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March 24, 2006
Middle and High School Nationals Results
(Tinley Park, Ill.) – Nearly 300 junior athletes competed at the USA Judo Middle and High School National Championships Saturday at the Holiday Inn Select and Convention Center in Tinley Park, Ill. with nearly all of the top-ranked juniors in attendance.
In one of the most anticipated matches of the day, top-ranked Bobby Lee (Lauderhill, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site/73kg) fought Nick Delpopolo (Glenville, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo Center) in the final.
Lee, who will represent the United States at the Pan American Junior Championships in Colorado Springs, April 13-14, also is the #3-ranked senior in the division.
Delpopolo recently moved up to the #2 junior slot following last week’s bronze medal win at the New York Open, a senior-level elite international tournament and has rapidly become an athlete to watch in the division as Senior Nationals approach in April.
The two athletes were evenly matched for the first four minutes with neither scoring until Delpopolo threw Lee for yuko with less than a minute remaining to guarantee the match.
The 60kg division also included a much anticipated final between Jean Pierre Durand (North Lauderdale, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) and Jeremy Liggett (Scotia, N.Y./Jason Morris Judo Center). Both athletes placed fifth at the New York Open and last met in a final at the 2005 U.S. Junior Open with Liggett prevailing.
This time, Liggett won again, choking Durand for a win by ippon (instant win) in just over a minute.
On the women’s side, Kayla Harrison (Middletown, Ohio/Renshuden) moved up to 70kg from 63kg. The 15-year-old worked her way through the bracket easily to meet 14-year-old Hayley Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas/Ruben Martin Judo) in the final. Harrison, last year’s High School Champion at 57kg, threw Shadden for ippon with an o uchi gari (inner circle leg throw) in 42 seconds.
Harrison also won the Open division, first scoring yuko (quarter-point) and then throwing heavyweight Brittni Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla./St. Pete Judo) for ippon.
Also in women’s competition, Franchesca Durand (Coral Springs, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site/52kg), a two-time Pan American Infantil Champion, defeated Nicki Schultheis (Gurnee, Ill./Gurnee Judo), last year’s National High School Champion with a koka score on a penalty for “excessive defensive posture.”
Complete results and awards are as follows:
Best Technique Award
Male: Ross Nakamura (Mission Hills, Calif./John F. Kennedy High School)
Female: Paula Duarte (Baldwin Park, Calif./Sierra Vista High School)
Fighting Spirit Award
Male: Jeremy Liggett (Scotia, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston)
Female: Sofia Aliendo (North Lauderdale, Fla./Stonemon Douglas High School)
Outstanding Competitor Award
Male: Nick Delpopolo (Glenville, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston)
Female: Kayla Harrison (Middletown, Ohio/Middletown High School)
High School Women 40kg
1. Veronica Prado (North Lauderdale, Fla./Stonemon Douglas High School)
High School Women 44kg
1. Daimisy Porras (North Lauderdale, Fla./Talavera High School)
2. Nikki Alexander (Wayne, Ohio/Elmwood High School)
High School Women 48kg
1. Jeanette Rordriguez (North Lauderdale, Fla./Talavera High School)
2. Brenna Clark (Hercules, Calif./Hercules High School
3. Cassandra Bezoski (Amherst, Ohio/Amherst Steele High School)
High School Women 52kg
1. Franchesca Durand (North Lauderdale, Fla./Talavera High School)
2. Nicki Schultheis (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township High School)
3. Kayla Martin (Evansville, Ind./Oak Hill Middle School)
4. Nicole Laurell (Woodland Park, Colo./Woodland Park High School)
5. Jordan Mouton (Houston, Texas/Cy Falls High School)
5. Danica Kamakana (Honolulu, Hawaii/Moanalua High School)
High School Women 57kg
1. Paula Duarte (Baldwin Park, Calif./Sierra Vista High School)
2. Hana Carmichael (Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central)
3. Pauline Macias (Lancaster, Calif./Paraclete High School)
4. Paola Genao-Butler (Houston, Texas/South Houston High School)
5. Angelica Delgado (North Lauderdale, Fla./Talavera High School)
5. Jillian Roman (Snellvile, Ga./Brookwood High School)
High School Women 63kg
1. Sofia Aliendo (North Lauderdale, Fla./Stonemon Douglas High School)
2. Natalie Laursen (Livermore, Calif./Livermore High School)
3. Chelsea Novak (Northglenn, Colo./Northglenn High School)
4. Tessa Plana (Irving, Texas/Coppell High School)
5. Martha Tstusui (Fresno, Calif./Fresno High School)
5. Joanna Kielkucki (Staten Island, N.Y./Florello H Laguardia)
High School Women 70kg
1. Kayla Harrison (Middletown, Ohio/Middletown High School)
2. Halee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas/Longhorn Home School)
3. Kathleen Sell (Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh North High School)
4. Helen Delpopolo (Westfield, N.J./Edison Intermediate)
5. Kelsi Bostic (Anderson, Ind./St. Mary's School)
High School Women 78kg
1. Marina Shafir (Latham, N.Y./Shaker High School)
2. Sarah Newton (Garland, Texas/North Mesquite H.S.)
3. Brooke Martell (Belleville, Mich./Belleville H.S.)
High School Women +78kg
1. Brittni Bradford (Land O' Lakes, Fla./The Cambridge School)
2. Jasmeen Sapp (Atlanta, Ga./Tri-Cities H.S.)
3. Stephanie Schrenk (Kent, Wash./Kent Mountainview)
High School Women Open
1. Kayla Harrison (Middletown, Ohio/Middletown High School)
2. Brittni Bradford (Land O' Lakes, Fla./The Cambridge School)
High School Men 51kg
1. Zachary Maes (Wheat Ridge, Colo./Mullen H.S.)
2. Michael Delima (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township H.S.)
3. Derron Maki (Honolulu, Hawaii/Moanalua H.S.)
4. Aaron Fukuhara (Torrance, Calif./West H.S.)
5. Grayson Linstrom (Livermore, Calif./Granada H.S.)
High School Men 55kg
1. Giancarla Dorador (North Lauderdale, Fla./Talavera H.S.)
2. Daryl Jackson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Mitchell H.S.)
3. Brent Kataoka (West Covina, Calif./Nogales H.S.)
4. Guillermo Padilla (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma H.S.)
5. Aaron Gonzalez (Burleson, Texas/Burleson H.S.)
6. Quinton Beedle (Renton, Wash./Kentridge H.S.)
High School Men 60kg
1. Jeremy Liggett (Scotia, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston)
2. Jean Pierre Durand (North Lauderdale, Fla.)
3. Rafael Romos (North Lauderdale, Fla./Talavera H.S.)
4. Joseph Hashimoto (Thornton, Colo./Thornton H.S.)
5. Jeff Fujimoto (Los Angeles, Calif./Palisades Charter H.S.)
5. Aaron Kunihiro (Covina, Calif./Damien H.S.)
High School Men 66kg
1. Ross Nakamura (Mission Hills, Calif./John F. Kennedy H.S.)
2. AJ Silverman (Scotia, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston)
3. Antonio Rodriguez (North Lauderdale, Fla.)
4. Andrew Ruggiero (Toms River, N.J./Toms River H.S.)
5. Cristian Garcia (North Lauderdale, Fla./Talavera H.S.)
5. David Oshima (Somerville, Mass./Matignon H.S.)
High School Men 73kg
1. Nick Delpopolo (Glenville, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston)
2. Bobby Lee (North Lauderdale, Fla./Talavera H.S.)
3. Danny Satinsky (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South H.S.)
4. Jeremy Mathis (Lithonia, Ga./Martin Luther King)
5. Christian Pavo (Pearl City, Hawaii/Pearl City H.S.)
5. Phillip Spano (Tampa, Fla./Gaither H.S.)
High School Men 81kg
1. Carlos Moran (Clifton, N.J./Clifton H.S.)
2. Aleksey Zilberbort (Aurora, Colo./Eaglecrest H.S.)
3. Marcus Hale (Woodland Park, Colo./Woodland Park H.S.)
4. Akira Nervik (Bellflower, Calif./Mayfair H.S.)
5. Anthony Phelps (Kettering, Ohio/Kettering Fairmont H.S.)
5. James Kennings (La Vernia, Texas/La Vernia H.S.)
High School Men 90kg
1. Steve Fayzakov (Fresh Meadows, N.Y./Forest Hills H.S.)
2. Jacob Larsen (Santa Rosa, Calif./Maria Carrillo)
3. Kyle Vashkulat (Scotia, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston)
4. Anthony Haskins (Tacoma, Wash./Henry Foss H.S.)
5. Ajax Tadehara (Pocatello, Idaho/Century H.S.)
5. Michael Alperin (San Francisco, Calif./French American)
High School Men 100kg
1. David Poghosyan (San Francisco, Calif./George Washington H.S.)
2. Alex Gonnov (Aurora, Colo./Overland High School)
3. Tony Sangimino (Burlingame, Calif./Burlingame H.S.)
4. Joshua Spring (Sanger, Texas/Denton Calvary Academy)
High School Men +100kg
1. Aleks Zheleznov (Aurora, Colo./Grandview H.S.)
2. Daniel Yuabou (Flushing, N.Y./The Bronx H.S.)
3. Shawn Deming (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township)
4. Kyle Shepard (Sheffield Lake, Ohio/Elyria Catholic H.S.)
5. Max Chaiyarat (Chicago, Ill.)
High School Men Open
1. Anthony Phelps (Kettering, Ohio/Kettering Fairmont)
2. Sidhartha Raj Kumar (Stockton, Calif./Edison H.S.)
Middle School Female 40kg
1. Amelia Castillo (Simi Valley, Calif./Sinaloa Middle School)
2. Kayla Chappel (Oklahoma City, Okla./Moore West Jr. High)
3. Kimmy Hanauer (Pittsburgh, Pa./Rogers CAPA M.S.)
4. Rachel Aschenbrener (Cedarburg, Wis./John Long M.S.)
5. Carly Marcella (Spokane, Wash./Salk M.S.)
Middle School Female 44kg
1. Alexa Liddie (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sand Creek H.S.)
2. Kayla Hall (Granite City, Ill./Coolidge M.S.)
3. Samantha Martin (Burleson, Texas/Kerr M.S.)
4. Jessica Irons (Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville Intermediate)
5. Claire Aschenbrener (Cedarburg, Wis./John Long M.S.)
5. Kara Riggsbee (Simi Valley, Calif./Pinescrest School)
Middle School Female 48kg
1. Angela Creutzberger (New Providence, N.J./New Providence M.S.)
2. Anya Volyn (Flemington, N.J./JP Case M.S.)
3. Rachel Strangeway (Los Angeles, Calif./Paul Revere Charter)
4. Kia Artis (Marion, Ind./Mcculloch)
5. Kathleen Oshima (Somerville, Mass./Buckingham Browne)
5. Keyanna Dennis (Hazelcrest, Ill./Prarie Hills Jr High)
Middle School Female 53kg
1. Marlena Grovenstein (Colorado Springs, Colo./Palmer H.S.)
2. Sofia Mani (West Minster, Colo./Stargate Charter)
3. Lisa Bartkus (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial H.S.)
4. Krista Tsutsui (Fresno, Calif./Hamilton K-8 School)
5. Kassandra Scoggin (Jewell, Iowa/South Hamilton)
5. Carla Genao-Butler (Houston, Texas/Vincent W. Miller)
Middle School Female 58kg
1. Christina Zamora (Tustin, Calif./Pioneer M.S.)
2. Anna Kielkucki (Staten Island, N.Y./Elias Bernstein)
3. Kadee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas/Longhorn Home School)
4. Lydia Au (Chicago, Ill./Robert Healy)
5. Jace Bowling (McCall, Idaho/MaCall H.S.)
Middle School Female 64kg
1. Kelly Au (Chicago, Ill./Walter Payton College)
2. Rachel Morgan (Milwaukee, Wis./Fritsche M.S.)
3. Caroline Walters (Fishers, Ind./Hamiltown Southeast)
Middle School Female 70kg
1. Kaela Coleman (Peosta, Iowa/Seton Catholic School)
2. Sarah Hentges (Peosta, Iowa/Western Drexler M.S.)
3. Vanessa Gonzalez (Baldwin Park, Calif./Holland M.S.)
Middle School Male 36kg
1. Joshua Kennedy (Norman, Okla./Longfellow M.S.)
2. Jacob Hurt (Yorkville, Ill./St. Mary's Catholic)
3. Brandon Powell (N.L.R., Ark./Bryant M.S.)
Middle School Male 40kg
1. Max Benjamin (Fresh Meadows, N.Y./George J. Ryan MSZI6)
2. David Volyn (Flemington, N.J./JP Case M.S.)
3. Andrew Varga (Chicago, Ill./Francis W. Parker)
4. Joshua Prado (North Lauderdale, Fla.)
5. Colin Seebach (Gurnee, Ill./Woodland M.S.)
5. Shawn Stahuljak (Sedalia, Colo./Woodland Park H.S.)
Middle School Male 44kg
1. Robby Schultheis (Gurnee, Ill./Viking M.S.)
2. Anthony Ragosta (Charlottesville, Va./Jack Jovett M.S.)
3. Santiago Martinez (North Lauderdale, Fla.)
4. Max Schneider (Chicago, Ill./Lincoln Elementary)
5. Derek Edwards (Montgomery, Ill./Thompson Jr. H.S.)
5. Eric Fajardo (Lincoln Park, N.J./Lincoln Park M.S.)
Middle School Male 48kg
1. Casey Kenney (Portland, Ind./Jay County H.S.)
2. Jacob Gordon (Milwaukee, Wis./Atonement Lutheran School)
3. Gabriel Brown (Marion, Ind./Justice Junior H.S.)
4. Michael Assels (Garland, Texas/Buckingham North Charter)
5. Travis Leedon (McCall, Idaho/McCall H.S.)
5. Raymond Fern (Gurnee, Ill./Woodland M.S.)
Middle School Male 53kg
1. Kyle Taketa (Torrance, Calif./Jefferson M.S.)
2. Alex Shustorovich (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro H.S.)
3. Yan Kafarskiy (Richmond Hill, N.Y./JHS 190Q)
4. Ruben Martin (Burleson, Texas/Kerr M.S.)
5. Lance Nichols (Norman, Okla./Longfelllow Middle School)
5. Codi Clark (McCall, Idaho/Payette Lakes M.S.)
Middle School Male 58kg
1. Dylan Madron (Highland, Ill./Highland M.S.)
2. Greg Sakata (Torrance, Calif./Soth H.S.)
3. John Farrar (Rochester, N.Y./Twelve Corners M.S.)
4. Chris Oba (Torrance, Calif./Magruder M.S.)
5. Kyle Whalen (McCall, Idaho/McCall H.S.)
5. Jacob Giszczynski (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township H.S.)
Middle School Male 64kg
1. Jose Cos IV (Elbert, Colo./Falcon M.S.)
2. Zachery Godbold (Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek H.S.)
3. Michael Fujimoto (Los Angeles, Calif./Palisades Charter H.S.)
4. Todor Paounov (Chicago, Ill./Mather H.S.)
5. Matthew Zuniga (San Antonio, Texas/St. Paul Catholic School)
5. Quintin Riley (Colorado Springs, Colo./Russell M.S.)
Middle School Male 70kg
1. Ivan Kroupin (Minneapolis, Minn./Mounds Park Academy)
2. Matthew Fireno (Brick, N.J./Brick H.S.)
3. Lucas Wickham (Chicago Heights, Ill.)
4. Aleksey Boureiko (Little Rock, Ark./Little Rock Catholic)
5. Louis Fehr (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield East H.S.)
5. Victor Sadauskas (Wheaton, Ill./Benet Academy)
Middle School Male +70kg
1. Daniel Palatnik (Rego Park, N.Y./Stephen A. Halsey)
2. Christopher Johnson (Fond du Lac, Wis./St. Mary's Springs)
3. Mike Hadley (Nampa, Idaho/Nampa H.S.)
4. Ryan Shepard (Sheffield, Ohio/St. Mary's Avon)
5. Joshua Gordon (Milwaukee, Wis./Atonement Lutheran School)
Results by State
Point System:
Place won | Point Value
1 5
State name |Total|# 1 |
1. Florida 40 8
2. California 30 6
2. New York 30 6
3. Colorado 25 5
4. Illinois 15 3
5. New Jersey 10 2
5. Ohio 10 2
6. Indiana 5 1
6. Iowa 5 1
6. Oklahoma 5 1
6. Minnesota 5 1
7. Alabama 0 0
7. Alaska 0 0
7. Arizona 0 0
7. Arkansas 0 0
7. Bartlett 0 0
7. Connecticut 0 0
7. Delaware 0 0
7. District of Columbia 0 0
7. Georgia 0 0
7. Hawaii 0 0
7. Idaho 0 0
7. Kansas 0 0
7. Kentucky 0 0
7. Louisiana 0 0
7. Maine 0 0
7. Maryland 0 0
7. Massachusetts 0 0
7. Michigan 0 0
7. Mississippi 0 0
7. Missouri 0 0
7. Montana 0 0
7. Nebraska 0 0
7. Nevada 0 0
7. New Hampshire 0 0
7. New Mexico 0 0
7. North Carolina 0 0
7. North Dakota 0 0
7. Oregon 0 0
7. Pennsylvania 0 0
7. Puerto Rico 0 0
7. Rhode Island 0 0
7. South Carolina 0 0
7. South Dakota 0 0
7. Tennessee 0 0
7. Texas 0 0
7. Utah 0 0
7. Vermont 0 0
7. Virginia 0 0
7. Washington 0 0
7. West Virginia 0 0
7. Wisconsin 0 0
7. Wyoming 0 0
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