USA Gymnastics names U.S. Team for 2009 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships

LAS VEGAS, Nev., Sept. 27, 2009 – 2009 World Cup gold-medalists Logan Dooley of Lake Forest, Calif., Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J., and Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, headline the U.S. Team that will compete in the 2009 World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships, Nov. 7-15, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The U.S. Team for World Championships was determined by placement in the World Championships Selection Points System.  Athletes gained points based on placements at three events:  U.S. Elite Challenge; Visa Championships; and the Final Selection Event, which concluded on Sept. 26.  The top two athletes in the selection system rankings automatically qualified for the team and additional athletes were named by the selection committee

 

2009 World Championships Team

Trampoline

Men

Michael Devine, Winnebago, Ill./J and J Trampoline

Logan Dooley of Lake Forest, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics

Steve Gluckstein, Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Ultra Twisters

Neil Gulati, Laguna Beach, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics

Austin White, Newport Coast, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics, alternate

Women

Hayley Butcher, St. John, Ind./Midwest Training

Nani Vercruyssen, Honolulu, Hawaii/Hawaii Academy

Alaina Williams, Huntsville, Ala./Matrix

 

Synchronized trampoline

Women

Nani Vercruyssen and Alaina Williams

Men

Steven Gluckstein and Logan Dooley

Michael Devine and Austin White

 

Tumbling

Men

Kalon Ludvigson, Pocatello, Idaho/Team Revolution

Women

Susannah Johnson, Roanoke, Va./Capital Gymnastics

Amy McDonald, McKinney, Texas/Eagle's Wings Athletics

Leanne Seitzinger, Stafford, Va./Novaks

Kaitlin Tortorich, Haymarket, Va./Capital Gymnastics

 

Double mini-trampoline

Men

Tony Doles, Lubbock, Texas/Upsidedowners

Kalon Ludvigson, Pocatello, Idaho/Team Revolution

Stephen Raymond, Orlando, Fla./Stick It! Gymnastics

Austin White, Newport Coast, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics

Corey Whitfield, Detroit, Mich./AGT Flipcity, alternate

Women

Aubree Balkan, Carlsbad, Calif./Bounce California

Sarah Gandy, Reno, Texas/3TI

Sarah Prosen, Apple Valley, Minn./Gypsy Flyers

The senior elite champions at the Final Selection Event, held Sept. 25-26 in Las Vegas, were:  trampoline – Dooley and Vercruyssen; tumbling – Ludvigson and Seitzinger; double mini –White and Balkan; and synchronized trampoline – the team of Dooley and Gluckstein.

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.