A former softball standout for the Wisconsin Badgers has come up big for Team Canada at the Tokyo Olympics.
Second baseman Kelsey Jenkins Harshman knocked in the winning run in the bronze medal game against Mexico with a sacrifice fly.
Harshman is the first former Badger to earn a medal in this Olympics – and the 32nd Badger to earn a medal in the Summer Games all-time.
Wisconsin legend Rose Lavelle is playing for the U-S Women’s Soccer team this week.
It meets Netherlands Friday morning in the quarterfinals.
Many Wisconsin athletes are track and field competitors and that competition starts Friday.
