Northwestern at the Summer Games
The 2024 Olympic Games commenced on July 26 and were followed by the Paralympic Games on August 28. Thirteen athletes and two coaches affiliated with Northwestern represented their teams in Paris, carrying on the University’s legacy of participation—a history that spans more than 100 years! All listed events aired live nationally in the United States on Peacock, the NBCUniversal streaming platform. Explore the full roster.
Sophie Angus ’21, ’22 MS
Team: Canada
Event: Swimming—100-Meter Breaststroke
Result: Sophie concluded her Olympic journey after the preliminary heats.
Daphne Chan Nok Sze ’28
Team: Hong Kong
Event: Foil Fencing
Result: Daphne reached the Round of 16.
Hailey Danz ’13
Team: United States
Event: Triathlon—PTS2
Result: Hailey won the gold medal in this event.
Matt Fitzpatrick
Team: Great Britain
Event: Golf
Result: Matt withdrew after round 3 due to injury.
Tracey Fuchs
Team: United States
Event: Field Hockey—Assistant Coach
Result: Team USA placed 9th in this event.
David Gerchik
Team: Israel
Event: Swimming—200-Meter Backstroke
Result: David concluded his Olympic journey after the preliminary heats.
Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah ’19
Team: Nigeria
Event: Basketball
Result: Team Nigeria concluded their Olympic journey after the quarterfinals.
Jaye Patrick ’23
Team: Latvia
Event: Diving—10-Meter
Result: Jaye concluded her Olympic journey after the preliminary heats.
Russell Payne
Team: United States
Event: Soccer—Assistant Coach
Result: Team USA concluded their Olympic journey after the quarterfinals.
Former Wrestling Coach
Joe Rau
Team: United States
Event: Wrestling—Greco-Roman (97kg)
Result: Joe concluded his Olympic journey after the consolation match.
Sebastian Rivera ’20
Team: Puerto Rico
Event: Wrestling—Freestyle (65kg)
Result: Sebastian won the bronze medal in this event.
Ashley Sessa
Team: United States
Event: Field Hockey—Midfield
Result: Team USA placed 9th in this event.
Ayla Spitz
Team: Israel
Event: Swimming—4 x 200-Meter Freestyle Relay
Result: Ayla concluded her Olympic journey after the preliminary heats.
Lily Williams ’17 MS
Team: United States
Event: Track Cycling—Team Pursuit
Result: Team USA won the gold medal in this event.
Maddie Zimmer ’24
Team: United States
Event: Field Hockey—Midfield
Result: Team USA placed 9th in this event.
In addition to these stellar athletes, you may have spotted a few other Wildcats during the Summer Games. Sports writers Alan Abrahamson ’80, (’16, ’21 P) and David Kim ’18 MS, sports commentator Christine Brennan ’80, ’81 MS, trustee, and student-journalist Raghav Khosla ’26 also covered the Summer Games in Paris. Additionally, Monica Rho ’01, ’05 MD, ’09 GME was the team physician for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team.
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