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T&F Collegians At The 2016 Rio Olympics: By The Numbers
NEW ORLEANS — The four-year wait is over!
Starting today, the 2016 Rio Olympics get underway in Brazil, but track & field fans must wait until next Friday, August 12, for the start of the athletics portion of the program.
Fret not, fans, because when the best athletes in the world take to the track and the field in a week’s time, a number of collegians from the 2015-16 academic year will join them in the medal hunt.
In fact, 90 collegians from 55 programs — ranging from NCAA Division I champions Arkansas and Florida to NJCAA Central Arizona — will represent 28 countries in Rio.
Twenty-nine of those collegians won individual championships during the 2015-16 academic year, with seven earning indoor and outdoor titles (Devon Allen, Jarrion Lawson, Clayton Murphy, Courtney Okolo, Keturah Orji, Lexi Weeks and Kendell Williams).
The country with the most collegians in Rio is the United States of America with 24, followed by nine from Canada and Jamaica. Twelve different countries have a single collegian competing on their roster.
When it comes to the programs with the most collegians in Rio, it’s a tie between Georgia and Texas A&M with six each. Arkansas and Texas both have five, while Florida State has four.
2015-16 Collegians At The Olympics |
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Name | School | Event | Country |
Mobolade Ajomale | Academy of Art | 4×100 Relay | Canada |
Jurgen Themen | Adams State | 100 meters | Suriname |
Sunayna Wahi | Adams State | 100 meters | Suriname |
Clayton Murphy | Akron | 800 Meters | United States |
Ahmed Ali | Alabama | 200 Meters | Sudan |
Grace Claxton | Albany | 400-Meter Hurdles | Puerto Rico |
Pau Tonnesen | Arizona | Decathlon | Spain |
Sage Watson | Arizona | 400-Meter Hurdles | Canada |
Sage Watson | Arizona | 4×400 Relay | Canada |
Taylor Ellis-Watson | Arkansas | 4×400 Relay | United States |
Jarrion Lawson | Arkansas | Long Jump | United States |
Dominique Scott | Arkansas | 10,000 Meters | South Africa |
Clive Pullen | Arkansas | Triple Jump | Jamaica |
Lexi Weeks | Arkansas | Pole Vault | United States |
Teray Smith | Auburn | 200 Meters | Bahamas |
Tsumba Tsumba | BYU | 200 Meters | Zimbabwe |
Eldred Henry | Central Arizona | Shot Put | British Virgin Islands |
Brandon Valentine-Parris | Claflin | 400 Meters | St. Vincent & Grenadines |
Akua Obeng-Akrofi | Columbia | 4×100 Relay | Ghana |
Rudy Winkler | Cornell | Hammer Throw | United States |
Arman Hall | Florida | 4×400 Relay | United States |
Andres Arroyo | Florida | 800 Meters | Puerto Rico |
Stefan Brits | Florida State | Long Jump | South Africa |
Kellion Knibb | Florida State | Discus | Jamaica |
Shaquania Dorsett | Florida State | 4×400 Relay | Bahamas |
Mulern Jean | Florida State | 100-Meter Hurdles | Haiti |
Leontia Kallenou | Georgia | High Jump | Cyprus |
Maicel Uibo | Georgia | Decathlon | Estonia |
Karl Saluri | Georgia | Decathlon | Estonia |
Keturah Orji | Georgia | Triple Jump | United States |
Cejhae Greene | Georgia | sprints | Antigua |
Kendell Williams | Georgia | Heptathlon | United States |
Tara-Sue Barnett | Grand Canyon | Discus | Jamaica |
Nikki Okwelogu | Harvard | Shot Put | Nigeria |
Kendra Clarke | Johnson C. Smith | 400 Meters | Canada |
Kendra Clarke | Johnson C. Smith | 4×400 Relay | Canada |
Pedrya Seymour | Illinois | 100-Meter Hurdles | Bahamas |
Daina Levy | Kansas | Hammer Throw | Jamaica |
Akela Jones | Kansas State | Heptathlon | Barbados |
Akela Jones | Kansas State | High Jump | Barbados |
Shadae Lawrence | Kansas State | Discus | Jamaica |
Danniel Thomas | Kent State | Shot Put | Jamaica |
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | Kentucky | 100-Meter Hurdles | Puerto Rico |
Brendon Rodney | LIU Brooklyn | 200 Meters | Canada |
Brendon Rodney | LIU-Brooklyn | 4×100 Relay | Canada |
Chanice Chase | LSU | 400-Meter Hurdles | Canada |
Fitzroy Dunkley | LSU | 400 Meters | Jamaica |
Fitzroy Dunkley | LSU | 4×400 Relay | Jamaica |
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | LSU | 200 Meters | Great Britain |
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | LSU | 4×100 Relay | Great Britain |
Alysha Newman | Miami (FL) | Pole Vault | Canada |
Cindy Ofili | Michigan | 100-Meter Hurdles | Great Britain |
Khadijah Suleman | Mississippi | 4×100 Relay | Nigeria |
Raven Saunders | Mississippi | Shot Put | United States |
Brandon McBride | Mississippi State | 800 Meters | Canada |
Marissa Kurtimah | Missouri State | 4×100 Relay | Canada |
John Ampomah | MTSU | Javelin | Ghana |
Janet Amponsah | MTSU | 200 Meters | Ghana |
Courtney Frerichs | New Mexico | Steeplechase | United States |
Erin Teschuk | North Dakota State | Steeplechase | Canada |
Margaret Bamgbose | Notre Dame | 400 Meters | Nigeria |
Nick Miller | Oklahoma State | Hammer Throw | Great Britain |
Ingeborg Lovnes | Oklahoma State | Steeplechase | Norway |
Devon Allen | Oregon | 110-Meter Hurdles | United States |
Deajah Stevens | Oregon | 200 Meters | United States |
Ariana Washington | Oregon | 4×100 Relay | United States |
Burkheart Ellis, Jr. | Saint Augustine’s | 200-Meter Dash | Barbados |
Tia-Adana Belle | Saint Augustine’s | 400-Meter Hurdles | Barbados |
Josh Ilustre | Portland | 800 Meters | Guam |
Carmiesha Cox | Purdue | 4×400 Relay | Bahamas |
Aliyah Abrams | South Carolina | 400 Meters | Guyana |
Tynia Gaither | Southern California | 100 Meters | Bahamas |
Tynia Gaither | Southern California | 200 Meters | Bahamas |
Amalie Iuel | Southern California | 400-Meter Hurdles | Norway |
DeAnna Price | Southern Illinois | Hammer Throw | United States |
Kali Davis-White | Tennessee | 200 Meters | Jamaica |
Christian Coleman | Tennessee | 4×100 Relay | United States |
Morolake Akinosun | Texas | 4×100 Relay | United States |
Ryan Crouser | Texas | Shot Put | United States |
Courtney Okolo | Texas | 4×400 Relay | United States |
Byron Robinson | Texas | 400-Meter Hurdles | United States |
Chrisann Gordon | Texas | 4×400 Relay | Jamaica |
Latario Collie | Texas A&M | Triple Jump | Bahamas |
Shelbi Vaughan | Texas A&M | Discus | United States |
Maggie Malone | Texas A&M | Javelin | United States |
Jennifer Madu | Texas A&M | 4×100 Relay | Nigeria |
Lindon Victor | Texas A&M | Decathlon | Grenada |
Brenessa Thompson | Texas A&M | 100 meters | Guyana |
Brenessa Thompson | Texas A&M | 200 meters | Guyana |
Bradley Adkins | Texas Tech | High Jump | United States |
Nicholas Scarvelis | UCLA | Shot Put | Greece |
Tobi Amusan | UTEP | 100-Meter Hurdles | Nigeria |
Patrick Tiernan | Villanova | 5000 Meters | Australia |
Filip Mihaljevic | Virginia | Shot Put | Croatia |
Emmanuel Dasor | Western Kentucky | 200 Meters | Ghana |
Zach Ziemek | Wisconsin | Decathlon | United States |
Kelsey Card | Wisconsin | Discus | United States |