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Summarized by Kent Larsen
Lithuanian Swimmer is First Mormon Scheduled to Compete in Olympics
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- Lithuanian swimmer Arunas Savickas will be the
first Mormon athlete to compete in this year's Olympic Games, joining
his team in qualifying heats in the 4x100m relay at a few minutes
after noon, Sydney time (2am Eastern time in the US). Savickas, who
is competing in his second Olympics, is a student at BYU. Also
competing on the first day are Charlene Tagaloa, a member of the US
women's indoor volleyball team, and Courtney Johnson, who is a member
of the US women's water polo team.
Mormon News starts daily updates (including on Saturday and Sunday) of
Mormon Athletes competing in the Sydney Olympic Games on Saturday.
Meanwhile, among US professional baseball players, the only good news
was that Chicago White Sox center fielder McKay Christensen was
recalled from the minor leagues. Christensen, who played as a backup
outfielder for the first few weeks of the season, still hasn't found
his bat this year, and the White Sox haven't yet given him much of a
chance. Over 15 games at both the begining of the year and last week,
he has just 7 at bats and has yet to get a hit.
Other Mormon players had a difficult week. The best pitching
performance was by Cardinal's starter Garrett Stephenson, who managed
just a 4.50 era over eight innings in his eighth loss of the year.
Wally Joyner at least managed to get a hit, and a batting average of
.333, but he only got 9 at bats over 6 games playing backup to the
Braves regular first baseman Andres Gallaraga.
Even the Giant's All-Star Jeff Kent hit a lousy .174 for the week,
trudging through the Giant's heavy seven-game schedule during the
week. But Kent's manager still believes in him. The Giant's Dusty
Baker says he'd give Kent the National League's Most Valuable Player
award for the year, if it were up to him alone.
Baseball
Major League Baseball
| Position Players: |
| McKay Christensen | CF | Chicago White Sox |
| | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| This Week | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Year to date | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Wally Joyner | 1B | Atlanta Braves |
| | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| This Week | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Year to date | 104 | 201 | 21 | 55 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 30 | .274 |
| Jeff Kent | 2B | San Francisco Giants |
| | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| This Week | 7 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .174 |
| Year to date | 140 | 519 | 101 | 171 | 31 | 117 | 80 | 95 | .329 |
| Pitchers: |
| Omar Olivares | SP | SP Oakland A's |
| | G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| This Week | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4.91 | 3.67 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Year to date | 20 | 3-8 | 0 | 6.98 | 98.00 | 124 | 81 | 76 | 53 | 49 |
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| Garret Stephenson | SP | St Louis Cardinals |
| | G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| This Week | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 4.50 | 8.00 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Year to date | 29 | 15-8 | 0 | 4.27 | 183.33 | 184 | 92 | 87 | 56 | 113 |
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| Mike Fetters | SP | RP Los Angeles Dodgers |
| | G | W-L | S | ERA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| This Week | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2.00 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Year to date | 46 | 6-2 | 5 | 3.22 | 44.67 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 38 |
Basketball
NBA
The NBA's preseason starts October 9th. The regular season begins October 31st.
WNBA
The WNBA's season has ended.
Football
Quarterbacks:
| | Result | G | Att./Comp./Yds. | TD | RAtt./RYds. | TD |
| Detmer, Ty | Quarterback | Cleveland Browns |
| Year to date | | Detmer was injured in the preseason and is out for the season. |
| Germaine, Joe | Quarterback | St. Louis Rams |
| This Week | | Did not play |
| Year to date | | 0 | 0 / 0 / 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell, Scott | Quarterback | Cincinnati Bengals |
| This Week | | Did not play |
| Year to date | | 0 | 0 / 0 / 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
Offense:
| | G | RAtt./RYds. | Rec./Yds. | TD |
| Andersen, Jason | Off. Tackle | New England Patriots |
| This Week | 0 | Did not play |
| Year to date | 1 | 42/176 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Clark, Greg | Tight End | San Francisco 49ers |
| This Week | 1 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 12 | 0 |
| Year to date | 2 | 0 / 0 | 6 / 39 | 0 |
| Dixon, David | Off. Guard | Minnesota Vikings |
| This Week | 1 | 56/250 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | 2 | 116/622 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Lewis, Chad | Tight End | Philadelphia Eagles |
| This Week | 1 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 67 | 0 |
| Year to date | 2 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 73 | 0 |
| Mili, Itula | Tight End | Seattle Seahawks |
| This Week | 1 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 52 | 0 |
| Year to date | 2 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 62 | 0 |
| Mulitalo, Edwin | Off. Guard | Baltimore Ravens |
| This Week | 1 | 36/178 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | 2 | 108/458 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Pupunu, Alfred | Tight End | Detroit Lions |
| This Week | 0 | Did not play |
| Year to date | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Tait, John | Off. Tackle | Kansas City Chiefs |
| This Week | 1 | 66/124 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | 2 | 114/272 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Turley, Kyle | Off. Tackle | New Orleans Saints |
| This Week | 1 | 62/128 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | 2 | 112/340 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Unutoa, Morris | Center | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| This Week | 1 | 72/312 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | 2 | 148/592 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
Defense:
| | G | Tackles/Assists | Sacks |
| Bell, Marcus | Linebacker | Seattle Seahawks |
| This Week | 0 | Did not play |
| Year to date | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Boyer, Brant | Linebacker | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| This Week | 0 | Did not play |
| Year to date | 1 | 1 / 0 | 0 |
| Frisch, Byron | Def. Line | Tennessee Titans |
| This Week | 0 | Did not play |
| Year to date | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Hall, Travis | Def. Line | Atlanta Falcons |
| This Week | 1 | 4 / 0 | 1 |
| Year to date | 2 | 5 / 0 | 1 |
| Ioane, Junior | Def. Line | Oakland Raiders |
| This Week | 0 | Did not play |
| Year to date | 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Kehl, Ed | Def. Line | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Year to date | Ed Kehl is not currently on the roster. |
| Morris, Rob | Linebacker | Indianapolis Colts |
| This Week | 1 | 3 / 0 | 0 |
| Year to date | 1 | 3 / 0 | 0 |
| Smith, Derek | Linebacker | Washington Redskins |
| This Week | 1 | 6 / 1 | 1 |
| Year to date | 2 | 8 / 1 | 1 |
Special Teams:
| | G | Punts/Yds | Touchbacks |
| Johnson, Lee | Punter | New England Patriots |
| This Week | 1 | 4/156 | 1 |
| Year to date | 2 | 13/521 | 2 |
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: | Bell Canadian Open | Cut | 75-74 | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 25 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: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 20 events, made cut 12 times, earned $276,311 |
| Mike Reid | | | | |
| | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Idle | | | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 18 events, made cut 11 times, earned $158,117 |
| Mike Weir | | | | |
| | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Bell Canadian Open | 70 | 74-69-73-74 | $6,600 |
| Year to date: | | Entered 23 events, made cut 18 times, earned $1,027,377 |
| Richard Zokol | | | | |
| | Event | Results | | |
| This Week: | Bell Canadian Open | Cut after 2nd round | 75-72 | |
| Year to date: | | Entered 7 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: | Comfort Classic | T20 | 68-71 | $13,037.50 |
| Year to date: | | Entered 30 events, made cut 29 times, earned $677,334 |
Olympics
Mormon News' coverage of Mormon athletes competing in the Sydney
Australia 2000 Summer Olympic Games will begin with its first report
on Saturday morning, September 16th, US Eastern time (i.e., New York
time, -400 GMT). Since Sydney is 14 hours ahead of New York, the
Saturday morning report should include all of the initial day's
results.
Three Mormon athletes are scheduled to compete on the first day,
starting with Lithuanian swimmer Arunas Savickas, who is scheduled to
compete along with his team in the 2nd 4x100m Relay qualifying heat
at 12:21 pm (Sydney time). Should his team qualify, they will go on
to compete that evening in the Finals.
Here is a schedule of the Mormon athletes competing on the first day,
along with the times they will compete (Sydney time).
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Savickas, Arunas | Swimming | Lithuania |
| 4x100m Relay, qualifying | 2nd Heat, Lane 7 | 12:21 pm |
| 4x100m Relay, finals | | 8:15 pm |
| Johnson, Courtney | Water Polo | USA |
| USA v. Netherlands | | 7:15 pm |
| Tagaloa, Charlene | Volleyball | USA |
| USA v. China | | 8:30 pm |
The following is the list of Mormon athletes competing in the games
that we know about. If you know of an additional athlete, please let
us know!
| Athlete | Sport | Country |
| Andam, Kenneth | Track &Field | Ghana |
| Baird, Marsha | Track &Field | Trinidad |
| Berg, Laura | Softball | USA |
| 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 |
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