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Sports swap: Olympic athletes with multiple athletic careers

July 22, 2024 12:00 AM
Stephanie Rovetti, former BYU women’s basketball player, is now preparing to compete for Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics, but not in basketball. After moving to California to get an MPA and maxing out her college eligibility for basketball, Rovetti took up rugby and quickly excelled.
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Retired BYU professor inducted into U.S. Speedskating Hall of Fame, honored for contributions 

June 15, 2023 12:00 AM
Barbara Lockhart, a two-time Olympian and retired BYU exercise science professor, was inducted into the U.S. Speedskating Hall of Fame.
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Olympian and BYU professor Barbara Lockhart leaves legacy of hard work

August 02, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU professor Barbara Lockhart will retire on Aug. 1 as a full-time exercise sciences teacher. Lockhart has taught at BYU for 25 years and competed as a speed skater in the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympic Games. (Mark Philbrick, BYU Photo)
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