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Once WIAA Student-Athletes, Now Olympians!

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Once WIAA Student-Athletes, Now Olympians!

Ten former WIAA student-athletes will compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Each athlete is listed below with their high school information, Olympic events, when they're scheduled to compete and when they will compete should they move on to the next round.

For more information on how to watch this year's Olympic games, please visit NBC Olympics.

TRACK & FIELD

Kenny Bednarek | Rice Lake - Class of 2018

  • 7x WIAA Track Champion, 3x State Runner-up + 6th place medal
  • 5x WIAA State Record Holder
  • Football State Champion
  • 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist in 200M in Tokyo

        100M:
        Saturday 8/3 at 3:35 a.m. - Prelims
        Saturday 8/3 at 4:45 a.m. - Round 1
        Sunday 8/4 at 1 p.m. - Semis
        Sunday 8/4 at 2:55 p.m. - Final

        200M:
        Monday 8/5 at 12:55 p.m. - Round 1
        (Tuesday 8/6 at 5:30 a.m. - Repechage)
        Wednesday 8/7 at 1:02 p.m. - Semis
        Thursday 8/8 at 1:30 p.m. - Finals

        4x100:
        Thursday 8/8 in the at 4:35 a.m. - Prelims
        Friday 8/9 at 12:45 p.m. - Final


SWIMMING

Amie Barrow | Shorewood - Class of 2022 | Competing for her father’s home country, The Gambia

  • 2x Swimming State Champion, 12x Swimming State Medalist, 16x State Qualifier

    100 Breaststroke:
    Sunday 7/28 at 4 a.m. - Heats
    Sunday 7/28 at 2:15 p.m. - Semis
    Monday 7/29 at 2:32 p.m. - Final


Ziyad Saleem | Milwaukee King - Class of 2021 | Competing for his parents’ home country, Sudan

  • 1x Swimming State Champion, 3x State Qualifier

    100 Backstroke:    
    Sunday 7/28 at 4 a.m. - Heats
    Sunday 7/28 at 2:37 p.m. - Semis
    Monday 7/29 at 2:22 p.m. - Final

    200 Backstroke:    
    Wednesday 7/31 at 4 a.m. - Heats
    Wednesday 7/31 at 2:34 p.m. - Semis
    Thursday 8/1 at 1:37 p.m. - Final


BASKETBALL

Tyrese Haliburton | Oshkosh North - Class of 2018

  • WIAA Boys Basketball State Champion
  • WIAA Record for Best Free Throw % in D1 Championship
  • WIAA Record for Most Free Throws Made in a Tournament

    Pool Play - C:
    Sunday 7/28 at 10:15 a.m. vs Serbia
    Wednesday 7/31 at 2 p.m. vs South Sudan
    Saturday 8/3 at 10:15 a.m. vs Puerto Rico

    Quarterfinals - Tuesday, August 6
    Semifinals - Thursday, August 8
    Bronze & Gold Medal Games - Saturday, August 10

Megan Gustafson | South Shore - Class of 2018

  • WIAA Girls Basketball State Qualifier
  • Holds statewide records for Most Career Points (3,229), Most Single Season Points (1,127) and Most Game Points (64)

    Pool Play - A:
    Sunday 7/28 at 6:30 a.m. vs China
    Wednesday 7/31 at 4 a.m. vs Puerto Rico
    Saturday 8/3 at 6:30 a.m. vs Serbia

    Quarterfinals - Wednesay, August 7
    Semifinals - Friday, August 9
    Bronze & Gold Medal Games - Sunday, August 11


WRESTLING: GRECO-ROMAN

Payton Jacobson | Elkhorn - Class of 2021

  • 2x Individual Wrestling State Qualifier, 6th place finish as a sophomore

    87 KG:
    Wednesday 8/7 at 4:30 a.m. - ⅛ Final
    Wednesday 8/7 at 5:50 a.m. - ¼ Final
    Wednesday 8/7 at 11:35 a.m. - Semifinal
    (Thursday 8/8 at 4:00 a.m. - Repechage)
    Thursday 8/8 at 1:05 p.m. - Bronze Match
    Thursday, 8/8 at 1:30 p.m. - Gold Match


WEIGHTLIFTING

Mary Theisen-Lappen | Fall Creek, Regis - Class of 2009
3x State Track & Field Champion (throws), 7x State Track & Field Medalist
3-Sport Athlete: Basketball, Soccer, Track

    +81 KG:
    Sunday, August 11 at 4:30 a.m.


ROWING

Maddie Wannamaker | Neenah - Class of 2013

  • 3-Sport Athlete: Cross Country, Soccer, Track
  • 2x Soccer State Qualifier
  • Took 7th at 2020 Olympics in Tokyo

    Womens Fours:
    Sunday 7/28 at 5:30 a.m.
    (Tuesday 7/30 at 4:30 a.m. - Repechage)
    Thursday 8/1 at 3:54 a.m. - Finals B
    Thursday 8/1 at 4:50 a.m. - Finals A


Lauren O’Connor | Belleville - Class of 2016

  • 2-Sport Athlete: Volleyball, Track

Quad Sculls:
Saturday 7/27 at 5:50 a.m. - Heats
(Monday 7/29 at 4:30 a.m. - Repechage)
Wednesday 7/31 at 5:14 a.m. - Finals B
Wednesday 7/31 at 5:38 a.m. - Finals A


Sophia Vitas | Franklin - Class of 2013

  • 4-Sport Athlete: Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Track

    Double Sculls:
    Saturday 7/27 at 5:00 a.m. - Heats
    (Sunday 7/28 at 3:10 a.m. - Repechage)
    Tuesday 7/30 at 3:30 a.m. - Finals B
    Tuesday 7/30 at 4:18 a.m. - Finals A


SAILING

Stephanie Roble | Catholic Central - Class of 2007

  • Track State Qualifier

   Womens Skiff:
    7/28-7/31 - Races
    Thursday 8/1 - Medal Race
 

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