Training with gymnastics coach Sergei Pakanich, McCuen quickly moved up the ranks, placing 8th in the country at the U.S. National Championships in the 14-15 division in 2007, and winning the Texas State Gymnastics Competition in 2008. Balancing his schoolwork with 7 hours a day in the gym, McCuen managed to maintain honor roll status throughout high school. McCuen told journalist Dave Walker of The Times-Picayune of his aspirations as a gymnast - ``I had a dream.
Training with gymnastics coach Sergei Pakanich, McCuen quickly moved up the ranks, placing 8th in the country at the U.S. National Championships in the 14-15 division in 2007, and winning the Texas State Gymnastics Competition in 2008.
dislocated
Number=Sing
training
Training
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
gymnastic
gymnastics
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
coach
coach
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
Sergei
Sergei
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Pakanich
Pakanich
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
McCuen
McCuen
PROPN
NNP
advmod
quickly
quickly
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
move
moved
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
rank
ranks
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
place
placing
VERB
VBG
obj
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
8th
8th
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
country
country
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
U.S.
U.S.
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
National
National
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
Championship
Championships
PROPN
NNPS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
14
14
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
15
15
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Sing
division
division
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2007
2007
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
win
winning
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Texas
Texas
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
State
State
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Gymnastics
Gymnastics
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Competition
Competition
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2008
2008
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Balancing his schoolwork with 7 hours a day in the gym, McCuen managed to maintain honor roll status throughout high school.
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
balance
Balancing
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
schoolwork
schoolwork
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
7
7
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
hour
hours
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod:tmod
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
gym
gym
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
McCuen
McCuen
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
manage
managed
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
maintain
maintain
VERB
VB
compound
Number=Sing
honor
honor
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
roll
roll
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
status
status
NOUN
NN
case
throughout
throughout
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
high
high
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
McCuen told journalist Dave Walker of The Times-Picayune of his aspirations as a gymnast - ``I had a dream.
nsubj
Number=Sing
McCuen
McCuen
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
tell
told
VERB
VBD
iobj
Number=Sing
journalist
journalist
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Dave
Dave
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Walker
Walker
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Times
Times
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
appos
Number=Sing
Picayune
Picayune
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
aspiration
aspirations
NOUN
NNS
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
gymnast
gymnast
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
dream
dream
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.