{"id":121482,"date":"2021-07-16T09:35:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T13:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//?p=121482"},"modified":"2025-06-17T16:45:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T20:45:54","slug":"knights-heading-to-tokyos-summer-olympics-paralympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//knights-heading-to-tokyos-summer-olympics-paralympics/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//","title":{"rendered":"7 Knights Heading to Tokyo/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s Summer Olympics, Paralympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A handful of Knights will travel to Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics (July 21 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2013 August 8) and Paralympics (August 24 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2013 September 5). <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//pegasus/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//gold-standard/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/">166su has a storied history of Olympians</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//a> through the years, and this year will be no exception. Several alumni look to achieve their moment of glory on the podium while another will maintain the integrity of the sports as an official.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"attachment_121484/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"figure-img size-full wp-image-121484 img-fluid/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"><strong>Steve Anderson</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong> <strong>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201905 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201907MA&nbsp;</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong>returns to his second consecutive Olympics as a men&#8217;s basketball official.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<h2>Steve Anderson /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201905 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201907MA</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p><strong>Referee, men/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s basketball</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>After attending the 2016 Rio Olympics as the only U.S. referee for the men/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s basketball competition, Anderson returns to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. His career as an official has taken him around the world through his work with FIBA, the NBA and NCAA college basketball.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Anderson is one of the most successful graduates of the Recreation and Wellness Center/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s intramural officiating program and the 166su Basketball Officiating class, which is celebrating its 25th&nbsp;year. After earning his bachelor/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s degree in <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//kinesiology-bs/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/">sports and fitness</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//a> in 2005, Anderson accepted a graduate assistant position at 166su/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s recreation department, allowing him to earn his master/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s degree in <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//educational-leadership-ma/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/">educational leadership</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//a>. In addition to his continued work as an official, he also served as a mentor to younger referees within the program.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Anderson officiated the bronze medal match between Australia and Spain in 2016, which he considers to be one of the highlights of his career.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cI had the game-deciding call with seven seconds left that put Spain on the [free throw] line down one,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cEveryone that I talked to was like, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2018That/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s a good call. You needed to make that call./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019 And you/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019ll never forget that because those are the plays that you want to have.&nbsp;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2026 Those are the plays that make or break your career./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Men/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s basketball will tip off July 24 and conclude Aug. 6.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"attachment_121485/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"><strong>Kyle Coon /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201913</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong> (right) competes with guide Andy Potts. (Photo courtesy of USA Triathlon)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<h2>Kyle Coon /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201913</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p><strong>Team USA, Paratriathlon</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Coon will appear in his first Paralympics as part of the 17-member Paratriathlon team that will try and match or exceed Team USA/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s four medals in 2016 when the event debuted at the summer games.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Coon was profiled in <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//pegasus/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//life-without-limits/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"><em>Pegasus</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//em> magazine in the Summer 2019 issue</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//a>. At 10 months old, Coon was&nbsp;diagnosed with bilateral sporadic&nbsp;retinoblastoma, the most common&nbsp;form of eye cancer for children. By the time he turned 7, both&nbsp;of his eyes had been surgically&nbsp;removed.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Shortly after the procedure, his father introduced him to Erik Weihenmayer, a blind extreme athlete. It was the first time Coon met an adult who was blind, providing him an idea of the possibilities that lay ahead. Weihenmayer encouraged Coon to envision life without limits and suggested he try rock climbing.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Coon did that and more /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2014 from downhill skiing to hiking the Ancascocha Trail to Machu Picchu to summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro. After graduating from 166su with a degree in <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//human-communication-ba/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/">communications</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//a>, Coon became an endurance athlete, competing in numerous marathons and triathlons.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>He is a two-time World Triathlon Para Series medalist and became a resident at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in January 2019 in pursuit of his goal of qualifying for Tokyo.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Coon competes alongside his guide, Andy Potts, a 2004 U.S. Olympian, 2007 Pan American Games gold medalist and decorated IRONMAN.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>The paratriathlon competition in Tokyo consists of a 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run. 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/">Gold medalist<strong> Phil Dalhausser</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong> <strong>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201902</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong> has qualified for the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Photo courtesy of USA Volleyball)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<h2>Phil Dalhausser /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201902</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p><strong>Team USA, beach volleyball</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>A veteran Olympian, Dalhausser will make his fourth appearance at the Olympics at the age of 41 and is on the hunt for a second medal.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>In his first appearance in 2008 in Beijing, he not only won gold but was also named Most Outstanding Player for beach competition.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cIt feels like it was yesterday. It/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s crazy to me that it was 13 years ago,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cWhat keeps me motivated is both myself and my partner are 41 and we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019re competing against guys in their mid-20s and early 30s. I want to prove that age is really only a number and you can still be a pretty good athlete later into your years./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Dalhausser earned his <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//business-economics-bsba/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/">business degree from 166su</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//a> and his fondness for beach volleyball grew during his college days when he played club indoor volleyball and found ways to get extra practice on sand.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>In addition to his many career highlights, he is a Michelle Akers Award winner (2009), which is 166su Alumni/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s highest honor given to graduates who have brought international, positive attention to 166su through their accomplishments.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Competition for beach volleyball will start July 24, one day after the opening ceremony, and conclude Aug. 7,&nbsp;one day before the closing ceremony.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"attachment_121487/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"799/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"figure-img size-full 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/">Aline Reis &#8217;11 has competed at both the Olympics and FIFA Women&#8217;s World Cup.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<h2>Aline Reis /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201911</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p><strong>Team Brazil, women/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s soccer&nbsp;</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Reis, who competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, graduated in 2011 as one of 166su/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s most decorated student-athletes and was&nbsp;<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//ucf-induct-six-athletics-hall-fame/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/">inducted into the 166su Athletics Hall of Fame</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//a>&nbsp;in April 2019. She earned her degree in&nbsp;<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//interdisciplinary-studies-ba/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/">interdisciplinary studies</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//a>&nbsp;with cum laude honors.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>A native of Campinas, Brazil, Reis was recognized as an All-American goalkeeper both on the field and in the classroom during her career at 166su from 2007 to 2011. She also led 166su to the NCAA Tournament in four consecutive seasons, which included the program/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s first trip to the Elite Eight in more than two decades in 2011.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Following graduation, Reis served as a volunteer goalkeeper coach for UCLA/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s women/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s soccer team before she decided to&nbsp;chase her dream of earning a spot on Brazil/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s women/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s national team ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Reis was named to one of the two goalkeeper spots for the Olympic roster and had her shining moment on Aug. 9, 2016, when she received a starting nod against South Africa and recorded a shutout for her team. She later was one of four Knights to compete at the 2019 FIFA Women/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s World Cup.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>The Brazilians are one of the few national teams never to have missed a Olympic women/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s soccer tournament. 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"><strong>Mattie Rogers &#8217;20 </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong>claims seven worlds medals, eight U.S records and also is a Pan American champion. (Photo courtesy of USA Weightlifting)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<h2>Mattie Rogers /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201920</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p><strong>Team USA, weightlifting</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Rogers, an Apopka native who graduated with her degree in sports and exercise science with summa cum laude honors, has been training for the Olympics ever since she was in grade school. She spent a large part of her childhood competing as a gymnast, but when she grew taller, instead of giving up on her dream, she found another route to get there.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Her father, who died from cancer when she was 5, left a letter for her to read on her 18<sup>th</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//sup> birthday, in which he wrote: /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cI/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019ll see you at the Olympics./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Rogers attended the 2016 Rio Olympics as an alternate, and she says that experience fueled her drive to ensure she wouldn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019t miss out on competing at this year/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s games.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cI was so upset sitting in the stands watching what could have been,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cAt the time I didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019t realize that was going to be helpful, but it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s what helped get me through the tougher parts of this [training and qualifying period] because I did not want to be in that position ever again. I knew I needed to continue to work hard and push so I made sure that didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019t happen./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>She has pushed through some immense challenges since then. She fractured her spine and herniated a disc during competition in May 2019. Because she was still in a qualification period, she was back competing two months later. She moved up three weight classes to secure a spot on the team, and consumes about 4,000 calories a day to maintain her competition weight.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>When the pandemic delayed the Olympics for a year and quarantine closed training facilities, she had to modify her garage /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2014 which was slanted /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2014 by cutting her living room carpet and layering it in the garage to account for the slope.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cI think I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019ve overcome a lot, and I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019m really proud of learning and growing more as a human than as an athlete because I think had I not done that, I wouldn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019t be the athlete that I am right now,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d she 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data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//2021/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//07/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//Kristen-Thomas-USA-Rugby.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"><strong>Kristen Thomas</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong> <strong>&#8217;16 </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong>(top), who started playing rugby when she first arrived at 166su in 2013, serves as co-captain of Team USA&#8217;s rugby sevens squad. (Photo courtesy of USA Rugby)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<h2>Kristen Thomas /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201916</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p><strong>Team USA, rugby sevens</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Thomas never played rugby until she arrived at 166su as a <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//theatre-studies-ba/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/">theater studies</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//a> major in 2011. The Philadelphia native signed up for the Recreation and Wellness Center/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s club team during her first week of school /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2014 a decision that put her on the path to joining the USA national team just two years later.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201c166su was pretty instrumental in developing me as a player,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cOur coach, Raoul Besse, really harped on our skills. The physicality of the game I think I get a lot from him because you need to be physical in a contact sport. He was the first one to nominate me for the under-20 national team and if he hadn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019t done that, I don/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019t know if I would be where I am today./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>When she was called up to the national team in January 2015, she had to move to California and finish the last year of her degree online. She knew it would be a challenge to be a professional athlete while carrying a full course load, but she was committed to pursuing both dreams.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>She says she is grateful to the national team for allowing her to juggle both responsibilities, especially when she had to miss a week of practice once a month to return to 166su to complete academic requirements related to her scholarship.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cMy first goal was to get a college degree because I want to be able to take all of the opportunities that are afforded to me, and I got a scholarship to attend 166su so I wanted to finish what I started,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cMy entire life, I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019ve always placed as much emphasis on schooling as I did sports. I would not have joined the national team if I couldn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019t figure out a way to also finish school./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Although she has been a fan of the Olympics her entire life, the former high school track athlete says she was very realistic about her odds of actually competing in them one day /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2014 that was until she started playing rugby.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>An injury forced her to sit out of the 2016 Summer Games, which marked rugby sevens/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019 debut at the Olympics /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2014 the first time in&nbsp;92 years that a form of rugby&nbsp;was contested at the Olympic Games. Now, she will not only have a chance to compete in Tokyo, but serve as a leader as the team/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s co-captain in their quest for their first Olympic medal.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cThis is really a dream come true,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cI/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019m really excited, especially after missing out on the last one. It was a little bit tough to get yourself to dream again after you have it snatched away so quickly, but I think I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019ve overcome that and at this point I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019m excited to be given the opportunity. I think the team has been vibing really well together. I think with the combination of our culture and the things we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019ve been working at on the field, we have a really good shot at getting gold.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>Most of all, she wants the team to represent the beauty of America/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s melting-pot culture.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cI think it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019s important to show the world the makeup of the country,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u201cOn our team, we are [different] in a variety of ways and we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/u2019re just so open-minded and loving and caring. I just think if we can go out there and be the way that we are, it shows the world and the U.S. that, hey, you can embrace these differences and it can make you better for it. 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/121482/">Chelsea Wolfe has been competing in freestyle competitions since 2014. 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