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Each month the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announce the “Best of” Individual and Team athletes for the month. This month the U.S. Synchronized Swimming team has been crowned as one of the Teams of the Month for June.<\/p>\n

According to the press release, the U.S. synchro national team was elected to Team of the Month after “having only trained together for two months, won Team USA\u2019s first-ever world series team gold medal at the Synchro American Open with wins over Canada and Argentina.”<\/p>\n

Read the full press release from USOC below:<\/p>\n

\u00a0The United States Olympic Committee today announced the finalists for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of June, which recognize the outstanding achievements of Team USA athletes from last month. Fans are invited to vote for their favorite athletes and teams at\u00a0TeamUSA.org\/Awards<\/a>\u00a0through\u00a0midnight<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Wednesday, July 5<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

A total of nine sports \u2013 beach volleyball, boxing, equestrian, Para track and field, soccer, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, track and field, and weightlifting \u2013 are represented among the 13 finalists across men\u2019s, women\u2019s and team categories.<\/p>\n

Each of the finalists automatically qualify for consideration for the 2017 Team USA Awards presented by Dow Best of the Year. Their collective accomplishments tell the inspiring story of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes year-round. A complete list of monthly finalists from the 2016-17 qualification period can be found at\u00a0TeamUSA.org<\/a>. The 2017 Best of the Year Awards will be held\u00a0Nov. 29<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

In addition to Dow, the presenting sponsor, the Team USA Awards are supported by DICK\u2019S Sporting Goods and USG.<\/p>\n

JUNE FINALISTS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Male Athlete of the Month<\/u>
\nRyan Crouser (Boring, Oregon), Track and Field<\/i><\/b>
\nDefeated the reigning world champion and Olympic silver medalist to win the men\u2019s shot put at the USATF Outdoor Championships, with a throw of 22.65 meters \u2013 the best mark in the world since 2003.<\/p>\n

CJ Cummings (Beaufort, South Carolina), Weightlifting<\/i><\/b>
\nWon his fourth-consecutive world title and defended his IWF junior world crown in the 69 kg. division, extending a winning streak that dates back to June 2016 at the youth world level.<\/p>\n

Kent Farrington (Wellington, Florida), Equestrian<\/i><\/b>
\nRiding atop six different mounts, collected three CSI5* wins and three additional CSI5* top-three finishes at the Spruce Meadows and the Longines Global Champion tour stop.<\/p>\n

Isaac Jean-Paul (Grayslake, Illinois), Para Track and Field<\/i><\/b>
\nSmashed a 14-year-old world record in his national championship debut in the men\u2019s T13 high jump, leaping 2.10 meters to win the national title.<\/p>\n

Christian Pulisic (Hershey, Pennsylvania), Soccer<\/i><\/b>
\nScored two second-half goals in the span of 10 minutes to lead Team USA to a 2-0 World Cup Qualifying victory over Trinidad and Tobago, while also aiding the U.S. to a 1-1 draw over Mexico.<\/p>\n

Female Athlete of the Month<\/u>
\nBreanna Clark (Los Angeles, California), Para Track and Field<\/i><\/b>
\nClaimed the national title and cut more than a second off the women\u2019s T20 400-meter world record in 56.71 seconds to qualify for her first world championship team.<\/p>\n

Ginny Fuchs (Kemah, Texas), Boxing<\/i><\/b>
\nWon her first continental championships title and won all four bouts by unanimous decision, including a win over the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist en route to the gold-medal bout.<\/p>\n

Jackie Galloway (Wylie, Texas), Taekwondo<\/i><\/b>
\nClaimed the women\u2019s +73 kg. silver medal at the World Taekwondo Championships, defeating the reigning Olympic gold medalist from China, 4-3, in the semifinals.<\/p>\n

Laura Graves (Geneva, Florida), Equestrian<\/i><\/b>
\nWon two CDIO5* classes atop Verdades to help the U.S. clinch the team gold medal at the FEI Nations Cup Dressage series event at the CHIO Rotterdam.<\/p>\n

Dalilah Muhammad (Bayside, New York), Track and Field<\/i><\/b>
\nWon the women\u2019s 400-meter hurdles in 52.64 seconds, topping a stacked field that featured six women who finished under 54 seconds at the USATF Outdoor Championships.<\/p>\n

Team of the Month<\/u>
\nBrooke Sweat (Estero, Florida) and Summer Ross (Carlsbad, California), Beach Volleyball<\/i><\/b>
\nWon gold at the AVP Seattle Open, posted two runner-up finishes at the AVP New York City Open and FIVB World Tour in Moscow, and placed fifth at the FIVB World Tour stop in The Hague, Netherlands.<\/p>\n

U.S. Show Jumping Team, Equestrian<\/i><\/b>
\nDefeated Canada to win the gold medal at the FEI Nations Cup Jumping series event, qualifying for the FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final.<\/p>\n

U.S. Women\u2019s Senior National Team, Synchronized Swimming<\/i><\/b>
\nHaving only trained together for two months, won Team USA\u2019s first-ever world series team gold medal at the Synchro American Open with wins over Canada and Argentina.<\/p>\n

SELECTION PROCESS<\/b>
\nEach National Governing Body may nominate one female, one male and one team per sport discipline. An internal nominating committee selects finalists to advance to the voting round. Votes received from NGB representatives and select members of the media account for 50 percent of the final tally, with the other half determined by online fan voting via\u00a0TeamUSA.org\/Awards<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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