GIG Athletic Board

Peter Dyson
Basketball and Baseball - Factor IX deficient

Born: May 25, 1983 Lives: Cresco, Pennsylvania Attends: Messiah College Factor deficiency: IX

Career Highlights:

• Achieved success in three high school sports:  Basketball, Baseball, and Golf
• Currently plays outfield on his college baseball team
• Once hit two grand slams in one game!
• Looks forward to earning a degree in history education, and one day coaching high school basketball and baseball

Timothy Grams
Swimmer - Factor VIII deficient

Born:   April 2, 1979 Lives:   Littleton, Colorado Profession:  Geographic Information Systems Technician Factor deficiency: VIII (severe)

Career Highlights:

• Earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Denver
• Set three school records while a member of the University of Denver Swim Team
• Top-three finisher at the Pacific Collegiate Swimming Conference Championships for three years
• Co-captain of the Columbine High School Swim Team where he is the current holder of five school records
  

Mary Ann Massolio
Marathon Runner - VWD (type 1, mild)

Born: September 8, 1958 Lives: Tampa, Florida Profession: Executive Director, Children’s Cancer Center Bleeding Disorder: VWD (type 1, mild)

Career Highlights:

• An avid runner since 1972
• Ran her first full marathon in 2000
• Vice president of the Florida chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation, where she has been an active board member for 10 years
• Has worked as a medical social worker within the hemophilia community since 1993
• Currently working towards her masters and doctorate in Bereavement Counseling

Perry Parker
Professional Golfer - Factor VIII deficient

Born: November 29, 1964 Lives: Laguna Niguel, CA Profession: Professional Golfer Factor deficiency: VIII

Career Highlights:

• Winner of 5 Canadian tour events
• Participant in 3 U.S. opens (1992, 1997, 1998)
• Winner of over 20 professional golf tournaments in California
• Has made 9 career hole-in-ones
• Played on the Asian, Australian, Canadian, Nike, and PGA tours
• Has played golf in 49 states and 15 countries

Raymond Pierce
Martial Arts/Swimming — VWD

Born: January 21, 1987 Lives: Irwin, PA Attends: The Catholic University of America Factor deficiency: VWD

Career Highlights:

• Intends to earn his BS degree in Accounting at The Catholic University of America and then pursue his master’s degree in Forensic Auditing/Accounting
• Captain of college swim team
• Former lifeguard and ambassador of The Catholic University of America
• Third-degree blackbelt in Tang Soo Do (Korean style karate)
• First-degree blackbelt in Haidong Gumdo (Korean style sword training)
• Third-degree blackbelt in Martial Arts

David Quinn
Ice Hockey - Factor IX deficient

Born: July 30, 1966 Lives: Ann Arbor, Michigan Profession: Hockey Coach Factor deficiency: IX

Career Highlights:

• 1st round draft pick of the Minnesota North Stars (13 overall) in the 1984 NHL draft
• 2nd team All American in 1986 as a sophomore defenseman at Boston University
• Member of 1986 U.S. World Junior hockey team that won America’s 1st medal in tournament history
• Member of 1987 and 1991 U.S. National hockey team
• Selected for 1993 Olympic hockey team
• NCAA Division I coach of the University of Nebraska at Omaha hockey team
• Currently head coach for U.S. National hockey team

Ivan Sada
Baseball - Factor VIII deficient, severe hemophilia A

Lives: Brandon, Florida Attends: University of South Florida Factor deficiency: VIII (severe)

Career Highlights:

• 2003 Second Team All-Hillsborough County Team
• 2004 First Team All-Hillsborough County Team
• 2004 Hillsborough County Iron Man Award
• 2004 Junior National Mexico Team
• Played one year of community college and red shirted the next year

Jesse Schrader
Professional Baseball Player - Factor VIII deficient

Born: August 21, 1979 Lives: Cleveland, OH Profession: Professional Baseball Player Factor deficiency: VIII

Career Highlights:

• 4-year starting pitcher at Firelands High School with 93 strikeouts in 50 innings
• 4-year starting pitcher at Tiffin University holding the 3rd All-Time Strikeout Record
• 5th in the nation for strikeouts per 9 innings in the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics
• M1-year starting pitcher for the Florence Freedom Frontier League
• Currently plays professional ball for the Canton Stallions of Ohio
• Earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management and his Master’s Degree in Business Administration, both from Tiffin University

Michael Yurmanovich III
Runner-Factor VIII, Severe Hemophilia A

Born: September 7, 1981 Lives: Cleveland, Ohio Attends: Cleveland State University Factor Deficiency: VIII

Career Highlights:

• Four time champion of BGSU Championship Cross-Country Race
• Set Course record for BGSU Championship Cross-Country Race
• Varsity member of SWC Championship and State Qualifying Cross-Country Team
• Currently training for marathon race
• Graduated from Bowling Green State University in Secondary Education and currently working on Master’s Degree in Special Education at Cleveland State University