The 2024 Paralympic Games will commence on August 28. Twenty-Four athletes and three coaches affiliated with the University of Illinois Adapted Athletics will represent their teams in Paris, carrying on the program’s legacy of participation – a history that dates back to the first Paralympic games in 1960. All listed events will air live nationally in the United States on Peacock, the NBCUniversal streaming platform. Explore the full roster.
Patrick Anderson
Team: Canada
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Result: 4th Place
Jade Atkin
incoming MPH student
Team: Great Britain
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Result: 5th Place
Brian Bell
LAS Communication
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Result: Gold Medal
Adam Bleakney
’99 B.A. in English, ’02 MS in Journalism
Team: USA
Sport: Head Para-Track Coach
Kady Dandeneau
Current M.S. student in Kinesiology
Team: Canada
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Result: 4th Place
Hannah Dederick
Current RST student
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Track, T54
Result: 4th (400m T54 – Women),
6th (100m T54 – Women), 7th (800m T54 – Women)
Kaitlyn Eaton
’17 Community Health, ’21 MSW
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Result: Silver Medal
Jenna Fesemyer
current PHD student in RST; ’19 Kines,
’22 MS EdPOL
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Track, T54
Result: 9th (5000m T54 – Women),
13th (Marathon T54 – Women), 15th (1500m T54 – Women)
Lauren Fields
Incoming Freshman, Anthropology
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Track, T34
Result: 8th (800m T34 – Women),
10th (100m T34 – Women)
Helen Freeman
’14 BS Kinesiology
Team: Great Britain
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Result: 5th Place
Travis Gaertner
’03 BSLAS Actuarial Sciences
Team: USA
Sport: Para-Cycling H4
Result: bronze (Team Relay – Mixed),
4th (H4 – Road Race – Men), 5th (H4 – Time Trial – Men)
Nik Goncin
’15 BS Kinesiology
Team: Canada
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Result: 4th Place
Eva Houston
’23 NRES
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Track, T34
Next Event: Bronze (800m T34 – women)
Ali Ibanez
’24 BFA Graphic Design
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Result: Silver Medal
Bethany Johnson
Current RST student
Team: Canada
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Result: 4th Place
Oksana Masters
Team: USA
Sport: Para-cycling, H5
Result: gold (H4-5 – Time Trial – Women,
H5 – Road Race – Women)
Tatyana McFadden
’13 BS HDFS, ’19 EDM Curr & Instr
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Track, T54
Result: (400m T54 – Women), silver (100m T54 – Women),
bronze (Universal Relay – Open),
4th (800m T54 – Women), 7th (Marathon T54 – Women)
Edina Müller
’08 BS Kinesiology
Team: Germany
Sport: Canoeing KL1
Result: Bronze (Women’s Kayak Single
200m KL1)
Emily Oberst
’20 BS Recreation, Sport, and Tourism
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Result: Silver Medal
Aaron Pike
’11 BA Sociology
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Track, T54
Result: 7th (Marathon T54 – Men),
12th (1500m T54 – Men), 13th (5000m T54 – Men)
Daniel Romanchuk
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Track, T54
Result: gold (5000m T54 – Men),
bronze (400m T54 – Men), 4th (Marathon T54 – Men),
5th (800m T54 – Men), 9th (1500m T54 – Men)
Susannah Scaroni
’14 BS FSHN, ’22 MS Nutritional Sciences
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Track
Results: Silver (5000m T54 – Women), Bronze
(1500m T54 – Women, 800m
T54 – Women, Marathon T54 – Women)
Christina Schwab
’05 Community Health
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball, Head Coach
Result: Silver Medal
Brian Siemann
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Track, T53
Result: bronze (400m T53 – Men, 800m T53 – Men),
4th (100m T53 – Men), 9th (5000m T54 – Men),
11th (Marathon T54 – Men)
Steve Serio
’10 Kinesiology
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Result: Gold Medal
Robb Taylor
’06 Leisure Studies/Sports Management
Team: USA
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball, Head Coach
Result: Gold Medal
Jonathan Vermette
Team: Canada
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Result: 4th Place finish