notable savanah leaf OLYMPIC ALUMNI MARSHALL WAYNE MARK PINGER UM’s first gold medalist, represented Germany Berlin 1936 Bronze: 1996, 4x100 Gold: 10 meter platform swimming relay Silver: 3 meter Bronze: 1992, 4x100 spring board swimming relay DAVID WILKE MANON VAN ROOIJEN represented Great Britain represented the Silver: 1972, Netherlands 100-meter breaststroke Silver: 2008, 4x100 Gold: 1976, swimming relay 200-meter breaststroke Gold: 2008, 4x100 Silver: 1976, swimming relay 100-meter breaststroke murielle ahouré LAURYN WILLIAMS GREG LOUGANIS Silver: 2004, Gold: 1984 and 1988, 4x100 track relay springboard and platform Gold: 2012, U M O L Y M PIANS Silver: 1976, platform 4x100 track relay UM’s Olympic tradition stretches back almost a century, and WENDY WILLIAMS throughout that history, Arts and Sciences student athletes Bronze: platform in 1988 have played a crucial role in competition, said John Routh, Director of the UM Sports Hall of Fame. “The success of these Olympic sports has been great for years here, and they’re getting even more attention now,” he said. sprinters in the world, represented her native Ivory Coast in the Name Team Final Results Games, finishing sixth in the 200-meter final and seventh in the 100-meter final. M“ uriel has a true passion for the sport of track Randy Ableman U.S. Diving Team medals: 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze and field,”D eem said. “After overcoming tremendous adversity Assistant Coach she not only obtained her degree, but went on to accomplish a lifelong dream of competing at the highest level.” Murielle Ahouré Ivory Coast 7th, 100 m finals; Ahouré also was selected to carry the flag for theI vory Track and Field 6th, 200m finals Coast during the Opening Ceremonies. “I am very excited to be able to represent my nation at the Olympics and words T’erea Brown U.S. 6th, 400m hurdles finals can’t explain how proud I was to be selected as the flag Track and Field bearer,” Ahouré said to hurricanesports.com. “This is something I will remember for the rest of my life.” Amy Deem U.S. Team medals: Sophomore Savanah Leaf, a psychology major, played Coach Track and Field 9 gold, 13 silver, 7 bronze outside hitter for the crowd favorite Great Britain women’s volleyball team at the London Games. Leaf and her teammates, Savanah Leaf Great Britain including fellow Cane Ciara Michel, won Team Great Britain’s Indoor Volleyball 1-4, did not exit pool play firstO lympic victory over Algeria. “It’s everything I’ve worked Ciara Michel Great Britain for. As cliché as it sounds, it was a dream come true,” she said. Indoor Volleyball 1-4, did not exit pool play Leaf plans to play volleyball overseas before working toward a career as a family therapist. Other than the volleyball Zach Railey U.S. Sailing 12th, Finn Class program, Leaf said small classes and the Psychology department’s investment in students and outreach attracted Calvin Robinson France her to UM when she transferred from San Jose State Personal coach to Track and Field 14th, men’s high jump finals Mickael Hanany University in 2011. Competition and a drive toward victory is innate for these Reuben Ross Canada Diving 6th, men’s synchronized 3m springboard top-level athletes, but UM offers opportunities to succeed in athletics and academics, Brown said. “I always had the Brittany Viola U.S. Diving 15th, women’s 10m Platform semifinals dream of graduating college and the dream of running in the Olympics,” Brown said. “Both are huge accomplishments for Lauryn Williams U.S. me. You have to continue working hard for those dreams in Track and Field GOLD, 4x100 relay order to be successful.” PHOTOS: LEFT, ADRIAN DUTCH, FLICKR.COM/LITTLEDUTChbOY; RIGHT, PHOTORUN.NET ARTS | SCIENCES 17.