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2001-08-08

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MEN

1. Lance Armstrong 66(66)

2. Michael Phelps 25

3. Steve Larsen 11

Also receiving first place votes: Mike Nickeas

WOMEN

1. Siri Lindley 43(36)

2. Sarah Uhl 25(12)

3. Natalie Coughlin 23(15)

Complete Story:

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. ? The United States Olympic Committee (USOC)

announced today the recipients of the July 2001 Athlete and Team of

the Month awards. Earning the honor among the men was cyclist Lance

Armstrong (Plano, Texas), who became the first American and sixth

rider in history to win the Tour de France three times in a row. He

captured first place July 29 in a dominating fashion, finishing six

minutes and 44 seconds ahead of second-place Jan Ullrich from Germany.

On the women's side, triathlete Siri Lindley (Boulder, Colo.) garnered

the female Athlete of the Month award due to her amazing July

performances. Currently the number one-ranked female triathlete in the

world, Lindley became the first American since 1995 to win the ITU

World Triathlon Championship at the Olympic distance (1.5k swim, 40k

bike, 10k run), taking the title on July 22 in Edmonton, Canada.

Lindley also picked up victories at the World Aquathlon (2k run, 250m

swim, 2k run) and the ITU World Cup Races held in Toronto, Canada and

Corner Brook, Newfoundland.

Selected for Team of the Month honors was the USA Swimming World

Championships Team. At the 2001 World Swimming Championships in

Fukuoka, Japan, Team USA won 26 medals and was top in team scoring,

earning 847 points to the Aussies' 788. The squad earned nine gold

medals, the second highest of the meet, and combined for one world

record and five American records during the weeklong competition.

Despite having a young team, the U.S. led the team standings over an

Australian squad that had most of their Olympic swimmers competing.

Team USA members included Randall Bal, Greg Busse, Chad Carvin, Ian

Crocker, Nate Dusing, Anthony Ervin, Scott Goldblatt, Brendan Hansen,

Bryan Jones, Klete Keller, Jason Lezak, Marc Lindsay, Tom Malchow,

Robert Margalis, Ed Moses, Aaron Peirsol, Michael Phelps, Jamie Rauch,

Anthony Robinson, Jay Schryver, Chris Thompson, Scott Tucker, Erik

Vendt, Neil Walker, Tom Wilkens, Jessica Aveyard, Lindsay Benko,

Maggie Bowen, Ashley Chandler, Haley Cope, Maritza Correia, Natalie

Coughlin, Mary DeScenza, Julie Hardt, Kristy Kowal, Colleen Lanne,

Diana Munz, Erin Phenix, Megan Quann, Jamie Reid, Shelly Ripple,

Kaitlin Sandeno, Courtney Shealy, Tammie Stone, Christina Teuscher and

Stefanie Williams. The head coaches were John Collins (women) and

Gregg Troy (men).

Finishing second among the male nominees for Athlete of the Month was

swimmer Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.). During the World Swimming

Championships in Fukuoka, the 16-year-old lowered his previous world

record in the 200m butterfly. In March, the then 15-year-old became

the youngest American male to break a world record and the first man

in the world to break 1 minute 55 seconds in the 200m fly. On his way

to winning his first title at the world championships, Phelps again

lowered the world mark from 1:54.92 to 1:54.58.

Triathlon's Steve Larsen (Mountain View, Calif.) took third place in

the balloting for the male Athlete of the Month. Already a world

champion mountain biker, Larsen is taking the triathlon world by a

storm in his first year as a pro. On July 8, he won the Vineman Half

Ironman (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run) in Sonoma County,

Calif., and set a course record in the process. He followed that up

on July 29 by winning the Isuzu Ironman Lake Placid (2.4-mile swim,

112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run) and setting a course record and a bike

course record. Larsen also qualified to compete at the World Ironman

Championship scheduled for October in Hawaii.

Second place among the nominees for female Athlete of the Month went

to cyclist Sarah Uhl (Perkasie, Pa.). A member of the 2001 USA

Cycling Junior Worlds Track Cycling Team, Uhl was fastest in the

women's match sprint event, becoming the first American to claim the

gold in 10 years. The 17-year-old also placed fourth in the 500m

trial time.

Swimmer Natalie Coughlin (Concord, Calif.) finished in the third spot

for female Athlete of the Month honors. At the 2001 World Swimming

Championships (July 22-29) in Fukuoka, Coughlin twice lowered the

American record in the 100m backstroke. The former record of 1:00.77

fell to 1:00.37 en route to Coughlin's 100m world title and dropped

again during the women's 400m medley relay with her 1:00.18 split.

Her record-setting time also got the USA out to a strong lead in the

race and helped the team to win the silver medal.

Finishing in second place among the Team of the Month nominees was the

USA Baseball Junior National Pan Am Team. With a silver medal finish

at the 2001 COPABE Junior National Pan Am Championships in Camaguey,

Cuba, the squad qualified for the 2002 IBAF World Junior Championships

to be held in Canada. Team USA went 9-2 overall in the tournament,

with victories over Mexico, Brazil, Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela,

Antilles, Dominican Republic and Columbia.

The 2001 USA Basketball Women's Junior World Championship Team took

third place in the Team of the Month honors list. They captured the

bronze, the USA's second medal in five FIBA Junior World

Championships, with a record of 6-1. The U.S. rolled through the

preliminary round, including a 99-80 defeat of eventual silver

medalist Russia, while outscoring preliminary opponents 90.4 points to

60.6 points a game. The USA lost a close 92-88 semifinal contest to

host and eventual gold medalist Czech Republic, but rebounded to take

the bronze in a 77-72 decision over Australia. In a competition that

featured players who were 19-years-old and younger, the United States

was one of the few teams without players who had competed in

professional leagues in Europe, South America or Australia.

Results (first place points in parentheses)

MEN

1. Lance Armstrong 66(66)

2. Michael Phelps 25

3. Steve Larsen 11

Also receiving first place votes: Mike Nickeas

WOMEN

1. Siri Lindley 43(36)

2. Sarah Uhl 25(12)

3. Natalie Coughlin 23(15)

Also receiving first place votes: Diana Taurasi

TEAM

1. USA Swimming World Championships Team 43(30)

2. USA Baseball Junior National Pan Am Team 25(9)

3. 2001 USA Basketball Women's Junior World Championship Team 22(6)

Also receiving first place votes: Bob and Mike Bryan (Tennis), U.S.

Junior World Track Cycling Team

For more information, contact Whitney Lovett or Kesha Whitaker, USOC

Media Relations and Programs Division at (719) 578-4529. This release

is also available on the USOC's public web site (www.usolympicteam.com

) and our media specific web site (http://usocpressbox.org).

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MEN 1. Lance Armstrong 66(66) 2. Michael

Phelps 25 3. Steve Larsen 11 Also receiving first place

votes: Mike Nickeas WOMEN 1. Siri Lindley 43(36) 2. Sarah Uhl

25(12) 3. Natalie Coughlin 23(15)

Complete Story:

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. ? The United States Olympic Committee

(USOC) announced today the recipients of the July 2001 Athlete and

Team of the Month awards. Earning the honor among the men was

cyclist Lance Armstrong (Plano, Texas), who became the first American

and sixth rider in history to win the Tour de France three times in a

row. He captured first place July 29 in a dominating fashion,

finishing six minutes and 44 seconds ahead of second-place Jan Ullrich from

Germany. On the women's side, triathlete Siri Lindley (Boulder, Colo.)

garnered the female Athlete of the Month award due to her amazing

July performances. Currently the number one-ranked female triathlete in

the world, Lindley became the first American since 1995 to win the

ITU World Triathlon Championship at the Olympic distance (1.5k swim,

40k bike, 10k run), taking the title on July 22 in Edmonton,

Canada. Lindley also picked up victories at the World Aquathlon (2k run,

250m swim, 2k run) and the ITU World Cup Races held in Toronto, Canada

and Corner Brook, Newfoundland. Selected for Team of the Month honors

was the USA Swimming World Championships Team. At the 2001 World Swimming

Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Team USA won 26 medals and was top in team

scoring, earning 847 points to the Aussies' 788. The squad earned nine

gold medals, the second highest of the meet, and combined for one

world record and five American records during the weeklong

competition. Despite having a young team, the U.S. led the team standings

over an Australian squad that had most of their Olympic swimmers

competing. Team USA members included Randall Bal, Greg Busse, Chad Carvin,

Ian Crocker, Nate Dusing, Anthony Ervin, Scott Goldblatt, Brendan

Hansen, Bryan Jones, Klete Keller, Jason Lezak, Marc Lindsay, Tom

Malchow, Robert Margalis, Ed Moses, Aaron Peirsol, Michael Phelps, Jamie

Rauch, Anthony Robinson, Jay Schryver, Chris Thompson, Scott Tucker,

Erik Vendt, Neil Walker, Tom Wilkens, Jessica Aveyard, Lindsay

Benko, Maggie Bowen, Ashley Chandler, Haley Cope, Maritza Correia,

Natalie Coughlin, Mary DeScenza, Julie Hardt, Kristy Kowal, Colleen

Lanne, Diana Munz, Erin Phenix, Megan Quann, Jamie Reid, Shelly

Ripple, Kaitlin Sandeno, Courtney Shealy, Tammie Stone, Christina Teuscher

and Stefanie Williams. The head coaches were John Collins (women)

and Gregg Troy (men).

 Finishing second among the male nominees for Athlete of the Month

was swimmer Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.). During the World

Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, the 16-year-old lowered his previous

world record in the 200m butterfly. In March, the then 15-year-old

became the youngest American male to break a world record and the first

man in the world to break 1 minute 55 seconds in the 200m fly. On his

way to winning his first title at the world championships, Phelps

again lowered the world mark from 1:54.92 to 1:54.58.

 Triathlon's Steve Larsen (Mountain View, Calif.) took third place

in the balloting for the male Athlete of the Month. Already

a world champion mountain biker, Larsen is taking the triathlon

world by a storm in his first year as a pro. On July 8, he won the Vineman

Half Ironman (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run) in Sonoma

County, Calif., and set a course record in the process. He followed that

up on July 29 by winning the Isuzu Ironman Lake Placid (2.4-mile

swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run) and setting a course record and a

bike course record. Larsen also qualified to compete at the World

Ironman Championship scheduled for October in Hawaii.

 Second place among the nominees for female Athlete of the Month

went to cyclist Sarah Uhl (Perkasie, Pa.). A member of the 2001

USA Cycling Junior Worlds Track Cycling Team, Uhl was fastest in

the women's match sprint event, becoming the first American to claim

the gold in 10 years. The 17-year-old also placed fourth in the 500m trial

time.

 Swimmer Natalie Coughlin (Concord, Calif.) finished in the third

spot for female Athlete of the Month honors. At the 2001 World

Swimming Championships (July 22-29) in Fukuoka, Coughlin twice lowered

the American record in the 100m backstroke. The former record of

1:00.77 fell to 1:00.37 en route to Coughlin's 100m world title and

dropped again during the women's 400m medley relay with her 1:00.18

split. Her record-setting time also got the USA out to a strong lead in

the race and helped the team to win the silver medal.

 Finishing in second place among the Team of the Month nominees was

the USA Baseball Junior National Pan Am Team. With a silver medal

finish at the 2001 COPABE Junior National Pan Am Championships in

Camaguey, Cuba, the squad qualified for the 2002 IBAF World Junior

Championships to be held in Canada. Team USA went 9-2 overall in the

tournament, with victories over Mexico, Brazil, Panama, Ecuador,

Venezuela, Antilles, Dominican Republic and Columbia.

 The 2001 USA Basketball Women's Junior World Championship Team

took third place in the Team of the Month honors list. They captured

the bronze, the USA's second medal in five FIBA Junior

World Championships, with a record of 6-1. The U.S. rolled through

the preliminary round, including a 99-80 defeat of eventual

silver medalist Russia, while outscoring preliminary opponents 90.4 points

to 60.6 points a game. The USA lost a close 92-88 semifinal contest

to host and eventual gold medalist Czech Republic, but rebounded to

take the bronze in a 77-72 decision over Australia. In a competition

that featured players who were 19-years-old and younger, the United

States was one of the few teams without players who had competed

in professional leagues in Europe, South America or Australia. Results

(first place points in parentheses) MEN 1. Lance Armstrong

66(66) 2. Michael Phelps 25 3. Steve Larsen

11 Also receiving first place votes: Mike Nickeas WOMEN 1.

Siri Lindley 43(36) 2. Sarah Uhl 25(12) 3. Natalie

Coughlin 23(15) Also receiving first place votes: Diana Taurasi TEAM 1.

USA Swimming World Championships Team 43(30) 2. USA Baseball Junior National

Pan Am Team 25(9) 3. 2001 USA Basketball Women's Junior World Championship

Team 22(6) Also receiving first place votes: Bob and Mike Bryan (Tennis),

U.S. Junior World Track Cycling Team For more information, contact Whitney

Lovett or Kesha Whitaker, USOC Media Relations and Programs Division at (719)

578-4529. This release is also available on the USOC's public web site

(www.usolympicteam.com ) and our media specific web site (<A target=_blank

href="http://usocpressbox.org">http://usocpressbox.org</A>).



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