With the Olympics now in full stride, we have the great opportunity to witness the amazing, talented athletes compete for the gold! Other than rooting for just Team USA in general, there are 35 people to specifically root for because they happen to be born and raised in the best state hands down.. Jersey! (using Bruce Springsteen voice). And I have for you the complete list of the nearly three dozen athletes who are striving for the gold in Rio this Summer!

Fencing:

Monica Aksamit, Matawan, New Jersey

Received her bachelor's in biology from Penn State, while winning two NCAA team championships in fencing. She also currently teaches fencing at Brookdale Community College.

Ibtihaj Muhammad, Maplewood, New Jersey

She would be the first U.S. Olympic athlete to compete with her hijab on, and was the 2014 Senior World Champion.

Dagmara Wozniak, Avenel, New Jersey

Moved from Poland to New Jersey and began training to fence at age 1. Attended Colonia High School and is currently ranked as one of the top 10 saber fencers in the world.

Field Hockey:

Rachel Dawson, Berlin, New Jersey

Born in Camden, in 2008 was named the Olympic Qualifier Player of the tournament, beating out her sister, Sarah for a spot on the 2008 Beijing team.

Michelle Vittese, Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Graduated from Camden Catholic High School in 2008 and recognized with the 2011 Player of the year award.

Soccer:

Carli Lloyd, Delran, New Jersey

Other than she attended Rutgers University, Carli is probably the most well-known Jersey native Olympian this year as her resume sets her with two gold metals, winning the FIFA Women's World Cup, and being the 2015 FIFA Player of the year.

Tobin Heath, Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Also took part with Lloyd in winning the World Cup last year, is a graduate of Ridge High School, and is seen in her hometown often signing autographs. Heath was the first overall pick in Women's Professional Soccer 2010 draft, and is perhaps USA's most skillful player according to the United States Soccer Federation.

Heather O'Reilly, East Brunswick, New Jersey

Played high school soccer at East Brunswick High School, scoring 143 goals in her four years, leading her team to New Jersey's state high school title. She was also named by Soccer America as the top college recruit in the country, which states correctly considering she is currently a three-time gold medalist winner!

Swimming:

Connor Jaeger, Fair Haven, New Jersey

Already competing in the 2012 Olympics in London, he needed Jaeger, who specializes in distance freestyle swimming, attended Michigan University where he was a three-time All-American.

Kelsi Worrell, Westhampton, New Jersey

Currently holds the American record in the 100-yard butterfly, by breaking Natalie Coughlin's 13-year-old record in 2015 while attending the University of Louisville.

Robert Griswold, Freehold, New Jersey

Griswold who graduated from Freehold Township High School last year, and suffers from cerebral palsy, was selected to the U.S. Paralympic men's swimming team. At the age of 16 he arranged a clinic to educate the community about swimming as a sport and expose individuals with physical disabilities and their families to the athletic opportunities available to them.

Boxing:

Shakur Stevenson, Newark, New Jersey

At only 18 years old, he has a 23-0 international record, and started boxing at the young age of 5. Besides the interesting fact that he named after the rapper Tupac Shakur, he very proudly represents his hometown, wanting to bring something positive to the city that helped shape him into the individual he is today.

Gymnastics:

Laurie Hernandez, Old Bridge, New Jersey

With having a gold medal win in Rio already, Hernandez has been having the time of her life at the very young age of 16. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, then eventually moving to Old Bridge, Hernandez is the first person of the Hispanic heritage to compete on the U.S. Women's gymnastics team since 1984.

Handball:

Nicolas Mukendi, Hillsborough, New Jersey

Before he found his talent in handball, he used to play football and basketball in high school, and is currently attending Auburn University.

Basketball:

Kyrie Irving, West Orange, New Jersey

An American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers drafted in 2011 achieving the 2011-2012 NBA Rookie of the Year, 2014 NBA All-Star Game MVP, and winning the NBA championship in 2016. But for now, the Jersey native is taking a break to compete for Team USA.

Judo:

Nick Delpopolo, Westfield, New Jersey

While previously famous for making it to the Olympics in 2012 but was disqualified for testing positive for marijuana after he had accidentally eaten a pot brownie. Now the Bergen Catholic graduate might need this year's Olympics to be a redemption year after he told the media about the "haunting" experience of what happened.

Colton Brown, Piscataway, New Jersey

When a broken leg ended his football career, Brown took up Judo at only 10 years old, which payed off as he won the gold medal in the 2014 NCAA National Championships.

Rowing:

Lauren Schmetterling, Moorestown, New Jersey

Is a part of the women's eight U.S rowing team, and has been on the team for over three years. To train for the Olympics, she is working with Tom Terhaar at Princeton.

Tracy Eisser, Fair Lawn, New Jersey

She was at first a track and field athlete at her high school, winning a state championship, then beginning her rowing career on at Cornell University. It is there she has won both gold and bronze at the World Rowing Championships in 2014 and 2015.

Sam Ohserkis, Linwood, New Jersey

Trained at Princeton University to qualify for the Olympics, and helped get the U.S men's rowing team qualified into the Rio Olympics by taking first at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Switzerland.

Steve Kasprzyk, Cinnaminson, New Jersey

Competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, graduated from Holy Cross High School in 2000, and moved on to Drexel University, receiving a degree in chemical engineering.

Thomas Dethlefs, Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Got his start rowing for the Lawrenceville School, and is a current alternate on the men's rowing team.

Track and Field:

Robby Andrews, Manalapan, New Jersey

Making a name for himself when he ran for his high school making indoor records, he went on to the University of Virginia, winning the men's 800 meters at the 2011 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Jeff Porter, Franklin New Jersey

This will be Porter's second Olympic games competing in the hurdles. He is a former NCAA indoor champion by competing the 60 meter hurdles in 2007.

Marielle Hall, Haddonfield, New Jersey

She will be competing in the long distance in this year's Olympics, but she has previously won the individual title at the Big 12 Conference cross country championships.

Ajee Wilson, Neptune, New Jersey

Before she runs for the Olympics, she was a former high school star athlete, and now attending Temple University. She took second place in the 800-meter U.S Olympic track and field trails to qualify.

Christina Epps, Morristown, New Jersey

She will compete for Team USA in the long jump and graduated from Morristown High School in 2009.

Kenturah Orji, Mount Olive, New Jersey

She set the American record at 14.53 m in the triple jump while winning the 2016 NCAA Championships at the University of Georgia.

Nia Ali, Pleasantville, New Jersey

Although she now lives in LA and trains at USC, she grew up in South Jersey, currently holding the Cape-Atlantic League 100 hurdles record that she ran in 2006.

English Gardner, Vorhees Township, New Jersey

Her personal best in the 100-meter dash is 10.74 seconds, set in 2015, ranks her in the top 10 all-time for the distance, and the seventh fastest competitor in history.

Sydney McLaughlin, Dunellen, New Jersey

She will be the youngest Olympian competing for the United States as the 16-year-old will become a senior at Union Catholic High School this fall. When qualifying for the Olympics at the team trials, she set the junior world record in the 400-meter hurdles.

Wrestling:

Jordan Burroughs, Camden, New Jersey

This Jersey boy, former three-time All-American, and two-time undefeated national champion looks again to win another gold, as he won it at the London Olympics.

Frank Molinaro, Barnegat, New Jersey

Growing up in the Jersey Shore allowed him to be a three-time New Jersey state wrestling champion, his nickname is also the "Gorilla Hulk."

Triathlon:

Joe Maloy, Wildwood Crest, New Jersey

With an impressive record of receiving 12 varsity letters at Wildwood Catholic High School, he went on to swim for Boston College, and eventually becoming a coach, and leaving in hopes to becoming a world-class triathlete, and made that dream a reality.

Shooting:

Matt Emmons, Mount Holly Township, New Jerseu

This is not the first Olympics Emmons is competing in, as it is his fourth. Over those four Olympics he won gold in 2004, silver in 2008, and bronze in 2012.