OLYMPIC BIOGRAPHIES.Local college athletes competing in Athens. AMY ACUFF Amy Lyn Acuff (born July 14, 1975, Port Arthur, Texas) is an athlete from the United States. An aggressive high jump competitor, Acuff competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics as a member of USA Track and Field and is a three-time Olympian. Her personal best is 2. Sport: Women's track and field. Notable: Making third appearance in Olympics, finishing 20th in 1996 and 17th in 2000 in the high jump. ... Six-time NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association champion at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . Taught herself to high jump in high school. ELIZABETH BACHMAN Sport: Women's indoor volleyball. Notable: Member of U.S. bronze-medal team at 2003 World Cup and 2003 Pan American Games Pan American (Sports) Games Quadrennial sports festival. The games, conceived in 1940 as an event for the nations of the Western Hemisphere, were first held in 1951. . ... An honorable mention All-American middle blocker at UCLA. KEVIN BARNETT Sport: Men's indoor volleyball. Notable: A two-time All-American at Pepperdine. ... Making his third Olympics appearance. ... Missed all of 2002 and most of 2003 with knee injuries. ROBIN BEAUREGARD Robin Mary Beauregard (born February 23, 1979 in Long Beach, California) is an American water polo player, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She also won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Beauregard plays the position of center defender. Sport: Women's water polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. . Notable: Member of U.S. silver-medal team at 2000 Olympics. ... Also played on U.S. 2003 World Championship gold-medal team. ... Three-time All-American at UCLA. LINDSAY BENKO Lindsay Dianne Benko (born November 29, 1976 in Elkhart, Indiana) is a freestyle swimmer from the United States, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney, Australia). Sport: Women's swimming. Notable: Competed at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . ... World-record holder in 200-meter freestyle. ... Won gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize in 2000 Olympics as member of U.S. 800-meter freestyle relay team. MUHINI BHARDWAJ Sport: Women's gymnastics. Notable: Won NCAA title at UCLA in floor exercise and uneven bars Noun 1. uneven bars - a pair of parallel bars set at different heights; used in women's gymnastics uneven parallel bars bars, parallel bars - gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights . ... Earned bronze medal at 2001 World Championships. ... An 11-time collegiate All-American. BROOK BILLINGS Sport: Men's indoor volleyball. Notable: Two-time All-American and national Co-Freshman of the Year at USC. ... Led U.S. in scoring as opposite hitter at 2003 Pan American Games. DAIN BLANTON Dain Blanton (born November 28, 1971 in Santa Monica, California) is an American beach volleyball player, who attended Pepperdine where he helped The Waves win a National Volleyball Championship in 1992 as a sophomore. Sport: Men's beach volleyball For the ball used in this sport, see . Beach volleyball is an Olympic team sport played on sand. Two teams, positioned on either side of a net which divides a rectangular court, hit a volleyball, usually using the hands or arms. . Notable: Won gold medal at 2000 Olympics. ... Became first African-American pro player to win a major beach title. ... Led Pepperdine to 1992 NCAA indoor title. BRANDON BROOKS Brandon Brooks (17 November 1973, Nashville, Tennessee, USA) is an American sitcom actor. He has starred in a number of Peter Engel productions such as USA High and the role of the stereotypical surfer Murray Updyke in Malibu CA. He is of part English, Irish and part Cherokee descent. Sport: Men's water polo. Notable: Helped lead UCLA to NCAA title in 1999 as a goalie. ... Made UCLA's basketball team as walk-on in 1999-2000 season, when Bruins reached Sweet 16. ... Set Bruins career record with 700 saves. SHELIA BURRELL Not to be confused with Sheila Burrell. Shelia Burrell (born 15 January 1972 in Albuquerque) is a retired American heptathlete. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 11th Heptathlon Sport: Women's track and field. Notable: UCLA was only school to recruit her as heptathlete. ... Won bronze medal in heptathlon heptathlon: see under decathlon. heptathlon Women's athletics competition. Contestants take part in seven different track-and-field events: 100-m hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, and 200- and 800-m runs. at 2001 World Championships. ... Three-time runner-up at U.S. Championships. GAIL DEVERS Yolanda Gail Devers (born November 19, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is a three-time Olympic 100 m champion in athletics for the US Olympic Team. Devers grew up near National City, CA and graduated from Sweetwater High School in National City, CA. Sport: Women's track and field. Notable: Competing in her fourth Olympics. ... Nine-time U.S. 100-meter hurdles champion. ... Won nine Pacific-10 titles at UCLA. ... Three-time Olympic gold Olympic Gold is the official video game of the XXV Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Barcelona, Spain in 1992. It was released for the Sega consoles, Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System, and Sega's handheld, Game Gear. medalist. JUSTIN DUMAIS Sport: Men's diving. Notable: Competed at USC before transferring to Texas. Ventura native will compete in synchronized springboard with brother Troy. LISA FERNANDEZ Lisa Fernandez (born February 22, 1971, in New York City) is a renowned softball pitcher of Cuban-Puerto Rican descent who established an Olympic record in softball with 25 strikeouts as a member of the United States Women Olympic Softball Team. Sport: Softball. Notable: Member of U.S. Olympic gold-medal teams in 1996 and 2000. ... Two-time NCAA champion at UCLA (1990 and '92). ... Four-time World Championship gold medalist. TAIRIA FLOWERS Tairia ("Mims") Flowers (born January 9, 1981 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American softball player. She is best known for competing on the Gold medal winning United States National softball team. Sport: Softball. Notable: Had a home run in first college at-bat for UCLA. ... Married to former UCLA basketball player Jason Flowers. ... Did not miss a game in three years of college. AMANDA FREED Sport: Softball. Notable: Three-time All-American at UCLA. ... Alternate on the 2000 U.S. Olympic team. GABE GABE Ganzheitliche Betrachtung von Energiesystemen (German) GARDNER Sport: Men's indoor volleyball. Notable: Competed in 1999 and 2003 Pan American Games at outside hitter. ... Made Freshman All-American team at USC in 1996. ... Transferred to Stanford after two seasons at USC. NATALIE GOLDA Sport: Women's water polo. Notable: Helped lead UCLA to 2001 NCAA championship. ... Scored four goals in helping U.S. to gold medal at 2003 Pan American Games. JOANNA HAYES Sport: Women's track and field. Notable: Won 1999 NCAA 100 hurdles title for UCLA. ... Finished second in hurdles at U.S. Olympic Trials. ... Just missed spot on 2000 Olympic team, finishing fourth in 400 hurdles. MONIQUE HENDERSON Sport: Women's track and field. Notable: Qualified for the U.S. Olympic 1,600-meter relay team. ... Two-time All-American at UCLA. ... Won two gold medals at 2002 World Juniors Championships. SHEENA JOHNSON Sport: Women's track and field.. Notable: Won the 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials. ... Won 2003 and '04 NCAA 400 hurdles titles at UCLA. ... A 13-time All-American. MEB MEB Marine Expeditionary Brigade MEB Medical Evaluation Board (also abbreviated as MEBD) MEB Milli Egitim Bakanligi MEB Muscle-Eye-Brain Disease MEB Micro Enterprise Bank (Kosovo) KEFLIZIGHI Sport: Men's track and field. Notable: Won 10,000 meters at U.S. Olympic Trials. ... Won four individual NCAA titles at UCLA. ... Finished 12th in 10,000 at 2000 Olympics. KALYN KELLER Sport: Women's swimming. Notable: Will compete in 400-meter freestyle. ... Brother Klete is competing in second Olympics. ... Set the American record in the 1,500 freestyle while competing for USC. KLETE KELLER Sport: Men's swimming. Notable: Will compete in 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relay events. ... Won bronze medal in 400 meters, setting American record, at 2000 Olympics. ... Competed at USC. JENSEN LARSEN Sport: Men's swimming. Notable: Left USC in freshman year to concentrate on training for Olympic Trials. ... Finished second in 400-meter freestyle at U.S. Trials. LISA LESLIE Sport: Women's basketball. Notable: Led USC to four NCAA Tournament appearances. ... Starter on U.S. Olympic gold-medal teams in 1996 and 2000. ... 2001 WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. and five-time WNBA All-Star. HOLLY MCPEAK Sport: Women's beach volleyball. Notable: Will make her third Olympic appearance. ... Finished fifth in 1996 and 2000 Games. ... All-American at UCLA. ... All-time winningest women's pro beach player. STEIN METZGER Sport: Men's beach volleyball. Notable: Two-time All-American setter who helped lead UCLA to three national titles. ... Will team with Dax Holdren (Santa Barbara) at Olympics, his first. THALIA MUNRO Sport: Women's water polo. Notable: Competed on U.S. 2003 World Championship and 2003 Pan American gold-medal teams. ... Competed at UCLA. STACEY NUVEMAN Sport: Softball. Notable: Became NCAA all-time leader in home runs (90) and slugging percentage (.945) at UCLA. ... Won gold medal at 2000 Olympics. ... Three-time Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Year. JEFF NYGAARD Sport: Men's beach volleyball. Notable: Played on U.S. Olympic indoor teams in 1996 and 2000. ... Led UCLA to NCAA titles in 1993 and '95. ... Will team with 2000 gold medalist Dain Blanton (Pepperdine). BRETT ORMSBY Sport: Men's water polo. Notable: Four-time All-American at UCLA. ... Led Bruins in goals with 43 as a freshman. ... Member of U.S. national team since 2001. NICOLE NICOLE Nearly Intelligent Computer Operated Language Examiner (chatterbot) PAYNE Sport: Women's water polo. Notable: Tree-time first-team All-American at UCLA. ... Earned silver medal with 2000 U.S. Olympic team. ... Member of three UCLA national championship teams. KELLY RULON Sport: Women's water polo. Notable: All-American and second-team All-NCAA Tournament pick in 2003 for UCLA. ... MVP of the 2002 Junior Pan American Games. RILEY SALMON Sport: Men's indoor volleyball. Notable: Outside hitter competed at Pierce College for two years. ... Only member of U.S. team not to play at a four-year school. ... Played professionally in Italy and Greece. KAITLIN SANDENO Sport: Women's swimming. Notable: Won bronze medal at 2000 Olympics in 800-meter freestyle. ... Will compete in four events in Athens Olympics. ... Only a junior at USC. JESSE SMITH Sport: Men's water polo. Notable: Youngest member of the men's national team. ... Will attend Pepperdine in the fall. ... Member of 2003 Pan American Games gold-medal team. AMBER STACHOWSKI Sport: Women's water polo. Notable: All-American at UCLA in 2002. ... Redshirted in 2003-04 to compete with U.S. national team. ... Member of 2003 World Championship gold-medal team. SEILALA SUA Sport: Women's track and field. Notable: Finished third in discus at U.S. Olympic Trials. ... Four-time NCAA discus champion at UCLA. ... Won 2001 U.S. national titles in shot put and discus. ERIK SULLIVAN Sport: Men's indoor volleyball. Notable: Member of 2000 U.S. Olympic team. ... Helped lead UCLA to national titles in 1993 and '95. ... Named best digger at 1998 World Championships. DONALD SUXHO Sport: Men's indoor volleyball. Notable: Played setter for the Albanian national and junior national teams. ... Two-time first-team All-American and national Player of the Year at USC. TINA THOMPSON Sport: Women's basketball. Notable: USC product was alternate for 2000 Olympic team. ... Five-time WNBA All-Star for the Houston Comets. ... Top pick in 1997 WNBA Draft. ERIK VENDT Sport: Men's swimming. Notable: Won silver medal in the 400-meter medley relay at 2000 Olympics. ... NCAA Swimmer of the Year in 2002 at USC. ... Set American record in 1,500-meter freestyle at age 16. NATASHA WATLEY Sport: Softball. Notable: MVP of 2002 World Championships. ... Three-time All-American at UCLA, where she set the single-season records for hits with 112 and stolen bases with 53. ANGELA WILLIAMS Sport: Women's track and field. Notable: Competed at USC. ... Member of 2001 U.S. World Championship gold-medal 400-meter relay team. ... Two-time silver medalist in 60 meters at World Indoor Championships. GABE WOODWARD Sport: Men's swimming. Notable: Qualified for the U.S. Olympic 400-meter relay team with sixth-place finish at U.S. Trials. ... Four-time All-American at USC. ADAM WRIGHT Sport: Men's water polo. Notable: Four-time All-American at UCLA, where he helped Bruins win national titles in 1997 and 2000. ... Member of U.S. gold-medal team at 2003 Pan American Games. ELAINE YOUNGS Sport: Women's beach volleyball. Notable: Helped lead UCLA to 1991 NCAA title. ... Played on 1996 U.S. Olympic indoor team. ... Four-time All-American for Bruins. |
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