DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 13, 2009 –Steven Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J., finished first in the preliminary round of senior men’s trampoline at the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas. Athletes in trampoline, tumbling, double-mini trampoline and synchronized trampoline have advanced to the finals at the Dallas Convention Center based on performances in the preliminaries. Finals for double-mini trampoline and synchronized trampoline are scheduled for Friday, while trampoline and tumbling finals will take place on Saturday, Aug. 15.
Gluckstein, who trains at UltraTwisters, scored a 69.80 to post the top score for the senior men. Nani Vercruyssen of Honolulu, Hawaii, earned the highest trampoline score for the senior women with a 62.20. Dakota Earnest of Plains, Texas/ Acrospirits, (63.40) and Jeffery Gluckstein of Atlantic Highlands, N.J./ UltraTwisters, (62.60) claimed the top spot in the junior prelims.
Gymnasts who posted the high preliminary score for tumbling are: Kaitlin Tortorich of Haymarket, Va./ Capital Gymnastics, senior women (63.30); Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho/ Team Revolution, senior men (72.90); Kiara Nowlin of Oxnard, Calif./ Waller’s GynJam Academy, junior women (63.90); and Aaron Cook of Detroit, Mich./ AGT Flipcity, junior men (64.30).
The leaders after the prelims in double-mini are: Aubree Balken of Carlsbad, Calif./ Bounce California, senior women (66.20); Kiara Nowlin of Oxnard, Calif./ Waller’s GynJam Academy, junior women (68.30); senior Kalon Ludvigson, Pocatello, Idaho/ Team Revolution, senior men (71.60); and Alexander Renkert, Indianapolis, Ind./ Interactive Academy, junior men (70.30).
For synchronized trampoline, the leaders after the prelims are: junior women Savannah Vinsant of Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express, and Earnest (82.10); junior men K.J. Heger of Rockford, Ill./GAR, and Jeffery Gluckstein (82.80); and senior men Steven Gluckstein and Logan Dooley, Lake Forest, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics (88.70).
Scores for the preliminary rounds count toward the final score.
Competition for the Visa Championships wraps up on Sunday with women’s gymnastics, trampoline/tumbling, rhythmic gymnastics and acrobatic gymnastics. Tickets for the event are still available, and may be purchased by phone at 800-745-3000; online at www.ticketmaster.com; at all Ticketmaster outlets; or at the American Airlines Center Ticket Office. In recognition of Visa’s longstanding support of USA Gymnastics, the 2009 Visa Championships proudly accepts only Visa cards.
2009 Visa Championships
Dallas Convention Center
Dallas, Texas
Aug. 14, 2009
Trampoline and tumbling preliminary rounds
NOTE: Only top three in each discipline are listed.
Tumbling
Junior Elite Women
1. Kiara Nowlin, Oxnard, Calif./Waller’s GynJam Academy, 63.90
2. Shaylee Dunavin, Amarillo, Texas/Trinity Trampoline and Tumbling, 62.80
3. Anna Tortorich, Haymarket, Va./Capital Gymnastics, 60.90
Junior Elite Men
1. Aaron Cook, Detroit, Mich./AGT Flipcity, 64.30
2. Austin Nacey, Braidwood, Ill./Dynamite Trampoline & Tumbling, 63.30
3. Alexander Renkert, Indianapolis, Ind./Interactive Academy, 63.20
Senior Elite Women
1 Kaitlin Tortorich, Haymarket, Va./Capital Gymnastics, 63.30
2 Leanne Seitzinger, Stafford, Va./Novaks, 63.20
3 Amy McDonald, McKinney, Texas/Eagle’s Wings Athletics, 60.30
Senior Elite Men
1. Kalon Ludvigson, Pocatello, Id./Team Revolution, 72.90
2. Jeffery Brown, Huntsville, Ala./Matrix, 66.80
Trampoline
Junior Elite Women
1. Dakota Earnest, Plains, Texas/Acrospirits,63.40
2. Savannah Vinsant, Lafayette, La. /Trampoline and Tumbling Express, 62.70
3. Shaylee Dunavin, Amarillo, Texas/Trinity Trampoline and Tumbling, 60.30
Junior Elite Men
1. Jeffery Gluckstein, Atlantic Highlands, N.J./UltraTwisters, 62.60
2. K.J. Heger, Rockford, Ill./GAR, 61.70
3. Adam Bragg, Lake Forest, Calif./National Gymnastics Training, 60.80
Senior Elite Women
1. Nani Vercruyssen, Honolulu, Hawaii/Hawaii Academy, 62.20
2. Alaina Williams, Huntsville, Ala./Matrix, 61.70
3. Haley Butcher, St. John, Ind./Midwest Training Center, 38.10
Senior Elite Men
1. Steven Gluckstein, Atlantic Highlands, N.J./UltraTwisters, 69.80
2. Logan Dooley, Lake Forest, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics, 68.00
3. Chris Estrada, Colorado Springs, Colo./Tramp and Tumbling Exp, 68.00
Double Mini Trampoline
Junior Elite Women
1. Kiara Nowlin, Oxnard, Calif./Waller’s GynJam Academy, 68.30
2. Nicole Mahoney, San Diego, Calif./Bounce California, 66.90
3. Tristan VanNatta, McCordsville, Ind./Flipside, 66.00
Junior Elite Men
1. Alexander Renkert, Indianapolis, Ind./Interactive Academy, 70.30
2. K.J. Heger, Rockford, Ill./GAR, 70.10
3. James Lichtenstein, Buffalo Grove, Ill. /5 Star Tumbling & Tramp, 69.80
Senior Elite Women
1. Aubree Balken, Carlsbad, Calif./Bounce California, 66.20
2. Sarah Gandy, Reno, Texas/3TI, 65.00
3. Sarah Prosen, Apple Valley, Minn./Gypsy Flyers, 55.60
Senior Elite Men
1. Kalon Ludvigson, Pocatello, Id./Team Revolution, 71.60
2. Austin White, Newport Coast, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics, 71.00
3. Stephen Raymond, Orlando, Fla./Stick It! Gymnastics, 70.00
Synchronized Trampoline
Junior Elite Women
1. Savannah Vinsant, Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express, and Dakota Earnest, Plains, Texas/Acrospirits, 82.10
2. Lauren Lange, Erath, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express, and Aubrey Denton, Lafayette, La./Trampoline and Tumbling Express, 77.60
3. Brittany Caddell, Levelland, Texas/Acrospirits, and Shaylee Dunavin, Amarillo, Texas/Trinity Trampoline and Tumbling, 76.00
Junior Elite Men
1. K.J. Heger, Rockford, Ill./GAR, and Jeffery Gluckstein, Atlantic Highlands, N.J./UltraTwisters, 82.80
2. Conor Murphy, Lake Forest, Calif./Team OC, and Ryan Roberts , Ramona, Calif./Bounce California, 75.10
3. Joshua Cooper, Irvine, Calif./SkySurfers Trampoline Team, and Jeremy Cooper, Irvine, Calif./SkySurfers Trampoline Team, 73.80
Senior Elite Men
1. Steven Gluckstein , Atlantic Highlands, NJ/UltraTwisters, and Logan Dooley, Lake Forest, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics, 88.70
2 Justice Frangipane, Mission Viejo, Calif./World Elite Gymnastics, and Neil Gulati, Laguna Beach, Calif./World Elite, 47.80