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July 8, 2007

USJA Junior National Results

The USJA Junior Nationals included 530 competitors from July 7-8 in Indianapolis , Ind.   Complete results are as follows:  

Girls’ Bantam 3 (Born 1999) 23kg

1. Gabriela Prado ( Coral Springs , Fla. )

2. Elianna Oken ( North Woodmere , N.Y. )  

Girls’ Bantam 3 (Born 1999) 27kg

1. Elanete Howard ( Pasadena , Calif. )

2. Whitney Johnson ( Evansville , Ind. )

3. Jenna Miller ( Ft. Wayne , Ind. )

Girls’ Bantam 3 (Born 1999) 35kg

1. Gabrielle Proksa ( Dunbarton , N.H. )          

2. Madison Montgomery ( Burleson , Texas )

3. Beth Morgan ( Evansville , Ind. )

Girls’ Bantam 2 (Born 2000) 21kg

1. Giovanna Prado ( Coral Springs , Fla. )

2. Demetra Yancopoulos ( Yorktown Heights , N.Y. )

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

Girls’ Bantam 2 (Born 2000) 25kg

1. Carly Knutson ( Sioux City , Iowa )                    

2. Erica Oliver ( Mansfield , Conn. )

3. Jamie Osborn ( Louisville , Ky. )

Girls’ Bantam 2 (Born 2000) 30kg

1. Rene Gangarosa ( Rochester , N.Y. )

2. Jordyn Scott ( Evansville , Ind. )

Girls’ Bantam 1 (Born 2001) 19kg

1. MacKenzie Cherry ( Bowling Green , Ky. )

2. Nichole Tupling ( Anderson , Ind. )

Girls’ Bantam 1 (Born 2001) 28kg  

1. Sierra Widmar ( Dilltown , Pa. )           

2. Joslyn Deschenes ( Lynn , Mass. )

Girls’ Bantam Jr. (Born 2002) 28kg

1. Beatriz Sanchez ( La Puente , Calif. )

Boys’ Bantam 3 (Born 1999) 27kg 

1. David Pupo ( Clarksville , Tenn. )               

2. Timothy Rivers Jr. ( Malden , Mass. )           

3. Patrick Baum ( Long Beach , N.Y. )                

Boys’ Bantam 3 (Born 1999) 31kg 

1. Asa Shin ( Charlottesville , Va. )                 

2. Jaden Matthews ( Clarksville , Tenn. )              

3. Noah Nesenman ( Miami , Fla. )

4. Michael Tupling ( Anderson , Ind. )

Boys’ Bantam 3 (Born 1999) 35kg 

1. Nicolas Stampley ( North Lauderdale , Fla. )

2. Ryan Fitzpatrick ( Wakefield , Mass. )          

3. Antonio Bernhisel (Cherokee, N.C.)           

Boys’ Bantam 3 (Born 1999) 45kg

1. David Gray ( Worthville , Ky. )

2. Sabastian Federspiel ( Ft. Wayne , Ind. )

3. Brady Angle ( Evansville , Ind. )

4. C J Zapata ( Marion , Ind. )                 

Boys’ Bantam 3 (Born 1999) +45kg

1. Adam Haffner ( Bryant , Ind. )

Boys’ Bantam 2 (Born 2000) 21kg 

1. Karua Nishigaya ( Honolulu , Hawaii )

2. J Max Johnson ( Evansville , Ind. )                 

3. Daniel Crauley ( Clarksville , Tenn. )                

4. Parker Roloff ( Grafton , Wis. )              

5. Ethan Chinn ( Dublin , Calif. )

Boys’ Bantam 2 (Born 2000) 25kg 

1. Christopher Kwmuntis ( Peabody , Mass. )          

2. John Kazalas ( Sewickley , Pa. )             

3. Tallon Boling ( New Castle , Ind. )

4. Matthew Blois ( Wakefield , Mass. )           

5. David Anderson ( Chicago , Ill. )                        

Boys’ Bantam 2 (Born 2000) 30kg 

1. Joshua Elliott ( Bowling Green , Ky. )

2. Hunter McCallum (Hamilton, Miss.)            

Boys’ Bantam 1 (Born 2001) 19kg 

1. Koali Nishigaya ( Honolulu , Hawaii )                 

2. Braden Riggs ( Clyde , N.C. )         

3. TJ LaFrancis ( Vista , Calif. )

Boys’ Bantam 1 (Born 2001) 23kg 

1. Daniel Miller (Hamilton, Miss.)             

2. Julien Legros ( Yorktown Heights , N.Y. )

3. Reece Heller ( Riverwoods , Ill. )              

Boys’ Bantam Jr. (Born 2002) 19kg

1. Luke Holman ( Baden , Pa. )        

2. William Greig ( Springfield , Va. )                

3. Brandon Angle ( Evansville, Ind.)                   

Boys’ Bantam Jr. (Born 2002) 23kg

1. Michael Kinkov ( Buffalo Grove , Ill. )                

2. Bryan Allen ( Pittsburgh , Pa. )           

Girls’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 31kg

1. Willow Heller ( Riverwoods , Ill. )

2. Kendyl Post ( Livermore , Calif. )

3. Jessica Lothridge ( Naperville , Ill. )               

4. Mercedes Tibett ( Kings Park , N.Y. )                

5. Serenity Kolen ( Little Rock , Ark. )

Girls’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 34kg

1. Jasmine Bailey ( Iowa City , Iowa )

2. Lindsey Wall ( Portland , Ind. )

Girls’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 38kg

1. Victoria Burke ( Livermore , Calif. )

2. Isabella Perez ( Vallejo , Calif. )

3. Kaylin Lee ( Fond Du Lac , Wis. )               

Girls’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 42kg

1. Aleah LaFrancis ( Vista , Calif. )

2. Mina Fiorentino ( Wichita Fall, Texas )

3. Karisa Miller ( Ft. Wayne , Ind. )

Girls’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 48kg

1. Amanda Gomez ( Brockton , Mass. )           

2. Casey Pedro ( Methuen , Mass. )          

3. Denise Garica ( Lapuente , Calif. )

Girls’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 53kg

1. Sarah Lambert ( Chesapeake , Va. )                

2. Meghan Arena ( Medford , Mass. )            

3. Mia Kellman ( Brooklyn , N.Y. )

Girls’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) +53kg

1. Sonya Savici ( Chicago , Ill. )                

2. Melissa Myers ( Yorkville , Ill. )                

3. Shelby Schlicht ( Alvaton , Ky. )

Girls’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) 26kg

1. Erin Butts ( Fontana , Calif. )

2. Erin Amos ( Colorado Springs , Colo. )               

3. Kyra Deeter ( Canton , N.C. )         

Girls’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) 30kg

1. Autumn Bates ( Belleville , Ill. )               

2. Mandi Race ( Cedar Grove , Wis. )               

3. Caroline Irons ( Yorkville , Ill. )    

Girls’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) 34kg

1. Kaylin Deschenes ( Lynn , Mass. )           

2. Emily Ginser ( Pittsburgh , Pa. )            

3. Rachel Christopherson ( Oshkosh , Wis. )               

Girls’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) 38kg

1. Ashleigh Castro-White ( Miami , Fla. )

2. Alyssa LaFrancis ( Vista , Calif. )

3. Tiffany Martin ( Burleson , Texas )  

Girls’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) 43kg

1. Mefeli Papadakis ( Gurnee , Ill. )                

2. Olivia Winsor ( Lynnfield , Mass. )          

3. Jessica Shell ( Waynesville , N.C. )     

Girls’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) 50kg

1. Danielle Kem ( Huntington , Ind. )                 

2. Destiny Drury ( Bowling Green , Ky. )               

3. Julia Blois ( Wakefield , Mass. )          

Girls’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) +50kg

1. Jasmine Bernhisel (Cherokee, N.C.)         

2. Cheyenne Morgan (Anderson, Ind. )                 

Boys’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 28kg

1. Marshall Graves ( Edwardsville , Ill. )                

2. Dakota Deeter ( Canton , N.C. )          

3. Jordan Napier ( Indianapolis , Ind. ) 

Boys’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 31kg

1. Joshua Terao ( Honolulu , Hawaii )          

2. Christopher Cos ( Elbert , Colo. )               

3. Nathan Ross ( Livermore , Calif. )

Boys’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 34kg

1. Zechariah Cavanaugh ( Evans City , Pa. )           

2. Daniel Allen III ( Trotwood , Ohio )                    

3. Neal Border ( Livermore , Calif. )

Boys’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 38kg

1. Bryson Sherman ( Pleasanton , Calif. )              

2. Tyler Kim ( Coraopolis , Pa. )            

3. Adam Betts ( West Covina , Calif. )

Boys’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 42kg

1. Wren Odagiri ( Chicago , Ill. )                

2. William Inserra ( Stafford , Va. )                

3. Michael Yusupov ( Kew Garden , N.Y. )

Boys’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 48kg

1. Mark Okamura ( Chicago , Ill. )                

2. Mark Boyle ( Rowley , Mass. )           

3. Kulana Salera ( Honolulu , Hawaii )

Boys’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 53kg

1. Michael Assels ( Garland , Texas )                   

2. Ricardo Menendez ( Miami , Fla. )                 

3. Hunter Black ( Rochester , Pa. )         

Boys’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) 59kg         

1. George Papadakis ( Gurnee , Ill. )                

2. Phillip Pennell ( Columbia , Ill. )                 

3. Jordan Freon ( Columbia City , Ind. )                 

Boys’ Intermediate 2 (Born 1995-1996) +59kg

1. Bruno Reagan ( Clarksville , Tenn. )              

2. Robert Tkach (Forest-Hills, N.Y.)

3. Julio Vargas ( La Puente , Calif. )

4. Cody Carr ( Brookville , Ohio )                    

5. Patrick Hickman ( Jacksonville , N.C. )          

Boys’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) 26kg

1. Salvatore Desimone ( Coraoaolos , Pa. )             

2. Robert Gomez ( La Puente , Calif. )              

3. Jordan Gonzalez (No Valley Stream , N.Y.)               

Boys’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) 30kg

1. Jonathan Bobadilla ( La Puente , Calif. )

2. Kevin Holman ( Baden , Pa. )            

3. Eric Oshima ( Palo Alto , Calif. )

Boys’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) 34kg

1. Zorich Palimo’o ( Honolulu , Hawaii )

2. AJ Pedro ( Methuen , Mass. )           

3. John Boyle ( Rowley , Mass. ) 

Boys’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) 38kg

1. Luke Boyle ( Rowley , Mass. )           

2. Jacob Graham ( Naperville , Ill. )                

3. Cory Levin ( Mundelein , Ill. )               

Boys’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) 43kg

1. Jake Barr ( Alexandria , Ind. )                 

2. Makoa Gaughen ( Kaneohe , Hawaii )                  

3. Joel Robertson ( St. Paul , Minn. )              

Boys’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) 47kg

1. Tanner Kim ( Coraopolis , Pa. )            

2. Solomon Jackson ( Florissant , Mo. )               

3. Clay Beverly ( Pleasureville , Ky. )

Boys’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998) 59kg

1. Mason Steffes ( Fond Du Lac , Wis. )               

2. Will Chery ( Columbus , Ohio )                    

Boys’ Intermediate 1 (Born 1997-1998)+59kg

1. Devin Sobay ( Wichita Falls , Texas )

2. Florentino Rodriquez ( Lapuente , Calif. )

3. Kyle Birnbaum ( Chicago , Ill. )                

Girls’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) 44kg   

1. Veronica Prado ( Coral Springs , Fla. )

2. Sharon Yacubowicz ( Andover , Mass. )           

Girls’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) 48kg   

1. Brenna Clark (Hercules, Calif. )

2. Maddyson Post ( Livermore , Calif. )

3. Daimisy Porras ( Hialeah , Fla. )

Girls’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) 52kg   

1. Jeanette Rodriguez ( Miami , Fla. )

2. Meg Maceau ( Colorado Springs , Colo. )

3. Tara Clark (Hercules, Calif. )

Girls’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) 57kg   

1. Angelica Delgado ( Miami , Fla. )

2. Hana Carmichael ( Wellington , Fla. )

3. Veronica Graves ( Edwardsville , Ill. )               

Girls’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) 63kg   

1. Joanna Kielkucki ( Staten Island , N.Y. )

2. Larisa Lindstrom ( Livermore , Calif. )

3. Kelly Au ( Chicago , Ill. )                

Girls’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) 70kg   

1. Kayla Harrison ( Middletown , Ohio )

2. Kathleen Sell ( Oshkosh , Wis. )               

3. Samantha Phillips ( Manteca , Calif. )

Girls’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) Open   

1. Samantha Phillips ( Manteca , Calif. )

2. Halee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas )

3. Larisa Lindstrom ( Livermore , Calif. )

Girls’ Juvenile B (Born 1991-1992) 48kg   

1. Maddyson Post ( Livermore , Calif. )

2. Gabriella Denu ( Aberdeen , Md. )

Girls’ Juvenile B (Born 1991-1992) 52kg   

1. Mirielle Graves ( Edwardsville , Ill. )                 

Girls’ Juvenile B (Born 1991-1992) 57kg   

1. Madeline Crowell ( Chicago , Ill. )                

2. Lydia Au ( Chicago , Ill. )                

3. Kala Barnes ( Kettering , Ohio )                     

Girls’ Juvenile B (Born 1991-1992) 63kg   

1. Kayla Martin ( Evansville , Ind. )                 

2. Hendye Chery ( Columbus , Ohio )                    

3. Kristyna Smith ( Alameda , Calif. )              

Girls’ Juvenile B (Born 1991-1992) 70kg   

1. Kelsi Bostic ( Anderson , Ind. )

2. Aleesha Allen ( Pittsburgh , Pa. )          

Girls’ Juvenile B (Born 1991-1992) +70kg  

1. Halee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas )                    

2. Brook Martell ( Brighton , Mich. )                

3. Courtney Otto ( St. Paul , Minn. )             

Girls’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) 44kg   

1. Angela Ross ( Livermore , Calif. )

2. Inna Rokhvarg ( Feasterville , Pa. )           

3. Tamara Kimball ( Chula Vista , Calif. )

Girls’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) 48kg   

1. Ashley Beeson ( Anderson , Ind. )                 

2. Jessica Irons ( Yorkville , Ill. )               

3. Kayla Hall ( Granite City , Ill. )                

Girls’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) 53kg   

1. Kia Artis ( Marion , Ind. )                

2. Ewelina Szewczuk ( Brighton , Mich. )              

3. Mariah Drescher ( Norwich , Conn. )

Girls’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) 58kg   

1. Crystal Butts ( Fontana , Calif. )

2. Anna Kielkucki ( Staten Island , N.Y. )

3. Sueheidi Vargas ( La Puente , Calif. )

Girls’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) 64kg   

1. Kadee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas )                   

2. Rachel Chinn ( Dublin , Calif. )

3. Wahnetah Bernhisel (Cherokee, N.C.)         

Girls’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) +64kg  

1. Katinna Rodriguez ( Anchorage , Alaska )

2. Alexis Kohn ( Marion , Ind. )

Boys’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) 55kg    

1. Casey Kenney ( Portland , Ind. )                 

2. Aaron Gonzalez ( Burleson , Texas )

3. Jarra Maratea ( Livermore , Calif. )

Boys’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) 60kg    

1. Anthony Maerten ( Ft. Bragg , N.C. )          

2. Blake Norris ( Fayetteville , N.C. )          

3. Nathan Jones ( Evansville , Ind. )             

Boys’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) 66kg    

1. Ronnie Talledo ( Fort Lauderdale , Fla. )

2. Zachary Godbold ( Houston , Texas )

3. Michael Fujimoto ( Los Angeles , Calif. )

Boys’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) 73kg    

1. Danny Satinsky ( Buffalo Grove , Ill. )                

2. Alex Murray ( Rockford , Mich. )                

3. Addison Webb ( Indianapolis , Ind. )                 

Boys’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) 81kg    

1. Christopher Round ( North Andover , Mass. )         

2. James Krueger ( Jacksonville , N.C. )         

3. Paul Myers ( Yorkville , Ill. )                

Boys’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) 90kg    

1. Steve Fayzakov (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.)               

2. Christian Gerlitz ( Ann Arbor , Mich. )                

3. Charles Allen ( Pittsburgh , Pa. )           

Boys’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) 100kg   

1. Kevin Cerrito ( Louisville , Ky. )

2. Christopher Harriss ( Livermore , Calif. )

Boys’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) +100kg  

1. Nicholas Gohn ( Livermore , Calif. )

2. Doyle Richeson ( Burleson , Texas )

Boys’ IJF-Junior (Born 1988 or Later) Open    

1. Jason Utpadel ( Livermore , Calif. )

2. Nicholas Gohn ( Livermore , Calif. )

3. Christopher Harriss ( Livermore , Calif. )

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1991-1992) 51kg    

1. Derek Edwards ( Montgomery , Ill. )

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1991-1992) 55kg    

1. Austin Cook ( Chapel Hill , N.C. )          

2. Aaron Gonzalez ( Burleson , Texas )

3. Keith Beauvais ( Thornton , Colo. )                

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1991-1992) 60kg    

1. Blake Norris ( Fayetteville , N.C. )          

2. Grayson Lindstrom ( Livermore , Calif. )

3. Todor Paounov ( Chicago , Ill. )               

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1991-1992) 66kg    

1. Zachary Godbold ( Houston , Texas )

2. Michael Fujimoto ( Los Angeles , Calif. )

3. Tommy Olsen ( Livermore , Calif. )

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1991-1992) 73kg    

1. Andrew Porras ( Miami , Fla. )

2. Max Wessell ( Boulder , Colo. )                

3. True Cowan ( Princeton , Ind. )

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1991-1992) 81kg    

1. Riley McIlwain ( Lynn , Mass. )           

2. Rameen Almozaffar ( Oshkosh , Wis. )               

3. Christian Shafer ( Indianapolis , Ind. )

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1991-1992) 90kg    

1. Deyan Kolev ( Des Plaines , Ill. )                

2. Ethan Davis ( Waynesville , N.C. )         

3. Ian Parker ( Boonville , Ind. )                

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) 36kg    

1. Jacob Palimo’o ( Honolulu , Hawaii )

2. Christopher Grunberg ( Greenbelt , Md. )                

3. Brandon Brown ( Yorkville , Ill. )                

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) 40kg    

1. Gordon Martinez  ( Granite City , Ill. )                

2. Jacob Hurt ( Yorkville , Ill. )               

3. Ben Feiger ( Chicago , Ill. )                

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) 44kg    

1. Joshua Prado ( Coral Springs , Fla. )

2. Esteban Gomez-Rivera ( Miami , Fla. )

3. Benjamin Branson ( Anderson , Ind. )                

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) 48kg    

1. Lucas Gama ( Coral Springs , Fla. )                  

2. Gerardo Alvarez Sandoval ( Pharr , Texas )

3. Justis Olsen ( Livermore , Calif. )              

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) 53kg    

1. Steve Perez ( Miami , Fla. )

2. Nahoakuwoo Salera ( Honolulu , Hawaii )

3. Brenton Hsu ( Pleasanton , Calif. )

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) 58kg    

1. Max Golembo ( Vernon Hills , Ill. )                

2. Max Schneider ( Chicago , Ill. )                

3. Ruben Martin ( Burleson , Texas )                 

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) 64kg    

1. Nathan Maratea ( Livermore , Calif. )              

2. Jared Gussman ( Oswego , Ill. )                

3. Grant Johnson (Fon Du Lac , Wis. )            

Boys’ Juvenile B (Born 1993-1994) +64kg   

1. Zach Burkhardt ( Alexandria , Ind. )

2. Rolando Bobadilla ( La Puente , Calif. )

3. Bradley Maratea ( Livermore , Calif. )

Results by State

      Point System:

Place won | Point Value

    1         5

    2         3

    3         1

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

  1. California                     92   10    8   18

  2. Illinois                       82   11    6    9

  3. Indiana                        75    8    8   11

  4. Florida                        61   10    3    2

  5. Pennsylvania                   37    4    5    2

  6. Texas                          34    3    6    1

  7. New York                       32    3    5    2

  8. Massachusetts                  30    2    6    2

  9. North Carolina                 27    2    5    2

 10. Kentucky                       25    4    1    2

 11. Hawaii                         24    4    1    1

 12. Ohio                           15    1    3    1

 13. Tennessee                      14    2    1    1

 14. Wisconsin                      12    1    2    1

 15. Iowa                           10    2    0    0

 16. Michigan                        9    0    3    0

 17. Virginia                        8    1    1    0

 17. Mississippi                     8    1    1    0

 18. Maryland                        6    0    2    0

 19. Alaska                          5    1    0    0

 19. New Hampshire                   5    1    0    0

 19. Kim Martial Arts               5    1    0    0

 20. Connecticut                     4    0    1    1

 21. Colorado                        3    0    1    0

 21. Missouri                        3    0    1    0