National Champions Sean Townsend, Tasha Schwikert
and Jessica Howard to Lead U.S.
Indianapolis- Following program training camps, USA Gymnastics has named the men’s, women’s and rhythmic teams that will compete at the 2002 Senior Pacific Alliance, April 30-May 6 in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Bill Copeland Sports Center.
U.S. Men’s Team
Sean Townsend (Houston, Texas), who won gold on parallel bars at the 2001 World Championships and is the current national champion, and 2001 World Championships silver medalists Paul Hamm (Waukesha, Wis.) and Brett McClure (Mill Creek, Wash.) will lead the charge for the U.S. men. Todd Thornton (Houston, Texas), 2002 Winter Cup Champion, is the alternate. The junior team consists of national team members D.J. Bucher (Cincinnati, Ohio), R.J. Heflin (Norfolk, Mass.), Jamie Henderson (Houston, Texas) and Sho Nakamori (Albany, Calif.). The head coach of the men’s team is Stacy Maloney of Swiss Turners Gymnastics for seniors and Kazuki Nakamori of Stanford Gymnastics for juniors.
U.S. Women’s Team
U.S. Rhythmic Team
2002 U.S. Senior Pacific Alliance Roster
Seniors
Sean Townsend, Houston, Texas, 2001 World Championships gold and silver medalist
Paul Hamm, Waukesha, Wis., 2001 World Championships silver medalist
Brett McClure, Mill Creek, Wash., 2001 World Championships silver medalist
Todd Thornton, Houston, Texas, (alternate), 2002 Winter Cup Champion
Juniors
D.J. Bucher, Cincinnati, Ohio, national team member
Sho Nakamori, Albany, Calif., national team member
Jamie Henderson, Houston, Texas, national team member
R.J. Heflin, Norfolk, Mass., national team member
WOMEN
Seniors
Tasha Schwikert, Las Vegas, Nev., reigning senior national champion and 2000 Olympian
Kristal Uzelac, Whitehall, Pa., three-time junior national champion
Terin Humphrey, Bates City, Mo., national team member
Liz Tricase, Itasca, Ill., national team member
Juniors
Chellsie Memmel, West Hills, Wis., national team member
Carly Patterson, Allen, Texas, national team member
Melanie Sinclair, Orlando, Fla., national team member
Hollie Vise, Dallas, Texas, 2001 Goodwill Games medalist
RHYTHMIC
Seniors
Jessica Howard, Jacksonville, Fla., three-time senior national champion
Olga Karmansky, Brooklyn, N.Y., national team member
Shayna Javornicky, Corona, N.Y., national team member
Caitlin Trainor, Glenview, Ill., (alternate), national team member
Juniors
Amanda Chivu, Rego Park, N.Y., national team member
Kristin Kaye, Northbrook, Ill., national team member
Lisa Wang, Buffalo Grove, Ill., national team member
Aline Bakchajian, Granada Hills, Calif., (alternate), national team member