03-01-2003
For immediate release:  SPORTS
The following are the results for the 2003 Colorado Judo League State
Championships held at Gates Field House, Denver University.  230 contestants
from Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming competed in the event.  The team
awards was won by Northglenn Judo Club with 109 points, followed by the
Olympic Training Center Junior Club with 54 points, and Hyland Hills Judo
Club with 49 points.

Junior Category Divisions:

Contestant's Name, Hometown, Club

DIVISION: Girls 17-19 light       
1. Angela Chau, Broomfield, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Ruth Hutton, Casper, WY, Eagle Academy

DIVISION: Girls 17-19 Middle      
1. Sarah Hogarth, Commerce City, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Jane Lock, Colo Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
3. Amy Dupont, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Girle 17-19 Heavy       
1. Judith Nagel, Englewood, Denver University
2. Sarah Smith, Colo. Springs, Ju Shin Kan

DIVISION: Girls 13=16 flyweight   
1. Meg Maceau, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. Elizabeth Chau, Broomfield, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Girls 13-16 lightwt     
1. Erin Riggins, Florence, Ganbare Judo
2. Diba Mani, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Amanda Burgoyne, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Girls 13-16 Middlewt    
1. Chelsea Novak, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Julie Kaufman, Colorado Springs, Timberline Judo
3. Spring Followell, Cheyenne, WY, Cheyenne Judo Club

DIVISION: Girls 11-12 flywt       
1. Katie Graef, Divide, Suzuran Judo Club
2. Toni Rennard, Casper, WY, Eagle Academy

DIVISION: Girls 11-12 lightwr     
1. Sofia Mani, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Danielle Fouche, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
3. Carley Johnson, Colo. Springs, Timberline Judo

DIVISION: Girls 11-12 Middlewt    
1. Marlena Grovenstein, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. Colette McKiernan, Florence, Ganbare Judo
3. Lakota Dalgliesh-Sedillo, Florence, Ganbare Judo

DIVISION: Girls 11-12 heavywt     
1. Kelsey Rejcbert, Florence, Ganbare Judo
2. Nicole Laurell, Woodland Park, Suzuran Judo Club
3. Emily Smith, Colo. Springs, Ju Shin Kan

DIVISION: Girls 9-10 light        
1. Nikole Demarrias, Northglenn, Boulder Judo Training Ctr
2. Sophia Teissler, Longmont, Boulder Judo Training Ctr
3. Micayla Maes, Wheatridge, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Girls 9-10 middlewt     
1. Kaitlin Riggins, Florence, Ganbare Judo
2. Alexandra Hodby, Colorado Springs, Timberline Judo
3. Micole Sakwerda-Jeske, Westnimster, Hyland Hills Judo Club

DIVISION: Girls 9-10, Heavywt     
1. Ania Plonski, Arvada, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Elisa Schweitzer, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Danielle Tavel, Denver, Denver University

DIVISION: Girls 7-8, Light        
1. Summer Truong, Colo. Springs, Ju Shin Kan
2. Aspen Anderson, Westcliffe, Ganbare Judo

DIVISION: Girls 7-8, Heavy        
1. Chelsea Hudson, Arvada, CO, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Marta Plonski, Arvada, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Eri Kudo, Colo. Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 17-19 light        
1. Matthew Cherny, Northglenn, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. David Mathews, Florissant, Suzuran Judo Club
3. John Trautwein, Ft Collins, American Mixed Martial Ar

DIVISION: Boys 17-19, Middle      
1. Iavor Kostadinov, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. Lucas Mignogna, Golden, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Zach Fischer, Woodland Park, Suzuran Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 17-19 Heavy        
1. Jake Brown, Ft Collins, American Mixed Martial Ar
2. Ismael Gonzalez, Grand Junction, Grand Mesa Judo

DIVISION: Boys 13-16, 79 lbs JAB  
1. Ryan Bratton, Frederick, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Zachery Maes, Wheatridge, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Gary Graef, Divide, Suzuran Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 13-16, 106 lbs JAB 
1. Joseph Hashimoto, Thornton, Northglenn Judo Club
2. George Atabaev, Aurora, European Judo Club
3. Taylor Dotlich, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 13-16, 118 lbs JAB 
1. Raymond Sosa, Colorado Springs, Timberline Judo
2. Victor Teissler, Longmont, Boulder Judo Training Ctr
3. Jacek Wolanin, Arvada, Hyland Hills Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 13-16, 132 lbs JAB 
1. Marcus Hale, Woodland Park, Suzuran Judo Club
2. Jacob Ochsner, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
3. Carlos Sandoval, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 13-16, 145 lbs JAB 
1. Bobby Yamashita, Broomfield, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Mike Kannianen, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Gary Cherny, Northglenn, Hyland Hills Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 13-16, 161 lbs JAB 
1. Henry Lin, Boulder, Boulder Judo Training Ctr
2. Arthur Kessyan, Parker, European Judo Club
3. John Dutton, Colorado Springs, Timberline Judo

DIVISION: Boys 13-16, 178 lbs JAB 
1. Nate Neligh, Denver, Denver University
2. Julian Martinez, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 13-16, 198 lbs JAB 
1. Mikhail Izraliev, Aurora, European Judo Club
2. Keith Shinsato, Denver, Denver Buddhist Temple
3. Aleks Zheleznov, Aurora, European Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 11-12 68 lbs I2    
1. Keith Beauvais, Centennial, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Shawn Stahuljak, Sedelia, Suzuran Judo Club
3. Yianni Brokalakis, Denver, Denver University

DIVISION: Boys 11-12, 75 lbs I2   
1. Zach Short, Grand Junction, Grand Mesa Judo
2. Talon Followell, Cheyenne, Cheyenne Judo Club
3. Balze Shubert, Ft Collins, American Mixed Martial Ar

DIVISION: Boys 11-12 84 lbs I2    
1. Dylan Madron, Highland, IL, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Seve Duncan, Woodland Park, Suzuran Judo Club
3. Travis Kurata, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 11-12 93 lbs I2    
1. Cody Riggins, Florence, Ganbare Judo
2. Arthur Plonski, Arvada, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Daniel Stack, Colorado Springs, Timberline Judo

DIVISION: Boys 11-12 106 lbs I2   
1. Jose Cos IV, Elbert, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. Jeff Martin, Colorado Springs, Timberline Judo

DIVISION: Boys 11-12, 117 lbs I2  
1. Quintin Riley, Colorado Springs, Timberline Judo
2. Aaron Greene, Englewood, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Artak Petrosyan, Denver, CO, European Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 9-10, 57 lbs I1    
1. Garrett Parker, Ft Lupton, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Brandon Bratton, Frederick, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Zachary Heffner, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 9-10, 66 lbs I1    
1. George Truong, Colorado Springs, Ju Shin Kan
2. Foryst Hudson, Arvada, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Logan Followell, Cheyenne, Cheyenne Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 9-10, 75 lbs I1    
1. Dex Hicks, Colorado Springs, Ju Shin Kan
2. Diederick Visser, Denver, Denver University
3. Chance Weber, Westminster, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 9-10, 84 lbs I1    
1. Lemuel Vesselovskii, Aurora, European Judo Club
2. Matthew Jaszai, Colorado Springs, Timberline Judo

DIVISION: Boys 7-8, 46 lbs B2     
1. Christopher Cos, Elbert, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. Kain Hicks, Colorado Springs, Ju Shin Kan
3. Matthew Novak, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 7-8, 55 lbs B2     
1. Gregory "Blake" Thompson, Colorado Springs, Timberline Judo
2. Justin Brehe, Colorado Springs, Timberline Judo
3. Tucker Ellsworth, Denver, Denver University

DIVISION: Boys 7-8, 66 lbs B2     
1. Caiman Stevens, Highlands Ranch, Denver Buddhist Temple
2. Duncan Greene, Englewood, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Joshua Contreraz, Denver, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 5-6, 42 lbs B1     
1. Drake Thornton, Parker, Denver Buddhist Temple
2. Keegan Parker, Ft Lupton, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Boys 5-6, 51 lbs B1     
1. Justin Harrell, Colorado Spring, Timberline Judo
2. Talon Novinski, Northglenn, Northglenn Judo Club
3. Robbie Burk, Loveland, American Mixed Martial Ar

DIVISION: Boys 5-6, 62 lbs B1     
1. Morgan McGuire-Beauman, Henderson, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Justin Swanson, Canon City, Ganbare Judo

Senior Category Divisions:

Contestant's Name, Hometown, Club

DIVISION: Women Lightwt           
1. Angela Chau, Broomfield, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Kimberly Khalsa, Grand Junction, Grand Mesa Judo

DIVISION: Women Middlewt.         
1. Sarah Hogarth, Colorado Springs, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Jane Lock, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
3. Jessica Lockfeld, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club

DIVISION: Women Heavywt.          
1. Judith Nagel, Englewood, Denver University
2. Jennifer Sheetz, Grand Junction, Grand Mesa Judo

DIVISION: Men 132 lbs. (60kg)     
1. Joel Bier, Colorado Springs, US Air Force Academy
2. Barry Robbins, Englewood, Denver University

DIVISION: Men 145 lbs. (66kg)     
1. Semih Altinay, Ft Collins, Boulder Judo Club
2. Mike Feeback, Casper, WY, Eagle Academy
3. Bobby Yamashita, Broomfield, Northglenn Judo Club

DIVISION: Men 161 lbs. (73kg)     
1. Lucas Mignogna, GOlden, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Iavor Kostodinov, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
3. Jerr Roessler, Denver, Denver University

DIVISION: Men 178 lbs. (81kg)     
1. Richard Riley, Colorado Springs, Timberline Judo
2. Thu Pham, Ft Collins, Boulder Judo Training Ctr
3. Toru Fujita, Denver, Denver University

DIVISION: Men 198 lbs. (90kg)     
1. Andy Cohen, Denver, Denver University
2. Hugh Walker, Colorado Springs, US Air Force Academy
3. DOnald Hand, Canon City, Ganbare Judo

DIVISION: Men 220 lbs. (100kg)    
1. Michael Collins, Montrose, High Plains Judo Club
2. Jim Pardy, Englewood, Denver University

DIVISION: Men +220 lbs.(+100kg)   
1. Ryan Blair, Greeley, Hyland Hills Judo Club
2. Michael Collins, Montrose, High Plains Judo Club
3. Jim Pardy, Englewood, Denver University
Masters Category Divisions:

Contestant's Name, Hometown, Club

DIVISION: Men Masters -50yrs 161 lb
1. Monty Mani, Denver, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Michael Alexander, Albuquerque, Sandia Judo Club
3. Ming Der Liu, Boulder, Boulder Judo Training Ctr

DIVISION: Men Masters -50yrs 178 lb
1. Daniel Overland, Westminster, Northglenn Judo Club
2. Keith Lewis, Denver, Hyland Hills Judo Club
3. Lawton Shinsato, Denver, Denver Buddhist Temple

DIVISION: Men Masters -50yrs 191 lb
1. Kerry Meier, Canon City, Ganbare Judo
2. Jeff Marchio, Loveland, American Mixed Martial Ar
3. Steve Mishkind, Ft Collins, American Mixed Martial Ar

DIVISION: Men Masters -50yr 220 lb
1. Dimitar Kostadinov, Colorado Springs, OTC Junior Judo Club
2. David Thornton, Parker, Denver Buddhist Temple
3. Jim Pardy, Englewood, Denver University

DIVISION: Men Masters +50yrs.     
1. Howard Higgins, Albuquerque, Sandia Judo Club
2. Gerald Simmons, Wheatridge, Northglenn Judo Club
Results by Club

      Point System:
Place won | Point Value
    1         5
    2         3
    3         1

   Club name                     |Total|# 1 |# 2 |# 3 |
  1. Northglenn Judo Club         109   14   11    6
  2. OTC Junior Judo Club          54    6    6    6
  3. Hyland Hills Judo Club        49    6    5    4
  4. Timberline Judo               43    5    5    3
  5. Denver University             36    4    3    7
  5. Ganbare Judo                  36    5    3    2
  6. Suzuran Judo Club             24    2    4    2
  7. Ju Shin Kan                   22    3    2    1
  8. Boulder Judo Training Ctr     20    2    3    1
  9. European Judo Club            18    2    2    2
10. Denver Buddhist Temple        17    2    2    1
11. Grand Mesa Judo               14    1    3    0
12. American Mixed Martial Ar     12    1    1    4
13. Eagle Academy                  9    0    3    0
14. US Air Force Academy           8    1    1    0
14. High Plains Judo Club          8    1    1    0
14. Sandia Judo Club               8    1    1    0
15. Boulder Judo Club              5    1    0    0
15. Cheyenne Judo Club             5    0    1    2