INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Jonathan Horton of Houston and David Durante of Garfield, N.J., who finished first and third, respectively, at the 2006 Tyson American Cup, are among the 99 male gymnasts competing in the 2006 U.S. Men’s Qualifier, which is the men’s last opportunity to qualify to compete in the 2006 Visa Championships. 2004 Olympic silver-medalist Jason Gatson of Mesa, Ariz., is also entered. The U.S. Men’s Qualifier is July 15 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Competitors for the 2006 U.S. Men’s Qualifier
Arizona
Jason Gatson, Mesa, Ariz., Team Chevron (Sr.)*
California
Tyler Block, Kensington, Calif., University of California – Berkeley (Sr.)
Kyle Bunthuwong, El Cerrito, Calif., Golden Bear Gymnastics (14-15)^
Kyson Bunthuwong, El Cerrito, Calif., UC – Berkeley (Sr.)#
Jason Chu, Bellflower, Calif., SCATS HB (16-18)#
Bryan Del Castillo, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Newhope Academy (Sr.)#
Francisco Grey, Long Beach, Calif., SCATS HB (16-18)
Eric Haeussler, Redwood City, Calif., San Mateo Gymnastics (16-18)
Glen Ishino, Santa Ana, Calif., Scats HB (14-15)
Jason Laughton, Northridge, Calif., University of Oklahoma (Sr.)
Brian Lee, Freemont, Calif., Army Gymnastics (Sr.)
Sho Nakamori, Albany, Calif., Stanford University (Sr.)
Kyle Oi, Coto de Caza, Calif., Newhope Academy (16-18)
Andrew Stover, Fullerton, Calif., SCATS HB (16-18)
Kevin Tan, Fremont, Calif., Team Chevron (Sr.)*
Neal Thompson, Woodside, Calif., San Mateo Gymnastics (14-15)
Colorado
Alexander Artemev, Morrison, Colo., Team Chevron (Sr.)*
Geoffrey Corrigan, Colorado Springs, Colo., Team Chevron (Sr.)
Michael Jiang, Littleton, Colo., Chatfield Gymnastics (16-18)
Kyle McNamara, Littleton, Colo., University of Oklahoma (Sr.)
Michael Pinter, Westminster, Colo., Xtreme Altitude (16-18)
Griffin Reyes, Longmont, Colo., Xtreme Altitude (14-15)
Kyle Shanahan, Monument, Colo., CTC (Sr.)
Florida
Michael Almazan, Miami, Fla., Universal Gymnastics (16-18)
Alex Barrera, Miami, Fla., Universal Gymnastics (14-15)
Ari Barrera, Miami, Fla., Universal Gymnastics (16-18)
Kinkuro Broden, Miami, Fla., Universal Gymnastics (16-18)
Chris Cameron, Winter Haven, Fla., Sun Country Sports (16-18)
Derek Helsby, Orlando, Fla., Penn State University (Sr.)
Andrew Hunter, Tallahassee, Fla., Gym Force (16-18)
Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla., Universal Gymnastics (14-15)
Edward Mesa, Cooper City, Fla., Universal Gymnastics (14-15)^
Michael Reavis, Tallahassee, Fla., HGA/GymMasters (Sr.)*
Idaho
Jeff Crockett, Boise, Idaho, University of Washington (Sr.)
Illinois
Mike Behles, Wayne, Ill., Bartlett Gymnastics (16-18)
Wesley Haagensen, Belleville, Ill., University of Illinois (Sr.)
Andy Krueger, Arlington Heights, Ill., University of Illinois – Chicago (Sr.)
Ryan Lieberman, Lake Forest, Ill., Buffalo Grove Gymnastics (Sr.)#
C.J. Padera, Winfield, Ill., Bartlett Gymnastics (14-15)
Sean Regan, Libertyville, Ill., Buffalo Grove Gymnastics (16-18)
Maryland
Johnny Schell, Jr., Laytonsville, Md., Capital Gymnastics NTC (14-15)
Massachusetts
R.J. Heflin, Storeham, Mass., Gymnastics & More (Sr.)
Christopher Lung, Lexington, Mass., University of Illinois (Sr.)#
Mel Anton Santander, Southborough, Mass., Mass Gym Center (Sr.)
Jason Shen, Newton, Mass., Stanford University (Sr.)
Minnesota
Micah Elofson, Minneapolis, Minn., TAGS-Eden Prairie (14-15)
Mississippi
Jimmy Wickham, Gulfport, Miss., Ohio State University (Sr.)*
Missouri
Zach Cazabon, Bretwood, Mo., St. Louis Gym Centre (14-15)
New Jersey
David Durante, Garwood, N.J., Team Chevron (Sr.)*
Sean Golden, Camden, N.J., Team Chevron (Sr.)*
Curtis Kleffman, Washington, N.J., University of Iowa (Sr.)