HELL E E o A V I S Davis finished seventh all-around at the Coca-Cola National Championships, the same spot she held after last year's Championships event. "We would have liked to move up this year but Kellee had a fallon compulsory bars and that cost her," said Coach Tim Rand. "I was happy with the way I came back after my fall," said Davis. "1 told myself that I couldn' t think about it anymore and optional competition was a different day." Davis moved from New York in September of 1992 to train at American Twisters in Pompano Beach, Fla. She lived with her coaches Tim and Toni Rand until August when her mom joined her in Florida. Her dad still lives and works in New York. Davis received her drivers license this summer and now drives herself to the gym! She maintains a 3.80 grade point average as a junior in high school and would like to pursue a career as a physical therapist. As for the NationsBank World Team Trials, Davis will use a new vault and a new tumbling pass. "1 want to hit my routines and hopefully make it on the World Championships Team," said Davis.
"I was happ~ with the wa~ I came back after m~ fall." said Davis. "I told m~self that I couldn't think about it an~more and opNonal compeNNon was adifferent da~." Hometown: Date of Birth: Club: Coach: Favorite S~iII: Future Goal:
OOMINIOUE . Moceanu has a long resume for being only 12 years old. At this year's Championships, 12-year-old Moceanu won the Junior National Title. Last year she tied for seventh all-around. In 1992 Moceanu took fifth all-around at age la-the youngest athlete ever to make the Junior National Team. Moceanu, who trains at Karolyi's Gymnastics in Houston, Texas, is now being coached by Bela and Martha Karolyi and Alexander Alexandrov, a former national team coach for the Soviet Union. Already Moceanu has won gold medals in international competitions including the 1991 Copa Elite Monterrey, the 1992 Jr. Pan American Games and the 1993 International TournamentofJr. Women's Gymnastics. This eighth grader's future goal is to make the 1996 Olympic Team and, with the progress she has made thus far, she should be right on target!
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Cambria Heights. N.Y. Jul~ 25.1978 American Twisters Tim &Toni Rand "Double la~out on ~oor because it loo~s ~rett~ when ~ou do it right." "To continue ma~ing the national team and hopefull~ increasing m~ ranking."
MOCEANU This eighth grader's future goal is to make the 1996 OI~mpic Team and. with the progress she has made thus far. she should be right on target!
Hometown and Residence: Houston. Texas Date Of Birth: September 30.1981 Club: Harol~i's G~mnastics Coach: Bela and Martha Harol~i. Alexander Alexandrov Future Goal: To ma~e the OI~mpic Team
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