July 8, 2004

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - U.S. Rowing announced its 2004 Olympic Team roster on Wednesday afternoon, naming four former Golden Bears to the U.S. Olympic team. The squad includes Cal alumni Laurel Korholz, Megan Dirkmaat, Peter Cipollone and Luke Walton.

The roster includes 15 past Olympians, including Cipollone and Korholz, a three-time Olympian. All 45 team members have past World Championships experience and have combined to win 59 medals at the worlds.

The rowing events at the 2004 Olympic Games will take place Aug. 14-22 in Athens, Greece. Fourteen events will be contested at this year's Olympic Games with the U.S. racing in 12. USRowing is the non-profit membership organization recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee as the national governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. For more information on the Bears who will be rowing at the Olympics, visit www.usrowing.org.

2004 Olympic Roster  (Cal alumni in bold)

Name Birth Ht. Wt. Hometown Affiliation
Women's Single Sculls (W1x)
Jennifer Devine 12/19/68 5'8" 152 Seattle, Wash. Pocock Rowing Center/ Fremont Area Rowing

Men's Double Sculls (M2x)
Henry Nuzum 3/4/77 6'2" 210 Chapel Hill, N.C. Princeton TC
Aquil Abdullah 6/20/73 6'1" 185 Washington, D.C. Princeton TC

Men's Lightweight Double Sculls (LM2x)
Greg Ruckman 12/30/73 6'1" 155 Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton TC
Steve Tucker 3/4/69 5'8" 153 Mooresville, Ind. N/A

Women's Lightweight Double Sculls (LW2x)
Stacey Borgman 4/23/75 5'9" 130 Homer, Alaska Princeton TC
Lisa Schlenker 10/7/64 5'6" 130 Lake Oswego, Ore. New York AC

Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4x)
Kent Smack 3/1/75 6'5" 195 Clinton, N.J. Princeton TC/Riverside
J. Sloan DuRoss 10/23/76 6'6" 210 South Portland, Maine Saugatuck RC
Brett Wilkinson 5/2/76 6'5" 190 Hyde Park, N.Y. PTC/Potomac BC
Ben Holbrook 4/20/74 6'2" 195 Hartland, Wis. Princeton TC

Women's Quadruple Sculls (W4x)
Danika Holbrook 9/15/72 5'8" 150 Durham, N.H. Princeton TC
Kelly Salchow 10/5/73 5'9" 160 Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton TC
Hilary Gehman 8/15/71 5'8" 160 Wolfeboro, N.H. Princeton TC
Michelle Guerette 10/6/80 5'11" 175 Bristol, Conn. Princeton TC

Men's Pair (M2-)
Artour Samsonov 9/9/80 6'2" 185 Stoneham, Mass. Harvard Univ. BC
Luke Walton 5/29/79 6'3" 180 Poway, Calif. Harvard Univ. BC

Women's Pair (W2-)
Kate MacKenzie 4/10/75 5'10" 168 Novi, Mich. New York AC
Sarah Jones 8/26/73 5'9" 155 Stanwood, Wash. Princeton TC

Men's Four (M4-)
Wolf Moser 12/3/74 6'6" 210 Moultonboro, N.H. Princeton TC
Jamie Schroeder 9/9/81 6'8" 229 Wilmette, Ill. Princeton TC
Mike Wherley 3/15/72 6'7" 215 Sun Prairie, Wis. Princeton TC
Garrett Klugh 11/18/74 6'3" 205 Los Angeles, Calif. Princeton TC

Men's Lightweight Four (LM4-)
Steve Warner 5/24/78 6'3" 160 Livonia, Mich. Princeton TC
Pat Todd 11/14/79 5'11" 154 Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton TC
Matt Smith 12/20/77 6'0" 160 Woodbridge, Va. US Army
Paul Teti 2/5/77 6'0" 160 Upper Darby, Pa. Princeton TC

Men's Eight (M8+)
Pete Cipollone 2/5/71 5'1" 120 Ardmore, Pa. Princeton TC/NYAC
Bryan Volpenhein 8/18/76 6'3" 215 Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton TC
Beau Hoopman 10/1/80 6'4" 185 Plymouth, Wis. Princeton TC
Dan Beery 1/4/75 6'7" 215 Oaktown, Ind. Penn AC
Matt Deakin 5/20/80 6'4" 200 San Francisco, Calif. Princeton TC
Joseph Hansen 8/13/79 6'6" 210 Bakersfield, Calif. Princeton TC
Chris Ahrens 7/24/76 6'5" 215 Milwaukee, Wis. Princeton TC/NYAC
Wyatt Allen 1/11/79 6'4" 210 Portland, Maine Princeton TC
Jason Read 12/24/77 6'1" 180 Ringoes, N.J. Princeton TC

Women's Eight (W8+)
Mary Whipple 5/10/80 5'3" 105 Sacramento, Calif. Princeton TC
Lianne Nelson 6/15/72 5'10" 155 Seattle, Wash. Princeton TC
Anna Mickelson 3/21/80 6'0" 175 Bellevue, Wash. Princeton TC
Laurel Korholz 6/10/70 6'2" 170 La Jolla, Calif. Princeton TC
Caryn Davies 4/14/82 6'4" 185 Ithaca, N.Y. Princeton TC/Radcliffe
Alison Cox 6/5/79 6'0" 182 Turlock, Calif. Princeton TC
Megan Dirkmaat 5/3/76 6'1" 175 San Jose, Calif. Princeton TC 
Sam Magee 7/10/83 6'0" 181 Simsbury, Conn. Princeton TC/Stanford U.
Kate Johnson 12/18/78 5'10" 165 Portland, Ore. Princeton TC

Men's and Women's Spares
Mike Altman 8/21/75 6'0" 160 Marin County, Calif. Princeton TC/Marin RA
Michael Callahan 2/24/74 6'2" 185 Arlington, Va. Princeton TC
Simon Carcagno 3/22/76 6'1" 160 Pennington, N.J. Princeton TC/NYAC
Sarah Hirst 3/24/77 5'7" 128 Oak Ridge, Tenn. Pocock Rowing Center
Chris Liwski 4/21/80 6'7" 218 Sarasota, Fla. Princeton TC
Liane Malcos 3/25/78 5'11" 155 Carlisle, Mass. Princeton TC
Erik Miller 3/6/74 6'4" 160 Renton, Wash. Princeton TC/MLARC
Laura Rauchfuss 7/7/75 5'9" 160 Riverside, Conn. Princeton TC
Maite Urtasun 1/16/77 6'0" 185 Riverside, N.J. Princeton TC
Dan Walsh 5/31/79 6'7" 215 Norwalk, Conn. Princeton TC/Gentle Giant

USRowing National Team Coaches
Name Hometown Residence
Tom Terhaar, Women's Head Coach Buffalo, N.Y. New York, N.Y.
Mike Teti, Men's Head Coach Upper Darby, Pa. Princeton, N.J.