2006 USJA Junior Nationals Day 2

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July 17, 2006

USJA Junior National Day 2 Results

The USJA Junior National Championships concluded Sunday in Boca Raton, Fla. with many of the anticipated Junior World Trials participants competing in the IJF-Junior divisions.

With the Junior World Trials less than two weeks away (July 29 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), there are still a number of slots up for grabs as the top four athletes in each division following next week’s USJF Junior Nationals will receive bids to the trials.

North Miami USA Judo National Training Site teammates Jeanette Rodriguez (Margate, Fla.) and Daimisy Porras (Hialeah, Fla.) Porras is one of the top-ranked athletes at 44kg, but made her junior debut at 48kg this weekend against Rodriguez who is virtually undefeated in junior competition during the past year.

Porras surprised many by picking up points early in their first match, but Rodriguez quickly came back for a win by ippon (instant win). Rodriguez returned for the second match determined to win quickly and threw Porras on the first attack six seconds into the match with o soto gari (major outer reaping) for ippon.

In the 52kg division, Franchesca Durand (Coral Springs, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) fought both of her matches against Heidi Metzler (Manheim, Pa./Mayo Quanchi Judo). During one of their last meetings, Metzler upset Durand, then the #2-ranked senior as a 14-year-old, at the USA Judo National Championships in April. This time, though, Durand won both matches by ippon, taking the first fight in less than a minute and the second in the first 10 seconds of the match.

The 57kg division featured one of the most-watched rivalries in the junior divisions with top-ranked Angelica Delgado (Miami, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) and 2006 USA Judo Junior Olympic Champion Hana Carmichael (Wellington, Fla./Budokan Judo Club) fighting each other twice. After losing to Delgado by a koka in the semis, Carmichael got a second chance in a final match that was watched by nearly everyone in the venue. The match was close throughout, but Delgado threw Carmichael for ippon with 20 seconds remaining.

Yanik Labrada (Miami, Fla./Miami Judo Club) defeated Argentinian Sofia Aliendo (Coral Springs, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai) to win the 63kg division and move into the #6 spot on the roster.

At 70kg, Emily Lilly (Camarillo, Calif./Sawtelle) won the division with a victory over Malinda Bridges (Coventry, R.I./Mayo Quanchi Judo Club). Malinda’s sister Catherine Bridges, estimated to be at least a fourth seed at the Junior World Trials, finished third.

Halee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas/Ruben Martin Judo) won an uncontested 78kg division and now moves into the #4 slot on the IJF-Junior roster.

Brittni Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla./St. Pete Judo), this year’s Senior Nationals silver medalist, won uncontested gold medals in both the heavyweight and Open divisions.

On the men’s side, the 60kg division began with an early surprise as 14-year-old Miguel Ballesteros (Miami, Fla.) beat his North Miami USA Judo National Training Site teammate Jean-Pierre Durand (Coral Springs, Fla.) in the loser’s pool to advance to the gold medal match. Durand, a fifth-place finisher at the 2006 New York Open, is expected to be a third seed at the Junior World Trials. In the finals, though, 2006 National Champion Rafael Ramos (Coral Springs, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) threw Ballesteros with a seoi nage (shoulder throw) for the win.

Jeff Fong (Houston, Texas/Diamondback Judo) likely secured his invitation to the Junior World Trials, going undefeated at 66kg including a marathon final against Ivan Lopouchanski (Hollywood, Fla./Budokan Judo Club). During the regulation period, Lopouchanksi threw Fong with a tai guruma (corner body wheel) for waza-ari. Fong responded by throwing Lopouchanksi with ko uchi kake (minor inner reaping with a fall on your opponent) to tie the match. The two then went into a five minute Golden Score (overtime) session which Fong won on flags.

Bobby Lee (Coral Springs, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site) won his division, including a final win with a resounding throw for ippon over third-ranked Danny Satinsky (Plainfield, Ill./Cohen’s Judo).

Phillip Spano (Tampa, Fla./El Mambi Judo), the fourth-ranked athlete at 73kg made his 81kg debut with four wins for the gold medal. In the final Spano defeated 2006 Junior Olympic Champion Wesley Thomas (San Mateo, Calif./Palo Alto Judo) by ippon. Spano now moves into the #3 slot in the division heading into the Trials.

In the 90kg division, Jacob Larsen (Santa Rosa, Calif./Redwood Coast Judo Club) avenged his at High School Nationals to Steve Fayzakov (Fresh Meadows, N.Y./Spartak Sports Club) with a win over Fayzakov this weekend.

Daniel Yuabov (Flushing, N.Y./Spartak Sports Club), the High School Nationals silver medalist in the heavyweight division, cut down to 100kg to defeat Alex Gonnov (Aurora, Colo./Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site) whose silver medal moves him into the #3 ranking in the division.

James LeBoron (Atlanta, Ga./Waka Mu Sha) won his first junior national title with two wins over #1 heavyweight Zachary Bell (Naperville, Ill./Fox Valley Judo and Jujitsu), throwing the 2005 Junior Open Champion first with an uchimata (inner thigh throw) for ippon and later with a tani toshi (valley drop) for ippon.

Complete results are as follows:

Girls IJF-Junior (Born 1987 or later) 44kg

1. Veronica Prado (Coral Springs, Fla.)

2. Taylor Ibera (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Girls IJF-Junior 48kg

1. Jeanette Rodriguez (Margate, Fla.)

2. Daimisy Porras (Hialeah, Fla.)

Girls IJF-Junior 52kg

1. Franchesca Durand (Coral Springs, Fla.)

2. Heidi Metzler (Manheim, Pa.)

Girls IJF-Junior 57kg

1. Angelica Delgado (Miami, Fla.)

2. Hana Carmichael (Wellington, Fla.)

3. Gabrielle Baez (Miami, Fla.)

Girls IJF-Junior 63kg

1. Yanik Labrada (Miami, Fla.)

2. Sofia Aliendo (Coral Springs, Fla.)

3. Daniele Beauman (Hicksville, N.Y.)

Girls IJF-Junior 70kg

1. Emily Lilly (Camarillo, Calif.)

2. Malinda Bridges (Coventry, R.I.)

3. Catherine Bridges (Coventry, R.I.)

Girls IJF-Junior 78kg

1. Halee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas)

Girls IJF-Junior +78kg

1. Brittni Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla.)

Girls IJF-Junior Open

1. Brittni Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla.)

Girls Juvenile B (Born 1990-1991) 44kg

1. Taylor Ibera (Honolulu, Hawaii)

2. Veronica Prado (Coral Springs, Fla.)

3. Ashley Cameron (Garland, Texas)

Girls Juvenile B 48kg

1. Jeanette Rodriguez (Margate, Fla.)

2. Daimisy Porras (Hialeah, Fla.)

3. Sandra Chevalier (Hope, R.I.)

Girls Juvenile B 52kg

1. Franchesca Durand (Coral Springs, Fla.)

2. Mirielle Graves (Edwardsville, Ill.)

Girls Juvenile B 57kg

1. Danielle Greenstein (Wellington, Fla.)

2. Angelica Delgado (Miami, Fla.)

3. Victoria Lewers (Coconut Creek, Fla.)

Girls Juvenile B 63kg

1. Natalia Mitura (Coventry, R.I.)

2. Sofia Aliendo (Coral Springs, Fla.)

3. Jillian Roman (Snellville, Ga.)

Girls Juvenile B 70kg

1. Emily Lilly (Camarillo, Calif.)

2. Malinda Bridges (Coventry, R.I.)

3. Catherine Bridges (Coventry, R.I.)

Girls Juvenile B +70kg

1. Natalie Bridges (Coventry, R.I.)

2. Kate Patton (Zephyrhills, Fla.)

Girls Juvenile A (Born 1992-1993) 40kg

1. Madison Hatch (Ubanon, Conn.)

2. Amanda Buell (Middletown, Ind.)

Girls Juvenile A 44kg

1. Shea Favorite (Clermont, Fla.)

Girls Juvenile A 48kg

1. Kayla Hall (Granite City, Ill.)

2. Gabriella Denu (Aberdeen, Md.)

3. Jordyn Dolin (Buffalo Grove, Ill.)

Girls Juvenile A 53kg

1. Kayla Martin (Evansville, Ind.)

2. Tiona Zambrano (Tampa, Fla.)

3. Laura Higgins (Tampa, Fla.)

Girls Juvenile A 58kg

1. Lydia Au (Chicago, Ill.)

2. Sonia Ran (Arlington, Mass.)

3. Kirna Meadoza (Oceanside, Calif.)

Girls Juvenile A 64kg

1. Shanigua Brown (Atlanta, Ga.)

2. Corrie Egli (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.)

3. Kadee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas)

Girls Juvenile A +64kg

1. Marina Lambert (Washington, D.C.)

2. La Quinta Allen (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)

Boys IJF-Junior 55kg

1. Zachary Maes (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)

2. Lee Munster (Fox Lake, Ill.)

3. Daniel Scillath (Toms River, N.J.)

Boys IJF-Junior 60kg

1. Rafael Ramos (Coral Springs, Fla.)

2. Miguel Ballesteros (Miami, Fla.)

3. Jean Pierre Durand (Coral Springs, Fla.)

Boys IJF-Junior 66kg

1. Jeff Fong (Houston, Texas)

2. Ivan Lopouchanski (Hollywood, Fla.)

3. Cristian Garcia (North Miami Beach, Fla.)

Boys IJF-Junior 73kg

1. Bobby Lee (Coral Springs, Fla.)

2. Danny Satinsky (Plainfield, Ill.)

3. Andrew Law (Dover, Ohio)

Boys IJF-Junior 81kg

1. Phillip Spano (Tampa, Fla.)

2. Wesley Thomas (San Mateo, Calif.)

3. Carlos Moran (Clifton, N.J.)

Boys IJF-Junior 90kg

1. Jacob Larsen (Santa Rosa, Calif.)

2. Steve Fayzakov (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.)

3. Christopher Rownd (North Andover, Mass.)

Boys IJF-Junior 100kg

1. Daniel Yuabov (Flushing, N.Y.)

2. Alex Gonnov (Aurora, Colo.)

Boys IJF-Junior +100kg

1. James LeBoron (Atlanta, Ga.)

2. Zachary Bell (Naperville, Ill.)

Boys Juvenile B 51kg

1. Jose Navedo (Silver Springs, Md.)

2. Shane Sumbu (Miami, Fla.)

3. Andre Brooks (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)

Boys Juvenile B 55kg

1. Lee Munster (Fox Lake, Ill.)

2. Jose Cos IV (Elbert, Colo.)

3. Alex Shustorovich (Marlboro, N.J.)

Boys Juvenile B 60kg

1. Miguel Ballesteros (Miami, Fla.)

2. Tyler Ferry (Riverview, Fla.)

3. Nick O'Connell (Cranston, R.I.)

Boys Juvenile B 66kg

1. Alfred Raymond (Providence, R.I.)

2. Christopher Bahls (Boynton, Fla.)

3. Zachary Godbold (Houston, Texas)

Boys Juvenile B 73kg

1. Jonathan Fernandez (Miami, Fla.)

2. Marrial Rodriguez (Hialeah, Fla.)

3. Max Kafka (St. Paul, Minn.)

Boys Juvenile B 81kg

1. Daniel Palatnik (Rego Park, N.Y.)

2. Ethan Davis (Waynesville, N.C.)

3. Demetrus Brooks (Oakland Park, Fla.)

Boys Juvenile B 90kg

1. Caleb Egli (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.)

2. Colin Robinson (College Park, Ga.)

3. David Shnitkind (Staten Island, N.Y.)

Boys Juvenile A 36kg

1. Everet Desilets (Hope, R.I.)

2. Estaban Gomez-Rivera (Miami, Fla.)

3. Gordon Martinez (Granite City, Ill.)

Boys Juvenile A 40kg

1. Ricondo Cole (Hope, R.I.)

2. Joshua Prado (Coral Springs, Fla.)

3. Alexander Kwmuntis (Peabody, Mass.)

Boys Juvenile A 44kg

1. Santiago Martinez (North Lauderdale, Fla.)

2. Eric Fajardo (Lincoln Park, N.J.)

3. Hanif Shabazz (Atlanta, Ga.)

Boys Juvenile A 48kg

1. Max Schneider (Chicago, Ill.)

2. Steve Perez (Miami, Fla.)

3. Keith Beauvais (Thornton, Colo.)

Boys Juvenile A 53kg

1. Kyle Taketa (Torrance, Calif.)

2. Ruben Martin (Burleson, Texas)

3. Max Golembo (Vernon Hills, Ill.)

Boys Juvenile A 58kg

1. Yan Kafarskiy (Richmond Hill, N.Y.)

2. Richard Santacruz (Brandon, Fla.)

Boys Juvenile A 64kg

1. Dariel Porras (Hialeah, Fla.)

2. Rolando Ruiz (Hialeah, Fla.)

3. David Fung (St. Albans, N.Y.)

Boys Juvenile A +64kg

1. Christopher Roman (Snellville, Ga.)

2. Zach Burkhardt (Alexandria, Ind.)

3. Sean Corrigan (Louisville, Ky.)