After running track for UT, leaving early to turn professional, and becoming an Olympic medalist, Tianna Madison returned to finish what she started—a bachelor’s degree in social work.
Tag:
olympics
-
-
A swimmer. A runner. A soccer player. We pay tribute to three women student-athletes—Kira Toussaint, Hannah Wilkinson, and Kali Davis-White—who recently represented Tennessee and their home countries well in the 2016 Olympics.
-
Stephanie Garant-Jones (’07) has quite the unique view of Sochi. The sport management graduate is working behind the scenes as part of the crew orchestrating the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
-
Eleven athletes with UT ties will compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, set to begin July 27. Alumna and gold medalist Benita Fitzgerald Mosley will serve as USA Track & Field’s chief of sport performance.
-
In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Tennessee Volunteers weren’t just orange. They were also gold and silver. Four current students and 12 former students participated in the games. Collectively, they brought home three gold and three silver medals.