2007 Ladder Tournament Pool Sheets

Ladder Tournament Photo Gallery

2007 Ladder Tournament Results

The follow-up event to the Fall Classic, Sunday’s Ladder Tournament was a smaller competition as many athletes fought up a weight division, but featured some of the season’s best match-ups... more>

Fall Classic Photo Gallery

2007 Fall Classic Results

The Fall Classic National Championships on Saturday served as a preview of things to come during the next year as new players staked their claim in divisions and others repeated their previous successes.

One of the day’s top stories was 46-year-old Rene Capo (Naperville, Ill. / Cohen’s Judo), a two-time Olympian (1988 and 1996), who upset both the #1-ranked player in the division and the current National Champion to win the 100kg title.. more>

2007 Fall Classic Draw Sheets

Fall Classic Nationals Kick Off This Weekend

(Coral Springs, Fla.) – More than 200 athletes are expected to compete in the Fall Classic National Championships this weekend in Coral Springs, Fla. – one of the key domestic qualifying tournaments for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials – Judo which will be held June 13-14 in Las Vegas, Nev.  

The tournament will be held at Coral Springs Gymnasium, 2501 Coral Springs Dr.

The Fall Classic is a USA Judo Senior D-Level Point Tournament where athletes can obtain points on the USA Judo Senior Elite National Roster.  The top eight athletes in each qualified Olympic division following the Senior Nationals in April will have the opportunity to compete for berths on the U.S. Olympic Team.  

With much at stake and the winners virtually guaranteed slots at the Trials, nearly all of the top players are expected to be in attendance.  

The Fall Classic will be followed by the Ladder Tournament on Sunday which will include both senior athletes as well as master’s divisions.  

Athletes scheduled to compete include:

• Nick Kossor (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center / 60kg), 2007 Senior Nationals silver medalist
• Miguel Ballesteros (Miami, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami / 60kg), #4-ranked senior athlete at 60kg
• Josh O’Neil (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center / 60kg), fifth-place finisher at the EJU B-Level 2007 German Open
• Kenny Hashimoto (Thornton, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University / 66kg), 2007 Senior Nationals bronze medalist
• Taylor Takata (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center / 66kg), 2006 Pan Am Championships fifth-place finisher
• Bobby Lee (Coral Springs, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami / 73kg), 2006 U.S. Open Champion
• Michael Eldred (Fruitland, Idaho / Western Idaho Judo Institute / 73kg), 2007 British Open silver medalist
• Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove , Ill. / NYAC / Cohen’s Judo / 81kg), five-time Pan American medalist
• Harry St. Leger ( Brooklyn , N.Y. / Starrett Judo / 81kg), 2007 Senior Nationals bronze medalist
• Garry St. Leger ( Brooklyn , N.Y. / Starrett Judo / 90kg), 2007 Pan Am Championships bronze medalist
• Adler Volmar ( Coral Springs , Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami / 100kg), 2007 Pan Am Championships bronze medalist in the Open division
• Shintaro Higashi ( Scardsdale , N.Y. / Kokushi Budo Institute / 100kg), 2007 Senior National Champion
• Anthony Turner ( Miami , Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami / +100kg), 2007 Senior Nationals silver medalist
• Daniel McCormick ( Wakefield , Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE / +100kg), 2007 Senior Nationals bronze medalist
• Sayaka Matsumoto ( El Cerrito , Calif. / NYAC / East Bay Judo Institute / 48kg), seven-time Senior National Champion
• Ann Shirashi ( Elk Grove , Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute / 48kg), 2006 U.S. Open bronze medalist
• Natalie Lafon ( Harlingen , Texas / USA Judo National Training Site at Harlingen / 48kg), 2006 Senior Nationals silver medalist at 52kg
• Anna Palmer ( Colorado Springs , Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center / 52kg), 2007 Senior Nationals bronze medalist
• Hannah Martin ( Glenville , N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center / 57kg), 2007 Senior Nationals silver medalist
• Corinne Geier ( San Jose , Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University / 57kg), 2006 Senior Nationals bronze medalist at 63kg
• Marie Scott ( East Rochester , N.Y. / Renshinkan / 57kg), 2007 Senior Nationals bronze medalist
• Anastasia Krivosta ( Smithtown , N.Y. / Smithtown YMCA / 63kg), 2006 Senior Nationals bronze medalist
• Katie Sell ( Harlingen , Texas / 70kg), 2007 Senior Nationals silver medalist
• Nina Cutro-Kelly ( San Antonio , Texas / 78kg), 2007 Senior Nationals silver medalist
• Katie Mocco ( Glenville , N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center / 78kg), 2006 Pan Am Championships bronze medalist at 70kg
• Molly O’Rourke ( El Cerrito , Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute / 78kg), 2006 Senior Nationals silver medalist
• Heidi Moore ( Englewood , Colo. / Denver Judo / +78kg), 2007 Pan Am Championships bronze medalist in the open division
• Melinda Swanson ( Honolulu , Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri / +78kg), 2006 Senior National Champion
• Brittni Bradford ( San Antonio , Texas / Universal Judo / +78kg), 2006 Senior Nationals silver medalist