USA Gymnastics Announces 2017 World Championships Team Selection Camp

2017 U.S. all-around champion Ragan Smith of Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics, is one of 10 women who have been invited to participate in the 2017 World Championships Selection Camp, Sept. 18-22, at the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center in Huntsville, Texas.  The four-woman U.S. World Championships Team, plus a non-traveling alternate, will be determined at the conclusion of the camp.  The 2017 World Championships are scheduled for Oct. 2-8 in Montreal, Que., Canada.

The 10 women who are expected to attend the camp are listed below in alphabetical order.

Jade Carey, Phoenix, Ariz./Oasis Gymnastics

Jordan Chiles, Vancouver, Wash./Naydenov Gymnastics

Margzetta Frazier, Erial, N.J./Parkettes National Gymnastics Center

Emily Gaskins, Coral Springs, Fla./Cincinnati Gymnastics

Morgan Hurd, Middletown, Del./First State Gymnastics

Ashton Locklear, Hamlet, N.C./Everest Gymnastics

Riley McCusker, Brielle, N.J./MG Elite

Alyona Shchennikova, Evergreen, Colo./5280 Gymnastics

Ragan Smith, Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics

Trinity Thomas, York, Pa./Prestige Gymnastics

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, acrobatic gymnastics and Gymnastics for All (formerly known as group gymnastics).  For more complete information, log on to www.usagym.org.