Posted on: Monday, July 5, 2004
Grandparents have four champs to brag about
By Stanley Lee
Advertiser Staff Writer
Ernest and Sue Hashizume are the poster image of proud grandparents.
Younger sister Kayla, 10, and her cousins the Teraos, David, 10, and Joshua, 8, all won in Saturday's competition.
"I feel happy that the whole family can win a gold medal," David said. "We're all junior national champions. Grandma's house is the house of champions."
The Hashizumes flashed four fingers from the stands after Risha's win as her teammates from Shobukan Judo Club congratulated her on her first junior national title.
"It feels pretty good," said Risha, 13, who was named Outstanding Female Competitor from yesterday's competition.
"Last year, she was disappointed because she got the silver," said her sensei John Ko'omoa. "The first thing she said was 'Next year, I'm getting the gold.' " After watching three of their grandchildren win Saturday, the Hashizumes were asking Ko'omoa if Risha could pull off the sweep.
"After the two boys and her sister won yesterday, they said 'Can we make it four?' " Ko'omoa said. "The way Risha is focused, I said 'It's only a matter of time. By the end of tomorrow, you'll have four national champion grandchildren.' "
Grandma Hashizume wasn't putting all of her hopes on a sweep, though.
"We were skeptical, but they won," she said. "It was terrific."
Risha Mishima's focus on winning the gold was evident as she won all four of her matches by ippon.
"She worked hard for it and she's very focused because she knew that's what she wanted," Ko'omoa said. "I think it showed on the mat. She went on the mat with complete confidence."
The Hashizumes videotaped their grandchildren during the tournament.
"We videotape all their matches, and some of their opponents' because they're going to meet up later so we want them to see," Sue said.
"What our sensei stresses is to leave a name, to make people remember you," said Maki, winner of the Juvenile A 44-kilogram division and an incoming freshman at Moanalua High School.
Maki said the tournament is different from local events where judoka are familiar with one another.
"(In) local competition (you're) not nervous because you know them," Maki said. "You know who you're going to play. Compared to nationals, you don't know who you're going to go against so you don't know what to expect and you have to think differently when you play."
To win a tournament of this caliber, focus and mental preparation are just as important as physical conditioning, said another competitor.
"Without focus, you'll lose," said Tenri Judo Club's Arnold Toriumi who won the Juvenile A 48-kilogram division. "You need 100 percent focus, maybe 110."
Toriumi won his second straight junior national gold while teammate Taylor Ibera won her third gold.
"You feel a little (pressure) because everyone is after you," said Ibera, 12.
In between her three matches, Ibera said she focused, stayed warm and watched her opponents so "I could think of strategies to beat them."
With more than 1,000 competitors, there were plenty of styles for judoka to contend with.
"Mainland guys usually (have) stronger upper body strength so what our judo club tries to stress is technique," Maki said. "We try to throw faster than the Mainland guys and we know how they play from previous nationals."
For competitors from the Mainland, like Jasmeen Sapp of Wakamusha Judo Club in Atlanta, the tournament highlighted a week's worth of going to the beach, snorkeling and sightseeing.
"I was like 'Yay, I won first place in Hawai'i,' " Sapp said of her female open division win. "My expectation was to do good no matter what I did and to go home satisfied, whether I got no place or I got first.
"I had a lot of fun."
Reach Stanley Lee at slee@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-8533.
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Saturday's Results
Male
(Name, club, hometown)
Bantam 1, 23 kg
1, Joshua Terao, Shobukan Judo Club, Honolulu. 2, Rocky Mori, Kamehaemeha Judo Club, Honolulu. 3, Joshua Moon, Shobukan Judo Club, Honolulu.
Bantam 1, 27 kg
1, Chade Wong, Shobukan Judo Club, Honolulu. 2, Bryson Castro, Hawai'i Tenri, Honolulu. 3, Trevor Allen, Shobukan Judo Club, Honolulu.
Bantam 1, 31 kg
1, Alexander Chung, San Mateo PAL, Belmont, Calif. 2, Kodi Medeiros, Hilo Hongwanji, Hilo. 3, Kawika Kinimaka, Wailuku Hongwanji, Lahaina.
Bantam 1, 35 kg
1, Riley Zamora, Los Angeles Tenri, Monterey Park, Calif. 2, Kody Tamashiro, Shobukan Judo Club, Honolulu. 3, Justin Moon, Emerald City Judo Club, Redmond, Wash.
Bantam 1, +35 kg
1, Julio C. Vargas, Guerreros, La Puente, Calif. 2, Derek Nishimoto, Kaimuki YMCA, Honolulu. 3, Shawn McCarthy, Moilili Judo Club, 'Aiea.
Intermediate A, 26 kg
1, Kyle Klempher, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla. 2, Serge Bouyssou II, Mayo Quanchi, Hope, RI. 3, Rico Lozano, Fresno, Calif.
Intermediate A, 30 kg
1, Royce Mori, Kamehameha, Honolulu. 2, John James Amis, Venice Judo Club, Culver City, Calif. 3, Nahoakuwoo Salera, Shobukan Judo Club, Honolulu.
Intermediate A, 34 kg
1, Giovonte Ortiz, Gardena Judo Club, Gardena, Calif. 2, Jordan Ogata, Leeward Judo Club, Mililani. 3, Logan Followell, Northglenn Judo Club, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Intermediate A, 38 kg
1, Andrew Mitura, Mayo Quanchi, Coventry, R.I. 2, Shannen Apostadiro, Salt Lake Judo Club, 'Aiea. 3, Michael Assels, Becerra, Garland, Texas.
Intermediate A, 43 kg
1, Korin Medeiros, Hilo Hongwanji, Hilo. 2, Connor Dantzler, College Park, Damascus, Md. 3, Charles Jaeger IV, Moilili Judo Club, 'Aiea.
Intermediate A, +43 kg
1, Dane Paihi Pestano, Salt Lake, Waimanalo. 2, Stephen Neal, Becerra, Heath, Texas. 3, Charles Matson, Hilo Hongwanji, Hilo.
Intermediate B, 28 kg
1, David Terao, Shobukan Judo Club, Honolulu. 2, Marcus Mitsui, Long Beach Judo Dojo, Long Beach, Calif. 3, Sean Tachibana, Hawai'i Tenri, Honolulu.
Intermediate B, 31 kg
1, Brady LaFortune, Salt Lake, Kane'ohe. 2, Ren Hirokawa, Shobukan Judo Club, Wahiawa. 3, Joshua Prado, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla.
Intermediate B, 34 kg
1, Jordan Ng, Salt Lake Judo Club, Waipahu. 2, Shayden Terukina, Salt Lake Judo Club, 'Ewa Beach. 3, Kyle Taketa, Gardena Judo Club, Torrance, Calif.
Intermediate B, 38 kg
1, Santiago Martinez, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla. 2, Anthony Kwon, Hodokan Judo Club, Honolulu. 3, Matthew Eldridge, Ojukan Judo Club, Tigard, Ore.
Intermediate B, 42 kg
1, Marquis Stewart, Starrett Judo, Brooklyn, N.Y. 2, Orion Krauss, Anchorage Dojo, Anchorage, Alaska. 3, Kamerson Schaumleffle, Ojukan Judo Club, Beaverton, Ore.
Intermediate B, 48 kg
1, Patrick Sheehan, Hawai'i Tenri, Honolulu. 2, Dariel Porras, Kiit Su Sai, Hialeah, Fla. 3, Ryan Barrett, Pearl City Hongwanji, Honolulu.
Intermediate B, 53 kg
1, Anthony Vasquez, Mojica Judo Club, Baldwin Park, Calif. 2, Christopher Roman, Waka Mu Sha, Stone Mountain, Ga. 3, Shayden Apostadiro, Salt Lake Judo Club, 'Aiea.
Intermediate B, +53 kg
1, Kevin Duarte, Mojica Judo Club, Baldwin Park, Calif. 2, Kadiem Wheatle, Starrett Judo, Brooklyn, N.Y. 3, Randy Ishitani, Hawai'i Tenri, Honolulu.
Juvenile B, 51 kg
1, Keani Nishigaya, Shobukan Judo Club, Honolulu. 2, Gabriel Espinosa, Budokan, Hialeah, Fla. 3, Dan Nagata, Shobukan Judo Club, Honolulu.
Juvenile B, 55 kg
1, Patrick Eglinton, Hodokan Judo Club, Honolulu. 2, Aaron Kunihiro, San Gabriel Judo Dojo, Covina, Calif. 3, Tyson Yamashita, Hilo Hongwanji, Hilo.
Juvenile B, 60 kg
1, Michael Fujiuchi, Hodokan Judo Club, Honolulu. 2, Dale Hata, East Bay Judo Institute, El Cerrito, Calif. 3, Jean-Pierre Durand, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla.
Juvenile B, 66 kg
1, Michael Pfeiffer, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla. 2, Eric Katz, Cupertino Judo, Cupertino, Calif. 3, Jean Ramirez, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla.
Juvenile B, 73 kg
1, Bobby Lee, Ki-Iesu-Sai, Hatfield, Pa. 2, Onick Bagdassarian, Hayastan, Sun Valley, Calif. 3, Winston Wey, Cupertino Judo, Cupertino, Calif.
Juvenile B, 81 kg
1, Ryan Palmer, Sacramento Judo Club, Sacramento, Calif. 2, Stepan Ekizyan, Hayastan, Burbank, Calif. 3, Jimmy Kim, Cahill Judo, Belmont, Calif.
Juvenile B, 90 kg
1, Jacob Larsen, Redwood Coast, Santa Rosa, Calif. 2, Trevor Hawk, Emmett, Emmett, Idaho. 3, Michael Altmann, J&M Judo Club, Kenora, Ont. Juvenile B, +90 kg
1, Tony Sangimino, Cahill Judo, Burlingame, Calif. 2, Justin Shiraki, Kona Hongwanji, Kealakekua. 3, James Camacho, Fowler Judo Club, Hanford, Calif.
Female
Bantam 1, 23 kg
1, Emma Bollinger, New London County Judo, Uncasville, Conn. 2, Jayde Katagihara, San Gabriel Judo Club, Arcadia, Calif. 3, Hailey Gonzales, Barstow, Barstow, Calif.
Bantam 1, 27 kg
1, Hayley Ryburn, Becerra, Sachse, Texas. 2, Nicole Kuriki, South Bay Judo, Torrance, Calif. 3, Alexandra Alving Trinh, West Clovis, Fresno, Calif.
Bantam 1, 31 kg
1, Jennifer Aceret, Venice Judo Club, Pearl City.
Bantam 1, 35 kg
1, Zoe Hernandez, Leeward, Pearl City. 2, Brandie Peltier, Shobukan Judo Club, Kailua.
Bantam 1, +35 kg
1, Faith Ortiz, Guerreros, La Puente, Calif. 2, Aimee Shiraki, Kona Hongwanji Judo Club, Kealakekua. 3, Alexandra Dean, Emerald City Judo Club, Redmond, Wash.
Intermediate A, 26 kg
1, Katelyn Bouyssou, Mayo Quanchi, Hope, R.I. 2, Marissa Rogers, Kamehameha, Honolulu. 3, Kinsey Louie, Okubo Judo Club, Sacramento, Calif.
Intermediate A, 30 kg
1, Adriana Pfeiffer, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla. 2, Bree Rapoza, Hawai'i Tenri, Honolulu. 3, Quinn Nagatani, Sogoro Judo Club, Honolulu.
Intermediate A, 34 kg
1, Melinda Chow, Hawai'i Tenri, Honolulu. 2, Haukea Hokoana, Kalihi YMCA, Honolulu. 3, Taylor Hayamoto, 'Aiea Hongwanji, Waipahu.
Intermediate A, 38 kg
1, Kayla Mishima, Shobukan, Honolulu. 2, Tiara Kaye, 'Aiea Hongwanji, Pearl City. 3, Sophia Swain, San Jose Buddhist, San Jose, Calif.
Intermediate A, 43 kg
1, Miranda Imamura, Fresno Judo Club, Fresno, Calif. 2, Sydney Ibarra, Wailuku Hongwanji, Kahului. 3, E'laishah Ramirez, YBA, Honolulu.
Intermediate A, +43 kg
1, Julia Afuso, Makiki Seidokan, Honolulu. 2, Brenda Vargas, Guerreros, La Puente, Calif.
Intermediate B, 28 kg
1, Kiana Abellera, Sawtelle Judo, Los Angeles. 2, Cynthia Loayza, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Calif. 3, Vanessa Mena, Heisei Judo, San Diego, Calif.
Intermediate B, 31 kg
1, Amelia Castillo, Mojica Judo, Simi Valley, Calif. 2, Katherine Lum, Hawai'i Tenri, Waipahu. 3, Lauren Watanabe, Kaimuki YMCA, Honolulu.
Intermediate B, 34 kg
1, Jessica Aceret, Venice Judo Club, Los Angeles. 2, Lauren Alef, Santa Ynez Judo Club, San Ynez, Calif. 3, Brittany Balanay, Shobukan, Honolulu.
Intermediate B, 38 kg
1, Marisa Fukunaga, Hawai'i Tenri, Honolulu. 2, Sunny J. Nohara, Leeward Judo Club, Wahiawa. 3, Taylor Takei, San Gabriel Judo Club, Rosemead, Calif.
Intermediate B, 42 kg
1, Christina Chow, Hawai'i Tenri, Honolulu. 2, Jordan Kealoha, Hodokan Judo Club, Honolulu. 3, Emily Takeshita, Long Beach Judo Club, Long Beach, Calif.
Intermediate B, 48 kg
1, Macy Yonamine, 'Aiea Hongwanji, Pearl City. 2, Carrie Gonzales, Barstow, Barstow, Calif. 3, Jordyn Dolin, Cohens Judo, Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Intermediate B, 53 kg
1, Keiko Estrada, Los Angeles Tenri, Downey, Calif. 2, Sueheidi Vargas, Guerreros, La Puente, Calif. 3, Andrea Cabus, Harbor, Redondo Beach, Calif.
Intermediate B, +53 kg
1, Shaniqua Brown, Waka Mu Sha, Atlanta, Ga. 2, Ericka Logan, Los Angeles Tenri, Alhambra, Calif. 3 Sarah Tsunawaki, Long Beach Judo Club, Lakewood, Calif.
Juvenile B, 44 kg
1, Jeanette Rodriguez, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla. 2, Alicia Huang, Makiki Seidokan Judo Club, Honolulu. 3, Elizabeth Chau, Northglenn Judo Club, Broomfield, Colo.
Juvenile B, 48 kg
1, Francesca Durand, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla. 2, Wing Luk, Sam Mateo PAL, San Mateo, Calif. 3, Diba Mani, Northglenn Judo Club, Denver, Colo.
Juvenile B, 52 kg
1, Danica Kamakana, Kamehameha Judo Club, Honolulu. 2, Gabrielle Baez, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla. 3, Alicia Ikehara, Waiakea Judo Club, Keaau.
Juvenile B, 58 kg
1, Carleigh Hobson, Antelope Valley, Palmdale, Calif. 2, Whitney Louie, Okubo Judo Club, Vacaville, Calif. 3, Debra Miranda, Guerreros, La Puente, Calif.
Juvenile B, 63 kg
1, Diane Tu, Emerald City JudoCub, Bellevue, Wash. 2, Kara Takasaki, Leeward Judo Club, 'Aiea.
Juvenile B, 70 kg
1, Abbie Haire, Yellowhill Judo, Bryson City, N.C. 2, Amber Theis, Barstow, Barstow, Calif. 3, Mgon Hutchinson, Ju Shin Kan, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Juvenile B, +70 kg
1, Kanoe Tani, Wadokan, Kane'ohe. 2, Jasmyn Siaki, Okubo Judo Club, Vacaville, Calif.
Day One Individual Awards
Outstanding Competitor-Male: Oreiz Giovonte, Gardena Judo Club, Calif. Female: Adriana Pfeiffer, Kiit Su Sai, Fla.
Fighting Spirit-Male: Royce Mori, Kamehameha Judo Club. Female: Kinsey Louie, Okubo Judo Club, Calif.
Sportsmanship-Male: Joshua Prado, Kiit Su Sai, Fla. Female: Danica Kamakana, Kamehameha Judo Club.
Best Technique-Male: Michael Fujiuchi, Hodokan Judo Club, HI. Female: Carleigh Hobson, Antelope Valley, Calif.
Yesterday
Male
Juvenile A, 36 kg
1, Colton Haire, Yellowhill Judo, Bryson City, N.C. 2, Carlos Pfeiffer, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla. 3, Dane Tsukayama, Pearl City Hongwanji, Pearl City.
Juvenile A, 40 kg
1, Santiago Martinez, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla. 2, Justin Osumi, Salt Lake Judo Club, Honolulu. 3, Fedor Garin, Cahill Judo, San Carlos, Calif.
Juvenile A, 44 kg
1, Derron Maki, Salt Lake Judo Club, Honolulu. 2, Reid Oshiro, Salt Lake Judo Club, Honolulu. 3, Damon Hom, Jr., Hawai'i Tenri, Honolulu.
Juvenile A, 48 kg
1, Arnold Toriumi, Hawai'i Tenri, Honolulu. 2, Dariel Porras, Kiit Su Sai, Hialeah, Fla. 3, Anthony Aguilar, III, Guerreros, Ontario, Calif.
Juvenile A, 53 kg
1, Daniel Chow, Hawai'i Tenri, Honolulu. 2, Matthew Shimamoto, San Gabriel Judo Dojo, Whittier, Calif. 3, James Morton, Hodokan Judo Club, Honolulu.
Juvenile A, 58 kg
1, Ryan Pena, Hodokan Judo Club, Honolulu. 2, Jared Villegas, Waipahu Hongwanji, Kapolei. 3, Antonio Rodriguez, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla.
Juvenile A, 64 kg
1, Cody Petersen, Judo Inc., Milwaukee, Wis. 2, Ross Nakamura, Valley Judo Institute, Mission Hills, Calif. 3, Leonardo Gonzalez, Guerreros, South Gate, Calif.
Juvenile A, +64 kg
1, David Saedi, Sawtelle Judo Dojo, Beverly Hills, Calif. 2, Chad Taniguchi, Sogoro Judo Club, Honolulu. 3, Anthony Lum, Kaimuki YMCA Judo Club, Honolulu.
Juvenile C, 55 kg
1, Aaron Kunihiro, San Gabriel Judo Dojo, Covina, Calif. 2, Keani Nishigaya, Shobukan Judo Club, Honolulu. 3, Jerrik Feliciano, Shobukan Judo Club, Mililani.
Juvenile C, 60 kg
1, Gary Moore, High Desert Judo, Apple Valley, Calif. 2, Grant Nakashima, Budokan, Kent, Wash. 3, Matthew Dias, San Jose State University, Fremont, Calif.
Juvenile C, 66 kg
1, Joshua O'Neil, Cohens Judo, Racine, Wis. 2, Eric Sanchez, Guerreros, West Covina, Calif. 3, Francisco Alejandro, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla.
Juvenile C, 73 kg
1, Garry St. Leger, Starrett Judo, Brooklyn, N.Y. 2, Michael Eldred, Western Idaho Judo Institute, Fruitland, Idaho. 3, Jeffrey Fernandez, Baragva Judo Kai, Miami.
Juvenile C, 81 kg
1, Harry St. Leger, Starrett Judo, Brooklyn, N.Y. 2, Joshua White, Ultimate Challenge, Decatur, Ga. 3, Chris Takesue, Salt Lake Judo Club, Honolulu.
Juvenile C, 90 kg
1, Scott Uemura, Salinas Judo Club, Salinas, Calif. 2, Brad Padua, Pearl City Hongwanji, Wahiawa. 3, Jacob Larsen, Redwood Coast, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Juvenile C, 100 kg
1, Johnathan Lambert, Yellowhill Judo, Cherokee, N.C. 2, Juan Guerrero, San Shi Judo, Oceanside, Calif. 3, Tracy Makimoto, Okubo Judo Club, Sacramento, Calif.
Juvenile C, +100 kg
1, Aaron Shiosaki, Gardena Judo Club, Lomita, Calif. 2, Gabriel Moore, High Desert Judo, Apple Valley, Calif. 3, Kai Ishisaka, Los Angeles Tenri, Monterey Park, Calif.
Female
Juvenile A, 36 kg
1, Alexa Liddie, OTC Junior Judo, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2, Erin Uehara, Makiki Seidokan Judo Club, Waimanalo. 3, Iesha Simpson, Waka Mu Sha, Atlanta.
Juvenile A, 40 kg
1, Taylor Ibera, Hawai'i Tenri, Honolulu. 2, Veronica Prado, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla. 3, Tara Nishiyama, Venice Judo Club, Los Angeles.
Juvenile A, 44 kg
1, Risha Mishima, Shobukan Judo Club, Honolulu. 2, Brenna Clark, Okubo Judo Club, Hercules, Calif. 3, Keiko Akamine, Pearl City Hongwanji, Waipahu.
Juvenile A, 48 kg
1, Francesca Durand, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla. 2, Tani Ader, Hawai'i Tenri, 'Ewa Beach. 3, Kayleen Kobashigawa, Boys & Girls Club of Honolulu, Pearl City.
Juvenile A, 53 kg
1, Kayla Harrison, Renshuden Judo, Middletown, Ohio. 2, Paula Duarte, Mojica Judo Club, Baldwin, Calif. 3, Jullian Roman, Waka Mu Sha, Stone Mountain, Ga.
Juvenile A, 58 kg
1, Sofia Aliendo, Kiit Su Sai, Lauderdale, Fla. 2, Anne Yoshimura, Venice Judo Club, Camarillo, Calif. 3, Lisa-Ann Fasula, Heisei Judo, Oceanside, Calif.
Juvenile A, 64 kg
1, Tessa Richards, San Mateo PAL, San Mateo, Calif. 2, Ashley Cline, South Bay Judo, Torrance, Calif.
Juvenile A, +64 kg
1, Jasmeen Sapp, Waka Mu Sha, Atlanta. 2, Brittney Camacho, Fowler Judo Club, Hanford, Calif. 3, Cassandra Donnelly, San Shi Judo,
Oceanside, Calif.
Juvenile C, 44 kg
1, Tabitha Lum, Hodokan Judo Club, Kapolei. 2, Ning Feng, Shobukan Judo Club, Honolulu. 3, Whitney Elizaga, Hawai'i Tenri, Honolulu.
Juvenile C, 48 kg
1, Christina Pro, South Hills Judo, Jefferson Hills, Pa. 2, Ann Shiraishi, Okubo Judo Club, Elk Grove, Calif. 3, Corey Jo Tashima, Shobukan Judo Club, Mililani.
Juvenile C, 52 kg
1, Anna Palmer, Sacramento Judo Club, Sacramento, Calif. 2, Kayla Harrison, Renshuden Judo, Middletown, Ohio. 3, Traci Yamashita, Hilo Hongwanji, Hilo.
Juvenile C, 57 kg
1, Katie Foxx, Coachella Valley, Brawley, Calif. 2, Monique Morin, Salt Lake Judo Club, 'Aiea. 3, Tara Clark, Okubo Judo Club, Hercules, Calif.
Juvenile C, 63 kg
1, Georgette Egli, Hawai'i Tokai, Honolulu. 2, Brittany Caviness, Yorkville, Leland, Ill. 3, Christina Pacheco, Budokan, Hialeah, Fla.
Juvenile C, 70 kg
1, Chantalle Castellanos, Santa Ynez Judo Club, Los Olivos, Calif. 2, Stephanie Hodges, Teasure Valley, Boise, Idaho. 3, Denna Macanas, Mililani Seidokan Judo Club, Wahiawa.
Juvenile C, 78 kg
1, Jane Lock, San Diego Judo, Santee Calif. 2, Oronica Juarez, Fresno Judo Club, Fresno, Calif. 3, Rhesa Campos, Leeward Judo Club, Honolulu.
Juvenile C, +78 kg
1, Garlyne Celestin, Starrett Judo, New York, N.Y. 2, Chelsea-Ana Siaki, Okubo Judo Club, Vacaville, Calif. 3, Aviva Raskin, Cahill, Pacifica, Calif.
Individual Awards
Outstanding Competitor-Male: Gary Moore, High Desert, Calif. Female: Risha Mishima, Shobukan, Honolulu.
Fighting Spirit-Male: Garry St. Leger, Starrett Judo, N.Y. Female: Monique Morin, Salt Lake.
Sportsmanship-Male: Michael Eldred, WIJI, Idaho. Female: Georgette Egli, Toka, Honolulu.
Best Technique-Male: Joshua O'Neil, Cohens Judo, Wis. Female: Amy Tsubota, Hodokan, Honolulu.
Risha Mishima's win in the Juvenile A 48-kilogram final gave her grandparents claim to four gold medalists as the United States Judo Federation Junior National Championships wrapped up yesterday at the Blaisdell Center Arena.
Risha Mishima
Derron Maki of Salt Lake Judo Club was also looking to redeem himself after winning in 1998 and 2001, but not placing in his last tournament appearance in 2002.
Derron Maki