Mike Alexandrov
Swimming
Age: 22
Local ties: From Champaign, competes for Northwestern
Experience: Competing for Bulgaria
Kevin Anderson
Tennis
Age: 22
Local ties: Played at Illinois
Experience: Competing for South Africa
Kelci Bryant
Diving, 3-meter synchronized
Age: 19
Local ties: From Chatham
Experience: Won bronze medal at the FINA Diving World Cup with teammate Ariel Rittenhouse
Tamika Catchings
Basketball
Age: 29
Local ties: From Chicago, attended Stevenson High
Experience: Recovered from torn Achilles’ tendon to make second Olympic team
T.C. Dantzler
Wrestling, Greco-Roman
Age: 37
Local ties: Born in Harvey
Experience: Qualified for first Olympics to become second oldest U.S. wrestler
Jennie Finch
Softball
Age: 27
Local ties: Plays for the Bandits
Experience: Pitched on the 2004 Olympic gold team
Sylvia Fowles
Basketball
Age: 22
Local ties: Plays for the Sky
Experience: 6-6 center recently returned from a knee sprain
Matt Grevers
Swimming, 100m backstroke, 4x100m freestyle relay
Age: 23
Local ties: From Lake Forest, attended Northwestern
Experience: Qualified for first Olympics by finishing second at trials in backstroke
Brad Guzan
Soccer
Age: 23
Local ties: From Homer Glen
Experience: Earned 2007 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year honors
Tom Hoff
Volleyball
Age: 35
Local ties: From Park Ridge
Experience: Making third straight Olympic appearance as middle blocker
Susanna Kallur
Track, 100-meter hurdles
Age: 27
Local ties: Competed at Illinois
Experience: Will compete for Sweden
Larry Langowsky
Wrestling
Age: 23
Local ties: From Chicago, attended Gordon Tech and Northwestern
Experience: Will compete for Mexico
Christina Loukas
Diving, 3-meter springboard
Age: 22
Local ties: From Riverwoods
Experience: Won women’s springboard at trials to qualify for first Olympics
Christine Magnuson
Swimming, 100-meter butterfly
Age: 22
Local ties: From Tinley Park
Experience: Won 2008 NCAA title at Tennessee
Gakologelwang Masheto
Track, 400 meters
Age: 23
Local ties: Competes at Illinois
Experience: Will compete for Botswana
Brian McBride
Soccer
Age: 36
Local ties: From Arlington Heights, just traded to the Fire
Experience: Captain played in three World Cups
Ogonna Nnamani
Volleyball
Age: 25
Local ties: From Normal
Experience: Played outside hitter for 2004 team
Andres Nocioni
Basketball
Age: 28
Local ties: Plays for the Bulls
Experience: Won gold with Argentina in 2004
Candace Parker
Basketball
Age: 22
Local ties: From Naperville
Experience: Led Tennessee to consecutive national titles
Cappie Pondexter
Basketball
Age: 25
Local ties: From Chicago, attended Marshall
Experience: WNBA Finals MVP in 2007, making Olympic debut
Chris Robinson
Baseball
Age: 24
Local ties: Played at Illinois, plays in Cubs AA system
Experience: The catcher will compete for Canada
Sean Rooney
Volleyball
Age: 25
Local ties: From Wheaton
Experience: Leading scorer at the 2007 Pan American Games
Jamie Schroeder
Rowing
Age: 26
Local ties: From Wilmette, attended Northwestern
Experience: Won men’s quadruple sculls at the FISA World Cup stop in Lucerne
Will Simpson
Equestrian
Age: 39
Local ties: From Peoria
Experience: Will compete in showjumping for Olympic debut
Justin Spring
Gymnastics
Age: 24
Local ties: Assistant coach for men’s team at Illinois
Experience: Has overcome six surgeries to compete in vault
Jorge Torres
Track, 10,000 meters
Age: 27
Local ties: From Wheeling
Experience: Finished third at trials in 27:46.33 to make Olympic debut
Christian Vande Velde
Cycling
Age: 32
Local ties: From Lemont
Experience: Finished fifth at Tour de France; finished 12th at Sydney Olympics
Dwyane Wade
Basketball
Age: 26
Local ties: From Robbins, attended Richards High
Experience: Averaged 7.3 points in 2004 Games
Deron Williams
Basketball
Age: 24
Local ties: Played at Illinois
Experience: Averaged career-highs in points (18.8) and assists (10.5) for Jazz last season
Vic Wunderle
Archery
Age: 32
Local ties: From Mason City
Experience: Won silver and bronze medals in 2000 Olympics
Mariel Zagunis
Fencing, sabre
Age: 23
Local ties: Attended Notre Dame
Experience: First American to win gold in fencing in 100 years
Emily Zurrer
Soccer
Age: 21
Local ties: Plays for Illinois
Experience: The defender will compete for Canada
