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Friday, December 04, 2009
UPDATED: Cyclist Kenny Williams did test positive for DHEA
To my friends, clients, competitors and USA Cycling officials,
My name is Kenny Williams [Editor's note: "And I am a Drug Cheat"] and I've been racing my bike for 20 years. In June 2009 I broke and had surgery on my left collarbone. In my haste to return to the top of my game I purchased DHEA at the local Drug Store, without consulting anyone. 6 weeks later at Masters Track Nationals in Colorado Springs I was tested positive for this illegal drug. I do not deny the results of the test.
I am ashamed that I've done something that hurts the sport of cycling and the community of people who have become the most important part of my life. I'm facing the very real possibility that I can try for the rest of my life to regain the confidence of the cycling community and my friends, but this cloud will be with me for the rest of my life. I am not asking for forgiveness, because I am admitting to my mistake and own all the horrible feelings that come with my bad decision. I am hoping for compassion and understanding. Compassion that I never intended to hurt anyone and understanding that if I could have one re-do in my life that this would be it. As I have done throughout my whole athletic life I will fight to re-gain my reputation as a fair man, tough competitor and drug-free cyclist. You can trust me when I say that I will never take a short-cut like this ever again.
Bike racing is one of the most important things in my life, second to my wife, whom I owe the biggest apology to for being so irresponsible. I am sorry Annette. I also feel horrible about the results I took away from the other athletes that I raced against. I am very sorry to have disappointed all of them. To my sponsors and my clients, I am sorry. To all in the cycling community and my friends, I am sorry. Sincerely, Kenny Williams"
Anyway, see you in two years, Kenny! Way to go, USADA! I'm sure that during the next nine months there will be other masters racers turning up in the forums to offer their apologies for doping. I'd like to invite them to post here, too!
Cyclingnews.com Clinic discussion of Kenny Williams' positive test, here.
UPDATE: It's official. "Williams handed two-year ban by USADA."
46 comments:
- Anonymous07 November, 2009 14:39
Cheers for spreading the word. This fucker has denied me a gold medal or two, and countless primes and placings. DHEA doesn't do much except mask things like steroids. Many have wondered if this guy has been dirty for years. Now the question is only just how long he's been dirty.ReplyDelete
As a NW cyclist who has raced on and off for the last 20 years and has raced against Kenny I can assure you he has plenty of economic incentive to dope. In addition to his more recent coaching services he's always been a cash prime machine and an early adopted or eBay.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your feedback (sorry it took a bit to get the comments moderated - our moderator was out-of-town but has been suitably reprimanded). Anyone with an axe to grind or who feels cheated out of something by Kenny (like a gold medal, a $20 prime or even a woman) is welcome here. Of course, Kenny Williams himself is welcome here, too, and he can have the floor should he wish to respond to anything said about him.ReplyDelete
I'd be surprised (pleasantly, though) if he did, as most guys don't take the opportunity to tell their side of the story (I mean, apart from a carefully managed PR-piece about injury recovery and all that). Anon 14:39 - I'll send you a free prize if you'll come back and repost those comments under your real name, or at least a pseudonym or something. The amount of hate mail that I received after the first announcement of my involvement in doping was shocking not so much for its bizarre anger, but more for the fact that almost all of it was anonymous.
In fact, I think the only guy who sent hate mail with his name attached was good ol' Cale McAninch (see: http://joepapp.blogspot.com/2008/01/hate-mail.html and http://www.velonews.com/article/86104), but even then he had no credibility (and still doesn't) b/c he spent half the time insulting my family, including, I think, a dead uncle and grandmother or two.
P-Dog: thanks for explaining your belief that Williams does/did have economic incentive to dope. I wasn't aware of his fondness for cash primes or just how lucrative his coaching business might have been.
sounds a bit like zabel,ReplyDelete
i dope but only once!
i didnt inhale.............
why confess half heartedly?
- Rob Campbell09 November, 2009 23:43
Okay, I'll post non-anonymously.ReplyDelete
Cheers for spreading the word. This fucker has denied me a gold medal or two, and countless primes and placings. (That is true, doped or not. If not doped, good for him, but I've still been on the short end of the stick many times.)
DHEA doesn't do much except mask things like steroids. (From what I've read, that's why anyone would take it, especially if they were "under the care of a doctor.")
Many have wondered if this guy has been dirty for years. Now the question is only just how long he's been dirty. (When you're as good as Kenny and DON'T go pro, it makes people wonder why not.)
kim west here. i think we had tried to get you on my radio show, "the kim west radio cycling show," last year.
perhaps things have settled down enough that you would reconsider appearing in the coming weeks?
i would welcome you and mr. williams as guests to discuss the pressures upon american cyclists that seem to drive a few to use performing enhancing substances, and even fewer to get caught using them.
please contact me at email@example.com to make such arrangements.
you'll be interested to learn, i suspect, that last sunday's guest was tyler hamilton, in the first of what will be many appearances on my show to discuss, among other things, the use of such substances.
take care; i trust all is well.
--kim west,
- mike klitt10 November, 2009 18:38
i've seen kenny a few times on the east racing. the most memorable would be at the nats in pa. he made a move that was so fierce, my eyes were sore just watching. sadly now, i have to take him off the pedestal and piss on his head.ReplyDelete
Interesting confession..ReplyDelete
He admits to taking DHEA sometimes around or after June this year, and then says "I also feel horrible about the results I took away from the other athletes that I raced against"
That doesnt sound like a "since june" comment to me.. sounds like he feels guilt that goes back a bit further than june..
- Stephan11 November, 2009 08:14
The frustrations regarding prior use shown here is certainly understandable and the concerns/ questions are warranted. There is one positive thing about Mr. Williams' confession though (no pun intended): At least he isn't denying it and blaming the positive tests on anti-doping agency conspiracies or faulty tests, etc. etc. etc.ReplyDelete
Williams also owes an apology to those riders who raced (and gained results) WITH him in events. Now those results are tarnished as well, which is not fair to the clean teammates.
@Dim: the races Kenny refers to are the ones he did after he was caught. He popped at Nats but continued to race and win. So Kenny admitted to knowingly and intentionally taking a prohibited substance, getting caught and continuing to race as the process winds its way to his eventual suspension (keep in mind that there hasn't been an official announcement yet although word is he's getting 2 years).ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 November, 2009 14:33
Oh, gimme a break. DHEA? This substance really does nothing for enhancing performance. It can help with mood elevation and other concerns brought on by lowered testosterone production. Thereofre, it is of benefit to most people over the age of 35 or so. Tyler Hamilton wasn't taking this stuff to win the tour again. He was taking it to feel like a normal human again...one that wasn't suffering from depression. DHEA is even approved by Andy Pruitt in his book. It's a benign substance, but can be of benfit to aging people, athletic or not.ReplyDelete
All people bashing KW should take a step back and look at reality. Yes, there's doping on every single level of sport. DHEA should not be on any banned list because it just doesn't do anything to enhance performance. The world would be better served by banning Monster Energy Drinks..
keep up the great discussion, guys (and girls?)! doping is doping, in a sense, but it's not like he had EPO in his urine. But if he would use DHEA, what else would he use? And what else might he have been using? And for how long? Look at me - I got popped for a drug that wasn't even in my system, when four others were...and I'd been doping for years.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 November, 2009 23:21
Do your research on DHEA, or better yet google post cycle therapy and see what DHEA does. It is the bridge for other PED's.ReplyDelete
DHEA is most commonly used as a bridge between or immediately following a testosterone-/steroid-doping cycle when the body's ability to produce natural testosterone is depressed. When you see athletes testing positive for DHEA, androstendione, clomid, novadex and HCG they're bridging between cycles.
This was gleaned from another forum, I was impressed with the wording of the definition.
- Petey B.12 November, 2009 12:39
To the DHEA "researcher" who gets his info from Google and from other forums- please do real research and NEVER rely on forums for fact. Do so and you look like an idiot.ReplyDelete
DHEA is most commonly used as an anti-aging supplement and NOT as a method of doping or for "bridging" as you suggest. Theoretically, DHEA will help someone keep testosterone levels more normal if they are low. As we age, T levels decline and thus, DHEA is useful as an anti-aging supplement.
If an athlete is using DHEA or the other subtances you mention, they might be using them for bridging and they might not. The only thing for certain is that all the mentioned substances MAY have an effect on testosterone levels through one mechanism or another.
DHEA is not an evil and/or dangerous substance and that is why it is available over the counter. It is my opinion that DHEA should not be banned.
Personally, I don't feel an apology like the one given by The Kenny is appropriate in this case. Seems a bit over the top. It makes me wonder if there's not alot more to the story and if maybe he wasn't on the doping radar already so to speak. But, that is pure conjecture on my part and I have no axe to grind against the guy in any way.
I raced against Kenny for several years in the Seattle area as a Cat 4, 3 and possibly 2. Here's my thoughts on this doper and butthead:ReplyDelete
Whit, thanks for sharing your thoughts. For those who haven't seen his post on KW, here is an excerpt:ReplyDelete
"...the article about Kenny is one where he has finally admitted to using steroids and being a 'doper'. He is–or was–a multiple national champion. I say 'was' as none of his races count anymore. He broke the rules and disguised his usage of performance enhancing drugs until he was caught. He cheated. He lied…let him be labeled as a 'doper' forever in history..."
- Anonymous14 November, 2009 11:13
I saw this comment in a discussion at another forum but wanted to repost it here since this site seems to be #1 for "Kenny Williams Doped."ReplyDelete
Since I don't know how to highlight the text you should go to the actual comment to see who is talking to who or quoting what. One thing is for sure - Kenny Williams is a muthafuckin' doper.
marco wrote:
Susan Walker wrote:
I don't get it. Why would anyone want to test masters racers for
doping? Non-Elite racers should a) not be dope-tested and b) not get
any prize money or salary.
Dearest Susan: Why do you feel so strongly about this? Do you think that
either your (a) or (b) detract in some way from Elite level racing?
Dope testing is part of enforcing the rules of the sport. Why is that
any different than a weekend soccer league that employs referees for
games? The players bear the costs for referees, as it should be. The
expense for dope testing should be borne by the categories being tested,
through license or entry fees and perhaps as a tax on prize lists. I
don't think most racers would object to that.
Dope testing is different from refereeing in the degree of the expense.
Masters racing just isn't that important. Quality dope testing doesn't
come cheap. Masters racing doesn't justify the cost.
Don't doubt for a minute that even the *threat* of being tested doesn't
work as a deterrent. I know of a highly-suspect masters rider who flew
across the country for a big race and then when he discovered that
(surprise) testing would be done, he turned around and flew home.
Next time you drive to a race, take note of the people that do crazy
and dangerous stuff in order to gain an advantage on the highway. These
are people that could kill you. Now, are you going to lose sleep over
some douchebag that charges up for an event that emotionally balanced
people treat as a hobby?
For me, as I pondered this question on the way to events that I knew
would have riders that were charging, the answer was 'no'.
But back to Kenny Williams... In his confession letter, which he only
wrote AFTER getting caught, he implies this was a one-time occurrence.
Pretty hard to believe. I'm curious to hear comments from those rbr
folks who know or knew him.
Well, given that its the 2nd time someone in the household has been
popped it does seem hard to believe it could be a one-time thing for
[signed by the poster] Bob Schwartz
Just to make clear, I'm not Bob Schwartz, though if I was I'd wish I known how to highlight in the comments section...
- Anonymous14 November, 2009 11:22
Fuck Kenny Williams, doping motherfucker!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous19 November, 2009 02:25
Nice constructive comments from all!ReplyDelete
As a WSBA Bicycle 'Racer' I have learned much from this incident:
That it is *acceptable* to Dope, in fact after doing so and if you are caught, some will even testify that you are an honorable person. Unsure if anyone here subscribes to the WSBA mailing list (http://wsbaracing.com), but the immediate comments after the doper posted his confession, a UCI official no less pointed out that this doper is "Honorable." (Link: http://wsba.wsbaracing.com/pipermail/wsba/2009-November/001492.html)
Thus here is my formula for compassion & honor:
1) Learn to ride a bicycle
2) Start entering some bicycle races
3) Dope like crazy as a Cat 5, 4, 3, 2, etc.
4) While doping and racing, cheat your way to some wins, and gain the admiration of local UCI official(s)
5) Continue to dope and start your own coaching side job
---- Here is where a fork occurs:
6a) Either continue to dope and collect misc primes, medals, clients, etc.
6b) Or if you are caught doping, issue a pre-emptive 'apology' asking for honor & compassion.
As I have learned from Kenny's antics, he was able to Dope get caught and still receive accolade from the his local clients and officials -- now that Rocks! =) As can be seen in the thread (http://wsba.wsbaracing.com/pipermail/wsba/2009-November/subject.html#start), anyone who questioned giving the doper compassion and honor was instead cut down for believing that Dopers are unfair.
'to dope or not' as it seems besides 'anonymous internet bashers' the local WSBA gives Dopers a pass for cheating.
--- Confused WSBA Rider
Confused WSBA Rider, thanks for taking the time to point this out...it's obvious you put some thought and effort into your formula and it serves to highlight the inconsistencies in attitudes towards doping and dopers from those w/in the cycling community.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous19 November, 2009 15:41
Any agent that "modifies, stabilizes,or adjusts" our own intrinsic, genetically coded hormone levels(testosterone,HGH,erythropoetin,insulin,thyroid hormone,etc,etc) whether black market, OTC, or prescription, is a performance enhancer. How many "asthmatics" go on Medrol or some form of anti-inflammatory corticosteroid from their regular MD prior to an "A" race. These agents are often used in anti-aging clinics as they enhance performance, increase strength, reduce recovery time (and fatigue), thereby making the user feel younger. (Nothing turns back the clock) The anti aging establishment has adopted the techniques of sports "scientists" and vice versa. Most superhuman performances are just that...no one, and I mean no one, will ever freely admit to doping (or "charging" as maybe it is now called) until they're popped (and even then some will deny it straight to poverty and divorce). We all know (nod nod wink wink) it's not their first rodeo...no matter how much they protest. I can only believe the public appologies that follow a surprise positive test are directed at to the family and friends these people have lied to along the way. The list of people whose trust is betrayed gets longer and longer with each season. The sport, or any sport for that matter will have difficulty cleaning itself as long as there are people, racers, journalists, willing to blurr their analytical analysis with emotional detritus. DHEA is a performance enhancing substance, so is cortisone (whether for saddle sores or asthma or what ever)as well as androgel patches for those with "low testosterone levels" and all other substances that one may use and hide behind an excuse such as depression, hypoganadism, asthma, etcReplyDelete
It's time for the sport, athletes, and fans to get real about what's going on out there in the pro, as well as the local levels. There will never be enough money to test all competitors and there will never be a test for all substances and there will always be some (alot) willing to take PED's to get the edge, even if it's only for a measly medal..."people will do anything for a T-shirt"- race promoter US national championship series off road triathlon championships. It isn't personal, its winning.
-A tainted realist
- Anonymous19 November, 2009 18:20
a cursory examination of Kennys "results trajectory" would indicate either a) a lifetime of performance enhancers or b) a late career attempted stiff-arm at father time. In other words, he has a great natural ability which makes pin-pointing a doping start point next to impossible. Further, I don't think any UCI official attempted to excuse the "crime", only to remind us of Kennys positive attributes-as a counter-balance to the avalanche of negativity. I have seen him kindly speak to lesser riders and give encouragement to folks with nothing possibly to gain. Call me a sucker but I'm ready to believe him.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the additional comments...interesting issues raised...keep 'em coming. Too bad Kenny hasn't seen fit to share his thoughts yet. Maybe soon?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 November, 2009 01:47
I don't need to pile on Kenny anonymously, but...ReplyDelete
How about some WSBA, ORBA, USPRO and USCF folks go back and find every rider that lost a top placing to Kenny for the last 5-6 years and give Kenny the list? Cut his suspension to one year if he looks them all up one at a time and appologizes in person. Capture it on film for yet another anti-doping documentary. Even Rob might forgive a truly contrite Kenny.
If he puts in appropriate effort, local WA cycling would welcome him back in a few years. He's a hard-ass worker, so he'll end up back at the top of the heap (clean), if he so chooses. He certainly wouldn't need dope to beat most of us!
As for him speaking kindly to lesser riders, I'd be fascinated to know when that happened. He certainly knew most other riders were "lesser," I just didn't have the luck to see that one "kindly" moment.
I raced on the same team as Kenny for several years up in Seattle although I'm much older. I could speculate all day about prior drug use but Kenny is the only one who knows for sure when this started. Remember that he has been tested many times in his career (UCI Masters Track Champs) and has not tested positive prior to this. Which is worth more, prior test results or speculative accusations from competitors?ReplyDelete
Kenny has done a lot for the sport of cycling, coaching the cat 5s at Seward Park and taking an interest in all riders no matter what their level. He has fessed up and appologized but this obvioulsy isn't enough for some. I don't think a "retroactive" confession is appropriate. Kenny has been an exceptional rider all through his career. I don't condone cheating but Kenny will serve a ban from the sport he loves and this is the price he will pay. Rewriting the podium spots is a very limited exercise unless their is other hard evidence to the contrary.
Phil H
Fair enough point of view, Phil. I don't like the notion of having to retroactively do anything that isn't required as part of the official sanction or rehabilitation processes. Anything mandated by public opinion or select pressure brought to bear by individuals not involved in the administration of a sanction or issuance of a license runs the risk of being applied selectively or inconsistently.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous01 December, 2009 21:33
If you're racing Masters, by definition you're local, amateur, and athletically "old". I know that assertion isn't popular at the track, but it is empirically accurate. If you're a Master, the Pro Tour boys aren't watching your results, and they're not going to come calling. Ever. But if you have the drive and the commitment to toe the line, presumably you've also evolved into a mature, responsible, adult who values cycling as a sport, and who derives some degree of physical fitness and personal satisfaction from healthy, fair competition. Cycling is part of your life, but as a Master, that's all it is. You have familial, financial, community, and fraternal obligations, and your physical commitment is presumably balanced by intellectual and perhaps even spiritual pursuits. I actually understand the impulse for doping at the professional level - the impact of success on earning power and the short career span offer tangible temptation - but as a Masters competitor (irrespective of how good you are in your classification), what gives? Hubris? Ego? Stunted adolescent fantasy? I really don't get it. Then again, I don't understand putting a $7k racing bicycle on a credit card when a guy is 15 lbs. overweight. Kenny is the big dog at the local track, but arguing about whether he should be forgiven, suspended, relegated, etc., is irrelevant. If he loves cycling as many of the comments have asserted, then he wouldn't have doped. But he did. Move on.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous04 December, 2009 01:41
Finally the USADA comes out:ReplyDelete
"by Carbon Isotope Ration analysis, for an Anabolic Agent"
Carbon Isotope Ration Analysis is used to detect synthetic testosterone, not DHEA. I wish they'd just come out and say it in plain english. Dude did test.
- Anonymous04 December, 2009 09:34
Personnally I would not ban Kenny. Hell if you are willing to dope as a master, you deserve to win. Like a previous "Anonymous" wrote : it's not like the pro are watching the masters...ReplyDelete
I would ban any person that is crying over a podium place that was taken by Kenny. Why would that bother you. I doubt Astana will be phoning you to help Alberto beat Radio Shack... (That is another story)
A couple of common sense thoughts about lessons ALL of us SHOULD have learned as we grew up, thus helping to make life better and the world a better place and avoiding problems such as Kenny now has:ReplyDelete
The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Greed as one of the Seven Deadly Sins (Some examples: Enron, Halliburton, Wall Street, etc.).
wow... go figure, its a masters event, why dope????????????????ReplyDelete
buster brown - arkansas
- Anonymous04 December, 2009 22:42
doping for masters racing takes lame to a new level.ReplyDelete
"I would ban any person that is crying over a podium place that was taken by Kenny." - Anon 4decReplyDelete
Bruce, thanks for your reasoned comment. You're right...following some common sense is a ready way to avoid the problems that follow a doping positive. Granted, the USPS team of the Armstrong go-go years might have a different idea of what common sense might look like when compared to what we're talking about now, but it's still a good point.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous06 December, 2009 18:24
I will sign on as one of those lesser racers to whom Kenny has provided kind words, always a smile, and a man I admire. I have known him and Annette since I became a pilot for a blind yandem team back in 98. Kenny won a ton of track races and road races with his blind tandem partner. I too, drove with my guy to a national championship that year and we all represented our country at worlds in the Springs. Those who know anything about me know that I have never done anything stronger than a good single malt, and then, never to even a buzz. I am too effing crazy without help - my alpha male just has not given up. At 53 I watch world records fall in my age group every year. Some of my fellow racers take drugs and admit it to me and others. They do not feel it important at a masters level. Al of that crap notwithstanding, the doping does tarnish K Whopper's results and his image. I, for one, am perfectly willing to forgive him because of the good he has done for the cycling community and for the good he could yet do. Some people can be genuinely remorseful and make amends for their errors. I think Kenny is one of those people.ReplyDelete
Tony Byatt
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Jordan, if anyone made Kenny Williams into a villain, it was Kenny Williams when he began doping (whenever that was...). And if this blog was a waste of time, you wouldn't be commenting here as a proxy for Kenny.ReplyDelete
It is true, however, that you don't have to be an inherently evil person to succumb to the temptation of doping.
- Anonymous09 December, 2009 07:58
I could give you 6 of the tops guys in the Southeast who dope in one form or another. These are guys who are @ 40 and turning sub-20 10 mile and right around 50 minute 40k TT times. It's pretty rampant, unfortunately.ReplyDelete
Since Jordan deleted his comment, I'll reproduce it here:ReplyDelete
"Seriously FUCK anyone who is calling Kenny Williams out. I can't stand these personal attacks that do nothing. I understand the need for clean slow cyclists to call out any fast cyclist who is clean or doping. I think this blog is a waste of time. It's not fair to turn a decent person into a villain. I agree he made a horrible choice that degrades the sport, but I know under the the right circumstances many great people are capable of doping."
08 December, 2009 22:02
Anon @ 07:58, you can send me that list privately, it would be appreciated: joe at joepapp dot come.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous09 December, 2009 15:28
Ahh yes, back to Kenny being an "honorable" man and doing so much good for cycling in the Northwest. Do all you people that know Kenny so well remember when he'd bring his (first) wife to the saturday race and his girlfriend to sunday race? How about the married coaching clients he would become involved with romantically? (Or is only the woman the cheater since Kenny wasn't married then, only engaged?) How about his going back on the plan to split prize $$ with his guys because the "lead-out wasn't fuckin fast enough" despite the fact that Saturn of Bellevue (his team) had lined it out for the last 4 laps and Doug C. delivered him to 100 meters to go with no one on his wheel?ReplyDelete
So condolences to Kenny for the personal attack, but those of us that still know what the word "honor" means and care about fair play will look at your past PUBLIC behavior when we consider your USADA mandated apology. So to the likes of Jordan who say "fuck us" for the personal attacks, I say we're well within our rights to take issue with those jumping up as character witnesses for someone they really don't know that well. Kenny is (was?) a big star on the little NW cycling stage. A public figure if you will. As such there are plenty of people to jump to his defense. Fame has it's benefits. But it also has it's down-side, just ask Tiger Woods. There are many of us that care about clean cycling and the future of our sport, and we're the ones that can not sit by and say nothing while everyone sings Kenny's praises. You love him? Great! It's in your rights to say so. But some feel differently. (We don't hate him either btw.) But he cheated, and is so damaged the sport we care about and damaged his own legacy, just as anyone who's caught cheating calls into question their whole career. To Jordan I would argue that GREAT people do NOT cheat. Let's save "great" for those athletes (and coaches of juniors!) that do it by the rules. Kenny will be out of racing for 2 years. After that he'll get a chance for more masters glory. Until then I for one won't miss him a bit.
Bravo Anon 15:28, way to deliver a hay-maker blow, in the form of a very reasoned, thought-out and well-written reply. Kenny apologists, what's next?ReplyDelete
This really bothers me, even as a UK rider where, as far I'm aware, doping at Masters level is utterly minimal. This is why it bothers me: some time later this year, my girlfriend, a good level Masters track rider, will quite likely race against Kenny Williams' wife Annette. My girlfriend is a national and European medallist in the pursuit, but every year Annette Williams wins the event at World level with times that make my girlfriend look like a beginner. Year in, year out, she absolutely thrashes good quality riders. Now, Annette may well be a super-talented rider; but, as one poster above indicated, she has form (she was popped for, I think, ephedrine a few years ago and served a short ban). Now it emerges that her husband is an established doper.ReplyDelete
How do you think my girlfriend and the other riders in her category feel about that? She works so hard to make the most of her talent (as I'm sure Annette does) and would dearly love to win a medal at World level (and she's capable of doing so). But now there's going to be this doubt at the back of her mind, this worrying sense that the outcome is already decided and there's nothing she can do about it. I've no idea whether Annette Williams dopes or not, but her close association with a doper and her consistently spectacular performances are enough to plant a seed of doubt. And this, too, is the damage of doping - even if it's based only on suspicion, it spreads poison through sport.
So, to the people above who say "It doesn't matter, it's only Masters level", I say "Fuck you". It doesn't matter what level it is: there is always somebody who isn't willing to cheat who values the reward just as much as everyone who is willing to cheat. And these non-cheaters shouldn't have to miss out on the opportunity to win just because they are honest and they follow the rules. It makes a mockery of the stark and simple question that sport is designed to answer: who is the best? If you can't handle the answer to that question without resorting to performance enhancing drugs, I pity you.
OK, we are on the eve of the 2012 UCI World Masters Track championships here in Manchester , England.Mr Williams some how has an entry in several events here.ReplyDelete
It has me stuffed how a 2 time doper is allowed to grace himself at the worlds highest level masters Track championships.
I for one feel a little uneasy about his presence.In 2009 in Sydney he skulked around at the World Track Championships and never jumped on the track. Little did we all know he was about to jet back and face the music back home.Shame his positive never surfaced earlier in 2009 as he might have been denied a Visa into Australia.
I am wondering now If this cheat will be targeted here this week in Manchester by the UCI testers.If for some reason he graces the podium his performances will be questioned by us competitors.
Its going to be an interesting week indeed.
- Anonymous30 January, 2015 19:58
Someone asked me the other day why I quit cycling back in 2001, while at the top of my game and still progressing. I told them, because I had a teammate tell me to shut up about wanting to know who on our team was cheating or not. And then I brought up that there was this dooshey Cro-Magnon looking couple in the Northwest scene that took most podiums for short events, and they both eventually got popped as cheaters, and that there were a bunch of others that came to their defense. So it felt like a clean, hard working cyclist wasn't welcome. Then I did a search out of curiosity and found this old thread. I love it. I was an up and coming cyclist who frequently powned Rob Campbell (who was on a team from Olympia) and most of Saturn. Most of those guys couldn't ride long for shit. But they'd cane themselves for Kenny week after week at the local criteriums for $300 first prize and some primes. It was comical in hindsight. But it was also very destructive, because when I brought the matter up with my teammate he told me to shut up, "You'd be surprised at who's doing it". I told that guy to fuck off then hung up my shoes the next day and went back to a less dooshey sport with less assholes... trail running. I've never looked back until this conversation the other day. It stunned me to find out I was right about Kenny and gang. These sad saps will die of aneurisms in their 50's while us clean athlete's will get to live on with pride. The only thing I can confidently say is, despite my abilities, I would have never made a good pro, because I was honest and loved the sport too much. I was naïve. Kenny wasn't. I always saw through you dood and knew when we were up the road in the longer races that your recovery was false. The Kreb's cycle can be tinkered with, as Kenny would prove week after week. AND, he fucking hated me. He would always try to get me to do more work than him in the break. As if anyone was going to catch us anyway. But I rode 80 miles a day to be there. He did drugs and rode a little to be there. On the weekends when his team would roll out, you'd only see him occasionally. I'd always ask, how is this asshole able to stay up with me when he doesn't roll like I do. Well, now I know. And to the haters of haters. Haters gotta hate. Get over it.ReplyDeleteReplies
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In the first semifinal, top-seeded United States – led by former Terrapin Tewaaraton Award winners Caitlyn McFadden and Katie Schwarzmann - will square off with former All-American Laura Merrifield and England at 11:30 a.m. for a shot at the gold medal game.
No. 3 seed Australia - including two key point-getters Sarah Mollison and Sonia LaMonica - faces Maryland's best draw control threat in history Dana Dobbie and No. 2 Canada at 2 p.m. in the other semifinal.
The gold medal contest is slated for Saturday at 3 p.m. A bronze medal match featuring the losing squads from both semifinals will begin at 12:30 p.m.
Below is a breakdown of former Terrapins in the 2013 FIL World Cup:
The Players
Jen Adams (out due to injury)
Courtney Hobbs
Sarah Mollison
Sonia LaMonica
Tess McLeod
Pool Play Record – 2-2
Pool Play Results: W, Wales 11-4; L, Canada 12-11; L, USA 18-9; W, England 11-6
The Players
Dana Dobbie
Alexis Venechanos – Head Coach
Alex Kahoe – Assistant Coach
Michele Uhlfelder - Assistant Coach
Pool Play Record: 3-1
Pool Play Results: W, Australia 12-11; W, England; W, Wales 18-5; L, USA 13-2
The Players
Laura Merrifield
Pool Play Record: 1-3
Results: L, USA 17-7; W, Wales 9-4; L, Canada 11-6; L, Australia 11-6
The Players
Randall Goldsborough - Assistant Coach
Pool Play Record: 4-1
Pool Play Results: W, Sweden 28-1; W, Hong Kong 25-0; L, Japan 15-11; W, Germany 16-9; W, Austria 22-2
The Players
Meg McNamara – Head Coach
Pool Play Record: 3-2
Pool Play Results: W, Latvia 16-5; W, Netherlands 16-5; L, New Zealand 13-4; W, Finland 13-9
The Players
Caitlyn McFadden
Katie Schwarzmann
Jess Wilk - Assistant Coach
Pool Play Record: 4-0
Pool Play Results: W, England 17-7; W, Wales 19-2; W, Australia 18-9; W, Canada 13-2
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Molly McCourt - Head Coach
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This interview originally appeared on Spotify's website, but they've kindly let us post it here.
Emily Eavis, daughter of Michael and the inheritor of the Glastonbury Festival that he began in 1970, knows what her favourite moment of each summer is.
"When the gates open," she laughs. "That's the best moment, really. Just seeing all the people, the determination, knowing all this fun is about to happen…"
This summer, of course, the gates aren't opening at all – Worthy Farm is having one of its fallow years to give the grounds a break, but the site itself is still buzzing with activity. A film crew from Chinese State TV is on site documenting this most iconic of British traditions, while Danny Boyle's vision for the Olympic opening ceremony includes a reimagined Glasto "mosh pit" under the watchful gaze of the nearby Glastonbury Tor.
And now, everywhere, teams of people drill, knock, nail, heave and secure various things to various other things in an attempt to get a head start on June 2013. Just across the field from where Spotify and Emily sit down to speak, the skeleton of the Pyramid Stage sits silently, ready for when the gates open again 12 months from now.
This year off doesn't look much like a year off.
No! Right now agents are trying to reserve the bigger slots – they'll probably be secured quite soon. Yesterday, someone big who we've really wanted for ages got in contact and so now we're trying to negotiate the deal, to explain why we can't offer millions of pounds, but we really want it to happen. I think this year we'll be finished a bit earlier, but there's only 3 days, and after a year off you've got twice as much stuff to choose from!
Now you're getting this love from the Olympics too.
That's very flattering. I mean, it really, really is. The fact that he's decided to make the festival part of this huge ceremony representing Britain? I suppose Glastonbury is a very typically British thing now.
It also would suggest the country itself has changed, for you to be such a part of the nation's self-image?
Yeah, hopefully people are more open-minded. There's something very British about the spirit people have here. They've had to cope with some really, really hard years – when it's hard, it's really hard. A lot of people just leave, and you're left with these people who are just so committed and determined to have a good time, and that is amazing when you see it. That is very British. I'm not sure how well that would work in other parts of the world!
Do you visit other festivals looking for inspiration?
I do and I'm hoping this year to go to a few. I definitely want to go to Camp Bestival and Port Eliot and I'd really like to make it to Sziget in Budapest. I took 12 of my nieces and nephews to Reading a couple of years ago, that was serious Aunt duty, but it was great. But the truth is, I don't usually get a chance to visit many, because by the time we've cleared up here, it's September – and then you're really enjoying the peace! The closest thing to what we have here, I think, is the Notting Hill Carnival. It's slightly wild, but really diverse, and there are sounds and life and music coming from everywhere. We have that carnival flavour because we go all night and we camp within the fence and I don't know how many festivals do that now. At Glastonbury we're all enclosed together and that gives everything a very special energy.
What's the secret in booking a headliner?
Well, the best ones are the bands that step up to the occasion a bit. When we put on the White Stripes everyone was a bit, like, "What? They're headlining?" But it was brilliant, because they really filled the place.
Who's on your radar right now?
Definitely M. Ward – and Bon Iver's coming back. I really love what he does and he headlined The Park, so we'll definitely try and get a slot for them. Every couple of months we do a playlist and put together the highlights of what we've been listening to. We use Spotify a lot. My husband Nick's a good example, because he has to listen to so much! It's a great way to listen to new and old music. I was probably quite late to it, just because of the sort of person I am, but Nick was really, really early on it. So we just have this account for the house and people send us links to things and it's great. I'm kind of quite selective about what I keep on my laptop, because I don't want to get lost in it, but with Spotify, you can venture into territory that you wouldn't necessarily venture in to, and discover music that is outside your own world.
Recently your father Michael was saying about how he'd love to book Adele for next year. How's that developing?
Well, she played on the Park Stage at 10 in the morning a few years ago, so that's not going to happen again! That was a really rainy year, but hopefully that's not what put her off festivals. I think she'll do what she wants to do, let's face it! It would be great if she played, but obviously she'll make that decision. There aren't that many girls to be honest, so that's another job of ours, to keep the balance right.
Glastonbury's arms are open?
Yes. It would be brilliant to see her go all the way to the Pyramid Stage. But who knows? It's said she doesn't like playing to large crowds, but if you can perform at the Grammys, she could do it!
Who has never played here that you'd love to book?
The obvious ones are Prince and The Stones, both of which would obviously be great. There was a lot of talk of Prince last year, but I don't know if that will ever happen, to be honest. The same with the Stones, but it's hard for us to accommodate people that are used to doing their own thing, but, you know, that was OK for Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney! We can make anything work, we just need the band to be up for it. And obviously we just pay a lot less, but we offer other things!
Last weekend the rumour mill went into overdrive about the Stones "bowing out" at next year's event.
Getting the Stones to Glastonbury is something that we've always wanted to happen. There really is no more news yet, but surely it's got to happen soon? I like to think that they'd be up for it.
If they don't do it next year, they'll never do it.
That is so true. So they've got to do it. I mean, we can only offer our little measly envelope, but I'm sure they're not bothered about that. We'd look after them.
Perhaps they could stay here in the house?
No! The only person that's stayed at the house was David Bowie in 1971! It's all changed so much since then, even since the 80s, which is when I first remember it. As a child it was Van Morrison and Elvis Costello and we didn't really reach outside of that for quite a long time. I used to really love listening to Hothouse Flowers, for example, here in the sunshine, and that was, to me it was great. Shakespear's Sister were a major turning point, because they came here and played this place that people still saw as scary and alternative.
Did people at school understand what happened here?
No! They knew we had these weird acts like Hawkwind, but suddenly there was Shakespear's Sister, and that was really bizarre! I was about 10 or 11, and it was like this point where Stay was really big. People did wonder how we'd got this huge band to play at our weird thing that only their hippy parents had ever heard about. Happy Mondays was a big deal too as that was the first time that it was part of my scene. Lou Reed was really, really exciting for me too. And Blind Melon! I remember being desperate to try and get home, from school on the first Friday so I could bolt down to try and catch them. Blind Melon were the beginning for me.
What are your favourite playground rumours about Glastonbury from that time?
Ha! Well, the main one is Glastonbury was a sort of drug den and the further you went in, the harder the drugs got and eventually you got into Babylon, and that's where you'd get anything you need. There was quite a lot of exaggeration in school!
From the outside it all looks really smooth, but there must have been very difficult years?
Yes! 2008, obviously, when we had Jay-Z. Because 2007 was really difficult. There were a lot of people who came because they wanted to be seen to be coming here, and they didn't really want to be here. And they were clicking their fingers in front of the Pyramid stage saying, 'So, where is the magic? This is crap, there's no magic here, it's raining, I can't hear the bands!'
You had PA problems?
Yes, and some bands who we were really excited about playing, turned up to find it was really, really muddy, and they didn't enjoy it. These were some of the most hyped bands of that year, and so for them to kind of say publicly, 'This is awful, this is really bad', combined with the fact that there were people standing at the Pyramid Stage going, 'This is really crap,' and it's raining, and no one can't hear the music, and all these things, suddenly it's like a domino effect. We went from being really good to being really bad. And there was a lot of venom. When you give people a voice to be negative, they're ready.
Did that effect the next year?
It did. We sold 80,000 tickets on the first day, but then we just couldn't sell any more and that was really stressful. Michael lost quite a lot of weight, and he wasn't sleeping, he was really worried about tickets, and we were going, 'Please can you help us!' to everyone we knew because we have to sell out in order to break even. And then we booked Jay-Z.
That was your decision?
It was, because I thought Jay-Z was brilliant and I felt like we couldn't do another indie band. We had the Kings of Leon doing the Friday night, and I really just wanted something just a bit different for Saturday. So we booked Jay-Z.
And everyone thought Glastonbury had lost its mind!
Exactly. That was the final straw, people thought we were absolutely insane and they liked that idea because it meant we were finished.
And now he's headlining the BBC's Hackney Weekender.
Yes! It's amazing to see Jay Z playing events all over the country now without any controversy. It's testament to what a great performer he is and also what a great ambassador he is for hip-hop. Jay Z has shown that that music can cross over to many different audiences.
So there actually was a moment when you actually thought, "My god, I've killed the festival?"
Yeah. We really did think, maybe it is the last year. We've had a really good run, you know! And I knew that it wasn't Jay-Z, because that had come right at the end of all this other stuff: it wasn't just moaning bands either, but that had happened at quite a key time. It was a combination of things, and people were really pissed off – they were ready to be annoyed with Glastonbury.
And Noel Gallagher didn't help…
Well, Noel obviously kind of stoked it up, but actually he really helped, because as soon as he spoke out on it that made it tribal. It was us and them. So when Jay-Z came on, it was absolutely amazing. The whole valley just united and it was like this was part of something new and everything felt fresh and exciting again.
Who has surprised you by asking for a tent?
To be honest, pretty much everyone's had a tent, I think. There's not many people who haven't!
Even Beyoncé?
I think she and Jay-Z had a tent, yeah. I'm not sure: I can't remember, because I'd just given birth. Maybe not a small dome tent though, more like one with four bedrooms!
What changes are you making for 2013?
There are some small changes going on now, but there are changes every year. Last year was Campo Pequeno and the futuristic tunnels – there will be lots more little things like that going on. A year off's always a good time to review the situation, but we'll have the Underground Piano Bar back too, that's one of those things that everyone always looks for and no one can find!
Finally, what don't people understand about Glastonbury?
Probably that just because we're the biggest, and the most established, and we get most coverage that we're not still the most vulnerable. Glastonbury is run by us – I'm not saying feel sorry for us, because we're alright – but it's a misconception that we're the strongest. Everything that happens here is very emotional because this is our home, it's not a hired place. This is somewhere with personal history and we really care about it. So if people say they're having a terrible time, it really matters to us; you want to make it good and for people to be treated well. So security and policing is all at a minimum. When you scratch beneath the surface you see that all the elements that were here when it started are all still there. We're always trying to make it better, keep it as unique as possible. There are so many events now, which is great, but it means we have to stay really special.
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This morning in London, Michael and Emily Eavis took a trip on Greenpeace's new Rainbow Warrior ship, which was partly paid for with donations from Glastonbury Festival. The ship's mess has been dedicated to Michael Eavis (he didn't know about that until today).
The ship is currently docked on the Thames at Butler's Wharf in London – so if you're in the area you're welcome to go and have a look. She's there until Friday morning, when she'll be moving across to West India Docks for a few days. For more information on the new ship, head over to her page on the Greenpeace site.
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Stateless refugees find haven in NashuaBy SHAWNE K. WICKHAM
New Hampshire Sunday News April 30. 2013 7:54PM
The Rohingya Women's Group turns ribbons of yarn from recycled saris into jewelry. The women, who are refugees as a result of violence against their ethnic group in Myanmar, hope to open up their own shop someday soon.From left, Salimah Bintikalamiah, Zarina Arif, Najihah Arif, Katie Berube from Lutheran Social Services, who started the group, Shamshidah Sultan and Najirah Arif. (SHAWNE WICKHAM/SUNDAY NEWS)
NASHUA -- They are stateless: persecuted in their own country, shunned in others. Most Americans have never heard of them.
But a small circle of refugee women has been quietly weaving a new life here for their families and, perhaps, their people.
The members of A Woven Thread meet in a converted mill building on Franklin Street, braiding ribbons of silk into fabric necklaces they can sell to support themselves.
They've sold some necklaces already - and they've had the thrill of seeing women wearing their creations on the streets of Nashua. "We can see by that the future," said Najirah Arif, a member of the group.
The women are Rohingya refugees, a Muslim minority not recognized as citizens in their native Myanmar, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees.
Just last week, the group Human Rights Watch issued a report that found recent attacks against the Rohingya community in Myanmar, including massacres and rapes, "amount to crimes against humanity carried out as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing."
This is what these new residents of Nashua have fled.
Najirah Arif and her twin sister Najihah came here with their parents and siblings a year ago from Malaysia. The twins, who are 23, were born there after their parents fled Myanmar, formerly Burma, decades earlier.
"We are not accepted in any country," explained Najirah.
That includes Malaysia, her sister added: "Even though we are born there, we are not accepted as citizens."
That meant they couldn't legally attend school.
But the twins learned their nearly flawless English by watching television and working with a tutor, a schoolteacher who used to sneak them into her school so they could study with her students.
Their mother, Zarina Arif, who is also part of A Woven Thread, wanted more for her children. She doesn't speak English, but with her daughters translating, she explained why she wanted to bring the family to America.
"I wanted you to be educated," she said. "To be somebody."
The family applied to the United Nations for refugee status; it took seven years for approval.
For many Rohingya, the situation is desperate and some turn to crime, Najirah said. Their father, who died recently, was too ill to work. "But we're lucky because my mom could go to people's houses to wash their clothes."
"There's a belief in our culture: When you feed your children with bad money, your children will turn out the same," she said.
The women chat happily in Malay as they work, fingers flying through the multi-colored silk. They jokingly refer to Katie Berube as "our chairman."
Berube works for Lutheran Social Services, which resettles new refugees through its Services for New Americans program. She just graduated from Springfield College, majoring in social work.
Berube and a colleague from LSS, Beth Seremet, wanted to help the Rohingya women start their own cooperative as part of the resettlement process.
They found a wholesaler in Maine who buys yarn from women's cooperatives in India and Nepal, and they worked with the Rohingya women to design the necklaces.
Just last week they registered their new business with the state as A Woven Thread LLC.
After the discrimination and persecution the Rohingya have experienced in so many places, Najirah said, she was surprised at how friendly people are here. "It's very different from Malaysia," she said.
They had learned to hide their ethnicity, Najihah said. "They look down on you."
"We've never been accepted, even in our own country. We really hope they accept us here," said her sister. "So far, they really do."
But after the news that the accused Boston Marathon bombers were Muslim, the women said they hid inside, afraid it would again mean retribution and violence against them. "I was quite scared," Najihah said.
When she talked to Katie Berube, she was surprised that Berube had no anger towards her and the rest of the Rohingya families, she said. It was more evidence that things are different here in America than other places they've lived.
Berube looked stricken when she heard the story. "That makes me so sad," she said softly.
The women of A Woven Thread have big dreams. They hope to open a shop soon to sell their wares, including their latest product: purses made from recycled newspapers.
Najirah Arif wants to go to college and become a social worker; Najihah wants to be a nurse. "We've been helped, so I want other people to be helped too," Najirah said.
That's also what they're doing with the fabric they get from women in Nepal and India, they said. "They're making yarn out of saris," Najirah said. "We're making necklaces out of yarn. It's kind of like a circle."
They plan to give a certain percentage of their profits to charity. "We're going to keep the circle going," said Najihah.
So what do the men in their families think of their enterprise? Najirah said when her brother-in-law first saw the necklaces, he was dubious. But when the money started coming in, he changed his tune: "Make more."
The women of A Woven Thread and their work will be featured at a reception at A&E Roastery and Cafe on Route 101A in Amherst this Friday at 6 p.m.
"It's the first time you can share your stories and tell the community what you're about," Berube tells the group.
Najirah smiles; that reminds her of a saying in Malaysia:
"If you don't open the box, you don't know what's inside."


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Here are a few fun things to do this week, right in your own backyard!
Here are a few fun things to do this week, right in your own backyard!
By, Amanda Moser
Friday, May 3rd
Lee Brice in Concert, Red Barn Park, Truman State University
SAB presents Lee Brice for their outdoor spring concert. The concert is free and the rain venue will be Pershing Arena. For more information about tickets and the event contact the Student Activities Board office at 660-785-4722.
Friday, May 3rd
Franklin Street Singers in Concert, Baldwin Auditorium, Truman State University
See the Franklin Street Singers perform in their final concert of the semester. The show tunes start at 7 pm.
Saturday, May 4th
Farmer's Market, Downtown Kirksville
Kirksville Kiwanis Farmer's Market is back on! Every Saturday through October from 7 am to noon on the Downtown Square, Farmer's Market features local vendors selling produce, baked goods, local meats, crafts and much more.
Saturday, May 4th
Hershey Track and Field Games, Stokes Stadium
Kids, ages 5-14, can spend the day competing in track and field games at Stokes Stadium, beginning at 1 pm. Contact the Kirksville Parks and Recreation for more at 660-627-1485.
Saturday, May 4th
Cantoria in Concert, Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall, Truman State University
See Cantoria perform in their final concert of the semester. Music starts at 8 pm.
Saturday, May 4th
Round Barn Blues Festival, Historic Round Barn
Celebrate the Round Barn's 100th birthday at this blues festival featuring Tommy Castro and the Painkillers, Harper and the Midwest Kind, and Hurricane Ruth. Doors open at 3 pm. Get the full scoop on the concerts are roundbarnblues.com
Saturday, May 11th
National Train Day, La Plata Amtrak Station
Come out to the Amtrak Station in La Plata from 9 am to 3 pm and enjoy train themed activities like memorabilia exhibits, artwork, model railroads, train cookie decorating and more! Call 660-956-4157 for more information.


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HILLSDALE � Megan Fogt had a perfect afternoon for the Hillsdale College women's basketball team.
The sophomore did not miss a shot all day as the Chargers rolled to an 83-67 victory over the Walsh University Cavaliers in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game Saturday at Jesse Philips Arena.
Hillsdale (7-10, 4-10 GLIAC) had four players score in double figures as its rebounded from consecutive road losses. Walsh (6-11, 3-10 GLIAC) also had four players score in double figures, but the Chargers outscored the Cavaliers 28-12 in the final nine minutes to take the game.
Fogt scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Hillsdale. She was 6-for-6 on field goals and went 4-for-4 at the line.
The Chargers' bench played a major factor Saturday. Hillsdale held a whopping 42-19 advantage in bench points. For the game, Hillsdale shot 59.2 percent from the floor (29-for-49) while the Cavalier hit at a 41.9 percent pace (26-for-62).
The game featured 10 ties and 15 lead changes. Walsh built an eight-point lead late in the first half, but the Chargers fought back to within 36-35 by halftime.
The teams exchanged baskets and the lead early in the second half. Walsh took its final lead at 55-54 when Maggie Berry hit a jumper with 10:23 remaining. Brook Borowski regained the lead for the Chargers less than a minute later when she hit two free throws, then Sarah Theut buried a 3-pointer, giving Hillsdale a 59-55 lead.
The Chargers would control the game from there, eventually building an 18-point lead with 2:36 remaining.
Borowski finished with 17 points and three assists off the bench for Hillsdale. Theut also came of the bench and scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds, while Angela Bisaro had 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Lyndsay LaCourse scored seven points.
Tracy Payne scored 18 points to lead the Cavaliers. Berry added 12 points and six rebounds, while Mackenzie Clark scored 11 points. Audrey Badovick finished with 10 points and three assists.
The Chargers are off until next Saturday afternoon when they host the Findlay University Oilers.
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he say's "my father got more credentials than most of these pro coaches....google my father!!!!!"
he also just said
" my father played for the coach from "remember the titans" Our coach played golf. My father played for the redskins briefly. Our coach nuthin"
"My father 3 or 4 state champs in maryland. 3 or 4 1st rd. picks from penn state.not including son!!!"
Think he's peeved?? haley has no respect from his players except the real succup cassell..


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The network of UCSD alumni athletes continues to expand and former Tritons are doing new and exciting things around the world. On an ongoing basis, we will keep you informed as to the whereabouts and activities of the men and women who once wore the blue and gold. To get an update of some of the former UCSD student-athletes that have worn the Triton uniforms proudly, please click on their names below to find out what they have been up to since graduation.
1998 – Roosevelt – History & Linguistics
A right-handed pitcher on the Triton Baseball team from 1995-98, Theo Robins compiled a 7-5 record while making 40 appearances as both a starter and reliever. As a freshman, he led the team in appearances, posted a 1.27 ERA and had two saves on a club that went 23-13.
After graduating with a double major in 1998, he attended Boston College Law School where he attained a degree in 2001. Since that time, Robins has worked in the New York City office of Bingham McCutchen LLP, a firm with 15 offices in the United States and abroad. His areas of focus are securities litigation, SEC/DOJ investigations into securities fraud and securities class actions.
He and his wife, Sima, also an attorney, live in Manhattan. Robins has continued to play baseball.
Water Polo
1989 – Marshall – History
A four-year starter on Coach Denny Harper's Women's Water Polo team, Amanda Palmquist was the lone freshman in the starting lineup for the Tritons' 1986 national championship-the first at UCSD in her sport. The Tritons finished third in the nation in her junior season, runner-up her final year and Palmquist was a second team All-American in 1988.
A Berkeley native, Palmquist has enjoyed a variety of experiences since graduating from then Third College (now Marshall) in 1989 with a degree in U.S. History and a minor in Sociology. She was part of the Peace Corps and U.S. A.I.D. Costa Rica from 1990-92 before working at New Media Telecommunications in 1993-94. After getting married (she met her husband in Costa Rica) and having two children, she took a career hiatus to raise her family. Then, from 2005-08 Palmquist was with East Bay Restaurant Supply and also owned a car repair business before coming back to the UC system in 2008. At that time she stepped into her current position, issuing contracts for Capital Projects at UC Berkeley.
Twenty years after playing at UCSD, she rekindled her water polo career, playing for Oakland Masters. Her team won the 40's Bracket at the Masters National Championships.
Track & Field
1998 – Muir – Animal Physiology & Neuroscience
An 800 m. specialist for the Triton Track & Field team in the late '90's, Matt Amero was a standout on both the track and in the classroom at UCSD. He was a team captain from 1995-97, was named Track Athlete of the Year in 1998 and graduated Magna Cum Laude. He minored in economics, taught in the biology department, was on the Triton Athletes' Council and volunteered at both the VA Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital.
In 2002, Amero received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) from UC San Francisco School of Dentistry. He did his residency at UCLA School of Dentistry. He moved back to his hometown of Placentia, CA in 2003 and has been practicing in nearby Yorba Linda since. Amero is involved with the local Rotary Club and other community activities and stays active by biking, running and playing softball. Pictured with girlfriend, Elyce.
Previous UCSD Alumni Athlete Updates:
Christina (Galdos) Bernstein - '95 - Swimming (10/16/2003)
Jaymie Bradford - '94 - Soccer (05/23/2007)
Kim (Vorsatz) Carey - '01 - Softball (11/05/2008)
Dana Chaiken - '91 - Softball (08/13/2004)
Jody Cook-Fisher - '99 - Volleyball (08/13/2004)
John Cross - 94- Tennis (08/18/2006)
Maggie Dwire - '00 - Cross Country/Track &Field (8/18/2006)
Brett Egusa - '93 - Soccer (11/05/2008)
Craig Gruber - '95 - Water Polo (10/16/2003)
Steve Hartsock - '97 - Swimming (05/23/2007)
Erik Judson - '91 - Baseball (10/16/2003)
Mike Kappes - '90 - Soccer (05/23/2007)
Molly McCorkle - '02 - Swimming (08/14/2008)
Michael Meyer - '03 - Tennis (06/10/2009)
Sam Nicols - '98 - Crew (10/16/2003)
Brandon Nixon - '85 - Basketball (08/13/2004)
Rick Nowak - '90 - Baseball (08/14/2008)
Evelyn (Kwok) Peelle - '03 - Swimming (06/10/2009)
Krista Poehler - '98 - Basketball (11/05/2008)
Kevin Prindville - '00 - Cross Country/Track & Field (08/13/2004)
Madelyn Ripken - '97 - Volleyball (08/14/2008)
Matt Seefeld - '90 - Baseball (06/10/2009)
Stacie Sasaki - '92 - Volleyball (08/13/2004)
Julie Swail - '95 - Water Polo (10/15/2003)
Ping Yeh - '99 - Tennis (10/16/2003)
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