2016 Rio Olympics
Student Athletes & Coaches
Pascal Dobert
Track and Field
Personal Coach (Bowerman Track Club)
USA
Matt Imes
Men's Rowing
Staff
USA
Evan Jager
Men's Track and Field
3000-meter steeplechase
USA
Gwen Jorgensen
Women's Triathlon
USA
Grace Latz
Women's Rowing
Quadruple sculls
USA
Vicki Opitz
Women's Rowing
Eight (Alternate)
USA
Cierra Runge
Women's Swimming
800-meter freestyle relay
USA
Kendall Schmidt
Women's Rowing
Staff
USA
Jerry Schumacher
Track and Field
Personal Coach (Bowerman Track Club)
USA
Hilary Stellingwerff
Women's Track and Field
1500 meters
Canada
Jesse Thielke
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
59 KG
USA
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Schedule
Saturday, Aug. 6
Sunday, Aug. 7
Monday, Aug. 8
Wednesday, Aug. 10
Friday, Aug. 12
Saturday, Aug. 13
Sunday, Aug. 14
Monday, Aug. 15
Wednesday, Aug. 17
Thursday, Aug. 18
* Tape Delayed TV broadcast
News
Rowing
August 6, 2016 Latz takes fifth in Olympic rowing
August 8, 2016 Latz rows way to Olympic final
August 6, 2016 Latz third in opening day Olympic heatsÂ
August 3, 2016 The anatomy of making an Olympic rowing team
June 22, 2016 Latz named to U.S. Olympic rowing team
Rugby
August 8, 2016 Kelter leads U.S. Rugby to fifth place at 2016 Rio Olympics
August 4, 2016 Former Wisconsin two-sport athlete ready for OlympicsÂ
August 3, 2016 Phone call leads former UW women's hockey, soccer player Alev Kelter to rugby pitch (Madison.com)
July 18, 2016 Former Badgers hockey, soccer star realizes Olympic dream, in rugby (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Swimming
August 10, 2016 Runge earns Olympic gold medal as member of 800 freestyle relay
August 6, 2016 Hutchins gets first taste of Rio, competes in 400 Freestyle
August 1, 2016 Big Ten Competition Is Good Preparation For Rio Olympics, UW-Madison Swimmer Says (WPR)
July 2, 2016 Runge officially headed to Rio
April 5, 2016 Hutchins’ road to Rio takes an interesting detour
Track & Field
August 20, 2016Moving on up: Ahmed finishes fourth at Olympics
August 20, 2016Farah repeats as 5,000 champion, Canada's Ahmed 4th (CBC)
August 18, 2016Throwback Thursday: Looking back at Olympian Mohammed Ahmed in high school (Canadian Running)
August 18, 2016Seventh heaven: Ziemek shines in Olympic debut
August 17, 2016Algonquin's Evan Jager great athlete, much more (Northwest Herald)
August 17, 2016Jager's silver medal run an inspiration to Fox Valley followers (Chicago Tribune)
August 17, 2016Ziemek stands 10th after first day of Olympic decathlon
August 17, 2016At Rio Games, Evan Jager Uses His Man Bun Power for Good (Wall Street Journal)
August 17, 2016American Evan Jager keeps cool and calmly collects silver in the steeplechase (Washington Post)
August 17, 2016Jager wins Olympic silver in men’s steeplechase (The Register-Guard)
August 17, 2016U.S.'s Evan Jager clears another barrier in breaking Kenya's distance dominance (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
August 17, 2016USA's Evan Jager wins silver medal in men's 3000 steeplechase at Rio Olympics (USA Today)
August 16, 2016Forever grateful, Ziemek thanks team that got him to Rio
August 15, 2016Jager says he has mental edge to medal (Chicago Tribune)
August 15, 2016Jacobs grad Evan Jager primed to make history in Olympic steeplechase final (Northwest Herald)
August 15, 2016Card closes historic season at Olympics
August 15, 2016Jager advances to steeplechase final at 2016 Rio Olympics
August 15, 2016 Fans celebrate Evan Jager's steeplechase heat win at Buffalo Wild Wings (Northwest Herald)
August 14, 2016 D'Amato: Kelsey Card throwing it all out there in discus (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
August 14, 2016Â Ahmed opens second Olympics appearanceÂ
August 9, 2016Â Card's Corner: Olympic Dreaming
August 7, 2016 How Pascal Dobert turned Evan Jager into America's top steeplechase runner (Sports Illustrated)
August 5, 2016 Former University of Wisconsin runner Evan Jager ready to shine in steeplechase at Rio (Madison.com)
August 4, 2016 Itasca Decathlete Hopes to Join List of Famous Olympians to Win Gold in Rio (NBC Chicago)
August 1, 2016 Astrauskas, Davis ready for Olympic adventure
July 30, 2016 Going for gold: Discus thrower Kelsey Card wants 'whole experience' (The State Journal-Register)
July 20, 2016 Trip to the Olympics is not changing Kelsey Card
July 14, 2016 Windber grad heading to Olympics as decathlete’s coach
July 10, 2016 Stellingwerff punches her ticket to Rio
July 9, 2016 Stellingwerff set to return to Olympic Games
July 9, 2016 Jager cruises to victory in the steeplechase
July 8, 2016 Jager races his way back to Olympics
July 5, 2016 Card, Ziemek qualify for spot on U.S. Olympic track & field team (Wisconsin Radio Network)
July 4, 2016 Ziemek earns Olympic berth in decathlon
July 3, 2016 Rio Realized: Ziemek bound for Olympics in decathlon
July 1, 2016 Card advances to discus final at U.S. Olympic Trials
June 7, 2016 Card finds calming presence in fiancé Bartsch
May 10, 2016 The Grind for Greatness
Triathlon
August 20, 2016Â Golden Gwen: Jorgensen runs away with triathlon title in Rio
August 20, 2016 Unbreakable Gwen Jorgensen wins USA’s first gold in triathlon (Sports Illustrated)
August 19, 2016 For the Olympian Gwen Jorgensen, the Triathlon is a Mental Race (The New York Times)
August 18, 2016 Downhill Battle: How Gwen Jorgensen pushed past her fears ahead of Rio Olympics (Sports Illustrated)
July 27, 2016 Gwen Jorgensen’s Mom Reveals Whether Her Daughter Always Looked Like A Future Olympic Triathlete (Team USA)
March 8, 2016 Triathlete Gwen Jorgensen has sights set on Olympic gold in Rio (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Wrestling
August 2, 2016 U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers Andy Bisek and Jesse Thielke ousted (Colorado Springs Gazette)
