Junior National Team Named in Orlando

The 2010 U.S. Junior National Team was named on Friday following a full day of team trials competition at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

 

Below are the rosters for the team:

 

Fin - Brenden Stroot (Baxter, Minn.)

Fly - Justin Bretz (Hilliard, Ohio)

Bantam - Emmanuel Fountain (Norfolk, Va.)

Feather - Nicolas Silva (Milford, Mass.)

Light - Jason Delgadillo (Cerritos, Calif.)

Welter - Drew Thompson (Maple Valley, Wash.)

Lt. Middle - Tanner Creel (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)

Middle - Thomas Rahimi (Irving, Texas)

Lt. Heavy - Graziano Mungo (Warwick, R.I.)

Heavy - Michael Detmering (St. Charles, Mo.)

 

Fin - Sky McIntyre (Elk Grove, Calif.)

Fly - Giuliana Gil (Oxnard, Calif.)

Bantam - Haley Kong (Hillsborough, Calif.)

Feather - Cheyenne Lewis (Elk Grove, Calif.)

Light - Kathy Rodriguez (Reseda, Calif.)

Welter - Taylor Wilson (Miramar, Fla.)

Lt. Middle - Nicole Palma (Lake Worth, Fla.)

Middle - Merissa Pico (Fort Lee, N.J.)

Lt. Heavy - Tatiana Francischetti (Brentwood, Calif.)

Heavy - Adrienne Ivey (Ashburn, Va.)

 

The 2010 squad includes seven previous Junior National Team members. Palma qualifies for her fourth straight Junior National Team and Ivey makes her second consecutive team. Creel was a member of the 2007 squad, Pico was on the 2008 team, and Fountain, Gil and Kong are all returning members from last year's squad.

 

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