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Cornell At The 2012 London Olympics

Cornell At The 2012 London Olympics

Muhammad Halim, Olympics
Muhammad Halim '08
U.S. Virgin Islands
Men's Track & Field
Event: Triple Jump
Ken Jurkowski, Olympics 2012
Ken Jurkowski '03
United States of America
Men's Rowing
Event: Sculls/Sweep
Morgan Uceny, Olympics 2012
Morgan Uceny '07
United States of America
Women's Track & Field
Event: 1500 Meters
Nathan Taylor, Olympics 2012
Nathan Taylor
United States Virgin Islands
Men's Track & Field
Head Coach
Dan Fronhofer, Olympics 2012
Dan Fronhofer '04
United States of America
Men's Rowing
Assistant Coach

Event Schedule for Cornellians (all times EST - Check back for television info)
Saturday, July 28
Men's Rowing - Heats - 7:30 a.m. (Ken Jurkowski - athlete, Dan Fronhofer - coach)

Tuesday, July 31
Men's Rowing - Quarterfinals - 6:00 a.m. (Ken Jurkowski - athlete, Dan Fronhofer - coach)

Wednesday, August 1
Men's Rowing - Semifinals - 4:30 a.m. (Ken Jurkowski - athlete, Dan Fronhofer - coach)

Friday, August 3
Men's Rowing - Final - 4:30 a.m. (Ken Jurkowski - athlete, Dan Fronhofer - coach)

Monday, August 6
Women's Track & Field - 1500 Meters - Preliminaries - 6:45 a.m. (Morgan Uceny - athlete)

Tuesday, August 7
Men's Track & Field - Triple Jump - Preliminaries - 5:45 p.m. (Muhammad Halim - athlete, Nathan Taylor - coach)

Wednesday, August 8
Women's Track & Field - 1500 Meters - Semifinals - 2:45 p.m. (Morgan Uceny - athlete)

Thursday, August 9
Men's Track & Field - Triple Jump - Finals - 2:20 p.m. (Muhammad Halim - athlete, Nathan Taylor - coach)

Friday, August 10
Women's Track & Field - 1500 Meters - Finals - 3:55 p.m. (Morgan Uceny - athlete)

Quick Links
List of all-time Cornell Olympians (prior to 2012)
NBC Olympics web site (NBCOlympics.com)
Television Listings (NBCOlympics.com)
Online Listings (NBCOlympics.com)
IviesinLondon.com Blog (Ivyleaguesports.com)
Ivy League Olympic History (Ivyleaguesports.com)
United States Olympic web site (TeamUSA.rg)
United States Rowing web site (USRowing.org)
United States Track & Field web site (USATF.org)
U.S. Virgin Islands Olympic web site (virginislandsolympics.com)
Twitter Follows -
     @London2012
     @USOlympic
     @USRowing
     @USATrack_Field
     @CornellSports

Big Red Olympians In The News
V.I. long jumper Halim qualifies for 2012 Olympics (Virgin Islands Daily News - December 10, 2011)
Former Cornell athletes on their way to 2012 Olympic Games (Ithaca.com - June 27, 2012)
U.S. Olympic Trials: Plymouth's Morgan Uceny wins 1,500 meters (Indianapolis Star - July 1, 2012)
Uceny at peace in Olympic quest (The Ithaca Journal - July 2, 2012)
New Fairfield Olympian to row in London (News Times - July 6, 2012)
Summer Olympics 2012: Most Musclebound Athletes for Team USA (Bleacher Report - July 8, 2012)
The Olympic events we'll be watching (ESPNW - July 9, 2012)
2012 Olympics: Meet the USA Rowing Team (Bleacher Report - July 12, 2012)
Albion native preparing to compete in Olympics  (The Daily News - July 21, 2012)
Morgan Uceny poised for a medal after years of struggles (Detroit Free Press - July 23, 2012)
Benefit to help send Olympic athlete's parents to London (ABC57.com - July 23, 2012)
Plymouth catching Olympic fever as Uceny prepares for games (South Bend Tribune - July 24, 2012)
Coach Nathan Taylor in London: Getting Acquainted With the Olympic Village (CornellBigRed.com - July 24, 2012)
Meet Olympic athletes with ties to Central New York (CNYCentral.com - July 25, 2012)
Coach Nathan Taylor in London: Even More At The Olympic Village (CornellBigRed.com - July 25, 2012)
Morgan Uceny's main competition kicked out of Olympics (WSBT.com - July 25, 2012)
Halim seeking another international medal (Virgin Islands Daily News - July 25, 2012)
PHOTO: Hometown Support (July 25, 2012 - The Daily News)
For The First Time, Female Athletes On U.S. Olympic Team Outnumber Men (NextGenJournal.com - July 26, 2012)
Coach Nathan Taylor in London: Almost Time For The Games (CornellBigRed.com - July 27, 2012)
Plymouth 2 London ... Uceny sets sights on gold (WSBT.com - July 27, 2012)
Plymouth parents couldn't be prouder of their Olympian daughter (WNDU.com - July 28, 2012)
Olympic notebook (Danbury News Times - July 29, 2012)
More Connecticut Rowers Advance at Olympics (Connecticut NBC - July 29, 2012)