| DATE | START TIME | VANDERBILT OLYMPIAN | EVENT | COVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 2 | 11:55 a.m. CT (A) 1:20 p.m. (B) |
Veronica Fraley (USA) | Women’s Track & field, Discus Qualification | NBCOlympics.com | NBCSports.com |
| Aug. 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Veronica Fraley (USA) | Women’s Track & field, Discus Final | NBCOlympics.com | NBCSports.com |
| Aug. 6 | 10:30 a.m. | Lily Williams | Women’s Track Cycling, Team Pursuit, Qualifying | NBCOlympics.com | NBCSports.com |
| Aug. 7 | 6:52 a.m. / 1:57 p.m. | Lily Williams (USA) | Women’s Track Cycling, Team Pursuit, Medal Rounds | NBCOlympics.com | NBCSports.com |
Veronica Fraley, MS’23
Veronica Fraley, continues her historic season in Paris where she will become Vandy’s second female Olympian. Earlier this year, she became the Dores’ third NCAA individual champion when she won the discus at the outdoor championships.
Lily Williams, BA’16
Lily Williams, an elite track cyclist representing Team USA, was the first female Vanderbilt graduate to compete in the Olympics. A member of the 2020 team pursuit world championship squad, she and her squad brought home a bronze medal from Tokyo.
Given the route the former middle-distance runner took from Nashville to the Izu Velodrome outside Tokyo, she is also among the unlikeliest Olympians in the American delegation … Full story.
Olympic History
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympian | Jeff Turner | Scott Muller | Casey Weathers | Matthias Schwab | Lily Williams | Veronica Fraley |
| Country | USA | Panama | USA | Austria | USA | USA |
| Olympics | 1984 - Los Angeles | 1996 - Atlanta | 2008 - Beijing | 2020 - Tokyo | 2020 - Tokyo 2024 - Paris | 2024 - Paris |
| Sport | Men's Basketball | Men's Canoeing | Baseball | Men's Golf | Women's Track Cycling | Women's Track & Field |
| Finish | Gold | 44th | Bronze | T-27th | Bronze |
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