The US Quad Rugby Association’s developmental national team is competing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil next week; June 15-19, 2009 in the Maximus Quad Rugby Open at one of the largest arenas in the world, HSBC Arena. This team is designed as a ‘Feeder System’ for USA Rugby Paralympic team.
Picture Above: Emily Shryock with the ball on the far left at USQRA Tryouts at the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama. Photo Courtesy of Paula Braaten
The solo Indiana representative Emily Shryock from Indianapolis is one of three alternates that has been training with the team at Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama in preparation for this groups first international competition vs Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, and Great Britain.
Team USQRA is lead by team captain’s Gabe Nyrkkanen (Tucson, AZ) and Eric Newby (St Louis, MO). Click here for the full roster
Below is must see video from Utah’s Park City Television on Josh Wheeler who will be playing in Brazil next week. You can also check out an article on him at the following link: http://www.mormontimes.com/people_news/sports/?id=8181
Interesting Nugget: As of March 2009 USA was rated #1 by the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF). Click here to see for yourself
The below schedule for the Maximus Quad Rugby Open — originally posted at http://www.quadrugby.com/node/911 For the most current information go to http://www.quadrugby.com/
| Teams (seeding TBA) |
| Columbia (COL) |
| Brazil (BRA) |
| Argentina (ARG) |
| Great Britain (GBR) |
| United States (USA) |
| Time | Teams | Score |
| Monday – June 15, 2009 |
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| 9:00 | Opening Ceremony | |
| 10:00 | Columbia vs. Brazil | G1 |
| 12:00 | Argentina vs. Great Britain | G2 |
| 5:00 | USA vs. Columbia | G3 |
| 7:00 | Brazil vs. Great Britain | G4 |
| Tuesday – June 16, 2009 |
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| 10:00 | Argentina vs. USA | G5 |
| 12:00 | Columbia vs. Great Britain | G6 |
| 5:00 | Brazil vs. USA | G7 |
| 7:00 | Columbia vs. Argentina | G8 |
| Wednesday – June 17, 2009 |
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| 10:00 | Brazil vs. Argentina | G9 |
| 12:00 | Great Britain vs. USA | G10 |
| 5:00 | Brazil vs. Columbia | G11 |
| 7:00 | Great Britain vs. Argentina | G12 |
| Thursday – June 18, 2009 |
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| 10:00 | Columbia vs. USA | G13 |
| 12:00 | Great Britain vs. Brazil | G14 |
| 5:00 | USA vs. Argentina | G15 |
| 7:00 | Great Britain vs. Columbia | G16 |
| Friday – June 20, 2009 |
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| 10:00 | USA vs. Brazil | G17 |
| 12:00 | Argentina vs. Columbia | G18 |
| 5:00 | USA vs. Great Britain | G19 |
| 7:00 | Argentina vs. Brazil | G20 |
| 9:00 | Medal and Closing Ceremony | |
Team USA Roster
Staff
Head Coach – Troy McGuirk (San Diego, CA)
Assist Coach – Sue Tucker (St Louis, MO)
Team Manager – Susan Alvarez (Huntington Beach, CA)
Team Leader – Greg Pizzini (New York, NY)
Lead Instructor – James Gumbert (Austin, TX)
Staff – Gary Pate (Birmingham, AL)
Staff – Paula Braaten (Minneapolis, MN)
Staff – Carolyn Boebinger (Seattle, WA)
Equipment – Matt Schamburg (St Louis, MO)
Athletes -
Travis Anderson (Tucson, AZ) 0.5
Gabe Nyrkkanen (Tucson, AZ) 0.5
Landon Groff (San Antonio, TX) 1.0
Brian Burger (Louisville, KY) 1.5
Mike Schamburg (St Louis, MO) 1.5
Austin Cogar (Austin, TX) 2.0
Eric Ingram (Richmond, VA) 2.0
Eric Newby (St Louis, MO) 2.0
Tim Ostler (Salt Lake City, UT) 2.0
Delvin McMillian (Birmingham, AL) 3.0
Jeff Odom (Tucson, AZ) 3.0
Josh Wheeler (Salt Lake City, UT) 3.5
To learn more about the numbers posted by each athlete name click here.
Alternates
Emily Shryock
Matt Bambrough
Steve Servis
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