Two ASCI Staff Members Earn Spots On 2008 Olympic Team

Jul. 10, 2008
Two part-time Adventure Sports Center International (ASCI) staff members, Rick Powell and Casey Eichfield, secured spots on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team – Canoe/Kayak at the Augsburg, Germany, World Cup this past weekend, and will compete in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, in August along with three other team members.
Rounding out the rest of the team are Scott Parsons of Bethesda, Benn Fraker and Heather Corrie, and Olympic coaches Silvan Poberaj and Cathy Hearn.
The five-person Olympic team has just confirmed it will travel to ASCI for training next week from Monday through Friday. According to Matt Taylor, executive director at ASCI, the team will have exclusive use of the recirculating whitewater course daily in the morning and again late in the afternoon.
ASCI has invited the public to watch the U.S. representatives prepare themselves for the Olympic competition in Beijing.
Persons may visit the ASCI web site at www.-adventuresportscenter.com or call 301-387-3250 for information on the Olympic Team's schedule while in Garrett County.