DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 15, 2009 – USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Acrobatic National Team following the 2009 Visa Championships at the Dallas (Texas) Convention Center.
The pair and group with the highest cumulative score per event at the Visa Championships automatically earned a spot on the acrobatic national team.
U.S. Senior Acrobatic National Team
Mixed Pair
Sienna Martinez, Riverside, Calif., Ryan Ward, Corona, Calif./Realis Gymnastics Academy
Kristin Allen, Livermore, Calif., Michael Rodrigues, Livermore, Calif./West Coast Training Center
Nicole Faubert, Danville, Calif., Brian Kincher, Livermore, Calif./West Coast Training Center
Women’s Group
Kailey Maurer, Fontana, Calif., Holli Morris, Beaumont, Calif., Crystal Johnston, Riverside, Calif./Empire
U.S. Junior Acrobatic National Team
11-16 Women’s Pair
Mariah Cockshell, Lee’s Summit, Mo., Kennedy Swanson, Blue Springs, Mo./Acro Explosion
Maren Merwarth and Taylor Mosher, San Antonio, Texas/Browns Gymnastics
BreeAnna Saur and Harley-Breean Elliott, Lawson, Mo./Northwest Gymnastics
11-16 Women’s Group
Jesse Kelly, San Jose, Calif., Alyssa Liardon, Morgan Hill, Calif., Brooke Rhoades, San Jose, Calif./Aerial Tumbling & AcroGymnastics
Kendall Meyer, Silver Spring, Md., Erica Prestipino, Rockville, Md., Mackenzie Meyer, Silver Spring, Md./Xtreme Acro
Junior 12-19 Mixed Pair
Eirian Smith, San Jose, Calif., Jake Kanavel, San Jose, Calif./Aerial Tumbling & AcroGymnastics
Kiley Boynton, Riverside, Calif., Ryan Smethers, Mira Loma, Calif./Realis Gymnastics Academy
Junior 12-19 Women’s Group
Alexa Vitale, San Jose, Calif., Kelly Phillips, San Jose, Calif., Jessica Picone, San Jose, Calif./Aerial Tumbling & AcroGymnastics
Junior National Team – Photo by Scott Einuis
