Summarized by Kent Larsen
Mormon News' Sports Stats Adds Sports, Athletes
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- Since the National Football League begins playing this
weekend and with the approach of the Sydney Summer Olympic Games, Mormon
News is expanding its coverage of Mormon athletes. This week we have added
Olympics and Football players, and recognized a Mormon athlete who played in
the WNBA. We plan on adding NBA players when that season begins later this
fall.
Unfortunately, tracking down who is Mormon and who is not is difficult.
There isn't an available list to consult, and even the definition of who is
Mormon depends on who you ask. Mormon News is therefore very interested in
hearing any information or corrections you may have to our lists. This is
especially important for athletes outside the US, where information is even
more difficult to find.
Many of the athletes in our list come from the Shellie M. Frey's book,
"Winning Spirit III: An inside look at LDS sports heroes." Others have been
identified from Internet sources and other places.
Baseball
Major League Baseball
Position Players: |
Wally Joyner | 1B | Atlanta Braves |
| G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
This Week | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
Year to date | 94 | 188 | 19 | 51 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 29 | .271 |
Jeff Kent | 2B | San Francisco Giants |
| G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
This Week | 6 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .300 |
Year to date | 127 | 475 | 92 | 161 | 28 | 106 | 69 | 87 | .339 |
Pitchers: |
Omar Olivares | SP | SP Oakland A's |
| G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
This Week | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 11.00 | 9.00 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
Year to date | 15 | 3-8 | 0 | 6.56 | 94.33 | 122 | 79 | 74 | 48 | 47 |
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Garret Stephenson | SP | St Louis Cardinals |
| G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
This Week | 2 | 2-0 | 0 | 3.29 | 13.67 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Year to date | 27 | 15-7 | 0 | 4.12 | 170.33 | 168 | 83 | 78 | 51 | 101 |
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Mike Fetters | SP | RP Los Angeles Dodgers |
| G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
This Week | 4 | 1-0 | 0 | 1.80 | 5.00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Year to date | 42 | 5-2 | 5 | 2.88 | 40.67 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 36 |
Basketball
NBA
The NBA's preseason starts October 9th. The regular season begins October 31st.
WNBA
The WNBA's season has ended. However, we neglected to carry the stats of the
only WNBA Mormon player we know about.
|
Kirsten Rasmussen | Forward | Miami Sol |
| G | Min | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | PTS | PPG |
Year to date | 26 | 463 | 17.8 | .350 | .286 | .844 | 98 | 126 | 4.8 |
Football
The NFL's season begins this week. Here are the players we are following:
Player | Position | Team |
Andersen, Jason | Off. Line | New England Patriots |
Clark, Greg | Tight End | San Francisco 49ers |
Detmer, Ty | Quarterback | Cleveland Browns |
Hall, Travis | Def. Line | Atlanta Falcons |
Johnson, Lee | Punter | New England Patriots |
Kehl, Ed | Def. Line | Jacksonville Jaguars |
Lewis, Chad | Tight End | Philadelphia Eagles |
Mili, Itula | Tight End | Seattle Seahawks |
Mitchell, Scott | Quarterback | Cincinnati Bengals |
Morris, Rob | Def. Line | Indianapolis Colts |
Tait, John | Off. Line | Kansas City Chiefs |
Unutoa, Morris | Center | Philadelphia Eagles |
CFL
Wide receiver Ben Cahoon of the Montreal Alouettes is LDS, but I don't
yet have a source for statistics on him.
Golf
PGA Tour
Jay Don Blake | | | | |
| Event | Results | | |
This Week: | Reno-Tahoe Open | T58 | 72-73-72-72 | $6,630 |
Year to date: | | Entered 24 events, made cut 15 times, earned $513,759 |
Keith Clearwater | | | | |
| Event | Results | | |
This Week: | Idle | | | |
Year to date: | | Entered 10 events, made cut 2 times, earned $22,103 |
Buy.com Tour: | | Entered 11 events, made cut 7 times, earned $70,413 |
Dan Forsman | | | | |
| Event | Results | | |
This Week: | Reno-Tahoe Open | T42 | 72-68-75-72 | $9,420 |
Year to date: | | Entered 19 events, made cut 12 times, earned $276,311 |
Mike Reid | | | | |
| Event | Results | | |
This Week: | Reno-Tahoe Open | Cut after 2nd round |
Year to date: | | Entered 17 events, made cut 11 times, earned $158,117 |
Mike Weir | | | | |
| Event | Results | | |
This Week: | WGC NEC Invitational | T24 | 68-76-68-71 | $52,333.33 |
Year to date: | | Entered 21 events, made cut 16 times, earned $1,008,179 |
Richard Zokol | | | | |
| Event | Results | | |
This Week: | Idle | | | |
Year to date: | | Entered 4 events, made cut 4 times, earned $152,400 |
Buy.com Tour: | | Entered 10 events, made cut 6 times, earned $27,534 |
Senior PGA Tour
Billy Casper | | | | |
| Event | Results | | |
This Week: | Idle | | | |
Year to date: | | Entered 1 event and 2 unofficial events, made cut 3 times, earned $700 |
PGA Tour: | | Entered 1 event, withdrew after 1st round |
Johnny Miller | | | | |
| Event | Results | | |
This Week: | Idle | | | |
Year to date: | Idle | |
Bruce Summerhays | | | | |
| Event | Results | | |
This Week: | FleetBoston Classic | T11 | 72-68-71 | $26,000 |
Year to date: | | Entered 26 events, made cut 25 times, earned $606,302 |
Olympics
Starting September 15th, Mormon-News will provide daily news updates on the performance of known Mormon athletes competing in the Sydney Olympic Games.
Here is a list of the athletes we know about so far:
Athlete | Sport | Country |
Andam, Kenneth | Track &Field | Ghana |
Baird, Marsha | Track &Field | Trinidad |
Chan, Maggie | Track &Field | Hong Kong |
Dantzscher, Jamie | Gymnastics | USA |
Gardner, Rulon | Wrestling | USA |
Johnson, Courtney | Water Polo | USA |
Millar, Ryan | Volleyball | USA |
Myles-Mills, Leonard | Track &Field | Ghana |
Palmer, Amy | Track &Field | USA |
Pratt, Robby | Track &Field | Mexico |
Pryah, Jason | Track &Field | USA |
Savickas, Arunas | Swimming | Lithuania |
Tagaloa, Charlene | Volleyball | USA |
Some Mormon athletes that did not make the team:
Athlete | Sport | Country |
Kunkel, Rachelle | Swimming | USA |
Garlick, Jake | Track &Field | USA |
Clinger, Charles | Track &Field | USA |
Nunn, John | Track &Field | USA |
Roberts, Jim | Track &Field | USA |
We aren't sure about the following athletes:
Athlete | Sport | Country |
Guerrero Dominguez, Ramon | Tae Kwan Do | Mexico |
Logan, Tom | Volleyball | USA |
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