1999 E-Force 27th U.S. National
Intercollegiate Championships
Texas A&M University - College Station, Texas: April 7-11
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SOUTHERN COLORADO HOWLING "REPEAT" AT UPCOMING U.S. INTERCOLLEGIATE RACQUETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Boasting one of the strongest men's teams in intercollegiate history, the University of Southern Colorado Thunderwolves appear to have what it takes to capture their second overall team title at the E-Force 27th U.S. National Intercollegiate Racquetball Championships. This year's event, to be held on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas, is scheduled from April 7-11, 1999 and is presented by Penn Racquet Sports.
MULTI-NATIONAL WOLVES: The Southern Colorado men's team is led by junior Luis Bustillos at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles with partner Willie Tilton (No. 3 singles). Bustillos, a member of the Mexican National Team, is supported by fellow countryman Samuel Menache (No. 4 singles/No. 3 doubles) and Canadian freshman Kris Odegard, who will compete at the No. 5 singles position and the No. 2 doubles spot with Erin Brannigan (No. 2 singles).
Another Mexican National Team member, freshman Susy Acosta of Chihuahua, Mexico, will team with graduate student Jo Shattuck to lead the women's squad at Southern Colorado. Shattuck will vie for the No. 1 singles crown, while Acosta will do battle in the No. 2 singles bracket.
POSSIBLE TRIP TO PAN AM'S: The winners of the division I men's and women's No.1 singles titles at this year's E-Force 27th U.S. National Intercollegiate Racquetball Championships will earn a one-year spot on the U.S. National Team and a chance to participate in this summer's XIIIth Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. Only U.S. players are eligible for the one-year appointment.
MEN'S SINGLES: Bustillos' top challengers for the top spot will be Ohio State's David Hamilton, Texas' Mark Bloom and Javier Moreno of Memphis. Moreno, a transfer from Southern Colorado, is also a member of the Mexican National Team. Additionally, Moreno and Bustillos teamed to take the silver medal for Mexico at the 1998 World Championships in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The talented tandem also won the No. 1 doubles title at the 1997 U.S. National Intercollegiates.
Look for freshman Josh Tucker (Missouri Southern State) and Mike Dennison (Baldwin-Wallace) to battle for the division II No. 1 singles crown.
WOMEN'S SINGLES: Current world champion and defending U.S. National Intercollegiates champ Christie Van Hees of Canada's Simon Fraser University headlines the women's draw. With teammate and fellow Canadian National Team member Lisa Kerr in the lineup, Simon Fraser has to be looked upon as a favorite to win the women's team title. Kerr and Van Hees are also favored to win the No. 1 doubles crown, as well.
Van Hee's main challengers should include Columbia University's Shannon Feaster, Kori Grasha of Canisius, Southern Colorado's Jo Shattuck and Sadie Gross of Memphis. Favorites for the No. 2 singles crown are Simon Fraser's Kerr and Susy Acosta of Southern Colorado.
team rosters
Baldwin-Wallace College Berea, Ohio Yellow Jackets Men 1s. Mike Dennison 2s. Steve Molnar 3s. Jim Eakin 4s. John English 5s. Pat Knaze 6s. Joshua Preece 1d. Dennison/Molnar 2d. Eakin/Knaze 3d. English/Preece Women 1s. Julia Hoffman 2s. Jennifer Rossire 3s. Laura Schumaker 4s. Jody Klauminzer 5s. Kari Wuhela 6s. Jamie Johnson 1d. Klauminzer/Rossire 2d. Hoffman/Schumaker 3d. Johnson/Wuhela Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Cougars Men 1s. Brian Gill (Sr.) 2s. Jared Sorensen (Sr.) 3s. David Shippen (Sr.) 4s. Floyd Millet (Sr.) 5s. Merrill Dibble (Jr.) 6s. Ron Scoville (Jr.) 1d. Gill/Sorensen 2d. Millet/Shippen 3d. Dibble/Scoville Women 1s. Valorie Woodbury (Sr.) 2s. Karen Carter (Sr.) 3s. Samantha Hinton (Grad.) 4s. Janette Olsen (Grad.) 5s. Shannon Bridge (Sr.) 6s. Megan Morris (Sr.) 1d. Morris/Woodbury 2d. Hinton/Olsen 3d. Carter/Bridge Bryant College Smithfield, R.I. Bulldogs Men 1s. Matthew Sicilia 2s. Clark Hill 3s. John Delfino 4s. John Monteresse 5s. Dan Serafin 1d. Hill/Sicilia 2d. Delfino/Monteresse Women 1s. Jessica Trent Canisius College Buffalo, N.Y. Golden Griffins Women 1s. Kori Grasha Clarkson University Potsdam, N.Y. Golden Knights Men 1s. Neil Bartley 2s. Mike Lesmerises 3s. Kevin Baldwin 4s. Kevin Graves 1d. Bartley/Graves 2d. Baldwin/Lesmerises U. of Colorado Boulder, Colo. Buffaloes Men 1s. Travis Morphew (Jr.) 2s. Seth Goldfogel (Jr.) 3s. Mark Sniadanko (Sr.) 4s. Michael Ventimiglia (Jr.) 5s. Mike Barbeau (Sr.) 6s. Mat Dierberg (So.) 1d. Goldfogel/Morphew 2d. Sniadanko/Ventimiglia 3d. Barbeau/Dierberg Women 1s. Amber Gamwell (So.) 2s. Leticia Gimenez-Arnau (So.) 3s. Pierrette Maillet (Grad.) 4s. Marissa Head (So.) 5s. Timi Iddings (Jr.) 6s. Dawn Dolby (Fr.) 1d. Gamwell/Gimenez-Arnau 2d. Head/Maillet 3d. Dolby/Iddings Columbia University New York, N.Y. Lions Women 1s. Shannon Feaster DeVry Institute of Technology Highlands Village, Texas Men 1s. Chris Robinson (Jr.) U. of Florida Gainesville, Fla. Gators Men 1s. Joddy Stahl (Sr.) 2s. Scott Erker (Grad.) 3s. Alex Hamrick (Grad.) 1d. Erker/Stahl Women 1s. Davina Bloom (Fr.) U. of Illinois Champaign, Ill. Fighting Illini Men 1s. Chris Stursky 2s. Matt Underwood 3s. Mike Jesselson 4s. Steve Stone 1d. Stursky/Underwood 2d. Jesselson/Stone U. of Kansas Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawks Men 1s. Marco Cobb 2s. Aron Levin 3s. Tad Smith 4s. Shawn Muller 5s. Dan Barrientos 6s. Don Keefe 1d. Cobb/Levin 2d. Muller/Smith 3d. Barrientos/Ivan Coro U. of Memphis Memphis, Tenn. Tigers Men 1s. Javier Moreno (Jr.) 2s. Phillip Nordan (So.) 3s. Nantille Boards (Jr.) 4s. Dino Tashie (Sr.) 5s. Brad Jantz (So.) 6s. Joel Bogorad (Jr.) 1d. Moreno/Nordan 2d. Boards/Tashie 3d. Bogorad/Jantz Women 1s. Sadie Gross (Grad.) 2s. Ana Martino (Sr.) 3s. Shannon Skirm (Sr.) 4s. Michele Dooley (So.) 1d. Gross/Martino 2d. Dooley/Skirm U. of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. Golden Gophers Men 1s. Aaron Granberg (Sr.) 2s. Travis Gray (Jr.) 3s. Dave Buchanan (Sr.) 4s. Mark Pelletier (Sr.) 5s. Ben Johnson (Jr.) 1d. Granberg/Gray 2d. Buchanan/Pelletier U. of Missouri Columbia, Mo. Tigers Men 1s. Matt Merlo (So.) 2s. Pat O'Reilly (Jr.) 3s. Tom Jung (Sr.) 4s. Chester Moyer (So.) 5s. Steve Mallien (Fr.) 6s. Aaron Wokurka (So.) 1d. Merlo/O'Reilly 2d. Mallien/Moyer 3d. Jung/Wokurka Women 1s. Betsy Schoenbeck (Sr.) 2s. Jen Venneman (Fr.) 3s. Sarah Hippe (Sr.) 1d. Schoenbeck/Venneman Missouri Southern State College Joplin, Mo. Lions Men 1s. Josh Tucker (Fr.) Nichols College Dudley, Mass. Bison Men 1s. Alex Simmons 2s. Mike Torrey 3s. Eric Steen 4s. Chad Muzzy 5s. Jeff Fournier 6s. Giacomo Torsiello 1d. Simmons/Torrey 2d. Muzzy/Steen 3d. Fournier/Adam Merrill Women 1s. Dianne Torrey 2s. Michelle Claussen 1d. Claussen/Torrey Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Buckeyes Men 1s. David Hamilton Penn State University State College, Pa. Nittany Lions Men 1s. Dave Fisher 2s. Andrew Patterson 3s. Paul Gamm 4s. Kevin Mahoney 5s. Scott Diehl 6s. Todd Krzeminski 1d. Fisher/Gamm 2d. Mahoney/Patterson 3d. Diehl/Krzeminski Women 1s. Sabrina Landis 2s. Bridget Todd 3s. Kelly Lyon 4s. Lai Man Cheung 5s. Kristen Navara 6s. Shannon Fogal 1d. Landis/Todd 2d. Lyon/Navara 3d. Cheung/Fogal Rensselaer Poly Institute Troy, N.Y. Engineers Men 1s. Joe Staats 2s. Matt Priolo 3s. Shane Staats 4s. Jose Garcia 5s. Jeff Schrieber 1d. Priolo/J. Staats 2d. Garcia/S. Staats Women 1s. Jamie Wendorf Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada Clansmen Women 1s. Christie Van Hees (Jr.) 2s. Lisa Kerr (So.) 1d. Kerr/Van Hees U. of Southern Colorado Pueblo, Colo. Thunderwolves Men 1s. Luis Bustillos (Jr.) 2s. Erin Brannigan (Fr.) 3s. Willie Tilton (So.) 4s. Samuel Menache (So.) 5s. Kris Odegard (Fr.) 6s. Lee George (Fr.) 1d. Bustillos/Tilton 2d. Brannigan/Odegard 3d. Menache/ Mark Makimoto (Sr.) Women 1s. Jo Shattuck (Grad.) 2s. Susy Acosta (Fr.) 3s. Samantha Hitchcock (Sr.) 4s. Norma Maldonado (Grad.) 5s. Maja Balmaric (Sr.) 6s. Amy Russel (Jr.) 1d. Acosta/Shattuck 2d. Hitchcock/Maldonado 3d. Balmaric/Russel Southwest Missouri State University Springfield, Mo. Bears Men 1s. Aaron Stephens (Sr.) 2s. Eric Lachscheide (So.) 3s. Anwar Boustani (Grad.) 4s. Geoff Kuntz (So.) 1d. Lackscheide/Stephens 2d. Boustani/Kuntz Women 1s. Jessie Kerber (So.) 2s. Suzanne Mathieu (Sr.) 3s. Kelly Buckman (So.) 4s. Sharon Streich (Jr.) 5s. Danielle Mathieu (Fr.) 1d. Kerber/S. Mathieu 2d. Buckman/Streich U. of Texas Austin, Texas Longhorns Men 1s. Mark Bloom 2s. Ryan Rodgers 3s. Jim Therrell 4s. Paul Atkinson 5s. Brian Feng 6s. Jesse Wells 1d. Bloom/Rodgers 2d. Therrell/Wells 3d. Atkinson/Feng Women 1s. Diane Green 2s. Elisa Jazan 3s. Tish Seballos 4s. Laura Barrera 5s. Lindsay Rogers 1d. Green/Seballos 2d. Barrera/Jazan Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Aggies Men 1s. Reiner Shelert (Grad.) 2s. Brian Williford (Jr.) 3s. Jeff White (Sr.) 4s. Kurt Anderson (So.) 5s. David Clark (Sr.) 6s. Andrew Reardon (So.) 1d. Clark/Shelert 2d. White/Williford 3d. Anderson/Reardon Women 1s. Amy Carpenter (Grad.) 2s. Katherine Calkins (Grad.) 3s. Monica Durham 4s. Kara Kawczynski 5s. Elizabeth Howard (So.) 6s. Casey Wiefels 1d. Calkins/Carpenter 2d. Durham/Howard 3d. Kawczynski/Wiefels U.S. Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colo. Falcons Men 1s. Tom Cooke (Jr.) 2s. Bryan Morris (Sr.) 3s. Jon Gallego (Jr.) 4s. Chuck Martin (Sr.) 5s. Joaquin Glomshi (Sr.) 6s. Chad Hollard 1d. Cooke/Morris 2d. Gallego/Martin 3d. Glomshi/Hollard Women 1s. Rebecca Neel (Sr.) 2s. Kim Pruett (Jr.) 3s. Elaine Melendez (Jr.) 4s. Stephanie Boff (So.) 5s. Stacie Pratt (So.) 1d. Neel/Pruett 2d. Boff/Melendez U. S. Military Academy (Army) West Point, N.Y. Cadets Men 1s. Jeff Jordan 2s. Dixon Brockbank 3s. Jeffrey Matsen 4s. Carlos Gonzales 5s. Timothy Benedict 6s. Stephen Good 1d. Andrew Kovanen 1d. Christopher Herndon 2d. William Dueker 2d. Alex McKinlay 3d. Peter Lisowski 3d. Michael Rogenski Utah State University Logan, Utah Aggies Men 1s. Mathew Christensen (Grad.) 2s. Ricardo Soto (Jr.) 3s. Lawrence Trujillo (Jr.) 4s. Kevin Ralphs (Sr.) 1d. Soto/Trujillo 2d. Christensen/Ralphs Women 1s. Alicia Blaakman (Grad.) 2s. Jennifer Lynch (Grad.) 3s. Annie Bair (Jr.) 4s. Shari Thatcher (Sr.) 1d. Blaakman/Lynch 2d. Bair/Thatcher Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis. Panthers Men 1s. Matt Stamborski