A team of Athlete Ambassadors is leading the charge for this impactful humanitarian initiative by serving as advocates and supporters of the fund. This select group of U.S. Olympians and Paralympians act as champions and captains of Team for Tomorrow on behalf of the entire U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams.
| Cheri Blauwet, Paralympic Track & Field |
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 | A wheelchair track and road racing champion, Cheri Blauwet is a seven-time Paralympic medalist who competed at the Paralympic Games in Sydney and later Athens, where she took home the 800 meter gold medal. She also competed in Beijing, China, finishing fourth in the 400m, 800m and 5000m races. Between the Boston, New York City and Los Angeles Marathons, she has also won eight titles in the last five years. For her accomplishments, Blauwet received the 2004 Paul Hearne Leadership Award, given to three emerging leaders annually by the American Association of People with Disabilities. Blauwet is a fifth year medical student at Stanford University. Her ultimate goals are to pursue physical medicine and rehabilitation and to promote physical activity and social empowerment as a means of achieving better physical and mental health for all individuals. |
| Eli Bremer, Modern Pentathlon |
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 | Eli Bremer is the 2007 Pan American Games champion. He is also the 2006 National champion, 2007 National bronze medalist and placed 23rd at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Bremer, a member of the United States Air Force World Class Athlete Program, serves as a Captain in the United States Air Force and is a 2000 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. No matter how hard he trains for his sport, Bremer never forgets his full-time job as a military officer. "Being an athlete is merely an extension of my job as an officer," he said. "Sports allow us to touch people as role models and ambassadors to our country." Bremer, a regional finalist for the 2008-09 White House Fellows Program, is a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Crystal Bustos, Softball |
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 | Following a silver medal performance with Team USA at the 2008 Olympic Games, Crystl Bustos left her cleats at home plate, signifying the end of a storied softball career. A two-time Olympic Champion and now silver medalist, her medal collection also includes a World Championship (2006), two World Cup titles (2006 and 2007) and three Pan American Games gold medals (1999, 2003 and 2007). Bustos grew up Canyon Country, Calif., before attending Palm Beach Community College in Florida, where she played on two national champion teams. Bustos was named the NJCAA Player of the Year twice before joining Team USA in 1999. She has also played for the National Fast Pitch Akron Racers, and was the Most Valuable Player in the Women's Professional Softball League for the Orlando Wahoos in 1998. |
| Corey Cogdell, Shooting |
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 | In her first appearance at an Olympic Games in 2008, Corey Cogdell brought home a bronze medal. Following her win at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Shooting (Shotgun), Cogdell established herself as one of the top shooters in the world by winning bronze in Beijing. Other top finishes include bronze medals at the 2007 Pan American Games, the 2007 World Cup (Korea) and the 2007 National Championships. A native Alaskan, she learned to shoot from her father at the young age of 3 and ultimately became involved in her local 4-H program. Cogdell is a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. She previously attended a cooking school for two years as an assistant chef. As part of her job, she traveled to Italy to study how to prepare authentic Italian food. |
| Anna (Mickelson) Cummins, Rowing |
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 | Anna (Mickelson) Cummins rarely attends an event without her three most dedicated fans in the stands - her mom, dad and husband. All three were on hand in Beijing, China, to watch Cummins and Team USA win the women's eights gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games. Cummins began rowing in 1999 after she hung up her track cleats and walked-on to the University of Washington crew team. At the 2004 Olympic Games, she helped her team set a world record in a women's eight heat on their way to a silver medal in the finals. She also won a gold medal at the 2007 FISA World Championships and was named US Rowing's Female Athlete of the Year in 2006. After she retires, Cummins plans to open a chiropractic and wellness center in Seattle with her husband. |
| Dave Denniston, Paralympic Swimming |
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 | Dave Denniston is a 16-time All-American for Auburn University. After winning an NCAA Championship in 1999, Denniston made the 2003 World Championship team in the 200 meter breaststroke. He was also an alternate to the 2004 Olympic Team. Denniston's life changed forever in 2005 when a sledding accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. His former coach, Jimi Flowers, later convinced him to try Paralympic swimming. Denniston maintains a website blog at www.davedenniston.com that documents his triumphs and tribulations as a Paralympic athlete. He is a co-captain of the 2008 Paralympic Swim Team. |
| Jennie Finch, Softball |
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 | Celebrity Apprentice contestant Jennie Finch was fired by Donald Trump on Jan. 24, 2008 - it is one of the rare losses the standout pitcher experienced heading into the Beijing Olympic Games, where her team placed second to Japan. After leading the University of Arizona to the 2001 NCAA Championship, Finch joined the national team. Her accomplishments include gold medals from the Olympic Games (2004), two World Championships (2002 and 2006), two World Cup Championships (2006 and 2007) and two Pan American Games (2003 and 2007). Finch balances her softball duties with the responsibility of being a mother. She and her husband Casey Daigle, a pitcher in Major League Baseball, welcomed their son, Ace, in May 2006. Finch also does some modeling and appeared in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue. |
| Nancilea Foster, Diving |
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 | Nancilea Foster isn't a hard person to track down. Six days out of the week for five and a half hours each day, this five-time U.S. National Champion can be found at a pool perfecting her sport. Her competitive spirit can be traced to her father, who played football for the NFL's Houston Oilers, New York Giants and Denver Broncos. Foster is a bronze medalist at the 2007 FINA World Series and also finished eighth in the 3m springboard at the Beijing Olympic Games. An Academic All-American, Foster graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in international studies in 2006. |
| Matt Reed, Triathlon |
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 | Known to friends as "Boom Boom," New Zealand native Matt Reed has made some noise for Team USA in triathlon. Reed obtained his American citizenship in 2007, the same year he established himself as one of the nation's top Olympic hopefuls by finishing in the top-10 at almost a dozen races. He won the 2007 St. Anthony's Triathlon and Boulder Peak events. Reed also took the top spot at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to qualify for his first Olympic Games, where he placed 23rd. "Mate, I am living the American dream," he said. Reed is married to fellow triathlete Kelly Rees. He has a son named Lachlan James and daughter named Peyton Grace. |
| Donny Robinson, BMX Cycling |
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 | Current Elite Men's Supercross World Cup Champion Donald "Donny" Robinson is a part of Olympic history. When BMX made its debut as an Olympic sport in Beijing, Robinson won the first bronze medal awarded in the men's event. He was named one of "The 10 Hottest Amateurs" by BMX Plus in 1996. After rising through the amateur ranks, Robinson turned professional in 2002. He won the 2006 RideBMX Number One Rider Award and the 2006 BMXer Golden Crank Pro of the Year award after winning 20 races that year. A native of Napa, Calif., Robinson was a competitive gymnast for eight years before turning his attention to BMX. Robinson has a line of BMX products under the label "dR Signature Series". |
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