1997 U.S. National Team - Olympic Training Camp

1997 U.S. National Team - Olympic Training Camp Roster

Of the 54 players who tried out for the U.S. National Team at the USA National Festival, 25 have been kept by coach Ben Smith. Smith will select 20 players for the Olympic Team prior to February's Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. No member of the national team is guaranteed a spot on the Olympic squad.


NO PLAYER               HT    WT     BIRTHDATE    HOMETOWN        SCHOOL/TEAM

GOALTENDERS	
 1 Sara DeCosta         5-9,  130    5-13-77      Warwick, R.I.        PC
29 Sarah Tueting        5-7,  140    4-26-76      Winnetka, Ill.       DC
34 Erin Whitten         5-5,  136    10-26-71     Glens Falls, N.Y.    UNH

DEFENSE	
24 Chris Bailey         5-6,  160    2-5-72       Marietta, N.Y.       PC
 5 Colleen Coyne        5-3,  131    9-19-71      East Falmouth, Mass. UNH
 7 Sue Merz             5-5,  145    4-10-72      Greenwich, Conn.     UNH
 2 Tara Mounsey         5-6,  150    3-12-78      Concord, N.H.        Brown
14 Vicki Movsessian     5-5,  140    11-672       Lexington, Mass.     PC
27 Kelly O'Leary        5-10, 168    1-19-68      Auburn, Mass.        PC
 4 Angela Ruggiero      5-9,  175    1-3-80       Harrison Twp., MI.Choate-RH

FORWARDS	
 8 Laurie Baker         5-6,  140     11-6-76     Concord, Mass.       PC
18 Alana Blahoski       5-7,  127     4-29-74     St. Paul, Minn.      PC
 3 Lisa Brown-Miller    5-1,  128     11-16-66    Union Lake, Mich.    PC
 6 Karyn Bye            5-8,  160     5-18-71     River Falls, Wis.    UNH
25 Tricia Dunn          5-8,  142     4-25-74     Derry, N.H.          UNH
10 Barb Gordon          5-5,  135     10-11-74    Glendale, Calif.     Colby
21 Cammi Granato        5-7,  140     3-25-71     Downers Grove, Ill.  PC/CC
20 Katie King           5-8,  165     5-24-75     Salem, N.H.          Brown
15 Shelley Looney       5-5,  140     1-21-72     Trenton, Mich.       NU
11 Allison Mleczko      5-11, 160     6-14-75     Nantucket, Mass.     Harvard
19 Stephanie O'Sullivan 5-7,  145     7-30-71     Dorchester, Mass.    PC
12 Jennifer Schmidgall  5-3,  130     1-12-79     Edina, Minn.         Minn
17 Jeanine Sobek        5-5,  145     2-22-72     Coon Rapids, Minn.   NU
22 Gretchen Ulion       5-2,  130     5-4-72      Marlborough, Conn.   DC
 9 Sandra Whyte         5-7,  130     8-24-70     Saugus, Mass.        Harvard

COACHES
Head Coach:        Ben Smith, Gloucester, Mass.
Assistant Coach:   Tom Mutch, Newton, Mass.
Athletic Trainer:  Jeanna Schepman
Equipment Manager: Bob Webster

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