Indianapolis, Ind. – Following the first national team training camp of 2000, USA Gymnastics will be inviting 15 athletes to the February training camp, to be held February 27-March 1, in Huntsville, Texas. The list of athletes includes:
- Jeanette Antolin (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
- Vanessa Atler (Canyon Country, Calif.)
- Alyssa Beckerman (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Amy Chow (San Jose, Calif.)
- Jamie Dantzscher (Palmdale, Calif.)
- Annabeth Eberle (Reno, Nev.)
- Katie Hardman (Buda, Texas)
- Kristen Maloney (Pen Argyl, Pa.)
- Robin Phelps (Rockville, Md.)
- Dana Pierce (Advanced, Ind.)
- Elise Ray (Columbia, Md.)
- Sierra Sapunar (Wyoming, Ohio)
- Tasha Schwikert (Las Vegas, Nev.)
- Jennie Thompson (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Morgan White (Fairfield, Ohio)
“I was very pleased with the improvements that were made between our first meeting and this camp,” said Bela Karolyi, National Team Coordinator. “There is a great sense of intensity developing among all of the athletes, and that is very encouraging. We remain open-minded about having some of the girls return once they demonstrate that their preparation level is higher.”
“I am excited to see the program is moving forward,” said Bob Colarossi, President of USA Gymnastics. “I have the utmost confidence that our current direction will produce the most prepared athletes for Sydney.”
USA Gymnastics also announced that Jeanette Antolin and Robin Phelps, along with their respective coaches Don Peters (Scats, Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Kelli Hill (Hill’s Gymnastics, Gaithersburg, Md.) were assigned to the Olympic Test Event, February 26, in Sydney, Australia.