IDAHO — Ten athletes, competing in various sports, are representing not only the United States but also the State of Idaho in the 2024 Paris Olympics this year.
According to the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, these Idaho athletes are from Idaho, trained in Idaho, or attend an Idaho college. The Idaho Attorney General’s Office listed the following Olympic athletes:
Emily Sams (25) from Boise is an alternate for the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team. She led Centennial High School in Boise to a state runner-up finish in 2013 and was the #3 overall draft pick last year for the National Women’s Soccer League.Chloé Dygert (27) trains in Boise and will compete in Women’s Cycling. This will be her third Olympic appearance after winning a silver in Brazil and bronze in Japan.Haley Batten (25) trains in Boise and will compete in Women’s Cycling in Mountain Bike. She won her first national title in Sun Valley and is currently ranked 11th in the world.Airi Miyabe (25) led the College of Southern Idaho to a national championship in 2018 as an outside hitter in volleyball and will be playing for the Japan Women’s Volleyball Team as a middle blocker.Alyssa Mendoza (20) is a Caldwell native and will be on the Women’s Boxing team. She is the first Olympic boxer from Idaho.Adrienne Lyle is a former Ketchum resident returning for her third Olympic Games in Equestrian Dressage. She led the U.S. Dressage Team to a silver medal in Tokyo in 2021.Matteo Jorgenson (25) is a Boise High graduate representing us on the U.S. Men’s Cycling Team in the Road Race. He finished 8th in the Tour de France, the best American finish in ten years.Marisa Howard (31), a BSU alum and assistant coach at Rocky Mountain High School in Meridian, will be running the 3,000-meter steeplechase in Women’s Track and Field. She is the first BSU woman to make a U.S. Olympic track team.Sam Atkin, a Lewis-Clark State College alum and assistant coach, will be running the 5,000-meter for Men’s Track and Field. This is his second Olympics and the first athlete in his school’s history to go to the Olympics. He will be running for Great Britain, chosen on a discretionary pick.Chari Hawkins (33), a Rexburg native, will be competing in the Women’s Heptathlon. She took 8th place at the World Championships last year and finished second at last month’s U.S. trials.
