The Tokyo games are upon us, and Michigan is representing at this year’s Summer Olympics. The list of athletes that hail from Michigan this year is impressive, with participants in a range of sports, from track and field to basketball.
Read on for a list of Michigan natives participating at this year’s game, plus a gallery with all the sports to watch this year. Go U.S.A.!
Steven Bastien
Competing In: Decathalon
Local Hometown: Saline
Local High School: Saline High School
Higher Education: Michigan ′17
Anavia Battle
Competing In: Track and Field
Local Hometown: Inkster
Local High School: Wayne Memorial High School
Higher Education: Ohio State ’21
Devin Booker
Competing In: Basketball
Local Hometown: Grand Rapids.
High School: Moss Point in Mississippi.
Higher Education: Kentucky.
Amanda Chidester
Competing In: Softball
Local Hometown: Allen Park
Local High School: St. Frances Cabrini
Higher Education: Michigan ’12
Catie Deloof
Competing In: Swimming
Local Hometown: Grosse Pointe
Local High School: Grosse Pointe South
Higher Education: Michigan ’19
Draymond Green
Competing In: Basketball
Local Hometown: Saginaw
Local High School: Saginaw High School
Higher Education: Michigan State ‘12
Katelin Guregian
Competing In: Rowing (Women’s Eight)
Local Hometown: Detroit
High School: Winter Park High School in Florida
Higher Education: University of Washington, ’09
Annie Lazor
Competing In: Swimming (200-meter breaststroke)
Age: 26
Local Hometown: Beverly Hills, Mich.
Local High School: Wylie E. Groves High School (Beverly Hills, Mich.)
Higher Education: Auburn University ’16
Grace Luczak
Competing In: Rowing (Four-Boat)
Age: 32
Local Hometown: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Local High School: Ann Arbor Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Mich.) ’07
Higher Education: Stanford University ’11
JaVale McGee
Competing In: Basketball
Local Hometown: Flint.
Local High School: Hales Fransciscan (Chicago).
Higher Education: Nevada.
Highlights: 3x NBA Champion.
Katherine Nye
Competing In: Weightlifting
Local Hometown: Oakland Township
Local High School: Rochester Adams High
Higher Education: Oakland University
Hannah Roberts
Competing In: Cycling (BMX)
Local Hometown: Buchanan, Mich.
Local High School: Buchanan High School
Cindy Sember
Competing In: Track and Field
Local Hometown: Ypsilanti, Mich.
Local High School: Ypsilanti High School
Higher Education: Michigan ’16
Allison Schmitt
Competing In: Swimming
Local Hometown: Canton
Local High School: Canton High School
Higher Education: University of Georgia ’13
Tiffany Porter
Competing In: Track and Field
Local Hometown: Ypsilanti, Mich.
Local High School: Ypsilanti High School
Higher Education: Michigan ’10
Ellen Tomek
Competing In: Rowing, Quadruple Sculls
Local Hometown: Flushing
Local High School: Luke M. Powers Catholic High School
Higher Education: Michigan ’06
All of the Events Taking Place at the Olympics:
