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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Before racing in the womens Paralympic triathlon Sunday, U.S. athletes Allysa Seely, Hailey Danisewicz and Melissa Stockwell talked about it being the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. They had hopes of hearing the U.S. national anthem from the podium.They all did, after sweeping the medals in the PT2 class in triathlons Paralympic debut. Grace Norman also won gold in the womens PT4 class.Its a great day for America, said Danisewicz, who won silver, finishing 48 seconds behind Seelys winning time of 1 hour, 22 minutes and 55 seconds. On some very, very small level, it proves that Americans have a really great spirit and that whatever setbacks, challenges, obstacles come our way, (we) can rise from the fire.Stockwell lost her leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2004, becoming the first female American soldier to lose a limb in active combat. On Sunday, she finished third in 1:25:24.When it got really tough out there I thought of those that gave the ultimate sacrifice and didnt make it back, Stockwell said. They pushed me to the finish -- just wanting to give my thanks to them.Seely and Danisewicz, both first-time Paralympians, greeted Stockwell at the finish line, waving an American flag as the teammates collapsed into an embrace.Stockwell, a three-time paratriathlon world champion considered a favorite to win this event, had no complaints about her bronze performance. She competed in swimming in the 2008 Paralympics but did not medal.Everything was worth it, she said Sunday, draped with an American flag. I would not go back for one second, for one minute. This is the culmination of everything.---This story has been corrected to show that the first name of Danisewicz is spelled Hailey, not Haley.---Emily Greenwood is a journalism student at the University of Georgia. Penn State and Georgia are partnering with The Associated Press to supplement coverage of the 2016 Paralympics. Cheap MLB Jerseys . There are surprises among the Vezina candidates, but most of the others are standard top-tier performers, even if the two Hart Trophy runners-ups have never been quite as good as they have been through the first half of the season. Cheap Diamondbacks Jerseys China . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.cheapdiamondbacksjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-jake-lamb-jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Chris Owings Jersey . The head of USA Boxing came out swinging Tuesday with an open letter to Tyson -- a former Olympic hopeful himself -- that accuses the former heavyweight champion of trying to poach fighters who might be candidates for the U. Wholesale Diamondbacks Jerseys . Radwanska, making her debut in the Seoul tournament, hit eight aces in a match that lasted 1 hour, 4 minutes at Olympic Park tennis stadium. "It was definitely a very good match -- I was playing really good tennis," Radwanska said. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Kristina King matched her career high with 16 points and grabbed a career-best nine rebounds and No. 16 West Virginia held off Mississippi 66-61 on Sunday.Alexis Brewer added 12 points and Tynice Martin, who came in averaging 20.1, had 10. Teana Muldrow, averaging 14.1, scored eight.Taylor Manuel led the Rebels (6-2) with 13 points and Erika Sisk had 11. The Rebels top two scorers coming in, Madinah Muhammad (14.7) and Shandricka Sessom (14.3), finished with four and nine points, respectively.West Virrginia (28.dddddddddddd9) and Ole Miss (29.3) came in ranked second and third in shooting-percentage defense, however, the Mountaineers shot 53.5 percent to 32.2 for the Rebels. West Virginia made only 18 of 32 free throws and committed 25 turnovers.West Virginia (9-0) finished the third quarter on a 6-1 spurt, with four points from King, to lead 43-37 and kept a single-digit edge till the end. ' ' '