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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 Morrison, Colo./Team Chevron

Raj Bhavsar of Houston/Team Chevron

David Durante of Garwood, N.J./Team Chevron

Sean Golden of Camden, N.J./Team Chevron

Joseph Hagerty of Rio Rancho, N.M./Team Chevron

Paul Hamm of Waukesha, Wis./Team Chevron

Jonathan Horton of Houston/University of Oklahoma

Sho Nakamori of Albany, Calif./Stanford University

David Sender of Arlington Heights, Ill./Stanford University

Justin Spring of Burke, Va./Team Chevron

Kevin Tan of Fremont, Calif./Team Chevron

Yewki Tomita of Tucson, Ariz./Team Chevron

Sean Townsend of Dickinson, Texas/Team Chevron

Blaine Wilson of Columbus, Ohio/Team Chevron