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Summarized by Kent Larsen
US Womens Volleyball, Basketball & Softball Move On to Finals
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- Mormon athletes on the US Volleyball, Basketball and
Softball teams moved on to the finals during the past two days. The Softball
team will play for the gold medal against Japan, which beat the team in
extra innings in the preliminaries. Charlene Tagaloa will play with the
Volleyball team in the quarterfinals, despite losing to powerhouse Brazil in
the final game of the preliminaries.
Meanwhile, the US Women's Basketball team won its fifth and final
preliminary games, giving it a perfect record ahead of the quarterfinals on
Wednesday. Men's Volleyball didn't do very well, eventually losing every
preliminary game, ending Mormon athlete Ryan Millar's participation in the
games.
In track and field, Mormon athlete Maggie Chan finished competing in the
Heptathlon, ending in 22nd place, despite a third-place finish in the
Javelin. Jason Pryah qualified for the semifinals in the 1500m race and
wrestler Rulon Gardner won his first bout.
Mormon News subscribers have also identified a couple of possible additional
Mormon athletes; Ji Wallace of Australia, who won the silver medal yesterday
on the Trampoline and Marcus Jensen, a catcher for the US Baseball team who
also plays for the minor league Salt Lake Buzz. Any information that will
verify or discount this information is much appreciated.
Results - September 24th
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Tagaloa, Charlene | Volleyball | USA |
| USA v. Brazil | L 3-1 | |
| [This is the first game the US has lost - the team plays in quarterfinals today] |
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| Williams, Natalie | Basketball | USA |
| USA v. Poland | W 76-57 | 1 for 2, 2 pts, 3 rebounds, 3 assists |
| To date | | 11 for 19, 30 pts, 22 rebounds, 7 assists |
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| Baird, Marsha Mark | Track &Field | Trinidad |
| Heptathlon | Long Jump | 5.90m - 819 pts - 18th |
| Heptathlon | Javelin | 48.99m - 841 pts - 3rd |
| Heptathlon | 800m | 2:32.36 - 664 pts - 27th |
| Heptathlon | Total | 5627 pts - 22nd overall |
Results - September 25th
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Berg, Laura | Softball | USA |
| USA v. China | W 3-0 | 1 hit in 4 at bats |
| USA v. Australia | W 1-0 | 0 hits in 3 at bats |
| To date: | | 6 hits in 34 at bats, 2 runs, 2 strike outs |
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| Millar, Ryan | Volleyball | USA |
| USA v. Italy | L 1-3 | 8 pts |
| To date: | | 44 pts in 5 games |
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| Gardner, Rulon | Wrestling | USA |
| v. Haylaz Galstran (Armenia) | W 6-0 | |
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| Pryah, Jason | Track &Field | USA |
| 1500m | Heats | 3:38.94, qualified, 7th in heat, 9th overall |
Here is a schedule of the Mormon athletes competing Tuesday, September 26,
along with the times they will compete (Sydney time).
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Berg, Laura | Softball | USA |
| USA v. Japan | Gold Medal Game! | 7:30 pm |
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| Tagaloa, Charlene | Volleyball | USA |
| USA v. Korea | Quarterfinals | 8:30 pm |
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| Gardner, Rulon | Wrestling | USA |
| v. Giuseppe Gunta (Italy) | | 9:30 am |
We are trying to verify claims that the following athletes are Mormon in
some way:
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Marcus Jensen | Baseball | USA |
| Ji Wallace | Gymnastics-Trampoline | Australia |
The following is the list of Mormon athletes competing in the games
that we know about. If you know of an additional athlete, please let
us know!
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Andam, Kenneth | Track &Field | Ghana |
| Baird, Marsha | Track &Field | Trinidad |
| Berg, Laura | Softball | USA |
| Chan, Maggie | Track &Field | Hong Kong |
| Dantzscher, Jamie | Gymnastics | USA |
| Deacon, Jared | Track &Field | Great Britain |
| Gardner, Rulon | Wrestling | USA |
| Johnson, Courtney | Water Polo | USA |
| Millar, Ryan | Volleyball | USA |
| Myles-Mills, Leonard | Track &Field | Ghana |
| Palmer, Amy | Track &Field | USA |
| Pratt, Robby | Track &Field | Mexico |
| Pryah, Jason | Track &Field | USA |
| Savickas, Arunas | Swimming | Lithuania |
| Tagaloa, Charlene | Volleyball | USA |
| Williams, Natalie | Basketball | USA |
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