Badgers in the Olympics special web section debuts
July 18, 2012 | General News
July 18, 2012
• BADGERS IN THE 2012 OLYMPICS WEBPAGE
MADISON, Wis. -- Check out the 'Badgers in the Olympics' special web page to follow all the athletes with UW ties at the upcoming London Games July 27-Aug. 12.
The Badgers in the Olympics page features athlete bios, a schedule of events and headlines related to the athletes. Check out the Wisconsin Olympians photo gallery of all past UW Olympians dating back to 1904. Follow the athletes on Twitter using the hashtag #UWOlympics. You will also find links to all the London Games websites on the page Wisconsin has nine student-athletes competing in or around London. Eight are former Badgers and one is a current Badger in junior distance runner Mohammed Ahmed, who qualified for his native Canada in the 10,000 meters.
Another familiar face in the 10,000 belongs to 2005 graduate Matt Tegenkamp. He is competing in his second Olympics after finishing 13th in the 5,000 meters in 2008. Also competing in track and field for Canada in the 1,500 meters is Hilary (Edmondson) Stellingwerff, a 2004 UW graduate. Egle Staisiunaite, a 2011 graduate, qualified in the 400-meter hurdles for her native Lithuania.
Gwen Jorgenson, who swam and ran cross country and track at Wisconsin, is one of the top entrants in the triathlon. Evan Jager is the final UW track competitor and will be competing in the 3000-meter steeplechase.
Wisconsin's long tradition of sending rowers to the Olympics continues this year with the James brothers, Grant and Ross, in the men's eight boat. Former lightweight rower Kristin Hedstrom qualified in the double sculls.
2012 Badger Olympians
| Name (Country) | Years at UW | Sport | Olympics |
| Mohammed Ahmed | 2009-present | Men's Track/Cross Country | 2012 |
| Hilary Edmondson (CAN) | 2000-04 | Women's Track | 2012 |
| Kristin Hedstrom (USA) | 2004-08 | Women's Rowing | 2012 |
| Evan Jager (USA) | 2007-08 | Men's Track | 2012 |
| Grant James (USA) | 2005-09 | Men's Rowing | 2012 |
| Ross James (USA) | 2005-09 | Men's Rowing | 2012 |
| Gwen Jorgensen (USA) | 2005-09 | Track, X Country, Swimming | 2012 |
| Egle Staisiunaite (Lithuania) | 2007-11 | Women's Track | 2012 |
| Matt Tegenkamp (USA) | 2001-05 | Men's Track/Cross Country | 2008, 2012 |
