Barbara Grassmyer News
-
Denniston Has Hand in 2008 Olympic Swim Trials
U.S. Paralympic Team June 30, 2008All that stood between breast stroke swimmer Dave Denniston and the past two Olympic teams were a few fractions of a second. Now, the NCAA Champion and world record breaker will compete in Beijing -- just not the way he expected. read more
-
Student-Athletes to Soak Up All the Inspiration…
U.S. Paralympic Team June 27, 2008Sara Koehnke graduated from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Ill., less than a month ago and cannot wait for her next big adventure. read more
-
Veterans exercise leadership at U.S. Paralympic…
U.S. Paralympic Team June 23, 2008Erin Popovich (Silverbow, Mont.) was one of the last Paralympic swimmers to finish eating dinner at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Friday night. The rest of the athletes had already left for a team building exercise. read more
-
Track Athlete Singles Himself Out
U.S. Paralympic Team June 19, 2008About three weeks ago, Jerome Singleton Jr. received his first-ever fan letter. A fellow American wrote to congratulate him on his success at the 2007 ParaPan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, read more
-
2008 U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Team Nominated;…
U.S. Paralympic Team June 16, 2008TEMPE, Ariz. – U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, today announced that 44 athletes (27 men, 17 women) have been nominated to the 2008 U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Team that will compete in Beijing, China. read more
-
Americas' Records Come Crashing Down on Day One of…
U.S. Paralympic Team June 14, 2008TEMPE, Ariz. - Sixteen points. That's what kept Jeremy Campbell (Chula Vista, Calif./Perryton, Texas) from becoming the new world record holder in the men's pentathlon (P44). read more
-
2008 U.S. Paralympic Trials -Track & Field…
U.S. Paralympic Team May 29, 2008COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The road to Beijing is winding through Tempe, Arizona where the 2008 U.S. Paralympic Trials - Track & Field are underway. read more
