Eleven Athletes Nominated to the 2008 U.S. Paralympic Cycling Team following National Championships in Morrison, Colo.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 6, 2008

MORRISON, Colo. – The 2008 U.S. Paralympic Cycling Team nominees were named tonight following the completion of the 2008 U.S. Paralympics Cycling National Championships in Morrison, Colo. Nominations were made based on each athlete's performance at the event and from results from the 2007 Paralympic Cycling World Championships. Eleven team members (five women and six men) were named to the team that will go on to compete in the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, Sept. 6-17.

The 2008 U.S. Paralympic Cycling Team Nominees consist of the following:
Women

• Karissa Whitsell (Eugene, Ore.) and pilot Mackenzie Woodring (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
  
• Jennifer Schuble (Homewood, Ala.)
  
• Allison Jones (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
  
• Greta Neimanas (Colorado Springs, Colo./Chicago, Ill.)
  
• Barbara Buchan (Bend, Ore.)
  

Men

• Alejandro Albor (Elk Grove, Calif.)
  
• David Lee (Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif.)
  
• Anthony Zahn (Riverside, Calif.)
  
• Oscar Sanchez (San Diego, Calif.)
  
• Ron Williams (Hoover, Ala.)
  
• Matt Updike (Denver, Colo.)
  

The road trials portion of the 2008 U.S. Paralympics Cycling National Championships competition wrapped up earlier today, as athletes raced at Bear Creek Lake Park in Morrison, Colo.

The following are results from today’s road time trials competition:

Women (Road time trials)
Name, hometown/classification, time

• Karissa Whitsell (Eugene, Ore.) and pilot Mackenzie Woodring (Grand Rapids, Mich.)/B1-3
  19:52.646
  
• Jennifer Schuble (Homewood, Ala.)/CP4 21:55.029
  
• Allison Jones (Colorado Springs, Colo.)/LC3 22:50.868
  
• Greta Neimanas (Colorado Springs, Colo./Chicago, Ill.)/LC1 20:29.444
  
• Barbara Buchan (Bend, Ore.)/CP3 23:37.720
  
  

Men (Road time trials)
Name, hometown/classification, time

• Alejandro Albor (Elk Grove, Calif.)/HCC 21:42.458
  
• Oscar Sanchez (San Diego, Calif.)/HCC 21:44.218
  
• Ron Williams (Hoover, Ala.)/LC2 18:50.089
  
• Matt Updike (Denver, Colo.)/HCB 23:56.582
  
• Anthony Zahn (Riverside, Calif.)/LC4 21:39.632
  
• David Lee (Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif.)/HCB 24:41.114
  

About U.S. Paralympics:
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