Joetta Clark Diggs (1984) is a four-time track Olympian, competing in every outdoor USA Chmpionship and Olympic Trials from 1979 until 2000 and winning more than nine championships titles. She was the 2000 U.S. women’s Olympic outdoor track team captain, where she competed along side her younger sister, Hazel, and her sister-in-law, Jearl. This [...]

Tamika Catchings (2001) of the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Indiana Fever, was the 2002 WNBA rookie of the year. She was a four-time All-America as a Lady Vol. She won a gold medal in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

SOCCER
RHIAN WILKINSON
Wilkinson, 25, and her Canadian women’s soccer team lost 2-1 in overtime to the No. 1 ranked U.S. in the quarterfinals.
Wilkinson, who graduated from UT Knoxville in 2005 with a degree in speech communications, was born and raised in Quebec, Canada.
She played soccer for UT from 2000 to 2003. She has played professionally for [...]

Originally published in the December 2008 edition of eTorch
Four UT Olympians were honored during Homecoming festivities on campus.
Coach J.J. Clark (U.S. track and field), Jevon Tarantino (U.S. diving), Deedee Trotter (U.S. track and field), and Jangy Addy (Liberia track and field) were all part of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, and all are part [...]

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Tennessee Volunteers weren’t just orange. They were also gold and silver. Four current students and 12 former students participated in the games. Collectively, they brought home three gold and three silver medals.