Several more Stanford athletes recently punched their tickets to Beijing to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics beginning this August.

Erica McLain ‘08 qualified for the U.S. Women’s Track and Field squad last week with a mark of 45 feet, 9 3/4 inches in the triple jump at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore., good for third place in the event.

Ian Dobson ‘05 will also compete in Beijing, having qualified in the 5,000 meters. Dobson qualified with a time of 13:29.76.

Another trio of Cardinal athletes — Lauren Fleshman ‘03, Arianna Lambie ‘08 and Teresa McWalters ‘08 — is still alive in the competition, and will compete today for Olympic berths.

Stanford alums and current athletes will also be well-represented in the water polo competitions, as four Cardinal men — Tony Azevedo ‘05, Layne Beaubien ‘99, Peter Hudnut ‘03 and Peter Varellas ‘06 — and three Cardinal women — rising junior Jessica Steffens, Brenda Villa ‘03 and Alison Gregorka ‘07 — will compete for the U.S. in Beijing. Azevedo, a three-time National Player of the Year and four-time All-American, will captain the U.S. men’s squad.