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* 06/12/2008

Kara Goucher -- Track
During the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Kara Goucher qualified for the Olympics in two events by winning the 5,000 and taking 2nd in the 10,000.

* 06/11/2008

Nick Symmonds -- Track
A graduate of tiny Division-III Willamette University, the 24-year-old Springfield resident has been setting the track ablaze with his speed.

* Galen Rupp -- Track
Leader of the new generation of “Track Town USA” stars, Galen Rupp is the top distance runner for the University of Oregon’s fabled track team.

* Mariel Zagunis - Fencing
Beaverton's Mariel Zagunis warms up for the '08 Olympics with a hometown performance at the Oregon Convention Center.

* 06/12/2008

Rebecca Ward -- Fencing
At the age of 16, Rebecca Ward, did something no other fencer had done, becoming the youngest person to ever win a World Championship gold medal in 2006.

* 06/18/2008

Josh Inman -- Rowing
Former Oregon State University rower Josh Inman is headed to the Beijing Olympics.

* 07/03/2008

Andrew Wheating - Track
University of Oregon sophomore Andrew Wheating took up the sport of track in 2006 for the first time.

* 06/12/2008

Tom Pappas -- Decathlon
Tom Pappas was raised in the small Southern Oregon town of Glendale. He was playing baseball as a junior in high school when the track coached asked him to enter the high jump.

08/05/2008

Stephanie Cox -- Soccer
Stephanie Cox has played in 13 matches for the USA heading into the Olympics and was captain of the U.S. squad at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Championship in Russia.

08/01/2008

Melanie Roach - weightlifting
Melanie Roach, a 33-year-old mom of three, captured a top spot in women’s weightlifting so she can go after her Olympic dream.

Seth Kelsey – Fencing
Seth Kelsey first learned about fencing at one of the oldest fencing clubs, in Oregon at Salle Olney. From there, he got hooked.

07/03/2008

Christian Smith -- Track
Christian Smith is a Kansas native and currently a member of the Oregon Track Club.

* 07/31/2008

Brian Barden - Baseball
Barden has played in 89 games this season with the Cardinals affiliated Memphis Redbirds.

* 06/12/2008

Elsie Windes -- Water Polo
Elsie Windes graduated from Beaverton High School in 2003, where she was a two time Metro League MVP.

08/05/2008

Erica Bartolina –- Pole vault
Along the way to qualifying for her first Olympic team, Bartolina set her personal best three times

06/12/2008

Mark Fretta --Triathlon
Mark Fretta just won’t quit. The Portland triathlete has set his sights on the 2008 Olympics in Beijing after an ill-timed flat let the air out of his golden dreams in 2004.

Adam Craig -- Cyclist
Born in Maine, Adam Craig now calls Bend home, a perfect place to hone his skills on the mountain bike.

Darryl Christian -- Wrestling
Growing up in Grants Pass, Darryl Christian played sports to keep busy. He started wrestling in the third grade at the Grants Pass Mat Club.

* 06/11/2008

Soccer superstar Tina Ellertson shoots for Olympic team
Tina Ellertson has played in the World Cup, now she prepares to face her biggest challenge yet; getting a spot on the U.S. Olympics Women's Soccer Team.

* Adam Goucher -- Track
A sailplane aficionado and drummer, Adam Goucher has found his rhythm on the track as well.

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