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• MARK SCHLACHTENHAUFEN | THE EDMOND SUN From right, Brenda Jensen, Kendra Lancaster, Kaleo Kanahele and Heather Erickson, members of the women's sitting volleyball team, sign autographs at the UCO Wellness Center. Kanahele is an Edmond Santa Fe High School student.

  

• MARK SCHLACHTENHAUFEN | THE EDMOND SUN Kendra Lancaster, women's sitting volleyball team captain, speaks during Wednesday afternoon's pep rally at the Wellness Center. Several other athletes, including powerlifter Mary Stack, left, and archer Russell Wolfe, center, also spoke to supporters.

  

• MARK SCHLACHTENHAUFEN | THE EDMOND SUN Members of the women's sitting volleyball team listen during Wednesday's pep rally at the UCO Wellness Center.

  

• MARK SCHLACHTENHAUFEN | THE EDMOND SUN Athletes including Mary Stack, left, a member of the USA para-powerlifting team, sign autographs for supporters at UCO's Wellness Center.

  

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August 15, 2012

UCO sends its Paralympic athletes off in style

Mark Schlachtenhaufen The Edmond Sun The Edmond Sun Wed Aug 15, 2012, 06:47 PM CDT

EDMOND — During Wednesday afternoon’s pep rally for members of the University of Central Oklahoma’s Paralympic Team USA contingency, President Don Betz summed up the sentiments of their supporters.

“I listened a second ago to several people who said, ‘Thank you.’ Well turn the mirror around. Thank you,” Betz said from the podium standing on a Wellness Center court. “Thank you for what you represent for all of us, the way you make us feel when you go out and do your very best because you inspire us in your unique way.”

The 2012 London Paralympic Games begin with the Opening Ceremony on Aug. 29 end with the Closing Ceremony on Sept. 9. Events include archery, cycling, judo, powerlifting, sailing, shooting, swimming, sitting volleyball and events tailored for athletes confined to a wheelchair.

Team USA athletes in attendance for the event included members of the U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team, U.S. Paralympic Track and Field, U.S. Paralympic Powerlifting and U.S. Paralympic Archery.

Betz thanked university leaders who created a culture the community appreciates.

“It’s a culture that says there are no limits,” Betz said.

Following remarks by Betz and some of the athletes, guests had the opportunity to meet the athletes and receive autographs. UCO’s cheer and pom squads also were part of the pep rally.

UCO became an official U.S. Olympic Training Site in July 2009, and has been an official U.S. Paralympic Training Site since 2005. At UCO, athletes can train for Olympic volleyball and archery and any Paralympic sport. Currently, the university hosts 16 resident athletes in the Paralympic sports of sitting volleyball, archery, and track and field.



UCO Paralympic athletes:

Allison Aldrich, sitting volleyball

Monique Burkland, sitting volleyball

Jeremy Campbell, track and field

Heather Erickson, sitting volleyball

Katie Holloway, sitting volleyball

Brenda Jensen, sitting volleyball

Kaleo Kanahele, sitting volleyball

Kendra Lancaster, sitting volleyball

Nichole Millage, sitting volleyball

Kari Miller, sitting volleyball

Michelle Gerlosky-Schiffler, sitting volleyball

Ahmed Shafik, powerlifting

Mary Stack, powerlifting

Lora Webster, sitting volleyball

Russell Wolfe, archery

Bill Hamiter, women’s sitting volleyball head coach

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