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Official US Team to the 2007 Winter Deaflympics Announced

United States Team Roster
(As of 27 Jan 2007)
Subject to Change

U.S. Team
By Sport

ALPINE SKIING (10)
Women (5)
Terry Nicole Brill
Carina Crosby
Kelley Duran
Amanda Goyne
Raeden Zavis

Men (5)
Keith Doane
Cameron G. Kullas
John Austin Nelson
Jonas B. Virnig
Nicolas Yopp

Doug Dickinson, Head Coach
Nancy Bonura, Assistant Coach
Clint Dickinson, Assistant to the Coaches

CURLING (9)
Women (4)
Jodee Dike-Johnson
Valerie J. Fuechtmann
Elizabeth M. Matthews
Karen W. Officer

Men (5)
Mark J. Adams
Laurence Lenny Farovitch
Herman Fuechtmann
Calvin Rausch
David Sicoli

ICE HOCKEY (23)
Jake Barry (Michigan)
Scott F. Birnstill (New York)
Robert Boope (Illinois)
Jameson Crane III (Ohio)
Jon Dickson (Minnesota)
Michael Drew (Illinois)
Garrett N. Hepperly (Iowa)
Matthew Holmes (Pennsylvania)
Andy Howard (Missouri)
Douglas J. Hyde (Virginia)
Benjamin Johnson (Minnesota)
Matthew Jones III (Pennsylvania)
Jason Kitchin (California)
Ryan Krajewski (Minnesota)
Jeffrey Y. Mansfield (Massachusetts)
Anthony McGaughey, Jr. (Massachusetts)
James Siciliano (Massachusetts)
Justin Simmons (Massachusetts)
Brian Van Vlymen (California)
Stephen Wangberg (Minnesota)
Brian M. Way (Michigan)
William Jon Weintraub (New York)
Michael F. Wonoski (Massachusetts)

Jeffrey Sauer, Head Coach
Lex Tiahnybik, Assistant Coach
David E. Zimmerman, Assistant Coach
Mike Bracko, Exercise Physiologist
Kanella Diakoumis, Trainer
Brian R. Swatek, Equipment Manager
Cheryl Hager, General Manager
Tim Hart, Physician

NORDIC SKIING (1)
Men (1)
Angus McCusker

SNOWBOARDING (10)
Women (4)
Nicole Diann Lanning
Rachel Loftus
Emilie Wilding
Gracie A. Wildman

Men (6)
Darrick De La O
Matt Delane Gustafson
William Loftus
Jeffrey W. Pollock
Greg M. Reger
Zachary Wertz

William Garrow, Head Coach
Andrea Smith, Assistant Coach

Total Number of U.S. Athletes
Women: 13
Men: 40
Total: 53

Games Preparation Committee (3)
William Bowman, Team Director
Bridget Bonheyo, Special Assistant - Marketing/Fundraising
Lisa Tempesta, Special Assistant - General Team Manager

U.S. Delegates to the ICSD Congress (2)
Larry Fleischer, USADSF President
Jack Lamberton, USADSF Vice President of International Affairs

Interpreters (2)
Casey Doane (Skiing/Snowboarding and US Team staff meetings)
Jackie Marcus (Ice Hockey)

Medical Staff (3)
Barry Deuel, Medical Staff Director
Lon Alan Tanenberg, ATC
Dennis Wise, MD; Physician

Media (2)
William Crites, Webmaster
Michael Pimentel, Photographer

The USA Deaf Sports Federation is affiliated with the US Olympic Committee and the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf.

Posted: January 27, 2007