For immediate release: SPORTS
The following are the results for the 2000 California Judo Inc., State Senior Championships held at Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, California. There were 118 contestants from 37 judo clubs throughout the state of California.
Best Technique Award
  • Male - Karpet Parisyan, Los Angeles
  • Female - Cindy Imai, Rosemead
    Best Competitor Award
  • Male - Jose Bencosme San Jose
  • Female - Valerie Greenslade, San Diego, California

    Senior Category Divisions:             Contestant's Name                        Hometown                     Organization

    DIVISION: Women's 52 kg
    1st: Christine Carrera     Whittier          Mojica Judo
2nd: Yvette Gray           North Hollywood   Valley Judo
3rd: Teresa Ratanasurakarn Norwalk           Mojica Judo
    DIVISION: Women's 57 kg
    1st: Valerie Greenslade    San Diego         San Shi
2nd: Frances Dea           San Bruno         City college San Fransisco
3rd: Mie Lewis             Stanford          Stanford
    DIVISION: Women's 63 kg
    1st: Cindy Imai            Rosemead          Mojica Judo
2nd: Jennifer O'Malley     San Pedro         Torrance
3rd: Maggie Wong           San Francisco     City college San Francisco
    DIVISION: Women's 70 kg
    1st: Sagrario Hernandez    Los Angeles       LA Tenri
2nd: Lisa Uemura           Salinas           Unknown
3rd: Sandra-Anne Morrell   Oceanside         San Shi
    DIVISION: Women's 78 kg
    1st: Asma Sharif           Downey            Mojica Judo
2nd: Kelly Barnes          La Jolla          San Shi
3rd: Kerri Smith           Salinas           Bojuka RYU
    DIVISION: Women's 78+ kg
    1st: Latashia Govan                          Kyodo
2nd: Yolanda Valencia      La Jolla          Rowland Heights
    DIVISION: Men's 55 kg
    1st: Aleksey Alekseyenko   San Francisco     Cahills Judo Academy
2nd: Vitaly Vanyan         Glendale          Hayastan
3rd: Ken Manabe            Los Angeles       LA Tenri
    DIVISION: Men's 60 kg
    1st: Jevon Mitsuoka        Sacramento        Okubo
2nd: Cid Gumban            San Diego         Judo America
3rd: Hakop Indzheyan       Los Angeles       Hayastan
    DIVISION: Men's 66 kg
    1st: Robert Greenalch      Fullerton         Tustin
2nd: Brian Nitta           San Jose          San Jose State
3rd: Philippe Oertli       Lancaster         Antelope Valley
    DIVISION: Men's 73 kg
    1st: Jose Beniosme         San Jose          San Jose State
2nd: Pierre Sene           San Francisco     Cahills Judo Academy
3rd: Ben Lin               San Rafael        San Francisco Judo
    DIVISION: Men's 81 kg
    1st: Karpet Parisyan       Los Angeles       Hayastan
2nd: Yujin Toma            Rosemead          LA Tenri
3rd: Mikhail Kozitskiy     Marina Del Rey    LA Tenri
    DIVISION: Men's 90 kg
    1st: Crespine Mojica       Covina            Mojica Judo
2nd: Joey Nawa             Los Angeles       Sawtelle
3rd: Liber Machron         Torrance          LACC
    DIVISION: Men's 100 kg
    1st: Sandro Mascarenhas    San Bruno         City college San Francisco
2nd: Damon Wade            Reseda            LACC
3rd: Mark Mireles          Burbank           San Fernando
    DIVISION: Men's 100+ kg
    1st: Andre Robles          Burbank           LA Tenri
2nd: Patrick Moody         Fresno            Fresno
    DIVISION: Women's Masters
    1st: Anna Medina           Los Angeles       Sawtelle
2nd: Taffy Harper          Napa              Napa
    DIVISION: Men's Masters Light
    1st: Pierre Sene           San Francisco     Cahills Judo Academy
2nd: Eddie Nakao           Marina            Bojuka RYU
3rd: Imre Galambos         Oakland           Cahills Judo Academy
    DIVISION: Men's Masters Middle
    1st: Robert Ford           Madera            Fresno
2nd: Bob Jolliff           Madera            Fresno
3rd: Jesse Joven           Oakland           Cahills Judo Academy
    DIVISION: Men's Masters Heavy
    1st: Gokor Chivichyan      Los Angeles       Hayastan
2nd: Mark Mireles          Burbank           San Fernando
3rd: Bill Hobson           Palmdale          Antelope Valley
    DIVISION: Men's Masters Heavy
    1st: Gary Moore            Apple Valley      High Desert
2nd: Andre Robles          Burbank           LA Tenri
3rd: Allen Johnson         Upland            Goltz