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July 25, 2008    

USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships Day 1 Results

(Kissimmee, Fla.) – Could it be that the eighth time is the charm? 

For 16-year-old Kayla Martin (Evansville, Ind.) the USA Judo National Junior Olympic Championships on Friday marked the eighth straight trip to the finals, but the first time she won gold.

A silver medalist at every Junior Olympics since 2001 when she was a 30kg 9-year-old, Martin finally earned her first title in the 63kg Juvenile B (15-16-year-old) division at the tournament which was held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort Convention Center at Walt Disney World® Resort in Kissimmee and featured 455 competitors on the first day of the tournament.

Martin was undefeated with a 4-0 record, including two wins over Shaniqua Brown (Atlanta, Ga. / Waka Mu Sha) who competed in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo in June.

In the Juvenile B 52kg division, 16-year-old Kayla Chappell (Moore, Okla. / USA Stars) won gold with wins over two of the players she could face at the Junior World Trials in August.

Chappell threw Jessica Irons (Yorkville, Ill. / Yorkville Judo) in the second round and threw 2008 Senior Nationals bronze medalist Chrissy Chow (Honolulu, Hawaii) in the third. 

Irons fought through the loser’s pool where she ultimately beat Chow for the first time ever by a penalty.  The win moved Irons up to fight Chappell a second time, but Chappell pinned her to win first place without dropping a match.

It was the lightest of the Juvenile B male divisions that provided some of the day’s most exciting matches as three former Pan Am Infantile and Juvenile medalists faced off at 51kg.

Everet Desilets (Hope, R.I. / Mayo Qunachi Judo), a 2006 Pan Am Infantile (13-14-year-old) gold medalist at 36kg, won his second junior title in a week after taking gold at the Junior U.S. Open last Saturday in Fort Lauderdale. 

This time, Desilets threw 2005 Pan Am Infantile medalist Robby Schultheis (Gurnee, Ill. / Gurnee Judo) in the first round and then won his next two matches before fighting Joshua Prado (Coral Springs, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami) – the reigning Pan Am Juvenile (15-16-year-old) Champion who lost to Desilets at the Open. 

Desilets won this week as well and Prado dropped down to the loser’s pool where he was choked by Schultheis who had fought through the pool with four wins before his victory over Prado.

Schultheis moved up to fight Desilets again, throwing him with a sode (sleeve throw) for ippon to force a third match between the two in the true double tournament.

In his sixth match of the day, Desilets threw Schultheis twice for yuko scores and pinned him for ippon to win the division.

Complete results are as follows:

Female Intermediate 1 30kg

1. Ashley Fernando (Bonita, Calif. / Heisei Judo)

2. Torie Oishi (Torrance, Calif. / Gardena Judo)

3. Hannah Paige (Middletown, Ind. / Anderson YMCA Judo)

Female Intermediate 1 34kg

1. Madison Shield (Donnelly, Idaho / McCall Judo)

2. Madison Geores (Middletown, Conn. / Blue Drago Judo)

Female Intermediate 1 38kg

1. Kaylin Castro (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

2. Leora Peysakhov (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Japan Judo & Sambo)

3. Grace Ruby (Burleson, Texas / Ruben Martin Judo Training Center)

Female Intermediate 1 43kg

1. Katherine Lieby (Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Panther Judo)

2. Meredith Hill (Denton, Texas / Denton Junior Optimist Club)

3. Madison Lubbe (Owenton, Ky. / Owen County Judo Team)

Male Intermediate 1 26kg

1. Robert Gomez (LaPuente, Calif. / Guerreros Judo Club)

2. Zaire Howe (N.J.)

3. Isaac Harai (Tacoma, Wash. / Ippon Judo / Budokan)

Male Intermediate 1 30kg

1. Ibrahim Shabazz (Atlanta, Ga. / Waka Mu Sha)

2. Zachary Sherman (Plantation, Fla. / Vigness Judo)

3. Javier Acosta (Fla.)

Male Intermediate 1 34kg

1. Haykaz Oganyan (Los Angeles, Calif. / Harbor Judo)

2. David Tolado (Fla.)

3. Christopher Alvarez (Miaim, Fla. / Champion Martial Arts)

Male Intermediate 1 38kg

1. Quentin Cook (Anderson, Ind. / Anderson YMCA)

2. Michael Soler (Bothell, Wash. / Emerald City Judo)

3. Nicholas Stampley (North Lauderdale, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai)

Male Intermediate 1 43kg

1. AJ Pedro (Wakefield, Mass. / Pedro’s Judo Center)

2. Eric Kalajyan (Calif.)

3. Nicholas Pavlov (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Samir & Lev Judo Club)

Male Intermediate 1 +43kg

1. Dylan Carnagey (Okla.)

2. Matt Vigness (Cooper City, Fla. / Vigness Judo)

3. Tommy Carroll (Marina, Calif.)

Female Intermediate 2 28kg

1. Erin Butts (Fontana, Calif. / LACC Judo)

2. Brittany Burger (Northglenn, Colo. / Northglenn Judo)

Female Intermediate 2 31kg

1. Sofia Greco-Byrne (Jamestown, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo)

2. Jessica Oda (Mililani, Hawaii / Shobukan Judo)

3. Caroline Irons (Gurnee, Ill. / Gurnee Judo)

Female Intermediate 2 34kg

1. Teshya Alo (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

2. Willow Heller (Riverwoods, Ill. / Cohen’s Judo)

3. Eva White (Fla.)

Female Intermediate 2 38kg

1. Summer Truong (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Ju Shin Kan Judo Club)

2. Kendyl Post (Livermore, Calif. / Northern California Elite Team)

3. Emma Bollinger (Uncasville, Conn. / New London County Judo)

Female Intermediate 2 42kg

1. Victoria Burke (Livermore, Calif. / Northern California Elite Team)

2. Nadine Fiege (Atlantic Beach, Fla. / Judo Ryu Jacksonville)

3. Tiffany Martin (Burleson, Texas / Ruben Martin Judo)

Female Intermediate 2 48kg

1. Cassidy Chandler (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

2. Adrienne Elizondo (Forth Worth, Texas / Forth Worth Judo)

3. Amanda Galib (Pittsbield, Mass.)

Female Intermediate 2 53kg

1. Wilessa Rivera (Fall River, Mass. / Mayo Quanchi Judo)

2. Cynthia Shadden (Burleson, Texas / Ruben Martin Judo)

3. Angelina Lemmo (Jesup, Ga. / Jesup Judo & Jujitsu Academy)

Female Intermediate 2 71kg

1. Casey Pedro (Wakefield, Mass. / Pedro’s Judo Center)

2. Destiny McCoy (Cumberland, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo)

3. Sonya Savici (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon Judo Academy)

Female Intermediate 2 +71kg

1. Jaclyn Beed (Norman, Okla. / USA Stars)

2. Jasmine Durham (Rockwall, Texas / Becerra Judo & Jujitsu Club)

Male Intermediate 2 28kg

1. Bryan Abreu (Miami, Fla. / Champion Martial Arts)

2. Joseph Padron (Davie, Fla. / Panther Judo)

3. Alexander Peter (Moore, Okla. / USA Stars)

Male Intermediate 2 31kg

1. Paul Lentz (Jesup, Ga. / Jesup Judo & Jujitsu Academy)
2. Robert Pair (Cascade, Idaho / McCall Judo)
3. Dylan Skelley (Upper Saddle River, N.J. / Camal Judo)
3. Robert Burger (Northglenn, Colo. / Northglenn Judo)

Male Intermediate 2 34kg

1. Cole Chandler (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

2. Eric Royfman (San Francisco, Calif. / Yosi)

3. Gregory Zaw (Mass.)

Male Intermediate 2 38kg

1. Max O’Connell (Cranston, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo)

2. Roland Fernando (Bonita, Calif. / Heisei Judo)

3. Alejandro Mendez (Fla.)

Male Intermediate 2 42kg

1. Bryson Castro (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

2. Chase Oishi (Torrance, Calif. / Gardena Judo)

3. Ian Cheatum (Golden, Colo. / Northglenn Judo)

Male Intermediate 2 48kg

1. Kubana Salera (Honolulu, Hawaii / Shobukan Judo)

2. Shane Delfin (La Puente, Calif. / Mojica Judo)

3. William Okamura (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon)

Male Intermediate 2 53kg

1. Ben Veler (McKinney, Texas / Becerra Judo & Jujitsu)

2. Timothy Andrews (Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Onikusu)

3. Ryan McCall (Bartow, Fla. / Summerlin Judo)

Male Intermediate 2 +53kg

1. Joseph Jones (Eugene, Ore. / Hwang’s Martial Arts Academy)

2. Bruno Regan (Clarksville, Tenn. / Clarksville Judo)

3. Ishmael McGinty (Fayetteville, N.C. / Fayetteville / Fort Bragg Judo)

Female Juvenile A 36kg

1. Sulynet Rivera (Carrollton, Texas / Dallas Judo)

2. Jessica Alzamora (Valrico, Fla. / Florida School of Judo)

Female Juvenile A 40kg

1. Catilyn Mason (East Greenwich, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi)

2. Taylor Duclos (Moore, Okla. / USA Stars)

Female Juvenile A 44kg

1. Merande Sek (Providence, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo)

2. Nicole Taniguchi (Honolulu, Hawaii / Sogoro Judo Club)

3. Margaret Standish (Johnston, Iowa / Cyclone Judo Club)

Female Juvenile A 48kg

1. Katelyn Bouyssou (Hope, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo Club)

2. Bree Rapoza (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

3. Amanda Gomez (Brockton, Mass. / Tohoku)

Female Juvenile A 53kg

1. Melinda Chow (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

2. Samantha Martin (Burleson, Texas / Ruben Martin Judo)

3. Brianna Padron (Davie, Fla. / Panther Judo Club)

Female Juvenile A 58kg

1. Carly Patton (Zephyrhills, Fla. / El Mambi Judo)

2. Jasmine Rodriguez (Clermont, Fla. / Central Florida Judo)

3. Ewelina Szewczuk (Brighton, Mich. / Saito Dojo)

Female Juvenile A 64kg

1. Mary-Jane Lundquist (Waimanalo, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

2. Teanni Hernandez (Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Budokan Judo)

3. Meghan Arena (Medford, Mass. / Pedro’s Judo Center)

Female Juvenile A +64kg

1. Micaela Enriquez (Burleson, Texas / Ruben Martin Judo Club)

2. Kiaya Vanscoyoe (Wash.)

3. Eneida Redden-Gonzalez (Earlysville, Va. / Charlottesville, Judo Academy)

Male Juvenile A 36kg

1. Christian Perez (Pembroke Pines, Fla. / One Dragon Judo)

2. Tyler Noury (North Scituate, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi)

3. Michael Fife (Vacaville, Calif. / Makimoto)

Male Juvenile A 40kg

1. Serge Bouyssou (Hope, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo)

2. Joshua Noury (North Scituate, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi)

3. Moris Peysakhov (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Samir and Lev Judo Club)

Male Juvenile A 44kg

1. Bobby Merriman (Rowlett, Texas / Becerra Judo & Jujitsu Club)

2. Andrew Stone (Adelphi Md. / College Park Judo)

3. Christopher Grunberg (Greenbelt, Md. / College Park Judo)

Male Juvenile A 48kg

1. Bryce Oishi (Torrance, Calif. / Gardena Judo)

2. Ryan Oda (Mililani, Hawaii / Shobukan Judo Club)

3. Benjamin Feiger (Chicago, Ill. / Menomonee Judo Club)

Male Juvenile A 53kg

1. George Truong (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Ju Shin Kan)

2. Chaeden Grace-Reyes (Pearl City, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

3. Nahoakuwoo Salera (Honolulu, Hawaii / Shobukan Judo Club)

Male Juvenile A 58kg

1. Conner Murtha (Boulder, Colo. / Boulder Judo Training Center)

2. Andrew Varga (Chicago, Ill. / Menomonee Judo)

3. Michael Assels (Garland, Texas / Becerra Judo & Jiujitsu

Male Juvenile A 64kg

1. Thuc Tran (Springfield, Va. / Than University of Martial Arts)

2. Austin Cavanaugh (Bristol, Ill. / Yorkville Judo Club)

3. Derek Ikoma (Naperville, Ill. / Fox Valley Judo & Jujitsu)

Male Juvenile A 72kg

1. Jared Gussman (Oswego, Ill. / Fox Valley Judo & Jujitsu)

2. Tathan Maratea (Livermore, Calif. / Northern California Elite Team)

3. Max Bermont (Chicago, Ill. / Menomonee Judo Club)

Male Juvenile A +72kg

1. Dane Pestano (Waimanalo, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

2. Pavel Gorelov (Charlottesville, Va. / Charlottesville Judo Academy)

3. Blaze Decker (McCall, Idaho / McCall Judo Club)

Female Juvenile B 48kg

1. Kayla Hall (Granite City, Ill. / USA Stars)

2. Amanda Buell (Middletown, Ind. / Buell Family Judo)

3. Shea Favorite (Clermont, Fla. / Central Florida Judo & Jujitsu)

Female Juvenile B 52kg

1. Kayla Chappell (Moore, Okla. / USA Stars)

2. Jessica Irons (Yorkville, Ill. / Yorkville Judo)

3. Chrissy Chow (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

Female Juvenile B 57kg

1. Crystal Butts (Fontana, Calif. / LACC Judo)

2. Janessa Diaz-Sosa (Fall River, Mass. / Mayo Quanchi Judo Club)

Female Juvenile B 63kg

1. Kayla Martin (Evansville, Ind.)

2. Shaniqua Brown (Atlanta, Ga. / Waka Mu Sha)

3. Yesenia Crespo (Dover, Fla. / Del Diaz Mambi Training Center)

Female Juvenile B 70kg

1. Kadee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas / Ruben Martin Judo)

2. Katinna Rodriguez (Anchorage, Alaska, All-Star)

3. Akaela McGinty (Fayetteville, N.C. / Fayetteville / Fort Bragg Judo)

Male Juvenile B 51kg

1. Everet Desilets (Hope, R.I. / Mayo Quanhci Judo Club)

2. Robby Schultheis (Gurnee, Ill. / Gurnee Judo)

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

Male Juvenile B 55kg

1. Ricondo Cole (Hope, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo Club)

2. Derek Edwards (Montgomery, Ill. / Yorkville Judo Club)

3. Hanif Shabazz (Atlanta, Ga. / Waka Mu Sha)

Male Juvenile B 60kg

1. Anthony Kwon (Kaneohe, Hawaii / Hodokan)

2. David Peysakhov (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Samir & Lev Judo CLub)

3. Keith Beauvais (Thornton, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)

Male Juvenile B 66kg

1. Brian Perreault (Clovis, Calif. / Gardena Judo)

2. Yan Kafarskiy (Queens, N.Y. / Spartak Sports Club)

3. Ruben Martin Jr. (Burleson, Texas / Ruben Martin Judo Training Center)

Male Juvenile B 73kg

1. Timothy Davidson (Annandale, Va. / Arlington, Judo Club)

2. Michael Gorecki (Fla.)

3. Bradley Maratea (Livermore, Calif. / Northern California Elite Team)

Male Juvenile B 81kg

1. Jeremy Galib (Lanesboro, Mass. / Jason Morris Judo Center)

2. Derek Wojcik (Tyrone, Ga. / Ippon Judo, Jujitsu, Karate)

3. Chris Roman (Snellville, Ga. / Waka Mu Sha)

Male Juvenile B 90kg

1. David Prieto (Las Vegas, Nev. / Rising Sun Judo)

2. Ryan Sullivan (Bartow, Fla. / Summerlin Judo)

3. Elias Urena (Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Onikusu Judo)

Male Juvenile B +90kg

1. Jimmy Barnes (Oklahoma City, Okla. / USA Stars )

2. Angel Alvarez (Hialeah, Fla. / Budokan Judo Club)

3. Hunter Caraway (Denton, Texas / Denton Jr. Optimist Club)