You know, i just noticed this....this article from USAT does not even reference Deireanne Morales. She was on the jr. team last year, won sr. nationals and is doing pretty well today. I've seen articles where they referenced former team members. Maybe next time they won't forget to reference her:
USA Taekwondo to Hold Pan Am Games Team Trials & Rocky Mountain Open This Weekend at Olympic Training Center
Bill Kellick September 01, 2010
USA Taekwondo will conduct two separate events this weekend at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The 2011 Pan American Games Team Trials will be held on Friday and Saturday (Sept. 3-4), and the Rocky Mountain Open will take place on Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 4-5).
The Pan Am Team Trials will determine the 8-member U.S. team (4 male, 4 female) that will attend the 2011 Pan American Games Qualification Tournament early next year. The trials will feature 22 male and 20 female competitors vying for spots in four weight divisions. The field includes three members of the 2007 Pan American Games Team, including 2008 Olympian
Charlotte Craig (Murietta, Calif.) in the female fin/flyweight division,
Jesus Armendariz (La Porte, Texas) in the male fin/flyweight division, and
Lauren Cahoon (Miami, Fla.) in the female middle/heavyweight class.
In addition, nine of the 16 U.S. Senior National Team members will be competing as well as four U.S. Junior National Team members.
Senior National Team members in action include Armendariz, Craig and Cahoon, as well as female middle/heavyweight
Dalia Avivi (Plantation, Fla.), male fin/flyweights
James Howe (San Ramon, Calif.) and
Johnny Nguyen (Chandler, Ariz.), male bantam/featherweight
Terrence Jennings (Woodbridge, Va.), female fin/flyweight
Caitlin VanDrisse (Maple Grove, Minn.) and female light/welterweight
Paige McPherson (Sturgis, S.D.).
Junior National Team members competing are female fin/flyweight
Giuliana Gil (Pasadena, Calif.), female bantam/featherweight
Nicole Palma (Lake Worth, Fla.), female light/welterweight
Merissa Pico (Fort Lee, N.J.) and female middle/heavyweight
Adrienne Ivey (Ashburn, Va.).
At this weekendÂ’s trials, weight divisions with 5 or fewer competitors will utilize the round robin format, while divisions with more than 5 athletes will compete in a double elimination format.
This weekendÂ’s Rocky Mountain Open will feature over 165 competitors in sparring, poomsae and board breaking competition, and is open to ages 6 and up.
All competition will be held in Sports Center I, except for SaturdayÂ’s Pan Am Team Trials which will be conducted in Sports Center II. Competition begins at 9:00 a.m. each day. Single-day passes for the Rocky Mountain Open are $5. There is free admission for kids 10 & under, as well as USOC resident athletes and USOC/NGB employees.
