Olympic Excellence: Study Shows CU 10th In All-Time Olympians

Former Buffs and Olympians Buddy Werner, Bill Marolt and Jimmie Heuga are three of CU's all-time 29 alpine skiing Olympians, the most of any college in America.

BOULDER — University of Colorado followers have for years believed the Buffs to be one of the largest producers of U.S. Olympians — but no one really knew exactly where CU stacked up against the rest of the nation's colleges and universities.

Now, thanks to an OlympStats.com study, there are numbers to back up those beliefs.

According to the study, published Thursday, Colorado is 10th among the nation's universities and colleges, having produced 128 Olympians all time in the Summer and Winter Olympics.

The study is without doubt the…