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PAC-12 VOLLEYBALL OLYMPIANS The nation's leader in NCAA Championships with 451, it is no surprise the Pac-12 Conference has had a big influence in international competition, including the Olympic Games. The 2012 Games were no exception. The Conference was well represented at the London Games with 258 athletes, coaches and officials with league ties participating, outpacing all other collegiate conferences. The Pac-12 delegation represented 46 countries in 18 sports. Pac-12 athletes won 45 medals (19 gold, 14 silver, 12 gold) in London, which would have ranked fifth overall if the Conference was a nation. The Conference's 19 gold medals would have ranked fifth among all countries, as well. Individually, 89 total medals went home with Pac-12 athletes, including 51 golds. While in London, Pac-12 athletes also set five world records, two Olympic records, an American record and a collegiate track record. A couple of 'firsts' were accomplished by Pac-12 athletes. Haley Anderson (USC) became the first American woman to medal in the open water swimming event and Tunisia's Ous Mellouli (USC) became the first swimmer to medal in an indoor and the open water events at the same Games. A d d i t i o n ally, the "World's Greatest Athlete" was bestowed upon former Oregon Duck and American Ashton Eaton, after winning the decathlon. An "All-American final" in women's beach vol- leyball featured three Pac-12 athletes (of the four competing), and, with seven of the eight women's water polo teams featuring at least one athlete with Pac-12 ties, the Conference was virtually guaranteed three medals, and, indeed, a Pac-12 athlete stood on every level of the medal podium at the end of the tournament. Played at the most impressive venue in London, the stands at the Horse Guards Parade were packed for the gold-medal match between Americans Kerri Walsh (STAN) and Misty May-Treanor, and April Ross (USC) and Jennifer Kessy (USC). Considered the bestever duo on the sand, Walsh and May-Treanor claimed the gold for the third-straight Games. First-time Olympians, Ross and Kessy were not left empty handed, taking home the silver medal. Six former Pac-12 athletes representing two countries competed in the indoor volleyball competition at the Olympic Games, with five wearing USA's red, white and blue. In addition, two assistant coaches for the American squad had Pac-12 ties. The USA went on to win the silver medal in London. With Conference-affiliated athletes representing 46 countries, Pac-12 competitors won medals for nine different countries. Eight of the 12 Pac-12 schools were represented on the medal podium. USC led all universities across the nation with 25 total medals, California was third with 17 and Stanford had 16. The top-three gold-medal winning institutions across the country are from the Pac-12, with Stanford and USC each claiming 12. Cal had 11 to rank third, and UCLA's six medals tied for fifth. PAC-12 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL OL YMPIANS ARIZONACountry Year Kim Glass USA 2008 Caren Kemner USA 1988,92,96 Melissa "Missy" McLinden USA 1988 ARIZONA STATECountry Year Tammy Webb-Leibl USA 1988,92,96 CALIFORNIACountry Year Holly McPeak USA 1996,00,04 OREGON STATECountry Selina Scobie Australia Year 2000 STANFORDCountry Year Foluke Akinradewo USA 2012 Barbara Fontana-Harris USA 1996 Kristin Klein USA 1996 Ogonna Nnamani USA 2004, 2008 Bev Oden USA 1996 Kim Oden USA 1988,92 Nancy Reno USA 1996 Logan Tom USA 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 Kerri Walsh USA 2000,04,08,12 UCLA CountryYear Elisabeth Bachman USA 2004 Jeanne Beauprey Reeves USA 1984 Annett Buckner Davis USA 2000,04 Greg Giovanazzi USA 1992 Linda Hanley USA 1996 Jenny Johnson Jordan USA 2000,04 Laurie Lewis USA 1968 Liz Masakayan USA 1988 Holly McPeak USA 1996,00,04 Tauna Vandeweghe USA 1984 Elaine Youngs USA 1996,04,08 USC Carolyn Becker Patty Lucas Bright Bibiana Candelas Nicole Davis Debbie Green Vargas Kathryn Ann Heck Asia Kaczor Jennifer Kessy Debbie Landreth Brown Miki McFadden Briggs Terry Place Brandel Terry Place Brandel Kim Ruddins Paula Weishoff Sue Woodstra CountryYear USA 1980,84 USA 1964,68 Mexico 2008 USA 2008, 2012 USA 1980,84 USA 1968 Poland 2008 USA 2012 USA 1980 USA 1968 USA 1980 West Germany 1984 USA 1984,88 USA 1984,92,96 USA 1980,84 WASHINGTONCountry Tamari Miyashiro USA Janine Sandell Great Britain Courtney Thompson USA Year 2012 2012 2012 COACHES Jeanne Beauprey Reeves (UCLA) Karch Kiraly (UCLA) Liz Masakayan (UCLA) Fred Sturm (STAN) Paula Weishoff (USC) USA USA USA USA USA 1996 (Asst.) 2012 (Asst.) 2008 1988 2012 (Asst.) OTHER April Lau (UCLA) USA 2012 (Delegation Head) TO LONDON 2013 PAC-12 VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE // 7 //7