As a Deerfield student, Yoo Kim ’99 was pole vault champion at New England’s three years in a row; now he is a three-time Olympian. Mr. Kim, who represents South Korea, competed in the qualifying round today, but was not among the 14 athletes who advanced to the final. A Korean national record holder in [...]

Congratulations to Sarah Groff ’99 on her fourth-place finish in the women’s triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics! In her Olympic debut, Ms. Groff was the highest American finisher and missed the bronze medal by only 10 seconds. Afterward Ms. Groff said, “My goal going into this race was to be there with 1,000 meters to [...]

When the Olympic triathletes line up to start their 1,500m swim, 40km bike ride, and 10km run this Saturday, August 4, Deerfield alumna Sarah Groff ’99 will be among them. Ms. Groff, who finished the 2011 season ranked third overall in the World Championship series, qualified for the Games last August and has spent the last [...]