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SLAM! 2001 IN REVIEW



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2001 in Review


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  • 2001 Champions

    Volleyball to Wrestling

    By The Associated Press


     VOLLEYBALL

     NCAA

     Men

     NCAA Division I -- Brigham Young

     Women

     NCAA Division I -- Stanford

     NCAA Division II -- Barry, Fla.

     NCAA Division III -- LaVerne, Calif.


     WATER POLO

     Men's Open National Championship -- New York Athletic Club

     Men's Division I Premier League -- Newport Water Polo Foundation

     World Championships

     Men -- Spain

     Women -- Italy


     WATER SKIING

     3-Event National Championships

     Open men -- Jimmy Siemers

     Open women -- Regina Jaquess

     U.S. Open

     Men

     Overall -- Patrice Martin, France

     Slalom -- Andy Mapple, Britain

     Tricks -- Cory Pickos, United States

     Jumping -- Freddy Krueger, United States

     Women

     Overall -- Regina Jaquess, United States

     Slalom -- Emma Sheers, Australia

     Tricks -- Jaquess

     Jumping -- Toni Neville, Australia


     WEIGHTLIFTING

     World Championships

     Men

     56kg -- Halil Mutlu, Turkey

     62kg -- Henadzi Aliashchuk, Bulgaria

     69kg -- Galabin Boevski, Bulgaria

     77kg -- S. Abbas Nader, Qatar

     85kg -- George Asanidze, Georgia

     94kg -- Gyongyi Lkerecz, Hungary

     105kg -- Vladimir Smorchkov, Russia

     105+kg -- Saeed Salem Jaber, Qatar

     Women

     48kg -- Gao Wei, China

     53kg -- Li Feng-Ying, Taiwan

     58kg -- Alexandra Klejnowska, Poland

     63kg -- Xiao Ying, China

     69kg -- Valentina Popova, Russia

     75kg -- Kouroush Bagheri, Iran

     75+kg -- Albina Khomitch, Russia

     U.S. Championships

     Men

     56kg -- Shelton Gilyard, Tampa, Fla.

     62kg -- Bryan Jacob, Alpharetta, Ga.

     69kg -- Giff Reed IV, Bloomington, Ind.

     77kg -- Michael Martin, Savannah, Ga.

     85kg -- Andrew Garcy, Orland Park, Ill.

     94kg -- Matt Terry, Osage Beach, Mo.

     105kg -- Peter Kelley, St. Joseph, Mo.

     105+kg -- Shane Hamman, Mustang, Okla.

     Women

     48kg -- Loreen Miller, Norman, Okla.

     53kg -- Robin Goad, Newnan, Ga.

     58kg -- Jackie Berube, Evanston, Ill.

     63kg -- Danica Rue, Flemington, N.J.

     69kg -- Stacie Blaskowski, Minneapolis

     75kg -- Suzanne Leathers, Saunderstown, R.I.

     75+kg -- Cheryl Haworth, Savannah, Ga.


     WRESTLING

     World Championships

     Freestyle

     54kg -- Herman Kantoyev, Belarus

     58kg -- Giuvi Sissaouri, Canada

     63kg -- Serafim Barzakov, Bulgaria

     69kg -- Nickolai Paslar, Bulgaria

     76kg -- Bouvaisa Saitiev, Russia

     85kg -- Khajimourad Magomedov, Russia

     97kg -- Georgi Gogchelidze, Russia

     130kg -- David Moussoulbes, Russia

     Greco-Roman

     54kg -- Hassan Rangraz, Iran

     58kg -- Dilshod Aripov, Uzbekistan

     63kg -- Vagninak Galustyan, Armenia

     69kg -- Filiberto Azcuy, Cuba

     76kg -- Ara Abrahamian, Sweden

     85kg -- Mukhran Vakhtangadze, Georgia

     97kg -- Alexandre Bezroutchkine, Russia

     130kg -- Rulon Gardner, United States

     Women

     46kg -- Irena Melnik, Ukraine

     51kg -- Hitomi Sakamoto, Japan

     56kg -- Seiko Yamamoto, Japan

     62kg -- Lili Meng, China

     68kg -- Christine Nordhagen-Vierling, Canada

     75kg -- Edyta Witkowska, Poland

     U.S. Nationals

     Freestyle

     54kg -- Eric Akin, Lincoln, Neb.

     58kg -- Eric Guerrero, Stillwater, Okla.

     63kg -- Bill Zadick, Coralville, Iowa

     69kg -- Ramico Blackmon, Colorado Springs

     76kg -- Joe Williams, Iowa City, Iowa

     85kg -- Cael Sanderson, Ames, Iowa

     97kg -- Dominic Black, Fort Carson, Colo.

     130kg -- Kerry McCoy, Bethlehem, Pa.

     Greco-Roman

     54kg -- Jeff Cervone, Colorado Springs

     58kg -- Dennis Hall, Plover, Wis.

     63kg -- Kevin Bracken, Colorado Springs

     69kg -- Marcel Cooper, Quantico, Va.

     76kg -- Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs

     85kg -- Matt Lindland, Oregon City, Ore.

     97kg -- Garrett Lowney, Freedom, Wis.

     130kg -- Rulon Gardner, Afton, Wyo.

     Women

     46kg -- Tricia Saunders, Phoenix

     51kg -- Stephanie Murata, Lansing, Mich.

     56kg -- Tina Wilson, Colorado Springs

     62kg -- Sarah McMann, Lock Haven, Pa.

     68kg -- Toccara Montgomery, Cleveland

     75kg -- Iris Smith, Colorado Springs

     Collegiate

     NCAA

     Division I

     Team -- Minnesota

     125 -- Steven Abas, Fresno State

     133 -- Eric Juergens, Iowa

     141 -- Michael Lightner, Oklahoma

     149 -- Adam Tirapelle, Illinois

     157 -- T.J. Williams, Iowa

     165 -- Donny Pritzlaff, Wisconsin

     174 -- Josh Koscheck, Edinboro

     187 -- Cael Sanderson, Iowa State

     197 -- Mark Munoz, Oklahoma

     Heavyweight -- John Lockhart, Illinois

     Other

     NCAA Division II -- North Dakota State

     NCAA Division III -- Augsburg, Minn.

     NAIA -- Southern Oregon