2012 Olympics: Maroon and Gold goes for the gold

July 24, 2012

UPDATE: Sun Devil James Harden wins gold as part of the U.S. Men's Basketball team, resulting in a total of two gold medals for Sun Devils at London 2012.

UPDATE: Sun Devil Amy LePeilbet wins gold as part of the U.S. Women's Soccer team. The last Sun Devil gold medal was in 2004, won by Dwight Phillips in the long jump.

The 2012 Summer Olympics kick off July 27 in London, and 18 ASU Sun Devils will be among the ranks of the athletes going for the gold. Competing in nine different sports and representing seven different countries, this is one group of Sun Devils that’s headed all the way to the top – of the podium.

VIDEO: A special message from Olympian Riley McCormick from the 2012 London games

This isn’t the first year that Sun Devils have headed to the Olympic Games – ASU has been represented at the Olympics since 1952, when Bill Miller competed in Track & Field in Helsinki.

At the 2008 Bejing Olympics, 19 athletes from ASU competed or coached in the games. The full list of year-by-year ASU Olympic results can be found here.

The gold-medal hopefuls are looking to join the ranks of the 23 other Sun Devils that have brought home Olympic gold, the most recent of which being Dwight Phillips, who stepped to the top of the podium for the long jump at the 2004 Athens games.

Coverage of the Olympics, including updates on each of the Sun Devil Olympians’ victories, will continue on this page. Click each of the athlete bios below to find out more information about them and their sport, as well as see updates on their progress.

Desiree Davila (marathon – USA)	Kelsey Campbell (wrestling – USA)	Zeke Jones (freestyle wrestling head coach – USA)	Alison Williamson (archery – Great Britain)
Amy LePeilbet (soccer – USA)	Riley McCormick (diving – Canada)	Gal Nevo (swimming – Israel)	Micky Benedetti (diving – Italy)
Rowie Webster (water polo – Australia)	Eric Boateng (men's basketball – Great Britain)	Kyle Alcorn (track and field – USA)	Donald Sanford (track and field – Israel)
Amy Hastings (track and field – USA)	Ryan Whiting (track and field – USA)	James Harden (men's basketball – USA)	Ike Digou (men's basketball – Nigeria)
Ao Gao (water polo – China)	Rita Keszthelyi (water polo – Hungary)

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July 26, 2012 - ASU finalizes Olympic roster with two water polo players
July 19, 2012 - Ahead of the Recurve: An Alison Williamson Feature
July 12, 2012 - Former Sun Devil Alcorn Realizes Olympic Dreams
July 12, 2012 - Sun Devil Olympian: Kyle Alcorn
July 09, 2012 - Harden continues rise, will represent US at the Olympics
July 09, 2012 - Diogu, Harden join 14 Sun Devils competing in London Olympics
July 9, 2012 - Sanford Becomes Fifth ASU T&F Olympian of 2012
July 9, 2012 - We Always Liked Ike...And So Do Nigerian Olympic Fans As He Leads It To Olympics
July 7, 2012 - Former Sun Devil Hoops Star James Harden Named to 2012 U.S. Olympic Team
July 5, 2012 - Sun Devil Eric Boateng Makes Great Britain's Olympic Squad
July 1, 2012 - Sun Devils Wrap Up Olympic Track and Field Trials
June 29, 2012 - Alcorn Becomes Tenth ASU Olympian of 2012
June 26, 2012 - Three Sun Devil Alumni Advance to Finals After Another Day in Eugene
June 24, 2012 - Whiting Earns Bid to First Olympic Games in Shot Put
June 23, 2012 - Former Sun Devil Hastings American 10k Champ, Newest Olympian
June 19, 2012 - Bradshaw to Compete at USA Olympic Diving Trials
June 15, 2012 - Former Sun Devil Rowie Webster Named to Australian Olympic Team
June 14, 2012 - @FOXSportsArizona To Show Classic Harden Games Starting Thursday
May 4, 2012 - From ASU To USA Via OKC James Harden Added As Finalist For 2012 USA Basketball National Team