Olympians help Willard shine bright: Town was well-represented at 1996 Summer Games

Published July 22, 2012 a few days before the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics.

Only 646 athletes represented the United States in the 1996 Summer Olympics as the modern games celebrated its 100th anniversary in Atlanta.

Two were from Willard, a small Greene County town which had about 3,000 residents at the time.



Both elite athletes acknowledged the coincidence this week, and said, with the London games approaching this week, the memories are in the forefront of their minds.


And like many former Olympians, Lori Endicott-Vandersnick and Jason Pyrah are doing their part to keep the Olympics, and overall fitness, in the forefront of the national psyche.