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2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

Wrestling:

Country	Name	Style	Wt Class	Attended NU
United States	Brad Vering	Greco-Roman	84 kg/185 lbs	1998-2001
	OWH Bio: He competed — but did not place — in the 2004 Athens Olympics. The 30-year-old Howells, Neb., native and NCAA champion at Nebraska earned another shot at an Olympic medal in Beijing by winning the 185-pound finals at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June.
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Athletics:

Country	Name	Event	Attended NU
United States	Dusty Jonas	High Jump	2005-08
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Gallery: Getty
OWH Bio: The 22-year-old La Vernia, Texas, native recently completed his eligibility at Nebraska, where he was an eight-time All-American and the NCAA indoor high jump champ as a senior. His jump of 7 feet, 8 3/4 inches during the outdoor season stood as the world best for a time, but he settled for a tie for second at the NCAA outdoor meet in June. Never won a state championship in high school. Earned his trip to Beijing after a dramatic jump-off with Kansas State's Scott Sellers at the Olympic Trials. Huskers.com: Dusty Jonas, fresh off a terrific senior season in 2008, will compete in the high jump for Team USA.
Canada	Priscilla Lopes-Schliep	100-meter hurdles	2004-05
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OWH Bio: The former Husker, a Canadian, will compete in the 100-meter hurdles after she qualified for Beijing by winning her country's trials this summer. A 2004 indoor NCAA champion in the 60-meter hurdles at Nebraska and three-time NCAA runner-up, Lopes-Schliep, 25, finished 20th in the preliminaries at the 2004 Games in Athens. Huskers.com: Priscilla Lopes-Schliep returns to the Olympics for a second time and will compete for the Canadians in the 100-meter hurdles.
Latvia	Ineta Radevica	Long Jump	2003-04
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Huskers.com: Latvians Ineta Radevica (long jump) and Dmitrijs Milkevics (800 meters) will both represent their home country again in 2008, after also qualifying for the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Latvia	Dmitrijs Milkevics	800 Meters	2004-05
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Huskers.com: Latvians Ineta Radevica (long jump) and Dmitrijs Milkevics (800 meters) will both represent their home country again in 2008, after also qualifying for the 2004 Athens Olympics.
South Africa	Pieter Smith	4x400 relay	2008
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Huskers.com: Pieter Smith will compete as a member of the South African 4x400-meter relay squad. Smith will be a freshman for the Husker track and field program in 2008-09.

Swimming:

Country	Name	Style	Attended NU
Australia	Adam Pine	100m Butterfly	1997-2000
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Australian swimming's "elder statesman"; Struck Gold and Silver in Sydney 2000
Gallery: Getty Images
Sweden	Therese Alshammar	50m Freestyle	1997-99
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In Beijing Alshammar will swim as a part of the relay team, but has decided to focus on the 50 metre freestyle in hopes of increasing her chances for a medal. Therese Alshammar has been a longtime staple on the international scene and among the world's premier sprinters. In 2000 Therese won the Bronze in the 4x100m Free Relay Heats, the Silver in the 100m Freestyle Finals, and the Silver in the 50m Freestyle Finals.

Cycling:

Country	Name	Style	Attended NU
United States	Amber (Parkinson) Neben	Road	1994
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Huskers.com: Former track athlete; Neben, who only competed for one season as a Husker before suffering a career-ending injury, has successfully transitioned into the world of road cycling and will compete in her first Olympics 14 years after arriving in Lincoln as a promising freshman distance runner.
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Women's Road Race 33rd place (66 Cyclists)

Gymnastics:

Country	Name	Attended NU
Australia	Peggy Liddick	fmr Coach
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Australian gymnastics coach

Baseball:

Country	Name	Pos.	No.	Yrs at UNL
Canada	Adam Stern	OF	00	1999-2001
	OWH Bio: The former Husker baseball player and Canadian Olympian earned 48 major-league at-bats with the Red Sox and Orioles over three seasons before he was released by Baltimore in June. He is a career .271 hitter with 134 stolen bases in eight minor-league seasons. Stern, 28, hit .356 as a sophomore at Nebraska in 2000.
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United States	Brian Duensing	P	00	2002-2005
	Duensing Selected to U.S. Olympic Team
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OWH Bio: The Millard South graduate and former Husker was a late add to the U.S. baseball team. He is 29-30 in four minor-league seasons in the Minnesota Twins organization. He has pitched in 23 games this year for Class AAA Rochester, posting a 5-11 mark with a 4.23 ERA. A third-round pick in the 2005 draft, the 25-year-old left-hander won 18 games in his Nebraska career.

Softball:

Country	Name	Pos.	No.	Yrs at UNL
Canada	Lori Sippel	Coach	-?-
	Huskers.com: The Canadian squad is coached by former Husker pitcher and current Associate Head Coach Lori Sippel,
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Canada	Sheena Lawrick	-	00	2004
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Canada	Robin Mackin	RHP	00	2008
	Huskers.com: Mackin will join Nebraska this fall as a junior after spending two seasons at Fresno State, earning All-America honors as a sophomore in 2007.
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Football (Soccer):

Country	Name	Pos.	No.	Yrs at UNL
Canada	Brittany Timko	-	00	2004-06
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Canada	Amy Walsh	-	00	1997-99
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Canada	Karina LeBlanc	-	00	1997-2000
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