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North Carolina athletes flood Olympic roster

By Ryan Craig

Aug 25, 2008

There are a number of athletes that will be respresenting the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Below is a look at who will be there, their connection to the Tar Heel state, and the event(s) they will be participating in. Check back with WRAL.com throughout the games to see how your favorite area athlete is performing!

Athlete	Hometown/School	Event	Result
Mike Krzyzewski	Duke	Men's Basketball	Gold
Chris Collins	Duke	Men's Basketball	Gold
Johnny Dawkins	Duke	Men's Basketball	Gold
Nate McMillan	Raleigh/N.C. State	Men's Basketball	Gold
Carlos Boozer	Duke	Men's Basketball	Gold
Chris Paul	Winston-Salem/Wake Forest	Men's Basketball	Gold
Anne Donovan	Former ECU coach	Women's Basketball	Gold
Gail Goestenkors	Former Duke coach	Women's Basketball	Gold
Shalane Flanagan	Pittsboro/UNC	Track: 5,000m + 10,000m	Bronze, American record (10,000)
Erin Donahue	UNC	Track: 1,500m	8th in prelim heat
Mechelle Lewis	Cary	Track: 400m relay	DQ'd in 1st Round
Shannon Rowbury	Duke	Track: 1,500m	Finished 7th
Alice Schmidt	UNC	Track: 800m	6th in prelim heat
Bershawn Jackson	Raleigh/St. Augustine's	Track: 400m Hurdles	Bronze
Rodney Martin	Raleigh/South Carolina	Track: 400m Relay	DNF 1st Round
LaShawn Merritt	ECU	Track: 400m + 1,600m Relay	Gold, Gold
Travis Padgett	Shelby/Clemson	Track: 400m Relay	DNF 1st Round
Blake Russell	Winston-Salem, UNC	Marathon	Finished 27th
Leigh Smith	Raleigh	Track and Field: Javelin	Finished 8th in qualifying group
Vikas Gowda	UNC	Track and Field: Discuss	Finished 11th in qualifying group
Nadine Faustin-Parker	UNC	Track: 100m Hurdles	Finished sixth in heat
Hector Cotto	Cary, ECU	Track: 110m high hurdles	Finished 8th in Round 2 Heat
Kate Barber	UNC	Field Hockey	Finished 1-1-3 in group play
Lauren Crandall	Wake Forest	Field Hockey	Finished 1-1-3 in group play
Rachel Dawson	UNC	Field Hockey	Finished 1-1-3 in group play
Kelly Doton	Wake Forest	Field Hockey	Finished 1-1-3 in group play
Katelyn Falgowski	UNC	Field Hockey	Finished 1-1-3 in group play
Jesse Gey	UNC	Field Hockey	Finished 1-1-3 in group play
Carrie Lingo	UNC	Field Hockey	Finished 1-1-3 in group play
Amy Tran	UNC	Field Hockey	Finished 1-1-3 in group play
Michael Parkhurst	Wake Forest	Men's Soccer	Finished 1-1-1 in pool play
Dax McCarty	UNC	Men's Soccer	Finished 1-1-1 in pool play
Lori Chalupuy	UNC	Women's Soccer	Gold medal
Robyn Gayle	UNC	Women's Soccer	Gold medal
Tobin Heath	UNC	Women's Soccer	Gold medal
Heather O'Reilly	UNC	Women's Soccer	Gold medal
Rebecca Smith	Duke	Women's Soccer	Gold medal
Lindsay Tarpley	UNC	Women's Soccer	Gold medal
Kacey White	UNC	Women's Soccer	Gold medal
Ricky Berens	Charlotte	Swimming: 800m Freestyle Relay	Gold; WR
Cullen Jones	N.C. State	Swimming: 400m Freestyle Relay	Gold; WR
Erica Stewardt	Durham	Swimming: 200m Individual Medley	2nd in prelim. heat
Dan Velez	N.C. State	Swimming: 100m Breaststroke	set national record
Jeremy Cummings	Durham Bulls	Baseball	Bronze
Heather Corrie	Charlotte (originally from UK)	Women's Kayak: K1 Slalom	Finished 8th
Caroline Lind	Greensboro	Women's Rowing: W8+	Gold
Charlie Ogletree	Greenville	Sailing: Tornado	Finished 15th
Mike Anti	Winterville	Rifle (small-bore): 50m Men's Prone Rifle	Finished 9th in prelims
Hunter Kemper	Charlotte/Wake Forest	Men's Triathlon	Finished 7th
Dremial Byers	Kings Mountain/N.C. A&T	Greco-Roman Wrestling: 120kg	Quarterfinals
Becca Ward	Duke	Fencing: Individual Sabre + Team Sabre	Bronze, Bronze
Barbara Pierre	St. Augustine's	Track: 100m	Advanced to 2nd Round
Adrian Findlay	St. Augustine's	Track: 400m Hurdles	Alternate - did not compete