In a series of Zoom meetings, USA Wheelchair Rugby head coach Joe Delagrave shared the news with each of the 12 athletes who made the final cut for the Paralympic team.
Read the announcement and the bios of each athlete on the official website here.
The final team for 2024 will be:
- Sarah Adam, Naperville, Ill./St. Louis, Mo.
- Chuck Aoki (Co-Captain), Minneapolis, MN/Ann Arbor, Mi.
- Clayton Brackett, Birmingham, Ala.
- Jeff Butler, Fort Wayne, IN/San Francisco, Calif.
- Lee Fredette, East Moriches, NY/Tucson, Az.
- Brad Hudspeth, Stilwell, Kan.
- Chuck Melton, Richview, Ill.
- Eric Newby (Co-Captain), Godfrey, Ill.
- Josh O’Neill, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Zion Redington, Birmingham, Ala.
- Mason Symons, Hershey, Penn.
- Josh Wheeler, Tucson, Az.
After the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Team USA is ranked #1 in the world and will seek to return to the top of the podium in Paris with games between August 29–September 2. (The schedule of matches will be announced here.)