University of Arizona athletes competing in Rio Olympics

Here’s a list of the Wildcats competing in Rio, and when they will compete

The Rio Olympics get started on Friday with the Opening Ceremonies, and there will be 13 athletes and support staff that have ties to the University of Arizona.

Here’s a list of those that will be representing the Wildcats courtesy of ArizonaWildcats.com and Pac-12.com:

Cycling

• Chloe Woodruff (Mountain bike - cross country, Sat. August 20th) - USA

Diving

• Rafael Quintero (10m platform, Fri. August 19th) - Puerto Rico
• Omar Ojeda (head coach) - Puerto Rico

Swimming

• Kevin Cordes (100m breaststroke, Sat. August 6th and 200m breaststroke, Tues. August 9th) - USA
• Michael Meyer (400m IM, Sat. August 6th) - South Africa
• Tjasa Oder (800m free, Thurs. August 11th and 4x200m free relay, Wed. August 10th) - Slovenia
• Brad Tandy (50 free, Thurs. August 11th) - South Africa

Track and Field

• Bernard Lagat (5,000 meter, Wed. August 17th) - USA
• Sage Watson (400m hurdles, Mon. August 15th and 4x400m relay, Fri. August 19th) - USA
• Edgar Rivera (high jump, Sun. August 14th) - Mexico
• Pau Tonnesen (decathlon, Wed. August 17th) - Spain
• Dustin Williams (head athletic trainer) - USA

Triathlon

• Ben Kanute (Thurs. August 18th) - USA

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