Husker Olympians in London

[Nexus]

Jordan Burroughs - Team USA Men's Freestyle Wrestling

Jordan Larson - Team USA Women's Volleyball

Chantae McMillan - Team USA Women's Heptathlon

Amber (Parkinson) Neben - Team USA Women's Cycling

Aleks Maric - Team Australia Men's Basketball

Chelsea Aubry - Team Canada Women's Basketball

Ade Dagunduro - Team Nigeria Men's Basketball

Karina LeBlanc - Team Canada Women's Soccer

Brittany Timko - Team Canada Women's Soccer

Therese Alshammar - Team Sweden Women's Swimming

 

Coach Peggy Liddick - Team Australia Women's Gymnastics Head Coach

Coach Mark Manning - Team USA Men's Freestyle Wrestling Assistant Coach

[C N Red]

Burroughs is flat out a f'ing stud!!! And I'm not a huge fan of wrestling.

[Nexus]

Added Ade Dagunduro.

[hukserfivedeltadive]

Can't wait to see how they do!

[Danmorinocorncobber]

Can't wait to see how they do!

Me either dude, totally psyched for the wrestling

[HuskersGJ]

Katrina LeBlanc & Brittany Timko both made the Canadian soccer team

http://www.canadasoccer.com/women-s-national-team-olympic-team-s14666

 

Therese Alshammar, Sweden swimming team

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therese_Alshammar

 

Peggy Liddick will once again coach the Aussie women's gymnastic team

http://fulltwist.net/australian-womens-2012-olympic-team/

 

There should be a few more for track and field but I don't know what the qualifying status is for that yet.

[Nexus]

Katrina LeBlanc & Brittany Timko both made the Canadian soccer team

http://www.canadasoccer.com/women-s-national-team-olympic-team-s14666

 

Therese Alshammar, Sweden swimming team

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therese_Alshammar

 

Peggy Liddick will once again coach the Aussie women's gymnastic team

http://fulltwist.net/australian-womens-2012-olympic-team/

 

There should be a few more for track and field but I don't know what the qualifying status is for that yet.

 

+1

 

Thanks for this. I added those names to the first post.

[GSG]

http://deadspin.com/...fraid-to-say-it

 

Olympics Field Guide: Jordan Burroughs: The Best Wrestler In The World Who Isn’t Afraid To Say It

 

Name: Jordan Burroughs

Sport: Freestyle wrestling, 74 kg

Hometown: Sicklerville, N.J.

Age: 24

Why you should care about him: Burroughs is the best in the world at his weight, and he really enjoys telling people that. He tweets from the braggadocious handle "@alliseeisgold." You can also go to alliseeisgold.com to buy yourself an "All I See Is Gold" t-shirt. The motto is a reference to the fact that Burroughs has been undefeated since his senior season at Nebraska. His last defeat came in 2009, in what was supposed to be his senior season. Burroughs tore his PCL and LCL in the first period of a match against Central Michigan. He managed to finish the match, but lost 3-2. (The injury caused Burroughs to miss the rest of the season, and he was granted a medical redshirt to return for a fifth season.) He proceeded to go undefeated in his final year with the Huskers, winning both his third Big 12 title and and his second NCAA national title. And he won the Hodge Trophy, wrestling's version of the Heisman.

[huskercat]

Im pumped to see Burroughs take home Gold!!!

[Haspula]

Did Jorge Brian Diaz make the Puerto Rican Team?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Comish]

Im pumped to see Burroughs take home Gold!!!

 

Agree, but there is a lot of pressure on him as the favorite to win in a sport where the difference is often just a single point.......

[HUSKER FREAK]

When does the wrestling begin?

[Ratt Mhule]

When does the wrestling begin?

 

A week from today, Aug. 5

[jsneb83]

Husker Olympians in London? Where else would they be?

[knapplc]

Jordan Burroughs and Husker Heptathlete Chantae McMillan sporting their berets.

 

 

And another one - Burroughs with Jordan Larson: