USA Gymnastics names 2009 U.S. Rhythmic National Team

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 15, 2009 – USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Rhythmic National Team following the conclusion of senior women’s competition in the Dallas Convention Center at the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas.

 The top 8 in the senior women’s all-around automatically qualified for the national team, and the top seven all-around competitors at the junior level qualified for the junior national team.

 U.S. Senior Rhythmic National Team

1. Ava Gehringer of Evanston, Ill./ North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center

2. Rachel Marmer of Los Angeles of Calif./ Eurogymnastics

3. Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md./ Rhythmflex

4. Michelle Milstein of Eagan, Minn./ International Gymnastics of Minnesota

5. Anastasia Torba of Orinda, Calif./ Allegro Rhythmics

6. JoAnna Arnold of Evanston, Ill./ North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center

7. Sarah Kudishevich of Eden Prairie, Minn./ International Gymnastics of Minnesota

8. Gabriella Magid of Brooklyn, N.Y./Isadora

U.S. Junior Rhythmic National Team

1.  Rebecca Sereda of Staten Island, N.Y./Isadora

2.  Olga Pavlenko of Flushing, N.Y/Isadora

3.  Jazzy Kerber of Highland Park, Ill./North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center

4.  Jessica Bogdanov of Brooklyn, N.Y./Isadora

5.  Alexis Page of New York, N.Y./Aviator Sports and Recreation 

6. Shelby Kisiel of Missouri City, Texas/North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center

7.  Amanda Tran of Shoreline, Wash./Kortel Academy of Gymnastics

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.