Who will be sporting the Maroon and White in China?

Issue date: 8/4/08 Section: Sports

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Media Credit: Jonny Green

Julia Wilkinson
Big 12 women's swimmer of the year Julia Wilkinson will be competing in eight events for Canada in Beijing. Wilkinson, a junior, will be competing in her first Olympics.

Steve Bultman
Texas A&M swimming Head Coach Steve Bultman will be traveling to Beijing as an assistant coach for Estonia. With Estonia, Bultman will be coaching a familiar face in junior Triin Aljand, who will be swimming in her second Olympics for Estonia.

Alleyne Francique>
Alleyne Francique, a volunteer assistant coach for Texas A&M track and field, will compete in his second Olympics for Grenada. Francique ran for Head Coach Pat Henry when he was at LSU and fell just short of medaling in the 2004 Olympics with a fourth-place finish in the quarter mile.

Simone Facey
Simone Facey, who just finished her collegiate career at Texas A&M, will be running for Jamaica next week. For the Aggies, Facey was the top point earner in back-to-back Big 12 Championships. She also won this year's national championship in the 200 meters.

Erica Bartolina
Erica Bartolina, former Texas A&M pole-vaulter and two-time Big 12 conference champion, will compete in her first Olympics for USA. Bartolina graduated in 2002 and was the first female pole-vaulter at Texas A&M.

Stacy Sykora
Former Texas A&M volleyball standout Stacy Sykora made her third consecutive Olympic squad for the United States. Despite being named the "Best Digger" at the 2004 Olympics, Sykora almost retired due to a disappointing fifth-place finish.

Vic Wunderle
For the third straight Olympics, Vic Wunderle will compete for USA in archery. Class of 2002, Wunderle won individual silver and team bronze medals in Sydney in 2000.

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aggie06

posted 8/04/08 @ 10:06 AM CST

WoW!! this is amazing! you have to be proud of the diversity that this university will represent! While they are all aggies, they are also representing a variety of countries, which will make A&M very proud! Good luck to all of you!

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Jane Maxvill

posted 8/07/08 @ 3:14 PM CST

It's great that you mention some of the athletes that are competing in the Olympics but you have neglected Alia Atkinson who is competing in her second Olympics for Jamaica and Christine Marshall who is representing the United States. (Continued…)

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