From: johnr@col.hp.com (John T. Rasper)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.olympics
Subject: USOC Press Release - 1992 Athletes of year
Date: 12 Dec 1992 02:12:55 GMT
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I monitor the USOC BBS for 'rec.bicycles' and found this press release.
It was suggested that I might want to crosspost articles of general
interest here.  Since I have not in the past monitored this news group,
I apologize if this has already been posted.

-------------------- USOC Press Release follows -----------------
1992 USOC Athletes of the Year
SPORT          ATHLETES

Archery        Jay Barrs, Mesa, Ariz.
               Denise Parker, South Jordan, Utah

Athletics      Kevin Young, Reseda, Calif.
               Gail Devers, Van Nuys, Calif.

Badminton      Ben Lee, Daly City, Calif.
               Joy Ellen Kitzmiller, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 

Baseball       Phil Nevin, Placentia, Calif.

Basketball     USA Olympic Men's Basketball Team
               Katrina McClain, Atlanta, Ga. 

Biathlon       Josh Thompson, Gunnison, Colo.
               Joan Smith, Honeoye Falls, N.Y. 

Bobsled        Brian Shimer, Naples, Fla.

Bowling        Vince Biondo, Hoffman Estates, Ill.
               Lucy Giovinco, Norcross, Ga. 

Boxing         Oscar De La Hoya, Los Angeles, Calif.

Canoe/Kayak    Joe Jacobi, Bryson City, N.C.\Scott Strausbaugh,
               Almond, N.C.
               Dana Chladek, Bethesda, Md.

Curling        Doug Jones, Seattle, Wash.
               Lisa Schoeneberg, Madison, Wis.

Cycling        Erin Hartwell, Colorado Springs, Colo.
               Jeanne Golay, Glenwood Springs, Colo.

Diving         Matt Scoggin, Austin, Texas
               Mary Ellen Clark, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Equestrian     Norman Dello Joio, Wellington, Fla.
               Carol Lavell, Fairfax, Vt.

Fencing        Mike Marx, South Bend, Ind.
               Laurel Skillman, Palo Alto, Calif. 

Field Hockey   Jeffrey Don Horrocks, Newbury Park, Calif.
               Barbara Marois, Dover, N.H.

Figure Skating Paul Wylie, Somerville, Mass.
               Kristi Yamaguchi, Fremont, Calif. 

Gymnastics (Artistic)    Trent Dimas, Albuquerque, N.M.
                         Shannon Miller, Edmond, Okla.

(Rhythmic)     Jenifer Lovell, Miami, Fla.

Ice Hockey     Ray LeBlanc, Indianapolis, Ind.
               Cammi Granato, Providence, R.I.

Judo           Jason Morris, Scotia, N.Y.
               Sandra Bacher, San Jose, Calif.

Luge           Duncan Kennedy, Santa Cruz, Calif.
               Cammy Myler, Lake Placid, N.Y.

Modern Pentathlon        no nominations

Orienteering   Mikell Platt, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
               Laurie Collinsworth, Freeville, N.Y.

Racquetball    Christopher Alan Taro Cole, Flint, Mich.
               Michelle (Gilman) Gould, Boise, Idaho

Roller Skating      Heath Medeiros, Franklin, Mass.
                    Jennifer Rodriquez, Miami, Fla.

Rowing         Jeff McLaughlin, Boston, Mass.
               Carol Feeney, Boston, Mass. 

Sailing        Hal Haenel , Los Angeles, Calif.and Mark Reynolds,
               San Diego, Calif.
               Julia Trotman, Syosset, N.Y. 

Shooting       Bob Foth, Colorado Springs, Colo.
               Launi Meili, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Skiing         AJ Kitt, Rochester, N.Y.
               Donna Weinbrecht, West Milford, N.J.

Soccer         Marcelo Balboa, Cerritos, Calif.
               Carin Gabarra, Milwaukee, Wis.

Softball       Bill Boyer, Federal Way, Wash.
               Lisa Fernandez, Los Angeles, Calif.

Speed Skating  Dan Jansen, West Allis, Wis.

               Bonnie Blair, Champaign, Ill.

Sports Acrobatics   Phillip Millaudon, Slidell, La.
                    Jackie Latino, Marrero, La.

Squash Racquets     Kenton Jernigan, Newport, R.I.
                    Demer Holleran, Wynnewood, Pa.

Swimming       Pablo Morales, Santa Clara, Calif.
               Summer Sanders, Roseville, Calif.

Synchro. Swimming   Karen and Sarah Josephson, Concord, Calif.

Taekwondo      Herbet Perez, Palisade Park, N.J.
               Diane Murray, San Jose, Calif. 

Table Tennis   Jim Butler, Augusta, Ga.
               Lily Hugh, Metuchen, N.J.

Team Handball  Matt Ryan, Miller Place, N.Y.
               Angie Raynor, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Tennis         Jim Courier, Dade City, Fla.
               Jennifer Capriati, Saddlebrook, Fla.

Trampoline and Tumbling       no nominations

Triathlon      Wes Hobson, Shawnee Mission, Kan.
               Melissa Mantak, Denver, Colo.

Underwater Swimming      no nominations

Volleyball     Bryan Ivie, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
               Caren Kemner, San Diego, Calif.

Water Polo     Craig Wilson, Davis, Calif.
               Maggi Kelly, Berkeley, Calif.

Water Skiing        no nominations

Weightlifting  Mario Martinez, S. San Francisco, Calif.
               Robin Byrd, Newnan, Ga.

Wrestling      Bruce Baumgartner, Cambridge Springs, Pa.

American Athletic Association of the Deaf         no nominations

Dwarf Athletic 
Association of America   Mitchell Seidenfeld, Minneapolis, Minn.
                         Camille Black, Lansing, Mich.

U.S. Cerebral Palsy 
Athletic Association     David Larson, West Sacramento, Calif.
                         Erika Benjamin, Westland, Mich.

National Handicapped Sports        Jason Wening, Geneva, N.Y.

National Wheelchair Athletic Association          no nominations

Special Olympics 
International       Jeff White, Daly City, Calif.
                    Stacey Fox Johnston, Spokane, Wash.

U.S. Association for 
Blind Athletes      John Morgan, Huntington Beach, Calif.
                    Trischa Zorn, Indianapolis, Ind.
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