10/14/2004
John Fuller/USA Wrestling
Many U.S. Olympians will visit the White House and meet with
President George Bush on Monday, October 18, including 12
members of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team.
Wrestlers planning to visit the White House are Stephen Abas
(Fresno, Calif.), Eric Guerrero (Stillwater, Okla.), Jamill
Kelly (Stillwater, Okla.), Joe Williams (Iowa City, Iowa),
Cael Sanderson (Ames, Iowa), Daniel Cormier (Stillwater,
Okla.) and Kerry McCoy (Bethlehem, Pa.) from the men�s
freestyle team, Jim Gruenwald (Colorado Springs, Colo.),
Oscar Wood (Fountain, Colo.) and Rulon Gardner (Wellsville,
Utah) from the Greco-Roman team and Patricia Miranda (New
Haven, Conn.) and Toccara Montgomery (Cleveland, Ohio) from
the women�s freestyle team.
Five of those wrestlers won medals at the Olympics.
Sanderson won a gold, Abas and Kelly came home with silver
medals and Gardner and Miranda captured bronze.
It was the first time that women�s wrestling had ever been
featured at the Olympic Games.
Hundreds of Olympians from all sports are expected to visit
the White House. Athlete flights are being paid for by
United Airlines, a sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
U.S. Wrestlers Visiting The White House
Men�s Freestyle
55 kg/121 lbs. - Stephen Abas, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
60 kg/132 lbs. - Eric Guerrero, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jamill Kelly, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator
WC)
74 kg/163 lbs. - Joe Williams, Iowa City, Iowa (Sunkist
Kids)
84 kg/185 lbs. - Cael Sanderson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Daniel Cormier, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator
WC)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Kerry McCoy, Bethlehem, Pa. (New York
AC)
Greco-Roman
60 kg/132 lbs. - Jim Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo.
(Sunkist Kids)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Oscar Wood, Fountain, Colo. (U.S. Army)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Rulon Gardner, Wellsville, Utah (Sunkist
Kids)
Women�s Freestyle
48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Patricia Miranda, New Haven, Conn. (Dave
Schultz WC)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. - Toccara Montgomery, Cleveland Ohio (New
York AC)
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