21 Longhorn students and alumni to compete in London Games
Texas Ex Sanya Richards-Ross
With the Olympic trials now complete, the number of Longhorn students and alumni competing at the 2012 Games in London has climbed to 21 competing across seven sports, with one Longhorn coach, Eddie Reese, among the Olympic staff as assistant men’s swimming coach. Of the Longhorns going to London:
- Seven are in women’s track and field
- Five are competing in men’s swimming
- Five are in men’s track and field
- Two are in women’s swimming
- One is in men’s diving
- One in men’s basketball
- And one is in women’s volleyball
UT being an international university, it’s not surprising that seven athletes are competing on teams other than the United States’, with two representing Mexico, and one each competing for Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Liberia, Nigeria, and the Virgin Islands.
I’ll be watching our students and alumni with great interest and pride. And you can keep up on the latest on all of them at:
http://www.utexas.edu/longhorns-london-2012
Hook ’em Horns!
Good Luck Longhorns! Hook ‘em! Proud to be Longhorn!
Good luck to all of the Longhorn Olympians! I will keep my “horns up” during the games.
What about Kevin Durant?
The paragraph says 17, the bulleted list indicates 18 (6+5+3+2+1+1), and the link shows 19. The bulleted list doesn’t include the selection of Kevin Durant to the Men’s Basketball team.
I guess we don’t count “all” former students? Kevin Durant?
Proud to be an alumnus.
It’s unfortunate that five of the seven men’s gymnastics team members are Sooners, two of whom are from Texas and would have competed for UT if we had a team. I hope that one day you’ll lend your support to the establishment of an NCAA program at The University of Texas.
Keep up the good work, and Hook ‘Em Horns!
Kevin Durant is playing too!
proud to be a Texas Ex! hook’em!
Kevin Durant is also in men’s basketball!
You forgot Kevin Durant so that makes 18!
Bill,
What about Kevin Durant? He attended the University of Texas in 2006 and 2007? His jersey is even retired.
Hook ‘em!
Dean McKibben
BA ’10
Don’t forget Kevin Durant, who’ll be competing for the Olympic basketball team!