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Congratulations to all of the Region 5 Men (ones who originated here and ones who've moved into the region) who competed at the Visa Championships....
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Sender officially retires from U.S. National Team (Story from USAG site)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 29, 2009 – 2008 U.S. all-around champion David Sender of Arlington Heights, Ill., officially declined his position on the U.S. Men’s National Team and the 2009 World Championships Team in the weeks following the conclusion of the 2009 Visa Championships.  A recent graduate of Stanford University, Sender is currently pursuing a degree at the College of Veterinary Science at the University of Illinois. 

Below is Sender’s official statement regarding his retirement.

 “It was with a heavy heart that I officially announced my retirement at Visa Championships this year,” said Sender. “I spent countless hours pondering the decision between pursuing my dreams in gymnastics or moving on to the other passion in my life, veterinary medicine. The decision obviously was not an easy one.  Either decision included the risk of having to give up the other passion.”

“After the competition, I was still named to both the national and world teams due to my performance during the two days of competition; however, I officially declined both of those positions about one week later to pursue veterinary school at the University of Illinois. Because veterinary school is a very intensive program, I knew I would not be able to travel as a member of the world team and still satisfy my school requirements.  I also declined my position on the national team because I thought it would be unfair to take up a position when I had no intention of competing for at least the next six months.”

“It has been an absolute honor to represent and compete for the United States, and I would not trade the memories or experiences that I have had in the sport for anything in the world.  I would like to extend my sincere thanks to everyone who has supported me over the years, and I wish all the future competitors the best of luck.  Go USA!”

Statement from USA Gymnastics

“We wish David all the success in the world,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics.  “We know this is not an easy decision. We look forward to following his progress through veterinary school and keeping him as part of the USA Gymnastics family for years to come.”

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USA Gymnastics names 2009 U.S. Men’s National Team and Region 5 Men are on the roster....

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 14, 2009 – USA Gymnastics named the U.S. Men’s National Team following the conclusion of the men’s competition at the 2009 Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas.

The top 10 in the senior men’s all-around automatically qualified for the national team, and five additional gymnasts were named by the Men’s Program Committee. For the juniors, the top seven in the all-around for both the 14-15 and 16-18 year-old divisions qualified for the junior national team.

U.S. Senior National Team
Alex Artemev, Lakewood, Colo., 5280 Gymnastics
Kyle Bunthuwong, El Cerrito, Calif., University of California – Berkeley
Alex Buscaglia, Cary, Ill., Stanford University, senior
Jake Dalton, Sparks, Nev., Gym Nevada
Wesley Haagensen, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Olympic Training Center
Tim Gentry, Plano, Texas, Stanford, University
Joey Hagerty, Albuquerque, N.M., U.S. Olympic Training Center
Jonathan Horton, Houston, Cypress Academy
Glen Ishino, Santa Ana, Calif., University of California – Berkeley
Steve Legendre, Flower Mound, Texas, University of Oklahoma
Danell Leyva, Miami, Universal Gymnastics
Tim McNeill, Falls Church, Va., University of California – Berkeley
Sho Nakamori, Albany, Calif., shonakamori.com
David Sender, Arlington Heights, Ill., shonakamori.com
Brandon Wynn, Voorhees, N.J., The Ohio State University, senior

U.S. Junior National Team
14-15 age group
Jacob Dastrup, Lindon, Utah, Arete
Jonathan Deaton, Longmeadow, Mass., Tim Daggett’s Gold Medal Gymnastics
Jesse Glen, Northridge, Calif., SCATS HB
Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla., Orlando Metro
Maximilian Mayr, Miami, Universal Gymnastics
Sam Mikulak, Newport Coast, Calif., SCATS HB
John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y., World Cup

16-18 age group
Dylan Akers, Houston, Cypress Academy
Wyatt Aycock, Orlando, Fla., Orlando Metro
C.J. Maestas, Corrales, N.M., Gold Cup
Cameron Rogers, Mint Hill, N.C., Zenith
Jesse Silverstein, Spring Valley, N.Y., U.S. Gymnastics Center II
Christopher Turner, Fremont, Calif., West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy
Jordan Valdez, Louisville, Colo., Xtreme Altitude Gymnastics, Jr. 16-18

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Region 5 well represented at Maccabiah Games in July.  Excerpts from an article on the USAG site:

"Sender wins five medals at Maccabiah Games... U.S. delegation racks up 19 medals

RAMAT GAN, Israel, July 20, 2009 – 2008 U.S. all-around champion David Sender of Arlington Heights, Ill., won five medals at the 2009 World Maccabiah Games at Ramat Gran Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel. The U.S. delegation earned 19 total medals.

In the open, singles male division, Sender took three gold medals, winning on still rings, vault and horizontal bar with 14.65, 15.575 and 14.6 respectively. He earned silver in the open all-around with a final score of 84.225 and on pommel horse with a 13.05. Benjamin Rudolph of Naperville, Ill., finished third in the all-around with 80.25. David Frankl of Franklin Lakes, N.J., won an individual event bronze on pommel horse with a 12.5 and parallel bars 12.55. Joshua Steves of Houston, Texas, took bronze on vault with 13.6. Joshua Ungar of Longmeadow, Mass., scored a 13.1 on horizontal bar, earning bronze. Frankl also won gold in the all-around in the junior, individual division, while Steves took bronze...."

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Check out which Region 5 Men qualified to go to the Visa Championships CLICK HERE

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