2008 Masters Nationals Results

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April 13, 2008

USA Judo Masters National Championships Results

(Virginia Beach, Va.) – More than 200 athletes, ages 30 and over, competed in the USA Judo Masters National Championships on April 12 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

Complete results are as follows:

Women’s Under 50-years-old Open Division

1. Jessica Lockfeld (Denver, Colo. / Denver Judo)

2. Shandra Smith (Appleton, Wis. / Fox Valley Judo)

Women’s 30-34-years-old 52kg

1. Sarah Tarbox (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Kim's Martial Arts)

2. Erin Roberts (Cranston, R.I. / Mayo Quanchi)

Women’s 30-34-years-old 63kg

1. Kathy Devalk (Ballston Lake, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)

2. Mary Wakabayashi (Aliso Viejo, CA, Bunasawa Kai Judo Club)

3. Maria Didio (Farmingdale, N.Y. / Combat Judo Academy)

Women’s 30-34-years-old 70kg

1. Jaqueline Williams (San Francisco, Calif. / City College of San Francisco)

2. Shandra Smith (Appleton, Wis. / Fox Valley Judo)

3. Melinda Meche (Hurst, Texas / Okuri)

Women’s 30-34-years-ols +78kg

1. Heidi Moore (Denver, Colo. / Denver Judo)

2. Janelle Snider (Latham, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)

Women’s 35-39-year-old Open

1. Shandra Smith (Appleton, Wis. Fox Valley Judo)

Women’s 40-44-years-ld 57kg

1. Susan Kim (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon)

2. Pamela Russell (Carmichaels, Pa. / Kim’s Martial Arts)

Women’s 45-49-years-old 57kg

1. Sue Reed-Regan (Woodinville, Wash. / Budokan Seattle)

2. Joan Love (Norwich, Conn. / Norwich Judo Dojo)

Women’s 45-49-years-old 63kg

1. Cheryl Mitchell (Greentown, Pa. / Murty’s Judo Center)

2. Tamara Hemingway (South Bound Brook, N.J. / Cranford Judo)

3. Delores Brittian (Cartersville, Ga. / Atlanta Judo)

Women’s 45-49-years-old 70kg

1. Jessica Lockfeld (Denver, Colo. / Denver Judo)

2. Millie Osborne (Arlington, Va. / Sport Judo)

3. Destinee Tartuffe (Calistoga, Calif. / SRJC Judo Club)

Women’s 45-49-years-old Open

1. Millie Osborne (Arlington, Va. / Sport Judo)

2. Debra Brantner (Fort Worth, TX, Okuri Judo

Women’s 55-59-years-old 48kg

1. C Jan Moss (Bremerton, Wash. / Kitsap Judo Club)

2. Patrice Laiacona (Saratoga Springs, N.Y. / Judo of Japan / Lucky)

3. Bernadette McFadden (Cleveland, Ohio / Mideast Judo Club)

Male Under 50 Open

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

2. Chris Fukuma (Monterey Park, Calif. / Norwalk)

3. Ken Meadows (Babylon Village, N.Y. / Waseda)

3. Tom Kaufman (Gaithersburg, Md. / Washington Judo Club)

Men’s 30-34-years-old 73kg

1. Chay Chinsethagid (Bixby, Okla. / Tulsa Judo)

2. Tom McGuire (Scranton, Pa. / Murty’s Judo)

3. August Meissner (San Francisco, Calif. / CCSF Judo)

3. Mark Saltzman (Wadesville, Ind. / Evansville YMCA Judo)

Men’s 30-34-years-old 81kg

1. Akin Kurtulan (Plano, Texas / Okuri Judo)

2. William Chapin (Stevens Point, Wis. / Stevens Point Judo Club)

Men’s 30-34-years-old 90kg

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

2. Charles Hall (Lavonia, Ga. / Lavonia Judo)

3. Mark Chast (Churchville, N.Y. / Bushido Kai Judo Club)

3. Etienne De La Riva (Newport News, Va. / Coast Guard Judo)

Men’s 30-34-years-old +100kg

1. Mark Staniszewski (Garden City, N.Y. / Combat Judo)

2. William Patterson (Virginia Bead, VA, Tidewater Judo

Men’s 30-34-years-old Open

1. Mark Staniszewski (Garden City, N.Y. / Combat Judo)

2. William Chapin (Stevens Points, Wis. / Stevens Point Judo Club)

Men’s 35-39-years-old 66kg

1. Julian PRADO, Coral Springs, FL, Ki Itsu Sai

2. Nick JAFFE, Chicago, IL, Tohkon

3. Rick UN, Dallas, TX, Dallas Judo

Men’s 35-39-years-old 73kg

1. Jason Mitchell (Broken Arrow, Okla. / Tulsa Judo)

2. Michael Ostrowski (Cordova, Tenn. / Memphis Judo)

3. Jay Brooks (Quincy, Mass. / Phoenix Judo Club)

Men’s 35-39-years-old 81kg

1. Robert Greenlach (La Mabra, Calif. / Baunasawa Kai)

2. Chuck Wall (Ruter Gen, Va. / Fredericksburg Judo)

3. Jake Freedman (Exeter, N.H. / UNH Judo Club)

3. Fernando Saz (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon Judo Academy)

Men’s 35-39-years-old 90kg

1. Paul Gheorge (Davisonville, Ga. / Atlanta Judo)

2. Maje Omagbaluwaje (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon Judo)

3. Matthew Avramovich (Alton, Ill. / Itakawa Judo Club)

3. Chris Fukuma (Monterey Park, Calif. / Norwalk)

Men’s 35-39-years-old 100kg

1. Jorge Mesa (Fort Worth, Texas / Okuri)

2. Chris Shell (Waynesville, N.C. / Waynesville Kodokan)

3. Ryan Massey (St. Louis, Mo. / White Dragon)

Men’s 35-39-years-old +100kg

1. Lamonte Tyler (CincinnYLER, Cincinnati, OH, Charlottesville Judo

Men’s 35-39-years-old Open

1. Greg Tan (Riverside, Calif. / Sandai)

2. Lamonte Tyler (Cincinnati, Ohio / Hamilton)

3. Adam Stevenson (Appleton, Wis. / Fox Valley Judo)

Men’s 40-44-years-old 81kg

1. Thomas Kaufman (Gaithersburg, Md. / Washington Judo Club)

2. Charles McCann (Rolla, Mo. / Mid Missouri Judo Club)

3. Robson Chagas (Kearny, N.J. / Camal Judo Club)

3. Uwe Pfennig (Wesley Chapel, Fla. / El Mambi)

Men’s 40-44-years-old 90kg

1. Wayne Dickinson (Somerset, Mass. / Mike’s Dojo)

2. Kenneth Meadows (Babylon Village, N.Y. / Waseda)

3. Michael Ferguson (Harrison City, Pa. / Kim's Martial Arts)

3. Rodney Roberts (Fort Worth, Texas / Okuri Judo)

Men’s 40-44-years-old 100kg

1. Rhett Suhre (Twin Lakes, Wis. / Gurnee Judo)

1. Timothy Moser (Gaithersburg, Md. / College Park Judo Club)

1. David Otani (Edgewater, N.J. / Kokushi Dojo)

3. Frank Driscoll (Port Matilda, Pa. / Penn State Sport Judo)

NOTE: 3 gold medals were awarded because the tied athletes competed again and were still tied.

Men’s 40-44-years-old +100kg

1. Sorin Ivascu (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon)

2. Marshall Rea (Oklahoma City, Okla. / USA Stars)

3. Chris Medjo-Me-Zengue (Westchester, Ill. / Chicago Tenri Judo Dojo)

Men’s 40-44-years-old Open

1. Wayne Dickinson (Somerset, Mass. / Mike’s Dojo)

2. Charles McCain (Rolla, Mo. / Mid Missouri Judo Club)

3. Bruce Lambert (Mandeville, La. / Olympic Judo)

3. Marshall Rea (Oklahoma City, Okla. / USA Stars)

Men’s 45-49-years-old 66kg

1. Douglas Tono (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon)

2. Mahmoud Mani (Denver, Colo. / Northglenn)

Men’s 45-49-years-old 73kg

1. Von Frendenberg (Norfolk, Va. / Norfolk School of Judo)

2. Michael R Alexander (Albuquerque, N.M. / Sandia Judo Club)

3. Vinh Chung (Belmont, Calif. / City College of San Francisco)

3. Robert Reiser (Charlottesville, Va. / Cavalier Judo University)

Men’s 45-49-years-old 81kg

1. Tomasz Aaugustyniak (Elmwook Park, N.J. / Camal Judo)

2. Mark Glaser (Bellingham, Wash. / Western Washington University Judo)

3. Hugo Rey (Los Angeles, Calif. / Sawtelle Judo)

3. James Riggs (Clyde, N.C. IGGS, Clyde, NC, Waynesville Kodokan

Men’s 45-49-years-old 90kg

1. Jean Pierre Lucas (Smithtown, N.Y. / Smithtown Judo)

2. Jeffrey Steel (Woodbridge, Va. / Dale City / Sport Judo)

3. Charles Lowry (Port Matilda, Pa. / Penn State Sport Judo)

3. Jim MURRAY, Mrockford, MI, MI, Gr Judo Club

Men’s 45-49-years-old 100kg

1. Raymond Hoyt (Santa Barbara, Calif. / Santa Barbara Judo Club)

2. William Perron (Burleson, Texas / Fort Worth Judo)

3. Charles Watts (St. Louis, Mo. / White Dragon)

Men’s 45-49-years-old +100kg

1. John O’Malley (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon)

2. Derrick Kerr (Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Tokai Judo Club)

3. Gary Neal (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle Judo Dojo)

3. Andre Robles (Burbank, Calif. / Tenri)

Men’s 45-49-years-old Open

1. Mahmoud Mani (Denver, Colo. / Northglenn)

2. Jeffrey Steel (Woodbridge, Va. / Dale City / Sport Judo)

3. William Perron (Burleson, Texas / Fort Worth Judo)

3. Daniel Jackson (Massapequa, N.Y. / Combat Judo)

Men’s 50-54-years-old 66kg

1. Sandy North (Hollywood, Fla. / Budokan Judo Club)

2. Dick Tashiro (Spokane, Wash. / Spokane Judo)

Men’s 50-54-years-old 73kg

1. James Carmer (Denver, Colo. / Denver Judo)

2. Brandon Phillips (Chula Vista, Calif. / Heisei Judo Dojo)

Men’s 50-54-years-old 81kg

1. Bert Mackey (Edmonds, Wash. / Budokan)

2. Dave Loyst (Dana Point, Calif. / Bunasawa-Kai Judo Club)

3. John Catanese (Staten Island, N.Y. / Tech Judo)

3. Roland Garcia (Jacksonville, Fla. / Judo RYU Jacksonville)

Men’s 50-54-years-old 90kg

1. Lorenzo Schipp (Corrales, N.M. / New Mexico Judo)

2. Felix Lanier (Naperville, Ill. / Tohkon Judo Academy)

3. Edward Delima (Ashburn, Va. / Arlington Judo)

3. Brad Karmann (Riverside, Calif. / Sendai)

Men’s 50-54-years-old +100kg

1. Leo White (Atlanta, Ga. / Boys & Girls Club)

Men’s 50-54-years-old Open

1. Raymond Hoyt (Santa Barbara, Calif. / Santa Barbara Judo Club)

2. Leo White (Atlanta, Ga. / Boys and Girls Club)

3. Roland Garcia (Jacksonville, Fla. / Judo Ryu Jacksonville)

3. Brad Karmann (Riverside, Calif. / Sendai)

Men’s 55-59-years-old 73kg

1. Nikolai Styrov (Northbrook, Ill. / Tohkon)

2. Ronnie Nicholson (Covington, La. / Olympic Judo Dojo)

3. William Hardigg (Annandale, Va. / Phan University)

Men’s 55-59-years-old 81kg

1. Richard Mignogna (Golden, Colo. / Northglenn Judo)

2. James Lawson (Avon Lakes, Ohio / Chu Tu Bu West)

3. Owen Zurhellen (Yonkers, N.Y. / Oishi Judo Club)

Men’s 55-59-years-old 90kg

1. James Perry (Wyckoff, N.J. / Kokyshi Dojo)

2. Dennis Scheib (Atlanta, Ga. / Atlanta Judo Mid Town)

Men’s 55-59-years-old 100kg

1. Arthur Canario (New York, N.Y. / New York Athletic Club)

Men’s 55-59-years-old +100kg

1. Randy Pierce (Imperial, Mo. / Konjodojo)

Men’s 55-59-years-old Open

1. Arthur Canario (New York, N.Y. / New york Athletic Club)

2. Randy Pierce (Imperial, Mo. / Konjodojo)

Men’s 60-64-years-old 66kg

1. Robert Okada (Tulsa, Okla. / Yoshitaka)

Men’s 60-64-years-old 73kg

1. Katsuji Nerio (Chino, Calif. / Tenri)

Men’s 60-64-years-old 90kg

1. Peter Benjamin (Boalsburg, Pa. / Penn State Sport Judo)

2. James Kinder (Kinnelon, N.J. / Camal Judo)

3. Frank Imundi (New York City, N.Y. / New York Athletic Club)

3. Charles Schmidt (West Mifflin, Pa. / Kim's Martial Arts)

Men’s 60-64-years-old 100kg

1. Rocky Lima (Boise, Idaho / Treasure Valley Judo)

2. Andrew Blumenthal (New York City, N.Y. / NYAC)

Men’s 65-69-years-old 66kg

1. Low Dong (Lomita, Calif. / Gardena Judo Club)

Men’s 65-69-years-old 73kg

1. Steve Hwang (Santa Ana, Calif. / Bunasawa Kai Judo Club)

Men’s 65-69-years-old 90kg

1. Jack Sheils (Sleepy Hollow, Ill. / Tohkon)

2. Bud Meiges (Edmond, Okla. / USA Stars)

Men’s 65-69-years-old +100kg

1. O'dell Terry (Tuckahoe, N.Y. / At Large)

Men’s 65-69-years-old Open

1. Steve Hwang (Santa Ana, Calif. / Bunasawa Kai Judo Club)

Men’s 70-74-years-old 66kg

1. Andor Jobb (Emlenton, Pa. / Clarion University)

2. Barry Hoffman (Louisville, Colo. / Northglenn Judo)

Men’s 70-74-years-old 73kg

1. Ralph Bajema (Blaiwe, Wash. / Western Washington University Judo)

1. Myrle Derbyshire Jr. (Hingham, Mass. / Phoenix Judo)

1. Gerald Spence (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

NOTE: 3 gold medals were awarded because the three athletes were

tied in wins and points.

Men’s 70-74-years-old Open

1. Robert Andrews (Chicago, Ill. / Tohkon)

2. Ralph Bajema (Blaiwe, Wash. / Western Washington University Judo)

Masters Medal Count, by State

Point System:

Place won | Point Value

1 1

2 1

3 1

State name |Total|# 1 |# 2 |# 3 |

1. California 23 11 4 8

2. New York 17 6 4 7

3. Illinois 13 7 3 3

4. Virginia 11 2 5 4

5. Pennsylvania 10 5 2 3

6. New Jersey 8 4 2 2

6. Colorado 8 6 2 0

6. Texas 8 2 2 4

7. Wisconsin 7 2 4 1

7. Washington 7 4 3 0

8. Missouri 6 1 3 2

8. Georgia 6 2 3 1

8. Oklahoma 6 3 2 1

9. Florida 5 2 0 3

10. Ohio 4 1 2 1

10. Massachusetts 4 3 0 1

11. Michigan 2 0 0 2

11. New Mexico 2 1 1 0

11. Idaho 2 1 0 1

11. Louisiana 2 0 1 1

11. North Carolina 2 0 1 1

11. Maryland 2 2 0 0

12. Tennessee 1 0 1 0

12. Connecticut 1 0 1 0

12. Hawaii 1 0 1 0

12. Indiana 1 0 0 1

12. Rhode Island 1 0 1 0

12. New Hampshire 1 0 0 1