** U.S. Olympic Committee Honors Jennifer Rodriguez, Tony Benshoof and USA Hockey's Women's Select Team for November Accomplishments    COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. - The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) today named two-time Olympic speedskater Jennifer Rodriguez and USA Luge's Tony Benshoof as the November Athletes of the Month. The USOC Team of the Month honor was awarded to USA Hockey's Women's Select Team.    Third in the voting among the women was freestyle wrestler Toccara Montgomery (Cleveland, Ohio). Competing for Cumberland College, Montgomery went  undefeated during November in four women's freestyle wrestling competitions in Canada. Montgomery, a two-time World silver medalist, won the gold medal at 80kg on Nov. 1 at the McMaster Varsity Championships in Hamilton, Ontario, where she defeated former Canadian World Team member   Pam Wilson, leading Cumberland to second place in the team race. At the  Ontario Cup in Toronto, Cumberland won the team title as Montgomery claimed the 80kg division uncontested. Montgomery was also undefeated in the Women's Championship Cup of Wrestling in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on Nov. 15 and the Brock Invitational in St. Catherine's on Nov. 30. In the two  events, Montgomery had a 7-0 individual record plus two forfeit wins. She scored four pins and two technical falls, plus earned a 6-3 decision over Wilson. Montgomery is currently the No. 1 wrestler in her weight class in the North American Women's College rankings.    Winning among women was Rodriguez (Miami, Fla.), who kicked off the World Cup season in style by  winning five medals and skating to the lead in the 1500m World Cup standings. At the season-opening event in Hamar, Norway, Nov. 8-9,  Rodriguez won her first gold medal in the 1500m distance, defeating favorite Anni Friesinger of Germany. The following weekend, in Erfurt, Germany, Rodriguez again won 1500m gold, as well as gold in the 500m race,  en route to the all-around competition title. She ended the month with a bronze medal in the 1500m at the World Cup event in Heerenveen, Netherlands, Nov. 21-23, and maintains her lead at that distance in the World Cup standings after three of five events.    Ice Hochey goaltender Pam Dreyer (Eagle River, Ark.) was runner-up among the female candidates for the Athlete of the Month award. Dreyer recorded two victories against Canada and led the 2003 U.S. Women's Select Team (4-0-0) to its second-ever gold medal at the Four Nations Cupin Skovde.    In his eighth season on the senior international luge circuit, men's winner Benshoof (White Bear Lake, Minn.) is enjoying his best career start. In November, he claimed two medals, his first international title and a track record.    Finishing second among the men nominated for November achievements was USA goaltender Alex Westlund (Flemington Village, N.J.) who stopped 43 of 44 shots in two games to lead the 2003 U.S. Men's Select Ice Hockey Team to its first-ever championship victory at the Deutschland Cup in Hanover, Germany, Nov. 7-9.    Paralympic swimmer Travis Mohr (Northampton, Pa.) finished in third place on the men's ballot for his   excellence in disability swimming. Mohr set a World record in the men's class SB6 100m breaststroke at the U.S. Paralympics last chance meet in Indianapolis, Ind. on Nov. 29. Mohr also swims the 100m backstroke.    Freestyle wrestler Steve Mocco (N. Bergen, N.J.) did not place in the top three among men, but did receive a first-place vote for his second-place finish at the Yargin Cup in Moscow, Russia, an all-star tournament featuring many of the world's best wrestlers in his division.     The U.S. Women's Select Ice Hockey Team earned four wins and the gold medal at the 2003 Four Nations Cup in Skovde, Sweden, Nov. 5-9. Team USA opened the tournament with an 8-0 victory over Finland and went on to   blank Canada, 2-0. The U.S. then defeated host Sweden, 5-1, before facing Canada in the gold-medal game that was tied at the end of regulation play. Team USA's Cammi Granato (Downers Grove, Ill.) scored in a shootout for the win. This marked only the second time the U.S. has captured the gold at the Cup and the third time that the U.S. has defeated Canada in a gold-medal situation.     Finishing second in the Team of the Month voting was the 2003 USA Softball Women's National Team The squad proved why it is ranked No. 1 in the world during November as it captured its second consecutive Japan Cup title Nov. 28-30 in Yokohama, Japan.     Rounding out the Team of the Month ballot in third place was the U.S. 21-and-Under Water Ski Team that capped off the 2003 season by winning the World team title atop a  field of 19 on Nov. 30 at the inaugural 21-and-Under Water Ski World  Championships in San Bernardo, Chile. U.S. team members combined for nine medals, including six gold.     Results (first place votes in parentheses)    WOMEN  1. Jennifer Rodriguez, speedskating, 51 (12)   2. Pam Dreyer, ice hockey 35 (7)   3. Toccara Montgomery, wrestling 11 (1)  Also receiving first place votes: Crystl Bustos (Softball)    MEN   1. Tony Benshoof, luge 28 (8)   2. Alex Westlund, ice hockey 21 (5)   3. Travis Mohr, paralympic swimming, 19 (5)   Also receiving first place votes: Chad Hedrick (Speedskating), Tahl Leibovitz (Paralympic Table Tennis), Steven Mocco (Wrestling) and Jimmy Siemers (Water Ski)    TEAM  1. Women's Select Ice Hockey Team 46 (9)  2. USA Softball 32 (4)  3. 21-and-Under Water Ski Team 24 (5)   Also receiving first place votes: Team USA (Bowling), the Debbie McCormick rink (Curling) and the USA Show Jumping Team (Equestrian)