Two former USF student-athletes and one current graduate student will be participating in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, which run from Aug. 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
John Cox '05, who played at USF from 1999-2005 and ranks as the school's ninth all-time leading scorer, will represent Venezuela in the men's basketball competition, Maor Tiyouri '14 will compete in the women's marathon for her native Israel while Mariya Koroleva, a current graduate student in USF's Sport Management program, will represent the United States in the duet portion of the synchronized swimming competition.
Additionally, Katie Morgan, USF's Director of Creative Video, will be working her eighth Olympic Games as an associate producer for NBC.