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Junior World Trials Women’s Lightweight Preview
The
first USA Judo Junior World Trials will be held from 3 – 5 p.m. Saturday
July 29 at the Broward County Convention Center
in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Winners
of the Trials will compete at the Junior World Championships, Oct. 15-19 in
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Athletes
are invited to the Junior World Trials based upon their status on the
IJF-Junior (athletes born 1987 or later) rosters. Athletes are ranked
throughout the year and receive points for placings in domestic and
international events. Should any of the top four athletes decline
participation, the subsequent ranked at
At the
Trials, the #1 and #4 seeds will compete, followed by the #2 and #3
seeds. The winners of these matches will then fight. If the #1
seed wins, he or she will be named to the team. If the #1 seed is not
the winner of the Trials, he or she will fight the Trials winner in a
sudden-death contest. The winner of that match will then be named to
the team.
The
following is a preview of the women’s lightweight competition:
48kg
Jeanette
Rodriguez (Margate, Fla./North
Miami USA
Judo National Training Site) comes into this division as the top seed with five
consecutive junior titles in the IJF-Junior division and the 2006 Senior
National Championship to her credit. Sixteen-year-old Rodriguez has
been nearly unbeatable in junior competition with #2 Brenna Clark
(Hercules, Calif./Okubu/APOA) being the only U.S. junior that has picked up
a win against Rodriguez in either the 2005 or 2006 seasons. In the
first round, Rodriguez will face North Miami
teammate Daimisy Porras (Hialeah,
Fla.). Porras, the
2006 Senior National Champion at 44kg, made the move to 48kg at the U.S.
Judo Association Junior Nationals, finishing second to Rodriguez – a
placing that would move her into contention for the Junior World Trials
with a fourth seed. Porras and Rodriguez have fought four times in
the last two weeks with Rodriguez taking each match.
Clark
will meet Cassandra Bezoski (Amherst,
Ohio/Shodokan Judo) in
the first round. Bezoski, a fifth place finisher at the Pan Am
Juniors in April, has not competed on the junior circuit this season, but
look for this to be a close match.
52kg
Franchesca
Durand (Coral Springs, Fla./North
Miami USA
Judo National Training Site) is the clear #1 in this division. A bronze medalist at
this year’s Senior Nationals and Pan Am Juvenile gold medalist, Durand’s
closest competitor will likely be #2 Nicki Schultheis (Gurnee, Ill./Gurnee Judo), a Pan Am Junior silver medalist who
defeated Durand at least year’s High School Nationals. Durand has won
every match-up since then, however, and maintains an 11-3 record in the
rivalry.
Durand
will face #4 Tara Clark (Hercules, Calif./Okubu/APOA) in the first
round. Clark hasn’t competed at 52kg
since the Ladder Tournament last Labor Day and just missed the Trials cut
at 57kg. Although she was shut out at last week’s U.S. Judo
Federation Junior Nationals, her physical strength is known in the 57kg and
may prove to be even more impressive among smaller players in the 52kg division.
Schultheis
and #3 Heidi Metzler (Manheim,
Pa.) also will meet in
the first round. One of the older junior players in Serge Bouyssou’s
Mayo Quanchi Judo Club, Metzler threw Durand for ippon in one of the most
significant upsets at the Senior Nationals and could be a key factor at
Trials.
57kg
This
should be the deepest (read: most exciting) division on the women’s
side. Hannah Martin (Albany, N.Y.) recently moved to the Jason
Morris Judo Center and wasn’t seen for the first part of the junior circuit,
but was in excellent form Sunday, winning the USJF Junior Nationals with
victories over #2 Angelica Delgado (Miami, Fla./North Miami USA Judo
National Training Site) and Hana Carmichael (Wellington Fla./Budokan
Judo). The win moved her from her temporary seat as #2 behind
Delgado back into the top slot just in time for the Trials.
Martin
will compete in the first round against #4 Pauline Macias (Lancaster,
Calif./Antelope Valley Judo) who won a silver medal at this year’s USA
Judo Junior Olympics following a loss to Carmichael, but defeated Delgado
en route to a bronze medal at High Schools in March. Martin and
Macias last fought in the semi-finals of the 2005 Junior U.S. Open with
Macias coming back from being down by a yuko to throw Martin for ippon
The
Delgado/Carmichael match should be another entertaining one as the two have
fought several times during the last two weeks. Delgado picked up two
wins at the USJA event, by a koka (smallest points) in the first match and
ippon (instant win) in the second, but Carmichael threw Delgado for ippon
on Sunday.
Junior
World Trials to be Held Saturday July 29 in Fort Lauderdale
USA
Judo will be playing host to the first-ever Junior World Trials at 3 p.m.,
July 29 at the Broward County Convention Center
in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Fifty-six
athletes are expected to compete in the Junior World Trials in which the
top four athletes in each of 14 weight divisions will fight to represent
Team USA at the Junior
World Championships, Oct. 15-19 in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Athletes
are invited to the Junior World Trials based upon their status on the
IJF-Junior (athletes born 1987 or later) rosters. Athletes are ranked
throughout the year and receive points for placings in domestic and
international events. Should any of the top four athletes decline
participation, the subsequent ranked athlete on the roster will be invited
to compete.
At the
Trials, the #1 and #4 seeds will compete, followed by the #2 and #3
seeds. The winners of these matches will then fight. If the #1
seed wins, he or she will be named to the team. If the #1 seed is not
the winner of the Trials, he or she will fight the Trials winner in a
sudden-death contest. The winner of that match will then be named to
the team.
Expected
participants include:
Male
60kg
Jeremy
Liggett (West Glenville, N.Y./NYAC/Jason Morris Judo
Center)
Rafael
Ramos (Union City, N.J./North Miami USA
Judo National Training Site)
Jean-Pierre
Durand (North Lauderdale, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training
Site)
Aaron
Kunihiro (Covina, Calif./San Gabriel Judo)
Male
66kg
AJ
Silverman (Scotia, N.Y./Jason Morris
Judo Center)
Jeff
Fong (Houston, Texas/Diamondback Judo)
Ross
Nakamura (Mission Hills, Calif./Valley Hill Judo Institute)
Francisco
Alejandro (North Miami USA Judo
National Training Site)
Male
73kg
Bobby
Lee (Lauderhill, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training
Site)
Nick
Delpopolo (Glenville, N.Y./Jason Morris
Judo Center)
Danny
Satinsky (Buffalo Grove,
Ill./Cohen’s Judo)
Male
81kg
Yuko
Sin (Scotia, N.Y./Jason Morris
Judo Center)
Carlos
Moran (Clifton,
N.J./Camal Judo)
Phillip
Spano (Tampa, Fla./El Mambi)
Male
90kg
Kyle
Vashkulat (Scotia, N.Y./Jason Morris
Judo Center)
Steve
Fayzakov (Fresh Meadows, N.Y./Spartak Sports Club)
Male
100kg
Tony
Sangimino (Burlingame, Calif./Cahill’s
Judo Academy)
Male
+100kg
Zachary
Bell (Naperville, Ill./Fox Valley Judo)
Aaron
Shiosaki (Lomita, Calif./Gardena)
Female
48kg
Jeanette
Rodriguez (Margate, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training
Site)
Brenna
Clark (Hercules, Calif./APOA/Okubu Judo Club)
Female
52kg
Franchesca
Durand (Coral Springs, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training
Site)
Nicki
Schultheis (Gurnee, Ill./Gurnee Judo)
Heidi Metzler (Manheim, Pa./Mayo
Quanchi)
Female
57kg
Angelica
Delgado (Hialeah, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training
Site)
Hannah
Martin (Albany, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo
Center)
Hana
Carmichael (Wellington,
Fla./Budokan Judo)
Pauline
Macias (Lancaster, Calif./Antelope Valley Judo)
Female
63kg
Ronda
Rousey (Buffalo Grove, Ill./NYAC/Cohen’s
Judo Club)
Yanik
Labrada (Miami, Fla./Miami Judo)
Female
70kg
Katie
Sell (Oshkosh, Wis./Welcome Mat Judo)
Kayla
Harrison (Middletown, Ohio/Renshuden Judo Academy)
Cleo
Grinberg (Tarrytown, N.Y./Jason Morris
Judo Center)
Catherine
Bridges (Coventry,
R.I./Mayo Quanchi Judo)
Female
78kg
Marina
Shafir (Latham, N.Y./Jason Morris
Judo Center)
Natalie
Bridges (Coventry,
R.I./Mayo Quanchi Judo)
Female
+78
Eva
Smith (Fall River, Mass./Taki-Gawa)
Brittni
Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla./St. Pete Judo)
A
complete list of invitees will be made available following the updating of
the IJF-Junior rosters that will reflect any points earned during the U.S.
Judo Federation Junior National Championships over this past weekend.
USJF Junior National Judo
Championships Day 2 Results
The USJF Junior National Championships concluded in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Sunday with several previews of match-ups
that may be seen at this week’s Junior World Trials.
Jeanette Rodriguez (Margate, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) ran through the
48kg division with little trouble, defeating each of her opponents by ippon
(instant win), including a semi-final victory over 2006 USA Judo Junior
Olympic Champion Corey-Jo Tashima (Mililani, Hawaii/Shobukan
Judo).
The finals were a repeat of last week’s USJA Junior National match in which
Rodriguez again defeated her North Miami
teammate Daimisy Porras (Hialeah,
Fla.), this time
armbarring Porras for the win.
Porras, who recently moved up to 48kg from 44kg, showed that
she will be one to watch in her new division, defeating both #4-ranked
Tashima in the silver medal final to finish second. Porras also threw
#2-ranked Brenna Clark (Hercules, Calif./APOA/Okubu Judo) with an uchimata (inner thigh throw)
in the first round.
Franchesca Durand (North Lauderdale, Fla./North
Miami USA
Judo National Training Site) and Nicki Schultheis (Gurnee, Ill./Gurnee
Judo Club) continued their rivalry at 52kg. The two have
fought frequently in the finals of this division and Durand continued her
streak of having not dropped a match against Schultheis in over a year… ,
throwing the Pan Am Junior silver medalist with a beautiful harai goshi
(sweeping hip throw) for ippon in the first minute.
Heidi
Metzler (Manheim, Pa./Mayo Quanchi Judo), the #3-ranked player at 52kg, had a difficult
tournament, dropping matches to Schultheis and Canadian Amy Merry to
finish fourth overall.
The
57kg division continues to be one of the most watched ones on the women’s
side with the three top-ranked athletes competing as well as Tara Clark
(Hercules, Calif./APOA/Okubu) who needed a top-three finish to move
into a spot at the Junior World Trials.
Clark
failed to reach the podium, but there was some movement among the top seeds
as Hannah Martin (Burnt Hills, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo Center) won
the division to return to her #1 status and move Angelica Delgado
(Miami, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) into the #2
slot for Trials.
Martin
looked excellent in her first outing of the junior season, beating Delgado
in the semi-finals and pinning third-ranked Hana Carmichael (Wellington, Fla./Budokan
Judo) in the finals.
Carmichael,
the USA Judo Junior Olympic Champion, avenged last week’s pair of losses
against Delgado at the USJA Junior Nationals, throwing her with an o soto
gari (major outer reaping) for ippon and the silver medal.
Larisa
Lindstrom (Livermore, Calif./Amador Judo)
secured her Trials invitation, and a likely third seed, by winning 63kg,
including a victory over USJA Champion Yanik Labrada (Miami, Fla./Miami Judo).
Top-ranked
Katie Sell (Oshkosh,
Wis./Welcome Mat Judo/70kg) and Marina
Shafir (Latham, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo Center) each had their #1
ranking locked up going into the weekend, but earned the all-important
confidence boost of posting a gold medal win six days before Trials.
In the
men’s divisions, 60kg had the most depth with not only all four of next
week’s Trials participants competing, but also Peruvian Ronnie Talledo
(North Lauderdale, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai) in the
mix.
Both
Talledo and top-ranked Jeremy Liggett (Scotia, N.Y./NYAC/Jason Morris Judo Center)
are considered to be top seniors as Talledo won the New York Open in
March and Liggett was a silver medalist at the Senior Pan Ams in May.
Liggett,
with one of the toughest draws of the day, quickly defeated Aaron
Kunihiro (Covina, Calif./San Gabriel Judo) and Rafael Ramos (Union
City, N.J./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) in his first
two rounds. Kunihiro likely will be the Trials’ fourth seed while
Ramos, the #2 seed, is best known for his gold medal win at Senior
Nationals.
In the
semi-finals, however, Talledo threw Liggett thrown for a yuko
(quarter-point) to take the lead. Both athletes drew penalties later
in the match, but Talledo sealed the win, throwing Liggett with an o soto
gari for a yuko in the last 10 seconds of the match.
Talledo
would go on to beat Jean-Pierre Durand (North
Lauderdale, Fla./North Miami USA Judo
National Training Site) in the final. In the silver medal match,
Liggett, who beat 2005 Pan American Infantile Champion Miguel
Ballesteros (Miami, Fla./North
Miami USA
Judo National Training Site) to advance to the medal round, was up two
kokas to one as the match wound down. With 19 seconds remaining,
Durand caught Liggett with a fireman’s carry for a yuko and the match.
Ivan
Lopouchanski (Hollywood,
Fla./Budokan), the silver medalist at the USJA Juniors, won the 66kg
division, armbarring Christian Garcia (North Miami Beach,
Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai). Top-ranked AJ Silverman (Scotia, N.Y./Jason
Morris Judo Center)
won his first match, but lost to Garcia in the semi-finals and then
again in the fight for second.
One of
the day’s most watched matches was the gold medal final between Bobby
Lee (Lauderhill, Fla./North
Miami USA
Judo National Training Site) and Nick Delpopolo (Westfield, N.J./Cranford/Jason Morris Judo
Center).
Considered to be two of the top junior players in the United States, the
only match-up for the #1 and #2 ranked athletes in the 73kg division was
been in the final of the High School Nationals. In March Delpopolo
took the match, throwing Lee for a yuko on the border of the mat.
This
time around, borders came into play again as Lee was handed an out of
bounds penalty that would prove to be the score Delpopolo needed to win the
match.
Lee,
who had defeated his previous opponents all by ippon picked up another one
with a win over Antonio Rodriguez (Hialeah, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
who won the Juvenile B division on Saturday.
Yuko
Sin (Glenville, N.Y./Jason Morris
Judo Center)
was the only
top-seeded male athlete going into Trials to produce a gold medal this
weekend. Sin, a Senior Nationals bronze medalist, won 81kg
decisively, including a first-round defeat of Wesley Thomas (San Mateo,
Calif./Palo Alto Judo), the USA Judo Junior Olympic Champion. In
the final, Sin won over Phillip Spano (Tampa, Fla./El Mambi Judo), a former top 73kg player who moved
up to 81 to win last week’s USJA event. Spano, now ranked third, went
on to defeat Thomas to win the silver medal.
Jacob
Larsen (Santa Rosa, Calif./Redwood Chase Judo/90kg) won his second junior title of the
season, after a win at the USA Judo Junior Olympics two weeks ago.
After a bye and a first-round win against Gary Cherny (Denver,
Colo./Northglenn), Larsen threw Kyle Vashkulat (Scotia, N.Y./Jason
Morris Judo Center) with an opposite side ippon seoi nage (shoulder
throw) to win the semis.
Larsen
also had little trouble defeating his finals opponent, Canadian Justin
Schmaltz (CAN/Beiseiker, Canada/Judo Alberta)
to win the division. Schmaltz then defeated Vashkulat in the
silver medal match.
Although
Larsen won the event, Vashkulat earned enough points to regain his #1
ranking headed into Trials. Steve Fayzakov (Fresh Meadows,
N.Y./Spartak Sports Club), who upset Larsen at this year’s High School
Nationals, will go into Trials with a third seed, but finished out of medal
range this Sunday.
Zane
Malloy (Oak Harbor, Wash./Naval Air Station), younger brother of Marti, a Senior
Nationals silver medalist former Junior World Team member, defeated USJA
Junior National Champion Daniel Yuabov (Fluhsing, N.Y./Spartak) in
the first round before beating winning gold over Giorgio Gazzani,
Panorama City, Calif./Valley Judo) who recently made the move from 90kg
to the 100kg division. Gazzani then lost in the silver medal match to
Yuabov, a High School Nationals silver medalist as a heavyweight.
Top-ranked
heavyweight Zachary Bell
(Naperville, Ill./Fox Valley
Judo) won his third consecutive silver
medal of the 2006 Triple Crown series with a win over Mitchell Yokogawa
(Los Angeles, Calif./San Gabriel).
Finnish athlete Kari Kauppinen (FIN/Helsinki, Finland/Finn-Fighter's
Club) took the gold.
James
LeBaron (Atlanta, Ga./Waka Mu Sha), who upset Bell twice last week to win the USJA event, was
unable to repeat the feat at USJF’s, but will hold onto a top-four ranking
and a Junior World Trials invitation.
Special
awards were presented as follows:
Outstanding
Contestant – First Day
Miguel
Ballesteros (Miami,
Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai/Juvenile B 60kg)
Jeanette
Rodriguez (Margate, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training
Site/Juvenile B 48kg)
Outstanding
Contestant – Second Day
Kyle
Taketa (Torrance, Calif./Gardena Judo/Juvenile
A 53kg)
Christina
Zamora (Tustin,
Calif./OCK/Juvenile A 58kg)
Sportsmanship
Award – First Day
Jose
Cos IV (Elbert, Colo./Olympic Training Center/Juvenile B
55kg)
Rosalinda
Hernandez 48Kg
Intermediate B
Florida
Sportsmanship
Award – Second Day
Nick
Delpopolo (Westfield,
N.J./Cranford/Jason Morris Judo Center/IJF Junior 73kg)
Yesenia
Crespo (Dover, Fla./El Mambi/Juvenile A 48kg)
Best
Technique Award – First Day
AJ
Pedro (Methuen,
Mass./Pedro’s Judo Center/Bantam 31kg)
Larisa
Lindstrom (Livermore, Calif./Amador Judo/Juvenile B 63kg)
Best
Technique Award – Second Day
Ivan
Lopouchanski (Hollywood,
Fla./Budokan/IJF Junior 66kg)
Marisa
Fukunaga (Honolulu, Hawaii/Hawaii Tenri
Judo/Juvenile A 44kg)
Fighting
Spirit – First Day
Antonio
Rodriguez (Hialeah,
Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai/Juvenile B 73kg)
Katelyn
Bouyssou (Hope, R.I./Mayo Quanchi/Intermediate B 38kg)
Fighting
Spirit – Second Day
Dariel
Porras (Hialeah,
Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai/Juvenile A 64kg)
Taylor
Ibera (Honolulu, Hawaii/Tenri Judo/IJF Junior 44kg)
Female
IJF Junior (Born 1987 or Later) 44kg
1.
Taylor Ibera (Honolulu,
Hawaii/Tenri Judo)
2.
Veronica Prado (Coral Springs, Fla./North Miami USA Judo
National Training Site)
3.
Alexa Liddie (Colorado Springs, Colo./Olympic Training
Center USA
Judo National Training Site)
Female
IJF Junior 48kg
1.
Jeanette Rodriguez (Margate, Fla./North Miami USA Judo
National Training Site)
2.
Corey-Jo Tashima (Mililani,
Hawaii/Shobukan Judo)
3.
Daimisy Porras (Hialeah, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training
Site)
Female
IJF Junior 52kg
1.
Franchesca Durand (North Lauderdale, Fla./North Miami USA Judo
National Training Site)
2. Nicki Schultheis (Gurnee, Ill./Gurnee
Judo Club)
3. Amy
Merry (CAN/Quispamsis, Canada/Shimpokai Judo)
Female
IJF Junior 57kg
1.
Hannah Martin (Burnt Hills, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo
Center)
2.
Hana Carmichael (Wellington,
Fla./Budokan Judo)
3.
Angelica Delgado (Miami, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training
Site)
Female
IJF Junior 63kg
1.
Larisa Lindstrom (Livermore,
Calif./Amador Judo)
2.
Natalia Mitura (Coventry,
R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
3.
Yanik Labrada (Miami, Fla./Miami Judo)
Female
IJF Junior 70kg
1. Kathleen Sell (Oshkosh, Wis./Welcome
Mat Judo)
2.
Emilly Lilly (Camarillo,
Calif./Sawtelle Judo)
3.
Catherine Bridges (Coventry,
R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
Female
IJF Junior 78kg
1.
Marina Shafir (Latham, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo
Center)
2.
Halee Shadden (Mineral, Texas/Ruben
Martin Judo)
3. Kelsi Bostic (Anderson, Ind./Judan
Judo)
Female
Juvenile A (Born 1992-1993) 40kg
1.
Kiana Abellera (Los Angeles,
Calif./Sawtelle)
2.
Madison Hatch (Lebanon,
Conn./Mayo Quanchi)
3. Amanda Buell (Middletown, Ind./Buell's
Family Dojo)
Female
Juvenile A 44kg
1.
Marisa Fukunaga (Honolulu, Hawaii/Hawaii Tenri Judo)
2. Jessica Irons (Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville
Judo)
3.
Maddyson Post (Livermore,
Calif./Amador Judo)
Female
Juvenile A 48kg
1.
Yesenia Crespo (Dover, Fla./El Mambi)
2. Gabriela Denu (Aberdeen, Md./Undeclared)
3.
Carina Caminero (Tampa,
Fla./El Mambi Judo Club)
Female
Juvenile A 53kg
1.
Chrissy Chow (Honolulu,
Hawaii/Tenri Judo)
2.
Sofia Mani (SWE/Westminster, Colo./Northglenn Judo)
3.
Megan Ishibashi (Elk Grove, Calif./Sacramento
Judo Club)
Female
Juvenile A 58kg
1.
Christina Zamora (Tustin,
Calif./OCK)
2.
Dominique Ellis (GBR/London, Great Britain/Moberly)
3. Kayla Martin (Evansville, Ind./Renshuden
Judo)
Female
Juvenile A 64kg
1.
Shaniqua Brown (Atlanta,
Ga./Waka Mu Sha)
2.
Kadee Shadden (Mineral, Texas/Ruben
Martin Judo)
3.
Aleesha Allen (Pittsburgh,
Pa./Kims Martial Arts)
Female
Juvenile A +64kg
1. Marina
Lambert (Chesapeake, Va./Washington Judo)
2.
Laquinta Allen (Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla./Onikusu)
3.
Alexandra Cogswell (Westminster,
Colo./Hyland Hills)
Male
IJF Junior 55kg
1.
Zachary Maes (Northglenn, Colo./Northglenn Judo)
2.
Dave Carelli (Scotia, N.Y./Jason Morris
Judo Center)
3. Nathan Jones (Evansville, Ind./Morris
Dynamics)
Male
IJF Junior 60kg
1.
Ronnie Talledo (PER/North Lauderdale, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai
2.
Jean-Pierre Durand (North Lauderdale, Fla./North Miami USA Judo
National Training Site)
3.
Jeremy Liggett (Scotia, N.Y./NYAC/JMJC)
Male
IJF Junior 66kg
1.
Ivan Lopouchanski (Hollywood,
Fla./Budokan)
2.
Christian Garcia (North Miami Beach, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
3. AJ
Silverman (Scotia, N.Y./Jason Morris
Judo Center)
Male
IJF Junior 73kg
1.
Nick Delpopolo (Westfield,
N.J./Cranford/Jason Morris
Judo Center)
2.
Bobby Lee (Lauderhill, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training
Site)
3.
Antonio Rodriguez (Hialeah, Fla.,/Ki-Itsu-Sai)
Male
IJF Junior 81kg
1.
Yuko Sin (Glenville, N.Y./Jason Morris
Judo Center)
2.
Phillip Spano (Tampa, Fla./El Mambi Judo)
3.
Wesley Thomas (San Mateo, Calif./Palo Alto Judo)
Male
IJF Junior 90kg
1.
Jacob Larsen (Santa Rosa,
Calif./Redwood Chase Judo)
2.
Justin Schmaltz (CAN/Beiseiker, Canada/Judo Alberta)
3.
Kyle Vashkulat (Scotia, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo
Center)
Male
IJF Junior 100kg
1.
Zane Malloy (Oak Harbor,
Wash./Naval Air Station)
2.
Daniel Yuabov (Fluhsing, N.Y./Spartak)
3.
Giorgio Gazzani, Panorama City,
Calif., Valley Judo
Male
IJF Junior +100kg
1.
Kari Kauppinen (FIN/Helsinki, Finland/Finn-Fighter's Club)
2. Zachary Bell (Naperville,
Ill./Fox Valley
Judo)
3.
Mitchell Yokogawa (Los Angeles, Calif./San
Gabriel)
Male
Juvenile A 36kg
1.
Everet Desilets (Providence,
R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
2.
David Terao (Honolulu, Hawaii/Shobukan Judo)
3.
Matthew Beckham (Elk Grove, Calif./Sacramento
Judo)
Male
Juvenile A 40kg
1.
Luca Gama (Coral Springs,
Fla./Ki Itsu Sai)
2. Max
Benjamin (Fresh Meadows, N.Y./Queens Judo Center)
3.
Joshua Prado (Coral Springs,
Fla./Ki Itsu Sai
Male
Juvenile A 44kg
1. Santiago Martinez (Coral Springs, Fla./Ki
Itsu Sai)
2.
Eric Farjado (Lincoln Park,
N.J./Camal Judo)
3.
Hanif Shabazz (Atlanta,
Ga./Waka Mu Sha)
Male
Juvenile A 48kg
1. Robby Schultheis (Gurnee, Ill./Gurnee
Judo Club)
2. Max Schneider (Chicago, Ill./Tohkon)
3.
Keith Beauvais (Thornton, Colo./Northglenn Judo Club)
Male
Juvenile A 53kg
1.
Kyle Taketa (Torrance, Calif./Gardena Judo)
2. Max Golembo (Vernon Hills, Ill./Cohen's
Judo)
3. Ruben
Martin (Burleson, Texas/Ruben Martin Judo)
Male
Juvenile A 58kg
1. Yan
Kafarskiy (Richmond Hills, N.Y./Spartak Sports Club)
2.
Richard Santacruz (Riverview, Fla./Florida
School of Judo)
3.
John Farrar Jr. (Rochester,
N.Y./Bedroc Martial Judo)
Male
Juvenile A 64kg
1.
Dariel Porras (Coral Springs,
Fla./Ki Itsu Sai)
2.
David Fung (St. Albans, N.Y./Camal Judo)
3. Dylan Madron (Highland,
Ill./USA Stars)
Male
Juvenile A 70kg
1.
Kadiem Wheatle (Brooklyn, N.Y./Starrett)
2.
Rafael Azizyan (Los Angeles,
Calif./Hayastan)
3.
Robert Novo III (Miami,
Fla./Banagua Judo)
Male
Juvenile A 83kg
1. Joshua Gordon (Milwaukee, Wis./Wahadachi)
2. Zach Burkhardt (Alexandria, Ind./Anderson YMCA)
3.
William Shiraga (Hacienda Heights, Calif./West
Covina Judo)
Male
Juvenile A +83kg
1.
Christopher Roman (Snellville,
Ga./Waka Mu Sha)
2.
Kevin Duarte (Baldwin Park,
Calif./Mojica Judo)
3.
Christopher Escamilla (Boynton Beach, Fla./West
Palm Beach)
Results
by Organization
Point System:
Place
won | Point Value
1 5
2 3
3 1
Organization
name
|Total|
1. Florida
72
2. New York
41
2. California
41
3. Illinois
21
3. Hawaii
21
4. Georgia
11
4. Colorado
11
5. Wisconsin
10
6. Rhode
Island
9
7. New Jersey
8
8. Indiana
7
8. Texas
7
9. Finland
5
9. Washington
5
9. Virginia
5
10.
Canada
4
11.
Connecticut
3
11.
Great Britain
3
11.
Maryland
3
12.
Pennsylvania
1
Day
1 USJF Junior Nationals Results
The
first day of competition at the U.S. Judo Federation Junior National
Championships concluded Saturday in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla.
with participation by more than 400 athletes in age group divisions for athletes 8-12-years-old and 15-16-years-old.
Among
the competitors, five athletes were Triple Crown winners – athletes who won
this weekend’s event as well as the USA Judo National Junior Olympic
Championships (July 8-9) and the U.S. Judo Association Junior National
Championships (July 15-16).
These
athletes were as follows:
·
Teshya
Alo (Honolulu, Hawaii/Tenri Judo/Intermediate A 26kg)
·
Katelyn
Bouyssou (Hope, R.I./Mayo Quanchi/Intermediate B 38kg)
·
Christopher
Cos (Elbert, Colo./OTC Juniors/Intermediate B 28kg)
·
Giovonte
Ortiz (Jonesboro, Ga./Waka Mu Sha/Intermediate B 48kg)
·
Kendyl
Post (Livermore, Calif./Amador Judo/Intermediate A 30kg)
Competition
continues tomorrow with the Juvenile A and IJF-Junior divisions.
Following
tomorrow’s IJF-Junior events, the top four athletes in each Olympic
division will receive berths to the Junior World Trials which will be held
July 29 in Fort Lauderdale,
Fla. during the Junior U.S.
Open.
Pool
sheets for tomorrow’s competition are available at www.usjudo.org.
Complete
results are as follows:
Girls
Bantam (Born 1998-2000) 23kg
1.
Angelica McEwan (Miami,
Fla../Champion)
2.
Erin Amos (Colorado Springs,
Colo./OTC Judo)
3.
Kyra Deeter (Canton,
N.C./Waynesville Kodokan)
Girls
Bantam 31kg
1.
Antonia Vinciarelli (Lynn,
Mass./Pedro Judo)
2.
Kayla Campbell (Littlefalls, N.J./Camal Judo)
3.
Katherine Kirkegaard (Dallas, Texas/Dallas
Judo)
Girls
Bantam + 35kg
1. Nefeli Papadakis (Gurnee, Ill./Gurnee
Judo)
2.
Liza Patton (Zephyrhills,
Fla./El Mambi Judo)
Boys
Bantam 23kg
1.
Zachary Sherman (Plantation,
Fla./Vigness Judo)
2. Logen
Rodriguez (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Judo
America)
3.
Benjamin Prado (Coral Springs,
Fla./Ki Itsu Sai)
Boys
Bantam 27kg
1. Quentin
Cook (Anderson,
Ind./Anderson YMCA)
2.
Hikina Gaughen (Kaneohe,
Hawaii/Shobukan)
3. Tyler Allen (Honoluu, Hawaii/Shobukan Judo)
Boys
Bantam 31kg
1. AJ
Pedro (Methuen, Mass./Pedro's Judo)
2.
Haykaz Oganyan (Los Angeles,
Calif./Hayastan)
3.
John Boyle (Rowley, Mass./Pedro's Martial Arts)
Boys
Bantam 35kg
1.
Omar Elsayed, Tulsa, OK,
Tulsa Judo
Club
2.
Keith Brown Jr., Jackson,
MS, Melton's Judo
3.
Christian DeRobles, Miami,
Fla.., Champion
Girls
Intermediate B (Born 1994-1995) 28 kg
1.
Caitlyn Mason (East Greenwich, R.I./Mayo
Quanchi)
2.
Lauren Kikuchi (Arcadia, Calif./San Gabriel Dojo)
Girls
Intermediate B 31kg
1.
Micayla Maes (Wheatridge, Colo./Northglenn Judo)
2.
Gianna Rocchio (Coventry,
R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
3.
Melissa Clauss (Clermonte, Fla./Central Florida Judo)
Girls
Intermediate B 34kg
1.
Nicole Taniguchi (Honolulu,
Hawaii/Sogoro Judo)
2. Margaret
Standish (Johnston, Iowa/Gurnee Judo)
3.
Sarah Brady (Key Biscayne,
Fla./Falcon Judo)
Girls
Intermediate B 38kg
1.
Katelyn Bouyssou (Hope, R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
2.
Bree Rapoza (Honolulu, Hawaii/Tenri Judo)
3. Katie Germain (Lakeland, Fla./GE Judo)
Girls
Intermediate B 42kg
1. Ashley
Beeson (Anderson, Ind./Anderson Judo)
2.
Darya Cogswell (Westminster,
Colo./Hyland Hills)
3.
Lauren Baez (Coral Gables,
Fla./Ki Itsu Sai)
Girls
Intermediate B 48kg
1.
Melinda Chow (Honolulu,
Hawaii/Tenri Judo)
2.
Samantha Ortiz (Baldwin Park,
Calif./Mojica Judo)
3. Syria Rhodes (Sacramento,
Calif./Team Sacramento)
Girls
Intermediate B 53kg
1.
Carly Patton, Zephyrhills,
Fla.., El Mambi Judo
2.
Daria Falco, Peabody, Mass., Pedros Judo
3. Melissa
Myers, Yorkville, Ill.,
Fox Valley
Girls
Intermediate B 63kg
1.
Hannah Metzler, Manheim,
PA, Mayo Quanchi
2.
Janae Scott, Peyton, Colo.,
Ju Shin Kan
Girls
Intermediate B +63kg
1.
Persila Bencomo (Miami, Fla./Miami Judo Academy)
2.
Mariah Drescher (Norwich,
Conn./Tohoku Judo)
3.
Jewelene Nenesses (Miami,
Fla./Baragua Judo)
Girls
Intermediate A (Born 1996-1997) 26kg
1.
Teshya Alo (Honolulu, Hawaii/Tenri Judo)
2.
Sofia Greco-Byrne (Jamestown,
R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
3.
Jessica Oda (Mililani, Hawaii/Shobukan)
Girls
Intermediate A 30kg
1.
Kendyl Post (Livermore,
Calif./Amador Judo)
2.
Summer Truong (Colorado Springs,
Colo./Jushinkan)
3. Willow Heller (Riverwoods, Ill./Cohen's
Judo)
Girls
Intermediate A 34kg
1.
Nadine Fiege (Atlantic Beach,
Fla./Judo Ryu Jacksonville)
2.
Victoria Burke (Livermore,
Calif./Amador Judo)
3.
Kelly Germain (Lakeland,
Fla./GE Judo)
Girls
Intermediate A 38kg
1.
Elodie Freymann (New York,
N.Y./Kyushu Judo)
2.
Cynthia Shadden (Mineral, Texas/Ruben
Martin Judo)
3.
Ashleigh Castro-White (Miami, Fla./Miami
Judo Academy)
Girls
Intermediate A 43kg
1.
Casey Pedro (Methuen, Mass./Pedro's Judo)
2.
Olivia Winsor (Lynnfield,
Mass./Pedro's Judo)
Girls
Intermediate A +43kg
1. Sonya Savici (Chicago, Ill./Tohkon
Judo)
Boys
Intermediate B 28kg
1.
Christopher Cos (Elbert, Colo./OTC Juniors)
2.
Donald Moseman III (San Carlos,
Calif./Cahill's Judo)
3.
Zachary Carpenter (Colorado
Springs, Colo./OTC Juniors)
Boys
Intermediate B 31kg
1. Ben
Metzler (Manheim, Pa./Mayo Quanchi)
2.
Christian Perez (Pembroke Pines,
Fla./One Dragon)
3. James
Braye (Evansville, Ind./Morris Dynamics)
Boys
Intermediate B 34kg
1.
Jacob Palimo'o (Honolulu,
Hawaii/Shobukan)
2.
Serge Bouyssou (Hope, R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
3.
Jesse Wells (Denton, Texas/Ruben Martin Judo)
Boys
Intermediate B 38kg
1.
Austin Hronek (Vancouver,
Wash./Obukan)
2.
John James Amis (Culver City, Calif./Venice
Judo Club)
3.
Christopher Caballero (Baldwin
Park, Calif./Mojica
Judo Club)
Boys
Intermediate B 42kg
1.
Andrew Mitura (Coventry,
R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
2.
George Truong (Colorado Springs,
Colo./Jushinkan)
3.
Mark Boyle (Rowley, Mass./Pedro's Martial Arts)
Boys
Intermediate B 48kg
1.
Giovonte Ortiz (Jonesboro,
Ga./Waka Mu Sha)
2.
Timothy McCann (Staten Island, N.Y./New
York Dojo)
3.
Spencer Rhodes (Sacramento, Calif./Team Sacramento)
Boys
Intermediate B 53kg
1.
Dante Vinciarelli (Lynn,
Mass./Pedro Judo)
2.
John Tucker (Brooklyn, N.Y./Starrett Judo)
3.
Ricardo Menendez (Miami,
Fla./Falcon Judo)
Boys
Intermediate B 55kg.
1.
Hovo Bakhrdzyan (N. Hollywood,
Calif./Hayastan Judo)
2.
Phillip Pennell (Rolla, Mont./USA Stars
Granite Club)
Boys
Intermediate B +55kg
1.
Dylan Seidle (Clermont, Fla./Central Florida Judo)
2.
Daniel Gonzalez (Clermont, Fla./Central Florida Judo)
3. Patrick
Robinson (Kissimmee, Fla./Orlando)
Boys
Intermediate A 26kg
1.
Noah Pineda-Abaya (Honolulu, Hawaii/Hawaii
Tenri)
2.
Anthany Farjardo (Lincoln Park,
N.J./Camal Judo)
3. Ean
Katagihara (Arcadia, Calif./San Gabriel Judo)
Boys
Intermediate A 30kg
1.
Joshua Terao (Honolulu,
Hawaii/Shobukan Judo)
2. Cory Levin (Mundelein, Ill./Cohens
Judo)
3.
Reid Furukawa (Elk Grove, Calif./Sacramento Judo)
Boys
Intermediate A 34kg
1.
Taron Tonoyan (Los Angeles,
Calif./Hayastan)
2.
Chade Wong (Honolulu, Hawaii/Shobukan)
3. Trevor Allen (Honolulu, Hawaii/Shobukan Judo)
Boys
Intermediate A 38kg
1.
Frank Falco (Peabody, Mass./Pedros Judo)
2.
Kile Young (Whittier, Calif./Mojica)
3.
Makoa Gaughen (Kaneohe,
Hawaii/Shobukan)
Boys
Intermediate A 46kg
1.
Alex Mulligan (West Warwick, R.I./Mayo
Quachi)
2.
Colin Robinson (Kissimmee, Fla./Orlando)
3.
Colson Egli (Berkeley Springs, WVa./College Park Judo Maryland)
Boys
Intermediate A +46kg
1.
Elijah Hines (Jackson, Miss./Melton's Judo)
2. Bruno
Reagan (Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville/Fort Campbell)
Female
Juvenile B 44kg
1.
Taylor Ibera (Honolulu, Hawaii/Hawaii Terni
Judo)
2.
Veronica Prado (Coral Springs, Fla/North Miami USA Judo
National Training Site)
3.
Sharon Yacubowicz (Andover, Mass./Pedro's Judo Center)
Female
Juvenile B 48kg
1.
Jeanette Rodriguez (Margate, Fla./North Miami USA Judo
National Training Site)
2.
Daimisy Porras (Coral Springs, Fla./North Miami USA Judo
National Training Site)
3. Meg
Maceau (Colorado Springs, Colo./Olympic
Training Center USA Judo National Training
Site)
Female
Juvenile B 52kg
1.
Franchesca Durand (North Lauderdale, Fla./North Miami USA Judo
National Training Site)
2. Mirielle Graves (Edwardsville,
Ill./USA Stars)
3.
Nicole Laurell (Woodland Park,
Colo./Suzuran Judo)
Female
Juvenile B 57kg
1.
Angelica Delgado (Miami, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training
Site)
2.
Tani Ader (Honolulu, Hawaii/Tenri Judo)
3.
Danielle Greenstein (Wellington,
Fla./Ki Itsu Sai)
Female
Juvenile B 63kg
1.
Larisa Lindstrom (Livermore,
Calif./Amador Judo)
2.
Kelly Alexander (GBR/London, Great Britain/Moberley)
3.
Natalia Mitura (Coventry,
R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
Female
Juvenile B 70kg
1.
Catherine Bridges (Coventry,
R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
2.
Malinda Bridges (Coventry,
R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
3.
Emily Lilly (Camarillo,
Calif./Sawtelle Judo)
Female
Juvenile B +70kg
1.
Kate Patton (Zephyrhills,
Fla./El Mambi Judo)
2.
Halee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas/Ruben
Martin Judo)
3.
Natalie Bridges (Coventry,
R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
Male
Juvenile B 51kg
1.
Anthony Aguilar (Ontario,
Calif./Guerreros Judo)
2.
Karri Myllyla (FIN/Helsinki, Finland/Finn-Fighter's Club)
3.
Matt Dong (San Jose, Calif./San Jose Buddhist)
Male
Juvenile B 55kg
1.
Jose Cos IV (Elbert, Colo./OTC Juniors)
2.
Daryl Jackson (Colorado Springs,
Colo./Timberline Judo)
3.
Joshua Woosley (Gloversville, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo Center)
Male
Juvenile B 60kg
1.
Miguel Ballesteros (Miami,
Fla./Ki Itsu Sai)
2.
Leonardo Santibanez (Miami Lakes,
Fla./Budokan)
3.
Sami Syed (Los Angeles, Calif./Venice Judo)
Male
Juvenile B 66kg
1.
Ronnie Talledo (PER/North Lauderdale, Fla./Ki Itsu Sai)
2.
Alfred Raymond (Providence,
R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
3.
Stefane Truong (CAN/Edmonton, Canada/Judo Alberto)
Male
Juvenile B 73kg
1.
Antonio Rodriguez (Hialeah, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai)
2. Max
Kafka (St. Paul, Minn./Midway Judo Club)
3.
Marcial Rodriguez (Hialeah,
Fla./Budokan Judo)
Male
Juvenile B 81kg
1.
Daniel Palatnik (Rego-Park, N.Y./Spartak Sports)
2.
Kevin Porter (Fort Worth,
Texas/Fort Worth Judo)
3.
Steven Pacheco (Miami, Fla./Baragua Judo)
Male
Juvenile B 90kg
1.
Caleb Egli (Berkeley Springs, W.Va./College Park Judo)
2.
Torazo Karagiannis (Weehawken,
N.J./Kokushi Budo Institute)
3.
Nathaniel Stampley (North Lauderdale,
Fla./Ki Itsu Sai)
Male
Juvenile B +90kg
1.
Hector Escamilla (Boynton Beach, Fla./West
Palm Beach)
2.
Scott Yokogawa (Los Angeles, Calif./San
Gabriel)
Results
by State
Point System:
Place
won | Point Value
1 5
2 3
3 1
State
name
|Total|# 1 |# 2 |# 3 |
1. Florida
106 14 7 15
2. California
57
5 8 8
3. Hawaii
51 7 4 4
4. Rhode Island
42 5 5 2
5. Colorado
36 3 6 3
6. Massachusetts
34 5 2 3
7. Illinois
18 2 2 2
8. New York
17 2 2 1
9. Texas
11 0 3 2
9. Indiana
11 2 0 1
10.
Pennsylvania
10 2 0 0
11.
New Jersey
9 0 3 0
12.
Mississippi
8 1 1 0
13.
West Virginia
6 1 0 1
13.
Iowa
6 0 2 0
14.
Oklahoma
5 1 0 0
14.
Georgia
5 1 0 0
14.
Washington
5 1 0 0
15.
Finland
3 0 1 0
15.
Connecticut
3 0 1 0
15.
Great Britain
3 0 1 0
15.
Tennessee
3 0 1 0
15.
Montana
3 0 1 0
15.
Minnesota
3 0 1 0
16.
North Carolina
1 0 0 1
16.
Canada
1
0 0 1
June
Board Meeting Minutes
The minutes from the June 10, 2006 USA Judo Board of Directors
meeting are now available at http://www.usjudo.org/documents/June2006BoardMinutes.pdf.
U.S. Junior Open Offers Additional Funding for IJF-Junior
Olympic Weight Division Winners
The
U.S. Junior Open is pleased to announce that they are offering a $100 award
to any U.S.
athletes who win an IJF-Junior Olympic weight division.
The
award is in addition to the $200 previously offered by the USA Judo
Development Committee.
The
U.S. Junior Open also will be awarding $250 to any U.S.
athlete that wins the overall Outstanding Male or Outstanding Female award
at the close of the tournament.
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