Harmeling, Germain Place in Judo

Harmeling, Germain Place in JudoBy
Lisa Coffey
The Ledger

T.J. Harmeling and instructor Brian Germain of Summerlin Judo each placed in the U.S. Open Judo Championships last weekend in Miami. Germain won the 45-to-49 year-old 100 kg division while Harmeling placed fifth in the Seniors 100 kg (heavyweight) division. Germain defeated Blaine Bellerud of Oregon and Gabe Carmichael of Fort Lauderdale."Gabe was a tough match," Germain said. "He's a Fort Lauderdale police officer and a good friend of mine. Every time we fight we always give each other our best."Harmeling defeated Daniel McCormick of Texas for the bronze medal. McCormick is 6foot-5, 310 pounds while Harmeling is 6-foot, 235 pounds."I give T.J. a lot of credit just going out there against a guy that size," Germain said. "I was impressed to see that T.J. was able to fight his way into the medal round and in the heavyweight division, no less."

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