July 8, 2004

(San Diego, CA) - University of San Diego rowing alumni Alison Cox was named to the USRowing 2004 Olympic Team roster. Cox will represent America in the 2004 Olympic Games from August 14-22 in Athens, Greece. The U.S. qualified for 12 of the 14 racing events. Cox is scheduled to row with the U.S. Women's Eight. Cox earned All-America honors during an outstanding four-year USD career from 1998-2001.

As reported by www.usrowing.com 6/7/04...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - USRowing announced its 2004 Olympic Team roster on Wednesday afternoon. The squad will compete at the 2004 Olympic Games from August 14-22 in Athens, Greece.

The roster includes 15 past Olympians including three-time Olympian Laurel Korholz as well as two-time Olympians Chris Ahrens, Pete Cipollone, Jennifer Devine, Hilary Gehman, Sarah Jones, Wolf Moser, Lianne Nelson, Henry Nuzum, Greg Ruckman, Kelly Salchow, Paul Teti, Steve Tucker, Bryan Volpenhein, and Mike Wherley. All 45 team members have past world championships' experience and have combined to win 59 medals at the worlds.

Fourteen events will be contested at this year's Olympic Games with the U.S. racing in 12. The U.S. is entered in the women's single sculls, men's double sculls, lightweight men's double sculls, lightweight women's double sculls, men's quadruple sculls, women's quadruple sculls, men's pair, women's pair, men's four, lightweight men's four, men's eight, and women's eight. The U.S. did not qualify boats in the men's single sculls or women's double sculls.

At the 2000 Olympic Games, the U.S. won three medals including a silver in the men's pair, a bronze in the women's pair, and a bronze in the lightweight women's double sculls.

2004 Olympic Roster Name Birth Ht. Wt. Hometown Affiliation Women's Single Sculls (W1x) Jennifer Devine 12/19/68 5'8" 152 Seattle, Wash. Pocock Rowing Center/ Fremont Area Rowing

Men's Double Sculls (M2x) Henry Nuzum 3/4/77 6'2" 210 Chapel Hill, N.C. Princeton TC Aquil Abdullah 6/20/73 6'1" 185 Washington, D.C. Princeton TC

Men's Lightweight Double Sculls (LM2x) Greg Ruckman 12/30/73 6'1" 155 Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton TC Steve Tucker 3/4/69 5'8" 153 Mooresville, Ind. N/A

Women's Lightweight Double Sculls (LW2x) Stacey Borgman 4/23/75 5'9" 130 Homer, Alaska Princeton TC Lisa Schlenker 10/7/64 5'6" 130 Lake Oswego, Ore. New York AC

Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4x) Kent Smack 3/1/75 6'5" 195 Clinton, N.J. Princeton TC/Riverside J. Sloan DuRoss 10/23/76 6'6" 210 South Portland, Maine Saugatuck RC Brett Wilkinson 5/2/76 6'5" 190 Hyde Park, N.Y. PTC/Potomac BC Ben Holbrook 4/20/74 6'2" 195 Hartland, Wis. Princeton TC

Women's Quadruple Sculls (W4x) Danika Holbrook 9/15/72 5'8" 150 Durham, N.H. Princeton TC Kelly Salchow 10/5/73 5'9" 160 Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton TC Hilary Gehman 8/15/71 5'8" 160 Wolfeboro, N.H. Princeton TC Michelle Guerette 10/6/80 5'11" 175 Bristol, Conn. Princeton TC

Men's Pair (M2-) Artour Samsonov 9/9/80 6'2" 185 Stoneham, Mass. Harvard Univ. BC Luke Walton 5/29/79 6'3" 180 Poway, Calif. Harvard Univ. BC

Women's Pair (W2-) Kate MacKenzie 4/10/75 5'10" 168 Novi, Mich. New York AC Sarah Jones 8/26/73 5'9" 155 Stanwood, Wash. Princeton TC

Men's Four (M4-) Wolf Moser 12/3/74 6'6" 210 Moultonboro, N.H. Princeton TC Jamie Schroeder 9/9/81 6'8" 229 Wilmette, Ill. Princeton TC Mike Wherley 3/15/72 6'7" 215 Sun Prairie, Wis. Princeton TC Garrett Klugh 11/18/74 6'3" 205 Los Angeles, Calif. Princeton TC

Men's Lightweight Four (LM4-) Steve Warner 5/24/78 6'3" 160 Livonia, Mich. Princeton TC Pat Todd 11/14/79 5'11" 154 Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton TC Matt Smith 12/20/77 6'0" 160 Woodbridge, Va. US Army Paul Teti 2/5/77 6'0" 160 Upper Darby, Pa. Princeton TC

Men's Eight (M8+) Pete Cipollone 2/5/71 5'1" 120 Ardmore, Pa. Princeton TC/NYAC Bryan Volpenhein 8/18/76 6'3" 215 Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton TC Beau Hoopman 10/1/80 6'4" 185 Plymouth, Wis. Princeton TC Dan Beery 1/4/75 6'7" 215 Oaktown, Ind. Penn AC Matt Deakin 5/20/80 6'4" 200 San Francisco, Calif. Princeton TC Joseph Hansen 8/13/79 6'6" 210 Bakersfield, Calif. Princeton TC Chris Ahrens 7/24/76 6'5" 215 Milwaukee, Wis. Princeton TC/NYAC Wyatt Allen 1/11/79 6'4" 210 Portland, Maine Princeton TC Jason Read 12/24/77 6'1" 180 Ringoes, N.J. Princeton TC

Women's Eight (W8+) Mary Whipple 5/10/80 5'3" 105 Sacramento, Calif. Princeton TC Lianne Nelson 6/15/72 5'10" 155 Seattle, Wash. Princeton TC Anna Mickelson 3/21/80 6'0" 175 Bellevue, Wash. Princeton TC Laurel Korholz 6/10/70 6'2" 170 La Jolla, Calif. Princeton TC Caryn Davies 4/14/82 6'4" 185 Ithaca, N.Y. Princeton TC/Radcliffe Alison Cox 6/5/79 6'0" 182 Turlock, Calif. Princeton TC Megan Dirkmaat 5/3/76 6'1" 175 San Jose, Calif. Princeton TC Sam Magee 7/10/83 6'0" 181 Simsbury, Conn. Princeton TC/Stanford U. Kate Johnson 12/18/78 5'10" 165 Portland, Ore. Princeton TC

Men's and Women's Spares Mike Altman 8/21/75 6'0" 160 Marin County, Calif. Princeton TC/Marin RA Michael Callahan 2/24/74 6'2" 185 Arlington, Va. Princeton TC Simon Carcagno 3/22/76 6'1" 160 Pennington, N.J. Princeton TC/NYAC Sarah Hirst 3/24/77 5'7" 128 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Pocock Rowing Center Chris Liwski 4/21/80 6'7" 218 Sarasota, Fla. Princeton TC Liane Malcos 3/25/78 5'11" 155 Carlisle, Mass. Princeton TC Erik Miller 3/6/74 6'4" 160 Renton, Wash. Princeton TC/MLARC Laura Rauchfuss 7/7/75 5'9" 160 Riverside, Conn. Princeton TC Maite Urtasun 1/16/77 6'0" 185 Riverside, N.J. Princeton TC Dan Walsh 5/31/79 6'7" 215 Norwalk, Conn. Princeton TC/Gentle Giant

USRowing National Team Coaches Name Hometown Residence Tom Terhaar, Women's Head Coach Buffalo, N.Y. New York, N.Y. Mike Teti, Men's Head Coach Upper Darby, Pa. Princeton, N.J.

USRowing National Team Assistant Coaches Matt Imes, Assistant Coach La Crosse, Wis. Princeton, N.J. Kris Korzeniowski, National Coach Wilno, Poland Princeton, N.J. Chris Nilsson, Men's Assistant Coach Te Awanga, N. Zealand Princeton N.J. Chris Wilson, Women's Assistant Coach St. Catharines, Ontario Princeton, N.J.

Additional 2004 Olympic Coaching Staff Name Affiliation Charley Butt Harvard University Lori Dauphiny Princeton University Cameron Kiosoglous Potomac Boat Club Emil Kossev Pocock Elite Bill Manning Harvard University Ted Nash Penn AC Susan Parkman Pocock Rowing Center/Lakeside School/Willamette Rowing Club

2004 Olympic Team Support Name Position Willie Black USRowing National Team Programs Coordinator John H. Dane USRowing Executive Director Dr. Jo Hannafin Team Physician Brett Johnson USRowing Communications Director Mike Irwin Boatman Don Kessler Medical Support Donovan Langford USRowing President Glenn Merry USRowing National Team Programs Director Mark Nowak Medical Support Elpi Pagitsas USRowing National Team Athlete Services Coordinator

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