Congrats to the following Floridians:

Carly Patton (Zephyrhills, Fla./El Mambi/53kg) for
being named Outstanding U.S. Female of the
tournament.

11-12 year old Christian Gil (Miami, Fla./Falcon Judo
Club/+53kg) for competing, but did not place.

11-12 year old Female
Gold
53kg: Carly Patton (Zephyrhills, Fla./ El Mambi)

11-12 year old Female
Bronze
42kg: Carina Caminero (Tampa, Fla./El Mambi)
+53kg Persila Bencomo (Miami, Fla./ Pine Crest)

(see complete results below for 1st Day)


--- USAJudoNews@... wrote:

From: USAJudoNews@...
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 06:02:39 EST
To: USAJudoNews@...

Team USA Wins 14 Medals on First Day of Pan Am
Infantils

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) -- Team USA started off
the Pan American Infantil Championships Nov. 11 in San
Jose, Costa Rica with a second place overall
performance in the 11-12-year-old division, claiming
14 medals (three gold, two silver and nine bronze).

David Terao (Honolulu, Hawaii/Shobukan/31kg) and
Carly Patton (Zephyrhills, Fla./ El Mambi/53kg) were
named Outstanding U.S. Male and Female Player of the
tournament, respectively. Both athletes won gold in
their divisions with Patton defeatng each of her four
matches by ippon (instant win), including two
matches that ended in less than 10 seconds.

Katelyn Bouyssou (Hope, R.I./Mayo Quanchi/31kg) also
won gold, continuing her young record of being
undefeated internationally.

Brazil leads the overall medal count with a total of
16 medals (six gold, six silver and four bronze) while
Colombian athletes will return home with two
gold and two silver medals.

11-12-Year-Old Division
Male
Gold
31kg: David Terao (Honolulu, Hawaii/Shobukan)

Silver
48kg: Ruben Martin (Burleson, Texas/Ruben Martin
Judo Club)

Bronze
28kg: Eric Benevides (Fall River, Mass./Mayo
Quanchi)
34kg: Everet Desilets (Hope, R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
42kg: Max Schneider (Chicago, Ill./Tohkon)
53kg: Max Golembo (Vernon Hills, Ill./Cohen's Judo
Club)

Fifth Place
38kg: Ren Hirokawa (Wahiawa, Hawaii/Shobukan)

Christian Gil (Miami, Fla./Falcon Judo Club/+53kg)
competed, but did not place.

Female
Gold
31kg: Katelyn Bouyssou (Hope, R.I./Mayo Quanchi)
53kg: Carly Patton (Zephyrhills, Fla./ El Mambi)

Silver
38kg: Kayla Hall (Granite City, Ill./USA Stars)

Bronze
28kg: Micayla Maes (Wheatridge, Colo./Northglenn)
34kg: Darya Cogswell (Westminister, Colo./Hyland
Hills)
42kg: Carina Caminero (Tampa, Fla./El Mambi)
48kg: Kia Artis (Marion, Indiana/ Marion Youth)
+53kg Persila Bencomo (Miami, Fla./ Pine Crest)