Aug. 11, 2004

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Atlantic Coast Conference is well represented in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games with 56 current or former ACC athletes and coaches competing for 21 different countries. Thirty-three of the 56 athletes will represent the United States, including seven among the 18-member women's soccer team which began competition today. North Carolina leads all schools with 18 Olympic athletes and coaches, followed by Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami with seven apiece.

Women's Basketball
Gail Goestenkors (assistant coach), Duke, United States
Dawn Staley, Virginia, United States
Utoro Umoh-Coleman, Clemson, Nigeria

Men's Basketball
Carlos Boozer, Duke, United States
Larry Brown (head coach), North Carolina, United States
Tim Duncan, Wake Forest, United States
Iker Iturbe, Clemson, Spain
Stephon Marbury, Georgia Tech, United States
Oliver Purnell (assistant coach), Clemson, United States
Darius Songaila, Wake Forest, Lithuania
Roy Williams (assistant coach), North Carolina, United States

Men's Diving
Kyle Prandi, Miami, United States

Women's Diving
Jenna Dreyer, Miami, South Africa

Men's Rowing
Wyatt Allen, Virginia, United States

Men's Sailing
Kevin Burnham, Miami, United States

Women's Soccer
Mia Hamm, North Carolina, United States
Angela Hucles, Virginia, Unites States
Kristine Lilly, North Carolina, United States
Heather O'Reilly, North Carolina, United States
Cindy Parlow, North Carolina, United States
Catherine Reddick, North Carolina, United States
Lindsay Tarpley, North Carolina, United States

Softball
Natalie Anter, North Carolina, Italy
Leslie Malerich, Florida State, Italy

Men's Swimming
Wickus Nienaber, Florida State, Swaziland
Jorge Oliver, Georgia Tech, Puerto Rico
Stephen Parry, Florida State, Great Britain
Vanja Rogulj, Virginia, Croatia
Leo Salinas, Georgia Tech, Mexico
Onur Uras, Georgia Tech, Turkey
Chris Vythoulkas, Florida State, Bahamas

Women's Swimming
Golda Marcus, Florida State, El Salvador
Rhiannon Leier, Miami, Canada
Vesna Stojanovska, Georgia Tech, Macedonia

Women's Track and Field
Patrina Allen, Miami, Jamaica
LaTasha Colander, North Carolina, United States
Shalane Flanagan, North Carolina, United States
Laura Gerraughty, North Carolina, United States
Monique Hennagan, North Carolina, United States
Chaunte Howard, Georgia Tech, United States
Marion Jones, North Carolina, United States
Nadine Saustin, North Carolina, Haiti
Jillian Schwartz, Duke, United States
Kimberly Walker, Florida State, Trinidad & Tobago
Lauryn Williams, Miami, United States

Men's Track and Field
Davian Clarke, Miami, Jamaica
Curt Clausen, Duke, United States
Shawn Crawford, Clemson, United States
Dominic Demerritte, North Carolina, Bahamas
Brian Dzingai, Florida State, Zimbabwe
Vikas Gowda, North Carolina, India
Allen Johnson, North Carolina, United States
Duane Ross, Clemson, United States
Angelo Taylor, Georgia Tech, United States

Men's Triathlon
Hunter Kemper, Wake Forest, United States

Wrestling
Tom Brands, Virginia Tech, United States