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Sept. 22, 2000
CHARLOTTESVILLE – Current and Former UVa Athletes in Sydney
Women’s Basketball
Dawn Staley
Second Olympics…Co-Captain of Team USA…Guard…Won gold medal with Team USA with record of 8-0…Played in all 8 games…Averaged 4 points, 3.6 assists per game…Member of the gold-winning Team USA in 1996 Olympics…No. 9 pick in 1999 WNBA draft…Signed with the WNBA’s Charlotte Sting in 1999…Elected to first WNBA all-star team…Head coach of Temple University women’s basketball team…3-time All American at UVa…Led UVa to a 110-21 record from 1988-1992…One of 3 Lady Cavs to have her number retired.
RESULTS
def. S. Korea, 89-75
def. Cuba, 90-61
def. Russia, 88-77
def. New Zealand, 93-42
def. Poland, 76-57
def. Slovakia, 58-43
def. S. Korea, 78-65
def. Australia, 76-54 (Team USA wins gold medal)
Men’s Soccer
Jeff Agoos
First Olympics…Defender…Scored 1 goal in 2000 Olympic quarterfinal SO victory vs. Japan…Helped lead D.C. United to three MLS titles…Member of U.S. National Team since 1985…UVa’s only 4-time All-American…Served as an assistant coach to Bruce Arena at UVa in 1995.
Chris Albright
First Olympics…Forward…Scored 1 goal in USA’s first victory of the 2000 Olympics vs. Czech Republic…Starting forward with D.C. United…Left UVa after sophomore season after scoring 20 goals in 22 games.
Ben Olsen
First Olympics…Midfielder…Current member of U.S. National Team, U-23 Men’s National Team and D.C. United…scored 34 goals with 41 assists during his career at UVa.
RESULTS:
USA 1, Czech Republic 1 (Albright, goal)
USA 1, Cameroon 1
USA 3, Kuwait 1
USA 3, Japan 2 (SO, USA wins 5-4) (Agoos, SO goal)
USA 1, Spain 3
USA 0, Chile 2 (Chile wins bronze medal)
Women’s Soccer
April Heinrichs
Head coach of Team USA…Led Team USA to finals against Norway…Lost 3-2 in overtime, Team USA takes the silver medal… Head UVa women’s soccer coach from 1996-1999…played 1983-1986 for UNC-Chapel Hill.
RESULTS:
USA 2, Norway 0
USA 1, China 1
USA 3, Nigeria 1
USA 1, Brazil 0
USA 2, Norway 3 (OT) (USA takes silver)
Swimming
Mirjana Bosevka
Representing former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia…Finished 18th in the preliminaries of the 800m freestyle…Current 2nd year at UVa.
Ed Moses
Set national record at U.S. Olympic Trials…Won gold with Team USA in 4x100m medley relay…Recorded fastest breaststroke split time in Olympic history, swimming his leg in 59:84 seconds…Relay team broke world record (3:34:84) with a time of 3:33:73…Won silver in the 100m breaststroke…Swam men’s 100m breaststroke at UVa…Broke two short-course world records at NCAA championships in March 2000…Current 3rd year at UVa…Former golfer who switched to swimming only at the end of high school.
Shamek Pietucha
Representing Canada…Finished 22nd in preliminaries of men’s 100m butterfly…Helped Team Canada grab 8th in the 400m medley relay for a spot in the finals…Graduated from UVa in 1999…1999 NCAA Champion in 200m butterfly…1997 All-American in 200m butterfly.
Bill Smyth
Assistant swim coach for Macedonia…Entering 4th season as UVa assistant swim coach…1994 Virginia graduate.
Guy Yimsomruay
Representing Thailand…Finished 43rd in 200m IM…Current 2nd year at UVa.