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October 2011 Led by a dominating swim team, the USA team earned 50 medals at the 2011 Summer Games in Shenzhen, China, to place 5th in the world. The 50 total medals is the highest by a USA team since 1999. "Simply stated, it was a great effort by our student-athletes," said Gary Cunningham, former director of athletics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and current president of the United States - International University Sports Federation (US-IUSF) Board of Directors. "The 279 U.S. student-athletes who participated not only performed well in competition, but they also represented our country in a manner that would make all U.S. citizens proud. It is these types of events that make international sports such a unique and educational opportunity for those who are fortunate enough to experience it," added Cunningham. Over 150 countries participated in the games that involved approximately 10,000 athletes and coaches. The host country, China, finished first winning over 100 medals. In addition to winning 28 medals in men's and women's swimming, the USA team won medals in the following sports: Track and Field - 9 Archery - 3 Sailing - 2 Diving - 2 Women's basketball - 1 Women's water polo - 1 Men's water polo - 1 Golf - 1 Fencing - 1 Taekwondo - 1 |
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September 2011 The United States International University Sport Federation (USIUSF), in collaboration with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) will sponsor two students (one male and one female) to represent the United States at the 11th FISU Forum in Taipai, Chinese Taipai. The main theme of the 2012 Forum, which will take place March 26-31, is “University Sport – A Platform for Sustainable Development.” In 1992, the International University Sport Federation (FISU) organized its first student-athlete forum attracting 89 participants from 21 countries. Since then, every two years, the Forum has offered an opportunity for students and officials from the university sports movement of the FISU member associations to meet each other. The main objective of the Forum is to offer the conditions for a meeting and exchange, associating culture and education with physical and sporting activities, allowing students, teaching staff and sports leaders from different backgrounds to get to know and understand each other in order for both parties to be enriched by all the different aspects of their diversity. Over the past two decades, the Forum has grown in participation and national representation. The students will be selected based on academic excellence, leadership qualities, community service as well as athletics involvement which could include participation as a student-athlete as well as administrative responsibilities in athletics or an educational focus in sports management or administration. The nomination form is accessible at the following address: http://web1.ncaa.org/surveys/fisu_forum_nomination.html, and should be filled out online. If you are unable to access the form, please contact Delise O’Meally by phone at (317) 917-6636 or email
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. For questions regarding the FISU Forum and the terms of sponsorship, please contact Lori Thomas by phone at (816) 595-8000 or email
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. Qualifications for the FISU Forum Scholarship
To be eligible for consideration, nominees shall: 1. Have an overall undergraduate cumulative grade-point average of 3.000 or better (based on a maximum 4.000), or the equivalent in other recognized grading systems. 2. Have competed in intercollegiate athletics at an NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA member institution or be enrolled in a program of study that focuses on sports management or administration. 3. Have an understanding and appreciation for intercollegiate athletics in the United States. 4. Have evidenced superior character and leadership and a commitment to community service. 5. Be a United States citizen and must be born between January 1, 1984 and December 31, 1994. Nominating Instructions: Only the director of athletics, the faculty athletics representative (FAR) or chief academics officer at the institution in which the nominee is, or was, an undergraduate student shall make nominations as follows: Each institution is limited to one nomination. The online nomination should be completed and a personal essay outlining the student’s career aspirations, experience in intercollegiate athletics and perspective on athletics in the university community should be emailed to
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. For the community service list, please indicate number of hours per week, weeks per year and the number of years of involvement. If referencing an activity by its formal name, please provide a brief explanation of the project. Please email two letters of recommendation, one from an athletic source and one from an academic source (e.g., professor, advisor) to
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. The nomination process closes on October 7, 2011. |
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July 26, 2011 Less than one month to opening ceremonies. That's what over 400 U.S. athletes are thinking about as they enter the last month to prepare for the 2011 World University Games scheduled for August 12-23 in Shenzhen, China. This year's World University Games, an international multi-sport event organized for university athletes by the Federation of International Sport (FISU), will feature athletes from over 170 countries participating in 35 sports. The host city of Shenzhen is an ultra modern city of 14 million located in southern China approximately 30 miles from Hong Kong. "We are very excited about this summer's World University Games and all the experiences our athletes will encounter during their stay in the great city of Shenzhen," said Gary Cunningham, former director of athletics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and current president of the United States - International University Sports Federation (US-IUSF) Board of Directors. "We have no doubt that this will be a unique opportunity that our athletes will remember for rest of their lives," he added. To learn more about the 2011 World University Games, go to wugusa.com. |
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United States International University Sports Federation
and BTI Events Announce Plans for U.S. Teams to Attend Winter and Summer World University Games through 2015 SEATTLE, Wash, U.S.A., Feb. 15 – BTI Events and the United States International University Sports Federation (US-IUSF) announced a new partnership to assist in the logistical implementation of the World University Games and World University Championships for US teams. The relationship begins with the selection and support of teams for the 2011 Winter Games in Erzurum, Turkey, and the 2011 Summer Games in Shenzhen, China. The World University Games are one of the largest international sports competitions in the world (see http://www.fisu.net). Dr. Gary Cunningham, President of the US-IUSF and the Head of Delegation for Team USA, said, “I am excited about our joint venture with BTI Events. The partnership will ensure more opportunities for student athletes to participate in the World University Games and will provide a quality experience for all participants.” BTI Events Executive Director Nels Hawkinson offered, “BTI Events was created to pursue these types of important international athletic competitions. We are thrilled to be a part of it and look forward to a successful relationship with the US-IUSF and participating teams and athletes. We are exited to announce this joint venture while the world is turning its attention to the winter Olympics.” BTI Events staff includes collegiate sport coaches and international sport leaders. It is a subsidiary of Basketball Travelers, Inc., the leader in international basketball sport tours and events. A new site has been developed to communicate with team and athlete participants, http://wugusa.com - information will be evolving on the site the next couple of months and it is intended to become a technical resource for those attending the games. Forms, procedures and manuals will be available there for completion and download. In coordination with the US-IUSF, BTI Events will connect with national sports governing bodies, organizations, and university conferences to field competitive US teams for both the World University Games and the World University Sports Championships. Additionally, BTI Events will work with the US-IUSF to identify potential cities to host future World University Sport Championships. US-IUSF Executive Secretary Dr. Stan Brassie agreed: "The US-IUSF is indeed fortunate to welcome BTI Events as a managing partner for the FISU World University Games and World University Championships. It became quite apparent in 2009 that the US-IUSF, which is a totally volunteer organization, could not continue to provide the services that the USA athletes need and deserve. BTI Events has a professional staff, extensive international experience, and a commitment to provide services of which we can all be proud. Although US-IUSF will continue to be very involved in overseeing every aspect, BTI Events will carry out the professional management of the competitions beginning in 2011. We look forward to a long and productive association with them." ABOUT US-IUSF The US-IUSF, formerly known as The United States Collegiate Sports Council (USCSC) began officially in 1967 as the official representative to the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The USSC changed its name to the United States International University Sports Federation (US-IUSF) in 2005. See: http://usiusf.org/ ABOUT BTI EVENTS BTI Events facilitates and provides logistical support for all types of athletic teams traveling to domestic and international events. Our clients range from youth lacrosse teams to U.S. athletes competing in the World University Games (beginning in 2011) and World University Championships (beginning in 2012). BTI Events is a subsidiary of Basketball Travelers Inc., a company established in 1985 to organize international and domestic basketball tours and tournaments for NCAA universities, high schools and foreign club and national teams. BTI Events is expanding into event management across multiple sports at a variety of skill levels, from youth sports to Olympic and professional-caliber athletes and teams. See: http://btievents.net and http://wugusa.com ### |
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JULY 12 Cao,
This will be a short blog today, I spent a lot of time just lounging around and trying to play catch up on my rest and relaxation.
After spending the morning working in the office, I went downtown to buy some souvenirs and gifts to take home for and friends. Ljiljana, Paul, Danko and myself went down to the walking street and had a great time just leisurely walking around and enjoying the beautiful day, and in Danko’s case, the beautiful women. Ljilana treated me to my first fig. I don’t think I live a sheltered life but I have never had a fig by itself before. I have had fig cooked with other things but never just a fig. It was good, I didn’t know what to expect but I liked it. Ljiljana said that these were not fresh figs but I thought they were ok.
We also had a ceremonial sandwich exchange. All of the volunteers with the World University Game get two boxed lunches a day. I see volunteers all over the village eating these sandwiches and I really wanted to try one. They are only available for volunteers but Danko said that he would steal me one. All of the volunteers are sick of them (since they have been eating them twice a day for two weeks) so he was pretty surprised when I said I wanted one. But he stole one for me and we had a little ceremony downtown of him giving me the sandwich. The volunteers are right, the sandwiches are not that good and I am sad to say that mine ended up in a garbage can somewhere downtown. Click Here To Continue Reading the BLOG... |
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Ljiljana and the US Delegation Attachés have been truly magnificent. We appreciate them very much. Here Milan, Ljiljana and Danko work with Tom to solve transportation at the front of the village. 
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