Member News

April 12, 2007

Morris Cup VI Preview

The Morris Cup VI, the final USA Judo Senior E-Level Point Tournament, will be held on Saturday in Burnt Hills, N.Y.

Competition begins at 10:30 Saturday morning at Burnt Hills High School.  Gold medal winners of the Elite Men's and Women's divisions will receive $250 courtesy of the JMJC.  
 

The following judo players are among the more than 450 athletes scheduled to compete:
 
Women
52kg:     Siobhan O'Neill (GBR), #3 in 52kg, GBR
57kg:     Carrie Chandler (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason  Morris Judo Center), 2006 Pan Am Team member and four-time National Champion, #2-ranked American in 52kg

57kg:     Louise Renicks (GBR), #1 in 52kg, GBR
57kg:     Hannah Martin (Burnt Hills, N.Y. / Jason  Morris Judo Center), 2006 Senior Nationals bronze medalist and Junior World Team member
57kg:     Maude-Helene Benoit (CAN), #2 in 57kg,  CAN
63kg:     Leah Fisher (McLean, Va./ Jason Morris Judo Center), 2006
U.S. Nationals fifth place finisher

63kg:     Cleo Grinberg (Tarrytown, N.Y. / Jason Morris  Judo Center),
2006 Collegiate Nationals bronze medalist at 70kg

63kg:     Roxana Garcia (PUR), three-time Pan Am medalist
70kg:     Emile-Claude Leroux (CAN), #2 in 63kg,  CAN
70kg:     Ronda Rousey (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team Force), 2004 U.S. Olympian at 63kg and two-time World Cup Champion

78kg:     Katie Mocco (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center), 2006 Pan Am bronze medalist at 70kg and #3 in 70kg
78kg:     Marina Shafir (Latham, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason  Morris Judo Center), 2006 Junior World team member, 2005 Senior Nationals medalist
+78kg:     Asma Sharif (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team Force), fifth-place finisher in the 78kg division at the 2006 Senior Nationals and U.S. Open
 
Men
60kg:     Nick Kossor (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason  Morris Judo Center), 2006 U.S. Nationals bronze medalist, #3 in 60kg
60kg:     Blake Tsuyuki (CAN),  #3 in 60kg, CAN
66kg:     Jeremy Liggett (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center), 2007 New York Open bronze medalist, #6 in 66kg
66kg:     Justin Flores (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center), 2007 British Open bronze medalist, #1 in 66kg USA
66kg:     Taraje Williams-Murray (Bronx, N.Y. / NYAC / Jamie Towers / Spartak), 2004  U.S. Olympian at 60kg, #3 in 66kg
73kg:     Radu Brestyan (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE), 2006 U.S. Nationals silver medalist, #4 in 73kg
73kg:     Nick Delpopolo (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center), 2006 New York Open bronze medalist, #6 in 73kg, USA

73kg:     Yamil Delgado (PUR / 73kg), 2005 Pan Am Championships bronze medalist
81kg:     Travis Stevens (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center), 2006 U.S. Open Champion, #2 in 81kg
81kg:     Yuko Sin (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center), 2006 U.S. Nationals bronze medalist, #6 in 81kg, USA
81kg:     Harry St. Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Starrett), 2007 New York Open silver medalist, #5 in 81kg
90kg:     Garry St. Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Starrett), 2006 U.S. National Champion, #1 in 90kg

90kg:     Carlos Moran (Clifton, N.J. / Camal's Judo), 2007 High School National Champion
90kg:     Rick Hawn (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team Force) 2004 U.S. Olympian at 81kg and 2007 New York Open silver medalist
90kg:     Fred Jaskiewicz (CAN), 2007 New York Open bronze medalist, #2 in 90kg, CAN

90kg:     Alexis Chiclana (PUR), 2006 Pan Am Championships fifth-place finisher
100kg:   Guillaume Cavalli (CAN), 2007 New York Open bronze medalist, #3 in 100kg, CAN
100kg:   Scott Edward (CAN), 2006 and 2007 New York Open Champion, #1 in 100kg, CAN
+100kg: Dan McCormick (Wakefield, Mass / USA Judo National Team Force),  2006 U.S. Open and Senior Nationals bronze medalist
+100kg: Trevor McAlpine (CAN), #1 in +100kg, CAN
+100kg: Rene Capo (Ballston Lake, N.Y./Jason Morris  Judo Center), two-time U.S. Olympian at 86kg (1988) and 95kg (1992)

+100kg: Joel Brutus (Matawan, N.J. / NYAC), 2006 U.S. Open Champion

Special guests include:
Jimmy Pedro (Methuen, Mass.), 1999 World Champion and two-time Olympic medalist
Nicolas Gill (CAN), two-time Olympic medalist

Special Musical Guest:
Recording Artist: "Dan Wos Project"
 
Tournament Directors:
Jason Morris (Glenville, N.Y.), Olympic medalist
Teri Takemori (Glenville, N.Y.), IJF "A" Referee

Event Sponsors:
1st National Bank of Scotia
Morris Ford
Steven S. Isono
Deanna & Howard Rubinger @ RealtyUSA
The Network for Behavior Change
Zebra Mats