According to USA Gymnastics, Glen Ishino and Danell Leyva have been tapped to compete in the Pan American Gymnastics Union Individual Event Championships November 19-23 at Rosario, Argentina. In essence, Ishino and Leyva are being groomed for the 2012 London Olympics, which confirms what we’ve been thinking for awhile.

Ishino won the 2008 J.O. Nationals (16-18) and 2008 VISA (16-18) all-around championships, while Leyva won the 2008 J.O. Nationals (14-15) all-around title and finished tied for 11th in the senior division at VISAs. These two were the best and brightest club competitors for the past few years. Ishino’s exploits earned him a full ride to Cal, where he will compete for the Bears this upcoming season.

Steven Legendre and Guillermo Alvarez were selected to compete in the Toyota Cup November 13-16 at Toyota City, Japan. Alvarez is a long-time U.S. Senior Team member, while Legendre was recently picked to be on the Senior Team. StickItMedia will be keeping close tabs on these two meets.