Colorado Judo League
February 14, 2000
For immediate release: SPORTS
Contact: John Miller, 303-236-5752; email: jonmira@aol.com
Hyland Hills Judo School Wins 31st Annual Championships!
The Hyland Hill Judo School won top honors last weekend at their 31st Annual Mid Winter Classic Judo Championships held at the Shaw Heights Middle School. Hyland Hills finished 1st with 12 gold, 13 silver and 10 bronze medals. Northglenn Judo Club was second with 9 gold, 10 silver, and 4 bronze, and the Olympic Traning Center Junior Team was third with 7 gold, 7 silver, and 3 bronze medals.
Over 170 competitors from Colorado South Dakota, New Mexico, and California competed in the event which was hosted by Hyland Hills Judo School and sanctioned by Colorado Judo League.
The Championships was one of a series of tournaments that teams from Colorado will attend over the next five months to train for upcoming National and International Championships. Some of the others are:
March 11: Midwestern Championships, Chicago, Illinois
March 25: Southwest Regionals, Albuquerque, NM
April 1: Swamp Classic, Lafayette, Louisianna
April 8: Liberty Bell Championships, Philadephia, Pennsylvania
May 20: Northglenn Invitational, Northglenn, Colorado
The upcoming National and International Championships are:
March 18: High School and Collegiate National Championships, Flagstaff, Arizona
April 28: Senior and Masters National Championships, Houston, Texas
June 28: US Judo Federation Junior Nationals, Oakland, California
July 3: USA Judo National Junior Olympics, Oakland, California
July 14: US Judo Association Junior Nationals, Charlotte, N. Carolina
July 22: Maruchan Miami Youth International, Miami, Florida
Individual place winners are below, followed by complete club results:
DIVISION: Girls #1
1. Nicole Fank, Rawlins, WY, Hanna Judo Club
2. Ana Plonski, Arvada, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Natalie Robertson, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Girls #2
1. Alexa Liddie, Colo Springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
2. Kayla Espinosa, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Meg Maceau, Colo Springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
DIVISION: Girls #3
1. Char Marquis, Westminster, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Brianne Espinosa, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Girls #4
1. Brittany Fank, Rawlins, WY, Hanna Judo Club
2. Desiree Gargano, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
DIVISION: Girls #5
1. Auna Luckenbach, Denver, Denver University
2. Jennifer Lopez, Colo Springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
DIVISION: Girls #6
1. Mary Matthews, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Rudi Salazar, Colo springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
3. Sarah Hogarth, Commerce City, Northglenn Judo Club
DIVISION: Girls #7
1. Ola Czastkiewicz, Arvada, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Julie Kaufman, Colo springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
3. Mallory McMillan, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Girls #8
1. Camille Collins, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Megan McMillan, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Erin McKeown, Boulder, Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Girls #9
1. Dendra Dorr, Colo Springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
2. Alex Wolanin, , Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Girls #10
1. Bethany Ogzewalla, Westminster, Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Boys #1
1. Devon Thomas, Colo springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
2. Simon Fostadian, , Unattached
3. Durt Oleson, Denver, Denver University
DIVISION: Boys #2
1. Joseph Cordle, Thornton, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Byron Chirstman, Denver, Denver University
3. Matthew Shyra, Denver, Denver University
DIVISION: Boys #3
1. Keith Beauvais, Littleton, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Dylan Madron, Thornton, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Quinton Riley, Colo springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
DIVISION: Boys #4
1. Tanner Nicholls, Rawlins, Hanna Judo Club
2. Jason Varasteh, Broomfield, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Austin Brown, Denver, Denver University
DIVISION: Boys #5
1. Diedrick Visser, Denver, Denver University
2. Tyler Archibald, Colo springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
3. Jack Hagar, Denver, Denver University
DIVISION: Boys #6
1. Noah Kemper, Colo springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
2. Donovan Quintanilla, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Nate Neligh, Denver, Denver University
DIVISION: Boys #7
1. Killian McKeown, Boulder, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Aaron Miller, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Benjamin Halter, Federal Heights, Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Boys #8
1. Derrick Garcia, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Travis Kurata, Colo springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
3. Jeremy Brown, Denver, Denver University
DIVISION: Boys #9
1. Tramayne Randall, Colo springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
2. Zacharia Hopkins, Morrison, Foothills Judo Club
3. Eugene Lensman, , Unattached
DIVISION: Boys #10
1. Aleks Zhelezov, Aurora, 3-D Judo
2. Casey DeMarrias, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Paulmark Protheroe, Colo Springs, Inst. of Martial Arts
DIVISION: Boys #11
1. Igor Trenchuk, Denver, 3-D Judo
2. Justin Archibald, Colo springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
DIVISION: Boys #12
1. Ben Naiman, Westminster, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. David Salazar, Colo Springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
3. Victor Teissler, Louisville, Boulder Judo Club
DIVISION: Boys #13
1. Jesse Durfee, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Mike Kannianen, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Justin Nelson, Westminster, Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Boys #14
1. Dante Randall, Colo springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
2. Aaron Luckenbach, Denver, Denver University
DIVISION: Boys #15
1. Bobby Yamashita, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Michael DeMarrias, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Gary Cherny, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
DIVISION: Boys #16
1. Derrivck Collins II, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Dan Williams, Morrison, Champion Martial Art Acad
3. Joshua Lopez, Colo Springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
DIVISION: Boys #17
1. Jacob Gelsinger, Colo Springs, Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr.
2. Shawn Tahara, Simi Valley, CA, Simi Valley Judo
DIVISION: Boys #18
1. Ken Hashimoto, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Lucas Mignogna, Golden, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Iavor Kostadinov, Colo Springs, National Training Center
DIVISION: Boys #19
1. Joshua Alva, Aurora, Aurora Judo Club
2. Sean DeBuck, Albuquerque, Sandia Judo Club
DIVISION: Boys #20
1. Paul Ginzburg, Englewood, 3-D Judo
2. Mark Schwartz, Louisville, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Florian Lazis, Aurora, Aurora Judo Club
DIVISION: Boys #21
1. David Reichert, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Pavel Reppo, Aurora, 3-D Judo
3. Gregory Armatraden, Colo Springs, Rockin A Judo
DIVISION: Boys #22
1. Aurthur Plonski, Arvada, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. George Atabaev, Aurora, 3-D Judo
3. Brian Pavlakovich, Aurora, Aurora Judo Club
DIVISION: Boys #23
1. Tyler Lewis, Lakewood, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Seiji Hashimoto, Thornton, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Zachary Maes, Wheatridge, Northglenn Judo Club
DIVISION: Boys #24
1. Igor Vinogradov, Aurora, 3-D Judo
2. James Head, Olathe, Grand Mesa
3. James Bohanon, Colo Springs, National Training Center
Senior Category Divisions:
Contestant's Name, Hometown, Club
DIVISION: Women Flyweight
1. Christine Carrera, Colo Springs, Olympic Training Squad
2. Jenny Olsson, Lakewood, Foothills Judo Club
3. Jennifer Anderton, Westminster, Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Women Lightweight
1. Michelle Hagerty, Colo Springs, Olympic Training Squad
2. Laetitia Delapilliere, Littleton, Foothills Judo Club
3. Tracey Crawford, Colo Springs, Olympic Training Squad
DIVISION: Women Middleweight
1. Heidi Seibold, Denver, Denver University
2. Dominique Alo, Albuquerque, NM, Sandia Judo Club
3. Bethany Ogzewalla, Westminster, Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Novice Women Lightweight
1. Jennifer Anderton, Westminster, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Angelique Wahlstedt, Westminster, Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Men 145 lbs.
1. Mark Ross, Colo Springs, Olympic Training Squad
2. Matt Van Essen, Aurora, House of Judo/Jujitsu
3. Terrance Kennedy, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
DIVISION: Men 161 lbs.
1. Michael Alexander, Albuquerque, NM, Sandia Judo Club
2. Keith Lewis, Lakewood, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Benjamin Durfee, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Men 178 lbs.
1. Lorenzo Schipp, Albuquerque, NM, Sandia Judo Club
2. Scott Moore, Denver, Denver University
3. Chris Emery, Colo Springs, Olympic Training Squad
DIVISION: Men 198 lbs.
1. Lee Sands, Longmont, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Djmaldin Aliev, Aurora, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Robert Noftz, Boulder, Brazilian JuJitsu
DIVISION: Men 220 lbs.
1. Robert Smith, Albuquerque, NM, Sandia Judo Club
2. Jay Jack, Boulder, Brazilian JuJitsu
3. Ryan Blair, Westminster, Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Novice Men Lightweight
1. Alberto Crane, Santa Fe, NM, Brazilian JuJitsu
2. Roger Bonham, Littleton, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Eric Ramberg, Boulder, Hyland Hills Judo Club
DIVISION: Novice Men Middleweight
1. John Maes, Wheatridge, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Steve Mishkind, Ft. Collins, Tendokan
3. Chris Rutan, Denver, Denver University
DIVISION: Novice Men Heavyweight
1. Glenn West, Denver, House of Judo/Jujitsu
2. James Eaton, Denver, Champion Martial Art Acad
3. Alan Austin, Colo Springs, East Side Judo
Masters Category Divisions:
Contestant's Name, Hometown, Club
DIVISION: Men Masters Lightweight
1. Warren Agena, Lakewood, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Manuel Quintanilla, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Wayne Kodama, Denver, Denver Buddhist Temple
DIVISION: Men Masters Middleweight
1. Lorenzo Schipp, Albuquerque, NM, Sandia Judo Club
2. Richard Mignogna, Golden, Northglenn Judo Club
3. John Quinones, Westminster, House of Judo/Jujitsu
DIVISION: Men Masters Heavyweight
1. Dmitry Dostadinov, Colo Springs, National Training Center
2. Chris Quintanilla, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Richard Fank, Rawlins, Hanna Judo Club
Complete Results by Club
Point System:
Place won | Point Value
1 5
2 3
3 1
Club name |Total|# 1 |# 2 |# 3 |
1. Hyland Hills Judo Club 109 12 13 10
2. Northglenn Judo Club 79 9 10 4
3. Olympic Trng Cnter - Jr. 59 7 7 3
4. Denver University 31 3 3 7
5. 3-D Judo 26 4 2 0
5. Sandia Judo Club 26 4 2 0
6. Olympic Training Squad 17 3 0 2
7. Hanna Judo Club 16 3 0 1
8. Brazilian JuJitsu 9 1 1 1
8. House of Judo/Jujitsu 9 1 1 1
8. Foothills Judo Club 9 0 3 0
9. Aurora Judo Club 7 1 0 2
9. National Training Center 7 1 0 2
10. Champion Martial Art Acad 6 0 2 0
11. Unattached 4 0 1 1
12. Grand Mesa 3 0 1 0
12. Simi Valley Judo 3 0 1 0
12. Tendokan 3 0 1 0
13. East Side Judo 1 0 0 1
13. Inst. of Martial Arts 1 0 0 1
13. Denver Buddhist Temple 1 0 0 1
13. Boulder Judo Club 1 0 0 1
13. Rockin A Judo 1 0 0 1
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