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July 19, 2008    

Junior U.S. Open Day 1 Results

Competition at the Junior U.S. Open began on Saturday at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  More than 300 players participated in the Bantam (8-years-old and under), Juvenile A (13-14) and Juvenile B (15-16) divisions.

Competition on Sunday will include the Intermediate 1 (9-10), Intermediate 2 (11-12) and IJF-Junior (under 20) divisions.

Complete results are as follows:

Girls’ Bantam 23kg     

1. Giovanna Prado (Coral Springs, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai)

2. Yael Oken (North Woodmere N.Y. / Starrett Judo)

3. Natalie Varela (Miami Fla. / Falcon Judo)

3. Ruby Pupo (Clarksville Tenn. / Team Havok)

Girls’ Bantam 27kg     

1. Kirsten Ruby (Burleson, Texas / Ruben Martin Judo)

2. Erica Oliver (Mansfield Center CT / New London County)

3. Yaslin Rodriguez (Miami Gardens, Fla. / Budokan)

Girls’ Bantam 35kg     

1. Rene Gangarosa (Rochester N.Y. / Bearoc Judo)

2. Alexandra Reyes (Miramar, Fla. / Budokan)

Girls’ Bantam + 35kg   

1. Mia Liu (Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Panther Judo)

Boys’ Bantam 23kg      

1. Joshua Gobencion (Newark N.J. / Camal Judo)

2. Leon Simakhov (Brooklyn N.Y. / Samir & Lev Judo)

3. Matthew Post (Davie, Fla. / Panther Judo Club)

3. Reece Heller (Riverwoods, Ill. / Cohen’s Judo)

Boys’ Bantam 27kg      

1. Lennox Wolak (Columbus, Ohio / Columbus Judo)

2. Eduardo Delgado (Miami, Fla. / Champion Martial Art)

3. Brendan Duclos (Moore, Okla. / USA Stars)

3. Quinton Mason (East Greenwich, RI / Mayo Quachi)

Boys’ Bantam 31kg      

1. Matheus Orpinelli Mercadante (BRA / Mercante)

2. Joseph Lentz (Jesup, Ga. / Jesup Judo Academy)

3. Ethan Martin (Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Panther Judo)

3. Valopia Shakbandaryan (ARM / Glendale, Calif. / Glendale Judo)

Boys’ Bantam 35kg      

1. Daniel Pavlov (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Samirand Lev Judo)

2. Albin Vargas (Tampa, Fla. / El Mambi)

3. Tyler Riggs (North Scituate R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo)

3. Khalil Jessamy (BAR)

Boys’ Bantam + 35kg    

1. Josiah Selagea (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon 2400 Academy)

Female Juvenile B 44kg

1. Brianna Calli (Ft. Worth, Texas / Ruben Martin Judo)

Female Juvenile B 48kg

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

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

3. Nadine Encarnacion (PHI / Bothell, Wash. / Emerald City Dojo)

3. Maria Luna Moreno (ELS)

Female Juvenile B 52kg

1. Kayla Chappell (Oklahoma City, Okla. / USA Stars)

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

3. Maddyson Post (Livermore Calif. / Northern California Elite Team)

3. Sarah Neyra (Boca Raton, Fla. / America’s Top Team)

Female Juvenile B 57kg

1. Janessa Diaz-Sosa (Fall River Mass. / Mayo Quanchi Judo)

2. Anahy Zelaya (ELS)

Female Juvenile B 63kg

1. Carla Genao (Pasedena, Texas / Champion Judo)

2. Yesenia Crespo (Tampa, Fla. / Del Diaz Mambi Train)

3. Sharmelly Ricardo (NED)

3. Kayla Martin (Evansville, Ind. / YMCA Judo)

Female Juvenile B 70kg

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

2. Katinna Rodriguez (Anchorage Alaska / All Star Judo)

3. Akaela Mcginty (Fayetteville N.Y. / Fayetteville / Ft. Bragg)

3. Sonia Ran (Arlington, Mass. / Tohoku Judo Club)

Female Juvenile A 36kg

1. Jasmine Bailey (Iowa City, Iowa / Judo America Iowa)

Female Juvenile A 40kg

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

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

Female Juvenile A 44kg

1. Nathalia Orpinelli Mercadante (BRA)

2. Nicole Taniguchi (Honolulu Hawaii / Sogoro Judo)

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

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

Female Juvenile A 48kg

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

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

3. Samantha Ortiz (Baldwin Park, Calif. / Mojica)

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

Female Juvenile A 53kg

1. Melinda Chow (Honolulu Hawaii / Hawaii Tenri)

2. Ashley Beeson (Anderson, Ind. / Anderson YMCA)

3. 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)

2. Sasha Artis (Marion Ind. / Marion Pal Judo)

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

3. Kayeigh Pintavalle (Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Vigness Judo)

Female Juvenile A 64kg

1. Teannie Hernandez (Pembroke Pines Fla. / Budokan Judo)

2. Mia Kellman (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Kyushu)

3. Francis Monlina (West Covina Calif. / Mojica Judo)

Female Juvenile A +64kg

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

2. Eneida Redden Gonzalez (Earlsville, Va. / Charlottesville Judo)

Male Juvenile B 51kg  

1. Everet Desilets (Providence R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo)

2. Joshua Prado (Coral Springs, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai)

3. Robert Schultheis (Gurnee Ill. / Gurnee Judo)

3. Fredy Lopez-Salegio (ELS)

Male Juvenile B 55kg  

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

2. Steve Perez (Miami, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai)

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

3. Max Benjamin (Fresh Meadows, N.Y. / ITC)

Male Juvenile B 60kg  

1. Anthony Kwon (Kaneohe, Hawaii / Hodokan)

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

3. Santiago Martinez (COL / Coral Springs, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai)

3. Max Schneider (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon)

Male Juvenile B 66kg  

1. Yan Kafarskiy (Richard Hill, N.Y. / Spartak)

2. Max Golembo (Vernon Hills, Ill. / Cohen's Judo)

3. Miguel Aracena (DOM)

3. Rolando Ruiz (Hialeah, Fla. / Budokan Judo)

Male Juvenile B 73kg  

1. Juan Diego Amaya (ELS)

2. Luis Hernandez (DOM)

3. Jordy Menicucci (DOM)

3. Andrew Pappas (Cupertino, Calif. / Santa Clara Pal Judo Club)

Male Juvenile B 81kg  

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

2. Derek Wojcik (Tyrone, Ga / Ippon Judo / Northern California Elite Team)

3. Boyan Savici (Chicago Ill. / Tohkon Judo)

3. Zachary Burkhardt (Alexandria Ind. / Anderson YMCA Judo)

Male Juvenile B 90kg  

1. David Prieto (No Country / Las Vegas NV / Rising Sun Judo)

2. King Frazier (Greenwood, Mo. / Blue Springs Jujisu)

3. Luis Ravelo (Miami, Fla. / Budokan Judo Club)

Male Juvenile B +90kg 

1. Angel Alvarez (Hialeah, Fla. / Budokan)

2. Jimmy Barnes (Oklahoma City Okla. / USA Stars Judo)

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

3. Hagop Gyurunyan (ARM / Glendale, Calif. / Glendale Judo)

Male Juvenile A 36kg  

1. Donald Moseman,III (San Carlos, Calif. / San Jose Buddhist)

2. Christian Perez (Vigness Judo)

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

3. Andy Alsina (Weston, Fla. / Panther Judo)

Male Juvenile A 40kg  

1. Moris Peysakhov (Brooklyn N.Y. / Samir & Lev Judo)

2. Serge Bouyssou (Suitwate, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi Judo)

3. Justin AnthoN.Y. (Oklahoma City Okla. / USA Stars Judo)

3. Jeffrey Ruiz (PUR)

Male Juvenile A 44kg  

1. Victor Martinez (DOM)

2. William Inserra (Stafford, Va. / Sport Judo)

3. Andrew Stone (Adelphi, Md. / College Park Judo)

3. Christopher Grunberg (Green Belt, Md. / College Park JC)

Male Juvenile A 48kg  

1. Carlos Vinals (DOM)

2. Bryce Oishi (Torrance, Calif. / Gardena Judo Club)

3. Daniel Neyra (Boca Raton, Fla. / Amercia Top Team)

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

Male Juvenile A 53kg  

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

2. Matthew Kavanagh (GBR)

3. Ramone Alexander (GBR)

3. Paul Andres Suarez Saquicilli (ECU)

Male Juvenile A 58kg  

1. Michael Assels (Garland, Texas / Ruben Martin Judo)

2. Connor Murtha (Boulder, Colo. / Boulder Judo)

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

3. John Tucker (Brookline, N.Y. / Starrett Judo)

3. Victor Saona (ECU)

5. Mark Okamura (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon Judo)

5. Cary Oba (Gardena, Calif. / Gardena Judo)

Male Juvenile A 64kg  

1. Thuc Tran (Springfield, Va. / Phan University Judo)

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

3. Niko Mekantsishvili (Stuart, Fla. / West Palm Beach Judo)

3. Pedro Andres Arias Ordonez (ECU)

Male Juvenile A 73kg  

1. Ian Campbell (CAN)

2. Ryan Carroll (Coral Springs, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai)

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

3. Chandler George (Stuart, Fla. / West Palm Beach Judo)

Male Juvenile A +73kg  

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

2. Pavel Gorelove (Charlottesville, Va. / Charlottesville Judo)

3. Matthew Koch (West Paterson, N.J. / Camal Judo)

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

Results by Country

      Point System:

Place won | Point Value

    1         1

    2         1

    3         1

   Country name                  |Total|# 1 |# 2 |# 3 |

  1. United States                114   33   33   48

  2. Dominican Republic             5    1    2    2

  3. El Salvador                    4    1    1    2

  4. Ecuador                        2    0    0    2

  4. Brasil                         2    2    0    0

  4. Great Britain                  2    0    1    1

  4. Philippines                    2    1    0    1

  4. Armenia                        2    0    0    2

  5. Canada                         1    1    0    0

  5. Puerto Rico                    1    0    0    1

  5. Curacao                        1    0    0    1

  5. No Country                     1    1    0    0

  5. Barbados                       1    0    0    1

  5. Colombia                       1    0    0    1