GYMNASTICS: USA Gymnastics announces men's assignments for international competitions

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 18, 2008- USA Gymnastics announced men's assignments for upcoming international competitions. The assignments are listed below. USA vs. Canada, Calgary, Alberta, Feb. 22 Guillermo Alvarez, Denver/Team Chevron Joseph Hagerty, Rio Rancho, N.M./Team Chevron Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla./Universal Gymnastics Kevin Tan, Fremont, Calif./Team Chevron Sean Townsend, Dickinson, Texas/Team Chevron Blaine Wilson, Columbus, Ohio/Team Chevron World Cup, Doha, Qatar, March 4-6 Sho Nakamori, Albany, Calif./Stanford University David Sender, Arlington Heights, Ill./Stanford University Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Its mission is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport. Its disciplines include men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, and acrobatic gymnastics. For more information, log on to www.usa-gymnastics.org.