Aug. 20, 2004

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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- The XXVIII Olympiad, which opened Friday, August 13, in Athens, Greece, will include 240 athletes and coaches with current and past ties to Pacific-10 Conference institutions.

A total of 140 Pac-10 athletes, including alternates, will represent the United States, while 100 will compete for foreign countries. Swimming will host the most Conference athletes, 62 all told, while track and field features 51 Pac-10 athletes. By comparison, the Pac-10 sent 203 athletes to Sydney for the 2000 Summer Olympics and 184 to Atlanta in 1996. UCLA will have 54 past and present Bruins competing in Athens, while both USC and STANFORD claim 39.

The sports most heavily dominated by some of the Conference's elite athletes include: Basketball (Richard Jefferson, ARIZ; Lisa Leslie, USC), Softball (Lisa Fernandez, UCLA; Jennie Finch, ARIZ; Stacey Nuveman, UCLA; Natasha Watley, UCLA), Swimming (Amanda Beard, ARIZ; Natalie Coughlin, CAL; Eric Vendt, USC), Track and Field (Ato Boldon, UCLA; Gail Devers, UCLA; Seilala Sua, UCLA), and Volleyball (Logan Tom, STAN; Kerri Walsh, STAN). In addition, 25 current or former Pac-10 athletes comprise the 26-member U.S. Water Polo Team. The following is a breakdown of Pac-10 Olympians by school:

SCHOOL           ATHLETES/COACHES
UCLA             54
STANFORD         39
USC              39
CALIFORNIA       38
ARIZONA          25
WASHINGTON       18
ARIZONA STATE    16
OREGON           4
OREGON STATE     4
WASHINGTON STATE 3

PAC-10 TOTAL	 240 	(including alternates)


Name, School, Country, Event(s)/Position

BASEBALL (3)
Aaron Myette, WASH, Canada, Pitcher
Sean Spencer, WASH, Greece, Pitcher
Nick Theodorou, UCLA, Greece, Infield

BASKETBALL (7)
Men's
Elias Ayuso, USC, Puerto Rico, Guard
Larry Brown, UCLA, United States, Head Coach
Richard Jefferson, ARIZ, United States, Forward
Sean Marks, CAL, New Zealand, Center
Jose Ortiz, OSU, Puerto Rico, Center

Women's
Lisa Leslie, USC, United States, Center
Tina Thompson, USC, United States, Forward

CANOE/KAYAK (2)
Men's
Jordan Malloch ,WASH, United States, Flatwat C-1 500m, Flatwat C-2, 1000m, Flatwat C-2 500m

Women's
Kathy Colin, WASH, United States, Flatwat K-2 500m, Flatwat K-4 500m

CYCLING (2)
Women's
Jennie Reed, WASH, United States, Track Cycling
Christine Thorburn, STAN, United States, Road

DIVING (5)
Men's
Mark Bradshaw, ASU, Finland, Assistant Coach
Justin Dumais, USC, United States, 3m Synchronized
Joonah Puhakka, ASU, Finland

Women's
Claire Febvay, ARIZ, France, 10m Platform
Blythe Hartley, USC, Canada, 3m Springboard, 3m Synch, 10m Synch

GYMNASTICS (4)
Men's
Steve McCain, UCLA, United States, Alternate

Women's
Mohini Bhardwaj, UCLA, United States, Vault, Beam, Floor
Kate Richardson, UCLA, Canada, All-Around
Tasha Schwikert, UCLA, United States, Alternate

ROWING (19)
Men's
Dave Calder, WASH, Canada, Eight
Mike Callahan, WASH, United States, Assistant Coach
Peter Cipollone, CAL, United States, Eight
Matt Deakin, WASH, United States, Eight
Scott Frandsen, CAL, Canada, Eight
Joey Hansen, OSU, United States, Eight
Erik Miller, WASH, United States, Alternate
Jamie Schroeder, STAN, United States, Straight Four
Nito Simonsen, CAL, Norway, Double Skull
Mladin Stegic, CAL, Serbia Montenegro, Pair
Luke Walton, CAL, United States, Pair
Jake Wetzel, CAL, Canada, Four

Women's
Jennifer Devine, WASH, United States, Single Skull
Megan Dirkmaat, CAL, United States, Eight
Sabrina Kolker, STAN, Canada, Eight
Laurel Korholz, CAL, United States, Eight
Samantha Maggee, STAN, United States, Eight
Anna Mickelson, WASH, United States, Eight
Mary Whipple, WASH, United States, Eight, Coxswain

SOCCER (4)
Women's
Joy (Biefeld) Fawcett, CAL, United States, Defender
Julie Foudy, STAN, United States, Mid-fielder
Iris Mora, UCLA, Mexico, Forward
Hope Solo, WASH, United States, Alternate

SOFTBALL (22)
Mike Candrea, ARIZ, United States, Head Coach
Jamie Clark, WASH, United States, Alternate
Nicole DiSalivio, CAL, Italy, Pitcher
Stacy Farnworth, ASU, Greece, Pitcher
Lisa Fernandez, UCLA, United States, Pitcher
Jennie Finch, ARIZ, United States, Pitcher
Tairia Mims Flowers, UCLA, United States, First base
Amanda Freed, UCLA, United States, Pitcher
Nicole Giordano, ARIZ, United States, Alternate
Tanya Harding, UCLA, Australia, Pitcher
Lindsay James, CAL, Greece, Outfield
Lovieanne Jung, ARIZ, United States, Second Base
Lauren Lappin, STAN, United States, Alternate
Jessica Mendoza, STAN, United States, Left Field
Diane Ninemire, CAL, Greece, Assistant Coach
Stacey Nuveman, UCLA, United States, Catcher
Ani Nyhus, ORE, Canada, Pitcher
Leah O'Brien-Amico, ARIZ, United States, First Base
John Rittman, STAN, United States, Assistant Coach
Jennifer Spediacci, WASH, Italy, Pitcher
Natasha Watley, UCLA, United States, Shortstop
Linda Wells, ASU, Greece, Assistant Coach


SWIMMING (63)
Men's
Ahmad Al-Kudmani, USC, Saudia Arabia, 100 Breast
Bruno Barbic, WASH, Croatia, 400 free
Ricky Barbosa, CAL, Brazil
Viktor Bodrogi, USC, Hungary, 200 Back
Simon Burnett, ARIZ, Great Britain, 200 Free, 4x200 Free
Frank Busch, ARIZ, United States, Assistant Coach
Rodrigo Castro, USC, Brazil, 200 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay
Milorad Cavic, CAL, Serbia Montenegro, 100 Free
Rick DeMont, ARIZ, South Africa, Assistant Coach
Duje Draganja, CAL, Croatia, 100 Fly, 50 Free, 100 Free, 400 Free Rel.
Lynden Ferns, ARIZ, South Africa
Rolandas Gimbutis, CAL, Lithuania, 50 Free, 100 Free, 4x100 Free Relay
Renato Gueraldi, CAL, Brazil
Ahmed Hussein, ASU, Egypt, 100 Back
Josh Ilika, USC, Mexico, 200 Butterfly
Rhi Jeffrey, USC, United States, 800 Free Relay
Larsen Jensen, USC, United States, 400 Free, 1500 Free
Klete Keller, USC, United States, 200 Free, 400 Free, 800 Free Relay
Tomas Kerekjarto, USC, Hungary, 200 IM
Bart Kizierowski, CAL, Poland
David Kolozar, ASU, Hungary, 200 Fly
Gordan Kozulj, CAL, Croatia, 100 Back, 200 Back
Lenny Krayzelburg, USC, United States, 100 Back
Eric LaFleur, ARIZ, Sweden
Alex Lim, CAL, Malaysia, 100 Back
Daniel Lysaught, CAL, Australia, 1500m
Gavin Meadows, ASU, Great Britian
Ous Mellouli, USC, Tunilia, 400 IM, 1500 Free
Gergerly Meszaros, USC, Hungry, 800 Free Relay
Miguel Molina, CAL, Philippines, 200 Free, 200 Breast, 400 IM
Ryk Neethling, ARIZ, South Africa, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay
Dan O'Keeffe, UCLA, Guam, 100 Butt
Markus Rogan, STAN, Austria, 100m Back, 200m Back
Luis Rojas, ARIZ, France, 100 Fly, 200 Fly
Roland Schoeman, ARIZ, South Africa
Ratapong "Nuk" Sirisanont, CAL, Thailand
Jonas Tilly, CAL, Sweden
Juan Veloz, ARIZ, Mexico, 200 Fly
Erik Vendt, USC, United States, 400 IM, 1500 Free
Gabe Woodward, USC, United States, 400 Free Relay

Women's
Petra Banovic, ASU, Croatia, 200 Free
Amanda Beard, ARIZ, United States, 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM
Lindsay Benko, USC, United States, 200 Free, 800 Free Relay
Beth Botsford, ARIZ, United States
Caroline Bruce, STAN, United States, 200 Breast
Kristen Caverly, STAN, United States, 200 Back
Mike Chasson, ASU, Egypt, Assistant Coach
Haley Cope, CAL, United States, 100 Back
Natalie Coughlin, CAL, United States, 100 Free, 100 Back, 4x100 FR
Kalyn Keller, USC, United States, 400 Free, 800 Free
Dana Kirk, STAN, United States, 200 Fly
Tara Kirk, STAN, United States, 100 Breast
Agnes Kovacs, ASU, Hungary, 200 IM
Emily Mason, ARIZ, United States
Teri McKeever, CAL, United States, Assistant Coach
Richard Quick, STAN, United States, Assistant Coach
Kaitlin Sandeno, USC, United States, 400 Free, 400 IM, 200 Butterfly, 800 FR
Mark Schubert, USC, United States, Head Coach
Birte Steven, OSU, Germany, 200 Breast
Malin Svahnstrom, UCLA, Sweden, 800m Relay
Florencia Szigeti, ASU, Argentina, 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free
Nicolette Teo, UCLA, Singapore, 100m/200m Breast
Jenny Thompson, STAN, United States, 100 Fly, 400 Free

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING (4)
Women's
Tammy Crow, CAL, United States, Team, Flyer
Erin Dobratz, STAN, United States, Team
Sara Lowe, STAN, United States, Team, Duet
Cortenay Stuart, STAN, Canada, Team, Duet

TENNIS (8)
Men's
Wayne Black, USC, Zimbabwe, Doubles
Bob Bryan, STAN, United States, Doubles
Mike Bryan, STAN, United States, Doubles
Wayne Ferreira, CAL, South Africa, Assistant Coach
Mark Knowles, UCLA, Bahamas, Doubles
Marcin Matkowski, UCLA, Poland, Doubles
Patrick McEnroe, STAN, United States, Head Coach

Women's
Anne Kremer, STAN, Luxembourg, Singles

TRACK & FIELD (51)
Men's
Abdi Abdirahman, ARIZ, United States, 10,000 m
Bolota Asmerom, CAL, United States, 400m, 4x400m Relay
Lewis Banda, ASU, Zimbabwe, Sprints
Christian Belz, WASH, Switzerland, 5000m
Ato Boldon, UCLA, Trinidad & Tobago, 100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
Piotr Buciarski, ORE, Denmark, Pole Vault
Michael Campbell, ASU, Jamaica, 4x400m
Malachi Davis, UCLA, Great Britain, 400m, 4x400 relay
William Erese, USC, Nigeria, 110m High Hurdles
John Godina, UCLA, United States, Shot Put
Anson Henry, WSU, Canada, 4x100 Relay
Julien Kapek, USC, France, Triple Jump
Meb Keflezighi, UCLA, United States, 10,000m, Marathon
Yoo Kim, UCLA, South Korea, Pole Vault
Dominic Johnson, ARIZ, St. Lucia, Pole Vault
Bernard Lagat, WSU, Kenya, 1500m
Bob Larsen, UCLA, United States, Assistant Coach
Santiago Lorenzo, ORE, Argentina, Decathalon
Patrick Nduwimana, ARIZ, Burundi
Travis Nutter, CAL, United States, Discuss Throw
Dwight Phillips, ASU, United States, Long Jump
Jonathon Riley, STAN, United States, 5000m
Felix Sanchez, USC, Dominican Republic, 400m Hurdles
Toby Stevenson, STAN, United States, Pole Vault
Chima Ugwu, ARIZ, Nigera
Ian Waltz, WSU, United States, Discus Throw

Women's
Amy Acuff, UCLA, United States, High Jump
Sheilia Burrell, UCLA, United States, Heptathlon
Gail Devers, UCLA, United States, 100m Hurdles
Jackie Edwards, STAN, Bahamas, Long Jump
Torri Edwards, USC, United States, 100m, 200m, 400m Relay
Malindid Elmore, STAN, Canada, 1500m
Allyson Felix, USC, United States, 200m
Brianna Glen, ARIZ, United States, Sprints
Joanna Hayes, UCLA, United States, 100m Hurdles
Kristin Heaston, CAL, United States, Shot Put
Monique Henderson, UCLA, United States, 4x400 Relay
Aretha Hill, WASH, United States, Discus Throw
Sheena Johnson, UCLA, United States, 400m Hurdles
Alexandra Komnos, ARIZ, Greece
Brigita Langerholc, USC, Slovania, 800m
Elzunia Lamb, CAL, Poland
Barb Lindquist, STAN, United States, Triathalon
Sarah Malone, ORE, United States, Javelin Throw
Natasha Mayers, USC, St. Vincent/Grenadines, 100m, 200m
Michelle Perry, UCLA, United States, Heptathlon
Carol Rodriguez, USC, Puerto Rico, 100m, 200m
Seilala Sua, UCLA, United States, Discus Throw
Julianna Tudja, USC, Hungary, Hammer
Grace Upshaw, CAL, United States, Long Jump
Angela Williams, USC, United States, 400m Relay

VOLLEYBALL (17)
Men's
Gabe Gardner, USC, United States
Bjorn Maaseide, UCLA, Norway, Beach
Stein Metzger, UCLA, United States, Beach
Jeff Nygaard, UCLA, United States, Beach
Erik Sullivan, UCLA, United States, Libero
Donald Suxho, USC, United States, Setter
Mark Williams, UCLA, Australia, Beach
Kevin Wong, UCLA, United States, Beach, Alternate

Women's
Wiz Bachman, UCLA, United States, Middle Blocker
Brook Billings, USC, United States, Opposite Hitter
Annett Davis, UCLA, United States, Beach, Alternate
Jenny Johnson Jordan, UCLA, United States, Beach, Alternate
Holly McPeak, CAL, United States, Beach
Ogonna Nnamani, STAN, United States, Outside Hitter
Logan Tom, STAN, United States, Outside Hitter
Kerri Walsh, STAN, United States, Beach
Elaine Youngs, UCLA, United States, Beach


WATER POLO (25)
Men's
Tony Azevedo, STAN, United States, Driver
Layne Beaubien, STAN, United States, Defender
Brandon Brooks, UCLA, United States, Goal Tender
Peter Hudnut, STAN, United States, Alternate
Danny Leyson, USC, United States, Assistant Coach
Brett Ormsby, UCLA, United States, Driver
Wolf Wigo, STAN, United States, Driver
Adam Wright, UCLA, United States, Passer

Women's
Guy Baker, UCLA, United States, Assistant Coach
Robin Beauregard, UCLA, United States, Defender
Margie Dingeldein, STAN, United States, Attacker
Gabriell Domanic, UCLA, United States, Alternate
Ellen Estes, STAN, United States, 2m Set
Jackie Frank, STAN, United States, Goal Keeper
Natalie Golda, UCLA, United States, Defender
Kelly Heuchan, UCLA, Australia
Sofia Konoukh, USC, Russia, Utility
Ericka Lorenz, CAL, United States, Driver
Thalia Munro, UCLA, United States, Attacker
Nicolle Payne, UCLA, United States
Aniko Pelle, USC, Hungary
Heather Petri, CAL, United States, Attacker
Kelly Rulon, UCLA, United States, Attacker
Amber Stachowski, UCLA, United States, Driver
Brenda Villa, STAN, United States, Attacker/Driver

WRESTLING (4)
Men's
Zeke Jones, ASU, United States, Assistant Coach
Oscar Wood, OSU, United States, Greco-Roman 66KG

Women's
Patricia Miranda, STAN, United States, Greco-Roman 48KG
Townsend Saunders, ASU, United States, Assistant Coach