School of Kinesiology (SoK) alum Sarah Bacon (BS ’21, sport management MEd ’23) received the first medal for Team USA at the 2024 Olympics in Paris on July 27. Bacon and partner Kassidy Cook earned silver in the 3-meter synchronized springboard.

As a member of the women’s swimming and diving team at the University of Minnesota from 2016 to 2022, Bacon won many events and set several records. She was the Big Ten Diver of the Year and NCAA 1-meter diving champion in 2019. View Bacon’s U of M stats.

Other CEHD alums competing at the Paris Olympics include Airi Miyabe (sport management MEd ’22) in volleyball and Erik van Rooyen (business and marketing education BS ’13) in golf. Current business and marketing education student Devin Augustine is competing in the 100 meters.