[Sportsandrec] Judo National Results - Visually Impaired

[Lori M. Miller]

Congrats to those who competed and trained hard, and here's to hoping that 
your efforts inspire more competition and recreation.

Lori

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From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Sportsandrec] Judo National Results - Visually Impaired


> (San Diego, Calif.) - USA Judo played host to the first ever Visually
> Impaired National Championships on Saturday in which blind and visually
> impaired judo players competed for National titles as the first step on 
> the
> road to the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
>
> After placing seventh in the his 100kg division in the Senior Nationals 
> for
> sighted players on Friday, 2008 Paralympian Myles Porter (Colorado 
> Springs,
> Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center /
> Boulder Judo Training Center) took less than a minute total to win each of
> his three matches in the visually impaired division.
>
> Porter's Paralympic teammate Greg Dewall (Chico, Calif. / Stanford Judo), 
> a
> bronze medalist as a heavyweight in Beijing, moved down to 90kg where he 
> was
> upset by newcomer Jason Keaton (Elizabethtown, Ky. / Fort Knox Judo).
> Although Keaton is new to the Paralympic scene, he has competed 
> extensively
> in Brazilian Jujitsu and coaches Mixed Martial Arts fighters.
>
> The only female U.S. Paralympian to win a medal in judo, Lori Pierce
> (Austin, Texas / University of Texas) fought in her first tournament since
> the 2004 Games where she won a silver medal, but she placed second in both
> the Open and 78kg divisions behind Christella Garcia (Sacramento, Calif. /
> Sacramento Judo Club), a 2007 Blind World Team member, and Katie Davis
> (Sacramento, Calif. / Team Sacramento), respectively.
>
> Andre Watson (Philadelphia, Pa. / Liberty Bell Judo) competed in the 90kg
> division at the Beijing Paralympic Games, but moved down to 81kg where he
> was upset by Adnan Gutic (St. Lois, Mo. / White Dragon Judo Club).
>
> Ronald Hawthorne (Kansas City, Kans. / Cahill's), a 2007 Blind World Team
> member, placed fifth in the sighted 55kg division just two hours earlier
> when he fought up to 66kg in the visually impaired division. Although
> Hawthorne gave up approximately 20 pounds to his competitor, he still
> defeated Adam Gonsalez (Kansas City, Mo. / Welcome Mat Judo).
>
> Gonsalez added a second division to his repetoire, fighting up to 73kg 
> where
> he beat Michael Davis (Sacramento, Calif. / Team Sacramento).
>
> Complete results for all divisions are as follows:
>
> Visually Impaired Women's 52kg
> 1. Tina Thomas (Los Angeles, Calif. / Mojica Judo Club)
>
> Visually Impaired Women's 78kg
> 1. Christella Garcia (Sacramento, Calif. / Sacramento Judo Club)
> 2. Lorena Pierce (Austin, Texas / University of Texas)
>
> Visually Impaired Women's Open
> 1. Katie Davis (Sacramento, Calif. / Team Sacramento)
> 2. Lorena Pierce (Austin, Texas / University of Texas)
>
> Visually Impaired Men's 66kg
> 1. Ronald Hawthorne (Kansas City, Kans. / Cahill's)
> 2. Adam Gonsalez (Kansas City, Mo. / Welcome Mat)
>
> Visually Impaired Men's 73kg
> 1. Adam Gonsalez (Kansas City, Mo. / Welcome Mat)
> 2. Michael Davis (Sacramento, Calif. / Team Sacramento)
>
> Visually Impaired Men's 81kg
> 1. Adnan Gutic (St Louis, Mo. / White Dragon Judo Club)
> 2. Andre Watson (Philadelphia, Pa. / Liberty Bell)
> 3. Romeo Edmead (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Oishi Judo Club)
> 3. Anthony Johnson (Greensboro, N.C. / Greensboro Judo Club)
>
> Visually Impaired Men's 90kg
> 1. Jason Keaton (Elizabethtown, Ky. / Fort Knox Judo)
> 2. Greg Dewall (Chico, Calif. / Stanford)
> 3. Robert Deese (Billings, Mont. / Martial Arts Academy)
> 3. Christopher Jones (Hercules, Calif. / Cahill's)
>
> Visually Impaired Men's 100kg
> 1. Myles Porter (Colordo Springs, CO / OTC)
> 2. Marty Langworthy (Salt Lake City, UT / )
> 3. Ryan Jones (Denver, Colo. / Denver Judo)
> 3. Michael Larsen (San Francisco, Calif. / Cahill's)
>
> Visually Impaired Men's +100kg
> 1. Johann Shockency (Andover, Minn. / Bemidji State Judo)
>
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