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August 25, 2008    

Golden State Open Results

The 2008 Golden State Open, a USA Judo Senior E-Level Point Tournament, was held on Aug. 23 at the Fairplex Fairgrounds in Pomona, Calif.

Complete results are as follows:

Completed Draws

Women’s 48kg

1. Amelia Castillo (Simi Valley, Calif. / Mojica)

2. Veronica Prado (Coral Springs, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami)

3. Lisette Abad (San Jose, Calif. / After School All-Stars)

Women’s 52kg

1. Brenna Clark (Hercules, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University)

2. Angela Ross (Livermore, Calif. / Northern California Elite Team)

3. Aleah La Francis (Vista, Calif. / San Shi)

Women’s 57kg

1. Angelica Delgado (Miami, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami)

2. Pauline Macias (Lancaster, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)

3. Crystal Butts (Fontana, Calif. / LACC)

Women’s 63kg

1. Sarah Black (Chico, Calif. / Stanford Judo Club)

2. Christina Zamora (Tustin, Calif. / Orange County Judo Training Center)

Women’s 70kg

1. Kathleen Sell (Oshkosh, Wis. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)

2. Emily Lilly (Camarillo, Calif. / Sawtelle Judo Club)

3. Abigail Beck (Grass Valley, Calif. / Grass Valley Judo Club)

Women’s 78kg

1. Allison Clifford (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University)

2. Amber Butts (Fontana, Calif. / LACC)

Men’s 60kg

1. Kyle Taketa (Torrance, Calif. / Gardena Judo)

2. Nico Harriman (San Jose, Calif. / San Jose State University)

3. Jeffrey Merrill (Lancaster, Calif. / Antelope Valley)

Men’s 66kg

1. Jeff Fong (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University)

2. Gary Moore (Apple Valley, Calif. / High Desert)

3. Tyrone Mendez (Simi Valley, Calif. / Mojica)

Men’s 73kg

1. Joseph Hashimoto (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University)

2. Ippei Kaneko (Torrance, Calif. / South Bay Judo)

3. Christian Hyun (Los Angeles, Calif. / At Large)

Men’s 81kg

1. German Velazco (Coral Springs, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai)

2. Takeshi Kurisu (San Jose, Calif. / San Jose State University)

3. Adam Cervenka (West Hollywood, Calif. / LA Tenri)

Men’s 90kg

1. Alexander Malinouvsuiy (Glendale, Ariz. / Vanhelder's Phoenix Judo)

2. Tony Comfort (Los Angeles, Calif. / LACC)

3. Matthew Quinn (San Bruno, Calif. / Cahill's Judo)

Men’s 100kg

1. Tokuso Takahashi (Los Angeles, Calif. / LA Tenri)

2. Michael Orzel (Placentia, Calif. / Orange County Judo Training Center)

3. Jesse Udell (Mesa, Ariz. / Heart Judo)

Men’s +100kg

1. Seung Jun Oh (Fontana, Calif. / LA Tenri)

2. Antony Noli (Tucson, Ariz. / Tucson)

3. Darryl Sexton (Long Beach, Calif. / Torrance)

Results by Organization

      Point System:

Place won | Point Value

    1         5

    2         3

    3         1

   Organization name             |Total|# 1 |# 2 |# 3 |

  1. San Jose State University     26    4    2    0

  2. Ki-itsu-sai                   13    2    1    0

  3. LA Tenri                      11    2    0    1

  4. OTC Judo Team                  8    1    1    0

  5. LACC                           7    0    2    1

  6. Mojica                         6    1    0    1

  6. OCJTC                          6    0    2    0

  7. Gardena Judo                   5    1    0    0

  7. Stanford                       5    1    0    0

  7. Vanhelder's Phoenix Judo       5    1    0    0

  8. High Desert                    3    0    1    0

  8. Nor-Cal Elite Team             3    0    1    0

  8. South Bay Judo                 3    0    1    0

  8. Tucson                         3    0    1    0

  8. Sawtelle                       3    0    1    0

  9. After School All-Stars         1    0    0    1

  9. Antelope Valley                1    0    0    1

  9. At Large                       1    0    0    1

  9. Cahill's Judo                  1    0    0    1

  9. Heart Judo                     1    0    0    1

  9. San Shi                        1    0    0    1

  9. Grass Valley Judo Club         1    0    0    1

  9. Torrance                       1    0    0    1