Former Vermont women's basketball player Courtnay Pilypaitis ('10) is one of 11 Olympians with America East ties to compete in London over the next several weeks.
America East Alums On World's Biggest Stage In London
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With the 2012 Summer Olympic Games beginning this week, there will be several athletes and coaches with ties to America East schools in the midst of all the action in London. Learn more about the athletes, listed by school, below. Click on the name to go to the Olympian's bio, click on the sport to go to the schedule and click on the country for the team information and roster. Follow America East on Twitter (@AmericaEast) and on Facebook (Facebook.com/AmericaEast) for updates on these athletes in London. The Opening Ceremonies kick off on Friday, July 27 and the Games come to a close on Sunday, August 12.
Boston University Rachael Vanderwal ('06) - women's basketball - Great Britain Florian Mennigen ('06) - men's crew - Germany Jozef Klaassen ('07) - men's crew - Netherlands Meindert Klem ('10) - men's crew - Netherlands Ella Gunson ('14) - field hockey - New Zealand Brett Brown ('83) - Head Coach, men's basketball - Australia
John Natale (Head Women's Soccer Coach) - Video Analysis Coach, women's soccer - USA Maine Viktoriya Rybalko (alum and current assistant) - long jump - Ukraine UMBC Cleopatra Borel ('02) - shot put - Trinidad and Tobago Stony Brook Lucy Van Dalen ('12) - 1,500 meters track - New Zealand Vermont Courtnay Pilypaitis ('10, and assistant) - women's basketball - Canada |









