2006 JO Results Day 1

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July 8, 2006

California, Hawaii Athletes Dominate at Junior Olympics

(San Jose, Calif.) – More than 300 athletes between the ages of 6 and 12 competed during the first day of the USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships Saturday at the San Jose State University Event Center.

Champions were crowned in 45 weight divisions with athletes from California claiming 72 overall medals while the contingent from Hawaii are currently second in the state point totals with 27 total medals.

Nahoakuwoo Salera (Honolulu, Hawaii) was recognized with the Best Technique Award for winning the 42kg Intermediate 2 (Born 1994-1995) division. Salera each of his five matches by ippon (instant win) and demonstrated dynamic throwing ability in each of his matches.

Melinda Chow (Honolulu, Hawaii) received the Sportsmanship Award after winning the 48kg Intermediate 2 division, also going 5-0 to win each of her matches by ippon. Chow dominated each match and showed a constant mat presence that demonstrated she was in control at all times. Although only ?, Chow showed a quiet confidence that manifested itself in smooth execution of her techniques.

Like Salera and Chow, Outstanding Competitor Giovonte Ortiz (Jonesboro, Geo.) won each of his matches in the Intermediate 2 48kg division by ippons – six in total. Ortiz won each match with a variety of different techniques, scoring ippons off pins, throws and switches.

En route to his gold medal win, Ortiz defeated several difficult opponents, including Michael Assels (Garland, Texas) who won each of three junior national events in 2005 as well as the international Junior U.S. Open.

In the final, Ortiz defeated Lance Asuka (Aiea, Hawaii) in what Ortiz would describe as his toughest match of the day.

“I fought pretty well today. I just went out and did fought how I usually do here,” Ortiz said. “Lance was definitely my hardest match, but I beat him with a hip throw and a counter,” Ortiz said.

Asuka would then go on to beat Assels to win the silver medal.

Competition continues for 13-19-year-olds in the Juvenile A, B and IJF Junior divisions on Sunday with matches beginning at 9:30 a.m. and concluding around 3 p.m.

Sunday’s matches will be one of the last opportunities for athletes to obtain critical points on the IJF Junior (under 20) roster in order to qualify to compete in the Junior World Trials, July 29 in Fort Lauderdale.

For more information, contact Nicole Jomantas, USA Judo Director of Communications and Media Relations, at 719.761.7909 or USAJudoNews@aol.com.

Complete results are as follows:

Girls Bantam 3 (Born 1998) 23kg

1. Sienna Ho (Honolulu, Hawaii)

2. Ashley Fernando (Bonita, Calif.)

3. Amber Pair (Cascade, Idaho)

4. Chloe Kato (Kaneohe, Hawaii)

Girls Bantam 3 27kg

1. Kaylin Castro (Honolulu, Hawaii)

2. Haven Olmost (San Jose, Calif.)

3. Nicole Bolanos (San Mateo, Calif.)

4. Megan Roberts (Perris, Calif.)

5. Michaela Barnes (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

5. Mariah Pechina (San Bruno, Calif.)

Girls Bantam 3 31kg

1. Madison Shields (Donnelly, Idaho)

2. Amariah Palacio (Covina, Calif.)

3. Jada Giron (American Canyon, Calif.)

4. Solin Piearcy (San Jose, Calif.)

Girls Bantam 2 (Born 1999) 25kg

1. Teniya Alo (Honolulu, Hawaii)

2. Torie Oishi (Torrance, Calif.)

3. Elanete Howard (Pasadena, Calif.)

Girls Bantam 1 (Born 2000) 19kg

1. Mykal-Michele Howard (Pasadena, Calif.)

2. Marlina Luz (Sacramento, Calif.)

3. Desteni Heinrich (Longmont, Colo.)

Girls Bantam 1 23kg

1. Brooke Furukawa (Elk Grove, Calif.)

Boys Bantam 3 23kg

1. Cameron Kato (Kaneohe, Hawaii)

2. Robert Gomez (La Puente, Calif.)

3. Curtis Booth (Folsom, Calif.)

4. Adam Valdez (Barstow, Calif.)

5. Albert Enos (Honolulu, Hawaii)

5. Arthur Aguirre (Norman, Okla.)

Boys Bantam 3 27kg

1. Tyler Allen (Honolulu, Hawaii)

2. Hikina Gaughen (Kaneohe, Hawaii)

3. Eric Oshima (Palo Alto, Calif.)

4. Jonathan Wilson (Middletown, Calif.)

5. Clayton Clark (McCall, Idaho)

5. Myles Honda (Torrance, Calif.)

Boys Bantam 3 31kg

1. Haykaz Oganyan (Los Angeles, Calif.)

2. Michael Soler (Millcreek, Wash.)

3. Ethan Skarmas (Sacramento, Calif.)

4. Braxton Chong (Honolulu, Hawaii)

5. Sage Heller (Riverwoods, Ill.)

5. Garrett Dean (Redmond, Wash.)

Boys Bantam 3 +35kg

1. Richard Levin (Monterey, Calif.)

2. Noah Stapes (San Jose, Calif.)

3. Tommy Carroll (Marina, Calif.)

Boys Bantam 2 21kg

1. Jacob Anthony (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

2. Isaac Harai (Tacoma, Wash.)

3. Vincent Marquez (Manteca, Calif.)

4. Daniel Borrego (Pacifica, Calif.)

5. Kanin McGuire (Thornton, Colo.)

5. Caleb Veller (Fort Worth, Texas)

Boys Bantam 2 25kg

1. DJ Galicha (South San Jose, Calif.)

2. G. Aberouette (San Bruno, Calif.)

3. Niko Fasula (Oceanside, Calif.)

4. Gregroy West (San Francisco, Calif.)

5. Robert Foo (Manteca, Calif.)

5. Corin Bogdashevsky (Kew Gardens, N.Y.)

Boys Bantam 2 30kg

1. Spencer Matthes (Clovis, Calif.)

Boys Bantam 2 +30kg Light

1. Jared Torres (Visalia, Calif.)

2. Sebastian Bauer (Simi Valley, Calif.)

Boys Bantam 2 +30kg Heavy

1. Eric Kalajyan (Burbank, Calif.)

Boys Bantam 1 19kg

1. Ka'ua Nishigaya (Honolulu, Hawaii)

2. John (Max) Johnson (Evansville, Ind.)

3. Randy Aberouette (San Bruno, Calif.)

Boys Bantam 1 23kg

1. Elijah Palacio (Covina, Calif.)

2. Yuto Kaneko (Torrance, Calif.)

3. Reonta Turnich (Sacramento, Calif.)

4. Tucker Baker (McCall, Idaho)

Girls Intermediate 2 (1996-1997) 28kg

1. Lauren Kikuchi (Arcadia, Calif.)

Girls Intermediate 2 31kg

1. Kinsey Louie (Sacramento, Calif.)

2. Micayla Maes (Wheatridge, Colo.)

3. Destinee Nagtalon (Cupertino, Calif.)

4. Emily Bachleda (Livermore, Calif.)

5. Tayler Duclos (Moore, Okla.)

Girls Intermediate 2 38kg

1. Katelyn Bouyssou (Hope, R.I.)

2. Alison Beckham (Elk Grove, Calif.)

3. Bree Rapoza (Honolulu, Hawaii)

4. Jordan Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

5. Alexandria Gunderson (Vacaville, Calif.)

5. Sarah Bachleda (Livermore, Calif.)

Girls Intermediate 2 42kg

1. Anna Sahakyan (Los Angeles, Calif.)

2. Daisy Belden (Chicago, Ill.)

3. Kathy Bolanos (San Mateo, Calif.)

4. Andie Dean (Redmond, Wash.)

5. Alyssa Bonotan (Vallejo, Calif.)

5. Kimie Taketa (Torrance, Calif.)

Girls Intermediate 2 48kg

1. Melinda Chow (Honolulu, Hawaii)

2. Samantha Ortiz (Baldwin Park, Calif.)

3. Danielle Delfin (Valinda, Calif.)

4. Rachael Chinn (Dublin, Calif.)

5. Syria Rhodes (Sacermento, Calif.)

5. Patricia Welton (Vallejo, Calif.)

Girls Intermediate 2 53kg

1. Alyssa Fraino (Livermore, Calif.)

2. Michelle Olmos (San Jose, Calif.)

3. Vanessa Calimquim (Long Beach, Calif.)

4. Miranda Imamura (Fresno, Calif.)

5. Kiaya Van Scoyoc (Lakewood, Wash.)

Girls Intermediate 2 +53kg

1. Flora Ziprin (Berkeley, Calif.)

2. Sophia Swain (San Jose, Calif.)

Girls Intermediate 1 (1994-1995) 26kg

1. Teshya Alo (Honolulu, Hawaii)

2. Mychayla Villani (Bellevue, Wash.)

3. Jessica Oda (Mililani, Hawaii)

4. Jessica Abad (San Jose, Calif.)

5. Kolbey Duclos (Moore, Okla.)

5. Brittany Burger (Northglenn, Colo.)

Girls Intermediate 1 30kg

1. Kendyl Post (Livermore, Calif.)

2. Cadence Lee (Hillsborough, Calif.)

3. Angela Enos (Honolulu, Hawaii)

4. Summer Truong (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

5. Willow Heller (Riverwoods, Ill.)

5. Jayde Katagihara (Arcadia, Calif.)

Girls Intermediate 1 34kg

1. Regine Smith (Brentwood, Calif.)

2. Victoria Burke (Livermore, Calif.)

3. Dorian Aberouette (San Bruno, Calif.)

4. Megumi Nozawa (San Mateo, Calif.)

5. Skye Bruce (Simi Valley, Calif.)

5. Brianna Valle (El Monte, Calif.)

Girls Intermediate 1 38kg

1. Mary Welton (Vallejo, Calif.)

2. Fabianna Saucedo (San Jose, Calif.)

3. Denise Garcia (La Puente, Calif.)

4. Cailin Ross (Mesa, Ariz.)

5. Kendall Reusing (Temecula, Calif.)

5. Christianna Sasso (Fresno, Calif.)

Girls Intermediate 1 +43kg Light

1. Adrienne Elizondo (Fort Worth, Texas)

2. Jackie Gipe (Post Angeles, Wash.)

3. Ixchel Castro (Torrance, Calif.)

Girls Intermediate 1 +43 Heavy

1. Jaclyn Beed (Norman, Okla.)

2. Jasmine Durham (Rockwall, Texas)

3. Lauryn De La Torre (Torrance, Calif.)

Boys Intermediate 2 28kg

1. Christopher Cos (Elbert, Colo.)

2. Donald Moseman III (San Carlos, Calif.)

3. Neal Border (Livermore, Calif.)

4. Shane Shiosaki (Torrance, Calif.)

5. Kenny Oda (Walnut, Calif.)

Boys Intermediate 2 31kg

1. Anthony Igne (North Hollywood, Calif.)

2. Brendan Chang (Honolulu, Hawaii)

3. Jesse Peterson (Monroe, Wash.)

4. James Braye (Evansville, Ind.)

5. Justin Anthony (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

5. Rico Lozano (Tranquillity, Calif.)

Boys Intermediate 2 34kg

1. Jacob Palimo’o (Honolulu, Hawaii)

2. Bryson Sherman (Pleasanton, Calif.)

3. Eric Soler (Millcreek, Wash.)

4. Serge Bouyssou (Hope, R.I.)

5. Arthur Melkonyan (Los Angeles, Calif.)

5. Koan Kojima (Kapolei, Hawaii)

Boys Intermediate 2 38kg

1. Kekoa Morris (Honolulu, Hawaii)

2. Royce Mori (Honolulu, Hawaii)

3. Ryan Oda (Mililani, Hawaii)

4. Kenji Young (Campbell, Calif.)

5. Ryan Hisaka (Concord, Calif.)

5. Austin Hronek (Vancouver, Wash.)

Boys Intermediate 2 42kg

1. Nahoakuwoo Salera (Honolulu, Hawaii)

2. George Truong (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

3. David Honda (Torrance, Calif.)

4. Andrew Varga (Chicago, Ill.)

5. Gardner Crowell (Chicago, Ill.)

5. Justis Olsen (Livermore, Calif.)

Boys Intermediate 2 48kg

1. Giovonte Ortiz (Jonesboro, Geo.)

2. Lance Asuka (Aiea, Hawaii)

3. Michael Assels (Garland, Texas)

4. Sako Daniyelyan (Los Angeles, Calif.)

5. Blaze Decker (Lake Fork, Idaho)

5. Spencer Rhodes (Sacramento, Calif.)

Boys Intermediate 2 53kg

1. Kyle Perreault (Clovis, Calif.)

2. Cary Oba (Gardena, Calif.)

3. Cody Eisenberg (Los Angeles, Calif.)

4. Hubert Chang (Brighton, Colo.)

5. Blaze Lee (Hillsborough, Calif.)

Boys Intermediate 2 +53kg Light

1. Max Bermont (Chicago, Ill.)

2. Hovik Bakhrdzhyan (Van Nuys, Calif.)

3. John Tucker (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

4. Danny Ukibayey (Vallejo, Calif.)

Boys Intermediate 2 +53kg Middle

1. Rolando Bobadilla (La Puente, Calif.)

2. Edwin Levin (Monterey, Calif.)

3. Dylan Seidle (Clermont, Fla.)

4. Daniel Gonzalez (Clermont, Fla.)

Boys Intermediate 2 +53kg Heavy

1. Dane Pestano (Waimanalo, Hawaii)

2. Mark Cagalawan (Lancaster, California.)

3. Zachary Wiley (Los Gatos, Calif.)

4. Weston Akamine (Honolulu, Hawaii)

5. Luis Salazar (La Puente, Calif.)

Boys Intermediate 1 26kg

1. Anthony Fajardo (Lincoln Park, N.J.)

2. Wendell Ebesu (Kaneohe, Hawaii)

3. Jonathan Bobadilla (La Puente, Calif.)

4. William Pineda-Abaya (Honolulu, Hawaii)

5. Bryce Ogata (San Jose, Calif.)

5. Jonathon Stafford (Keenesburg, Colo.)

Boys Intermediate 1 30kg

1. Christian Villani (Bellevue, Wash.)

2. Joshua Terao (Honolulu, Hawaii)

3. Joshua Moon (Honolulu, Hawaii)

4. Rocky Mori (Honolulu, Hawaii)

5. Alex Johnson (Evansville, Ind.)

5. Gerald Ingemansson (Daly City, Calif.)

Boys Intermediate 1 34kg

1. Bryson Castro (Honolulu, Hawaii)

2. Trevor Allen (Honolulu, Hawaii)

3. Zorich Palimo’o (Honolulu, Hawaii)

4. Armen Sahakyan (Los Angeles, Calif.)

5. Aidan Yamada (San Marino, Calif.)

5. Ian Cheatum (Golden, Colo.)

Boys Intermediate 1 38kg

1. Ben Veler (Fort Worth, Texas)

2. Aaron Wu (Sunny Vale, Calif.)

3. Roger Arce (West Covina, Calif.)

4. Chase Oishi (Torrance, Calif.)

5. William Okamura (Chicago, Ill.)

5. Kulana Salera (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Boys Intermediate 1 43kg

1. Morgan Mcguire (Henderson, Colo.)

2. Gabriel Galicha (South San Jose, Calif.)

3. Gabriel Gonzalez (South Gate, Calif.)

4. Ryan Wong (Claremont, Calif.)

5. Nicolas Harguindeguy (Phoenix, Ariz.)

5. Andrew Kageyama (Elk Grove, Calif.)

Boys Intermediate 1 +43kg

1. Jospeh Jones (Eugene, Ore.)

2. Julio Vargas (La Puente, Calif.)

3. Kody Tamashiro (Honolulu, Hawaii)

4. Kyle Birnbaum (Chicago, Ill.)

Results by State

Point System:

Place won | Point Value

1 5

2 3

3 1

State name |Total|# 1 |# 2 |# 3 |

1. California 204 20 26 26

2. Hawaii 93 13 7 7

3. Washington 19 1 4 2

4. Colorado 17 2 2 1

5. Texas 14 2 1 1

6. Oklahoma 10 2 0 0

7. Illinois 8 1 1 0

8. Idaho 6 1 0 1

9. New Jersey 5 1 0 0

9. Oregon 5 1 0 0

9. Rhode Island 5 1 0 0

9. Georgia 5 1 0 0

10. Indiana 3 0 1 0

11. Florida 1 0 0 1

11. New York 1 0 0 1

12. Arizona 0 0 0 0

12. Connecticut 0 0 0 0

12. Minnesota 0 0 0 0

12. Neveda 0 0 0 0

12. Ohio 0 0 0 0

12. Pennsylvania 0 0 0 0

12. Wisconsin 0 0 0 0

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