CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The University of Memphis already has one former student-athlete traveling to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 2016 Olympic Games in track and field standout , who is competing in the men's pole vault.
By the end of this week, the Tigers' representation for the Rio Olympic Games could double as former rifle All-America Dan Hermsmeier is vying for a spot on the United States Olympic Rifle Team in air rifle. Hermsmeier is shooting for one of the team's two air rifle spots at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Camp Perry June 3-5.