Congrats to Team Florida for winning the Men's team
competition at the Pam Am Masters.

Congrats to the other Floridians given a previous e-mail.

(See results below)

--- USAJudoNews@... wrote:

> From: USAJudoNews@...
> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:05:24 EST
> Subject: USA Judo Breaking News: Pan Am Masters,
> Kata, Team and Open Results
>
>
>
> Pan Am Masters, Kata, Team and Open Results
> The Pan Am Masters concluded in Northglenn, Colo.
> Nov. 20 with competitions
> in the team and open divisions.
>
> In the women's Open competition, 2005 World Team
> member Heidi Moore
> (Englewood, Colo./Denver Judo/+78kg) won her second
> title of the weekend while 2005
> World Masters Champion Jessica Lockfield (Denver,
> Colo./Denver Judo/70kg) took
> the silver medal over heavyweight Lisa Guerrero
> (Frazier Park, Calif./Mountain
> Judo/+78kg).
>
> On the men's side Ricardo Tuero (CUB/Miami,
> Fla./Ricardo Tuero National Judo
> Institute/73kg/45-49), Jacques Coté (CAN/Longueuil,
> Canada/Club De Judo
> Boucher/100kg/50-54), Justo Sanchez (Miami,
> Fla./Banzai Judo Dojo/100kg/55-59),
> Larry Gaines (Glendale, Ariz./Van Helder
> Judo/+100kg) and Bob Ensler (Boynton
> Beach, Fla./Tomodachi Judo/90kg) all won Open titles
> to accompany their gold
> medals from Saturday's weight and age group
> divisions.
>
> One of the highlights of the day's competition was
> in the Men's
> 40-44-year-old Open division in which Mahmood Mani
> (SWE/Denver, Colo.) of the hosting
> Northglenn Judo Club, who placed second in his
> normal weight category of 73kg
> claimed the Open division, defeating all opponents
> he faced, including Andre Robles
> (Burbank, Calif.LA Tenri Dojo) in the final who
> weighed in at 111kg. En
> route to his gold medal, Mahmoud also defeated
> Derrick Kerr (Honolulu, Hawaii/West
> Covina Judo Dojo) who weighed in at
> 113 kg.
>
> Another exciting performance was put on by Wilson
> Figueroa (COL), the
> smallest man in the tournament at 60kg, who placed
> third in the 30-34-year-old Open
> category, defeating Uede (Jake) Miller (Douglas,
> Wy./Cheyenne Judo) who won
> silver 81kg and Alex Janas (Tulsa, Okla./Van Helder
> Judo) who won silver at
> 100kg.
>
> In the team competition, The Colorado Girls defeated
> The California Girls in
> the three-person women's event while Team Florida
> defeated Team Arizona in the
> five-person men's event.
>
> Special awards, medal winners from Sunday's team and
> Open events as well as
> Friday's kata results are as follows:
>
> Special Awards:
> Outsanding Athletes:
> Male: Francisco Z. A. Almeida (BRA/Aracatuba,
> Brazil/Judo Clube Mori)
> Female: Heidi Moore (Denver, Colo./Denver, Judo)
>
> Most Inspirational:
> Male: Ralph Lisle (Carlsbad, Calif./San Shi Judo)
> Female: Destinee Tartuffe (Calistoga, Calif./SRJC
> Judo Club)
>
> Team Competition
> Women Teams (3 person):
> 1. The Colorado Girls
> 2. The California Girls
>
> Men Teams (5 person):
> 1. Team Florida
> 2. Team Arizona
>
> Kata
> Women
> Katame-No-Kata
> 1. Jolie Feng (Fort Worth, Texas/Okuri Judo)/Terrie
> Norman (Burleson, Texas/Fort Worth Judo)
>
> Ju-No-Kata
> 1. Kathryn Buys (Wyoming, Minn./North Star Martial
> Arts)/Michelle Holtze (Minnetonka, Minn/North Star Martial Arts)
>
> Men
> Nage-No-Kata
> 1. Rex Halterman (Montrose, Colo./High Plains
> Judo)/Harris Meek (Montrose, Colo./High Plains Judo)
>
> Katame-No-Kata
> 1. Rex Halterman (Montrose, Colo./High Plains
> Judo)/Harris Meek (Montrose, Colo./High Plains Judo)
>
> Kime-No-Kata
> 1. Rex Halterman (Montrose, Colo./High Plains
> Judo)/Harris Meek (Montrose, Colo./High Plains Judo)
>
>
> Shiai Category Divisions:
> Female 30-34 yrs, Open
> 1. Heidi Moore (Englewood, Colo./Denver Judo)
> 2. Jessica Lockfeld (Denver, Colo./Denver Judo)
> 3. Lisa Guerrero (Frazier Park, Calif./Mountain Judo)
>
> Male 30-34 yrs, Open
> 1. Robert Sty (Chandler, Ariz./Van Helder Judo)
> 2. Jayson Funicello (Flagstaff, Ariz./NAU Judo Club)
> 3. Wilson Figueroa (COL)
>
> Male 35-39 yrs, Open
> 1. Eric De Rome (CAN/Vercheres, Canada/Club De Judo
> Boucher)
> 2. Kenneth Fontes (Phoenix, Ariz./Van Helder Judo)
> 3. Francisco Z. A. Almeida (BRA/Aracatuba,Brazil/Judo Clube Mori)
> 3. Arturo Soler (COL)
>
> Male 40-44 yrs, Open
> 1. Mahmood Mani (SWE/Denver, Colo./Northglenn Judo)
> 2. Andre Robles (Burbank, Calif./LA Tenri Dojo)
> 3. Mark Guerrero (Frazier Park, Calif./Mountain Judo)
> 3. David Huffman (Flagstaff, Ariz./NAU Judo Club)
>
> Male 45-49 yrs, Open
> 1. Ricardo Tuero (CUB/Miami, Fla./Ricardo Tuero
> National Judo Institute)
> 2. Gregory Difranza (Jacksonville Beach, Fla./Judo
> RYU Jacksonville)
> 3. Steve Bell (Sauges, Calif./Antrlope Valley)
> 3. Shaun Holmstrom (CAN/Edmonton, Canada/University
> of Alberta)
>
> Male 50-54 yrs, Open
> 1. Jacques Coté (CAN/Longueuil, Canada/Club De Judo
> Boucher)
> 2. Jeff Bruner (Calabasas, Calif./Valley Judo
> Institute)
> 3. Jack Bradford (Phoenix, Ariz./Van Helder Judo)
>
> Male 55-59 yrs, Open
> 1. Justo Sanchez (Miami, Fla./Banzai Judo Dojo)
> 2. Kevin Young (Sanger, Calif./Clovis Judo Club)
>
> Male 60-64 yrs, Open
> 1. Larry Gaines (Glendale, Ariz./Van Helder Judo)
> 2. Gergory M. Carmichael Sr. (New Rochelle,
> N.Y./Reno Judo Club of Nevada)
>
> Male 70-74 yrs, Open
> 1. Bob Ensler (Boynton Beach, Fla./Tomodachi Judo)
>
> Results by Country
>
> Point System:
> Place won | Point Value
> 1 5
> 2 3
> 3 1
>
> Country name |Total|# 1 |# 2 |# 3 |
> 1. United States of America 251 29 29 19
> 2. Canada 23 3 2 2
> 3. Colombia 12 2 0 2
> 4. Cuban 10 2 0 0
> 5. Brazil 9 1 1 1
> 6. Sweden 8 1 1 0
> 7. Georgia 5 1 0 0
> 8. Cameroon 3 0 1 0
> 9. Japan 1 0 0 1
>
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