Published: June 2008
One current and three former Boston College students are in Beijing to compete in the Summer Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games. Pictured at right (clockwise from top left) are Charlie Davies, Carrie Howe ’03, Jarrod Shoemaker, and Paul Moran ’90. For information on each athlete, click on the links below.
Charlie Davies is one of four forwards on the U.S. soccer team. He was a member of the Boston College soccer team from 2004–06, and in 2006 he won All-American honors and was ACC Offensive Player of the Year.
- Interview with Davies on YouTube
- Article on Davies in the Boston Globe, October 26, 2006
- BC Eagles profile of Davies
All-American and former captain of the Boston College Sailing Team Carrie Howe ’03 is a member of the three-woman sailing team representing the U.S.
- U.S. Olympic Sailing Team profile of Howe
- Detroit News video of Howe discussing her training and her teammates
- USA Today coverage of Olympic sailing competition events
Paul Moran ’90 was introduced to wheelchair tennis in 1992 and is a championship competitor in both wheelchair softball and tennis.
- Team USA.org profile of Paul Moran
- U.S. Tennis Association article on selection of its Paralympics team
- News report about Paul Moran’s Olympic participation on Chicago’s WLS-TV
Triathlon athlete Jarrod Shoemaker is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Lynch School.
- Team USA Triathlon profile of Shoemaker, with Q & A
- Shoemaker discusses preparing for his first Olympics in an interview presented on YouTube
- Article about Shoemaker in the Boston Herald, August 1, 2008
