U.S. Paralympics Names 2007 Track and Field National and Elite Teams
By Beth Bourgeois // U.S. Paralympics // September 12, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Forty-three athletes have been named to the 2007 U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Team based on their performances at the 2007 U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships in Marietta, Ga. and the 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
“The striking positive to the composition of the team is that we’ve had very few athletes who’ve dropped off the team and a significant influx of newcomers and those who’ve returned to the team,” said Troy Engle (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Head Coach of the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Team. “Just as exciting is the increase in some of our under-represented classifications. In particular, we’ve seen an increase in the number of women competing, as well as the number of athletes with cerebral palsy, and I think that reflects a more balanced team on the whole.”
The 2007 U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Team roster is as follows:
ELITE TEAM
Men
Andrews, Daniel (Tuscon, Ariz.)
Bleakney, Adam (Savoy, Ill.)
Byers, Tyler (Sterling, Va.)
Brown, Matthew (Idalou, Texas)
Campbell, Jeremy (Chula Vista, Calif./Perryton, Texas)
Cockrell, Edwin (New Athens, Ill.)
Danberg, Scott (Cooper City, Fla.)
Davis, Troy (Queen Creek, Ariz.)
Fann, Ryan (Brush Creek, Tenn.)
Frasure, Brian (Apex, N.C.)
George, Joshua (Champaign, Ill./Herndon, Va.)
Gottwald, Peter (West Chester, Pa.)
Jamison, Josiah (Chula Vista, Calif./Vance, S.C.)
Leon, Carlos (North Lauderdale, Fla.)
Mitchell, Royal (Chula Vista, Calif./Hardeeville, S.C.)
Porter, Nelacey (Chula Vista, Calif.)
Shirley, Marlon (Chula Vista, Calif./Tremonton, Utah)
Skiba, Jeffrey (Chula Vista, Calif./Issaquah, Wash.)
Tibbs, Casey (San Diego, Calif./San Antonio, Texas)
Winkler, Scott (Grovetown, Ga.)
Women
Blauwet, Cheri (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Holmes, April (Chula Vista, Calif./Somerdale, N.J.)
Galli, Jessica (Champaign, Ill./Hillsborough, N.J)
Kennedy, Jill (Palmyra, Va.)
McFadden, Tatyana (Clarksville, Md.)
McGrory, Amanda (Champaign, Ill.)
Reilly, Shirley (Tucson, Ariz.)
Ripp, Christina (Lakewood, Colo.)
Stawski, Robyn (Tampa, Fla.)
NATIONAL TEAM
Men
Bird, Jordan (Wichita, Ks.)
Gillette, Elexis (Greenville, N.C.)
Hightower, Erik (Glendale, Ariz.)
Kosakowski, Donald (Oxford, Ct.)
Roberts, Josh (Birmingham, Ala.)
Sauer, Abraham (Johnstown, Colo.)
Singleton, Jerome (Atlanta, Ga./Irmo, S.C.)
Lester, Andrew (Greensboro, N.C.)
Toyoji, Steven (Redmond, Wash./Tucson, Ariz.)
Women
Forber-Pratt, Anjali (Urbana, Ill.)
Hawkes, Sabra (Rockport, Mass.)
Leitner, Cheryl (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Sagmeister, Leann (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Sullivan, Kathleen (Los Angeles, Calif.)
For more information, please contact Beth Bourgeois, U.S. Paralympics, at (719)866-2039 or beth.bourgeois@usoc.org.
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