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SLAM! 2001 IN REVIEW



SLAM! Sports
2001 in Review


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  • 2001 Champions

    Hurling to Racquetball

    By The Associated Press


     HURLING

     All-Ireland Championship -- Kilkenny


     ICE HOCKEY

     NHL

     Stanley Cup -- Colorado Avalanche

     Eastern Conference -- New Jersey Devils

     Western Conference -- Colorado

     Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP) -- Joe Sakic, Colorado

     Lester B. Pearson Award (outstanding player) -- Joe Sakic, Colorado

     Vezina Trophy (goaltender) -- Dominik Hasek, Buffalo

     James Norris Memorial Trophy (defenseman) -- Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit

     Calder Memorial Trophy (rookie) -- Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose

     Frank J. Selke Trophy (defensive forward) -- John Madden, New Jersey

     Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (gentlemanly play) -- Joe Sakic, Colorado

     Jack Adams Award (coach) -- Bill Barber, Philadelphia

     Art Ross Trophy (points leader) -- Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh

     Maurice Richard Trophy (goal-scoring leader) -- Pavel Bure, Florida

     Minor Leagues

     American Hockey League -- Saint John Flames

     International Hockey League -- Orlando Solar Bears

     Central Hockey League -- Oklahoma City Blazers

     East Coast Hockey League -- South Carolina Stingrays

     United Hockey League -- Quad City Mallards

     West Coast Hockey League -- San Diego Gulls

     Western Professional Hockey League -- Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs

     NCAA

     Men

     Division I -- Boston College

     Division III -- Plattsburgh, N.Y.

     Hobey Baker Award -- Ryan Miller, Michigan State

     Women

     Division I -- Minnesota-Duluth

     Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award -- Jennifer Botterill, Harvard


     JUDO

     World Championships

     Men

     Open -- Alexandre Mikhaylin, Russia

     60kg -- Anis Lounifi, Tunisia

     66kg -- Arash Miresmaeili, Iran

     73kg -- Vitali Makarov, Russia

     81kg -- Cho In-chul, South Korea

     90kg -- Frederic Demoutfaucon, France

     100kg -- Kosei Inoue, Japan

     100+kg -- Mikhaylin

     Women

     Open -- Celine Lebrun, France

     48kg -- Ryoko Tamura, Japan

     52kg -- Kye Sun-hui, North Korea

     57kg -- Yurisleidis Lupetey, Cuba

     63kg -- Gella Vandecaveye, Belgium

     70kg -- Masae Ueno, Japan

     78kg -- Noriko Anno, Japan

     78+kg -- Hua Yuan, China

     National Championships

     Men

     55kg -- Hiram Cruz, Jacksonville, Fla.

     60kg -- Nate Torra, Clarksburg, Mass.

     66kg -- Alex Ottiano, Lawrence, Mass.

     73kg -- Ryan Reser, Colorado Springs

     81kg -- Reno Reser, Colorado Springs

     90kg -- Theo Caracostas, Colorado Springs

     100kg -- Rhadi Ferguson, Bowie, Md.

     100+kg -- Peter Campbell, Boise, Idaho

     Open -- Martin Boonzaayer, Hoffman Estates, Ill.

     Women

     44kg -- Stephanie Hata, El Cerrito, Calif.

     48kg -- Sayaka Matsumoto, Richmond, Calif.

     52kg -- Teresa Ratanasurakarn, Whittier, Calif.

     57kg -- Carrie Chandler, Scotia, N.Y.

     63kg -- Ellen Wilson, Colorado Springs

     70kg -- Sandra Bacher, Seattle

     78kg -- Amy Tong, San Jose, Calif.

     78+kg -- Barbara Potter, Twin Falls, Idaho

     Open -- Bacher


     LACROSSE

     Men

     NCAA Division I -- Princeton

     NCAA Division II -- Adelphi, N.Y.

     NCAA Division III -- Middlebury, Vt.

     Intercollegiate -- Colorado State

     Women

     NCAA Division I -- Maryland

     NCAA Division II -- C.W. Post, N.Y.

     NCAA Division III -- Middlebury, Vt.

     World Cup -- United States

     Intercollegiate -- Cal Poly-SLO


     LUGE

     World Cup

     Men

     Singles -- Armin Zoggeler, Italy

     Doubles -- Steffen Skel and Steffen Woller, Germany

     Women

     Singles -- Silke Kraushaar, Germany

     World Championships

     Men

     Singles -- Armin Zoggeler, Italy

     Doubles -- Andre Florschuetz and Torsten Wustlich, Germany

     Women

     Singles -- Sylke Otto, Germany

     North American Championships

     Men

     Singles -- Tony Benshoof, White Bear Lake, Minn.

     Doubles -- Mark Grimmette, Muskegon, Mich., and Brian Martin, Palo Alto, Calif.

     Women

     Singles -- Ashley Hayden, Westborough, Mass.


     MARATHON

     Men

     Beppu-Oita Mainichi -- Takayuki Nishida, Japan

     Tokyo -- Kenichi Takahashi, Japan

     Biwako -- Antonio Pena, Spain

     Los Angeles -- Stephen Ndungu, Kenya

     Rome -- Henry Cherono, Kenya

     Turin -- Alemayhu Simeretu, Ethiopia

     Boston -- Lee Bong-ju, South Korea

     London -- Abdelkader El Mouazziz, Morocco

     Hamburg -- Julio Rey, Spain

     Rotterdam -- Josephat Kiprono, Kenya

     Cleveland -- Edilson da Silva, Brazil

     Prague -- Andrew Sambu, Tanzania

     Rock n' Roll (San Diego) -- John Kagwe, Kenya

     World Championships (Edmonton) -- Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopia

     Berlin -- Joseph Ngolepus, Kenya

     Twin Cities -- Joshua Kipkemboi, Kenya

     Chicago -- Ben Kimondiu, Kenya

     Madrid Millenium -- Stefano Baldini, Italy

     New York -- Tesfaye Jifar, Ethiopia

     Milan -- John Sada Naya, Tanzania

     Women

     Osaka -- Yoko Shibui, Japan

     Los Angeles -- Elana Paramonova, Russia

     Rome -- Maria Guida, Italy

     Turin -- Tiziana Alagia, Italy

     Boston -- Catherine Ndereba, Kenya

     London -- Derartu Tulu, Ethiopia

     Hamburg -- Sonja Oberem, Germany

     Rotterdam -- Susan Chepkemei, Kenya

     Cleveland -- Elvira Kolpakova, Russia

     Prague -- Maura Viceconte, Italy

     Rock 'n Roll (San Diego) -- Margaret Okayo, Kenya

     World Championships (Edmonton) + Lidia Simon, Romania

     Berlin -- Naoko Takahashi, Japan

     Twin Cities -- Zinaida Semenova, Russia

     Chicago -- Ndereba

     Madrid Millenium -- Fatuma Roba, Ethiopia

     New York -- Okayo

     Tokyo -- Tulu

     Milan -- Alice Chelangat, Kenya


     MODERN PENTATHLON

     World Championships

     Individual -- Stephanie Cook, England

     Team -- England


     NORDIC COMBINED SKIING

     World Cup -- Felix Gottwald, Germany

     World Championships -- Marco Baacke, Germany

     World Championships-Team -- Norway


     ORIENTEERING

     World Championships

     Men

     Sprint -- Jimmy Birklin, Sweden

     Short distance -- Pasi Ikonen, Finland

     Regular distance -- Jorgen Rostrup, Norway

     Relay -- Finland

     Women

     Sprint -- Vreni Konig-Salmi, Switzerland

     Short distance -- Hanne Staff, Norway

     Regular distance -- Simone Luder, Switzerland

     Relay -- Finland


     POWER BOATING

     APBA Gold Cup -- Tubby's Subs, Mike Hanson


     RACQUETBALL

     U.S. Open

     IRT Men's Pro -- Cliff Swain, Braintree, Mass

     Men's Open -- Jack Huczek, Rochester, Mich.

     LPGA Women's Pro -- Kerri Wachtel, Cincinnati

     Women's Open -- Lori-Jane Powell, Canada

     National Doubles Championship

     Men's open -- Ruben Gonzalez, Staten Island, N.Y., and Mike Guidry, Carrollton, Texas

     Women's open -- Cheryl Gudinas, Chicago, and Kim Russell, Austin, Texas

     USRA National Singles

     Men's open -- Jack Huczek, Rochester, Mich.

     Women's open -- Cheryl Gudinas, Chicago

     USRA Intercollegiate Championships

     Overall -- Baldwin-Wallace

     Men -- Baldwin-Wallace

     Women -- Texas