Central Michigan University alumnus Alex Rose will be living his dream in August when he heads to Rio de Janeiro to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics. But before going to South America, Rose has been putting in work almost daily.
The 2014 alumnus is a dual citizen of both the United States and Samoa. While he was born and raised in the United States, Rose, a former Chippewa track and field discus thrower, will compete for his father’s home country of Samoa — a small island east of Australia.
Rose is training at Aurora University in Illinois, where he is a graduate assistant, coaching discus throwers on the track-and-field team.