gabe Gardner USC/Stanford USA
Kevin Hansen Stanford USA
John Speraw (Asst. Coach)UCLA USA
Jamie Morrison USC USA
(Technical Consultant)
WATER POLO (25)
Women's
Aniko Pelle USC Hungary
Sofia Konoukh USC Russia
Heather Petri California USA
Elsie Windes California USA
Alison Gregorka Stanford USA
Jessica Steffens Stanford USA
Brenda Villa Stanford USA
Natalie Golda UCLA USA Defender/Utility
Jaime Hipp UCLA USA Goalkeeper
Patty Cardenas USC USA
Kami Craig USC USA
Brittany Hayes USC USA
Moriah Van Norman USC USA
Lauren Wenger USC USA
Guy Baker (Head Coach) UCLA USA
Bernice Orwig (Asst. Coach) USC USA
Men's
John Mann (alternate) California USA
Tony Azevedo Stanford USA
Layne Beaubien Stanford USA
Peter Hudnut Stanford USA
Peter Varellas Stanford USA
Brandon Brooks UCLA USA Goalkeeper
Adam Wright UCLA USA Attacker
J.W. Krumpholz USC USA
Robert Lynn (Asst. Coach)USC USA
WRESTLING (2)
Matt Gentry Stanford Canada 74kg freestyle
Heinrich Barnes Oregon State South Africa 66 kilos
MISCELLANEOUS (1)
Hongping Li USC USA USOC Admin. Asst.
TOTAL PAC-10 ATHLETES: 228
TOTAL PAC-10 COACHES/SUPPORT: 31
