Athletics Olympians with Collegiate Ties Number 350, note by Larry Eder

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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

^ 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
Derek Miles (USA), men’s pole vault, South Dakota assistant coach, alma mater: South Dakota
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

(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

Athletics Olympians by Country (leaders)
with collegiate ties

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)

List of 2012 Olympians With Collegiate Ties

MEN by Event

* on 2012 collegiate roster

WOMEN by Event

* on 2012 collegiate roster