 In San Diego he was joined on the national team by a collection of the top collegiate talent from the California area, including Karch Kiraly, Dusty Dvorak, Steve Timmons, Craig Buck, Steven Salmons, Pat Powers and Doug Partie.By 1983 the U.S. squad was among the world's elite teams.The turnaround culminated with the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.