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USA Gymnastics names women to Pan American Games Training Squad
By Karen Saladyga // USA Gymnastics // May 30, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 30, 2007—USA Gymnastics today named 12 women to the Pan American Games Training Squad for the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The names of the six team members and three replacement athletes will be nominated to the U.S. Olympic Committee for approval at the conclusion of the Pan American Games Team Final Selection Camp, June 30-July 3, at the Women’s National Team Training Center in Huntsville, Texas.
The 2007 Pan American Games Training Squad is:
Rebecca Bross, Plano, Texas/WOGA
Sarah DeMeo, Overland Park, Kan./GAGE
Ivana Hong, Blue Springs, Mo./GAGE
Shawn Johnson, West Des Moines, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics
Natasha Kelley, Katy, Texas/Stars Gymnastics
Nastia Liukin, Parker, Texas/WOGA
Hilary Mauro, West Chester, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy
Samantha Peszek, Indianapolis, Ind./DeVeau’s School of Gymnastics
Bridget Sloan, Pittsboro, Ind./Sharp’s Gymnastics Academy
Amber Trani, Richlandtown, Pa./Parkettes
Cassandra Whitcomb, Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy
Shayla Worley, Orlando, Fla./Orlando Metro
The artistic gymnastics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games is July 14-17 at the Rio Olympic Arena.
Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Its mission is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport. Its disciplines include men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, and acrobatic gymnastics. For more information, log on to www.usa-gymnastics.org.
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