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