Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the Short List for the 2015 FEI World Vaulting Championships for Juniors, including Individual, Pas-de-deux and Squad. The U.S. will send the top three individual females and one alternate, the top three individual males, two Pas-de-deux and one Squad of six vaulters plus two alternates to the championships taking place August 5-9, 2015 in Ermelo, The Netherlands.

The following athletes have been named to the Short List, in ranked order:

Individual Female
Tessa Divita (Portola Valley, Cailf.)
Michelle Guo (Palo Alto, Cailf.)
Siddartha Kreaden (Sunnyvale, Cailf.)
Carlee Heger (Fort Collins, Colo.)
Bodhi Hall (San Jose, Cailf.)
Margaret Long (Seattle, Wash.)

Individual Male
Kaleb Patterson (Stanwood, Wash.)
Luke Overton (Stanwood, Wash.)
Colton Palmer (Half Moon Bay, Cailf.)

Pas-de-deux
Janie Salisbury (Atherton, Cailf.)
Sarah Dunn (Palo Alto, Cailf.)

Michelle Guo (Palo Alto, Cailf.)
Bodhi Hall (San Jose, Cailf.)

Carlee Heger (Fort Collins, Colo.)
Haley Smith (Parker, Colo.)

Squad
Woodside Vaulters
Tessa Divita (Portola Valley, Cailf.) 
Sarah Dunn (Palo Alto, Cailf.)
Audrey Kiernan (San Mateo, Cailf.)
Siddartha Kreaden (Sunnyvale, Cailf.)
Kristen Kuhn (San Mateo, Cailf.)
Rachel Polati (Emerald Hills, Cailf.)
Janie Salisbury (Atherton, Cailf.)
Miki Yang (Los Altos Hills, Cailf.)

Mile High Vaulters
Melanie Ford (Fort Collins, Colo.)
Carlee Heger (Fort Collins, Colo.)
Emma Milito (Centennial, Colo.)
Ana Schult (Longmont, Colo.)
Haley Smith (Parker, Colo.)
Sierra Smith (Parker, Colo.)
Jim Roedel (Fort Lupton, Colo.)
Rachael Weiner (Fort Collins, Colo.)

The U.S. contingent will be led by Chef d’Equipe Mary McCormick.   

Find out more about the FEI World Vaulting Championships for Juniors