INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 12, 2008— USA Gymnastics named the 2008 U.S. Men’s Senior National Team following the conclusion of the Winter Cup Challenge. The 15 members retain their national team status until the 2008 Visa Championships in May.
Seven gymnasts were named to the senior national team based on performances at the Winter Cup Challenge, along with the seven members of the 2007 World Championships Team, who automatically qualified for the team, and one athlete who petitioned to the team.
The men’s senior national team is comprised of:
Guillermo Alvarez of Denver/Team Chevron
Alexander Artemev of
Raj Bhavsar of Houston/Team Chevron
David Durante of Garwood, N.J./Team Chevron
Sean Golden of
Joseph Hagerty of
Paul Hamm of
Jonathan Horton of Houston/University of
Sho Nakamori of
David Sender of
Kevin Tan of
Yewki Tomita of
Sean Townsend of