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On Sunday March 1st, 2009 Princeton Judo had 12 Judoka compete in the New Jersey State Judo Tournament. The top qualifiers in each weight class qualify to compete in the United States Nationals and Junior Nationals.  I would like to congratualte the following Judoka for their effort, their desire to expand their Judo experiance and their willingness to take a chance. Steven Levitas, Jun Kitagawa, Mahesh Reddy, Dan Fisher, Neil Russell, Michele Arias, Alaine Abuan, Art Keintz, Ernesto Ramos, Charles Talbot and Cory Cuomo. Listed below you will see the results of the tournament.

Name	Division	Result
Dan Fisher	11-12 year old Boys Novice Lightweight	1st
Neil Russell	13-14 year old Boys Novice Lightweight	2nd
Michelle Arias	13-16 year old Girls Advanced 105 lbs and under	1st
Alaine Abuan	Women’s Advanced 125 lbs and under	1st
Art Keintz	Mens’ Novice 178 lbs and under	3rd
Ernesto Ramos	Mens’ Novice 220 lbs and over	3rd
Charles Talbot	Mens’ Advanced 161 lbs and under	2nd
Cory Cuomo	Mens’ Advanced 220 lbs and under	3rd

 

Congratulations to Michelle Arias, Sean Ericksson, Jun Kitagawa, Steven Levites, André Pollack and Robert Story for their effort in the Tech Judo Invitational held in North Bergen on 2/03/08. Some competed in their first tournament. All played with heart, determination and honor.

Name	Division	Result
André Pollack	Mens’ white-green belt <198 lbs	1st
Sean Ericksson	Mens’ white-green belt <220 lbs	2nd
Robert Story	Mens’ white-green belt <220 lbs	3rd
Michelle Arias	13-16 year old Girls <110 lbs	3rd

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Tech Judo held a tournament at APA on Sunday, February 4. For the first time in the club’s 13 year history, everyone who competed earned a medal.

Name	Division	Result
Natasha Shatzkin	Girls 8-10 years old group A	3rd place
Ugna Kirvelevicius	Girls 8-10 years old group B	3rd place
Benes Kirvelvevicius	Boys 8-10 years old group A	2nd place
Michelle Arias	Girls 11-12 years old group A	1st place
Mark Khusidman	Boys 11-12 years old group A	2nd place
Paul Lee	Boys 11-12 years old group B	1st place
Kory Beach	Boys 13-15 years old group A	1st place
Norbert Csordas	Boys 13-15 years old group B	2nd place
Mark Huang	Men <145 lbs brown/black belt	3rd place
Tadeuss Liebenthal	Men <198 lbs brown/black belt	3rd place

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Photos from practice during the spring of 2006.

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The Cranford Invitational was held on Sunday, June 25, 2006 at Cranford. Six Princeton judoka competed and brought home three medals. Congratulations to all of them for participating and playing well!

Note: Cranford tournament divisions are based on points rather than weight; both weight and rank contribute to points.

Name	Division	Result
Dan Fisher	80 points	3rd
Jeffrey Register	95 points	3rd
Peter Lee	175 points	2nd

Also competing were Michelle Arias, Paul Lee, and Mark Kuhsidman.

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This past weekend 6 Princeton Judoka competed in the APA Tech Judo Invitational. All 6 played very hard and brought home a medal. Congratulations to each of them.

Name	Division	Weight	Result
Peter Lee	13 & 14 year old Males	< 160 lbs	1st
Michelle Arias	11 & 12 year old Females	< 80 lbs	1st
Kory Beach	11 & 12 year old Males	< 90 lbs	2nd
Max Elefson	11 & 12 year old Males	< 115 lbs	3rd
Paul Lee	9 & 10 year old Males	< 80 lbs	2nd
Mark Khusidman	9 & 10 year old Males	< 115 lbs	2nd

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