USA Gymnastics names 2009 U.S. Men’s National Team

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 14, 2009 – USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Men’s National Team following the conclusion of the men’s competition at the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas.

The top 10 in the senior men’s all-around automatically qualified for the national team, and five additional gymnasts were named by the Men’s Program Committee. For the juniors, the top seven in the all-around for both the 14-15 and 16-18 year-old divisions qualified for the junior national team.

U.S. Senior National Team 
Alex Artemev, Lakewood, Colo., 5280 Gymnastics
Kyle Bunthuwong, El Cerrito, Calif., University of California – Berkeley
Alex Buscaglia, Cary, Ill., Stanford University, senior
Jake Dalton, Sparks, Nev., Gym Nevada
Wesley Haagensen, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Olympic Training Center
Tim Gentry, Plano, Texas, Stanford, University
Joey Hagerty, Albuquerque, N.M., U.S. Olympic Training Center
Jonathan Horton, Houston, Cypress Academy
Glen Ishino, Santa Ana, Calif., University of California – Berkeley
Steve Legendre, Flower Mound, Texas, University of Oklahoma
Danell Leyva, Miami, Universal Gymnastics
Tim McNeill, Falls Church, Va., University of California – Berkeley
Sho Nakamori, Albany, Calif., shonakamori.com
David Sender, Arlington Heights, Ill., shonakamori.com
Brandon Wynn, Voorhees, N.J., The Ohio State University, senior

U.S. Junior National Team
14-15 age group 
Jacob Dastrup, Lindon, Utah, Arete
Jonathan Deaton, Longmeadow, Mass., Tim Daggett’s Gold Medal Gymnastics
Jesse Glen, Northridge, Calif., SCATS HB
Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla., Orlando Metro
Maximilian Mayr, Miami, Universal Gymnastics
Sam Mikulak, Newport Coast, Calif., SCATS HB
John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., World Cup

16-18 age group 
Dylan Akers, Houston, Cypress Academy
Wyatt Aycock, Orlando, Fla., Orlando Metro
C.J. Maestas, Corrales, N.M., Gold Cup
Cameron Rogers, Mint Hill, N.C., Zenith
Jesse Silverstein, Spring Valley, N.Y., U.S. Gymnastics Center II
Christopher Turner, Fremont, Calif., West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy
Jordan Valdez, Louisville, Colo., Xtreme Altitude Gymnastics, Jr. 16-18

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 complete information, log on to www.usa-gymnastics.org.