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Monday, August 18, 1997

This summer, 12 UCLA student-athletes and two head coaches will embrace the warm Mediterranean sun of Sicily, Italy, not to enjoy their vacations, but to compete in the 1997 World University Summer Games. The games start today and continue until Aug. 31.

The World University Games return to Italy after having been hosted in the city of Turin in 1959 for the very first University Games. This year, three Sicilian cities, Catania, Messina and Palermo, will host the games.

The University Games, sponsored by the International University Sports Federation, are held every two years. They are held to provide a structured competitive atmosphere for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 28. Much like the Olympics, there are separate summer and winter University Games. The summer competition holds venue for numerous sports in which selected UCLA athletes will represent their university and country.

This year, the United States is submitting a total of 256 athletes and 54 coaches to the University Games. The selection procedure is determined by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Collegiate Sports Council. The UCLA athletes and coaches that are scheduled to participate in the Games are listed. Of the UCLA participants, only fencing's Elisabeth Spilman and Olympian high jumper Amy Acuff are veterans of past World University Games.

Steve Kim is a Daily Bruin Contributor.

Event/Position--

Name--

Hometown

TRACK AND FIELD

Men

200-meters:

Gentry Bradley, Jr.

Lynwood, Calif.

Women

High jump

Amy Acuff

Robstown, Texas

4x400-meter relay

Andrea Anderson

Long Beach, Calif.

Darlene Malco

Baytown, Texas

FENCING

Women

Elisabeth Spilman

Fullerton, Calif.

SWIMMING

Women

100-meter breaststroke

Lindsay Etter

Spring, Texas

4x100-meter freestyle relay

Keiko Price

Mililani, Hawaii

Assistant Coach

Cynthia Gallagher (UCLA

head coach)

Marina del Rey, Calif.

VOLLEYBALL

Men

Middle blocker

Tom Stillwell

Northridge, Calif.

Setter

Brandon Taliaferro

San Clemente, Calif.

Coach

Al Scates (UCLA head

coach)

Tarzana, Calif.

Women

Middle blocker

Elisabeth Anne Bachman

Farmington, Minn.

Outside hitter

Kara Milling

Los Angeles, Calif.

WATER POLO

Men

James Toring

Los Angeles, Calif.

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