The Road to Tokyo 2020

More than 1,000 current or former NCAA athletes competed in the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. They represented more than 100 countries across 6 continents.

Meet 3 U.S. Paralympic athletes from DIII

This year, for the Tokyo Paralympic Games, 10 Team USA members are former NCAA athletes who competed at the Division III level. Meet three of those athletes:

Jumping for his dreams

On an empty track tucked past the cornfields of Goshen, Indiana, Sam Grewe trains for the high jump at the upcoming Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Former Cedarville cross country and track and field runner Grace Norman

Cedarville alum reflects on path to Paralympic triathlon

A lifelong love of athletics, a fierce competitive streak, and time management skills honed in college have led former Cedarville student-athlete Grace Norman to become a world-class triathlete.

CSUN alum credits college experience for setting her on Paralympic path

Katie Holloway remembers wearing long socks to hide her prosthetic. She recalls never wanting anyone to think she was less than or needed special treatment because part of her right leg was amputated before she was 2 years old.

Former, current NCAA student-athletes earn 282 Olympic medals

The more than 1,000 former and current NCAA student-athletes who competed in the recently completed Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo combined to take home 282 medals.

Blue and white baseball

Together, the colors blue and white mean a lot more to Tal Erel than to the average student at Lynn.

Williams graduate Kristi Kirshe will make her Olympic debut

Domino of decisions

How Kristi Kirshe ended up in the Summer Olympics on the U.S. rugby sevens team is a story of several decisions aligning perfectly and creating an unexpected opportunity.

Tyler Christianson, a sophomore at Notre Dame

Finding a lane

When Tyler Christianson was a kid, his parents tossed him into a pool to teach him how to swim — a skill neither of them has mastered. Little did they know a future Olympian would surface.

College Experience to Tokyo

Cal State East Bay’s Daniela Passoni credits team for helping her reach Olympic dream.

Emory star’s journey to Olympics

Andrew Wilson credits DIII experience for professional swimming success.