USA Wrestling has made its choice for the Olympic Coaches for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team in women's freestyle wrestling that will participate in the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.    Selected to join USA Wrestling National Women's Coach Terry Steiner of Colorado Springs, Colo. as Olympic Coaches in women's wrestling are Tricia Saunders of Phoenix, Ariz. and Townsend Saunders of Phoenix, Ariz. This selection has been forwarded for final approval from the U.S. Olympic Committee.    This will be the first Olympic Games in which women's freestyle wrestling will be contested. In addition, women's wrestling is the only new sport on the program at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.    Tricia Saunders and Townsend Saunders are married to each other. This is the first time that a husband and wife have been named to coach an Olympic wrestling team. Tricia Saunders becomes the first woman to serve as an Olympic coach for the sport of wrestling.    Tricia Saunders served as head coach of the historic 2003 Pan American Games women's team, the first time that women's wrestling was included on the program. The U.S. swept all gold medals in the women's wrestling division. Saunders has been a member of the U.S. Women's World Team coaching staff in 2001, 2002 and 2003. She is a club coach with the Sunkist Kids. She was one of the most successful women's wrestler in history, winning four World Championships gold medals (1992, 1996, 1998 and 1999), as well as the 1993 World silver medal. Saunders was the first U.S. woman to win a World wrestling title.    Townsend Saunders served as head coach of the 2003 U.S. Women's World Team, which competed in New York City, N.Y. The team placed strong second in the standings, with seven medalists and individual champion Kristie Marano. Saunders serves as a club coach for the Sunkist Kids, the nation's most successful wrestling club. He is also the club's Executive Director. He won a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at 149.5 pounds at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. He was also a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team, placing seventh at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.    Terry Steiner was named USA Wrestling's full-time National Women's Coach in April 2002.  He is responsible for the training of America's elite women freestyle wrestlers. Since becoming USA Wrestling's National Women's Coach, U.S. teams have turned in many outstanding performances. The United States placed second at the 2003 World Championships, with seven individual medalists. Team USA upset Japan to win the 2003 Women's World Cup, as the world's top dual meet team. The USA swept all four gold medals at the 2003 Pan American Games. Steiner served six years as assistant wrestling coach at the Univ. of Wisconsin and  two seasons as an assistant coach at Oregon State. As an athlete, Steiner claimed second in the 1998 U.S. Nationals in freestyle and placed at the National Championships eight times.    Complete biographies of each Olympic Coach selection follows, as well as quotes from each of the coaches.    The two volunteer coaches selected as Olympic Coaches came from a group of six finalists. Saunders and Saunders were selected by the USA Wrestling Women's Coach Selection Committee, then approved by the USA Wrestling Executive Committee. All of the finalists were interviewed by the Women's Coach Selection Committee.    The other volunteer coaches who were finalists for the positions were Joe Corso of Des Moines, Iowa; Tadaaki Hatta of Elyria, Ohio; Chris Horpel of Stanford, Calif.; and Troy Steiner of Madison, Wis.    QUOTES FROM THE OLYMPIC COACH SELECTIONS IN WOMEN'S FREESTYLE    Tricia Saunders of Phoenix, Ariz.    "I am really excited about being a part of the first Olympic team for the sport. The goal is for every athlete on the U.S. team to win a gold medal, not just to get a uniform and attend. We can win a medal at every weight class, regardless of who makes the team. Townsend and I were very different as athletes and how we approach the sport. We are also different than Terry. To have a number of different approaches for the athletes will help the athletes improve. We have a real well-rounded coaching team, with a lot of experience."    (about not having the chance to compete in the Olympics as an athlete)    "I enjoy my time coaching. I would have liked to have competed, if it happened in 1996. My contribution as an athlete is done. I enjoy being a coach and helping the athletes. I don't wish I were still an athlete. I would have liked it if women's wrestling got into the Olympics in 1992 or 1996. It is sad that it was not in the Games then. But I don't want to be an athlete in 2004."    (about coaching this team)    "I watched them come up as young athletes and go through what I did as an athlete. It is very rewarding to be there for them as a coach. I am as driven for them as I was as an athlete for me. If you love the sport, you can't help to enjoy coaching it. It's a big thrill. I am happy to be part of this team effort. I feel that I need to give back to the sport. It has given me a tremendous amount over the years."    Townsend Saunders of Phoenix, Ariz.    "It is a goal that has come to reality. I have been thinking about getting back to the Olympics. I didn't go in 2000, and I was fortunate to go in 1992 and 1996. As Greece came along, and the women got the chance to compete, I knew it would be history-making. I'm looking forward to working with the girls. We have a dynamite team and they are very talented. We opened eyes at the Pan Am Games and World Championships and I expect that to continue. I am ecstatic. I felt Trish was a lock. There isn't anybody more qualified that her. I felt my chances were the same as everybody else. We had a great group of coaches who were finalists."    (about working with Tricia and Terry)  "I remember in 1989, when I went to the women's event in San Francisco to see my girlfriend compete. We have seen a lot happen since then. The Olympics has been a topic of discussion in our household for years. Many milestones have happened. Because of that history and knowledge, it strengthens our ability to work with the women. Terry, Tricia and I work well together. We have different styles, backgrounds and perspectives. The women should benefit from that."    National Women's Coach Terry Steiner of Colorado Springs, Colo.    "Our goals for Athens are very clear and very high. Last year, at the World Championships, at the Olympic weights, we earned four silver medals. We believe we can improve on that. Four golds is not out of the question. We are looking to improve at every one of those positions - and that would mean golds. We've established ourselves as one of the top teams in the world, and it is up to us to keep improving on that."    (about Tricia and Townsend Saunders)    "Trish is a great addition. She has been women's wrestling in this country. She has been a great champion. She will take those same characteristics and put the same effort towards our women's program. It is unique and important to have a woman coach for this women's wrestling team. Trish is a perfect fit. She has knowledge, but she also brings communication that only a woman can bring to the table. I am excited and happy to have her on board."    "Because Townsend has been there before, he brings a knowledge of what to expect during the Olympic Games. He brings tremendous wrestling knowledge into the wrestling room to prepare our athletes. He did a great job this year with the 2003 World Team. I think the three of us work together well."