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9 2016 PAC-12 SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1996 - ATLANTA GAMES ARIZONA (1) Leah O'Brien-Amico, OF, USA CALIFORNIA (3) Gillian Boxx, C, USA Michele Granger, P, USA Lisa Martinez, P, Puerto Rico UCLA (9) Joanne (Alchin) Brown, C/1B Australia Jennifer Brundage, SS, USA Kerry Dienelt, C, Australia Sheila (Cornell) Douty, 1B, USA Lisa Fernandez, P/3B, USA Tanya Harding, P, Australia Janice Parks, 3B, Puerto Rico Dot Richardson, 2B, USA Christa Williams, P, USA 2000 - SYDNEY GAMES ARIZONA (1) Leah O'Brien-Amico, OF, USA CALIFORNIA (1) Nicole DiSalvio, P, Italy UCLA (10) Christie Ambrosi, LF, USA Joanne (Alchin) Brown, C/1B, Australia Jennifer Brundage, SS, USA Kerry Dienelt, C, Australia Sheila (Cornell) Douty, 1B, USA Lisa Fernandez, P/3B, USA Amanda Freed (alt.), P, USA Tanya Harding, P, Australia Stacey Nuveman, C, USA Dot Richardson, 2B, USA 2004 - ATHENS GAMES ARIZONA (5) Mike Candrea, Head Coach, USA Jennie Finch, P, USA Nicole Giordano (alt.), USA Lovieanne Jung, SS, USA Leah O'Brien-Amico, OF, USA 2004 - ATHENS GAMES (cont'd) ARIZONA STATE (2) Stacy Farnworth, P, Greece Linda Wells, Head Coach, Greece CALIFORNIA (3) Nicole DiSalivio, P, Italy Lindsay James, OF, Greece Diane Ninemire, Assistant Coach, Greece OREGON (1) Ani Nyhus, P, Canada STANFORD (3) Lauren Lappin (alt.), SS, USA Jessica Mendoza,LF, USA John Rittman, Assistant Coach, USA UCLA (6) Lisa Fernandez, P/3B, USA Tairia Mims Flowers, 1B, USA Amanda Freed, P, USA Tanya Harding, P, Australia Stacey Nuveman, C, USA Natasha Watley, SS, USA WASHINGTON (2) Jaime Clark (alt.), SS, USA Jennifer Spediacci, P, USA 2008 - BEIJING GAMES ARIZONA (5) Mike Candrea, Head Coach, USA Jennie Finch, P, USA Alicia Hollowell, ,USA (Alt.) Lovieanne Jung, SS, USA Caitlin Lowe, P, USA ARIZONA STATE (1) Linda Wells, Asst. Coach, Netherlands CALIFORNIA (1) Vicky Galindo, INF, USA OREGON (1) Jenn Salling, , Canada STANFORD (3) John Rittman, Asst. Coach, USA Lauren Lappin, SS, USA Jessica Mendoza, LF, USA UCLA (6) Tanya Hardina, Utility, Australia Andrea Duran, 3B, USA Lisa Fernandez, P, USA Tairia Mims Flowers, Utility, USA Stacey Nuveman, C, USA Natasha Watley, SS, USA WASHINGTON (1) Danielle Lawrie, P, Canada THE PAC-12 PRODUCED 65 OLYMPIANS IN THE FOUR SUMMER GAMES WITH SOFTBALL The Pac-12's reputation as the premier conference for softball extends to the world's largest stage. In the only four Summer Olympic Games that included softball, the Pac-12 produced 65 Olympians. With such an extensive championship resume, it only seems fitting that Olympic team rosters would feature heavy representation by Pac-12 athletes. The United States started its historic Olympic run in the 1996 Games in Atlanta, going 8-1 and capturing its first gold medal. The Americans would again go on to win gold in 2000. Com- peting in Athens in 2004, the U.S. Olympic Team asserted its dominance, going a perfect 9-0 at the Games, recording a string of eight consecutive shutouts. Led by Arizona head coach Mike Candrea, the 2004 Olympic Team outscored its opponents 51-1 in the nine games. The team broke 11 world records and was affectionately deemed the "Real Dream Team" by Sports Illustrated. In 2008, the last year of softball as an Olympic sport, the United States took silver in a bittersweet finale in Beijing. Pac-12 softball players like Lisa Fernandez (UCLA), Jennie Finch (Arizona) and Jessica Mendoza (Stanford) became household names and international stars as the U.S. National Team set a precedent of success unmatched by other programs. ALL-TIME PAC-12 OLYMPICS SOFTBALL ROSTERS PAC-12 SOFTBALL HISTORY