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Debbie
McDonald Named USET Athlete of the Month for June 2002
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Gladstone,
NJ—July 8, 2002—Debbie McDonald of Hailey, ID was named
the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Athlete of the Month
for June 2002 after she won the 2002 USET Grand Prix Championship
which served as the Selection Trials for the World Equestrian
Games (WEG), September 10-22 in Jerez, Spain. The Trials took
place over two weekends at the USET Headquarters and Olympic Training
Center in Gladstone, NJ, June 1-2 and June 8-9.
McDonald’s
four-day total score was 71.216% allowing her to win the Grand
Prix championship for the second consecutive year with Brentina
on whom she won individual and team Gold Medals at the 1999 Pan
American Games. The pair scored 67.84% in the Grand Prix, and
73.40% in the Grand Prix Special to end the first weekend of competition
in third place with a score of 38.702%. They followed that performance
scoring 71.28% in the second weekend’s Grand Prix, putting
them at the top of the standings with a score of 60.086%. In the
Grand Prix Freestyle, McDonald and Brentina scored 74.20%, cementing
their first place finish for the win in the USET Grand Prix Championship.
The United States Equestrian Team is a non-profit organization
that selects, trains, equips and finances equestrians of the highest
possible standard to represent our country in major international
competition, including the Olympic Games and the World Championships.
To accomplish this, the USET seeks out and nurtures the development
of talented athletes - riders, drivers and horses - and provides
the support and guidance they need to help them attain their fullest
potential. For more information on the USET, please call (908)
234-1251, or visit USET ONLINE at www.uset.org
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