University of Connecticut Athletics
Former Husky Standout to Represent Greece in 2004 Olympics
12/23/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
STORRS, CT (December 23) -- Peter Soteropoulos, a University of Connecticut baseball team standout from 2000-2003, has been selected to represent Greece in the 2004 Olympics, which will take place in Athens. Soteropoulos, a prospect in the St. Louis Cardinal farm system, is the 15th Olympian to attend the University of Connecticut.
Soteropoulos finished his career at UConn with a .371 batting average, nine home runs and 128 RBI’s. He was also 13-9 with an ERA of 4.40 in 37 career appearances on the mound for Connecticut.
The Greek government requires its Olympians to have at least one grandparent who was born in Greece; Soteropoulos’ grandparents were born in Greece, making the Peabody, Mass. native eligible. Furthermore, by virtue of being the host nation, Greece can enter a team in any sport in the Olympics without pre-qualifying.
The following is a list of Olympians who attended the University of Connecticut.
Svetlana Abrosimova -- Women’s Basketball (Russia) -- 2000
Ray Allen -- Men’s Basketball -- 2000
Andy Bessette -- Men’s Track and Field -- 1980
Dudley Dorival -- Men’s Track and Field (Haiti) -- 2000
Joanne Durant -- Women’s Track and Field (Barbados) -- 2000
Tracey Fuchs -- Field Hockey -- 1988, 1996
Vicente Ithier -- Men’s Basketball (Puerto Rico) -- 1988
Erhardt Kapp -- Men's Soccer -- 1984
Myron Krasij -- Men’s Soccer -- 1964
Rebecca Lobo -- Women’s Basketball -- 1996
Diane Madl -- Field Hockey -- 1996
Joe Morrone Jr. -- Men’s Soccer -- 1980
Charles Nagy -- Baseball -- 1988
Peter Soteropoulos -- Baseball (Greece) -- 2004
Sara Whalen -- Women’s Soccer -- 2000
Kara Wolters -- Women’s Basketball -- 2000
In addition, women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma was an assistant coach on the 2000 United States women's basketball Olympic Team, and former men's basketball head coach Dee Rowe was an assistant on the 1980 United States men's basketball Olympic Team.
