Pan American Senior Championships

May 24-26, 2007

Montreal, Canada

Alexa Liddie

(44kg)

Date of Birth: 12/16/1990

Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Club: USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center

Pan Am Results: First Senior Pan Am Team

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Date of Birth: 7/22/1990

Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla.

Club: USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami

Pan Am Results: First Senior Pan Am Team

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Franchesca Durand (52kg)

Date of Birth: 8/28/1991

Residence: Coral Springs, Fla.

Club: USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami

Pan Am Results: First Senior Pan Am Team

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Valerie Gotay (57kg)

Date of Birth: 11/5/1973

Residence: Harlingen, Texas

Club: USA Judo National Training Site at Harlingen

Pan Am Results: Bronze in 2006, Gold in 2005, Silver in 1990 (48kg), Silver in 1988 (45kg)

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Kristen Allan (63kg)

Date of Birth: 8/28/1983

Residence: Springfield, Va.

Club: Sport Judo

Pan Am Results: First Senior Pan Am Team

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Ronda Rousey (70kg)

Date of Birth: 2/1/1987

Residence: Wakefield, Mass.

Club: NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE

Pan Am Results: Silver in 2006, Gold in 2004 and 2005

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Marina Lambert (78kg)

Date of Birth: 4/8/1992

Residence: Chesapeake, Va.

Club: Washington Judo

Pan Am Results: First Senior Pan Am Team

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Brittni Bradford (+78kg)

Date of Birth: 5/8/1989

Residence: Live Oak, Texas

Club: Universal Judo

Pan Am Results: First Senior Pan Am Team

Heidi Moore (Open)

Date of Birth: 9/11/1975

Residence: Englewood, Colo.

Club: Denver Judo

Pan Am Results: 2005 Pan Am Team Member

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Kyle Taketa

Date of Birth: 3/1/1992

Residence: Torrance, Calif.

Club: Gardena Judo

Pan Am Results: First Senior Pan American Team

Nick Kossor (60kg)

Date of Birth: 1/5/1986

Residence: Glenville, N.Y.

Club: USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center

Pan Am Results: First Senior Pan American Team

Justin Flores (66kg)

Date of Birth: 12/5/1979

Residence: Glenville, N.Y.

Club: USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center

Pan Am Results: Bronze in 2004

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Ryan Reser (73kg)

Date of Birth: 4/16/1980

Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Club: Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site

Pan Am Results: Gold in 2005

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Aaron Cohen (81kg)

Date of Birth: 9/28/1981

Residence: Buffalo Grove, Ill.

Club: NYAC/Cohen's Judo

Pan Am Results: Silver in 2003, Bronze in 2006, 2005 and 2005

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Garry St. Leger (90kg)

Date of Birth: 7/24/1985

Residence: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Club: Starrett Judo

Pan Am Results: 2006 Pan Am Team Membr

Adler Volmar (100kg and Open)

Date of Birth: 3/5/1977

Residence: Coral Springs, Fla.

Club: USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami

Pan Am Results: First U.S. Senior Pan Am Team

Kirk Hoffmann (+100kg)

Date of Birth: 11/13/1983

Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Club: USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center

Pan Am Results: Bronze in 2005, Fifth in 2004

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Completed Men's Draws

Completed Women's Draws

Jason Morris Coaching Notes

Team USA finished up strong and ended up with 10 total medals, including two gold which is our best performance since 2005 when we also had 10 medals without the Cuban team being there. There has been much improvement in this group... more>

U.S. Men Finish Fifth in Team Competition

Team USA Wins Six Kata Medals

Jeff Giunta and Heiko Rommelmann finally struck gold in their latest Pan Am appearance, sweeping the men’s events: Nage No Kata, Katame No Kata and Ju No Kata.

Team Competition Photo Gallery

Team Competition Results Blog

Kata Photo Gallery

Congratulations Kata Winners!

Heiko Rommelmann and Jeff Guinta swept all three men's kata divisions on Saturday.  Diane Jackson and Karen Whilden won a gold and two silvers.  Check back soon for complete results.

Day 2 Finals Photo Gallery

Don't forget...  it's not too late to Ask an Athlete...

Athlete Blog: Kirk Hoffmann

Heavyweight medalist Kirk Hoffmann talks about his third Pan Am Championships and the Montreal cookie factories... more>

Valerie Gotay and Ryan Reser Win Gold

Two members of Team USA each won their second Pan American Championship titles on Friday in Montreal on a day when the Americans finished the second Olympic qualifier with a total of 10 medals – the most won by a U.S. Team at this event since 2002...more>

Day 2 Finals Results Blog

Pan Am Kata Championships Preview

Four U.S. athletes will compete in three kata divisions on Saturday... more>

Six Athletes to Fight for Medals on Day 2

Day 2 Results Blog

Day 1 Completed Draws

Day 1 Finals Photo Gallery

Jason Morris Coaching Notes

Day 2 Preview... Lightweight and Open Divisions

Team USA Wins Four Bronze Medals at Senior Pan Ams

In the final qualifying event for the 2007 Pan American Games (July 19-22 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Team USA stepped up with impressive performances on the first day of competition, winning four bronze medals and qualifying seven divisions for the Games during the first day of competition on Thursday at the Pan American Championships in Montreal. 

For the men’s team, the pressure was particularly on for the heavyweights as the 90kg, 100kg and +100kg divisions all needed top-five finishes to secure their slots for the Pan American Games... more>

Day 1 Finals Results Blog

Seven U.S. Athletes to Fight for Bronze

Day 1 Prelim Photo Gallery

Day 1 Fight Orders, By Tatami

Day 1 Results Blog

Draws for Men's Divisions

Draws for Women's Divisions

Draw and Athlete Meeting Photo Gallery

Jason Morris Coaching Notes