Thursday, March 28, 2013

Cupertino Tournament Results

Team Sacramento had seven players compete in the Cupertino Judo Tournament on Sunday March 24. All seven competitors brought home medals for an excellent showing by the team! The team won 18 matches while losing only 4. Of the 18 wins there were 13 ippons. Special recognition to Rosie Abisia for competing in her first tournament. Here are the individual results:

Kai Seto- Silver

Rosie Abisia- Bronze

Courtney Revada- Bronze

Caitlin Abisia- Gold

Albert Williams- Gold

Desmyn Williams- Gold

Jordan Greenfelder- Silver

Congratulations to all the competitors and a special thanks to all of the coaches that were able to attend and get all the competitors to the podium.

KONJO!

National Scholastic Results

Team Sacramento had three players participate in the National Scholastic Championships in Miami on March 23-24. The tournament was the qualifier for the World Cadet and World Junior Championships later this year. Competing on Saturday Daniel Luz did not place but was very tough in a loaded Cadet 60 kilo division. Daniel won one and lost two being beaten by the eventual third place finisher. His one win was by ippon. Marlina Luz won her two matches by ippon to place first. On Sunday Syria Rhodes placed first losing one match and qualifying for the Junior World Championships. Syria also won the the Competitive Spirit Award for her excellent performance. Congratulations to all of you for your accomplishments that you have worked so hard to achieve. 

KONJO!