Monday, August 18, 1997
This summer, 12 UCLA student-athletes and two head coaches will
embrace the warm Mediterranean sun of Sicily, Italy, not to enjoy
their vacations, but to compete in the 1997 World University Summer
Games. The games start today and continue until Aug. 31.
The World University Games return to Italy after having been
hosted in the city of Turin in 1959 for the very first University
Games. This year, three Sicilian cities, Catania, Messina and
Palermo, will host the games.
The University Games, sponsored by the International University
Sports Federation, are held every two years. They are held to
provide a structured competitive atmosphere for student-athletes
between the ages of 17 and 28. Much like the Olympics, there are
separate summer and winter University Games. The summer competition
holds venue for numerous sports in which selected UCLA athletes
will represent their university and country.
This year, the United States is submitting a total of 256
athletes and 54 coaches to the University Games. The selection
procedure is determined by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S.
Collegiate Sports Council. The UCLA athletes and coaches that are
scheduled to participate in the Games are listed. Of the UCLA
participants, only fencing’s Elisabeth Spilman and Olympian high
jumper Amy Acuff are veterans of past World University Games.
Steve Kim is a Daily Bruin Contributor.
Event/Position–
Name–
Hometown
TRACK AND FIELD
Men
200-meters:
Gentry Bradley, Jr.
Lynwood, Calif.
Women
High jump
Amy Acuff
Robstown, Texas
4×400-meter relay
Andrea Anderson
Long Beach, Calif.
Darlene Malco
Baytown, Texas
FENCING
Women
Elisabeth Spilman
Fullerton, Calif.
SWIMMING
Women
100-meter breaststroke
Lindsay Etter
Spring, Texas
4×100-meter freestyle relay
Keiko Price
Mililani, Hawaii
Assistant Coach
Cynthia Gallagher (UCLA
head coach)
Marina del Rey, Calif.
VOLLEYBALL
Men
Middle blocker
Tom Stillwell
Northridge, Calif.
Setter
Brandon Taliaferro
San Clemente, Calif.
Coach
Al Scates (UCLA head
coach)
Tarzana, Calif.
Women
Middle blocker
Elisabeth Anne Bachman
Farmington, Minn.
Outside hitter
Kara Milling
Los Angeles, Calif.
WATER POLO
Men
James Toring
Los Angeles, Calif.