USA Gymnastics Announces Men's International Assignments

USA Gymnastics Announces Men's International Assignments

Nov 5, 2013 by Anne Phillips
USA Gymnastics Announces Men's International Assignments


Fresh off an impressive showing at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, the USA men's program will be taking on the World at various Invitationals and World Cups through December. World team members John Orozco and Brandon Wynn have received assignments along with World team alternate Paul Ruggeri. 

Below is the full release from USA Gymnastics.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 5, 2013 – 2013 World bronze-medalists John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y., and Brandon Wynn of Voorhees, N.J., both of whom are members of Team Hilton HHonors, are among the 11 men who will represent the USA at international competition this fall. The international team assignments are determined by the USA Gymnastics Men's Program Committee.

Mexico Gala (exhibition), Guadalajara and Mexico City, Mexico, Nov. 12-18
Josh Dixon, Mountain View, Calif./U.S. Olympic Training Center
Coach: Vitaly Marinitch, U.S. Olympic Training Center

Junior International Cup, Acapulco, Mexico, Nov. 28
John Jacobson, Syracuse, Utah/USA Gymnastics World
Yul Moldauer, Arvada, Colo./5280 Gymnastics
Kiwan Watts, N. Chesterfield, Va./Above the Bar Gymnastics Academy
Alec Yoder, Indianapolis/InterActive Academy
Alternate: Cameron Bock, Tustin, Calif./SCATS
Coaches: Vladimir Artemev, 5280 Gymnastics, and Gabe Conner, USA Gymnastics World

Senior International Cup, Acapulco, Mexico, Nov. 29-30
Josh Dixon, Mountain View, Calif./U.S. Olympic Training Center
Coach: Andriy Stepanchenko, U.S. Olympic Training Center

DTB-Cup - Team Challenge, Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 29-30
Akash Modi, Morganville, N.J./Monmouth Gymnastics
Eddie Penev, Penfield, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (Stanford Boys Gymnastics)
Paul Ruggeri, Manlius, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Gymnastics Development Center II)
Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md./U.S. Olympic Training Center
Coaches: Vitaly Marinitch, U.S. Olympic Training Center, and Genadi Shub, U.S. Gymnastics Development Center II

DTB World Cup, Stuttgart, Germany, Dec. 1 and Glasgow World Cup, Glasgow, Scotland, Dec. 7
John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center)
Coach: Vitaly Marinitch, U.S. Olympic Training Center

Toyota International Gymnastics Competition, Toyota, Japan, Dec. 14-15
Brandon Wynn, Voorhees, N.J./Team Hilton HHonors (Ohio State University)
Coach: Andriy Stepanchenko, U.S. Olympic Training Center

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