Orono, Maine -- Former University of Maine track & field student-athletes Frank Del Duca ('14) and James Reed ('14) have been selected to the USA Olympic Bobsled Team and will represent Team USA at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Del Duca and Reed are two of just 12 athletes who were selected to Team USA for the upcoming 2022 Winter Games. Del Duca, who will make his first appearance in the Winter Olympic Games, will drive the sleds in the two and four-man races. Reed, who was an alternate for Team USA at the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea but did not compete at the event, was selected as a push athlete for the 2022 team.

Del Duca and Reed began their Bobsled competition careers in 2015 after graduating from the University of Maine. While at Maine, Del Duca walked on to the track & field team before being named a team captain and capturing the America East title in the long jump. Del Duca graduated from UMaine with a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology and Physical Education.

Reed, who earned a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from UMaine, captured the America East Championship in the 60m hurdles before earning a runner-up showing in the event at the 2014 IC4A/ECAC competition.

The bobsled competition at the 2022 Beijing Olympics will begin with the two-man heats on Feb. 14. The four-man heats will begin on Feb. 19.

-UMaine-