Olympics 2012: Get ready to see your Big West staff/players/alumni in action

Olympics start Friday (unless you count the games played today), are you ready?  Here's the list of Big West players/coaches and alumni competing along with the days:

BIG WEST SPORTS
Student-Athletes
Name	School	Sport	Country
Sharon Day	Cal Poly	Women’s Track and Field	USA
Stephanie Brown Trafton	Cal Poly	Women’s Track and Field	USA
Karen Bardsley	Cal State Fullerton	Women’s Soccer	Great Britian
Katie Holloway	Cal State Northridge	Sitting Volleyball	USA
Tayyiba Haneef-Park	Long Beach State	Women’s Indoor Volleyball	USA
Kenneth Medwood	Long Beach State	Men's Track and Field	Belize
Danielle Scott-Arruda	Long Beach State	Women’s Indoor Volleyball	USA
Kim Conley	UC Davis	Women’s Track and Field	USA
Coaches
Name	School	Sport	Country
Jack Hoyt	Cal Poly	Women’s Track and Field	USA Assistant Coach
Danny Williams	Cal Poly	Women’s Track and Field	USA Assistant Coach
Keshia Baker	Cal State Northridge	Women’s Track and Field	USA 4x400 Relay
Tony Ronzone	Long Beach State	Men's Basketball	USA Operations
Dan Klatt	UC Irvine	Women’s Water Polo	USA Assistant Coach
Jamie Morrison	UC Irvine	Women’s Volleyball	USA Assistant Coach
Paula Weishoff	UC Irvine	Women’s Volleyball	USA Assistant Coach
Alternates
Name	School	Sport	Country
Heather Bown	UC Santa Barbara	Women’s Indoor Volleyball	USA
Jennifer Joines-Tamas	Pacific	Women’s Indoor Volleyball	USA
Ryan Martin	UC Santa Barbara	Men’s Track and Field	USA
NON-BIG WEST SPORTS
Student-Athletes
Name	School	Sport	Country
David Lee	Long Beach State	Men’s Volleyball	USA
Paul Lotman	Long Beach State	Men’s Volleyball	USA
David McKienzie	Long Beach State	Men’s Volleyball	USA
Misty May-Treanor	Long Beach State	Women’s Beach Volleyball	USA
Scott Weltz	UC Davis	Men’s Swimming	USA
Ryan Bailey	UC Irvine	Men’s Water Polo	USA
Tim Hutten	UC Irvine	Men’s Water Polo	USA
Amber Neben	UC Irvine	Women's Road Cycling	USA
Jeff Powers	UC Irvine	Men’s Water Polo	USA
David Smith	UC Irvine	Men’s Volleyball	USA
Brian Thornton	UC Irvine	Men’s Volleyball	USA
Jason Lezak	UC Santa Barbara	Men’s Swimming	USA
Todd Rogers	UC Santa Barbara	Men’s Beach Volleyball	USA
Coaches
Name	School	Sport	Country
Alan Knipe	Long Beach State	Men’s Volleyball	Head Coach
Ron Larsen	UC Riverside	Men’s Volleyball	Assistant Coach
Wolf Wigo	UC Santa Barbara	Men’s Water Polo	NBC Color Analyst
Alternates
Name	School	Sport	Country
Jayson Jablonsky	UC Irvine	Men’s Volleyball	USA
Brian Alexander	UC Santa Barbara	Men’s Water Polo	USA
Evan Patak	UC Santa Barbara	Men’s Volleyball	USA

  SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – LONDON OLYMPICS

BIG WEST ATHLETES & COACHES
All Times Pacific • Add 8 Hours For London Time
Sport	Participant(s)	Date	Time	Event
Men's Basketball	Tony Ronzone	July 29	6:30 am	Group A - USA vs. France
		July 31	2:15 pm	Group A - USA vs. Tunisia
		August 2	2:15 pm	Group A - USA vs. Nigeria
		August 4	6:30 am	Group A - USA vs. Lithuania
		August 6	2:15 pm	Group A - USA vs. Argentina
Men’s Beach Volleyball	^Todd Rogers	July 29	2 pm	Pool B – Asahi/Shiratori (JPN)
		July 31	1 pm	Pool B – Herrera/Gavira (ESP)
		August 2	1 pm	Pool B – Benes/Kubala (CZE)
Men’s Indoor Volleyball	David Lee	July 29	8:45 am	Group B - USA vs. Serbia
	Paul Lotman	July 31	8:45 am	Group B - USA vs. Germany
	David McKienzie	August 2	12 pm	Group B – USA vs. Brazil
	David Smith	August 4	8:45 am	Group B – USA vs. Russia
	Brian Thornton	August 6	12 pm	Group B – USA vs. Tunisia
	Alan Knipe
	Ron Larsen
Men’s Swimming	Jason Lezak	July 29	4:05 am	4x100 Relay – Qualifying
		July 29	12:54 pm	4x100 Relay – Finals
	Scott Weltz	July 31	2:47 am	200 Breaststroke – Heats
		July 31	12:17 pm	200 Breaststroke – Semifinals
		August 1	11:30 am	200 Breaststroke – Finals
Men’s Track and Field	Kenneth Medwood	August 3	3:15 am	400 Meter Hurdles – Round 1
		August 4	11 am	400 Meter Hurdles – Semifinals
		August 6	12:45 pm	400 Meter Hurdles – Finals
Men’s Water Polo	Ryan Bailey	July 29	11:40 am	Group B – USA vs. Montenegro
	Tim Hutten	July 31	11:40 am	Group B – USA vs. Romania
	Jeff Powers	August 2	10:20 am	Group B – USA vs. Great Britain
		August 4	11:40 am	Group B – USA vs. Serbia
		August 6	7:30 am	Group B – USA vs. Hungary
Women’s Beach Volleyball	*Misty May-Treanor	July 28	3 pm	Pool C – vs. Cook-Hinchley (AUS)
		July 30	3 pm	Pool C – vs. Sluková/Kolocová (CZE)
		August 1	3 pm	Pool C – vs. Schwaiger/Schwaiger (AUT)
Women’s Indoor Volleyball	Danielle Scott-Arruda	July 28	12 pm	Group B – USA vs. Korea
	Jamie Morrison	July 30	8:45 am	Group B – USA vs. Brazil
	Tayyiba Haneef-Park	August 1	12 pm	Group B – USA vs. China
	Paula Weishoff	August 3	12 pm	Group B – USA vs. Serbia
		August 5	12 pm	Group B – USA vs. Turkey
Women's Road Cycling	Amber Neben	July 29	4 am	Road Race - Finals
Women’s Soccer	Karen Bardsley	July 25	8 am	Great Britain vs. New Zealand
		July 28	9:15 am	Great Britain vs. Cameroon
		July 31	11:45 am	Great Britain vs. Brazil
Women’s Sitting Volleyball	Katie Holloway	August 31	8 am	Pool B – USA vs. China
		September 1	11 am	Pool B – USA vs. Slovenia
		September 3	11 am	Pool B – USA vs. Brazil
Women’s Track & Field	Sharon Day	August 3	2:05 am	WHEP – 100 Hurdles
		August 3	3:15 am	WHEP – High Jump
		August 3	11:00 am	WHEP – Shot Put
		August 3	12:45 pm	WHEP – 200 Meters
		August 4	2:05 am	WHEP – Long Jump
		August 4	3:40 am	WHEP – Javelin
		August 4	12:35 pm	WHEP – 800 Meters
	Stephanie Brown Trafton	August 3	11:10 am	DISCUS – Qualifying
		August 4	11:30 am	DISCUS – Finals
	Kim Conley	August 7	2:55 am	5,000 METERS – Qualifying
		August 10	12:05 pm	5,000 METERS – Finals
Women’s Water Polo	Dan Klatt	July 30	11:40 am	Group A – USA vs. Hungary
		August 1	10:20 am	Group A – USA vs. Spain
		August 3	11:40 am	Group A – USA vs. China

All the games will be broadcast on the NBC family of networks and also, for the first time ever, all the events will be broadcast online.  There is no excuse for not watching.  So get out there, support your conference (or more importantly, we're your country!) and watch the Olympics.