Updated 08/14/2012 01:46 PM
Locals going for gold
Throughout our YNN coverage area, we have a handful of athletes heading to the London games, hoping to bring home gold.
Matt Anderson
Previous coverage: Matt Anderson Sets the Pace for U.S. Volleyball
From late bloomer to young leader of U.S. men's volleyball team
Brigetta Barrett
- Hometown: Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
- Sport: Track and field, High Jump
- Birthday: December 24, 1990
- Twitter: @bebe3114
- USA Track and Field: www.usatf.org
London 2012 results:
Jake Cornelius
- Hometown: Brooktondale, N.Y.
- Sport: Rowing, Men's Eight
- Birthday: October 2, 1984
- USA Rowing: www.usrowing.org
Caryn Davies
- Hometown: Ithaca, N.Y.
- Sport: Rowing, Women's Eight
- Birthday: April 14, 1982
- USA Rowing: www.usrowing.org
London 2012 results:
- Gold in rowing, women’s eight
Nick Delpopolo
- Hometown: Wakefield, Mass., but graduated from Burnt Hills - Ballston Lake High School
- Sport: Judo, 73kg
- Birthday: February 8, 1989
- USA Judo: www.teamusa.org/USA-Judo
Previous coverage: Judo athletes pack their bags for the London Olympics
London 2012 results:
Melissa Gonzelez
Sarah Groff
Molly Huddle
- Hometown: Elmira, N.Y.
- Sport: Track and Field, 5,000 meters
- Birthday: August 31, 1984
- USA Track and Field: www.usatf.org
London 2012 results:
KaraLynn Joyce
- Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y., but swam at Webster High School, Webster, N.Y.
- Sport: Swimming, 50M Free
- Birthday: October 25, 1985
- USA Swimming: www.usaswimming.org
Previous coverage: Kara Lynn Joyce remembers growing up in Rochester
Jake Kaminski
Previous coverage: Kaminski looking forward to Olympics
Jake Kaminski, Olympic archer
London 2012 results:
- Won silver in men's team archery competition
Ryan Lochte
- Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
- Sport: Swimming, 200M Back, 200M IM, 400M IM, 200M Free, 800M Free Relay
- Birthday: August 3, 1984
- Twitter: @ryanlochte
- USA Swimming: www.usaswimming.org
Previous coverage: Ryan Lochte ready to renew rivalry
London 2012 results:
- Gold in 400M IM
- Gold in 4x200M Freestyle Relay
- Silver in 4x100M Freestyle Relay
- Fourth in 200M Freestyle
- Silver in 200M IM
- Bronze in 200M Backstroke
Lopez Lomong
- Hometown: Tully, N.Y.
- Sport:Track and Field, 5,000 meters
- Birthday: January 1, 1985
- Twitter: @lopezlomong
- USA Track and Field: www.usatf.org
Previous coverage: Tully's Lomong gunning for gold in London
Beezie Madden
- Hometown: Cazenovia, N.Y.
- Sport: Equestrian, Jumping
- Birthday: November 20, 1963
- United States Equestrian Federation: www.usef.org
Alex Meyer
London 2012 results:
Meghan Musnicki
- Hometown: Naples, N.Y.
- Sport: Rowing, Women's Eight
- Birthday: February 5, 1983
- USA Rowing: www.usrowing.org
Previous coverage: Local rower named to Team USA
How Olympian Meghan Musnicki got into rowing
London 2012 results:
- Gold in rowing, women’s eight
Henrik Rummel
- Hometown: Pittsford, N.Y.
- Sport: Rowing, Men's Four
- Birthday: April13, 1985
- USA Rowing: www.usrowing.org
Previous coverage: Pittsford-Mendon graduate to compete in Olympics
Henrik Rummel expects to compete for medal in rowing
London 2012 results:
- Won bronze in the men’s four
Jenn Suhr
- Hometown: Fredonia, N.Y.
- Sport:Track and Field, Pole Vault
- Birthday: February 5, 1982
- Twitter: @JennSuhr
- USA Track and Field: www.usatf.org
Previous coverage: Suhr has sights on Olympic gold
Jenn Suhr goes to London as world's #1 vaulter
London 2012 results:
Jason Turner
- Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
- Sport:Shooting, 10M Air Pistol
- Birthday: January 31, 1975
- USA Shooting: www.usashooting.org
Previous coverage: Olympian Jason Turner back in town
Jason Turner to compete in ten meter air pistol
Kyle Vashkulat
Previous coverage: Judo athletes pack their bags for the London Olympics
Dana Vollmer
London 2012 results:
Abby Wambach
Previous coverage: No turning back for Abby Wambach
Wambach Leads U.S. Women into London
London 2012 results:
Todd Wells
International athletes with New York ties
Stef Collins
Collins plays on the Great Britian women's basketball team, but played some of her high school career at Odessa-Montour High School.