IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

A wrestler, a fencer and a roller skater. They’re just three of at least 90 Orange County residents who will be among the 3,000 athletes competing in the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival in North Carolina today through July 26. And it’s all. . .

ORANGE COUNTY FESTIVAL ENTRANTS

ARCHERY Val Rosas Anaheim BASEBALL Tom Redington Anaheim Jerry Jelnick Huntington Beach (coach) BASKETBALL LeRon Ellis Anaheim Mark Georgeson Huntington Beach Tom Lewis Garden Grove Kevin Walker Brea BOARDSAILING Lanee Butler Dana Point Jayne Senner San Juan Capistrano CANOE/KAYAK Sharon Attlesey Newport Beach Jirka Batlik Costa Mesa Shirley Batlik Costa Mesa Kirsten Conklin Newport Beach Sheila Conover Newport Beach Mitch Kahn San Clemente Mark Sandvold Newport Beach JoJo Toeppner Newport Beach DIVING Karla Goltman Mission Viejo Dave Pichler Mission Viejo Nadadores Jeff Symons Mission Viejo Nadadores FENCING Xandy Brown Buena Park FIELD HOCKEY Mike Coleman Huntington Beach (coach) Dave McMichael Newport Beach (player/coach) Russ Petri Fullerton Deb Robertson Garden Grove FIGURE SKATING Joseph Mero Costa Mesa GYMNASTICS Nicole Fajardo Kips Gymnastics ROLLER SKATING David DeMotte Orange Tammy Jerue Brea SHOOTING Carol Baker Brea Shawn Brack Garden Grove Sandra Worman Costa Mesa SOCCER Joy Biefeld Huntington Beach Doug Neely Anaheim SOFTBALL Lisa Baker Cal State Fullerton Denise Correa Irvine JoAnn Ferrieri Orange Michele Granger Placentia Cary Hess Anaheim Liz Mizera Garden Grove Charis Monroe Huntington Beach Donna McElrea Tustin Kim Nutter Huntington Beach Kristin Rokosz Fullerton Suzi Sharum Santa Ana Carol Spanks Tustin (coach) Shirley Topley Tustin (coach) SWIMMING Chad Hundeby Irvine Melissa Skinner Mission Viejo Bram Tester Fullerton TEAM HANDBALL Kurt Chaney San Clemente TRACK AND FIELD Tonie Campbell UC Irvine Bonnie Dasse Costa Mesa Art McDermott Laguna Beach Doug Nordquist La Habra Colleen Sommer Westminster Brian Theriot Costa Mesa Jay Thorson Laguna Beach TENNIS Deborah Graham Fountain Valley WHEELCHAIR TENNIS Maureen Hannon Laguna Niguel (coach) Ron Hastings Mission Viejo Dan Lachman Corona Del Mar Brad Parks Tustin Christy Rudder Fullerton Jan Sherman Santa Ana VOLLEYBALL Laura Asper Newport Beach Lisa Bevington Newport Beach Carlos Bricero Fountain Valley Laura Fort Westminster Hugh Foster Newport Beach Dan Hanan Huntington Beach Amy Hayes Anaheim Mark Kerins Huntington Beach Adam Lockwood Costa Mesa Bev Oden Irvine Tiffany Rochelle San Juan Capistrano WATER POLO Tony Bell Costa Mesa Mike Doting Garden Grove Mike Halphide Newport Beach Julian Harvey Laguna Hills Tom Hermstad Seal Beach Laura Laughlin-Baker Huntington Beach Susie McIntyre Santa Ana Jeff Oeding Newport Beach Mark Maizel Villa Park Richard Russey Brea Steve Schroeder Newport Beach Sandy Vessey Huntington Beach Greg Wilson Laguna Niguel WRESTLING Larry Nicholson Fullerton

NOTE: Some teams are still incomplete.