STATE CONNECTIONS
Minnesota athletes and coaches for Team USA in the London Olympics:
ATHLETES
Susie Scanlan, fencing (women's epee), St. Paul
Ali Bernard, wrestling (women's 72kg), New Ulm
Chas Betts, wrestling (Greco-Roman 84 kg), St. Michael
Alise Post, cycling (women's BMX), St. Cloud
Kara Goucher, track (women's marathon), Duluth
Amanda Smock, track and field (triple jump), Melrose
Rachel Bootsma, swimming (women's 100-meter backstroke), Eden Prairie
Lindsey Berg, volleyball (women's indoor), Gophers
Kelci Bryant, diving (women's 3-meter synchronized), Gophers
Megan Kalmoe, rowing (women's quadruple sculls), Minneapolis
Lindsay Whalen, women's basketball, Hutchinson/Gophers/Lynx
Seimone Augustus, women's basketball, Lynx
Maya Moore, women's basketball, Lynx
COACHES
Hugh McCutcheon, volleyball (women's indoor), Gophers
Roberto Sobalvarro, fencing (women's epee), St. Paul
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