DeVeau's 2007 Women's Elite Team

2007 Pan American Games Team Gold Medalists l to r: Rebecca Bross, Amber Trani,
Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Ivana Hong and Samantha Peszek
(picture by Jason Parkhurst)

Samantha Peszek has been selected by the USAG as one of the six women to represent the United States in gymnastics at the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To read the complete story, please go to the USAG site. Congratulations, Sam!!Check out pics from Brazil!! Booster Site OR USAG Web Gallery OR go read the featured article about Sam in the International Gymnast Magazine. On July 11th, the Indy Star ran a story about Sam... check it out on their site

Samantha Peszek featured in International Gymnast Magazine. Check it out!!!

LISBURN, N. Ireland, March 18, 2007 The U.S. women dominated the individual event finals at the USA vs. Great Britain competition held today in Lisburn, N. Ireland, winning all four gold medals and claiming 11 of 12 available medals. Samantha Peszek of McCordsville, Ind., won the vault and floor exercise, with Shayla Worley of Orlando claiming the uneven bars crown and Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, earning top honors on the balance beam. Including the all-around and team events, which were held yesterday, the USA earned a total of 15 medals.

Peszek scored a 14.900 on both vault and floor to take the top spot for both. On vault, Johnson placed second with a 14.750 and Natasha Kelley of Katy, Texas, finished sixth with a 13.250. Following Peszek on floor in second and third, respectively, were Hilary Mauro of West Chester, Ohio, and Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind. Mauro earned a score of 14.850 and Sloan received a 14.650.

Johnson posted the days highest score of 16.050 to take the balance beam title. Peszek with a 15.350 and Ivana Hong of Blue Springs, Mo., with a 14.850 were second and third on beam, respectively.

Worley won the uneven bars with a 15.450. Kelley was second at 15.200, with Bianca Flohr of Creston, Ohio, in third at 14.650.

The U.S. Womens Team swept the medals on the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. Including the team title, both Peszek and Johnson won three gold medals. Peszek led the U.S. teams medal haul at five, with three gold, one silver and one bronze. Johnson was a close second with four (three gold and one silver) to her credit. Worley, who also competed in the team competition, garnered three total (two gold and one silver). Every member of the U.S. delegation came home with a medal.

Great Britains Marissa King claimed the bronze medal in vault, the only non-U.S. individual event medal.

On the first day of competition, the USA won the team title, 238.50 points to Britains 218.10. The United States also swept the all-around medals, with Johnson winning the title. Worley was second, followed by Peszek. In the all-around, the USA finished in the top seven spots.

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USA vs. Great Britain
Lisburn, N. Ireland
March 18, 2007
Individual event finals

Vault

1. Samantha Peszek, USA, 14.900

2. Shawn Johnson, USA, 14.750

3. Marissa King, Great Britain, 14.650

4. Laura Jones, Great Britain, 13.950

4. Emma White, Great Britain, 13.950

6. Natasha Kelley, USA, 13.250

Uneven Bars

1. Shayla Worley, USA, 15.450

2. Natasha Kelley, USA, 15.200

3. Bianca Flohr, USA, 14.650

4. Hannah Clowes, Great Britain, 13.500

5. Laura Jones, Great Britain, 11.550

6. Rebecca Wing, Great Britain, 10.650

Balance Beam

1. Shawn Johnson, USA, 16.050

2. Samantha Peszek, USA, 15.350

3. Ivana Hong, USA, 14.850

4. Laura Jones, Great Britain, 14.700

5. Rebecca Wing, Great Britain, 13.150

6. Marissa King, Great Britain, 13.050

Floor Exercise

1. Samantha Peszek, USA, 14.900

2. Hilary Mauro, USA, 14.850

3. Bridget Sloan, USA, 14.650

4. Hannah Clowes, Great Britain, 13.750

5. Marissa King, Great Britain, 13.150

6. Emma White, Great Britain, 11.800

Johnson wins all-around, USA claims team title in USA vs. Great Britain

LISBURN, N. Ireland, March 17, 2007 2007 Tyson American Cup champion Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, won the all-around and the USA earned the team title in the USA vs. Great Britain competition held today in Lisburn, N. Ireland. Johnsons score of 60.150 led a U.S. sweep of the top seven spots in the all-around with Shayla Worley of Orlando, Fla., and Samantha Peszek of McCordsville, Ind., finishing second and third, respectively.

In the team competition, the USA garnered a total of 238.50 points to Britains 218.10. The events format had six women competing for the team, but only five scores counted for each apparatus. The gymnasts whose scores counted toward the team score were Bianca Flohr of Creston, Ohio, Ivana Hong of Blue Springs, Mo. Natasha Kelley of Katy, Texas, Johnson, Peszek and Worley. For the all-around, Kelley was fourth, followed by Hong, Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind., and Flohr in fifth through seventh.

Four U.S. and four British gymnasts advanced to the individual event finals on Sunday, March 18. The USA sent a team of eight gymnasts to the event, six of whose scores counted in the team competition, but all eight competed for advancement in the individual event finals.

Heres the event breakdown for the USA for the event finals: vault Hong, Johnson, Peszek and Worley; uneven bars Johnson, Kelley, Peszek and Worley; balance beam Hong, Johnson, Kelley and Peszek; and floor exercise Johnson, Hilary Mauro of West Chester, Ohio, Sloan, and Worley. Flohr did not advance to event finals because of the limitation of four U.S. gymnasts.

To win the all-around title, Johnson scored a 14.550 on vault and a 15.100 on uneven bars. On balance beam, she and Hong tied for first with a 15.500. Johnson posted a 15.000 on floor routine.

Worleys total score of 59.650 included a 14.600 on vault, a 15.450 on uneven bars, a 15.000 on beam and a 14.600 on floor. With a total of 58.650, Peszek scored a 14.500 on vault, a 14.600 on uneven bars, a 15.300 on balance beam and a 14.250 on floor.

On floor, Sloan earned a 14.800 and Mauro posted a 14.650, to put them in the top four U.S. scores for the event, behind Johnson and Worley. Mauro did not compete on all four apparatus.

The USA vs. Great Britain competition continues tomorrow with the individual event finals. The competition will be shown via a live Web cast, beginning at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET. To sign up for the Web cast, visit www.bgtv.biz/ for subscription information.

USA vs Great Britain International Competition

Team

1. USA, 238.500

2. Great Britain, 218.100

All-around

1. Shawn Johnson, USA, 60.150

2. Shayla Worley, USA, 59.650

3. Samantha Peszek, USA, 58.650

4. Natasha Kelley, USA, 58.600

5. Ivana Hong, USA, 57.750

6. Bridget Sloan, USA, 57.700

7. Bianca Flohr, USA, 56.650

8. Rebecca Wing, Great Britain, 54.300

8. Hannah Clowes, Great Britain, 54.300

10. Laura Jones, Great Britain, 54.100

10. Marissa King, Great Britain, 54.100

12. Melanie Roberts, Great Britain, 53.750

13. Emma White, Great Britain, 51.700

Expanded all-around results

Vault Bars Beam Floor Total

1 Shawn Johnson USA 14.550 15.100 15.500 15.000 60.150

2 Shayla Worley USA 14.600 15.450 15.000 14.600 59.650

3 Samantha Peszek USA 14.500 14.600 15.300 14.250 58.650

4 Natasha Kelley USA 14.350 15.000 15.200 14.050 58.600

5 Ivana Hong USA 14.500 14.250 15.500 13.500 57.750

6 Bridget Sloan USA 14.200 14.050 14.650 14.800 57.700

7 Bianca Flohr USA 14.200 14.500 14.050 13.900 56.650

8 Rebecca Wing Great Britain 13.850 13.750 13.100 13.600 54.300

8 Hannah Clowes Great Britain 13.750 13.500 13.900 13.150 54.300

10 Laura Jones Great Britain 13.850 12.750 13.500 14.000 54.100

10 Marissa King Great Britain 14.150 13.350 12.750 13.850 54.100

12 Melanie Roberts Great Britain 13.300 14.300 12.950 13.200 53.750

13 Emma White Great Britain 13.850 10.900 13.400 13.550 51.700

DeVeaus School of Gymnastics Samantha Peszek will compete
in Ireland this weekend for Team USA

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 14, 2007 Members of the U.S. Womens National Team will compete in USA vs. Great Britain, March 17-18, in Lisburn, N. Ireland.

Gymnasts competing in USA vs. Great Britain are:

Bianca Flohr of Creston, Ohio
Ivana Hong of Blue Springs, Mo.
Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa
Natasha Kelley of Katy, Texas
Hilary Mauro of West Chester, Ohio
Samantha Peszek of McCordsville, Ind.
Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind.
Shayla Worley of Orlando, Fla.

The format of USA vs. Great Britain features team and all-around competition on March 17 with apparatus finals on March 18. The individual event finals on March 18, in which the top-three gymnasts from each country will compete, will be shown via a live Web cast. To sign up for the Web cast, visit http://www.bgtv.biz/ for subscription information.

For USA vs. Great Britain, Mauro and Sloan take the place of Jana Bieger of Coconut Creek, Fla., and Ashley Priess of Hamilton, Ohio, who are recovering from injuries. Trani takes Sloans spot on the U.S. Team for the Gymnix International.

March 2, 2007 - DeVeau's own Samantha Peszek is at the Tyson American Cup in Jacksonville, FL. There are some great photos from media day and training on the USA Gymnastics homepage. Plus there is training video from practice yesterday. Follow Sam's progress at the Tyson American Cup on the USAG website.

For immediate release - February 6, 2007 - Peszek named for 2007 Tyson American Cup

2006 U.S. junior vault silver-medalist Samantha Peszek of DeVeaus School of Gymnastics in Fishers, Ind., will join 2006 world team silver-medalist Ashley Priess of Hamilton, Ohio, 2006 U.S. junior all-around champion Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, and join Jana Bieger of Coconut Creek, Fla., on the U.S. Womens Team that will compete in the 2007 Tyson American Cup at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Bieger, the world all-around silver medalist at the 2006 World Championships, was named to the team in late 2006.

"This is an incredibly talented womens team," said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. "Ashley did an excellent job at the 2006 World Championships, and Shawn and Sam have both enjoyed tremendous success as juniors, winning both here and abroad, and this will be their first international competition as seniors. The combination of Jana, Ashley, Shawn and Sam gives the USA a strong contingent against a quality field."

The Tyson American Cup held on March 3 at 11:30 a.m. features eight men and eight women, including two men and two women from the USA, in the all-around finals.

Samantha Peszek
Picture taken by John Cheng

Gymnast Peszek can earn spot in nationally televised finals

Samantha Peszek's pals at Cathedral High School and DeVeau's School of Gymnastics don't often see her compete. Her meets are all over the country. Finally, she might be seen on the television screen. Peszek, 15, McCordsville, is one of four women selected to represent the United States in the Tyson American Cup, set for March 3 at Jacksonville, Fla.

NBC will televise the event live at 1 p.m., featuring eight men and eight women in the all-around. Two Americans will be allowed in the finals, so Peszek would have to beat two teammates to be on TV. Selections were made on the basis of a camp at the national training center in Texas. The appointment of Peszek, a Cathedral freshman, underscores her candidacy to make the U.S. team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Other women chosen were Jana Bieger, 17, Coconut Creek, Fla.; Ashley Priess, 16, Hamilton, Ohio; and Shawn Johnson, 15, West Des Moines, Iowa.

This will be the first senior competition for Johnson and Peszek, who were first and third, respectively, in last year's junior nationals. The most decorated of the four gymnasts is Bieger, who earned three silver medals at the 2006 World Championships. She and Priess were on the U.S. team that won a silver medal at worlds. Some of the sport's biggest names are former American Cup gold medalists, including Carly Patterson, Kerri Strug, Shannon Miller, Kim Zmeskal, Mary Lou Retton and Nadia Comaneci. Nastia Liukin, 17, featured in Newsweek magazine's "Who's Next in 2007," won the American Cup last year. She is recovering from an injury and thus was not selected to this year's U.S. team.

Congratulations Samantha Peszek for being named to the U.S. Women's Team to compete at the 2007 Tyson American Cup!!! Click HERE to read the press release put out by the USAG.

One of the highlights of each J.O. season is the naming of the Region 5 All Star Team. Those Level 10 and elite gymnasts from Region 5 (Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky) with the highest all-around average score for the season using a set formula, earn positions on the All-Star Team. Each year the team travels to a new destination for a competition, which allows for a great competitive experience for all those involved.

Congratulations to DeVeaus own Shelby Salmon, 15, for making the 2006 Region 5 All-Star Team. Shelby, along with Hannah Toussant of Ohio, are the two elite gymnasts from Region 5 who were selected for positions on the All-Star Team. The 10-member team will travel October 10-16 to Munich and Augsburg, Germany, to compete in a dual competition with Germany.