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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 |