SOFIA, Bulgaria (November 22, 2022) – Five former champions headline a 60-person U.S. contingent to the 2022 T&T World Age Group Competitions, which kick off Wednesday in Bulgaria. In all, 24 titles, spanning individual trampoline, tumbling, double mini trampoline and synchronized trampoline in the 13-14, 15-16 and 17-21 age groups, will be decided this week at Arena Sofia.

Among the previous winners set to represent the U.S. are 2021 13-14-year-old men’s synchronized trampoline pair Will Cockrill (Plano, Texas/Flip Factory) and Kai Lawson (Bethesda, Md./Dynamite Gymnastics), 2021 women’s 15-16 double mini trampoline champion Josie Bain (Litchfield Park, Ariz./North Valley Gymnastics), 2018 men’s synchro gold medalist Ryan Maccagnan (Colorado Springs, Colo./Stars Gymnastics) and 2021 13-14-year-old women’s trampoline title holder Alexandra Mytnik (Manalapan, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy).

Qualifications and finals for each division will be held on the same day. The winner of each qualification group and up to eight of the next-highest-ranked gymnasts in each category, limited to two per country, will advance to the medal round. Qualifications will begin each day at 3 a.m. ET. Finals will follow Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. ET, Thursday at 1 p.m. ET, Friday at 12:30 p.m. ET and Saturday at 11 a.m. ET.

Men’s and women’s 13-14 individual trampoline and 17-21 double mini champions will be crowned Wednesday. Titles across the 13-14 synchronized trampoline, 15-16 individual trampoline and 17-21 tumbling divisions will be determined Thursday. Friday will see winners decided in men’s and women’s 13-14 double mini, 15-16 tumbling and synchro, and 17-21 individual trampoline. The event will wrap Saturday with the 13-14 tumbling, 15-16 double mini and 17-21 synchro competitions.

U.S. team members are listed alphabetically below by age group and apparatus.

Trampoline

13-14 years
Joseph Borders, Austin, Texas/Champions Westlake
Tessa Christopher, Middletown, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy
Grace Danley, Millstone, N.J./Garden State Trampoline Academy
Nate Erkert, Wildwood, Mo./Elite Trampoline Academy
Alexandra Mytnik, Manalapan, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy
Alex Rozenshteyn, Cranford, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy
Mick Seyler, Flower Mound, Texas/Southlake Gymnastics Academy
Bella Ursu, Holmdel, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy

15-16 years
Will Cockrill, Plano, Texas/Flip Factory
Ava DeHanes, Holmdel, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy
Leah Edelman, Holmdel, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy
Leah Garafalo, Cream Ridge, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy
Xavier Harper, Oak Ridge, Tenn./Premier Athletics Knoxville
Rayleigh Huette, Weimar, Texas/K&L Tumbletown
Van Larson, Phoenix, Ariz./Aspire Kids Sports Center
Micah Miner, Glen Carbon, Ill./Kris Power Tumbling

17-21 years
Peyton Brown, Round Rock, Texas/Tumble Tech
Nick Francken, Pleasanton, Calif./Elite Trampoline Academy
Ava Hernando, Holmdel, N.J./Elite Trampoline Academy
Joey Isenberg, Martinsburg, W.Va./Elite Trampoline Academy
Avery Kroeker, Franklin, Tenn./Let It Shine
Ryan Maccagnan, Colorado Springs, Colo./Stars Gymnastics
McKenzie Petrich, Greensboro, N.C./Ultimate Kids
Jace Williams, Cave Creek, Ariz./North Valley Gymnastics

Tumbling

13-14 years
Carter Garn, Bluffdale, Utah/Wasatch Trampoline & Tumbling
Annie Hansen, Hooper, Utah/Northern Star Bounder
Skye Hawk, Allen, Texas/Eagle Gymnastics Academy
Amari Jackson, Lakeland, Fla./Elite World Gymnastics
Tyse Love, Gulfport, Miss./Elmwood Gymnastics Academy
Eli Nilson, Draper, Utah/Wasatch Trampoline & Tumbling

15-16
ZaQuae Carter, Harlem, N.Y./Cavu Trampoline and Tumbling
Amelia Gasper, Delavan, Ill./Central Illinois Gymnastics Academy
Xavier Harper, Oak Ridge, Tenn./Premier Athletics Knoxville
London Hunt, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre
Brooklyn Jolley, West Haven, Utah/Northern Star Bounder
Micah Miner, Glen Carbon, Ill./Kris Power Tumbling
Rosalie Thongphay, San Tan Valley, Ariz./USA Youth Fitness Center
Amare Walker, Rockaway, N.J./Cavu Trampoline and Tumbling

17-21
Raf Bryant, Worthington, Ohio/Integrity Athletics
Tyji Kazeem-Riley, Locust Grove, Ga./FlipCity South
Dylan McGuire, Glenn Heights, Texas/Trevino’s Gymnastics
Jill Papenhause, Tremont, Ill./Central Illinois Gymnastics Academy
Alec Pelezo, Magnolia, Texas/World Champions Centre
Nasiarra Riley, Locust Grove, Ga./FlipCity South
Lizzie Roiger, East Peoria, Ill./Central Illinois Gymnastics Academy
Kira Schwartz, Glendale, Calif./So Cal TTC

Double mini trampoline

13-14
Lexie Danko, Trabuco Canyon, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics
Nate Erkert, Wildwood, Mo./Elite Trampoline Academy
West Fowler, Gulf Breeze, Fla./Panhandle Perfection Gymnastics
Chandler Graham, Amarillo, Texas/All American Gymnastics
Skye Hawk, Allen, Texas/Eagle Gymnastics Academy
Sebastian Ramberg, Laguna Niguel, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics
Kennedi Roberts, North Richland Hills, Texas/Southlake Gymnastics Academy
Mick Seyler, Flower Mound, Texas/Southlake Gymnastics Academy

15-16
Samantha Breckenridge, Taylorville, Ill./Kris Power Tumbling
Will Cockrill, Plano, Texas/Flip Factory
Luke Davis, Chatham, Ill./Kris Power Tumbling
Jackie Kent, Downers Grove, Ill./Elite Sports Complex
Kai Lawson, Bethesda, Md./ Dynamite Gymnastics
Micah Miner, Glen Carbon, Ill./Kris Power Tumbling
Isabella Pansano, Glendale, Ariz./North Valley Gymnastics
Rosalie Thongphay, San Tan Valley, Ariz./USA Youth Fitness Center

17-21
Josie Bain, Litchfield Park, Ariz./North Valley Gymnastics
Gracie Harder, Winston Salem, N.C./Carolina Elite Trampoline Academy
Dylan Kline, Syracuse, Utah/Flipside Tumbling
Finley Merker, West Chicago, Ill./DuPage Cheer and Power Tumbling
Brendon Newton, Midlothian, Texas/Tumble Tech
Alec Pelezo, Magnolia, Texas/World Champions Centre
Kira Schwartz, Glendale, Calif./So Cal TTC
Carver Stennett, Lake Barrington, Ill./Carolina Elite