Aztecs at the Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics open tonight in London and during the fortnight of events, Aztecs will be seen competing, coaching and reporting on an international stage.

They include:

Keshia Baker
San Diego State University graduate student Keshia Baker will run in the 4x400-meter relay for Team USA.  Baker is currently earning her master’s degree in the joint public health and social work program in SDSU’s College of Health and Human Services.  Learn more.

Mike Dodd
Mike Dodd is coaching the Team USA beach volleyball team.  Dodd was a two-sport standout at San Diego State in the late 1970s, starring in both basketball (1975-79) and volleyball (1978-80). One of the greatest professional beach volleyball players, Dodd won 72 domestic titles, had 231 podium placements and 297 "final four" finishes. He won four world beach volleyball championships and one U.S. title. He capped his career by winning a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Heather Moody
SDSU alumna Heather Moody, who played water polo for the Aztecs and on two U.S. Olympic squads, is an assistant coach for Team USA.  She won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics and was team captain for the team that captured the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

Dorian Scott
SDSU track and field assistant coach Dorian Scott will represent Jamaica in the shot put.  His July qualifying mark of 20.72 meters builds on his 15th overall finish in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he threw 19.94 meters.  Learn more.

Bonus Aztec at the Olympics

Steven Luke
SDSU alumnus Steven Luke is in London covering the Olympics for NBC San Diego and he took time to answer a few questions about the experience.   Learn more.