01-12-2002
For immediate release:  SPORTS

CONTACT:  John Miller, 303-237-0063; jonmira@aol.com

The following are the results for the 2002 Colo. Judo League State
Championships held at the Northglenn Recreation Center.  Nearly 200 players
from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Montana competed in the event.
Overall, the Northglenn Judo Club finished first, winning 35 medals.  Second
was the OTC Junior Judo Club winning 24 medals, followed by Hyland Hills Judo
School in third place, winning 11 medals.

Complete medal statistics are at the end of this
report.

Junior Category Divisions:

 Contestant's Name, Hometown, Club

DIVISION: Girls Div 1
1. Cathryn Cheatum, Golden, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Victoria Davies, Denver, Denver University
3. Amanda Cheatum, Golden, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Girls Div 2
1. Nikole Demarrias, Northglenn, Boulder Judo Trng Cntr
2. Micayla Maes, Wheatridge, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Sophia Teissler, Longmont, Hyland Hills Judo Club

DIVISION: Girls Div 3
1. Chanel Davies, Denver, Denver University
2. Kaitlin Riggins, Florence, Ganbare Judo Club
3. Molly Graber, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Girls Div 4
1. Shoshannah Velez, Denver, Denver University
2. Orion Martinez-black, Littleton, Denver University
3. Gabrielle Law, Florence, Ganbare Judo Club

DIVISION: Girls Div 5
1. Alexa Liddie, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. Katie Hogarth, , Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Danielle Fouche, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Girls Div 6
1. Erin Riggins, Florence, Ganbare Judo Club
2. Marlena Grovenstein, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
3. Nichole Laurell, Colo. Springs, Ju Shin Kan

DIVISION: Girls Div 7
1. Chelsea Novak, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Julie Koffman, Colo. Springs, Ju Shin Kan
3. Regina Moore, Grand Junction, Grand Mesa Judo

DIVISION: Girls Div 8
1. Mary Matthews, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Chelsea Novak, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Katlyne Radcliff, Grand Junction, Grand Mesa Judo


DIVISION: Girls Div 9
1. Sarah Hogarth, Commerce City, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Amelia Dupont, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Jane Locke, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Male Juv-B light
1. Trevor Mallo, Thornton, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Iavor Kostadinov, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
3. Jerr Roesler, Denver, Denver University

DIVISION: Male Juv-B Heavy
1. Jordan Abeloe, Grand Junction, Grand Mesa Judo

DIVISION: Male Juv-A 83 lbs
1. Joseph Hashimoto, Thornton, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Zachary Maes, Wheatridge, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Ryan Bratton, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Juv-A 95lbs (b86-89)
1. Jeremiah Davis, Brighton, Boulder Judo Trng Cntr
2. Ian Stahuljak, Colo. Springs, Ju Shin Kan
3. Taylor Dotlich, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Juv-A 103lbs (b86-89)
1. Brandon Dorr, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. Jacob Ochsner, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
3. Daniel Welch, Superior, Boulder Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Juv-A 110lbs (b86-89)
1. Matthew Cherny, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Casey Demarrias, Northglenn, Boulder Judo Trng Cntr
3. Marcus Hale, Woodland Park, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Juv-A 119lbs (b86-89)
1. Michael Demarrias, Northglenn, Boulder Judo Trng Cntr
2. Mike Kannianen, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Juv-A 145lbs (b86-89)
1. Mark Schwartz, Louisville, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Lucas Mignogna, Golden, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Joshua Lopez, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Juv-A 178lbs (b86-89)
1. Iavor Kostadinov, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. Mikhail Izrailev, Aurora, European Judo Club
3. Joshua Hildebrand, Grand Junction, Grand Mesa Judo

DIVISION: Mal Int-2 75lbs  (b90-91)
1. Travis Kurata, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. Patrick Matlick, Thornton, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Colton Radcliff, Grand Junction, Grand Mesa Judo


DIVISION: Mal Int-2 86lbs  (b90-91)
1. George Atabaev, Centennial, European Judo Club
2. Arthur Plonski, , Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Pavel Reppo, Aurora, European Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Int-2 97lbs  (b90-91)
1. Lucas Monson, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. Jose Cos, Elbert, OTC Junior Judo Club
3. Alex Zilberbort, Aurora, European Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Int-2 108lbs (b90-91)
1. Brian Pavlakovich, Aurora, Aurora Judo Club
2. Isay Rapoport, Aurora, European Judo Club
3. Michael(Vic) West, Florence, Ganbare Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Int-2 +132lb (b90-91)
1. Nate Neligh, Denver, Denver University

DIVISION: Mal Int-1 66 lbs (b92-93)
1. Keith Beauvais, Centennial, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Shawn Stahuljak, Colo. Springs, Ju Shin Kan
3. Zachary Bauserman, Florence, Ganbare Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Int-1 75 lbs (b92-93)
1. Dylan Madron, Highland, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Ivan Yesmilou, , Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Steve Martinis, Boulder, Boulder Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Int-1 84 lbs (b92-93)
1. Dante Velez, Denver, Denver University
2. Lemuel Vesselovskii, Denver, European Judo Club
3. Sergey Zilberbort, Aurora, European Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Int-1 95 lbs (b92-93)
1. Sarkis Bagramian, Aurora, European Judo Club
2. Quintin Riley, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
3. Michael Desiano, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Bant-2 46lbs (b94-95)
1. Christopher Cos, Elbert, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. Eddie Liddie, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
3. Tyler Thalhammer, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Bant-2 55lbs (b94-95)
1. Draper Sullivan, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Bant-2 66lbs (b94-95)
1. George Truong, Colo. Springs, Ju Shin Kan
2. Dillon Barbour, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Mark Izrailev, Aurora, European Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Bant-1 42lbs (b96-97)
1. Ian Cheatum, Golden, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Brandon Lee, Thornton, Northglenn Judo Club

3. Keegan Parker, Ft Lupton, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Mal Bant-1 51lbs (b96-97)
1. Morgan McGuire-Beauman, Henderson, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Barry Visser, Denver, Denver University
3. Conrad Trybus, Denver, Northglenn Judo Club

Senior Category Divisions:

 Contestant's Name, Hometown, Club

DIVISION: Women 118lbs
1. Mary Colleen Matthews, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Janna Van Witbeck, St. Ignatius, Montana, Grizzly Judo
3. Kimberly Khalsa, Grand Junction, Grand Mesa Judo

DIVISION: Women 145 lbs
1. Sarah Hogarth, Commerce City, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Bethany Ogzewalla, Arvada, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Jamie Serrecchia, US Air Force Academy, US Air Force Academy

DIVISION: Men 132 lbs. (60kg)
1. Kenny Hashimoto, Thornton, Northglenn Judo Club
2. David Ricotta, Wheatridge, Denver Buddhist Temple

DIVISION: Men 145 lbs. (66kg)
1. Joe Davis, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. Trevor Mallo, Thornton, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Lucas Mignogna, Golden, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Men 161 lbs. (73kg)
1. Aiazbek Mustakov, Virginia, American Karate Club
2. Mark Ross, Colorado Springs, Ju Shin Kan
3. Michael Alexander, Albuquerque, NM, Sandia Judo Club

DIVISION: Men 178 lbs. (81kg)
1. Joshua Charete, Colorado Springs, Ju Shin Kan
2. Raindi Aliev, Aurora, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Nathan Pietsch, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Men 198 lbs. (90kg)
1. Djamaldin Aliev, Aurora, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Curtis Chamberlain, Las Vegas, NV, Univ. LasVegas, Nev
3. Ben Hand, Florence, Ganbare Judo Club

DIVISION: Men 220 lbs. (100kg)
1. Dimitar Kostadinov, Colorado Springs, Olympic Training Squad
2. Richard New, US Air Force Academy, US Air Force Academy
3. Abbott Bowie, Tuscon, AZ, Rendokan Dojo

DIVISION: Men +220 lbs.(+100kg)
1. Ryan Blair, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club


Masters Category Divisions:

 Contestant's Name, Hometown, Club

DIVISION: Masters Flyweight
1. Kevin Parker, Ft Lupton, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Michael Alexander, Albuquerque, NM, Sandia Judo Club
3. Daniel Overland, Westminster, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Masters Lightwt
1. Nebojsa Jaksic, Pueblo, National Training Center
2. Sean Riggins, Florence, Ganbare Judo Club
3. Dominique Boisnard, Lakewood, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Masters Lt. Middlewt
1. Kevin Kitzmann, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Dave Welsch, , Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Kerry Meier, Florence, Ganbare Judo Club

DIVISION: Masters Middlewt
1. Dimitrar Kostadinov, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. Douglas Payne, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Michael Dobrowski, Littleton, Hyland Hills Judo Club

DIVISION: Masters Lt. Heavywt
1. Abbott Bowie, Tuscon, AZ, Rendokan Dojo
2. Jim Pardy, Englewood, Denver University

DIVISION: Masters Heavywt
1. Shannon Bauserman, Florence, Ganbare Judo Club
2. Robert Frizzle, Aurora, Northglenn Judo Club


Medal Count, by Club

...Club.name.....................|Total|#.1.|#.2.|#.3.|
1..Northglenn.Judo.Club..........35...15...13....7
2..OTC.Junior.Judo.Club..........24....9....6....9
3..Hyland.Hills.Judo.Club........11....4....5....2
4..Ganbare.Judo.Club..............9....2....2....5
4..European.Judo.Club.............9....2....3....4
4..Denver.University..............9....4....4....1
5..Ju.Shin.Kan....................7....2....4....1
6..Grand.Mesa.Judo................6....1....0....5
7..Boulder.Judo.Trng.Cntr.........4....3....1....0
8..US.Air.Force.Academy...........2....0....1....1
8..Sandia.Judo.Club...............2....0....1....1
8..Rendokan.Dojo..................2....1....0....1
8..Boulder.Judo.Club..............2....0....0....2
9..National.Training.Center.......1....1....0....0
9..American.Karate.Club...........1....1....0....0
9..Aurora.Judo.Club...............1....1....0....0
9..Denver.Buddhist.Temple.........1....0....1....0
9..Olympic.Training.Squad.........1....1....0....0
9..Univ..LasVegas,.Nev............1....0....1....0
9..Grizzly.Judo...................1....0....1....0