President's Cup Awards 580 Medals
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by Bill Kellick
(Irving, TX) – Two hundred and thirty-five gold medals were awarded Sunday during the 2024 USA Judo President’s Cup in Irving, Texas. The one-day competition took place at the Irving Convention Center and saw Cohen Brothers Judo Club (Vernon Hills, Ill.) win the team title with 43 medals (13 gold, 15 silver, 15 bronze). Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center (Coconut Creek, Fla.) finished second with 26 medals (15 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze). Westlake Judo Club LLC (Richmond, Texas) was third with 17 total medals (7 gold, 7 silver, 3 bronze).
2024 President's Cup Complete Results
Nine athletes achieved the feat of reaching the podium in both the junior and senior divisions, including Chloe Williams (Stafford, Va. / Wall 2 Wall Martial Arts) who medaled in three divisions by winning gold in both the cadet and junior female 70 kg divisions and taking the bronze medal in the senior women’s 70 kg.
Five athletes who won gold medals in both the junior and senior competitions. They included Christopher Velazco (Coral Springs, Fla. / NYAC / Ki-itsu-sai National Training Center) in the men’s 60 kg division, Danielle Pekler (Prairie View, Ill. / Cohen Brothers Judo Club) in the women’s 57 kg, Emily Jaspe (Hialeah, Fla. / Ki-itsu-sai National Training Center) in the women’s 63 kg, Malia Manibog (San Gabriel, Calif. / San Gabriel Judo) in the women’s 48 kg and Daniel Liubimovski (Staten Island, N.Y. / NYAC / Colton Brown Training Center) in the men’s 100 kg competition.
Other judoka who were double medalists were Aaron Jen (Milpitas, Calif. / SJSU Judo) who won gold in the senior men’s division and bronze in the junior men’s division at 73 kg, Rose Marie LeCorre (Charlotte, N.C. / USA Judo National Training Team / Westlake Judo Club) who took silver in both divisions of the women’s 78 kg competition, and Jaxon Condella (Campbell, Calif. / SJSU Judo) who claimed two bronze medals in the men’s 90 kg events.
2024 President's Cup Photos#
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Senior medalists are as follows:
Senior Men’s 60 kg
1. Gold: Christopher Velazco (Coral Springs, Fla. / NYAC / Ki-itsu-sai National Training Center)
2. Conor Uyekawa (Huntington Beach, Calif. / SJSU Judo)
3. Tyler Kuwabara (Wahiawa, Hawaii / Hawaii Judo Academy)
3. Anakin Cyrus Mendoza (Waipahu, Hawaii / SJSU Judo)
Senior Men’s 66 kg
1. Matthew Bata (Lodi, Calif. / SJSU Judo)
2. David Vinner (Chatsworth, Calif. / L.A. Judo Club)
3. Thor Guerrero (Aiea, Hawaii / Hawaii Judo Academy)
3. Marouane Bingmers (Bayonne, N.J. / unaffiliated)
Senior Men’s 73 kg
1. Gold: Aaron Jen (Milpitas, Calif. / SJSU Judo)
2. Aiden Cohen (Vernon Hills, Ill. / Cohen Brothers Judo Club)
3. EJ Lynch (Oklahoma City, Okla. / USA Stars Foundation)
3. Ioanni Cobena Montzolis (New London, Conn. / Top Game Martial Arts)
Senior Men’s 81 kg
1. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Darfight)
2. Ramon Hernandez Jr. (Pompton Lakes, N.J. / North Jersey Judo)
3. Tomo Naito (Mililani, Hawaii / Hawaii Judo Academy)
3. Lazar Aleksic (Westmont, Ill. / Chicago Tenri Judo Dojo)
Senior Men’s 90 kg
1. Koba Mchedlishvili (Philadelphia, Pa. / Yawara Force Judo/Sambo Club)
2. Ian Bouton (Garland, Texas / Becerra Judo Club)
3. Jaxon Condella (Campbell, Calif. / SJSU Judo)
3. Ben Hardy (Portland, Ore. / Bridgetown Judo)
Senior Men’s 100 kg
1. Daniel Liubimovski (Staten Island, N.Y. / NYAC / Colton Brown Training Center)
2. Geronimo Saucedo (Wylie, Texas / Becerra Judo Club)
3. Felipe Pinheiro Prates (Lafayette, La. / unaffiliated)
3. Giuseppi Inserra (Stafford, Va. / Sport Judo)
Senior Men’s +100 kg
1. Adham Ramadan (Oakland, Calif. / Griffin Judo)
2. Mahmoud Boukhelkhal (Berkeley, Calif. / Griffin Judo)
3. Alex Simion (Canton, Mich. / unaffiliated)
3. Gary Trapp (Hazel Crest, Ill. / Menomonee Judo Club: Paralympic National Training Center)
Senior Women’s 48 kg
1. Malia Manibog (San Gabriel, Calif. / San Gabriel Judo)
2. Anat Tsyrlin (Fair Lawn, N.J. / Colton Brown Training Center)
3. Melia Manning (San Jose, Calif. / SJSU Judo)
3. Kaycie Tanimoto (Fort Worth, Texas / Becerra Judo Club)
Senior Women’s 52 kg
1. Gold: Toni Pepia (Staten Island, N.Y. / Staten Island Judo Jujitsu Dojo)
2. Angelina Willwerth (Las Vegas, Nev. / International Sports Center)
3. Corneil Gardner (Houston, Texas / Houston Judo Academy)
3. Cameron Miller (Virginia Beach, Va. / USA Stars East Judo)
Senior Women’s 57 kg
1. Gold: Danielle Pekler (Prairie View, Ill. / Cohen Brothers Judo Club)
2. Judy-May du Preez (Cumming, Ga. / Supermaster Kim Martial Arts Academy)
3. Sophia Mia (San Diego, Calif. / San Diego Judo Club)
3. Leana Nelson (Coventry, R.I. / Top Game Martial Arts)
Senior Women’s 63 kg
1. Gold: Emily Jaspe (Hialeah, Fla. / Ki-itsu-sai National Training Center)
2. Victoria Liu (Tigard, Ore. / Bridgetown Judo)
3. Rylee Sullivan (Aiea, Hawaii / Jason Morris Judo Center)
Senior Women’s 70 kg
1. Rylee Roloff (Grafton, Wis. / Cohen Brothers Judo Club)
2. Brinley Jackson (Oklahoma City, Okla. / USA Stars)
3. Chloe Williams (Stafford, Va. / Wall 2 Wall Martial Arts)
Senior Women’s 78 kg
1. Lotanna Onua (Atlanta, Ga. / Black Ice Judo)
2. Rose Marie LeCorre (Charlotte, N.C. / USA Judo National Training Team / Westlake Judo Club)
3. Tiara Kaye (Gardena, Calif. / unaffiliated)
Senior Women’s +78 kg
1. Gusmary Garcia Savigne (Claymont, Del. / El Idrissi Judo USA)
2. Anna Atkinson (Tacoma, Wash. / Ippon Judo Dojo)
