Boston College Athletics
Blumfield To Participate In USA Softball's National Team Camp
May 01, 2002 | Softball
May 1, 2002
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - USA Softball announced today that 20 additional players have been selected to participate in a team camp, May 30-June 3, at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. These players will join the 40 other players already invited to compete for spots on teams that will represent the U.S. in international competition this summer.
Among the twenty players selected are Cara Blumfield, West Hills, CA; Kara Brun, Glendale, AZ; Megan Ciolli, Terre Haute, IN; Lindsay Gardner, Katy, TX; Keira Goerl, Moreno Valley, CA; Lovieanne Jung, Fountain Valley, CA; Andrea Loman, Riverside, CA; Monica Lucatero, Santa Ana, CA; Leneah Manuma, San Diego, CA and Nicole Myers, St. Petersburg, FL.
Also invited are Yasmin Mossadeghi, Huntington Beach, CA; Kristen Rivera, Perris, CA; Debbie Schneider, Hagerstown, MD; Anna Smith, Walnut, CA; Jamie Southern, Clovis, CA; Brandi Stuart, Cerritos, CA; Claire Sua, Cooper City, FL; Tiffany Tolleson, Winter Haven, FL; Wynter Turner, San Pedro, CA and Phelan Wright, Los Alamitos, CA.
Two teams will be selected following the team camp in May/June. One will represent the USA at the U.S. Cup in Honolulu , HI, (July 4-7), the Canada Cup in Surrey , B.C., Canada (July 16-21) and the ISF Women's World Championship in Saskatoon, Canada (July 25-August 4).
The second team selected will be called the USA Softball Elite Team, and will help prepare the World Championship team for international events by competing in scrimmages and exhibition games prior to these events. The Elite Team will also compete in the Canada Cup.
When the USA takes the field in July in Saskatoon it will be going for its fifth consecutive World Championship. The USA will also be looking to qualify for its third consecutive top seed at the Olympics, which will be held in Greece in 2004.
USA Softball Women's National Teams have been among the most dominating of any sports team in history. The USA 's ability to bring home the title in World Championships, Pan American Games and the Olympics is unchallenged, with a total of 13 gold medals.
The USA Softball Women's National Team won the first Olympic gold medal in the sport's history during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA , and defended its gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney . The USA Softball Women's National Team, which has won the past four World Championships, the past four Pan Am Games and the past two Olympic gold medals, is the undisputed No. 1 team in the world.
As the National Governing Body of Softball, USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting, women's, men's, junior girls' and junior boys' National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions.
The following is a complete breakdown of the additional by state with their college listed in parenthesis:
Arizona - Kara Brun, Glendale (Arizona State)
California - Cara Blumfield, West Hills (Boston College) Keira Goerl, Moreno Valley, (UCLA) Lovieanne Jung, Fountain Valley, (Arizona) Andrea Loman, Riverside (Notre Dame) Monica Lucatero, Santa Ana (Cal State Fullerton) Leneah Manuma, San Diego (Arizona) Yasmin Mossadeghi, Huntington Beach (Cal State Fullerton) Kristen Rivera, Perris (Washington) Anna Smith, Walnut (Ohio State) Jamie Southern, Clovis, CA (Fresno State) Brandi Stuart, Cerritos (Florida State) Wynter Turner, San Pedro (Texas) Phelan Wright, Los Alamitos (Arizona State)
Florida - Nicole Myers, St. Petersburg (Florida Atlantic) Claire Sua, Cooper City (UCLA) Tiffany Tolleson, Winter Haven (North Carolina)
Indiana - Megan Ciolli, Terre Haute (Notre Dame)
Maryland - Debbie Schneider, Hagerstown (Cal State Fullerton)
Texas - Lindsay Gardner, Katy (University of Texas)
A complete list of athletes invited to the camp can be found on the USA Softball web site at www.usasoftball.com.
For complete coverage of the USA Softball Women's National Team visit our web site at www.usasoftball.com. Complete bios will be posted in the next few weeks.
