County Athletes to Watch at Olympic Festival
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Badminton
Jeff Kamphius, Garden Grove
Baseball
Derek Baker, Tustin; Marcus Jones, Yorba Linda; Brett Nista, Laguna Hills; Pete Zamora, Mission Viejo; Chris Snitko, Anaheim
Women’s Basketball
Jody Anton, Brea
Men’s Canoe/Kayak
Jirka Batlik, Newport Beach; Michael Eisert, Dana Point; Patrick Hemmens, Balboa Island; Rich Long, Laguna Niguel; David Spaulding, Newport Beach
Women’s Canoe/Kayak
Brook Dery, Dana Point; Shirly Dery-Batlik, Newport Beach; Katrina Egan, Newport Beach
Men’s Diving
Tyce Routson, Mission Viejo; Nate Smith, Mission Viejo
Women’s Diving
Sandy Zubrin, Newport Beach
Equestrian
Valerie Parr, Santa Ana
Men’s Field Hockey
Tom Vano, Laguna Niguel
Figure Skating
Ron Kravette, Costa Mesa; Russ Scott, Costa Mesa
Judo
Tony Okada, Stanton
Racquetball
Bill Sell, Huntington Beach
Roller Skating
Amy York, Yorba Linda
Women’s Soccer
Stacey Messer, Laguna Niguel; Karen Nance, Mission Viejo
Softball
Leah Braatz, Costa Mesa; Terry Carpenter, Huntington Beach; Jennifer Cline, Westminster; Carrie Dolan, Los Alamitos; Stephanie Fleischaker, Santa Ana; Rose Garces, CS Fullerton; Michelle Granger, Placentia; Barbara Jordan, Huntington Beach; Sara Mallett, La Habra; Micki Mangan, CS Fullerton; Alleah Poulson, Irvine; Julie Smith, Huntington Beach; Cathy Turner, La Habra; Robyn Yorke, Huntington Beach
Men’s Swimming
John Simmons, Lake Forest
Women’s Swimming
Alison Mijares, Huntington Beach
Tennis
Eric Lin, Anaheim Hills
Table Tennis
Attila Malek, Costa Mesa
Men’s Volleyball
Travis Barr, Dana Point; Braden Coenen, Huntington Beach; Paul Nihipali, Yorba Linda; Prentice Perkins, Corona del Mar; Chris Pitzak, Yorba Linda; Mark Presho, Huntington Beach; Wes Schneider, Fullerton; Eric Seiffert, Laguna Niguel; Mike Shannon, Lake Forest
Women’s Volleyball
Jennifer Rohrig, Mission Viejo
Wrestling
Heath Sims, Irvine
Victor Saucedo, San Clemente
Source: U.S. Olympic Committee.
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