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July 26, 2008
USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships Day 2 Results
(Kissimmee, Fla.) – Fifteen-year-old Max Schneider (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon Judo) won his first IJF-Junior (under-20) USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championship title in the 60kg division in spectacular fashion, throwing two former Senior National medalists in the process during the second day of competition at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort.
Schneider threw Tyler Ferry (Riverview, Fla. / TNT Academy of Judo & Dance) after a first round bye before upsetting 55kg Senior Nationals silver medalist Kyle Taketa (Torrance, Calif. / Gardena Judo) in the semifinals.
In his third match of the day, Schneider threw two-time 60kg Senior Nationals bronze medalist Aaron Kunihiro (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE) for another ippon (instant win).
Kunihiro dropped down to the loser’s pool where he lost to Taketa by a last-second koka (smallest points). Taketa and Schneider fought again and, while the match went the full five minutes, Schneider still won the match by a yuko (quarter-point) to a koka.
Schneider’s win moves him up to a #3-ranking in the division and establishes the former Pan Am Infantile (11-14-year-old) bronze medalist as one of the top candidates for the 2008 Junior World Team when the Junior World Championship Trials are held on August 30 in Spokane, Wash.
Danny Satinsky (Buffalo Grove, Ill. / Cohen’s Judo) also won his first IJF-Junior title, taking the 81kg gold a year after moving up from 73kg last year.
Satinsky won his first two matches as well as his semifinal match against former #1 Antonio Rodriguez (Miami, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami), but lost in the finals to Tony Sangimino (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center) who also beat Satinsky last week at the Junior Open.
After dropping down to the loser’s bracket, Satinsky threw Jonathan Fernandez (Miami, Fla. / Baraqua Judo Kai) for ippon off the grip to force another two matches with Sangimino.
In their first match, the score was tied with two kokas each when Satinsky threw Sangimino at the buzzer for a waza-ari (half-point). After a 10-minute break, Satinsky threw Sangimino for ippon – his sixth match win of the day.
Sangimino will retain the #1 seed at the Junior World Trials while Rodriguez and Satinsky will be seeded second and third in the four-player bracket.
Although only the #2 seed in the 48kg division, Katelyn Bouyssou (Hope, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo Club) beat top-ranked Angela Creutzberger (Ballston, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center) for the sixth time in their last seven meetings.
Bouyssou was up by a koka, two yukos and three penalties that equaled a waza-ari against Creutzberger in the finals when she threw Creutzberger for another waza-ari to end the match.
Creutzberger dropped down to the loser’s bracket, but lost to Taylor Ibera (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri) who, like Bouyssou, is a former top 44kg player.
Ibera moved up to fight Bouyssou who pinned Ibera for the win.
Hana Carmichael (Wellington, Fla. / Budokan / USA Judo National Team FORCE) and her South Florida rival Angelica Delgado (Miami, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami) fought for the second and third time in a week in the 57kg division.
Carmichael, who beat Senior Nationals silver medalist Delgado at the Junior Open last week, won her first two matches to advance to the finals against Delgado. The match went to overtime when Carmichael threw Delgado for ippon.
Delgado defeated Heidy Arias (Hialeah, Fla. / Panther Judo) and moved back up to fight Carmichael again.
Carmichael started off strong in the match, throwing Delgado for a waza-ari. Delgado racked up points on two throws for yuko scores and two penalties committed by Carmichael, but couldn’t produce a large enough score to overtake Carmichael who she will likely face again at the Junior World Trials.
Competition continues on Sunday with the international divisions.
Complete results are as follows:
Female Bantam 1 23kg
1. Jesse Veler (McKinney, Texas / Becerra Judo & Jujitsu)
2. Tasha Cancela (Coral Springs, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai)
3. Natalie Varela (Miami, Fla. / Falcon Judo)
Female Bantam 1 28kg
1. Lydia Cortinas (Garland, Texas / Becerra Judo & Jujitsu)
2. Paige Heuser (Owenton, Ky. / Owen County Judo Team)
Male Bantam 1 19kg
1. Tyler Okada (Anaheim, Calif. / Orange County Kodokan)
Male Bantam 1 23kg
1. Isaiah Ramirez (Barstow, Calif. / Barstow Judo)
2. Heath Roth (Argyle, Texas / Denton Junior Optimist Judo Club)
3. Ricky Undesser (Bristol, Ill. / Yorkville Judo)
Male Bantam 1 28kg
1. Derek Velasquez (Miami, Fla. / Falcon Judo)
2. Anthony Montero (Hialeah, Fla. / Panther Judo)
3. Zahkee McGill (Atlanta, Ga. / Waka Mu Sha)
Female Bantam 2 25kg
1. Kirsten Ruby (Burleson, Texas / Ruben Martin judo)
2. Yael Oken (North Woodmere, N.Y. / Legrosports Starrett)
Female Bantam 2 30kg
1. Luis Flores (Garland, Texas / Becerra Judo & Jujitsu)
2. Giuseppi Inserra (Brandon, Fla. / Sport Judo)
3. Tucker Baker (McCall, Idaho / McCall Judo)
Male Bantam 2 21kg
1. Nicolas Botello (Mashpee, Mass. / JW Judo)
2. Erich Sauer (Chicago, Ill. / Menomonee Judo Club)
3. Brayden Bella (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)
Male Bantam 2 25kg
1. David Miller (Miss.)
2. Andrew Watson (Va.)
3. Teddy Okada (Anaheim, Calif. / Orange County Kodokan)
Male Bantam 2 +30kg
1. Joshua Veler (McKinney, Texas / Becerra Judo & Jujitsu)
2. Quinten Hope (Ill.)
3. Tyler Riggs (North Scituate, R.I.)
Female Bantam 3 23kg
1. Giovanna Prado (Coral Springs, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai)
2. Mykal-Michel Howard (Calif.)
3. Victoria Goncalves (Conn.)
Female Bantam 3 27kg
1. Riley Abeyta (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Olympic Training Center))
2. Samantha St. Johns (Castle Rock, Colo. / Timberline Judo)
3. Donna Granados (San Jose, Calif. / After-School All-Stars)
Female Bantam 3 35kg
1. Jasmine Borrero (Tacoma, Wash. / Budokan / Ippon Judo)
2. Elizabeth Wright (Hinkley, Calif. / Barstow Judo)
3. Lexi Nelson (Granbury, Texas / Ruben Martin Judo Training Center)
Female Bantam 3 +35kg
1. Arden Simmons (Jesup, Ga. / Jesup Judo & Jujitsu Academy)
2. Mia Liu (Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Falcon Judo)
Male Bantam 3 23kg
1. Joshua Gobencion (Newark, N.J. / Camal Judo)
2. Leon Simakhov (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Samir and Lev Judo Club)
3. Braun Castro (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)
Male Bantam 3 27kg
1. Michael Elrod (Miramar, Fla. / Vigness Judo)
2. Lennox Wolak (Ohio)
3. Eduardo Delgado (Miami, Fla. / Champion Martial Arts)
Male Bantam 3 31kg
1. Joseph Lentz (Jesup, Ga. / Jesup Judo & Jujitsu Academy)
2. Ethan Martin (Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Panther Judo)
3. Matthew Blois (Wakefield, Mass. / Pedro’s Judo)
Male Bantam 3 35kg
1. Daniel Pavlov (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Japan Judo & Sambo)
2. Matthew Santiso (Clermont, Fla. / Central Florida Judo & Jujitsu)
3. Roger Villa (Garland, Texas / Becerra Judo & Jujitsu)
Female IJF-Junior 44kg
1. Teshya Alo (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri Judo)
2. Nicole Taniguchi (Honolulu, Hawaii / Soboro Judo Club)
3. Victoria Burke (Livermore, Calif. / Northern California Elite Team)
Female IJF-Junior 48kg
1. Katelyn Bouyssou (Hope, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo)
2. Taylor Ibera (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)
3. Angela Creutzberger (Ballston, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
Female IJF-Junior 52kg
1. Kayla Chappell (Oklahoma City, Okla. / USA Stars)
2. Chrissy Chow (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)
3. Mindy Chow (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)
Female IJF-Junior 57kg
1. Hana Carmichael (Wellington, Fla. / USA Judo National Team FORCE / Budokan Judo)
2. Angelica Delgado (Miami, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami)
3. Heidy Arias (Hialeah, Fla. / Panther Judo)
Female IJF-Junior 63kg
1. Paola Genao-Butler (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
2. Ronni Aragona (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
3. Natalia Mitura (Coventry, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo)
Female IJF-Junior 70kg
1. Malinda Bridges (Coventry, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo)
2. Helen Delpopolo (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
3. Katinna Rodriguez (Anchorage, Alaska / All-Star Judo)
Female IJF-Junior 78kg
1. Kayla Harrison (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
2. Laquinta Allen (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. / Onikusu)
3. Amber Butts (Fontan, Calif. / LACC Judo Club)
Male IJF-Junior
1. Everet Desilets (Hope, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo Club)
2. Steve Perez (Coral Springs, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami)
3. Alex Shushtorovich (Marlboro, N.J. / Camal Judo)
Male IJF-Junior 60kg
1. Max Schneider (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon Judo)
2. Kyle Taketa (Torrance, Calif. / Gardena Judo)
3. Aaron Kunihiro (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
Male IJF-Junior 66kg
1. Joseph Hashimoto (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University)
2. Miguel Ballesteros (Miami, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami)
3. Michael Fujimoto (Los Angeles, Calif. / Sawtelle Judo)
Male IJF-Junior 73kg
1. Andrew Porras (Miami, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami)
2. Matthew Parker (Garland, Texas / Becerra Judo & Jujitsu)
3. Chad Taniguchi (Honolulu, Hawaii / Sogoro Judo Club)
Male IJF-Junior 81kg
1. Danny Satinsky (Buffalo Grove, Ill. / Cohen’s Judo)
2. Tony Sangimino (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
3. Jonathan Fernandez (Miami, Fla. / Baraqua Judo Kai)
Male IJF-Junior 90kg
1. Steve Fayzakov (Fresh Meadows, N.Y. / Spartak Sports Club)
2. Carlos Moran (Clifton, N.J. / Camal Judo)
3. Michael Harrison (Burke, Va. / Sport Judo)
Male IJF-Junior 100kg
1. Siddhartha Raj Kumar (Stockton, Calif. / Stockton Judo Club)
Male IJF-Junior +100kg
1. Colin Robinson (College Park, Ga. / Waka Mu Sha)
2. Doyle Richeson (Burleson, Texas / Ruben Martin Judo)
3. Chris Harris (Livermore, Calif. / Northern California Elite Team
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