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WNT To Compete in Final 2007 Pan American Games Qualifying Event Print E-mail
Written by Jennifer Farrell   
Thursday, 29 March 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The U.S. Women’s National Team Handball Team will begin competition tonight in the final 2007 Pan American Games Qualifying Event in Mexico City , Mexico . The U.S. must win the three team event, featuring Mexico , Chile and the U.S. , to qualify for the 2007 Pan American Games which will be held in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , July 13-29.

Team USA will face the host country Mexico tonight, Thursday, March 29 at 5:00 p.m. and will play Chile, Friday, March 30, also at 5:00 p.m. Mexico will host Chile in the final game of the event on Saturday, March 31 at 12:00 noon. All games will be played at the Mexican National Olympic Training Center in Mexico City . All times are Central Standard Time, as Mexico does not switch to Daylight Savings Time until April 1.

The team that finishes the event in first place (as decided by a point system) will be awarded the eighth and final qualification slot for the 2007 Pan American Games. In their first opportunity to qualify for the 2007 Pan American Games, the U.S. women fell short; losing two games to none to Canada in the North Region 2007 Pan American Games Qualification Event, January 4-7, 2007 in Lake Placid , N.Y. and Montreal , Quebec , Canada .

“Two years ago, we completely rebuilt the U.S. Women’s National Team Handball program, developing a full-time team residency program at Cortland University in New York ,” said Mike Cavanaugh, the United States Olympic Committee’s Manager of High Performance for Team Handball. “This is a defining moment for this particular team. It is very, very important for them to qualify for the Pan Am Games. We have a bit of a tough ladder to climb, but I’m confident with the athletes we have and their desire, we should be able to prevail.”

Qualifying for the 2007 Pan American Games is a crucial step in the qualification process for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , China . The gold medal winning team at the 2007 Pan American Games will receive an automatic berth into the 2008 Olympic Games.

Please see below for the Team USA Roster for this weekend’s event:

 

 


# Last Name First Name Hometown College Club Age Birthdate Position Height (m) Weight (kg) IM

1 Bohn Erika Rutland (VT) Notre-Dame Chicago 22 9/13/84 Goalie 1.80 92 7

2 Chen Sunny Virginia Beach (VA) USMA Condors 27 12/1/79 Left Wing 1.71 761 17

3 Ballard Megan Atlanta (GA) Colgate Condors 22 8/23/84 Back Court 1.66 64 12

4 Gascon Sarah San Pedro (CA) Southeastern Louisana Cal Heat 25 1/12/82 BC/Circle 1.73 74 0

5 Lowey Tabitha Peachtree City (GA) Northwestern Condors 22 10/29/84 Left Wing 1.74 67 3

6 Farrell Jennifer Los Angeles (CA) Duke Cal Heat 24 6/22/82 Pivot 1.70 67 10

7 Choi Jennie Valencia (CA) USMA Cal Heat 23 9/9/83 Wing 1.64 67 5

8 McCormick Melanie Sachem (NY) SUNY Cortland SUNY Cortland 20 3/14/87 Right Wing 1.60 69 7

9 Darling Kathy Milford (DE) Johns Hopkins SUNY Cortland 25 8/24/81 Back Court 1.89 93 12

11 Lewis Dawn Bozeman (MT) Washington State Cal Heat 38 9/3/68 Back Court 1.75 68 104

12 Stevens Anca Brasov (ROM) Brasof / CU @ Colorado Springs Rulmentul 40 4/12/66 Goalie 1.73 71 100

13 Batar Edina Budapest (Hun) Lehman SUNY Cortland 32 12/25/74 Back Court 1.63 55 27

16 Messel Jacqueline Mt. Pleasant (IA) USMA Cal Heat 27 8/17/79 Goalie 1.78 77 18

18 Coulter Anne Hudson (NH) Colby-Sawyer Chicago 23 12/28/83 Pivot 1.74 76 3

20 Ebuwei Tomuke Fort Washington (MD) Penn State New England 30 6/7/76 Back Court 1.71 77 26

 


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Last Name First Name Position
Lewis Dawn Head Coach/Player
Broend Thomas Assistant Coach
O'Shea Jan Team Leader
Kordrupel Alissa Athletic Trainer
Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 April 2007 )
 
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