May/June 2006 | The Olympian

LETTER FROM WILLIE BANKS U . S. O l ympians President

A father was walking through the forest with his son when they came across a large fallen tree trunk crossing the path. "You know , son," said the father, "I bet that if you use all your power, you might be able to move that tree. The son grabbed the tree and pulled with all his might , but the log would not move. "I give up ," said the boy despondently. The fatl1er smiled and said, "You did not use all your power. It is within your power to ask for help. You forgot to ask me to help you." Sometimes. in order to be successful, we need tl1e help of other people

Recently, I am sure you have heard the news that tl1e United States Olympic Conunittee Board of Directors chose to create a position for one of our own, Bob Ctvrtlik, to be named Vice President, International Relations. This is a very im ortant step for us and I would like to explain why and how you can be supt e of this new development for tlle United States Olympic Conunittee.

I spent seven years consulting for ci ties that wanted to host tl1e Olympic Games , and I learned about the Olympic movement and the politics of the International Olympic Com1nittee and its members. I also recognized that while the U.S. was a perennial power on the sports field , it was considered a low level competitor in the politics of international sports organizations. Frankly, this fact hurt the U.S in ways more numerous tllan bidding for the Olympic Games. Our reputation was not very good and our efforts to provide the international c01mnunity witl1 advice and support was considered less than professional by tllose people who wielded power in tl1e hallways and offices of sports federations.

Under the leadership of Chairman Peter Ueberroth, our U.S. Olympic Committee Board has come to realize tllat in order for the U.S to ever regain its position of leadership internationally we have to engage the world sports organizations on their tern1s , learn their methods and prove tl1at we have some important ideas that we can share witl1 tl1e international community. It is not a surprise tl1at Bob Ctvrtlik was chosen for tltis position. He is perfectly qualified to serve because he is an Olympian, he serves on the International Olympic Committee. he has served on tl1e International Olympic Co1m11ittee's Athlete Advisory Conunittee and he is presently one of the members of the US Olympic Conunittee's Board. I know Bob personally and have seen ltim under many critical situations and he handled ltimself professionally in all cases. Bob has earned the respect of the iir-----i.ational sports conununity and will be a fair representative of our Olympic a~, .1tions.

Now, what does this mean for us? Most importantly , it could mean fuat we would continu ed on page 19

Michael Matz Y~ -Ycme

By: Elli o tt Denman (athl et i cs , 1956)

Don't ever say that the five Olympic rings and the first jewel of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown cannot intersect.

Just ask Michael Matz (equestrian, 1976 , '92 , '96), the man who was given the supreme honor of carrying the American flag into the Closing Ceremonies of the 19 96 Atlanta Olympic Games. He'll straighten you out in the flash of time it takes a horse named Barbaro to fly a few dazzling furlongs.

The Kenh1ck.---y Derby hasn't seen a "B" named wim1er since Bold Forbes, with Angel Cordero, Jr. in the saddle, outdueled Honest Pleasure in 1976.

Matz doesn't give such alphabetic abstractions a moment's notice. But that's not to say that the prospect of a Bhorse blasting through the pack to outclass the best and boldest of the thoroughbred sport's three-year-olds in the 132nd running of the Run for the Roses is beyond common lo gic, either. The chances of May 6 at Churchi ll Downs ruming into Barbara's day have been getting better and better all through the winter and spring of 2006.

Matz, the three-time Olympic equestrian team member, winner of a Prix Des Nations show jumpin g team silver medal at the '96 Atlanta Games, owner of eight Pan American Games medals, and an April 2006 inductee into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame, is Barbara's trainer.

Heading into the Derby, it 's been a go lden partnership. Barbaro will check into his Churchill Downs stall with a perfect racing record: five wins in five starts,

and plenty of backing from knowledgeable racing folks. Barbara's dad, Dynaformer, was a heck of a racer in his own day, getting 30 starts and winning such big ones as the Jersey Derby and Luck.-y Draw Stakes. His mom, La Ville Rouge, was a qua lity competitor in her own right. Like Dynaformer, she excelled on both dirt and htrf.

Barbaro, ridden by Edgar Prado, has shown both the talent and versatili ty of his parents , taking every challenge in full stride The strapping dark bay co lt, actually born on April 29, 2003, scored an impre ssive triumph in his first start , a maiden allowance race at Delaware Park last October 4. He then reeled off four more wins enroute to Kentucl..-y. Barbara's following victories came in tl1e Laurel Futurity (November 19) , the Tropical Park Derby (Ja nua ry 1), the Holy Bull Stakes (February 4) and Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park (April 1). Only in the Florida Derby was Barbaro fully extended, in holding off Sharp Humor, another Kentuck.-y Derby entrant. Officia l comments on the three preceding wins ranged from "demolishe d foes " to "won with ease at 2 -5 " to "didn't seem fazed."

All these Barbaro accomp lislunents give America's Olympic community a rare direct rooting interest in An1erica's biggest horse race. It may seem like a very bi g thing to the "improvers of the breed" who follow the nuances of the sport in microscopic detail , but to Matz it's not an illogical connection at all.

"Horsemanship is hor se man ship, wh ether you have an endurance horse , a reining horse , a jumper or a race horse,"

Matz told interviewer Paul a Rodenas of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association. "The difference between show jumping and flat racing is that with the jumpers I'd do all the training and go into competition mys elf, " he continued. "Now I have to do everything to get the horse prepared and then throw someone else up and leave it to him. But the two are similar in terms of understanding the horse and keeping it in peak shape. You always have to consider the horse's mental frame and conditioning."

Back in 1996 , Matz (riding Rhum) , teamed with Peter Leone (on Legaro ), Anne Kursinski (on Eros) and Leslie Burr Howard (on Extreme), to take the Atlanta silvers in show jumping, sandwiching ~ emselves between Gennany (go ld) and ...Jrazil (bronze) on the podium. The U.S riders had gone without medals in the preceding Barcelona Games of 1992 , so this was a huge feat.

An even greater thrill to Matz was his flag bearer role at the '96 Closing "What a way to end an Olympic career, to carry the flag into your home stadium; all those great athletes , Michael Johnson and Carl Lewis , and I was chosen. What a great honor, " he told Richard Rosenblatt of Associated Press.

Teamed with Frank Chapot, Robert Ridland and William Brown, Matz and the USA team placed a very close fourth, just one point back of third-place Belgium, in the 1976 Montreal Games. Along with Lisa Jacquin , Noman Della Joia and Kursinski , Matz and USA ranked fifth at ~ arcelona in 1992.

tion came after he'd missed out on a shot at the 2000 Sydney Games. But he'd already started training racehorses on a part-time basis in 1996 and won his first stakes race with Camella in the 1998 Silver Spoon Stakes at Delaware Park . When Came lla won three more stakes events at Delaware Park in the 2000 season, Matz was off to the races full time.

Barbaro may be the best-rested horse in the Kentucky Derby field , five weeks having elapsed since his last start. But some cynics suggest Barbaro may be under-raced. Not since Needles in 1956 has a horse won the Kentucl.y' Derby on five weeks' rest.

Matz isn't listening, citing a lesson he learned 30 years ago His medal hopes in 1976 vanished with a tired mount. "When the Olympics came , I had no hor se left, " he recalled. "I told mysel f not to do that again. I don't want to go there (Churchi ll Downs) w ith a horse that's used up. I want a fresh horse ."

That Unionville , Pennsy lvania resident Matz, now 55, is able to discuss any of this comes from the special perspective of a man who knows he's lucky to be alive. He was a passenger on United Airlines' Flight 232, which crashed in Sioux City, Iowa, on July 19, 1989. The flight carried 296 passengers and crew members. 184 survived.

Matz's retirement from equestrian competi-

The plane came apart in a cornfield. Amid the carnage, Matz played the heroic role of rescuer. He ran back through the smoke and flames , in fear of an imminent exp losion, and hauled out several screaming children. Then he scrambled furiously before finding D.D Alexander, then his fiancee, now his wife and mother of their four children.

Two weeks after the near-death experience , he was back in competition .

And now, he makes sure to count every blessing. "It's a very exciting time right now," Matz told the AP's Rosenblatt , as Kentucky Derby day neared . "I've never done this before, but I'm not nervous. Barbaro kind of gives you that sense of confidence that he can do it. "

USO( SportsManhSportsWoman, Team and Paralympian oft e Year

The 2005 United States Olympic Committee Awards for SportsMan, SportsWoman, Team and Paralympian of the Year were announced April 5, 2006. The USOC SportsMan and Sports Woman of the Year awards have been presented annually since 197 4 to the top overall male and female athlete from within the USOC member organizations. The team award was added in 1996 and the Paralympian of the Year was awarded for the first time in 2004. Winners are selected from the individual female and male Athlete of the Year and Team of the Year nominations of the National Governing Bodies for the Oly mpic , Pan American, Affiliated and Disabled Sports Organizations within the U.S. Olympic Movement.

SportsMan of the Year: A two-time Oly mpian, three-time International Triathlon Union World Cup winner and five-tim e U.S. pro champion, Hunter Kemper (triathlon, 2000, '04) is the first U.S. male to finish the season No. I in both the world and the ITU World Cup rankings. He secured the No. I world ranking with a fourth-place finish at the New Plymouth World Cup in New Zea land in November. Along the way he reached the podium in 10 out of 13 international races , including five first-place finishes , and five out of seven times in World Cup races. He also won the U.S. Elite National Championship. In September, he won in a sprint finish at the Beijing World Cup on the 2008 Olympic cours e.

Kemper responded to the news, "It's quite humbling, especially when yo u look at all the past winners The name s are quite amazing . It's kind of a who's -who. The company that I'm now going to be placed in is tremendous. It's almost overwhelming to comprehend. It' s a tremendous honor, it's amazing to me to be able to receive this award. It means a lot and there are definitely a lot of people out here that have made it all worthwhile for me and allowed me to pursue my dreams and really go after and accomplish what I was able to accomplish last year. So I'm tremendously excited about it and I can't stop smiling. I'm feeling pretty pumped. To have the support of the USOC and the Oly mpic Training Center and all the sponsors that come along with it. .. it just makes it that much better that yo u have those kind of people that are behind you and willing to help yo u out every ste p of the way."

SportsWoman of the Year: Training at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, the same club that produced Oly mpian Michael Phelps, 16-year-old Katie Hoff (swimming, 2004) earned three

gold medals at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal , Canada She set an American record in the 200m Individual Medley (IM) and won the 400m IM and 800m free relay in world championship-record time. Hoff won three National titles in the 200m free , 200m IM (American record) and 400m IM at World Championships Trials and finished the year ranked first in the 200m and 400m IM. In addition to success in the pool, Hoff signed a deal with Speedo for the longest athlete contract in the brand's history, running through the 2016 Olympic Games. She also was the big winner at the 2005 Golden Goggle Awards , USA Swimming's annual year-end gala, taking home two awards in the Female Athlete of the Year category and Relay Performance of the Year.

"It's a great honor to be in the company of all those am azing athletes , especially Tracy Caulkins because she's one of my idols. I was so surprised when I was told I was selected to get an award and I think it's so awesome to have all my hard work pay off. It' s really exc iting. This year I'm really trying to keep my momentum go ing and work off the experience that I got on an international stage last year. I just want to continue to improve my time s and have fun," Hoff replied

Team of the Year: At the 2005 World Badminton Championships, Tony Gunawan

Olympians Reaching Out

Many Olympians are actively involved in helping in the community, the nation, and the world. In this section of our Newsletter, we will be highlighting some of the ways our colleagues are continuing the Olympic path of excellence.

A galaxy of U.S. Figure Skating Olympians turned out to support the 2nd Annual "Skating with the Stars Under the Stars" benefit for Figure Skating in Harlem on April 10. The evening's honoree was Dr. Debi Thomas (figure skating, 1988) , Olympic bronze medalist and U.S. and World Champion. Skating with the attendees were Timothy Goebel (figure skating, 2002) , Johnny Weir (figure skating, 2006) , Sasha Cohen (figure skating , 2002 , '06) , Evan Lysacek (figure skating, 2006) , Sarah Hughes (figure skating, 2002) , Emily Hughes (figure skating, 2006) , Dorothy Hamill (figure skating, 1976) , Paul Wylie (figure skating, 1988 , '92) and Tai Babilonia (figure skating, 1976 , '80).

Lending support to the PE4life Annual Awards Gala and Benefit Dinner on May 2 were Tim Brown (figure skating, 1960), Jennifer Capriati (tennis , 1992), Mia Hamm (soccer, 1996, '00 , '04) , Bill Russell (basketball , 1956), and Herschel Walker (bobsled , 1992). The program brought together champion celebrity athletes and physical education advocates to honor the accomplishments of individuals who have distinguished themselv es through their commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles for children The following day included a full day of meetings with members of Congress to encourage them to support physical education, including continued support for the Carol M. White Physical Education for Progress (PEP) grant program. The event was open to members of organizations that promote increased physical education, encourage physical activity and improved fitness in America.

Just days after the closing ceremonies of the Torino Olympics, Thomas L. Hill (athletics , 1972) visited the Prairieview School in Waukee , Iowa as this month's Character Counts speaker. His visit was part of a year long series the school hosts to help students identify people of character within their community Hill won a bronze medal in the 110-meter hurdles in the Munich Summer Olympics, where the terrorism against the Israeli dele-

gation was carried out. He also saw that black and white athletes from the South African delegation walked , practiced and were transported to and from Oly mpic events separately A number of American athletes , including Hill , took a stand and threatened to boycott the Oly mpic Games if the South African team was allowed to compete under apartheid -a stand that could have cost him his chance to compete in Munich. It was Hill's character-building moment, and he used it to illustrate to the students that people will challenge their values and that there is great importance in standing up for their beliefs Hill grew up in the predominantly black Magnolia Projects in New Orleans . Spotted at a track meet by a recruiter who said that Hill could become a hurdler and offered a full scholarship , the athlete became the top hurdler worldwide in only three years. Today he holds three degrees , including a doctorate in counselor education. Hill told the students that they all embody their own special talent and invited them to hold his medal After his speech, he signed autographs for the students as he encouraged tl1em to pursue their dreams and work a t their talents.

National Youth Sports Awards honored y outh coaches and organizations who promote sports as a positive, character-building experience on March 24 at the Arrillaga Alumni Center at Stanford University. Lending their support to the evening were Ruthie Bolton-Holifield (basketball , 1996 , '00) , John Naber (swimming, 1976), Jennifer Azzi (basketball , 1996) , and Joy Fawcett (soccer, 1996 , '00 , '04).

Joey Cheek (speedskating, 2002 , '06) spoke at the "Save Darfur: Rally to Stop Genocide" in Washington, D.C. on April 30. "Joey Cheek's extraordinary generosity e~l)onentially raised international awareness about the innocent men, women and children who are suffering and dying in Darfur every day we faiJ to take the actions necessary to end the violence ," said Brian Steidle , the tour's featured speaker. "While most Americans don't have the resources to match Joey's donation, tlley can emu-

1ate his Olympic spirit by participating in the Save Darfur rally and the 'Million Voices for Darfur' postcard campaign to urge President Bush and Congress to lead the world in halting this three-year genocide." The goal of the campaign is to generate one million postcards to President Bush urging him to use the power of his office to fulfill his February 17 pledge to support a stronger multi-national force to protect the Darfuri people. The Save Darfur Coalition is an alliance of 150-plus faith-based, humanitarian and human rights groups representing 130 million Americans.

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Park District sponsored a program for Chicago public school students in which they are able to get up close and experience Paralympic sports , such as sled hockey. Organized by Linda Mastandrea (athletics, 1992 , '96) , a gold and silver medalist in Paralympic track who said, "Part of the goal behind this program was really to bolster the future of the Paralympic movement, identifying and .raining kids with potential." Mastandrea is an attorney and manager of the training program. Patrick Byrne (sled hockey, 2002) is actively involved with the training , teaching elements of sled hockey to the students and supporting the goals of this program. "I don't think anyone should let themselves be limited in any way by any disability. Anything you want to do , there's a way to do it. There's an adapted way to do it," Mastandrea concluded.

Sara Decosta Hayes (ice hockey, 1998, '02) has been kept busy since the Torino Olympics , v isiting schools in Rhode Island and answering a wide variety of questions. In March, on a visit to a second grade class at the Reynolds School in East Bay, Rhode Island, she discussed her career as a woman hockey player. She was the first woman to play Rhode Island championship division high school hockey and went on to star for the Providence College Women's hockey team. While in college, DeCosta was selected for the U.S. National hockey squad , with whom she won a gold medal in 1998 in Nagano and a silver medal in 2002 in Salt Lake -:ity. The second-graders asked such questions as: why an ice skate has never cut her eye (she wears a helmet) , if she had ever been in a fight (no) , did she play football (no) , and had she ever met Wayne Gretzky (yes).

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U.S. OLYMPIAN CHAPTERS

Did you know that the U. S. Oly mpians have regional chapters throughout the country_? Look for updates on chapter happenings in fi1ture issues of The Oly mpian ! Ifyou would like to find out what is happening in y our area, contact:

Colorado Olympians

President: Gene Kotlarek (skiing , 1960, '64) (303)-807-3911

Florida Olympians

President: Jim Millns (figure skating, 19 76) (813) 979-5608

Georgia O lympians

President: TBD

Hawaii Olympians

President: Richard " Sonny " Tanabe (swimming, 1956) (808) 735-1088

Indiana Olympians

President: Ollan Cassell (a th letics , 19 64) (317) 466-0444

Midwest Olympians

President: Willy e White (athletics, 1956, '60, '64 , '68, ' 72) (773) 651-8267

National Capital Area Olympians

President: Arlene Limas (taekwondo, 1988) (540) 720-1988

New England Area Olympians

President: TBD

Nor1l1e rn California Olympians

President: Anne Warner Cribbs (s wimming. 1960) (650) 856-3200

Oregon Olympians

President: Clem Eischen (athletics, 1948) (503) 492-2232

Southern California Olympians

President: Cathy Marino Bradford ( canoe/k ayak, 1988, '9 2) (714) 847-5596

Southwest Olympians

President: Sammy Walker (w eightlifting, 19 76) (469) 964-8824

Tri -States Olympians

President: Otis Davis (athletics , 1960) (201) 392-8448

Utal1 Olympians

President: Henry Marsh (athletics , 19 76, '80, '8 4, '88) (801) 560-8698

Washington State Olympians

President: John Stillings (rowing , 1984) (206) 440-0708

No chapter in your area? Interested in stm1ing a chapter? Contact the U .S. Olympians Asso ciation office for details at (800) 717-7555.

When you make more than 100 movies it is probably appropriate for you to become 100 years old.

That is what is happening to Olympian and veteran actor Bmce Be1mett on May 19. As Hennan Brix, he was the shot put silver medalist at the 1928 Olympics and set two world records. As Bmce Bennett, he became noted in movies for a numbe r of roles , including being cast as one of the "Tarzans."

A native of Tacoma, Washington, Brix worked as a lumberjack as a teenager, developing plenty of muscles along the way and packing 195 pounds on a six -foot , two-inch frame. He then attended the University of Washington and starred for the Huskies in two sports - football and track. On the gridiron, Brix was an offensive lineman and played in the 1925 Rose Bowl. In track , he competed in the shot put, discus , javelin and hurdles. He was the 1927 NCAA shot put champion and won four-straight national shot put

titles. Besides twice setting tl1e world shot put record , he also set the American record three times He won the 1928 Olympic Trials and was the favorite to win at Amsterdam. He led tl1at competition until the last round when Johnny Kuck , also of tl1e USA, got off the winning throw.

After tl1e Olympics. Brix moved to Los Angeles when tl1e Los Angeles Atllletic Club invited him to compete for tl1em. While in Los Angeles , Brix met the actor Douglas Fairbanks , who invited Brix to train at his personal quarters. Fairbanks told Brix that the movie studio MGM was holding screen tests for tl1e role of Tarzan. The screen test was a big success and everything seemed set.

Before Brix could play Tarzan he had a small role in the movie called "Touchdown." On the first day of shooting. Brix fell and broke his shoulder. That knocked him out of the Tarzan role , which instead went to Jolmny Weissmuller

Brix did play Tarzan in three movies but later changed his screen name to Bruce Be1mett for fear of being typecast. Bennett forged a Hollywood career that spanned 120 movies. He retired from the movies in 1970 and later worked in real estate.

Atlllete , famed actor and centenarian. What other Oly mpian can make these claims?

By: Hal Bateman

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IN HONOR

Charles Barkley (basketball, 1992 , '96) , one of the NBA's great forwards , has been named to the Basketball Hall of Fame Nicknamed "The Round Mound of Rebound , " Barkley was placed on 11 NBA All-Star teams with Philadelphia, Phoenix and Houston, and won Olympic gold in 1992 and 1996 He was also a member of the NB A's 50th Anniversary Team. The induction ceremony will be held September 9 in Springfield, Massachusetts .

Jeremy Bloom (skiing, 2002 , '06) was presented the Amateur Athlete of the Year award on April 18 at the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame ammal awards banquet. Bloom was honored for his competition in world events before he participated in the Winter Olympics in Torino . In addition to tying the record for consecutive first-place finishes - six - Bloom has also been an activ e participant in the Real Athletes Play Fair anti -doping campaign

..---~llustrious pole v aulter Don Bragg (athletics , 1960) was inducted mto the Philadelphia Hall of Fame in early April. He was the last of the great pole vaulters to use a steel pole From 1954 until 1960 , he was always world ranked and capped a brilliant career in 1960 by setting a world record of 15' 9 ¼" at the Olympic Trials and winning an Oly mpic gold medal with a vault of 15' 5 " . He set a world indoor record of 15' 9 ½" at Philadelphia in 1959: during that san1e year, he won a gold medal at the Pan American Ga.mes. At 6'3" and 197 pounds , Bragg was one of the largest vaulters in history , and was nicknamed "Tarzan" because of his size and strength While at Villanova Unive rsity, he won the NCAA pole v ault chan1pionship in 1955 and was the IC4A chan1pioa both indoors and outdoors , from 1955 to 1957 He also tied for the AAU indoor championship. After graduating in 1957 , Bragg again tied for the AAU indoor championship in 1958 , then won the event from 1959 through 1961. He was also the AAU out door champion in 1959 Bragg later became athletic director at Stockton State College in New Jersey, the owner of a summer camp , a nd is the au thor of A Chance to Dare: The Don Bragg Story.

1ntvU , MTV's 24 -hour college network is going to air a new series, "Joey Cheek (speedskating, 2002 , '06) Goes to College" (worki ng

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title). The show will offer viewers a first person accounting of Joey's Olympic odyssey, from life in the village to the medal stand, and capture the chaotic whirlwind tour that began the moment he won gold. He'll travel to Zambia in an effort to encourage HIV/AIDS education and prevention. He'll set out on a college speaking tour to spread awareness about the genocide taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan and how college students can help stop the killing. He will be a keynote speaker at The Rally to Stop Genocide on the Mall in Washington, D C. And while all this is happening, he'll go through the nervewracking process of researching, applying to and enrolling in college "Every college student has encountered the stress of applying to and enrolling in college , but how many do it as an Olympic gold medalist leading international humanitarian efforts?" said Stephen Friedman, General Manager of mtvU. "We're excited to share Joey Cheek's fascinating story with college students and the world and look fonvard to debuting the series next semester."

Mike Duroe (wrestling coach, 1996 , '00 , '04) has been named 2005 Freestyle Coach of the Year by USA Wrestling. He was a coach for tl1e 2005 U.S. Freestyle World Team, featuring two medalists , competing in Budapest , Hungary. Duroe has coached numerous U.S. World -level tean1s. both in men's freestyle and women's freestyle , as a volunteer coach and also as a staff member for USA Wrestling . He was on the staff of tl1e last three U .S. Olympic men's freestyle coaching teams. He has been named by USA Wrestling to serve as a 2006 U.S. Freestyle World Team coach, working at the Wrestling World Championships in

Guangzhou, China jn the fall. From 1998-2000, he was USA Wrestling's Freestyle Developmental Coach. In 2001, Duroe served as USA Wrestling's Freestyle Resident Coach, working with the elite men's freestyle wrestlers at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

ESPN Classic aired a special two-hour program "100 Most Influential Student-Athletes ," honoring tl10se who have made a sig1uficant impact or major contribution to society. Among t11ose honored is fonner Sun Devil and current Umversity of Hawaii athletic director Herman Frazier (athletics , 1976 , '80) Frazier graduated from Arizona State University in 1977 with a degree in political science. He competed on tl1e ASU track and field team w here he was an eight-time AllAmerican and team captain of the 1977 national champion team. Frazier earned a gold medal while rnnning the lead off leg of fue 4x400-meter relay and captured a bronze medal in tl1e 400-meter dash at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. At ASU , where he worked for 23 years from 1977-2000 , he held a number of Director positions , and went on to the U1uversity of AlabarnaBinningharn as Afuletics Director from 2000 -02 He is now the Afuletics Director at Hawaii and has been there since 2002.

The University of Washington School of Law recently announced fue selection of the inaugural recipients of t11e William H. Gates Public Service Law Scholarship for 2006-07. These scholars have the opportunity to attend school and then pursue public interest law without the crnslung burden of educational debt. The scholarslup program covers tuition, books, room and board and incidental expenses during law school. In exchange , students make a conunitrnent to work for five y ears ih public service.

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And one of those scholarship recipients is Paraly mpian Michael Peters (soccer 1996 , '04 ). An acting assistant professor of communication at the University of Washington for the past five years , Peters was raised in Grants Pass, Oregon, and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Portland. After graduating from the University of Arizona with a doctorate in communication, he has focused Iris scholarly work on health communication, persuasion, quantitative research methods , and interpersonal communication.

Peters' commitment to commmrity and public service is a result of his upbringing as the son of an educator and a nurse , and his own e ~qJeriences growing up with cerebral palsy. He has extended that commitment in a variety of ways , including seIVing as vice chair of the United States Olympic Committee's

Athletes' Advisory Council. As a Paralympic soccer athlete, he feels strongly that "Olympians and Paralympians have a lot to give back to the community It is important for us to look for opportunities throughout the year to get involved and touch people's lives more than just once every four years." Peters has special interest in health and human rights law and advocacy and works with UW's faculty and connections with other institutions in the broader Seattle community that address global health and justice issues

In the 1980s, Boulder, Colorado was the center of the country's cycling universe. Local cyclist Davis Phinney (cycling, 1984) and an influx of the top American racers put down roots in eager anticipation of the allllual cycling celebration that was the Coors Classic Along the way, Philllley won more than 300 individual races , including two stages in the Tour de France In nrid-April 2006 , Philllley was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.

As a Boulder High School student, he stumbled upon the inaugural Red Zinger Classic , a novelty event at North Boulder Park in the smmner of 1975 Before long, Plri1l1ley was racing. As the Red Zinger grew into the Coors Classic , Philllley donrinated the criteriums - circtrit loops that maxinrized viewing areas for spectators during a party atmosphere in venues such as Boulder, Washington Park, Vail and Aspen With the

-~ fast pace around tight turns came plenty of crashes ,

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something of a forerunner to the XGames generation. Phinney Coach of the Year by USA Wrestling Scherr was a coach of the soaked up the adulation on the podium. He repaid fans by never 2005 U.S . Women's World Team, which placed third in the team turning down an autograph request or a chance to chat. standings and featured four medalists, including World Champion Iris Smith. He has been named by USA Wrestling to He turned pro after taking the bronze medal in the 1984 Oly mpic serve as a 2006 U .S. Women's World Team coach, working at the team time trial. Phinney became the f irst American to win a Wrestling World Championships in Guangzhou , China in tl1e Tour de France road raQ: e in 1986 , and won another stage in fall Scherr was an instructor at the FILA Women's World 1987 The Coors Clas sic ended in 1988 with Phinney's overall Training Camp held at the Japan Institute of Sports Science in victory Tokyo , an elite program in which 13 nations participated In the five years he coached at Indiana University, the team went from He continued to race until 1993 , and remains integral to the sport 2-17 to a 15-0 record during his final y ear He is a widely with the bike camp he and his wife , Connie Carpenter, founded , respected clinician, working numerous camps and clinics around bike tours and a natural move into broadcasting in the late the nation. Bill Scherr is also one of the greatest wrestlers in 1990s . U.S. frees ty le history: 1985 World Champion, 1988 Oly mpic bronze medalist, five-time World-level medalist, two-time World In 2000 , he was diagnosed with early -onset Parkinson's disease Unable to hold a microphone or endure the rigors of travel , his broadcast career ended abruptly. He created the Davis Phim1ey Foundation to advance research into the degenerative neurological affliction It is his dream to advance Parkinson's research and support in the way that Lance Armstrong has boosted cancer research.

Phinney compares the battle with Parkinson's to his cycling career. There's alway s another hill to climb , another finish line and then anotl1er race.

USA Today named Ronda Rousey (judo , 2004) the Athlete of tl1e Week on April 6, 2006 Rousey, the youngest U.S judo Olympian in 2004 and a World junior champion that year, has ended a U .S. title drought dating back to her elementary school day s. Rousey won five matches , four by ippon (instant win, often a throw) , to win her weight class at the Binningham (England) World Cup. The 19-year-old's gold medal is tl1e first for a U.S. woman in an A-level European event in almost a decade.

Bill Scherr (wrestling, 1988) has been named 2005 Women's

Cup champion, Pan American champion, World Grand Masters champion, Goodwill Games champion and a four-time U.S . 1 Nationals champion. He is a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

USA Wrestling has named Shawn Sheldon (wrestling, 1988, '92) the 2005 Greco-Roman Coach of the Year Currently working for the Palm Beach County Community Olympic Development Program, Sheldon conducts wrestling training for local athletes of all ages He is a club coach with the New York

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Athletic Club , which won the 2005 U.S. Nationals team title in GrecoRoman and placed four athletes on the 2005 U .S. Greco-Roman World Team . Sheldon coached at the U.S. Olympic Training Center for a number of y ears , assisting with the resident program, and has also coached U.S teams on international tours. He has been named by USA Wrestling to serve as a U.S. Greco-Roman World Team coach, working at the Wrestling World Championships in Guang z hou , China in the fall . Sheldon was one of the most successful Greco-Roman wrestlers in American history , competing on the natio nal and international levels for almost two decades He won the U S National Greco-Roman Championships nine times and was second in tl1e U S Nationals eight times World Cup champion in 1989 and 1996 , he was also tllird in the 1987 and 1991 Pan American Games Sheldon

won a U .S. record for eight Greco-Roman World Cup medals during his career, and was a fi ve-time Concord Cup gold medalist.

Olympic halfp ipe gold medalist Shaun White (snowboard, 2006) has been named winner of the North American Snowsports Journalists Association (NASJA) annual Outstanding Competitor Award. Before becoming the Olympic champion, the 19-year-old White became the first person to sweep all five events in the Chevrolet U.S Snowboard Grand Prix - tl1e lone Olympic qualifying series - and the Winter X Gan1es in Aspen, Colorado . After the Games of Torino ended , White also won the halfpipe contest at the U.S. Open at Stratton Mountain Vennont.

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Bobby Douglas (wrestl ing, 1964) is re r r 1e S _clones' wrestling coach. Douglas is one of four Division I coaches to win 400 career matches. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1987. He became Iowa State's head coach in 1992 and was named tl1e 2004 USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year. He will be replaced by assistant coach Cael Sanderson (wrestling, 2004 ), who wrestled under Douglas in llis collegiate day s Sanderson became the first college

next chapters of my life , I really feel like I want to bring it on and I want to bring it on now." FitzRandolph plans to continue his relationships with charitable organizations and to establish himself as a voice in the conservation movement by becoming influential witllin the Conservation Congress and Natural Resources Board

Capping a 10-year career that took her to three Olympic Games and earned her seven top ten World Cup finishes, Rosey Fletcher (snowboard, 1998 , '02 , '06) captured the women's Parallel Slalom and U.S national title on March 26 , 2006. An Olympic bronze medalist, Fletcher won the 2006 Nortl1 American Snowboard Final at Washington's Crystal Mountain in wrestler to complete his career witl1 four NCAA individual titles the final race of her career. and had an undefeated record of 159-0 in 2002. Douglas also coached Sanderson to a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games

In a press conference at the Princeton Club in Madison, Wisconsin, Casey FitzRandolph (speedskating, 1998 , '02. '06) announced his retirement from competition. At Salt Lake City, FitzRandolph set a world record at 500 meters and won Oly mpic gold in the presence of his famil y and his childhood idol Eric Heiden. The pride of his accomplishments (three Olympic team bertl1s , five U.S. sprint championships , numerous podium appearances at World Cup events) is not diminished by "the excitement that I now feel when I think of the future. What used to be apprehension is now excitement. When I look at the

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In March, one of the most accomplished distance nmners in U.S. history, Lynn Jennings (athletics, 1988, '92 , '96) lent her support to the More Marathon (an event for women over 40) in New York City and held a rare news conference to officially announce her retirement. In the early 1990s, Jennings enjoyed a level of success unprecedented for a U S. woman: she won three consecutive world cross-country titles and ran to the bronze medal in the 10 ,000 meters at the 1992 Barcelona Oly mpics. She won 38 national titles in track , road and cross country and set 10 U.S records

Barbra and Dan Jorgensen (swimming, 1988 , '92) and big sister Anna welcomed Alexandra Grace Jorgensen on August 31 ,

California, Moseley is a two-time World Cup champ. He was the first to receive a gold medal for the United States in freestyle moguls at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano , Japan. He and his bride met in high school and started dating in 2001.

Jim Page (skiing, 1964) has joined the United States Fencing Association as Director of High Perfonnance. Formerly the Managing Director of Sport Perfonnance for the USOC , Page specializes in the design of sport performance plans. Prior to his administrative career, he was an Oly mpian and then an Olympic Coach in the sport of skiing . During his career at the USOC , he was responsible for developing the athlete support programs and the specific program that was instrumental in mov ing the USA from its previous high of 13 medals to 34 medals at the Salt Lake Olympic Games in 2002.

2005 She was 8 lbs ., 8 oz and 21" long Congratulations to the famil y on this new addition!

On March 25 , 2006 , Jonny Moseley (skiing, 1998 , '02) married

~ Malia Rich in Telluride , Colorado. After exchanging vows before 130 guests, the happy couple held a reception at a private mountaintop resort. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in northern

The most successful U.S. man in World Cup speed races , Daron Rahlves (skiing, 1998, '02 , '06) said goodbye to ski racing by winning the last race of his career on March 26 , 2006 when he collected his sev enth U.S title and his third straight super G crown at the U.S. Alpine Championships. Rahlves' collection of U S gold medals includes four super G titles , the 2001 downhill championship and two giant slalom titles. He also has nine World Cup downhill victories and three World Cup super G wins in addition to gold in super G at the 2001 World Championships, silver in downhill and bronze in giant slalom at the 2005 Worlds .

TRISH PORTER WINS AT THE WORLD MASTERS ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

D ear Fellow Olympian s:

I am one of a few American Women who won gold at the 2nd World Masters Athletics Championships Indoors in Linz, Austria in the highjmnp , age 40-44 years. I am very excited about having won both the Indoor and Outdoor Masters World Championships It was the first time in sev enteen years that I have high jrnnped indoors. It 's great to start my new Indoor career off with such a big win. The last time I jumped was at Madison Square Garden in 1989.

I jmnped 1.66 meters , 5' 5 1/4" and won because I had fewer misses than Wendy Laing from Great Britain who got second place for age group 40-44 years. There were only sev enteen women representing America and I w as one of the few gold medalists

Unfortunately the U .S. women's team was plagued with injuries.

It is an amazing feeling standing on the victory stand, hearing our National Anthem, ey es filled with tears and hearing them announce y ou as the "World Champion." I feel so honored, blessed and thankful to God for this fantastic opportunity. To be the Indoor and Outdoor World Champion, wife , mother of two and 43 y ears old - only a God with a great sense of humor and lov e would allow this one I feel so very blessed.

I strongly encourage other women to follow the dream that God has placed in their heart You are not too old and it is still possib le. Make the most of each moment.

I have been so fortunate to have a wonderful coach in Los Angeles , Allan Hanckel , and such a fabulous husband who supports my dreams . Traveling alone in Europe is different and exciting and it helps to know that my family and friends are pray ing for me . I am off to Salzburg tomorro w to ski Austria - wow! Very exciting !

I am a 1988 U.S. Oly mp ian (w e're nev er fonner , past or x, "once an Oly mpian alway s an Oly mpian"-reference U.S Oly mpians Magazine) in the High Jump. I live with my husband of 14 y ears , Pat Porter, two time U.S. Oly mpian, twelv e time U .S. Champion and eight time National Cross Country Champion. I am the mother of Shannon Porter, 4 y ears and Connor Porter, 8 years. I am the current World Record Holder in the hi gh jump at 5' 9 1/4" , for woman age 40-44 years young I was the 2005 Outdoor Masters World Champion and am three time Outdoor U. S . National Masters Champion in the high jump. I am an assistant coach at La Cueva High School for the boys high jump and am the Marketing Chair fo r the Great Southwest Track and Field Classic , a fabulous regional and National hi gh school track meet.

Trish Porter (athletics , 1988)

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Mark Schubert (swimming, 1980 - present) will leave as coach late Thomas J. and late Sophie K. Cooke. He attended Ansonia of the University of Southern California's swimming teams to High School and graduated from Yale University in 1959 with a become national team head coach and general manager for USA BS in Industrial Administration. While at Yale, John was a Swimming, beginning in May. He will serve as the head coach member of the crew and rowed for a gold medal in the 1956 of the national team at international meets, working with the Olympic Games in Australia He went on to coach at Yale and appointed men's and women's coaches. He also will represent stayed active in rowing throughout his life through his involvethe United ment in various rowing associations as well as refereeing and States' judging. technical interests nationally and internationally Schubert has served on every U .S .

Oly mpic coaching staff since 1980 , with 38 of his swinuners making Olympic teams. He was head coach of the women's team in 1992 and 2004, and led the men's team in 2000 Of his new appointment, Schubert said, "Having the honor to help the nation's best coaches cultivate the nation's best talent is huge. Anything I can do to help them win Oly mpic medals and give our athletes the best possible Olympic experience will be my goal "

IN MEMORIAM

John Patrick Cooke (rowing, 1956) , 68 , of Ridgefield , Connecticut, died on December 26th, 2005 at his home in the presence of his family , after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Torrey Matheson Cooke , daughters Emily Nolan of Shepherdsville , Kentucky ; Rachel Mills of Freeport, Maine ; and his son John Patrick Cooke , Jr. of Lantana, Florida He is also surviv ed by his three brothers: ,,..........,_Terrence , Anthony, and Paul , four grandchildren, and sev eral ,rieces and nephews.

John was born in Ansonia , Connecticut on April 8 , 1937 to the

After college, John enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and was commissioned as a second lieutenant at Quantico , Virginia in 1960 He served in both Okinawa and Japan as a member of the Third Tank Battalion, before ending his active service in San Francisco as a Captain, USMC

Following his military service , John accepted a job with Emery Air Freight in Wilton, Connecticut. He receiv ed an MBA in 1980 from Manhattan College John spent seven years in Dayton, Ohio constructing the Emery Air Freight hub and finished Iris career as Vice President of Facilities and Material Handling Systems before his retirement in 1993 .

John's spirit, courage , strength, tenacity, loyalty, and humor will be sorely nrissed by all his family and friends.

Water was Olive McKean Mucha's (swimming, 1936) medium. She swam in Seattle's Green Lake as a clrild in the 1920s, was recruited by the nation's leading sw im coach as a teenager, and won a bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games - the "Jesse Owens' Games" in Hitler's Berlin.

Later, Mucha was a swimming teacher, coach of champions and passionate organizer for national and international swimming events. Until recently, Mucha played water volleyball weekly at the Multnomah Athletic Club.

Mucha died March 31 , 2006 after a brief illness. She was 90 Appropriately, she spent her last days watching the rushing current of her beloved Sandy River outside the Troutdale home she

and her husband, Chuck , attack while play ing golf in Santa Ana , California, where he has built in 1969. liv ed for 36 years. He was 63 .

"She was a vital , aliv e perso n, " said her daugh- Knipp , who was born and raised in Brookline , Pennsy lv ania and ter, Judy Jimenez. "She loved gardening. She drove her own car. Her graduated from South Hills High School. was widely regarded as one of the best ever in Oly mpic Weightlifting

driver's license was "He was a champion among athletes and among men, " said his

renewed until 2011 and wife , Jan Knipp "Through his warm , generous spirit he changed they said she didn't even the lives of countless others All whom he encountered, however need glasses." briefly, felt all tl1e richer for it."

Olive McKean was born During his career as a world-class weightlifter, Knipp competed August 10 , 1915 , in on two U.S. Oly mpic teams; in Me xico City in 1968 and Munich Chehalis , Washington, in 1972. He earned 17 gold medals in international competition the daughter of a seam- and was a three -time U.S national champion and two-time Pan stress and a logger. The family moved to Seattle , where Olive American Games champion began swimming at Green Lake Ray Daughters , the illustrious coach of the Washington Athletic Club , saw the young Olive in a An Amly v eteran, he published several articles and a book on race and offered her a scholarship to tl1e prestigious club . The Olympic weightlifting and weight training. For several years , he McKean family could not have afforded the membership costs. traveled across the country as a missionary and as director of the Atltletes in Action weightlifting team, the athletic ministry of The WAC relay team - Olive, Doris Buckley, Mazy Lou Petty and Betty Lea , won tl1e national championship in 1935 - 1937. The team and coaches would driv e across tl1e country to tl1e national meets , stopping at pools along the way to swim "exhibitions " that of ten were rewarded with free dinners

Mucha me t her future husband at tl1e Washington Atltletic Club. Chuck Mucha was a football player at the University of Washington, one of the renowned lrolllllen They married in 1936 .

That same year, Muc ha was sixth in the 100-meter freestyle and tllird in the 100-meter freestyle relay at the Berlin Games.

RusseU L. Knipp (weightlifting. 1968 '72) , who set nine world records during the 1960s and '70s and later served on the U.S. Oly mpic Committee Atltlete Advisory Co1mcil , died of a heart

Campus Crusade for Christ.

At tl1e services for Knipp , Dan Cantore (weightlifting, 1972 , '76) spoke lligltly of llis fonner colleague . Letters and messages from Fred Lowe (weightlifting, 1968 , '72 , '76) and Joe Dube (weightlifting, 1968) were read . The Olympic flag was proudly displayed during the memorial.

Lawrence "Larry" J . Black (athletics, 1972), died Wednesday, February 8, 2006 , in his hometown of Miami , Florida from a massive aneurysm. He was 54 years old.

While a student at North Carolina Central Uiliversity , Black competed in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Genna.ny. capturing the silver medal in the 200m dash (20.19 seconds) and the gold medal as tl1e lead leg of tl1e 4x100m relay . wllich equaled the U.S. world record witl1 a time of 38.19 seconds.

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An 11-time collegiate All-American, Black won four individual national championships and was a part of three national championship relay teams. Individually, he won National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics outdoor titles in the 220 -yard dash in 1971 and the 200m dash in 1972. and an indoor title in tl1e 60yard dash in 1974 , while adding an NCAA outdoor national title in tl1e 220 -yard dash in 1971

As a member of a relay team, Black won national championships in the 1970 NCAA outdoor 440-yard relay and in the 1972 NAIA 4xl00m and 4x400m relays.

Born on July 20 , 1951 , in Miami, Florida, Black set tl1e NAIA Championship meet record in the 200m dash in 1972 (20.0 seconds) to help the Eagles win the 1972 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in Billings Montana. He was selected as the 1972 NAIA Championship Herbert B. Marett Outstanding ?erfonner.

Black was inducted into tl1e Penn Relays Wall of Fame in 2002 , and the record -setting Penn Relays relay tean1s he ran on in 1972 were inducted in 2005 (880 relay) and 1995 (Sprint Medley).

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Please fax or email your latest achievement, promotion, significant life event, marriage, birth , etc; to the U.S. Olympians Association c/o Cynthia E. Stinger, Manager fax: 719-866 -4728 or email: cindy. stinger@usoc.org

continued fro m page] be more competitive in bidding for the Olympic Games. It could mean that we would be able to have more than one Federation lead by an American. It could result in your sport hosting its World Championship in the U.S. In which case, you, as an Olympian, would likely play a significant part in promoting the event. Sinlilarly, there is no better way to organize Olympians than to have cities bid for the Olympic Games domestically and internationally. But the best thing for Olympians is to have your country bid for and win tl1e right to host tl1e Olympic Games. Without a doubt we all win. Clearly, it is time for all of us to start supporting the U.S. Olympic Co1mnittee and Bob in their effort to regain the stature of the U.S . in international sports . I hope you, as an Olympian, will get more involved locally, in your Olympian chapter so that you will be plugged into the Olympic movement when the time comes to host an international event or, yes , perhaps the Olympic Games.

Besides the international activities, the U.S Olympians continue to work on initiatives that might interest you. We are working with the USOC to develop a program for schools that will help promote sports and health in the school system. Also , recently, we have been working on some benefits for all Olympians . Fortunately, 24 Hour Fitness has stepped up and offered each and every Olympian a deep discount off the regular fees for membership at their clubs. We are working on Olympian clothing available exclusively to Olympians. In the near future we expect to have a list of sponsor and supplier-based benefits tl1at we hope you will take advantage of.

Also, for many years it has been the dream of several Olympians that we promote Olympic memorabilia. There is a market that is growing and we have enlisted the help of our fellow Olympian, Jack Elder, to develop a market for Olympic memorabilia in the U .S. In the next few months you will also hear about the U.S. Olympic Speaker Referral Network that will allow you as Olympians to be referred to speaking engagements around the country All of these things are well on their way to being reality.

I hope that you will find something tl1at excites you and that might cause you to become more active in our association. If so , feel free to get in contact with us , anytime

Remember, sometimes in order to be successful , we need the help of other people.

Willie Banks

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Bob Ctvrtlik

Erroll Davis

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PRESIDENT

Willie Banks (athletics , 1980 , ' 84, ' 88)

VICE PRESIDENTS

Anne Warner Cribbs (swimming, 1960)

Connie Paraskevin-Young (speedskating, 1980 , ' 84/cycling, 1988 , ' 92 , ' 96)

Carol Lewis (athletics , 1980 , '84 , '88)

Dick Fosbury (athletics, 1968)

Micki King (diving, 1968 , ' 72)

Gary W. Hall Sr. (swimming, 1968, ' 72 , '76)

HONORARY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dorothy Franey Langkop (speedskating, 1932)

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

John Naber (swimming, 1976)

PAST PRESIDENT

Bill Toomey (athletics, 1968)

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Cynthia E. Stinger (team handball , 1984. '88. '92)

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