UCCS Connections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/750px_AmberEnglish_FtWorth_Apr21_CourtestyofThaddiusBedford_PRX2H-L.jpg\")
Photo by Thaddius Bedford\/USA Shooting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAmber English<\/strong>
Sport: <\/strong>Shooting
Event(s):<\/strong> Women\u2019s skeet
Year: <\/strong>\u201912
Major:<\/strong> Health Care Science with paramedic certification
Notable:<\/strong> First lieutenant with the Army\u2019s World Class Athlete Program
Bio:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.usashooting.org\/12-the-team\/usashootingteam\/nationalteam\/nationalshotgunteam\/amber-english<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Maddie-Godby-Action_Credit-Casey-Gibson.jpg\")
Photo by Casey B. Gibson\/USA Cycling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nMaddie Godby<\/strong>
Sport:<\/strong> Cycling
Event(s): <\/strong>Track cycling \u2013 Keirin and Sprint
Year:<\/strong> \u201918
Major: <\/strong>Health Promotion
Quote: <\/strong>\u201cMaking the U.S. Olympic Team is a culmination of 10 years of hard work, perseverance and grit. I couldn\u2019t be more excited to represent my country and all those who have supported me in Tokyo. It is especially motivating to represent Team USA in the sprint events in Tokyo and return to the birthplace of keirin, having been the first American woman ever invited to race the circuit as a licensed keirin rider.”
Bio:<\/strong> https:\/\/usacycling.org\/athlete\/maddie-godby<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nAdeline Gray<\/strong>
Sport: <\/strong>Wrestling
Event(s): <\/strong>Women\u2019s freestyle (76 kg.)
Year:<\/strong> Attended UCCS in 2014
Notable:<\/strong> 2016 U.S. Olympian
Bio:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/usa-wrestling\/athletes\/adeline-gray<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/750px_McDowell1_Credit-Tommy-Zaferes-World-Triathlon.jpg\")
Photo by Tommy Zaferes\/World Triathlon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nKevin McDowell<\/strong>
Sport:<\/strong> Triathlon
Events:<\/strong> Men\u2019s individual event, mixed relay
Year: <\/strong>’16
Major:<\/strong> Business Administration
Quote:<\/strong> \u201cMy Olympic journey is a lifetime in the making. From discovering triathlon as a kid in suburban Chicago, through my cancer diagnosis and the difficult years that followed, to having the unique opportunity to pursue elite triathlon as a UCCS student, and working my way up through the ranks ever since, the dream has always been the same \u2014 to one day represent Team USA on the Olympic stage. I can\u2019t wait for the experience, and I hope to make my family, friends, coaches and the UCCS community proud.\u201d
Notable:<\/strong> Cancer survivor and Youth Olympic Games silver medalist
Bio: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/usa-triathlon\/athletes\/Kevin-McDowell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/750px_Jennifer-Valente-Action_Credit-Casey-Gibson.jpg\")
Photo by Casey B. Gibson\/USA Cycling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nJennifer Valente<\/strong>
Sport:<\/strong> Cycling
Event(s):<\/strong> Track cycling \u2013 Team Pursuit, Omnium, & Madison
Year: <\/strong>Junior
Major:<\/strong> Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Quote:<\/strong> \u201cThe Olympics don’t happen every single year. They are such a world event and it brings so many different people and countries together. The exposure outside of just track cycling or cycling in general is so much larger [than a World Championship]. That’s a much bigger platform in order to represent your country, your sport and yourself.\u201d
Notable:<\/strong> Featured in the Communique earlier this summer. Click here to read more<\/a>.
Bio: <\/strong>https:\/\/usacycling.org\/athlete\/jennifer-valente<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nCoaches and Support Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/750px_Margie-Hunt_MicrosoftTeams-image.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMargie Hunt
Games Role: <\/strong>Athletic Trainer on the USOPC\/USA Basketball support staff providing medical support for the USA Basketball Women’s 3×3 team
UCCS Role:<\/strong> Senior Instructor in the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Quote:<\/strong> “I have been to multiple Olympics\/Paralympics. Having worked for the USOPC from 1993-2013 and having served as a staff athletic trainer and medical coordinator\/director for many events, these games are the first time I\u2019m going as a provider for just one sport. I’m looking forward to the opportunity.”
Bio:<\/strong> https:\/\/johnsonbethel.uccs.edu\/people\/card_hscifaculty\/hunt_margaret<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMark Misch
Games Role:<\/strong> Distance coach for the Estonian National Team, overseeing marathon runners Tiidrek Nurme and Roman Fosti. Misch also coaches the U.S. alternate in the steeplechase, Dan Michalski.
UCCS Role:<\/strong> Head men’s cross country coach and assistant track and field coach
Bio:<\/strong> https:\/\/gomountainlions.com\/staff-directory\/mark-misch\/13<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSubmissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Did we miss a UCCS connection? Please let us know via the form here<\/a>, and we’ll update the story. In addition, we hope to highlight Paralympic Games connections next month. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Amber English<\/strong> Maddie Godby<\/strong> Adeline Gray<\/strong> Kevin McDowell<\/strong> Jennifer Valente<\/strong> Margie Hunt Mark Misch Did we miss a UCCS connection? Please let us know via the form here<\/a>, and we’ll update the story. In addition, we hope to highlight Paralympic Games connections next month. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sport: <\/strong>Shooting
Event(s):<\/strong> Women\u2019s skeet
Year: <\/strong>\u201912
Major:<\/strong> Health Care Science with paramedic certification
Notable:<\/strong> First lieutenant with the Army\u2019s World Class Athlete Program
Bio:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.usashooting.org\/12-the-team\/usashootingteam\/nationalteam\/nationalshotgunteam\/amber-english<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sport:<\/strong> Cycling
Event(s): <\/strong>Track cycling \u2013 Keirin and Sprint
Year:<\/strong> \u201918
Major: <\/strong>Health Promotion
Quote: <\/strong>\u201cMaking the U.S. Olympic Team is a culmination of 10 years of hard work, perseverance and grit. I couldn\u2019t be more excited to represent my country and all those who have supported me in Tokyo. It is especially motivating to represent Team USA in the sprint events in Tokyo and return to the birthplace of keirin, having been the first American woman ever invited to race the circuit as a licensed keirin rider.”
Bio:<\/strong> https:\/\/usacycling.org\/athlete\/maddie-godby<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sport: <\/strong>Wrestling
Event(s): <\/strong>Women\u2019s freestyle (76 kg.)
Year:<\/strong> Attended UCCS in 2014
Notable:<\/strong> 2016 U.S. Olympian
Bio:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/usa-wrestling\/athletes\/adeline-gray<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sport:<\/strong> Triathlon
Events:<\/strong> Men\u2019s individual event, mixed relay
Year: <\/strong>’16
Major:<\/strong> Business Administration
Quote:<\/strong> \u201cMy Olympic journey is a lifetime in the making. From discovering triathlon as a kid in suburban Chicago, through my cancer diagnosis and the difficult years that followed, to having the unique opportunity to pursue elite triathlon as a UCCS student, and working my way up through the ranks ever since, the dream has always been the same \u2014 to one day represent Team USA on the Olympic stage. I can\u2019t wait for the experience, and I hope to make my family, friends, coaches and the UCCS community proud.\u201d
Notable:<\/strong> Cancer survivor and Youth Olympic Games silver medalist
Bio: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/usa-triathlon\/athletes\/Kevin-McDowell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sport:<\/strong> Cycling
Event(s):<\/strong> Track cycling \u2013 Team Pursuit, Omnium, & Madison
Year: <\/strong>Junior
Major:<\/strong> Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Quote:<\/strong> \u201cThe Olympics don’t happen every single year. They are such a world event and it brings so many different people and countries together. The exposure outside of just track cycling or cycling in general is so much larger [than a World Championship]. That’s a much bigger platform in order to represent your country, your sport and yourself.\u201d
Notable:<\/strong> Featured in the Communique earlier this summer. Click here to read more<\/a>.
Bio: <\/strong>https:\/\/usacycling.org\/athlete\/jennifer-valente<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nCoaches and Support Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Games Role: <\/strong>Athletic Trainer on the USOPC\/USA Basketball support staff providing medical support for the USA Basketball Women’s 3×3 team
UCCS Role:<\/strong> Senior Instructor in the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Quote:<\/strong> “I have been to multiple Olympics\/Paralympics. Having worked for the USOPC from 1993-2013 and having served as a staff athletic trainer and medical coordinator\/director for many events, these games are the first time I\u2019m going as a provider for just one sport. I’m looking forward to the opportunity.”
Bio:<\/strong> https:\/\/johnsonbethel.uccs.edu\/people\/card_hscifaculty\/hunt_margaret<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Games Role:<\/strong> Distance coach for the Estonian National Team, overseeing marathon runners Tiidrek Nurme and Roman Fosti. Misch also coaches the U.S. alternate in the steeplechase, Dan Michalski.
UCCS Role:<\/strong> Head men’s cross country coach and assistant track and field coach
Bio:<\/strong> https:\/\/gomountainlions.com\/staff-directory\/mark-misch\/13<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSubmissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n