The men who were named to the U.S. Senior Men’s Team through the 2019 U.S. Championships in Kansas City, Mo., in August are listed below in alphabetical order. The gymnasts either qualified to the team based on the Feb. 15 all-around rankings or named to the team by the Men’s Program Committee:
Region 7 is represented by:
Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J./Stanford University
Stephen Nedoroscik, Worcester, Mass./Pennsylvania State University
Genki Suzuki, North Wales, Pa./University of Oklahoma
Men’s gymnastics annual awards presented by USA Gymnastics:
2018 Sport Persons of the Year: Akash Modi, Stanford University and Yul Moldauer, University of Oklahoma
2019 NATIONAL TEAM
Region 7 is represented by:
SENIOR TEAM
Akash Modi
Eddie Penev
Genki Suzuki
JUNIOR TEAM
Khoi Young
LEVEL 9 TEAM
Joshua Karnes
2018 NATIONAL TEAM
Region 7 is represented by:
SENIOR TEAM
Akash Modi
Eddie Penev
Donnell Whittenburg
JUNIOR TEAM
Kevin Penev
LEVEL 8 TEAM
Joshua Karnes
2017 NATIONAL TEAM
Region 7 is represented by:
SENIOR TEAM
Akash Modi
Eddie Penev
Donnell Whittenburg
JUNIOR TEAM
Kevin Penev
LEVEL 8 TEAM
Joshua Karnes
2016 OLYMPIC TEAM
The members of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Men’s Gymnastics Team, pending approval by the United States Olympic Committee, are: Chris Brooks of Houston, Texas/Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center); Jake Dalton of Sparks, Nev./Team Hilton (University of Oklahoma); Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center); Alex Naddour of Queen Creek, Ariz./Team Hilton (USA Youth Fitness); and John Orozco of Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center).
USA Gymnastics also announced that Danell Leyva of Miami/Team Hilton (Universal Gymnastics), Akash Modi of Morganville, N.J./Stanford University, and Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center), are the replacement athletes for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Men's Gymnastics Team. Mark Williams, head coach for the University of Oklahoma’s men’s gymnastics program, was named head coach for the 2016 squad.
Region 7 Alumni in BOLD.
2015 Region 7 Team Members are:
Paul Ruggeri III, Manlius, N.Y./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
Brandon Wynn, Voorhees, N.J./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
U.S. Senior National Team
Steven Legendre, Port Jefferson, N.Y./Team Hilton (University of Oklahoma)
John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
Eddie Penev, Rochester, N.Y./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
Paul Ruggeri III, Manlius, N.Y./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
Brandon Wynn, Voorhees, N.J./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
