{"id":39234,"date":"2012-07-26T04:59:29","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T08:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=39234"},"modified":"2019-05-28T16:29:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T20:29:51","slug":"knights-gear-up-for-olympic-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/knights-gear-up-for-olympic-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Knights Gear Up for Olympic Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/strong>Two Knights will showcase their athletic talents on the world\u2019s biggest stage\u2014the Olympics.<\/p>\n Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ alumnus Phil Dalhausser and student Afia Charles are among the competitors vying for the gold this summer. Opening ceremonies for the London Olympics are Friday, July 27, and the games run through Aug. 12.<\/p>\n Dalhausser, who graduated from Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ in 2002 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in business administration, will compete in beach volleyball. The volleyball pro lives in Ventura, Calif. He and his volleyball doubles partner, Todd Rogers, won gold medals in beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.<\/p>\n Dalhausser was born in Switzerland and lived there for a year before moving to the United States. \u00a0He played basketball and tennis at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, and took up volleyball his senior year.<\/p>\n Dalhausser was a member of the Men\u2019s Volleyball Club at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½, which competes locally and nationally, and he has been named Beach Male Athlete of the Year by USA Volleyball for the past four years.<\/p>\n The preliminary phase of the beach volleyball Olympic tournament will be Saturday, July 28.<\/p>\n