INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 27, 2011 – A 34-member team will represent Team USA at the 2011 Canada Cup, which runs Thursday, July 28, to Saturday, July 30, at Genesis Place in Airdrie, Aberta, Canada. The Canada Cup features over 220 athletes from nine countries including Canada, Denmark, Czech Republic and South Africa. Leading the U.S. contingent in Canada will be newly-crowned U.S. senior women’s trampoline champion Savannah Vinsant of Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express.
Senior competitors representing the U.S. in addition to Vinsant are:
- Dakota Earnest of Plains, Texas/Acrospirits
Alicia Powder of Ladera Ranch, Calif./World Elite
Ashleigh Thomas of Issaquah, Wash./Gymnastics East
Nani Vercruyssen of Honolulu, Hawaii/Hawaii Academy
Kaylah Whaley of Knoxville, Tenn./Premier Athletics Knoxville North
Casey Chandler of Reno, Nev./Legacy Trampoline and Tumbling
Justin Hackett of Allendale, Mich./Branch Gymnastics
Junior competitors include:
- Brittney Bernard of Bixby, Okla./Oklahoma Extreme Tumbling
Maggie Gallagher of Coto de Caza, Calif./World Elite
McKenzie Kulka of Tulsa, Okla./Oklahoma Extreme Tumbling
Meghan O’Connell of Middletown, NJ/Head Over Heels/UltraTwisters
Erynn Stier of Morley, Mich./Branch Gymnastics
Hunter Brewster of Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express
Samuel Chiacchia of Colorado Springs, Colo./Artsports–Trampoline World
Cody Gesuelli of Middletown, NJ/Head Over Heels/UltraTwisters
James Lichtenstein of Buffalo Grove, Ill./5 Star Tumbling and Trampoline
Zachary Moore of Woodville, Wash./Gymnastics East
Louis Prejean of Youngsville, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express
Additionally, 15 members of the Olympic Development Program team will compete in the Canada Cup. They are:
- Bailey Bynum of Tulsa, Okla./Oklahoma Extreme Tumbling
Sara Grace Dotter of Victoria, Texas/Gymagic
Choyce Hayes of Bristow, Okla./Oklahoma Extreme Tumbling
Briana Kozlowski of Avondale, Pa./KMC
Mariah Krohngold of Dove Canyon, Calif./World Elite
Harley Merritt of Auburndale, Fla./Reflex
Hally Piontek of Warrensburg, Kan./KC Trampoline
Shea Silhan of Morton, Texas/Acrospirits
Jordan Webb of Tusla, Okla./Oklahoma Extreme Tumbling
Sarah Webster of Valley View, Texas/Elite Champion
Joshua Browne of Phoenix, Ariz./Aspire
Joseph Kozlowski of Avondale, Pa./KMC
Nathan Miller of Greensboro, NC/Ultimate Air
Isaac Rowley of Allen, Texas/Eagles Wings
Sean Sargent of Mason, Ohio/Queen City Gymnastics