Stony Brook Is Celebrating Its Own Olympic History

New York Times multimedia editor Bedel Saget '88 at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

With the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy, in full swing, Stony Brook University can be proud of its own rich history of excellence on the Olympics and Paralympics world stage.

We have identified more than a dozen athletes, coaches and media members who have participated in the Olympics and Paralympics over the years.

We are looking to identify every member of the Seawolf community who has competed, coached or was part of the production crew (videographers, announcers, reporters and photographers) at the Olympics or Paralympics.

Help us complete our roster by filling out our Stony Brook University Olympians Form. We want to make sure your legacy is part of our history!

Olympic Athletes

Judith Brown Clarke

Judith Brown Clarke
Stony Brook University Vice President of Equity & Inclusion and Chief Health Equity Officer
Judith Brown Clarke won the silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. A four-time national collegiate champion and 12-time Big Ten Champion at Michigan State University, Clarke is also a three-time Pan American Games gold medalist and was the 1987 Sports Illustrated Woman of the Year.

Andy Ronan

Andy Ronan
Stony Brook University Head Coach, Cross Country and Track and Field
Andy Ronan represented his native Ireland in the men's marathon at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. A two-time All-American distance runner and four-time Big East champion at Providence College, Ronan competed in the World Cross Country Championships in 1982 and 1989, and placed third at the 1991 Boston Marathon.

Lucy Van Dalen

Lucy Oliver (Van Dalen)
BA '11Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences; MA '12 Liberal Studies, School of Professional Development
Lucy Van Dalen competed in the 1,500 meters and the 5,000 meters at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for her native New Zealand. One of Stony Brook's most decorated student-athletes, Van Dalen was a six-time All-American and indoor national champion. She was inducted into the Stony Brook Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.

India Pagan

India Pagan
BA '21 Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences; Certification '22 Coaching, School of Professional Development
India Pagan represented Puerto Rico in women's basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. Pagan played four years on the Stony Brook women's basketball team and was All-America East as a forward. She is a 2024 Stony Brook University 40 Under Forty honoree.

Christie Bodden

Christie Bodden
BS '12 Business Management, College of Business
Christie Bodden represented her native Panama at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, competing in the 100-meter backstroke. She was Panama's only swimmer at the event. At Stony Brook, Bodden competed in the backstroke, free relay and medley relay teams.

Roger Gill

Roger Gill
BS '94 Social Science Interdisciplinary, College of Arts and Sciences
Roger Gill represented Guyana at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, competing in the 4×400-meter relay. Gill set multiple records as a sprinter at Stony Brook and was a seven-time All-American. He was posthumously inducted into Stony Brook's Rita & Kurt Eppenstein Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016. Gill passed away in 2008 in a car accident.

Paralympic Athletes

Lora Webster

Lora Webster
BA '17 Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
Lora Webster has won five Paralympic medals in sitting volleyball, representing the United States - three gold, two silver and one bronze. She has competed at the last six Summer Paralympic Games: 2004 (Athens), 2008 (Beijing), 2012 (London), 2016 (Rio de Janeiro), 2020 (Tokyo) and 2024 (Paris). She is a 2019 Stony Brook University 40 Under Forty honoree.

Victoria Isaacson

Victoria Isaacson
BA '19 Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
Victoria Isaacson represented the United States in wheelchair fencing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, competing in the individual and team foil and epee events. She has competed in the wheelchair fencing world championships in 2019, 2023 and 2025.

Olympic Coaches

Megan Timpf

Megan Timpf
Stony Brook University Assistant Coach, Softball
Megan Timpf joined the Stony Brook softball team as an assistant coach in 2015 after playing on the Canadian Women's National Team, which she also captained. She was a member of the fourth-place team at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and won gold for Canada at the Pan Am Games in 2015.

William Corrigan

William Corrigan
Stony Brook University Wolfpack Learning Manager
William Corrigan coached the women's 4×100-meter relay team for USA Track and Field at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. He is National Committee for Accreditation of Coaching Education accredited with the United States Center for Coaching Excellence.

Rena Wakama

Rena Wakama
Former Stony Brook University Women's Basketball Assistant Coach
Rena Wakama was the head coach of the Nigerian women's basketball team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, leading D'Tigress to become the first African team, male or female, to make it to the Olympic basketball quarterfinals. She was an assistant coach for the Seawolves in 2023-24.

Olympic Producers

Bedel Saget

Bedel Saget
BA '88 Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences
Bedel Saget is a Graphics/Multimedia Editor for The New York Times, who has covered 11 Olympics, including 2026 in Milan and Cortina, Italy. His coverage of United States champion gymnast Simone Biles was honored at the World Press Festival in 2017, and he received an Emmy nomination for a feature on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Saget also won a Peabody Award and the 2024 Innovative Storytelling Award from the National Press Foundation for an hour-by-hour reconstruction of the Lahaina fire on Maui. He stays connected to Stony Brook through his leadership in the Black and Latino Alumni Network and is a past president of the Stony Brook Alumni Association.

Al Bello

Al Bello
BA '89 Liberal Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
Al Bello is a sports photographer and special sport correspondent for Getty Images. He is covering his 16th Olympics in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. He was a writer and photographer on The Statesman, as well as a linebacker for the Stony Brook football team.

Agata Michalak

Agatha Michalak
BA '15 Journalism, School of Communication and Journalism
Agatha Michalak covered the Olympics for NBC Sports, including the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 Winter Olympics, 2024 Summer Olympics and the current 2026 Winter Olympics. She is a two-time Emmy Award winner for outstanding live specials.

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