U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, is pleased to announce the names of the athletes who have been selected to compete on the U.S. teams that will compete in cycling, swimming and track and field at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, September 7-18.
The athletes were nominated to the teams following the 2016 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials – Swimming and Track & Field and the Cycling Time Trial, the last selection event for cycling. A total number of 115 athletes comprise all three teams; team sizes vary with the cycling roster including 18 athletes, swimming with 31, and the track & field team is made up of 66 athletes.
The Rio 2016 Paralympic are expected to be the largest in history, with more than 4,500 athletes competing from 176 countries.
2016 U.S. Paralympic Teams - Cycling, Swimming, Track & Field
Cycling
Joseph Berenyi MC3 Oswego, Ill.
Samantha Bosco WC5 Springhill, Fla.
Ryan Boyle MT2 Monroe, Ct.
Alicia Dana WH3 Putney, Vt.
Thomas Davis MH4 Fremont, Ind./Army
Megan Fisher WC4 Missoula, Mt.
Will Groulx MH2 Portland, Ore./Navy
Allison Jones WC2 Colorado Springs Colo.
Will Lachenauer MH3 Reno, Nev.
Billy Lister MC1 Cold Spring Harbor N.Y.
Jeffrey Scott Martin MC$ Oceanside, Calif./Marine Corps
Oksana Masters WH5 Louisville, Ky.
Shawn Morelli WC4 Leavenworth, Kan./Army
Oscar "Oz" Sanchez MH5 San Diego, Calif./Marine Corps
Jennifer Schuble WC5 Homewood, Ala./Army
Brian Sheridan MH2 Clarkston, Mich.
Jill Walsh WT2 Syracuse, N.Y.
Jamie Whitmore WC3 Mount Aukum Calif.
Swimming
Hannah Aspden S9, SB8, SM9 Raleigh, N.C.
Evan Austin S8, SB7, SM8 Terre Haute, Ind.
Haley Beranbaum S5, SB5, SM5 Snohomish, Wash.
Reilly Boyt S6, SB6, SM6 Fort Collins, Colo.
Brickelle Bro S8, SB7, SM8 Castle Pines, Colo.
Cody Bureau S9, SB9, SM9 Latrobe, Pa.
McKenzie Coan S7, SB7, SM7 Clarkesville, Ga.
Cailin Currie S13, SB13, SM13 Danvers, Mass.
Tharon Drake S11, SB11, SM11 Hobbs, N.M.
Tucker Dupree S12, SB12, SM12 Raleigh, N.C.
Tye Dutcher S10, SB9, SM10 Merced, Calif.
Rudy Garcia-Tolson S8, SB7, SM7 Bloomington, Calif.
Alyssa Gialamas S5, SB5, SM5 Naperville, Ill.
Robert Griswold S8, SB7, SM8 Freehold, N.J.
Dalton Herendeen S10, SB8, SM10 Elkhart, Ind.
McClain Hermes S12, SB12, SM12 Dacula, Ga.
Sophia Herzog S6, SB6, SM6 Fairplay, Colo.
Cortney Jordan S7, SB7, SM7 Henderson, Nev.
Michelle Konkoly S9, SB9, SM9 Eagleville, Pa.
Jessica Long S8, SB7, SM8 Baltimore, Md.
Elizabeth Marks S8, SB7, SM8 Prescott Valley, Ariz./Sgt., U.S. Army
Letticia Martinez S11, SB11, SM11 Las Cruces, N.M.
Rebecca Meyers S13, SB13, SM13 Baltimore, Md.
Noga Nir-Kistler S6, SB5, SM6 Allentown, Pa.
Roy Perkins S5, SB4, SM5 San Diego, Calif.
Martha Ruether S13, SB13, SM13 Allegany, N.Y.
Natalie Sims S9, SB9, SM9 Minneapolis, Minn.
Elizabeth Smith S9, SB9, SM9 Muncie, Ind.
Bradley Snyder S11, SB11, SM11 Baltimore, Md./Navy
Mallory Weggemann S8, SB7, SM8 Eagan, Minn.
Colleen Young S13, SB13, SM13 St. Louis, Miss.
Track & Field
Megan Absten T46 Burlington, Wash.
Femita Ayanbeku T44 Whitman, Mass.
Scout Bassett T42 Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Natalie Bieule F44 Pembroke Pines, Fla.
David Blair F44 Eagle Mountain, Utah
Michael Brannigan T20 East Northport, N.Y.
David Brown T11 St. Louis, Mo.
Jerome Avery Guide Lemoore, Calif.
Jeremy Campbell F44 Perryton, Texas
Breanna Clark T20 Los Angeles, Calif.
Kym Crosby T13 Yuba City, Calif.
Chaz Davis T12 Grafton, Mass.
AJ Digby T43 Bowling Green, Ohio
Tobi Fawehinmi T46 Arlington, Texas
Josh George T53 Herndon, Virginia
Lex Gillette T11 Raleigh, N.C.
Wes Williams Guide Visalia, Calif.
Sam Grewe T42 Middlebury, Ind.
Tysheem Griffin T20 Amityville, N.Y.
Tyson Gunter T13 Pocatello, Idaho
Alexa Halko T34 Williamsburg, Va.
Jaquvis Hart T47 Bossier City, La.
Erik Hightower T54 Glendale, Ariz.
April Holmes T44 Kissimmee, Fla.
Gianfranco Iannotta T52 Garfield, N.J.
Desmond Jackson T42 Durham, N.C.
Ayden Jent T35 Indianapolis, Ind.
Blake Leeper T43 Kingsport, Tennessee
Kelsey LeFevour T53 Chicago, Ill.
Angela Madsen F56 Long Beach, Calif.
Cheri Madsen T54 Union, Neb.
Ray Martin T52 Jersey City, N.J.
Chelsea McClammer T53 Richland, Wash.
Hannah McFadden T54 Clarksville, Md.
Tatyana McFadden T54 Clarksville, Md.
Amanda McGrory T54 Kennett Square, Pa.
Trenten Merrill T44 San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Cassie Mitchell F51 Atlanta, Ga.
Kerri Morgan T52 St. Louis, Mo.
Rachael Morrison F51 Farmington Hills, Mich.
Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt T11 New York, N.Y.
Kyle Wardwell Guide Newcastle, Okla.
Nick Rogers T43 Lisbon, Maine
Grace Norman T44 Jamestown, Ohio
Aaron Pike T54 Park Rapids, Minn.
Markeith Price T13 Baltimore, Md.
Austin Pruitt T34 Spokane, Wash.
Shirley Reilly T53 Tucson, Ariz.
Josh Roberts T52 Morris, Ala.
Daniel Romanchuk T54 Mount Airy, Md.
Susannah Scaroni T54 Urbana, Ill.
Allysa Seely T36 Glendale, Ariz.
James Senbeta T54 Philadelphia, Pa.
Scot Severn F53 Caro, Mich.
Brian Siemann T53 Millstone, N.J.
Jerome Singleton T44 Irmo, S.C.
Jeff Skiba T44 San Diego, Calif.
Nick Slade T47 Albuquerque, N.M.
Roderick Townsend T46 Stockton, Calif.
Steven Toyoji T52 San Francisco, Calif.
Shaquille Vance T42 Houston, Miss.
Jarryd Wallace T44 Athens, Ga.
Johnnie Williams F56 Yukon, Okla.
Taleah Williams T47 Norfolk, Neb.
Liz Willis T44 Augusta, Kan.
Michael Wishnia F57 San Clemente, Calif.
Hunter Woodhall T43 Syracuse, Utah
Regas Woods T42 Ocala, Fla.
Deja Young T46 Mesquite, Texas
For additional information, please contact Beth Bourgeois, U.S. Paralympics, at beth.bourgeois@usoc.org.
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