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Nine BYU Athletes to Represent USA in the Paris Olympics

Casey Lundquist

U.S. Olympic athlete Jimmer Fredette poses for a photo at the Team USA Media Summit
U.S. Olympic athlete Jimmer Fredette poses for a photo at the Team USA Media Summit / Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

The Paris Olympics start this week. Eight former athletes will represent the USA at the Paris Olympics, and another former BYU athlete will represent Canada. Here is a full list of BYU athletes that will participate.

  1. James Corrigan - 3,000-meter steeplechase
  2. Jimmer Fredette - 3x3 basketball
  3. Rory Linkletter - Marathon (Canada)
  4. Conner Mantz - Marathon
  5. Whittni Orton Morgan - 5,000 meters
  6. Kenneth Rooks - 3,000-meter steeplechase
  7. Stephanie Rovetti - Women's rugby
  8. Courtney Wayment - 3,000-meter steeplechase
  9. Clayton Young - Marathon

Stay tuned for more information on the Paris Olympics this week.

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Casey Lundquist

CASEY LUNDQUIST

Casey Lundquist is the publisher and lead editor of Cougs Daily. He has covered BYU athletics for the last four years. During that time, he has published over 2,000 stories that have reached more than three million people.

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