Watch USC Dornsife athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Nearly two dozen USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences alumni and students will be aiming for gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Some, such as track star Rai Benjamin ’16 and veteran water polo goalkeeper Amanda Longan ’19, are hoping to add an additional Olympic gold to their trophy case. Others, like recent biological sciences graduate Jasmine Jones, will be representing their country for the first time at the games.
Here’s the rundown of competitors, what they studied at USC Dornsife and the countries they’re playing for. We’ll also be updating this story with medal results as the games progress.
Women’s Beach Volleyball
Sophie Bukovec ’17 (sociology) | Canada
Kelly Cheng ’17 (sociology) | USA
Sara Hughes ’22 (political science) | USA
Women’s Rowing
Nikoline Laidlaw ’18 (environmental studies) | Denmark
Astrid Steensberg ’20 (health and human sciences) | Denmark
Women’s Soccer
Croix Bethune ’23 (health and human sciences) | USA
Nicole Payne ’22 (psychology) | Nigeria
Men’s Swimming
Dylan Carter ’18 (environmental studies) | 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle | Trinidad and Tobago
Women’s Swimming
Noelani Day (human biology) | 50-meter freestyle | Tonga
Laticia Transom ’22 (psychology) | New Zealand
Kasia Wilk-Wasick ’16 (psychology) | 50-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter freestyle | Poland
Men’s Track and Field
Aaron Brown ’14 (political science) | 200 meters | Canada
Rai Benjamin ‘16 (sociology) | 400-meter hurdles | USA
Andre de Grasse ’16 (sociology) | 100-meter hurdles | Canada
Women’s Track and Field
🥈 Anna Cockrell (minor in political science) | 400-meter hurdles | USA
Cockrell has won a silver medal in the 400m hurdles.
Yemi John (economics) | 4×400 meters | Great Britain
Jasmine Jones ’24 (biological sciences) | 400-meter hurdles | USA
Amalie Luel ’17 (human biology) | 400-meter hurdles | Norway
TeeTee Terry (minor in forensics and criminality) | 100 meters | USA
Lanae-Tava Thomas ’25 (human biology) | 200 meters | Jamaica
Men’s Water Polo
Jacob Mercep ’21 (economics) | Australia
Nic Porter ’21 (health and human sciences) | Australia
Women’s Water Polo
Amanda Longan ’19 (psychology) | USA
Denise Mammolito ’21 (health and human sciences) | USA
Hayley McKelvey ’18 (health and human sciences) | Canada
