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Jed Cunningham earned the USA's
Player of the Tournament honors. |
USA Field Hockey Men Place Fourth at China Tournament
Colorado Springs, Colo. – The USA Field
Hockey men's national team placed fourth at the China Four Nation Tournament
following a 5-1 loss to Egypt in the tournament's 3rd/4th place game in Lanzhou City.
Host China won the tournament title with a 2-1 win over
Japan in the championship game.
The USA's Jed Cunningham (Moorpark, Calif.) scored the team's only goal in
the finale against Egypt and was named the USA's Man of the Match for his
efforts. Cunningham was also named "Player of the Series" by head coach Nick
Conway for his performance at the tournament.
Currently ranked at No. 27 in the world, the USA went
0-4 at the tournament against a field that included No. 12 ranked Japan,
2004 Olympic Qualifier and No. 15 Egypt and 2008 Olympic host and No.
18-ranked China.
Next up for the USA, the team will compete in the Pan
American Games, July 15-29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The winner of the Pan
Am Games earns the continent's automatic berth in the 2008 Olympic Games.
Egypt 5, USA 1
USA: Jed Cunningham
USA Lineup: Jon Ginolfi, Brian Schledorn,
Jarred Martin, Rinku Bhamber, Pat Cota, Remco Couwenbergh, Shawn Nakamura,
Jed Cunnngham, Arjan Reyatt, Pat Harris, Ramandeep Sandhu, Shawn Hindy, Bingh Hoang, Mick Harner, Danny Jordan,
Jason Wellings (GK)
DNP: Jeb Saez (GK)
USA Men's Field Hockey China 4 Nation Team
| Name |
Pos |
Hometown |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
| Rinku Bhamber |
Def |
Simi Valley, Calif. |
19 Feb 79 |
48 |
| Pat Cota |
Def |
Camarillo, Calif. |
14 June 79 |
50 |
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Remco Couwenbergh |
Mid |
Northridge, Calif. |
27 Oct 86 |
7 |
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Jed Cunningham |
Fwd |
Moorpark, Calif. |
19 Jan 88 |
8 |
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Jonathan
Ginolfi |
Mid |
Moorpark,
Calif. |
17 Aug 88 |
13 |
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Mick Harner |
Def |
Hanover, Pa. |
4 Aug 80 |
10 |
| Pat Harris |
Mid |
Moorpark, Calif. |
13 March 85 |
39 |
| Shawn Hindy |
Fwd |
Westlake Village, Calif. |
20 July 75 |
57 |
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Binh Hoang |
Fwd |
Westlake Village, Calif. |
10 May 74 |
21 |
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Danny Jordan |
Fwd |
Camarillo, Calif. |
26 Jan 85 |
7 |
| Jarred Martin |
Fwd |
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. |
2 May 82 |
45 |
| Shawn
Nakamura |
Def |
Camarillo, Calif. |
1 June 78 |
49 |
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Arjan Reyatt |
Mid |
Brea,
Calif. |
31 Dec 80 |
16 |
| Jeb Saez |
GK |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
27 Jan 84 |
17 |
| Ramandeep Sandhu |
Fwd |
Camarillo, Calif. |
28 Oct 83 |
9 |
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Brian
Schledorn |
Def |
Thousand
Oaks, Calif. |
5 Nov 76 |
33 |
| Jason Wellings |
GK |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
26 Mar 75 |
23 |
| Head Coach |
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| Nick Conway |
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Staff: |
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| Asst. Coach:
Tjerk van Herwaarden, Manager: Ben Maruquin, Team Leader: Sascha Roth |
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Umpire: |
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| Saleem Aaron |
| *Caps as of
April 15, 2007 |
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