U S judoJUDO:
Senior National Championships Come to Houston
April 21-22
Contact: Nicole Jomantas, 719.271.9937 (cell)
Nicole.Jomantas@usajudo.us
Campeonato Nacional será seletiva dos EUA para Pan-Americano
Fonte: Us Judô
O Campeonato Nacional Americano de Judô, que acontece a partir desta sexta-feira em Houston, vai servir de seletiva para definir a equipe que representará o país no Pan-Americano Sênior, em maio, na Argentina. Cerca de 300 atletas vão disputar as vagas nas 18 categorias de peso.
(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – The USA Judo Senior National Championships will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, April 21-22.
More than 300 athletes are expected to compete in 18 weight divisions (14 Olympic weight divisions as well as Men’s 55kg, Women’s 44kg and Open).
The Senior National Championships also will serve as the Trials for the Pan American Championships, May 24-29 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Should the #1 seed win the Nationals, he or she will receive a berth on the Pan Am Team. If that athlete does not win Nationals, there will be a best of three fight-off between the #1 seed and the winner of the Nationals. These fights will take place immediately following the conclusion of that evening’s gold medal finals.
This year’s Pan American Championships mark the start of the Olympic qualification process for countries in North, South and Central America. Olympic slots are allocated to countries with a top three overall ranking per weight division in a series of five events that begins with this year’s Pan Ams and concludes with the Olympic Zone Qualifyer in Spring 2008.
In addition, competition also will be held this weekend in the kata (forms) and master’s (age 30 and over) divisions.
Schedule is as follows:
Friday, April 21
Senior Preliminary Competition: 9:00 am
Female: 63kg, 70kg, 78kg, +78kg
Male: 81kg, 90kg, 100kg, +100kg
Kata: Begins at conclusion of Senior Prelims, but no sooner than 1:00pm
Gold Medal Finals: 6:00 p.m.
Pan American Championships Trials: Immediately following finals
Saturday, April 22
Senior Preliminary Competition: 9:00 am
Female: 44kg, 48kg, 52kg, 57kg, Open
Male: 55kg, 60kg, 66kg, 73kg, Open
Masters: Begins at conclusion of Senior Prelims, but no sooner than 1:00pm
Gold Medal Finals: 5:00 p.m.
Pan American Championships Trials: Immediately following finals
#1-ranked Seniors Scheduled to Compete (Note: weight division listed may be different from the weight division in which the athlete will compete)
Men
60kg: Taraje Williams-Murray (Brooklyn, N.Y./NYAC/Spartak Sports Club), 2003-2005 National Champion
66kg: Taylor Takata (Harlingen, Texas/Harlingen USA Judo National Training Site), 2004 and 2002 (60kg) National Champion
73kg: Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo./Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site), 2001-2002 National Champion
81kg: Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove, Ill./NYAC/Cohen’s Judo), 2004-2005 National Champion
+100kg: Kirk Hoffmann (Colorado Springs, Colo./Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site), 2005 National Champion
Women
44kg: Veronica Prado (North Lauderdale, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site), 2005 National Champion
48kg: Sayaka Matsumoto (El Cerrito, Calif./NYAC/East Bay Judo Insititute), 2000-2005 National Champion
52kg: Carrie Chandler (Scotia, N.Y./NYAC/Jason Morris Judo Center), 2005, 2004 (57kg) and 2001 (57kg) National Champion
57kg: Valerie Gotay (Temecula, Calif./Judo America), 2005 National Champion, 1989-1990 National Champion (48kg)
63kg: Ronda Rousey (Buffalo Grove, Ill./NYAC/Cohen’s Judo), 2004-2005 National Champion
70kg: Katie Mocco (Scotia, N.Y./NYAC/Jason Morris Judo Center), 2005 National Champion
78kg: Molly O’Rourke (El Cerrito, Calif./East Bay Judo Institute), 2005 National Champion
+78kg: Eva Smith (Fall River, Mass./Taki-Gawa)
Olympians Scheduled to Compete (Note: weight division listed may be different from the weight division in which the athlete will compete)
Men
60kg: Taraje Williams-Murray (Brooklyn, N.Y./NYAC/Spartak Judo), 2004 Olympian
81kg: Rick Hawn (Medway, Mass./Pedro’s Judo Center), 2004 Olympian
Women
57kg: Valerie Gotay (Temecula, Calif./Judo America), 1992 Olympian (48kg)
63kg: Ronda Rousey (Buffalo Grove, Ill./NYAC/Cohen’s Judo), 2004 Olympian
78kg: Nicole Kubes (Fort Worth, Texas/Fort Worth Judo), 2004 Olympian
Texas Athletes Scheduled to Compete (Note: weight division listed may be different from the weight division in which the athlete will compete)
Men
66kg: Taylor Takata (Harlingen, Texas/Harlingen USA Judo National Training Site), 2004 and 2002 (60kg) National Champion
73kg: John Speich III (Houston, Texas/Clear Lake Judo)
Stanley Wang (Coppell, Texas/Texas A&M Judo)
90kg: Landry Ambouroue (North Richland, Texas/Ruben Martin Judo), 2004 Junior World Team Member
Colin Burns (College Station, Texas/Texas A&M Judo)
100kg: Jonathan Fuller (College Station, Texas/Texas A&M Judo)
Arjun Ghosh (College Station, Texas/Texas A&M Judo)
+100kg: Daniel McCormick (Arlington, Texas/Bedford Kodokan Judo), 2005 Nationals silver medalist, 2004 Junior World Team Member
Women
52kg: Natalie Lafon (Harlingen, Texas/USA Judo National Training Site), 2005 Nationals silver medalist
Stephanie Baim (Carrollton, Texas/Dallas Judo), 1994 U.S. Open Champion (45kg)
70kg: Halee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas/Ruben Martin Judo), 2006 Pan Am Juvenile bronze medalist
78kg: Nicole Kubes (Fort Worth, Texas/Fort Worth Judo), 2004 Olympian
Media interested in receiving a credential for the event should contact Nicole Jomantas, Nicole.Jomantas@usajudo.us or 719.271.9937 (cell). Applications also are available at http://www.usjudo.org/documents/2006SeniorNationalsCredentialApplication.pdf.
More than 300 athletes are expected to compete in 18 weight divisions (14 Olympic weight divisions as well as Men’s 55kg, Women’s 44kg and Open).
The Senior National Championships also will serve as the Trials for the Pan American Championships, May 24-29 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Should the #1 seed win the Nationals, he or she will receive a berth on the Pan Am Team. If that athlete does not win Nationals, there will be a best of three fight-off between the #1 seed and the winner of the Nationals. These fights will take place immediately following the conclusion of that evening’s gold medal finals.
This year’s Pan American Championships mark the start of the Olympic qualification process for countries in North, South and Central America. Olympic slots are allocated to countries with a top three overall ranking per weight division in a series of five events that begins with this year’s Pan Ams and concludes with the Olympic Zone Qualifyer in Spring 2008.
In addition, competition also will be held this weekend in the kata (forms) and master’s (age 30 and over) divisions.
Schedule is as follows:
Friday, April 21
Senior Preliminary Competition: 9:00 am
Female: 63kg, 70kg, 78kg, +78kg
Male: 81kg, 90kg, 100kg, +100kg
Kata: Begins at conclusion of Senior Prelims, but no sooner than 1:00pm
Gold Medal Finals: 6:00 p.m.
Pan American Championships Trials: Immediately following finals
Saturday, April 22
Senior Preliminary Competition: 9:00 am
Female: 44kg, 48kg, 52kg, 57kg, Open
Male: 55kg, 60kg, 66kg, 73kg, Open
Masters: Begins at conclusion of Senior Prelims, but no sooner than 1:00pm
Gold Medal Finals: 5:00 p.m.
Pan American Championships Trials: Immediately following finals
#1-ranked Seniors Scheduled to Compete (Note: weight division listed may be different from the weight division in which the athlete will compete)
Men
60kg: Taraje Williams-Murray (Brooklyn, N.Y./NYAC/Spartak Sports Club), 2003-2005 National Champion
66kg: Taylor Takata (Harlingen, Texas/Harlingen USA Judo National Training Site), 2004 and 2002 (60kg) National Champion
73kg: Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo./Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site), 2001-2002 National Champion
81kg: Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove, Ill./NYAC/Cohen’s Judo), 2004-2005 National Champion
+100kg: Kirk Hoffmann (Colorado Springs, Colo./Olympic Training Center USA Judo National Training Site), 2005 National Champion
Women
44kg: Veronica Prado (North Lauderdale, Fla./North Miami USA Judo National Training Site), 2005 National Champion
48kg: Sayaka Matsumoto (El Cerrito, Calif./NYAC/East Bay Judo Insititute), 2000-2005 National Champion
52kg: Carrie Chandler (Scotia, N.Y./NYAC/Jason Morris Judo Center), 2005, 2004 (57kg) and 2001 (57kg) National Champion
57kg: Valerie Gotay (Temecula, Calif./Judo America), 2005 National Champion, 1989-1990 National Champion (48kg)
63kg: Ronda Rousey (Buffalo Grove, Ill./NYAC/Cohen’s Judo), 2004-2005 National Champion
70kg: Katie Mocco (Scotia, N.Y./NYAC/Jason Morris Judo Center), 2005 National Champion
78kg: Molly O’Rourke (El Cerrito, Calif./East Bay Judo Institute), 2005 National Champion
+78kg: Eva Smith (Fall River, Mass./Taki-Gawa)
Olympians Scheduled to Compete (Note: weight division listed may be different from the weight division in which the athlete will compete)
Men
60kg: Taraje Williams-Murray (Brooklyn, N.Y./NYAC/Spartak Judo), 2004 Olympian
81kg: Rick Hawn (Medway, Mass./Pedro’s Judo Center), 2004 Olympian
Women
57kg: Valerie Gotay (Temecula, Calif./Judo America), 1992 Olympian (48kg)
63kg: Ronda Rousey (Buffalo Grove, Ill./NYAC/Cohen’s Judo), 2004 Olympian
78kg: Nicole Kubes (Fort Worth, Texas/Fort Worth Judo), 2004 Olympian
Texas Athletes Scheduled to Compete (Note: weight division listed may be different from the weight division in which the athlete will compete)
Men
66kg: Taylor Takata (Harlingen, Texas/Harlingen USA Judo National Training Site), 2004 and 2002 (60kg) National Champion
73kg: John Speich III (Houston, Texas/Clear Lake Judo)
Stanley Wang (Coppell, Texas/Texas A&M Judo)
90kg: Landry Ambouroue (North Richland, Texas/Ruben Martin Judo), 2004 Junior World Team Member
Colin Burns (College Station, Texas/Texas A&M Judo)
100kg: Jonathan Fuller (College Station, Texas/Texas A&M Judo)
Arjun Ghosh (College Station, Texas/Texas A&M Judo)
+100kg: Daniel McCormick (Arlington, Texas/Bedford Kodokan Judo), 2005 Nationals silver medalist, 2004 Junior World Team Member
Women
52kg: Natalie Lafon (Harlingen, Texas/USA Judo National Training Site), 2005 Nationals silver medalist
Stephanie Baim (Carrollton, Texas/Dallas Judo), 1994 U.S. Open Champion (45kg)
70kg: Halee Shadden (Mineral Wells, Texas/Ruben Martin Judo), 2006 Pan Am Juvenile bronze medalist
78kg: Nicole Kubes (Fort Worth, Texas/Fort Worth Judo), 2004 Olympian
Media interested in receiving a credential for the event should contact Nicole Jomantas, Nicole.Jomantas@usajudo.us or 719.271.9937 (cell). Applications also are available at http://www.usjudo.org/documents/2006SeniorNationalsCredentialApplication.pdf.
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