Several standout athletes from Montgomery County will represent the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the next two weeks, writes Ben Silver for the Main Line Today.

Ariana Ramsey, who will compete in Women’s Rugby Sevens, grew up in Bridgeport and attended Upper Merion High School. This will be her second appearance at the prestigious competition.

In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she was part of the U.S. Women’s Rugby Sevens national team that came sixth. Ramsey only started playing rugby in her sophomore year of high school, but her previous experience in field hockey, wrestling, and track made the transition easier.

Ashley Sessa is an Episcopal Academy graduate from Schwenksville who has been playing field hockey since early childhood. In 2021, she became one of only three players ever to be selected at age 16 to the U.S. Women’s National Field Hockey team.

Read more about the Paris Olympics in the Main Line Today.

This Olympic rugby player’s roots are in Montgomery County