United States at the 2011 Summer Universiade

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United States at the Universiade

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At the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen
Competitors 143+ in 9+ sports
Flag bearer Orlando Johnson (opening)[1]
Medals
Rank: 5
Gold
17
Silver
22
Bronze
11
Total
50
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The United States competed at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Anderson, JeshuaJeshua Anderson Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles
 Gold Ali, Nia SifaatihiiNia Sifaatihii Ali Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdles
 Gold Barrett, BrigettaBrigetta Barrett Athletics Women's high jump
 Gold women's national basketball team, United StatesUnited States women's national basketball team
Elena Delle Donne Natalie Novosel
Skylar Diggins Chiney Ogwumike
Jacki Gemelos Nneka Ogwumike
Keisha Hampton Devereaux Peters
Golry Johnson Odyssey Sims
Lynetta Kizer Shekinna Stricklen
Basketball Women's tournament 21 August
 Gold Smith, ColinColin Smith
Frederick Strammer
Elizabeth Barry
Sailing Team Laser Radial class 20 August
 Gold Feigen, JimmyJimmy Feigen Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle 16 August
 Gold McLean, MattMatt McLean Swimming Men's 200 metre freestyle
 Gold Klueh, MichaelMichael Klueh Swimming Men's 800 metre freestyle 15 August
 Gold Phillips, TimTim Phillips Swimming Men's 50 metre butterfly 15 August
 Gold Phillips, TimTim Phillips Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly 17 August
 Gold Feigen, JimmyJimmy Feigen
Tim Phillips
Kolton Norys
Robert Savulich
Tom Shields (heat)
Swimming Men's 4x100 metre freestyle relay 15 August
 Gold Klueh, MichaelMichael Klueh
Matt Bartlett
Matt McLean
Tom Shields
Daxon Hill (heat)
Swimming Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay 16 August
 Gold Anderson, HaleyHaley Anderson Swimming Women's 1500 metre freestyle
 Gold Connolly, JenniferJennifer Connolly Swimming Women's 50 metre backstroke
 Gold Chandler, AnnieAnnie Chandler Swimming Women's 50 metre breaststroke 17 August
 Gold Dirado, MadelineMadeline Dirado Swimming Women's 400 metre individual medley 16 August
 Gold Dwelley, KateKate Dwelley
Karlee Bispo
Chelsea Nauta
Megan Romano
Alyssa Anderson (heat)
Shannon Vreeland (heat)
Stephanie Peacock (heat)
Swimming Women's 4x200 metre freestyle relay 17 August
 Silver Nicely, KendalKendal Nicely Archery Women's compound individual 16 August
 Silver Nicely, KendalKendal Nicely
Zachary Plannick
Archery Men's compound team 18 August
 Silver Goodwin, MarquiseMarquise Goodwin Athletics Men's long jump
 Silver Townsend, TiffanyTiffany Townsend Athletics Women's 200 metres 20 August
 Silver Brookins, LakyaLakya Brookins
Shayla Mahan
Christina Manning
Tiffany Townsend
Athletics Women's 4x100 metres relay
 Silver Hughes, HeatherHeather Hughes
Emily Day
Beach volleyball Women's tournament 19 August
 Silver Bryant, KelciKelci Bryant Diving Women's 1 metre springboard 16 August
 Silver Alvarez, BiancaBianca Alvarez
Carrie Dragland
Diving Women's synchronized 3 metre platform
 Silver States, UnitedUnited States Diving Women's team
 Silver Hurley, CourtneyCourtney Hurley
Kelley Hurley
Susannah Scanlan
Holly Buechel
Fencing Women's team épée 16 August
 Silver Emsiek, PerryPerry Emsiek
Scott Furnary
Zeke Horowitz
Alyssa Aitken
Sailing Team 470 class 20 August
 Silver Small, AdamAdam Small Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle 19 August
 Silver Klueh, MichaelMichael Klueh Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle 17 August
 Silver Tullius, RexfordRexford Tullius Swimming Men's 200 metre backstroke 14 August
 Silver Shields, TomTom Shields Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly 17 August
 Silver Bollier, RobertRobert Bollier Swimming Men's 200 metre butterfly 14 August
 Silver Tullius, RexfordRexford Tullius
George Klein
Tim Phillips
Jimmy Feigen
Swimming Men's 4x100 medley relay 19 August
 Silver Anderson, HaleyHaley Anderson Swimming Women's 800 metre freestyle 14 August
 Silver Connolly, JenniferJennifer Connolly Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke
 Silver Kropp, AndreaAndrea Kropp Swimming Women's 200 metre breaststroke 16 August
 Silver Dwelley, KateKate Dwelley
Felicia Lee
Shannon Vreeland
Megan Romano
Swimming Women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay 14 August
 Silver Connolly, JenniferJennifer Connolly
Annie Chandler
Lyndsay DePaul
Megan Romano
Swimming Women's 4x100 metre medley relay
 Silver women's national water polo team, United StatesUnited States women's national water polo team
Kimberly Benedetti Amber Oland
Caroline Clark Julia Oreglia
Nadia Dan Grace Reynolds
Forel Davies Leah Robertson
Alyssa Lo Stephanie Schnugg
Pallavi Menon Adrianna Vogt
 Cassie Wyckoff
Water polo Women's tournament 22 August
 Bronze Gallant, AdamAdam Gallant
Zachary Plannick
Adam Wruck
Archery Mixed compound team 18 August
 Bronze Brookins, RonaldRonald Brookins Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles 20 August
 Bronze Finley, MasonMason Finley Athletics Men's shot put 16 August
 Bronze Manning, ChristinaChristina Manning Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdles
 Bronze Beeler, BrookeBrooke Beeler
Catherine O'Donnell
Caroline Powers
Golf Women's team 20 August
 Bronze Harris, WilliamWilliam Harris Swimming Women's 400 metre individual medley
 Bronze Romano, MeganMegan Romano Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle 15 August
 Bronze Bispo, KarleeKarlee Bispo Swimming Women's 200 metre freestyle 16 August
 Bronze Peacock, StephanieStephanie Peacock Swimming Women's 400 metre freestyle 15 August
 Bronze Chambers, AzizaAziza Chambers Taekwondo Women's 53 kg 23 August

Archery

The United States was represented by men's and women's athletes in the archery competition.

Men

Compound
Athlete Events Ranking Round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Score Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Adam Wruck Individual 671 28  Rousseau (CAN) (5)
W 144 T10–144 T9
 Marx (RSA) (25)
W 143–130
 Dambaev (RUS) (20)
L 140–144
Did not advance
Adam Gallant Individual 690 7  Ramirez (MEX) (26)
W 141–139
 Karimi (IRI) (10)
W 145–143
 Capovilla (ITA) (15)
L 141–143
Did not advance
Zachary Plannick Individual 701 2  Singh (IND) (34)
W 144–138
 Capovilla (ITA) (15)
L 137–143
Did not advance

Women

Compound
Athlete Events Ranking Round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Score Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Elissa Falconer Individual 658 29  Nikravesh (IRI) (36)
W 137–126
 Kim (KOR) (4)
W 140–138
 Abdul Latip (MAS) (20)
L 138 T8–138 T10
Did not advance
Tristan Skarvan Individual 669 19  Seok (KOR) (14)
W 142–141
 Seo (KOR) (3)
L 137–139
Did not advance
Kendal Nicely Individual 674 10  Blonskaya (KAZ) (23)
W 140–135
 Parsamehr (IRI) (7)
W 145–140
 Dessoy (BEL) (31)
W 137–136
 Seo (KOR) (3)
W 141–135
 Nikitina (RUS) (24)
L 140 T9–140 T10
2nd

Basketball

The United States has qualified both a men's and a women's team.[2] The official rosters were announced on August 8.[3]

Men

The men's team participated in Group D, showing much promise after running through the round-robin with an undefeated record. However, they dropped a close game to Lithuania in the quarterfinals, sending them to the 5th-8th classification bracket. They defeated Germany to secure 5th place.

Team roster

The men's team roster is as follows:[4]

United States Men's World University Games Team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
F/C Abromantis, Tim 21 – September 17, 1989 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Notre Dame University United States
G Denmon, Marcus 21 – March 20, 1990 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Missouri United States
G Gibbs, Ashton 21 – January 19, 1990 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) University of Pittsburgh United States
F Green, Draymond 21 – March 4, 1990 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Michigan State University United States
F Green, JaMychal 21 – June 21, 1990 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) University of Alabama United States
G Jardine, Scoop 23 – August 9, 1988 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Syracuse University United States
G Jenkins, John 20 – March 6, 1991 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Vanderbilt University United States
G Johnson, Orlando 22 – March 11, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UC Santa Barbara United States
F Mangano, Greg 21 – October 28, 1989 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Yale University United States
F/C Mbakwe, Trevor 22 – January 24, 1989 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Minnesota United States
G McCallum Jr., Ray 20 – June 12, 1991 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) University of Detroit Mercy United States
G Miller, Darius 21 – March 21, 1990 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Kentucky United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team Physician
Athletic Trainer

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country of university
  • Age field is age on August 13, 2011

Preliminary round

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts.
 United States 5 5 0 540 336 +204 10
 Mexico 5 3 2 399 423 −24 8
 Finland 5 3 2 358 389 −31 8
 Israel 5 2 3 367 385 −18 7
 South Korea 5 2 3 415 450 −35 7
 Hungary 5 0 5 314 410 −96 5

August 13, 2011
18:00
 United States 10867  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 22-24, 21-13, 31-16, 34-14
Pts: Gibbs 20
Rebs: Mbakwe 10
Asts: Gibbs, Jenkins, Johnson 3
Pts: Giron 13
Rebs: Delgado 6
Asts: Martin del Campo, Cheda, Cruz 2
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, Shenzhen
Referees: Scott Paul Beker (AUS)

August 14, 2011
15:30
 Hungary 53102  United States
Scoring by quarter: 6-21, 13-37, 6-26, 28-18
Pts: Morgen 13
Rebs: Morgen 9
Asts: Kovacs 3
Pts: Jenkins 20
Rebs: Mbakwe 9
Asts: Gibbs 4
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, Shenzhen
Referees: Carlos Mateus (FRA)

August 15, 2011
15:30
 United States 11268  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 24-19, 31-23, 26-12, 31-14
Pts: J Green 17
Rebs: D Green 12
Asts: Gibbs 4
Pts: Kim MG 12
Rebs: Kim MG 8
Asts: Cha BW 3
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, Shenzhen
Referees: Jacob Cassimiro Barreto (Brazil)

August 17, 2011
18:00
 Finland 64124  United States
Scoring by quarter: 19-31, 19-32, 13-37, 13-24
Pts: Kanervo 20
Rebs: Heinonen, Lindbom 4
Asts: Pounds, Kanervo, Nikkarinen 2
Pts: J Green 21
Rebs: D Green 9
Asts: four players 3
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, Shenzhen
Referees: Chris Dodds (Scotland)

August 18, 2011
15:30
 United States 9484  Israel
Scoring by quarter: 27-23, 14-20, 29-19, 24-22
Pts: J Green 16
Rebs: Mbakwe 13
Asts: Johnson, D Green 2
Pts: Shoutvin 20
Rebs: Shoutvin 8
Asts: Bet Yosef 3
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, Shenzhen
Referees: Jurgis Lauranovicius (Lithuania)

Quarterfinals

August 20, 2011
18:00
 United States 7476  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 27–25, 19–28, 13–11
Pts: Jenkins 17
Rebs: Mbakwe 10
Asts: Denmon, Jardine 3
Pts: Orelik 19
Rebs: Kadzevicius, Orelik 6
Asts: Stanionis 5
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, Shenzhen
Referees: Scott Paul Beker (Australia)

Classification 5th-8th place

August 21, 2011
20:30
 Romania 7394  United States
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 17–27, 26–27, 18–20
Pts: Nicoara 22
Rebs: Moldoveanu 11
Asts: Moldoveanu, Nicoara 3
Pts: D Green 16
Rebs: Abromaitis, J Green, Mbakwe 8
Asts: D Green 4
Shenzhen Luohu Gymnasium, Shenzhen
Referees: Mindaugas Vecerskis (Lithuania)

5th place match

August 22, 2011
18:00
 Germany 8386  United States
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 20–21, 20–24, 22–22
Pts: Lischka 28
Rebs: Seiferth 6
Asts: Doreth, Tadda, Lischka 3
Pts: Mbakwe 21
Rebs: Mbakwe 8
Asts: Gibbs, D Green 3
Shenzhen Luohu Gymnasium, Shenzhen
Referees: Marius Udrica (Romania)

Women

The women's team participated in Group B and won with 40+ point leads in the round robin. They finished in first place after defeating Chinese Taipei in the final, winning the gold medal.

Team roster

The women's team roster is as follows:[5]

United States Women's World University Games Team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G/F Donne, Elena Delle 21 – September 5, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Delaware United States
G Diggins, Skylar 21 – August 2, 1990 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Notre Dame University United States
G Gemelos, Jacki 22 – November 22, 1988 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) USC United States
F Hampton, Keisha 21 – February 22, 1990 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) DePaul University United States
F Johnson, Glory 21 – July 27, 1990 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Tennessee United States
C Kizer, Lynetta 21 – April 4, 1990 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Maryland United States
G Novosel, Natalie 21 – November 22, 1989 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Notre Dame University United States
F Ogwumike, Chiney 19 – March 21, 1992 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Stanford University United States
F Ogwumike, Nneka 21 – July 2, 1990 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Stanford University United States
F Peters, Devereaux 21 – October 8, 1989 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Notre Dame University United States
G Sims, Odyssey 19 – July 13, 1992 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Baylor University United States
G/F Stricklen, Shekinna 21 – July 30, 1990 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Tennessee United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team Physician
Athletic Trainer

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country of university
  • Age field is age on August 13, 2011

Preliminary round

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts.
 United States 3 3 0 311 154 +157 6
 Brazil 3 2 1 186 211 -25 5
 Great Britain 3 1 2 152 204 -52 4
 Slovakia 3 0 3 163 243 -80 3

August 14, 2011
10:00
United States  11253  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 25–6, 31–11, 28–23, 27–13
Pts: Delle Donne 17
Rebs: Peters, Johnson 9
Asts: Diggins 5
Pts: Colhado 16
Rebs: Colhado 12
Asts: Santos, Paixao, Zabani 2
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, Shenzhen
Referees: Nadine Renée Crowley (CAN)

August 15, 2011
10:00
Slovakia  68114  United States
Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 14–30, 19–25, 15–29
Pts: Felixová 13
Rebs: Felixová 4
Asts: seven players 1
Pts: Diggins, Peters, Ogwumike 14
Rebs: Delle Donne 10
Asts: Sims 5
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, Shenzhen
Referees: Serkan Emlek (TUR)

August 16, 2011
18:00
United States  8533  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 30–6, 14–7, 18–9
Pts: Diggins 13
Rebs: Johnson 8
Asts: Diggins 4
Pts: Oyefuwa 9
Rebs: Oyefuwa 8
Asts: Anderson 2
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, Shenzhen
Referees: Jurgis Lauranovicius (LTU)

Quarterfinals

August 18, 2011
20:30
United States  9630  Finland
Scoring by quarter: 31–10, 21–7, 20–7, 23–6
Pts: Peters, Delle Donne 17
Rebs: Johnson 9
Asts: Diggins 7
Pts: Vapamaa 6
Rebs: Sten 6
Asts: no assists
Shenzhen Luohu Gymnasium, Shenzhen
Referees: Mindaugas Vecerskis (LTU)

Semi-finals

August 19, 2011
20:30
United States  7967  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 11–10, 22–19, 26–21
Pts: Delle Donne 21
Rebs: Delle Donne 11
Asts: Diggins 4
Pts: Hunt 18
Rebs: Hunt 3
Asts: Francis 14
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, Shenzhen
Referees: Boris Schmidt (GER)

Gold medal match

August 21, 2011
21:30
Chinese Taipei  66101  United States 1st
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 17–26, 16–20, 12–26
Pts: Chen YC 21
Rebs: Huang PJ 4
Asts: Huang FS 4
Pts: N Ogwumike 24
Rebs: Delle Donne 11
Asts: Diggins 6
Main Gymnasium of Universiade Center, Shenzhen
Referees: Nadine Renée Crowley (CAN)

Beach volleyball

The United States will be represented by two men's teams and one women's team.

Men

Athlete Event Preliminary round (3) Elimination rounds
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Standing
Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score
Maddison McKibbin<br\ />Connor Hughes Doubles  AlimiLacombe (FRA)<br\ />W 2 – 0
 KvamsdalStromsvag (NOR)<br\ />L 1 – 2
 Wong – Kwok (HKG)<br\ />W 2 – 0
 AlvarezSandoval (CRC)<br\ />W 2 – 0  CecchiniCionna (ITA)<br\ />W 2 – 1  KadziolaSzalankiewicz (POL)<br\ />L 0 – 2
to consolation round
Did not advance
Jeff Carlson<br\ />Tony Ciarelli Doubles  AllairePlantinga (CAN)<br\ />W 2 – 0
 KittipatTeerapat (THA)<br\ />L 0 – 2
 ProkopyevBogatov (RUS)<br\ />L 0 – 2
 Murakami – Sato (JPN)<br\ />W 2 – 0  ProkopyevBogatov (RUS)<br\ />W 2 – 1  RohdeKohler (GER)<br\ />W 2 – 0  KadziolaSzalankiewicz (POL)<br\ />L 0 – 2
to consolation round
Did not advance
Consolation Round
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
(to semifinals)
Standing
Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score
Maddison McKibbin<br\ />Connor Hughes Doubles  KvamsdalStromsvag (NOR)<br\ />L 0 – 2 Did not advance T7
Jeff Carlson<br\ />Tony Ciarelli Doubles  ProkopyevBogatov (RUS)<br\ />L 0 – 2 Did not advance T5

Women

Athlete Event Preliminary round (3) Elimination rounds
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Standing
Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score
Geena Urango<br\ />Jane Chefeh Doubles  GrossnerBieneck (GER)<br\ />L 0 – 2
 PuriKerner (EST)<br\ />L 0 – 2
 RadarongUdomchavee (THA)<br\ />L 0 – 2
 WhitakerValjas (CAN)<br\ />L 1 – 2
to consolation round
Did not advance
Emily Day<br\ />Heather Hughes Doubles  GoricanecGrässli (SUI)<br\ />W 2 – 0
 FlorianCorral (ESP)<br\ />W 2 – 1
 KristelKertti (EST)<br\ />W 2 – 0
 SenupeManzano (PHI)<br\ />W 2 – 0  PopvaRastykus (RUS)<br\ />W 2 – 0  BorgerBuethe (GER)<br\ />W 2 – 1  SecomanaBednarczur (BRA)<br\ />L 0 – 2
to consolation round
 JinMiao (CHN)<br\ />W 2 – 0  BorgerBuethe (GER)<br\ />L 0 – 2 2nd
Consolation Round
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
(to semifinals)
Standing
Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score Opposition <br\ /> Score
Geena Urango<br\ />Jane Chefeh Doubles  NagataIshida (JPN)<br\ />W 2 – 1  PuriKerner (EST)<br\ />L 0 – 2 Did not advance 17
Emily Day<br\ />Heather Hughes Doubles  NestarcovaDubocova (SVK)<br\ />W 2 – 0
to semifinals

Swimming

The United States sent a men's and women's swimming team of 48 swimmers.[6]

Men

Event Athletes Heat Final
Time Position Time Position
50 m freestyle Josh Schneider 22.85 7 Q 22.46 5
Adam Small 22.53 2 Q 22.31 2nd
100 m freestyle Jimmy Feigen 49.60 2 Q 49.26 1st
Bobby Savulich 49.90 6 Q 49.97 7
200 m freestyle Matt McLean 1:49.69 3 Q 1:47.44 1st
Tom Shields 1:50.71 T10 Did not advance
400 m freestyle Michael Klueh 3:54.41 T2 Q 3:48.84 2nd
David Mosko 3:54.41 T2 Q 3:53.89 5
800 m freestyle Michael Klueh 7:52.31 1st
David Mosko 8:01.77 7
50 m backstroke Cody Chitwood 26.49 16 Did not advance
Rexford Tullius 26.02 T81 Did not advance
100 m backstroke Cody Chitwood 55.88 12 Did not advance
Rexford Tullius 55.72 11 Did not advance
200 m backstroke Cody Chitwood 1:59.04 1 Q 1:59.48 4
Rexford Tullius 2:00.46 6 Q 1:58.66 2nd
50 m breaststroke Clark Burckle 28.51 17 Did not advance
Robert Lovelace 28.72 22 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke Clark Burckle 1:02.58 17 Did not advance
Robert Lovelace 1:02.52 15 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke Clark Burckle 2:12.37 3 Q 2:13.56 8
Adam Klein 2:12.71 4 Q 2:13.48 7
50 m butterfly Tim Phillips 23.76 1 Q 23.51 1st
Tom Shields 24.84 19 Did not advance
100 m butterfly Tim Phillips 52.15 1 Q 52.06 1st
Tom Shields 52.77 2 Q 52.62 2nd
200 m butterfly Robert Bollier 1:57.11 2 Q 1:56.06 2nd
Mark Dylla 1:57.70 4 Q 1:58.00 5
200 m individual medley Cody Chitwood 2:02.65 7 Q 2:00.53 5
Austin Surhoff 2:02.72 8 Q 2:01.04 6
400 m individual medley William Cregar 4:23.37 6 Q 4:23.31 8
William Tyler Harris 4:16.52 1 Q 4:15.40 3rd
4x100 m freestyle relay Jimmy Feigen
Kohlton Norys
Robert Savulich
Tim Phillips
Tom Shields (heat)
3:17.68 1 Q 3:15.84 1st
4x200 m freestyle relay Matt Bartlett
Michael Klueh
Matt McLean
Tom Shields
Daxon Hill (heat)
7:19.02 1 Q 7:13.54 1st
4x100 m medley relay Rexford Tullius
George Klein
Tim Phillips
Jimmy Feigen
Kohlton Norys (heat)
Tom Shields (heat)
Robert Savulich (heat)
3:39.36 3 Q 3:37.92 2nd
10 km marathon Connor Signorin 2:00:26.64 7
Ryan Feeley 2:05:02.28 14

^1 Tullius was tied for the eighth spot in the final. He lost a swim-off against Jan Philip Glania of Germany, reaching a time of 26.02, 0.22 seconds short of Glania's time.

Coaching staff

Head coach: Rich DeSelm
Assistant coaches: Brette Hawke, Harvey Humphries, Anthony Nesty

Women

Event Athletes Heat Final
Time Position Time Position
50 m freestyle Karlee Bispo 25.80 8 Q 25.40 6
Samantha Woodward 25.49 5 Q 25.39 5
100 m freestyle Kate Dwelley 55.55 4 Q 55.61 5
Megan Romano 55.50 2 Q 55.38 3rd
200 m freestyle Alyssa Anderson 2:00.72 9 Did not advance
Karlee Bispo 1:59.92 4 Q 1:59.31 3rd
400 m freestyle Alyssa Anderson 4:12.34 2 Q 4:10.49 4
Stephanie Peacock 4:10.88 1 Q 4:10.25 3rd
800 m freestyle Haley Anderson 8:27.11 2nd
Samantha Vandenberge 8:46.70 8
1500 m freestyle Haley Anderson 16:21.72 1st
Samantha Vandenberge 16:49.72 10
50 m backstroke Jennifer Connolly 28.13 (GR)1 1 Q 27.92 GR 1st
Taylor Wohrley 29.98 17 Did not advance
100 m backstroke Jennifer Connolly 1:00.40 1 Q 1:00.50 2nd
Taylor Wohrley 1:02.97 19 Did not advance
200 m backstroke Ashley Jones 2:11.62 4 Q 2:12.19 6
Amy Modglin 2:15.51 14 Did not advance
50 m breaststroke Annie Chandler 31.24 1 Q 31.13 1st
Micah Lawrence 31.77 3 Q 32.23 7
100 m breaststroke Annie Chandler 1:09.69 5 Q 1:08.77 5
Micah Lawrence 1:09.06 1 Q 1:08.96 6
200 m breaststroke Andrea Kropp 2:27.86 3 Q 2:26.18 2nd
Ashley Wanland 2:27.77 2 Q 2:28.90 7
50 m butterfly Lyndsay DePaul 27.20 6 Q 26.81 5
Felicia Lee 27.43 8 Q 27.06 7
100 m butterfly Lyndsay DePaul 59.01 1 Q 59.17 4
Felicia Lee 59.96 6 Q 1:00.58 8
200 m butterfly Rachel Naurath 2:13.17 10 Did not advance
Andrea Taylor 2:11.88 7 Q 2:12.94 7
200 m individual medley Madeline Dirado DSQ Did not advance
Elizabeth Smith 2:17.42 12 Did not advance
400 m individual medley Madeline Dirado 4:45.12 1 Q 4:40.79 1st
Andrea Taylor 4:48.52 5 Q 4:46.40 6
4x100 m freestyle relay Kate Dwelley
Felicia Lee
Megan Romano
Shannon Vreeland
3:41.05 1 Q 3:40.19 2nd
4x200 m freestyle relay Kate Dwelley
Karlee Bispo
Chelsea Nauta
Megan Romano
Alyssa Anderson (heat)
Shannon Vreeland (heat)
Stephanie Peacock (heat)
8:01.97 1 Q 7:55.02 1st
4x100 m medley relay Jennifer Connolly
Annie Chandler
Lyndsay DePaul
Megan Romano
Felicia Lee (heat)
Micah Lawrence (heat)
4:06.83 2 Q 4:00.15 2nd
10 km marathon Tristin Baxter 2:13:04.68 12
Damaris Iriondo 2:14:10.96 14

^1 Connolly set a Universiade record in the heats, but broke her own record in the final a few hours later.

Coaching staff

Head coach: Eric Hansen
Assistant coaches: Carol Capitani, Rick DeMont, John Hargis

Table tennis

The United States will be represented by a men's and women's team.

Men

Singles
Athlete Event Round Robin Round of 64 Round of 32 Eighthfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Match 1 Match 2
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mark Hazinski Singles  El Hakim (LIB)
W 3–0
 Al Kalali (KSA)
W 3–0
 Paykov (RUS)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Chance Friend Singles  Flemming (GER)
L 0–3
 Shang (CHN)
L 0–3
Did not advance
William Rather Singles  Pysar (UKR)
L 0–3
 Donado Lopez (ESA)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Zhang Yahao Singles  Youn (KOR)
L 0–3
 Garcia Galipienso (ESP)
W 3–1
Did not advance
Brian Simcox Singles  Tran (VIE)
L 0–3
 Carlier (CHI)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Eighthfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mark Hazinski
Zhang Yahao
Doubles  Bhaja/Harb (LIB)
W 3–0
 Gregory/Yang (CAN)
W 3–1
 Lebesson/Mattenet (FRA)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Chance Friend
Brian Simcox
Doubles  Carlier/Olea (CHI)
L 1–3
Did not advance
Team
Athlete Event Round Robin (Group D) Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Match 1 Match 2
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Zhang Yahao
Mark Hazinski
Chance Friend
Team  Japan (JPN)
L 0–3
 Netherlands (NED)
L 1–3
Did not advance

Women

Singles
Athlete Event Round Robin Round of 64 Round of 32 Eighthfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Judy Hugh Singles  Jaclan (PHI)
W 3–0
 Mabikana (CGO)
W 3–0
 Badosa Cano (ESP)
L 3–4
Did not advance
Barbara Wei Singles  Lok (HKG)
L 0–3
 Yuen (CAN)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Stephanie Shih Singles  Manico (COK)
W 3–0
 Chung Sinwing (HKG)
L 3–0
 Kim So Ri (KOR)
L 3–0
Did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Eighthfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Stephanie Shih
Judy Hugh
Doubles  Leong/Wong (MAC)
W 3–1
 Fujii/Matsuzawa (JPN)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Team
Athlete Event Round Robin (Group B) Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Judy Hugh
Barbara Wei
Stephanie Shih
Team  Russia (RUS)
L 0–3
 Spain (ESP)
L 0–3
 Lebanon (LIB)
W 3–0
 Romania (ROU)
L 0–3
Did not advance

Tennis

The United States will be represented by five tennis players, three male and two female.

Men

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Phillip Arndt Singles  Ho (CAN)
W 6–3, 6–3
 Školoudík (CZE)
L 4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Did not advance
Michael Sicora Singles  Huang (TPE)
L 1–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Phillip Ardnt<br\ />Gregory Hirshman Doubles  Poplavskyy
 Ukraine Anikanov (UKR)
L 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Did not advance
Consolation Draw
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Consolation Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Michael Sicora Singles  Jain (IND)
W 6–0, 6–2
 Anikanov (UKR)
L 3–6, 2–6
Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Courtney Collins Singles  Cornish (GBR)
W 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
 Tananta (INA)
L 2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Did not advance
Krista Damico Singles  Hladíková (CZE)
L 4–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Courtney Collins<br\ />Krista Damico Doubles  Pulido
 Mexico Urbina (MEX)
L 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Did not advance
Consolation Draw
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Consolation Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Krista Damico Singles  Honiball (NAM)
W 6–1, 6–0
 Vatwani (IND)
W 6–3, 6–0
 Sunic (CRO)
L 1–6, 3–6
Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Courtney Collins<br\ />Michael Sicora Doubles  Sher
 South Africa Holtzhausen (RSA)
W 6–3, 6–3
 Poplavskyy
 Ukraine Vasylyeva (UKR)
L 3–6, 0–6
Did not advance

Volleyball

The United States qualified a men's team.[7]

Men

The men's team competed in Group D. They finished in third place after a close loss to the Czech Republic and a loss to Thailand put them right outside of qualifying to the playoffs. After a close loss to Japan, the United States lost the chance to compete for ninth place and settled for thirteenth place.

Team

The men's indoor volleyball team is as follows:[8]

  • Outside hitters
    • Thomas Amberg
    • Tri Bourne
    • Brad Lawson
    • Jeff Menzel
    • Cory Yoder
    • Taylor Hughes (alternate)
  • Opposite hitters
    • Carson Clark
    • Murphy Troy
    • Jim Baughman (alternate)
    • Kyle Caldwell (alternate)
    • Rob Stowell (alternate)

  • Middle blockers
    • Weston Dunlap
    • Ryan Meehan
    • Matt Pollock (alternate)
    • Matt Rawson (alternate)
  • Setters
  • Libero
    • Erik Shoji

Coaches

  • Gordon Mayforth – Head Coach
  • Pete Hanson – Assistant Coach/Team Leader
  • JT Wenger – Assistant Coach
  • Larnie Boquiren – Trainer

Preliminary round results

Matches Points Sets
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Czech Republic 10 5 0 478 416 1.149 15 5 3.000
2  Thailand 9 4 1 415 344 1.206 13 4 3.250
3  United States 8 3 2 418 367 1.139 12 6 2.000
4  Turkey 6 1 4 356 421 0.846 5 13 0.385
5  Mexico 5 1 3 248 298 0.832 3 9 0.333
6  United Arab Emirates 4 0 4 246 315 0.781 1 12 0.083
12 August 2011 Mexico  0 – 3  United States Shenzhen Gym
17
23
15
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
25
25
25
13 August 2011 United States  3 – 0  Turkey Shenzhen Gym
25
25
25
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
18
9
20
15 August 2011 Czech Republic  3 – 2  United States Shenzhen Gym
23
23
25
27
15
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
25
25
23
25
13
16 August 2011 United States  3 – 0  United Arab Emirates Shenzhen Gym
25
25
25
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
21
13
20
17 August 2011 Thailand  3 – 1  United States Shenzhen Gym
25
23
25
25
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
15
25
19
23

Classification 9th-16th

19 August 2011
15:40
United States  2 – 3  Japan Shenzhen Gym
Referee(s): Hulka (UKR), Hagström (SWE)
20
25
30
21
11
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
25
23
28
25
15

Classification 13th-16th

20 August 2011 Sweden  1 – 3  United States Yuanping Gymnasium
21
26
10
25
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
25
24
25
27

13th place match

21 August 2011 United States  3 – 1  Norway Yuanping Gymnasium
25
22
25
25
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
19
25
16
14

Water polo

The United States qualified both a men's and a women's team.[9]

Men

The men's team participated in Group C. The United States qualified for the quarterfinals with only one loss to Serbia, the eventual gold medallists, in pool play. The men's team was well on its way to the final, but was edged by Russia in the semifinal and was relegated to the bronze medal match, where Macedonia defeated the United States. The men's team finished fourth overall.

Preliminary round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Serbia 3 2 0 1 39 11 +28 4
 United States 3 2 0 1 30 16 +14 4
 France 3 2 0 1 39 23 +16 4
 Singapore 3 0 0 3 8 66 -58 0
August 11, 2011
15:00
Report United States  170  Singapore Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Shiosaki (JPN), Sungu (TUR)
Score by quarters: 4-0, 4-0, 5-0, 4-0
Wigo, Macdonell, Wright 3 Goals

August 13, 2011
12:40
Report Serbia  82  United States Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Stampalija (CRO), Sungu (TUR)
Score by quarters: 0-0, 4-0, 3-0, 1-2
Šaponjić, Petković 2 Goals Wigo, Wright 1

August 15, 2011
11:20
Report United States  118  France Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Gerzanich (RUS), Mackay (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2-3, 4-4, 5-1, 0-0
Macdonell 4 Goals Izdinsky 2

Eighthfinals

August 17, 2011
13:30
Report United States  87  Hungary Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Stavropoulos (GRE), Collantoni (ITA)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–0, 4–1, 2–4
Wigo 3 Goals Vamos 3

Quarterfinals

August 19, 2011
20:00
Report Spain  910  United States Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Stampalija (CRO), Cao (CHN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 1–1, 2–2  OT: 1–2
Carrillo Gemar 5 Goals Wigo 3

Semifinals

August 21, 2011
20:00
Report Russia  1110  United States Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Stampalija (CRO), Bartels (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 6–3, 3–3, 1–3
Ryzhov Alenichev, Lisunov 3 Goals Wigo 4

Bronze medal match

August 23, 2011
11:00
Report Macedonia  107  United States Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Stavropoulos (GRE), Sungu (TUR)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–2, 1–1, 2–3
Mišić, Kalinić 3 Goals Wigo, Lerman, Macdonell 2

Women

The women's team participated in Group B. The team went through the preliminary round undefeated, and fought their way to the final with close wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals. In the final, the United States was stunned by China in a ten-point loss, and earned a silver medal.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 4 4 0 0 42 30 +12 8
 Russia 4 3 0 1 54 37 +17 6
 Australia 4 1 1 2 34 32 +2 3
 Mexico 4 1 1 2 37 48 -11 3
 France 4 0 0 4 28 48 -20 0

Preliminary round

August 12, 2011
12:40
Report Australia  68  United States Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Mackay (CAN), Teixido Bermudez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1-3, 2-3, 2-2, 1-0
Brightwell 4 Goals Lo 3

August 13, 2011
18:30
Report United States  106  France Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Tan (SIN), Vogel (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3-2, 1-0, 3-1, 3-3
Reynolds, Dan, Menon 2 Goals Guillet 3

August 14, 2011
15:00
Report Mexico  812  United States Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Cao (CHN), Collantoni (ITA)
Score by quarters: 4-5, 0-3, 2-3, 2-1
Orozco 3 Goals Dan 3

August 16, 2011
16:20
Report Russia  1012  United States Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Littlejohn (GBR), Teixido Bermudez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4-4, 1-1, 4-2, 1-5
Antonova, Vylegzhanina 3 Goals Dan 4

Quarterfinals

August 18, 2011
14:30
Report Great Britain  811  United States Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Delon (FRA), Callejas Perez (MEX)
Score by quarters: 4-2, 0-2, 2-4, 2-3
Wilcox 3 Goals four players 2

Semifinals

August 20, 2011
14:30
Report Italy  89  United States Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Delon (FRA), Bartels (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 0-2, 2-3, 4-2
Garibotti 4 Goals Robertson 3

Gold medal match

August 22, 2011
13:30
Report 2nd United States  414  China Natatorium of Bao An District
Referees:
Brasiliano (ITA), Delon (FRA)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 0–6, 2–3, 2–2
Robertson, Dan 2 Goals Ma 4

References