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07/31/06 |
TEAM USA ROSTER RELEASED
Top Juniors named to compete at World Juniors
Colorado Springs, Colorado: The Billiard Congress
of America [BCA] has released the roster of juniors selected to
represent "Team USA" at the World Pool Billiard Association [WPA]
Junior World Championships in Sydney, Australia, November 13-17.
The selection committee - comprised of BCA staff,
referees and tournament officials - reviewed player performances, ability and
sportsmanship at the recent
Junior & Collegiate 9-Ball Championships, and tapped
these hopefuls for the 2006 squad:
- Justin Bergman (Fairview Heights, Ill.) - Boys 19 &
under champion
- Ryan Dunn (Hillsboro, Tenn.) - Boys 14 & under, runner
up
- Anna Kostanian (Albuquerque, N.M.) - Girls 19 & under
champion
- Austin Murphy (Folsom, Calif.) - Boys 14 & under
champion
- Daniel Rakin (Daly City, Calif.) - Boys 19 & under,
third place
- Mary Rakin (Daly City, Calif.) - Girls 19 & under,
runner up
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photos ]
The qualifying BCA junior national 9-ball event was held in July at the
Student Union Memorial Center Billiards & Games Room on the University of
Arizona campus in Tucson, and drew hundreds of student-athletes. [
press release ]
The
Junior World Championships is an international billiards event,
conducted annually by the
World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). [
recordbook ]
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