(All times are Eastern)
Leah Crouse
Sport: Field hockey
757 connection: Crouse starred at Cox High in Virginia Beach before spending four seasons at Duke and a graduate year at Maryland. At Cox, she was a three-time All-Tidewater selection and helped the Falcons win two Virginia High School League state championships, scoring the game-winning goal as a senior.
On the international stage: Crouse, a defender, has been a member of the U.S. National Team since 2021. She helped Team USA earn silver medals at the 2023 Pan American Games and in the Olympic qualifier earlier this year.
When Crouse competes: The U.S. team opens the field hockey competition with a 1:45 p.m. game Saturday against Argentina in Pool B.
Justin Dowell
Sport: BMX Freestyle
757 connection: Dowell is a graduate of Princess Anne High in Virginia Beach.
On the international stage: He is competing in his second consecutive Olympics after an eighth-place finish in 2020 in Tokyo. Dowell won the world championship in 2018 and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Pan American Games. His signature move: The “Twix,” mixing a tailwhip and a bar at the same time.
When Dowell competes: BMX Freestyle qualifying begins Tuesday, followed by the finals on Wednesday.
Grant Holloway
Sport: Track and field, 110-meter hurdles
757 connection: Holloway won 20 state championships in track and field as a star at Grassfield High in Chesapeake. He also was an All-Tidewater football player and had 50 scholarship offers to play in college, but chose track. At Florida, he was a nine-time All-American and won 15 national titles.
On the international stage: Holloway holds the world record in the 60-meter hurdles and has the world’s second fastest time in the 110 hurdles. He’s won five world championship titles and was the silver medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
When Holloway competes: The first round of the 110 hurdles is Aug. 4, followed by the semifinals Aug. 7 and the finals Aug. 8 at 3:45 p.m.
Stephanie Roble
Sport: Sailing, women’s skiff
757 connection: Roble was a three-time All-American at Old Dominion and helped the ODU women’s and co-ed sailing teams to third-place finishes at the national championships in 2010.
On the international stage: The Wisconsin native is making her second Olympic appearance in a 49erFX boat after an 11th-place finish in the 2020 Tokyo Games with U.S. teammate Maggie Shea of Illinois. Roble and Shea won their first World Cup medal together at the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Genoa and have climbed to No. 5 in the world rankings.
When Roble competes: The women’s skiff sailing competition begins Sunday, and the medal race is Aug. 1 at 9:43 a.m.
Quincy Wilson
Sport: Track and field, 4×400 relays
757 connection: Wilson was born in Chesapeake and attended Great Bridge Middle School. As he began to excel in track, he and his family relocated to Potomac, Maryland, and he now attends Bullis High and competes for its nationally known track program.
In international competition: He has made an astounding ascent in recent months, breaking the U.S. under-18 400-meter record at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He ran a record 44.66 seconds in the prelims and broke that in 44.59 seconds in the semifinals. Wilson, 16, is in a pool of six men’s runners eligible for the men’s 4×400 relay team and mixed 4×400 relay team.
When Wilson competes: The first round of the mixed 4×400 relay is Aug. 2, followed by the finals on Aug. 3 at 2:55 p.m. The first round of the men’s 4×400 relay is Aug. 9, followed by the finals on Aug. 10 at 3:12 p.m.
Edose Ibadin
Sport: Track and field, 800 meters, for Nigeria
757 connection: Ibadin ran track and cross country at Hampton University, graduating in 2015 and then competing for Towson as a grad student. He was a second-team All-American in the 800 and 4×400 relay during the 2015 outdoor track season.
In international competition: Ibadin, 31, makes his Olympic debut and is Nigeria’s only 800-meter runner in this year’s Games. He set the country’s national record with a time of 1 minute, 44.65 seconds in 2023. He won bronze at the All-African Games in 2019.
When Ibadin competes: The first round of the men’s 800 is Aug. 7, followed by the semifinals Aug. 9 and finals Aug. 10 at 1:25 p.m.
Chidi Okezie
Sport: Track and field, 400 meters and 4×400 relays, for Nigeria
757 connection: A 2015 Hampton University graduate, Okezie was an All-American sprinter for the Pirates and was an All-MEAC honoree in both indoor and outdoor track in the 200- and 400-meter dash and the 4×400 relay.
In international competition: Okezie, 30, set a personal-best of 44.97 seconds to win the 400 in the Edmonton Athletics Invitational to qualify again for the Games. He was set to compete in the 2020 Games in Tokyo, but he was among 10 Nigerian athletes who were disqualified for not meeting minimum doping test requirements.
When Okezie competes: The first round of the mixed 4×400 relay is Aug. 2, followed by the finals on Aug. 3 at 2:55 p.m. The first round of the men’s 4×400 relay is Aug. 9, followed by the finals on Aug. 10 at 3:12 p.m. The first round of the men’s 400 is Aug. 4, followed by the finals Aug. 6 at 1:35 p.m.
