See All the Michigan Natives at the Tokyo Olympics
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:
