USA Gymnastics names 2007-08 U.S. Men?s National Team

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2007 ? USA Gymnastics has named the U.S. Men?s National Team for 2007-08.  The senior national team will be re-ranked in February 2008 at the Winter Cup Challenge; the junior men?s team will be in place until the 2008 Visa Championships, May 22-24, in Houston.  Gymnasts were named to the team based on performances at the 2007 Visa Championships in San Jose, Calif.

The men?s senior national team is comprised of:

Guillermo Alvarez, Denver, Team Chevron

Alexander Artemev, Morrison, Colo., Team Chevron

David Durante, Garwood, N.J., Team Chevron

Sean Golden, Camden, N.J., Team Chevron

Joey Hagerty, Rio Rancho, N.M., Team Chevron

Paul Hamm, Waukesha, Wis., Team Chevron

Jonathan Horton, Houston, University of Oklahoma

Sho Nakamori, Albany, Calif., Stanford University

David Sender, Arlington Heights, Ill., Stanford University

Justin Spring, Burke, Va., Team Chevron

Clay Strother, Jasper, Texas, Team Chevron

Kevin Tan, Fremont, Calif., Team Chevron

Yewki Tomita, Tucson, Ariz., Team Chevron

Sean Townsend, Houston, Houston Gymnastics Academy

The 2007-08 men?s junior national team is listed below.

16-18 year-old division

Alexy Bilozertchev, Hilliard, Ohio/Ohio State University Boys

Kyle Bunthuwong, El Cerrito, Calif./Golden Bear Gymnastics

Glen Ishino, Santa Ana, Calif./SCATS ? HB

Steven Legendre, Flower Mound, Texas/WOGA

Ryan Lieberman, Lake Forest, Ill./ Buffalo Grove Gymnastics

Philip Onorato, Plano, Texas/WOGA

Sean Regan, Libertyville, Ill./ Buffalo Grove Gymnastics

14-15 year-old division

Donothan Bailey, Lake Forest, Calif./Azarian Gymnastics

Jake Dalton, Sparks, Nev./Gymnastics Nevada

Danell Leyva, Miami/Universal Gymnastics

Sam Mikulak, Newport Coast, Calif./SCATS-HB

Yoshi Mori, Irvine, Calif./Hope Academy of Gymnastics

John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y./World Cup Gymnastics

Joshua Wokurka, Lombard, Ill./Bartlett Gymnastics

Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics, the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States, encourages participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport.  For more information, log on to www.usa-gymnastics.org.

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