June 21, 2004
NORFOLK, VA-Former Two-Time All-American, and Honda Award winner Marina Digiacomo (ODU' 01) has been selected to Argentina's 16-person Olympic field hockey team and will compete in the upcoming games in Athens, Greece.
DiGiacomo helped lead the Lady Monarchs to the 2000 NCAA National Championship, ODU's ninth in that sports. The four-time CAA Player of the Yearled the nation with 151 points, 63 goals and a 2.4 goals per game that season. DiGiacomo completed her career as the NCAA's all-time scorer with 167 goals, 80 assists, for 414 total points.
Thus far the following ODU alumni will join Marina in Athens.
Field HockeyMaacha van der Vaart (Netherlands)Men's BasketballOliver Purnell (U.S. Assistant Coach)Women's BasketballAnne Donovan (U.S. Assistant Coach)SailingCharlie Ogletree (U.S. sailor)