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Record 27 Aggies will compete in Rio Olympics
Posted on 7/18/16 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 7/18/16 at 4:37 pm
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When the Summer Olympics begin in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, Aug. 5, a school-record 27 Aggies will be there, competing in five different sports representing 14 different countries. The previous record was set in London in 2012, when 23 Aggies qualified for the Olympics.
Track and Field leads the pack, with 18 Aggies making the trip to Rio, followed by Swimming (6), Basketball (1), Diving (1) and Soccer (1). The 18 Track and Field qualifiers for Texas A&M is more than any other school in the country.
No matter what country’s colors they wear next month, be sure to root for these athletes as they represent the maroon and white:
Camille Adams, Swimming (200m Butterfly), USA
Alia Atkinson, Swimming (100m Breaststroke), Jamaica
Kanika Becles, Track & Field (400m), Grenada
Janeil Bellille, Track & Field (400m Hurdles), Trinidad and Tobago
Latario Collie, Track & Field (Triple Jump), Bahamas
Olivia Ekpone, Track & Field (4x100m), Nigeria
Simone Facey, Track & Field (200m, 4x100m), Jamaica
Amini Fonua, Swimming, Tonga
Beryl Gastaldello, Swimming (100m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly, 4x100m Freestyle, 4x100m Medley), France
Shavez Hart, Track & Field (100m, 200m), Bahamas
Liliana Ibanez, Swimming (50m Freestyle), Mexico
DeAndre Jordan, Basketball, USA
Fabrice Lapierre, Track & Field (Long Jump), Australia
Deon Lendore, Track & Field (400m, 4x400m), Trinidad and Tobago
Jennifer Madu, Track & Field (4x100), Nigeria
Stephanie Malherbe, Soccer, South Africa
Maggie Malone, Track & Field (Javelin), USA
Ibukun Mayungbe, Track & Field (4x400), Nigeria
Grant Nel, Diving (3m Springboard), Australia
Gerald Phiri, Track & Field (100m), Zambia
Sydney Pickrem, Swimming (200m Individual Medley, 400m Individual Medley), Canada
Demetrius Pinder, Track & Field (4x400), Bahamas
Bralon Taplin, Track & Field (400m), Grenada
Brenessa Thompson, Track & Field (100m, 200m), Guyana
Shelbi Vaughan, Track & Field (Discus), USA
Lindon Victor, Track & Field (Decathlon), Grenada
Ameer Webb, Track & Field (200m), USA
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Posted on 7/18/16 at 4:42 pm to Chill98
Anyone beside Jordan favored to win gold? or at least expected to medal?
Posted on 7/18/16 at 5:56 pm to Chill98
It's crazy how much things have changed in the last 20 years or so. US colleges are now a training ground for Olympic teams from other countries. And no, I'm not being an old curmudgeon here and I'm all for it. But it's still crazy. 18 T&F athletes, 3 of 18 representing the USA.
Posted on 7/18/16 at 6:33 pm to Chill98
#StraightOuttaAggieland 
Posted on 7/19/16 at 6:47 am to Chill98
Are any of them hot?
Posted on 7/19/16 at 11:52 am to Chill98
Facey and Gastaldello will most likely medal.
I always root for UGA athletes to do well in the Olympics, but there's no way I'm rooting for the foreign ones over American athletes at rival schools.
I always root for UGA athletes to do well in the Olympics, but there's no way I'm rooting for the foreign ones over American athletes at rival schools.
Posted on 7/19/16 at 9:08 pm to Chill98
I don't know how this compares to other schools, but it looks pretty freaking impressive to me.
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