The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2016 Rio Olympics
Aug. 5-21
#BevoInRio
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LONGHORNS IN RIO MEDAL TRACKER
| MEDAL | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | EVENT | TIME/SCORE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Kevin Durant | USA | Basketball | Team Basketball | defeated Serbia, 96-66 |
| Gold | Courtney Okolo | USA | Track & Field | 4x400m relay | 3:19.06 |
| Gold | Morolake Akinosun | USA | Track & Field | 4x100m relay | 41.77 (qualifying heat) |
| Gold | Ryan Crouser | USA | Track & Field | Shot Put | 22.52 meters (Olympic record) |
| Gold | Jimmy Feigen | USA | Swimming | 4x100m freestyle relay | 3:12.48 (qualifying heat) |
| Gold | Townley Haas | USA | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | 7:00.66 |
| Gold | Jack Conger | USA | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | 7:06.74 (qualifying heat) |
| Gold | Clark Smith | USA | Swimming | 4x200m freestyle relay | 7:06.74 (qualifying heat) |
| Gold | Joseph Schooling | Singapore | Swimming | 100m butterfly | 50.39 (Olympic record) |
| Gold | Michelle Carter | USA | Track & Field | Shot Put | 20.68 meters (American record) |
| Silver | Chrisann Gordon | Jamaica | Track & Field | 4x400m relay | 3:22.38 (qualifying heat) |
| Bronze | Rachael Adams | USA | Volleyball | Team Indoor Volleyball | defeated The Netherlands, 3-1 |
| Bronze | Ashley Spencer | USA | Track & Field | 400 meter hurdles | 53.72 |
LONGHORNS IN RIO (CURRENT AND FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES AND COACHES)
Rachael Adams
Twitter | Instagram
Women's Volleyball
Indoor Volleyball
USA
Morolake Akinosun
Twitter | Instagram
Women's Track & Field
4x100m relay;
100m alternate
USA
Kate Bertko
Women's Rowing
LW2X
USA
Jack Conger
Men's Swimming
4x200m freestyle relay
USA
Ryan Crouser
Twitter | Instagram
Men's Track & Field
Shot Put
USA
Joanna Evans
Women's Swimming
200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle
The Bahamas
Jimmy Feigen
Twitter | Instagram
Men's Swimming
4x100m freestyle relay
USA
Chrisann Gordon
Women's Track & Field
4x400m relay
Jamaica
Townley Haas
Twitter
Men's Swimming
200m freestyle; 4x200m freestyle relay
USA
Marielle Hall
Instagram
Women's Track & Field
10,000 meters
USA
Robyne Johnson
Women's Track and Field
Assistant Coach
(Jumps/Combined Events)
USA
Courtney Okolo
Twitter | Instagram
Women's Track & Field
4x400m relay
USA
Eddie Reese
Men's Swimming
Personal Coach (Joseph Schooling)
Singapore
Miguel Reyes Varela
Twitter
Men's Tennis
Mexico
Byron Robinson
Twitter
Men's Track & Field
400 meter hurdles
USA
Mario Sategna
Men's Track & Field
Assistant Coach (Throws)
USA
Joseph Schooling
Twitter | Instagram
Men's Swimming
100m freestyle, 100m butterfly
Singapore
Clark Smith
Men's Swimming
4x200m freestyle relay
USA
Ashley Spencer
Twitter | Instagram
Women's Track & Field
400 meter hurdles
USA
Brandon Stone
Twitter
Men's Golf
Individual Stroke Play
South Africa
Erik Sullivan
Twitter | Instagram | Blog
Men's Volleyball
Team Manager
USA
Jamal Wilson
Twitter
Men's Track & Field
High Jump
The Bahamas
UT ATHLETICS AT THE OLYMPICS
• UT at the Olympics
• All-time UT Olympic medalists
• All-time UT Olympians (by Olympiad)
• All-time UT Olympians (by sport)
NEWS BY SPORT
GENERAL NEWSSTAND
- Aug. 24, 2016 - Texas ties for fourth among U.S. colleges in Rio Olympics total medals won
- Aug. 22, 2016 - Rio Olympics: Which college won the most medals? [USA Today]
- Aug. 21, 2016 - Texas completes Rio Olympics with 13 total medals, including 10 gold
- Aug. 5, 2016: Video: Ever Wonder -- If colleges were countries [NBC]
- July 28, 2016 - 25 Longhorns to participate in Rio Olympic Games
- July 7, 2016 - Texas Athletics launches Rio 2016 Olympics webpage
- June 20, 2016 - Video: UT Athletics hosts Olympic send-off
- June 14, 2016 - Photo Gallery: A celebration of UT Olympians
BASKETBALL
- Aug. 21, 2016 - Durant leads Team USA to gold medal
- Aug. 19, 2016 - Durant leads Team USA to win against Spain in Rio Olympics semifinals
- Aug. 19, 2016 - Team USA still benefiting from Durant's 2010 breakout [NBA.com]
- Aug. 17, 2016 - Durant leads Team USA to win against Argentina in Rio Olympics quarterfinals
- Aug. 14, 2016 - Durant, Team USA top France at Rio Olympics
- Aug. 12, 2016 - Kevin Durant in awe of fellow Marylanders Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky [usatoday.com]
- Aug. 12, 2016 - Durant, Team USA defeat Serbia at Rio Olympics
- Aug. 10, 2016 - Durant, Team USA top Australia at Rio Olympics
- Aug. 8, 2016 - Durant leads Team USA to win against Venezuela at Rio Olympics
- Aug. 6, 2016 - Kevin Durant is many things. Bad for basketball is not one of them. [washingtonpost.com]
- Aug. 6, 2016 - Kevin Durant wanted the opportunity to be part of the Olympic solution [latimes.com]
- Aug. 6, 2016 - Durant leads Team USA to victory in Rio Olympics opener
- Aug. 3, 2016 - Durant, USA Basketball set for Olympic Games
- July 29, 2016 - Video: Kevin Durant Offers High Praise For Shaka Smart: 'He's A Great Basketball Mind' [CampusInsiders.com]
- July 18, 2016 - Video: USA Basketball Talk with Kevin Durant [courtesy Golden State Warriors]
- July 10, 2016 - Canada Rising - Cory Joseph's Love of Basketball | CBC Sports [CBCOlympics.com]
- July 9, 2016 - Canada edges New Zealand to advance to Olympic Qualifying Tournament final [raptorsrepublic.com]
- July 4, 2016 - Thompson joins Team Canada in hopes of saving Olympic dream [sportsnet.ca]
- July 4, 2016 - Tristan Thompson, Cory Joseph lead Canada Basketball down a difficult road at last-chance Olympic qualifier [NationalPost.com]
- July 2, 2016 - Move over, Kevin Durant: Meet Albert Almanza, Texas' first two-time Olympian [hookem.com]
- June 27, 2016 - Additional Quotes: 2016 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team Announced [usab.com]
- June 27, 2016 - Durant named to U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team
DIVING
- June 26, 2016 - Taylor, Gibson land top-12 finishes at U.S. Olympic Diving Trials
- June 25, 2016 - Troy Dumais ends storied diving career on emotional note [nbcsports.com]
- June 25, 2016 - Anderson, Dumais land top-five finishes at U.S. Olympic Trials
- June 25, 2016 - Bromberg places third on platform at U.S. Olympic Trials
- June 22, 2016 - Bromberg places second in women's synchro platform at U.S. Olympic Diving Trials
- June 22, 2016 - Men's Diving scores three top-six finishes at U.S. Olympic Trials
- June 21, 2016 - Taylor, Gibson advance to three-meter finals at U.S. Olympic Diving Trials
- June 20, 2016 - Bromberg qualifies second for women's platform finals at U.S. Olympic Diving Trials
- June 18, 2016 - Four Longhorns advance to finals at U.S. Olympic Diving Trials
- June 16, 2016 - Video: Diving set for U.S. Olympic Trials
- June 16, 2016 - Diving opens U.S. Olympic Trials this weekend
- June 15, 2016 - U.S. Olympic diving trials | Area contingent in pursuit of spots at Summer Games [dispatch.com]
GOLF
- Aug. 14, 2016 - Vegas cards 70 on last round of Olympic Games
- Aug. 13, 2016 - Vegas, Stone shoot even par for third round in Rio
- Aug. 12, 2016 - Vegas, Stone complete second round at Rio Olympics
- Aug. 11, 2016 - Vegas, Stone complete round one at Rio Olympics
- Aug. 5, 2016 - Vegas puts Venezuela, golfers of color on the map with Olympic bid [richmondfreepress.com]
- Aug. 2, 2016 - Golf’s Vegas, Stone set to compete in 2016 Olympics
- July 26, 2016 - Olympics Q&A: Jhonattan Vegas [pgatour.com]
- June 24, 2016 - For golfer Jhonattan Vegas, playing in Olympics is dream come true [usatoday.com]
ROWING
- July 7, 2016 - Rowing hires Rio Olympian Kate Bertko as assistant coach
SWIMMING
- Aug. 15, 2016 - Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling eyes more Olympic glory [reuters.com]
- Aug. 15, 2016 - Former Bolles swimmer Joseph Schooling celebrated as the 'golden boy' during return to Singapore [jacksonville.com]
- Aug. 12, 2016 - Joseph Schooling wins Olympic gold in 100m butterfly at Olympic Games
- Aug. 11, 2016 - Men's Swimming's Schooling qualifies first for 100m fly finals at Olympic Games
- Aug. 9, 2016 - Men's Swimming's Haas, Conger and Smith win gold in 4x200m freestyle relay at Olympic Games
- Aug. 8, 2016 - Townley Haas places fifth in 200m freestyle at Olympic Games
- Aug. 8, 2016 - Evans places 37th in 200m freestyle at Olympic Games
- Aug. 7, 2016 - Texas-Ex Jimmy Feigen wins Olympic gold medal in 4x100m freestyle relay
- Aug. 7, 2016 - Evans places 13th in 400m freestyle at Olympic Games
- Aug. 5, 2016 - Swimming's Joanna Evans set for Rio Olympics
- Aug. 1, 2016 - Five Longhorns men's swimmers set for Rio Olympics
- July 11, 2016 - Texas-Ex Jill Sterkel featured in USA Swimming's "The Last Gold" documentary
- July 3, 2016 - Smith, Feigen named to U.S. Olympic Swimming Team
- July 2, 2016 - Conger, Glass & Feigen post top-seven finishes at U.S. Olympic Trials
- July 2, 2016 - Ready to roll
- July 1, 2016 - Back to the future
- July 1, 2016 - Swimming trio advances to finals at U.S. Olympic Trials
- June 30, 2016 - Licon, Feigen post top-five finishes at U.S. Olympic Trials
- June 30, 2016 - Hungry for more
- June 29, 2016 - Cox, Conger notch top-four finishes at U.S. Olympic Trials
- June 29, 2016 - Long live the 200 freestyle
- June 28, 2016 - Haas, Conger earn U.S. Olympic Team berths
- June 28, 2016 - Swimming Notebook: U.S. Olympic Trials Day Three
- June 28, 2016 - Olympic Hopeful: Working Full Time, Swimming the Rest [twcnews.com]
- June 28, 2016 - Shebat rides momentum through U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials
- June 27, 2016 - Swimming posts top-eight finish, closes in on Olympic team berths at U.S. Trials
- June 27, 2016 - Swimming Notebook: U.S. Olympic Trials Day Two
- June 27, 2016 - Onward and upward
- June 26, 2016 - Swimming posts three top-five finishes on night one of U.S. Olympic Trials
- June 25, 2016 - Omaha well worth the wait for Men's Swimming's Hayden Henry
- June 24, 2016 - Video: Swimmers set for U.S. Olympic Trials
- June 24, 2016 - Texas Swimming opens U.S. Olympic Trials this weekend
- June 23, 2016 - Evans qualifies for Bahamian Olympic team
- June 17, 2016 - Will Licon U.S. Olympic Trials Focus: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com [swimswam.com]
TENNIS
- Aug. 8, 2016 - Texas-Ex Miguel Reyes Varela falls in second round of doubles at Olympic Games
- Aug. 6, 2016 - Texas-Ex Miguel Reyes Varela claims opening doubles match Olympic Games
- Aug. 5, 2016 - Texas-Ex Miguel Reyes Varela opens doubles competition at the Olympic Games
- July 29, 2016 - Former Longhorn Reyes Varela looks for Mexico's first Olympic tennis medal [ESPN One Nacion]
- July 19, 2016 - Former Longhorn Miguel Reyes Varela to represent Mexico at Rio Olympics
TRACK AND FIELD
- Aug. 20, 2016 - Okolo leads USA to gold in 4x400
- Aug. 19, 2016 - Longhorns sweep Olympic gold in shot put to set new standard
- Aug. 19, 2016 - Gordon, Okolo help teams advance to Olympic 4x400m final
- Aug. 18, 2016 - Crouser sets Olympic record to win gold
- Aug. 18, 2016 - Spencer rallies to win bronze medal at Olympics
- Aug. 18, 2016 - Crouser advances to final, Akinosun awaits re-run at Olympic Games
- Aug. 16, 2016 - Spencer overcomes stumble to reach Olympic final
- Aug. 16, 2016 - Sarah Robles and Michelle Carter redefine 'normal' and hope young girls everywhere are listening [latimes.com]
- Aug. 15, 2016 - Texas Olympians' inspiring wins unite, teach gender and racial lessons [dallasnews.com]
- Aug. 15, 2016 - Spencer wins prelim heat to advance at Olympics
- Aug. 15, 2016 - Robinson advances to semifinals at Olympic Games
- Aug. 14, 2016 - Wilson finishes 25th at Olympic Games
- Aug. 12, 2016 - Carter wins Olympic gold in record style
- Aug. 11, 2016 - You throw, girl: An Olympic shot-putter’s feminist mission [newyorker.com]
- Aug. 11, 2016 - Nine Longhorns set for Olympic Track & Field
- Aug. 8, 2016 - She made it: So, what will YOU be doing 5 years from now? [summergames.ap.org]
- Aug. 4, 2016 - Courtney Okolo has outrun her doubts all the way to the Olympics [Dallas Morning News]
- Aug. 4, 2016 - Olympics: Marielle Hall takes long road to Rio [courierpostonline.com]
- Aug 1, 2016 - Who needs practice? Ashley Spencer will hurdle -- not sprint -- at the Olympics [hookem.com]
- Aug 1, 2016 - UT Olympic sprinter Morolake Akinosun fulfills 5-year-old tweet [hookem.com]
- July 27, 2016 - Rising Longhorn track athletes carry on Olympic legacy [flotrack.org]
- July 26, 2016 - Longhorn's Mario Sategna to coach for Team USA in Rio [KXAN.com]
- July 26, 2016 - Video: Mario Sategna talks about upcoming Olympic Games
- July 26, 2016 - Video: Akinosun talks Rio 2016 [July 26, 2016]
- July 26, 2016 - Video: Robinson ready for Olympic Games
- July 26, 2016 - Video: Spencer excited for Olympic Games
- July 26, 2016 - Video: Okolo previews 2016 Olympic Games
- July 26, 2016 - Hardee, Richards-Ross join NBC Olympic broadcast team
- July 11, 2016 - Akinosun, Okolo, Gordon named to Olympic Teams
- July 10, 2016 - Robinson, Spencer punch tickets to Olympic Games
- July 9, 2016 - Akinosun, Crouser fall just short on Day 9 of Trials
- July 8, 2016 - Longhorns advance through rain at Olympic Trials
- July 8, 2016 - Longhorns sweep shot put titles at Olympic Trials
- July 7, 2016 - Carter wins shot put with Olympic Trials record
- July 7, 2016 - Former Oregon javelin thrower Haley Crouser returns to Hayward Field for Olympic trials [oregonlive.com]
- July 4, 2016 - Watson scratches from Olympic Trials due to injury
- July 3, 2016 - Akinosun grabs alternate spot for Team USA
- July 3, 2016 - Gordon finishes 6th at Jamaican Trials
- July 3, 2016 - Watson rides rollercoaster of emotions to Olympic Trials
- July 2, 2016 - Gordon advances to final at Jamaican Olympic Trials
- July 2, 2016 - Hall claims bronze to qualify for Olympic Games
- July 2, 2016 - Crouser wins Olympic Trials in home state
- July 2, 2016 - Givans places 6th at Jamaican Trials
- July 1, 2016 - NCAA 400-meter champion Courtney Okolo in a league of her own [espn.go.com]
- July 1, 2016 - Goodwin's bid for Rio starts with US Trials this weekend [buffalobills.com]
- June 30, 2016 - Courtney Okolo might be America's next big thing — just don't ask her [hookem.com]
- June 30, 2016 - Givans advances to semifinals at Jamaican Trials
- June 29, 2016 - Track and Field set for Olympic Trials in Oregon, Jamaica
- June 29, 2016 - Texas Ex Jamal Wilson to jump in Olympic Games
- June 28, 2016 - Video: Leo Manzano trains for Olympic Trials
- June 27, 2016 - Video: LHN features Courtney Okolo
- June 26, 2016 - Marquise Goodwin is making the jump [SI.com]
VOLLEYBALL
- Aug. 21, 2016 - Sullivan, U.S. Men's Volleyball win bronze at the 2016 Olympics
- Aug. 20, 2016 - Adams, Team USA win bronze medal at 2016 Olympics
- Aug. 19, 2016 - U.S. Men’s Volleyball falls in semifinal match, 3-2
- Aug. 18, 2016 - Adams scores 14 points, Team USA falls to Serbia in Olympic semifinals
- Aug. 18, 2016 - Olympic starter Rachael Adams makes huge strides past year [AP]
- Aug. 17, 2016 - U.S. Men’s Volleyball Team advances to semifinals with win over Poland
- Aug. 16, 2016 - Adams posts nine kills in Team USA’s quarterfinal victory
- Aug. 15, 2016 - U.S. Men’s Volleyball earns quarterfinal spot with 3-0 win over Mexico
- Aug. 14, 2016 - Adams, Team USA clinch top spot in defeat of China
- Aug. 13, 2016 - U.S. Men’s Volleyball wins second in a row with defeat of France
- Aug. 12, 2016 - Adams leads Team USA to undefeated record with defeat of Italy
- Aug. 11, 2016 - U.S. Men’s Volleyball defeats Brazil, 3-1 in Rio
- Aug. 10, 2016- Adams, Team USA clinch spot in Women’s Quarterfinals in Rio
- Aug. 9, 2016 - Italy defeats U.S. Men’s Volleyball, 3-1
- Aug. 8, 2016 - Adams leads USA Volleyball to 3-2 victory over Netherlands
- Aug. 7, 2016 - U.S. Men’s Volleyball falls to Canada to open Olympic Games
- Aug. 6, 2016 - Adams tallies six kills, two blocks to lead Team USA past Puerto Rico
- Aug. 3, 2016 - How A Volleyball Olympian Learned That Embracing Fear Would Help Her Succeed [huffingtonpost.com]
- Aug. 2, 2016 - Erik Sullivan: Reporting from Rio
- Aug. 1, 2016 - Volleyball's Sullivan, Adams set to compete in Rio Olympics
- July 12, 2016 - Adams named to U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team Roster
- July 10, 2016 - Adams selected as best middle blocker at World Grand Prix
- July 8, 2016 - Adams lifts Team USA in sweep over China
- July 6, 2016 - Adams, Team USA defeat Netherlands, 3-0
- June 26, 2016 - Adams, Team USA stun China at home at World Grand Prix
- June 24, 2016 - Adams leads Team USA to Grand Prix Final 6
- June 23, 2016 - Adams back in action this week with Team USA
- June 19, 2016 - Adams, Topic, Prieto Cerame tally wins at World Grand Prix
- June 18, 2016 - Adams, Topic win at World Grand Prix
- June 16, 2016 - Prieto Cerame, Adams, Topic back in action this weekend
- June 12, 2016 - Puerto Rico advances to Final Four in World Grand Prix after unbeaten weekend
- June 11, 2016 - Adams records nine kills in Team USA's victory, Puerto Rico and Croatia also win
- June 10, 2016 - Prieto Cerame, Adams, Topic earn victories at World Grand Prix
- June 9, 2016 - Prieto Cerame, Adams, Topic to play in World Grand Prix this weekend
- June 5, 2016 - Prieto Cerame, Puerto Rico defeat Poland in five-set match at World Grand Prix
- June 4, 2016 - Prieto Cerame, Puerto Rico top Canada at World Grand Prix
- June 4, 2016 - Prieto Cerame, Puerto Rico defeat Czech Republic in World Grand Prix
- May 21, 2016 - Prieto Cerame, Puerto Rico, move closer to Rio de Janeiro
- May 19, 2016 - Prieto Cerame returns to Puerto Rico for Olympic qualifiers