Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State is sending a record 12 athletes to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The list is comprised of men’s golfers Wyndham Clark (USA), Viktor Hovland (Norway), Alex Noren (Sweden) and Kris Ventura (Norway), women’s track and field athletes Ariadni Adamopoulou (Greece), Chase Ealey Jackson (USA), Gabija Galvydyte (Lithuania), Ieva Zarankaite Gumbs (Lithuania), men’s track and field athlete Jacob Fincham-Dukes (Great Britain), men’s tennis player Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Kazakhstan), women's soccer player Grace Neville (New Zealand) and women’s golfer Maja Stark (Sweden).
OSU’s 12 Olympic athletes ties for second-most among Big 12 schools at the Paris Games, trailing only Arizona State (22).
Oklahoma State has produced 121 Olympians all-time and entering the 2024 Paris Games, 34 earned a medal - 21 gold, five silver and eight bronze.
OSU has been represented at every Olympic Summer Games in which the United States has competed in since 1924.
Oklahoma State has produced at least one medalist in 19 of the last 20 Olympic Summer Games in which the United States has competed since 1932. The lone exception was in 1972, when the Henry Iba-coached Team USA men’s basketball team chose to not accept silver medals following a controversial result against the Soviet Union in the gold medal game.
Included among Oklahoma State’s Olympic gold medalists are a quartet of two-time winners - wrestlers Yojiro Uetake and John Smith, men’s basketball star Bob Kurland and softball pitching ace Michele Smith.
Wyndham Clark | USA
Men’s Golf
Men’s Individual
United States of America
· Has three career PGA Tour wins, including his triumph at the U.S. Open in 2023
· Also won the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship and the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
· Has competed for the U.S. two times previously as a member of the 2023 Ryder Cup squad and the 2014 Palmer Cup squad
· Currently No. 5 in the Official World Golf Ranking
· Has accumulated more than $25 million in career earnings
· Spent four seasons in Stillwater and was a second-team All-American in 2014
· Was tabbed as the Big 12 Player of the Year in 2014 as well as an All-Big 12 selection
· That season, he had three runner-ups, two fourth-place finishes, a fifth-place showing as well as two sixth-place finishes in 13 starts
· Earned All-Central Region honors in 2014 as well
· Was a member of the Cowboys’ NCAA runner-up team in 2014
Viktor Hovland | NOR
Men’s Golf
Men’s Individual
Norway
· Has 10 professional wins overall, including six PGA Tour wins and two European Tour wins to his credit
· Won three times in 2023 with victories at the TOUR Championship, BMW Championship and the Memorial Tournament
· Also won the 2021 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, the 2020 Mayakoba Golf Classic and the 2020 Puerto Rico Open
· His international victories came at the 2021 BMW International Open and the Dubai Desert Classic
· Additionally, he won the Hero World Challenge in 2021 and 2022
· Has accumulated more than $29 million in career earnings on Tour
· Represented Europe twice in Ryder Cup action, competing in 2020 and 2023
· Took part in the 2020 Olympic Games as a member of the Norwegian team, finished 14th
· Competed at the Palmer Cup in 2017 and 2018
· Currently No. 7 in the Official World Golf Ranking
· Helped lead the Cowboys to the 2018 NCAA title at Karsten Creek
· Was a first-team All-American in 2018 and 2019
· He also earned honorable mention All-America status in 2017
· Was the Ben Hogan Award winner as the nation’s top player in 2019
· He also was tabbed as the Big 12 Player of the Year in 2019 and was an All-Big 12 pick on three occasions
· Won the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach in 2018 where he tied the event’s mark for fewest holes played since 1979
· Was Low Amateur at both The Masters and the U.S. Open in 2019. His U.S. Open total broke the event’s 72-hole scoring record set by Jack Nicklaus in 1960.
Alex Norén | SWE
Men’s Golf
Men’s Individual
Sweden
· Has won 10 times on the European Tour and owns 11 victories overall as a professional
· His first triumph came at the 2006 Rolex Trophy
· He won the 2009 Omega European Masters before notching wins in 2011 at the Nordea Masters and the Saab Wales Open
· He won the 2015 Nordea Masters before reeling off four victories in 2016, winning the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, Omega European Masters, British Masters and Nedbank Golf Challenge
· Additionally, he won the 2017 BMW PGA Championship and the 2018 HNA Open de France
· Has three runner-up showings on the PGA Tour
· Has tallied more than $15 million in earnings on Tour
· Currently No. 51 in the Official World Golf Ranking
· Competed at the 2018 Ryder Cup for the European squad
· Represented Sweden at the 2020 Olympic Games, finishing 16th
· Competed twice during the Palmer Cup, representing Europe in 2004, 2005
· Was named a third-team All-American in 2005
· Also tabbed with honorable mention All-America status in 2004
· Was named an All-Big 12 pick in 2004 and 2005
· Was named an All-Central Region selection on four occasions
· Had four runner-up finishes as a Cowboy, including a second-place showing at the 2005 Big 12 Championship where he led OSU to the team title
· Was a member of the Cowboys’ NCAA runner-up team in 2003
Kris Ventura | NOR
Men’s Golf
Men’s Individual
Norway
· Has a pair of Korn Ferry Tour victories to his credit with two wins in 2019
· He won the Pinnacle Bank Championship as well as the Utah Championship
· Competed at the 2017 Palmer Cup squad for the European side
· Currently No. 275 in the Official World Golf Ranking
· Helped the Cowboys capture the 2018 NCAA title at Karsten Creek in Stillwater
· Was tabbed as a third-team All-American in 2016
· He earned honorable mention All-America status in 2017 and 2018
· Additionally, he earned All-Central Region and All-Big 12 honors four times
· Won three times during his collegiate career with victories at the Aggie Invitational and NCAA Stillwater Regional in 2016 and the 2018 Big 12 Championship
Aleksandr Nedovyesov | KAZ
Men’s Tennis
Doubles
Kazakhstan
· Achieved a career-best professional singles ranking of 72 in 2014
· In doubles action, he reached a career-best ranking of 38 earlier this year
· Has amassed 91 doubles victories and three ATP tournament titles during his professional career
· He was victorious at the 2024 Millennium Estoril Open, the 2023 Sofia Open and the 2023 Nordea Open
· Competed for his native Ukraine at the 2005 Davis Cup and has since made 10 appearances for Kazakhstan from 2014-2024.
· He was tabbed as the ITA National Player of the Year in 2009 after compiling a 35-7 mark and a No. 1 national ranking in singles
· Garnered ITA All-America status in 2008, 2009 and 2010
· Was a two-time Big 12 Player of the Year, earning the distinction in 2008 and 2009
· He was also named the league’s freshman of the year and newcomer of the year in 2007
· Was a four-time all-league selection in singles and received the honor three times for doubles
· Became just the fifth player in league history to earn All-Big 12 status four times
Jacob Fincham-Dukes | GBR
Men's Track and Field
Long Jump
Great Britain
Fincham-Dukes has had an impressive international career and made his first Olympic team in the Long Jump after placing fourth at the European Athletics Championships in June. He is also the two-time defending British champion in the Long Jump. During his time at OSU, Fincham-Dukes was a two-time first team All-American and Big 12 champion in the Long Jump, breaking the indoor and school records in the process.
Maja Stark | SWE
Women’s Golf
Women’s Individual
Sweden
Ranked No. 18 in the Olympic Golf Rankings, Maja Stark will represent Abbekås, Sweden, in Paris. Stark, a three-time winner in two years at OSU (2019-2021), contributed to a runner-up finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships, earning WGCA First-Team All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year honors. A six-time winner on the Ladies European Tour, Stark joined the LPGA in 2022, securing victory at the 2022 ISPS Handa World Invitational presented by AVIA Clinics, and helped Team Europe retain the 2023 Solheim Cup. The 24-year-old has three top-three finishes in 2024, including a runner-up finish at the Chevron Championship.
Gabija Galvydyte | LTU
Women's Track and Field
800 meters
Lithuania
Galvydyte wrapped up her OSU career this past season with her third straight podium in the outdoor 800 Meters (third, second, third). She ended her career as a five-time first team All-American and two-time Big 12 champion in the 800 Meters, breaking both the indoor and outdoor school records in the process. On the international stage, Galvydyte is an eight-time Lithuanian champion and represented her country at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 800 Meters.
Ieva Zarankaite Gumbs | LTU
Women's Track and Field
Discus Throw
Lithuania
Gumbs hit the Olympic standard with a lifetime-best throw of 64.98 meters in the Discus at the Oklahoma Throws Series. She is a 14-time Lithuanian champion in the Discus and Shot Put and has represented her home country on multiple occasions at both the World and European Athletics championships. During her time at OSU, Gumbs qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships in the Discus and owns the second-best mark in program history in the event.
Ariadni Adamopoulou | GRE
Women's Track and Field
Pole Vault
Greece
Adamopoulou qualified for her first Olympic games in the Pole Vault for her native country of Greece via world rankings after placing second at the Greek championships. She was the 2023 Big 12 champion in the Pole Vault and 2022 Big 12 runner-up, breaking both the indoor and outdoor school records during her time at OSU. Adamopoulou was also a first team All-American in 2021 and second team All-American in 2022.
Chase Ealey Jackson | USA
Women's Track and Field
Shot Put
United States of America
Jackson is the two-time reigning world outdoor champion in the Shot Put and has four total medals on the international stage in her career, including silver and bronze at the 2022 and 2024 world indoor championships. She enters the Paris Olympics ranked No. 1 in the world in the event for 101 weeks. Jackson has also won six U.S. titles in the Shot Put and holds the American record with her throw of 20.76 meters at the 2023 Prefontaine Classic. During her time at OSU, Jackson was the 2016 NCAA runner-up in the Shot Put and still holds both the indoor and outdoor school records in the event.
Grace Neville | NZL
Women's Soccer
Team
- Has earned 10 caps with the New Zealand’s National Team, the Ford Football Ferns
- Defender who has played six professional seasons for the London City Lionesses
- Ranks third all time in appearances for the Lionesses with 74
- Scored first-ever goal in London City’s inaugural game in the Barclays Women’s Championship in 2019
- Played 2018 season at Oklahoma State
- Appeared in 12 games for the Cowgirls with four starts
| Oklahoma State at the 2024 Olympics - Sorted by Date | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Time (CT) | Sport | Event | OSU Representative | TV | Streaming |
| Fri | 26-Jul | 12:30 p.m. | All | Opening Ceremonies | All | NBC | Peacock |
| Sat | 27-Jul | Time TBD | Men's Tennis | Doubles Round 1 | Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan | None | Peacock |
| Sun | 28-Jul | 10 a.m. | Women's Soccer | New Zealand vs. Colombia | Grace Neville, New Zealand | None | Peacock |
| Mon | 29-Jul | Time TBD | Men's Tennis | Doubles Round 2 | Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan | None | Peacock |
| Tue | 30-Jul | Time TBD | Men's Tennis | Doubles Round 3 | Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan | None | Peacock |
| Wed | 31-Jul | Time TBD | Men's Tennis | Doubles Semifinal | Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan | None | Peacock |
| 2:00 p.m. | Women's Soccer | New Zealand vs. France | Grace Neville, New Zealand | None | Peacock | ||
| Thu | 1-Aug | 2 a.m. | Men's Golf | Stroke Play Round 1 | Clark, Hovland, Noren, Ventura | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| Fri | 2-Aug | 2 a.m. | Men's Golf | Stroke Play Round 2 | Clark, Hovland, Noren, Ventura | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| 5 a.m. | Men's Tennis | Doubles Bronze Medal Match | Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan | None | Peacock | ||
| 11:55 a.m. | Women's Track and Field | Discus Throw Qualification | Ieva Zarankaite Gumbs, Lithuania | None | Peacock | ||
| 12:45 p.m. | Women's Track and Field | 800 meters Round 1 | Gabija Galvydyte, Lithuania | NBC | Peacock | ||
| 2 p.m. | Men's Tennis | Doubles Gold Medal Match | Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan | None | Peacock | ||
| Sat | 3-Aug | 2 a.m. | Men's Golf | Stroke Play Round 3 | Clark, Hovland, Noren, Ventura | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| 4:10 a.m. | Women's Track and Field | 800 meters Repechage Round | Gabija Galvydyte, Lithuania | NBC | Peacock | ||
| TBD | Women's Soccer | Quarterfinal Round | Grace Neville, New Zealand | None | Peacock | ||
| Sun | 4-Aug | 2 a.m. | Men's Golf | Stroke Play Medal Round | Clark, Hovland, Noren, Ventura | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| 4 a.m. | Men's Track and Field | Long Jump Qualification | Jacob Fincham-Dukes, Great Britain | None | Peacock | ||
| 1:35 p.m. | Women's Track and Field | 800 meters Semifinal | Gabija Galvydyte, Lithuania | USA | Peacock | ||
| Mon | 5-Aug | 3:40 a.m. | Women's Track and Field | Pole Vault Qualifications | Ariadni Adamopoulou, Greece | None | Peacock |
| 1:30 p.m. | Women's Track and Field | Discus Throw Final | Ieva Zarankaite Gumbs, Lithuania | None | Peacock | ||
| 2:45 p.m. | Women's Track and Field | 800 meters Final | Gabija Galvydyte, Lithuania | NBC | Peacock | ||
| Tue | 6-Aug | 1:15 p.m. | Men's Track and Field | Long Jump Final | Jacob Fincham-Dukes, Great Britain | None | Peacock |
| TBD | Women's Soccer | Semifinal Round | Grace Neville, New Zealand | None | Peacock | ||
| Wed | 7-Aug | 2 a.m. | Women's Golf | Stroke Play Round 1 | Maja Stark, Sweden | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| Noon | Women's Track and Field | Pole Vault Final | Ariadni Adamopoulou, Greece | None | Peacock | ||
| Thu | 8-Aug | 2 a.m. | Women's Golf | Stroke Play Round 2 | Maja Stark, Sweden | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| 3:25 a.m. | Women's Track and Field | Shot Put Qualification | Chase Ealey Jackson, USA | None | Peacock | ||
| Fri | 9-Aug | 2 a.m. | Women's Golf | Stroke Play Round 3 | Maja Stark, Sweden | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| 12:40 p.m. | Women's Track and Field | Shot Put Final | Chase Ealey Jackson, USA | None | Peacock | ||
| 8 a.m. | Women's Soccer | Bronze Medal Match | Grace Neville, New Zealand | USA | Peacock | ||
| Sat | 10-Aug | 2 a.m. | Women's Golf | Stroke Play Medal Round | Maja Stark, Sweden | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| 10 a.m. | Women's Soccer | Gold Medal Match | Grace Neville, New Zealand | None | Peacock | ||
| Sun | 11-Aug | 2 p.m. | All | Closing Ceremonies | All | NBC | Peacock |
Oklahoma State at the 2024 Olympics - Sorted by Person | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariadni Adamopoulou, Women's Track and Field, Greece | ||||||
| Day | Date | Time (CT) | Sport | Event | TV | Streaming |
| Mon | 5-Aug | 3:40 a.m. | Women's Track and Field | Pole Vault Qualifications | None | Peacock |
| Wed | 7-Aug | Noon | Women's Track and Field | Pole Vault Final | None | Peacock |
| Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland, Alex Noren and Kris Ventura, Men's Golf | ||||||
| Day | Date | Time (CT) | Sport | Event | TV | Streaming |
| Thu | 1-Aug | 2 a.m. | Men's Golf | Stroke Play Round 1 | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| Fri | 2-Aug | 2 a.m. | Men's Golf | Stroke Play Round 2 | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| Sat | 3-Aug | 2 a.m. | Men's Golf | Stroke Play Round 3 | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| Sun | 4-Aug | 2 a.m. | Men's Golf | Stroke Play Medal Round | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| Chase Ealey Jackson, Women's Track and Field, United States | ||||||
| Day | Date | Time (CT) | Sport | Event | TV | Streaming |
| Thu | 8-Aug | 3:25 a.m. | Women's Track and Field | Shot Put Qualification | None | Peacock |
| Fri | 9-Aug | 12:40 p.m. | Women's Track and Field | Shot Put Final | None | Peacock |
| Jacob Fincham-Dukes, Men's Track and Field, Great Britain | ||||||
| Day | Date | Time (CT) | Sport | Event | TV | Streaming |
| Sun | 4-Aug | 4 a.m. | Men's Track and Field | Long Jump Qualification | None | Peacock |
| Tue | 6-Aug | 1:15 p.m. | Men's Track and Field | Long Jump Final | None | Peacock |
| Gabija Galvydyte, Women's Track and Field, Lithuania | ||||||
| Day | Date | Time (CT) | Sport | Event | TV | Streaming |
| Fri | 2-Aug | 12:45 p.m. | Women's Track and Field | 800 meters Round 1 | NBC | Peacock |
| Sat | 3-Aug | 4:10 a.m. | Women's Track and Field | 800 meters Repechage Round | NBC | Peacock |
| Sun | 4-Aug | 1:35 p.m. | Women's Track and Field | 800 meters Semifinal | USA | Peacock |
| Mon | 5-Aug | 2:45 p.m. | Women's Track and Field | 800 meters Final | NBC | Peacock |
| Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Men's Tennis Doubles, Kazakhstan | ||||||
| Day | Date | Time (CT) | Sport | Event | TV | Streaming |
| Sat | 27-Jul | Time TBD | Men's Tennis | Doubles Round 1 | None | Peacock |
| Mon | 29-Jul | Time TBD | Men's Tennis | Doubles Round 2 | None | Peacock |
| Tue | 30-Jul | Time TBD | Men's Tennis | Doubles Round 3 | None | Peacock |
| Wed | 31-Jul | Time TBD | Men's Tennis | Doubles Semifinal | None | Peacock |
| Fri | 2-Aug | 5 a.m. | Men's Tennis | Doubles Bronze Medal Match | None | Peacock |
| Fri | 2-Aug | 2 p.m. | Men's Tennis | Doubles Gold Medal Match | None | Peacock |
| Grace Neville, Women's Soccer, New Zealand | ||||||
| Day | Date | Time (CT) | Sport | Event | TV | Streaming |
| Thu | 25-Jul | 10 a.m. | Women's Soccer | New Zealand vs Canada | None | Peacock |
| Sun | 28-Jul | 10 a.m. | Women's Soccer | New Zealand vs Colombia | None | Peacock |
| Wed | 31-Jul | 2 p.m. | Women's Soccer | New Zealand vs France | None | Peacock |
| Sat | 3-Aug | TBD | Women's Soccer | Quarterfinal Round | None | Peacock |
| Tue | 6-Aug | TBD | Women's Soccer | Semifinal Round | None | Peacock |
| Fri | 9-Aug | 8 a.m. | Women's Soccer | Bronze Medal Match | USA | Peacock |
| Sat | 10-Aug | 10 a.m. | Women's Soccer | Gold Medal Match | None | Peacock |
| Maja Stark, Women's Golf, Sweden | ||||||
| Day | Date | Time (CT) | Sport | Event | TV | Streaming |
| Wed | 7-Aug | 2 a.m. | Women's Golf | Stroke Play Round 1 | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| Thu | 8-Aug | 2 a.m. | Women's Golf | Stroke Play Round 2 | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| Fri | 9-Aug | 2 a.m. | Women's Golf | Stroke Play Round 3 | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| Sat | 10-Aug | 2 a.m. | Women's Golf | Stroke Play Medal Round | Golf Channel | Peacock |
| Ieva Zarankaite Gumbs, Women's Track and Field, Lithuania | ||||||
| Day | Date | Time (CT) | Sport | Event | TV | Streaming |
| Fri | 2-Aug | 11:55 a.m. | Women's Track and Field | Discus Throw Qualification | None | Peacock |
| Mon | 5-Aug | 1:30 p.m. | Women's Track and Field | Discus Throw Final | None | Peacock |
