San Diego Olympic Athletes Compete in Rio Games: Aug. 12, 2016
On Friday, local athletes will compete in men’s archery, men's water polo, track and field and equestrian events in Rio
By NBC 7 Staff ••
A medal win for a San Diego athlete Friday as America's Finest City was well-represented in several events.
Team USA athletes with ties to San Diego were very busy competing in men’s water polo, men's archery, sailing, track and field and equestrian events from Brazil.
At the archery field, Chula Vista Olympic Training Center (OTC) resident athlete Brady Ellison (yes, the Leonardo DiCaprio look-alike) won a bronze medal Friday in the men's individual archery. It's his second medal of the games after the U.S. men's team scored a silver medal during the first weekend of competition.
Ellison was eliminated from the gold medal match by the shot of a single arrow during a shootoff in Friday's semifinals.
Runner Charles Jock, who was raised in San Diego and graduated from Mission Bay High School, failed to qualify in the men’s track and field 800m at Olympic Stadium in Maracaña. He clocked in at 1:47.06, finishing sixth in Heat 4.
Santee athlete and Santana High School graduate Alex Bowen and Coronado resident Jesse Smith competed Friday with Team USA's men's water polo. The men fell to Montenegro 8-5.
Meanwhile, trampoline gymnastics athlete Nicole Ahsinger – who was born and raised in Scripps Ranch and trained at SoCal TTC in Poway – tried her best in qualifying competition on Friday. Ahsinger was ranked 15 with a score of 95.455, leaving her out of the final round.
An amazing performance by Connor Fields in the BMX competition of the 2016 Rio Olympics earned him the gold medal.
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Alise Post poses after the BMX final on Friday, August 19, 2016.
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Team USA's Connor Fields and Nic Long embrace after the men's BMX finals.
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Alise Post wins a silver medal with Connor Field nabbing the gold in the BMX finals on Friday.
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Connor Fields reacts after learning he won the gold medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Kovacs joined teammate and gold medalist Ryan Crouser and bronze medalist Tomas Walsh of New Zealand on the podium.
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania's Joe Kovacs brought home silver in the Men's Shot Put with a throw of 71-5-1/2 feet.
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Joe Kovacs and Darrell Hill both threw in the shot put on Aug. 18, 2016 at the Rio Olympics.
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Gold medalist Tianna Bartoletta (L) and silver medalist Brittney Reese celebrate with American flags after the Women's Long Jump Final on Day 12. Reese is a resident of Chula Vista and a coach at Mesa College.
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Annie Haeger (helm) and Briana Provancha compete in the Women's 470 class medal race at the Marina da Gloria on Day 13.
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Brooke Crain competes in the BMX Women's Seeding Run on Day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at The Olympic BMX Centre on August 17, 2016. Crain trained with her teammates at the Chula Vista OTC BMX track before heading to Rio.
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Alpine native David Lee reacts to defeating Poland during the Men's Quarterfinal Volleyball match on Day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracanazinho on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Track and field athlete Brittney Reese attends a press conference at the Main Press Centre in Barra Olympic Park on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Alise Post competes in the seeding runs for the BMX competition in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Post is a student of UC San Diego who trained at the Chula Vista OTC.
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Lakeside's Nicholas Long competes in the Cycling - BMX Men's Seeding Run on day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at The Olympic BMX Centre on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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San Diego's Caleb Paine celebrates his win following Tuesday's medal race.
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Silver medalist Sarah Hammer celebrates during the medal ceremony after the women's Omnium Points race on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Coronado's Paris Henken (helm) and her teammate Helena Scutt compete during their Women's 49er FX class race on Day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Marina da Gloria on August 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Connor Fields competes in the Cycling - BMX Men's Seeding Run on day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at The Olympic BMX Centre on August 17.
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Will Claye of San Diego, California couldn't contain his excitement after Tuesday's jump.
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Corben Sharrah competes in the Cycling - BMX Men's Seeding Run on day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at The Olympic BMX Centre on August 17, 2016.
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Coronado's Jesse Smith marks Matteo Aicardi of Italy during the match at Julio de Lamare Aquatics Centre on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazi.
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David Lee #4 and Thomas Jaeschke #10 celebrate a victory against Brazil during the men's qualifying volleyball match between Brazil and United States on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracanazinho on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lee is from Alpine, California east of San Diego.
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USA's Desiree Linden competes in the Women's Marathon during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016
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Amy Cragg, Shalane Flanagan and Desiree Linden of the United States compete during the Women's Marathon on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Sambodromo on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Annie Haeger and Briana Provancha compete in the Women's 470 class on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympics at Marina da Gloria on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Will Claye competes in the Men's Triple Jump qualifying on Day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Caleb Paine competes in the Finn class on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympics at Marina da Gloria on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Carmel Valley resident Kerry Simmonds (top left) celebrates with teammates as the U.S. Rowing women's eight scores its third consecutive gold medal on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016.
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(L-R) Alison Brock, Kasey Perry-Glass, Laura Graves and Steffen Peters of the USA celebrate after winning the team bronze medal during the final day of the Dressage Grand Prix event on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games held at the Olympic Deodora Equestrian Centre
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Jeff Henderson competes in the Men's Long Jump Qualifying Round on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Mike Hartfield, an athlete from the Chula Vista OTC, competes in the 2016 Rio Olympics on August 12, 2016.
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Nicole Ahsinger of Scripps Ranch, California competes during the Trampoline Gymnastics Women's Qualification on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
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Archer Brady Ellison contemplates before the shootout that leads to the gold medal match in Rio Olympics.
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(L-R) Brooke Sweat and Lauren Fendrick compete in Day 6 of the Rio Olympics. Fendrick is from Carlsbad and has a following among fellow Carlsbad HS alums.
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San Diego-based athlete Steffen Peters competes in the Mens/Womens Team Dressage Grand Prix event on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
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Jillion Potter joins teammates as they celebrate their victory in the Women's Placing 7-8 Rugby Sevens match between France and United States of America on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Deodoro Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Alex Bowen of Santee, California celebrates after scoring against Croatia during the Men's Water Polo Preliminary Round - Group B match on August 6, 2016.
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San Diegan Caleb Paine sails in the Finn class on the Niteroi course during the International Sailing Regatta - Aquece Rio Test Event for Rio 2016 Olympics on August 19, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Lauren Fendrick of the United States reacts during the Women's Beach Volleyball preliminary round Pool A match against Kinga Kolosinska and Monika Brzostek of Poland on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Brady Ellison waves to the crowd during the Men's Team Quarter Finals on August 6, 2016. Ellison and the archery team train at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center.
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Robin Prendes, Anthony Fahden, Edward King and Tyler Nase of the United States compete during the Lightweight Men's Four Semifinal on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Lagoa Stadium on August 9, 2016.
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Me standing on one of the docks at the lake. The course is surrounded by these forested mountains and then lining the shore are many high-rise buildings, christ the redeemer near the start line, it’s really very cool.
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Santee's Alex Bowen scored three goals in match against Spain on Monday, August 8, 2016.
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Robin Prendes, Anthony Fahden, Edward King and Tyler Nase of the United States compete during the LWT Men's Four Heat 3 on August 6, 2016. U.S. Rowing trains at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center.
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Bui Baravilala of the United States is tackled during the Women's Pool A rugby match between the United States and Fiji
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It's not difficult to spot David Lee of Alpine, California. At 6'8" he's one of the leaders of U.S. Men's Volleyball.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 05: Brady Ellison of the United States competes during the Men's Individual Ranking Round on Day 0 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Sambodromo Olympic Archery venue on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 05: Jake Kaminski of the United States competes during the Men's Individual Ranking Round on Day 0 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Sambodromo Olympic Archery venue on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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San Diego-based athlete Steffen Peters Legolas competes in the Mens/Womens Team Dressage Grand Prix event on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Equestrian Centre on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Andrew Evans competes in the Men's Discus on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In the water, Coronado High School graduate Paris Henken and teammate Helena Scutt competed in sailing’s preliminary races in women’s 49er FX (skiff) Friday at Marina de Glória in Guanabra Bay in Copacabana. Henken finished 13th in Race 1 and finished 16th in Race 2. The third race of the day was postponed.
Briana Provancha, a Point Loma High School Graduate who grew up at San Diego’s Southwestern Yacht Club, will also set sail. Provancha sailed in Guanabra Bay Wednesday, too, finishing the first race with an 8 ranking and taking third in the second race, ending the day in fifth place overall.
On Friday, Provancha finished fifth in Race 5 with teammate Annie Haeger. Race 6 was postponed.
Meanwhile, Bonsall native and Fallbrook High School graduate Carli Lloyd (the volleyball Carli Lloyd, not the soccer star) and Karsta Lowe, a graduate of La Costa Canyon High Schoo, celebrated their team's win over Italy. Lowe is a Rancho Santa Fe native.
At Olympic Stadium in Maracaña, Chula Vista OTC resident athlete Andrew Evans competed in the men’s discus throw qualifying competition. His throw measuring 61.87 meters put him in 16th place, missing the cut.
Fellow Chula Vista OTC resident athletes Jeff Hendersonand Mike Hartfield, competed in the men's long jump. Henderson placed 2nd in the qualification round while Hartfield came in at 25th.
Heather Miller-Koch, also a resident athlete of the Chula Vista OTC, competed in women’s heptathlon Friday morning. She finished in 8th place in Heat 3.
Heather Miller-Koch competes in Women's Heptathlon 100 Meter Hurdles on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2016. Miller-Koch trained at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California before heading to Rio de Janeiro.
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