Joining the long list of current and former Cardinal athletes slated to compete at the Beijing Olympics this August are former Stanford goalkeeper and current volunteer assistant coach Nicole Barnhart ‘04 and defender Rachel Buehler ‘06.

Rising senior Ali Riley has also punched her ticket to Beijing as a member of the New Zealand national team. The U.S. national soccer team opens its Olympic play with a match against Norway on Aug. 6, while New Zealand is scheduled to face Japan on Aug. 6. The squads are scheduled to face one another on Aug. 12.