(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – USA Judo is pleased to announce that 53 athletes have been named to the team that will compete at the USA World Cup at the Doral Resort and Spa in Doral, Fla. from Aug. 27-28.
Featuring four athletes in nearly all of the 14 Olympic weight divisions, Team USA will compete against athletes from 30 nations in the first World Cup event ever held on U.S. soil.
A qualifier for the 2012 Olympic Games and the final major international event before the Senior World Championships that will be held Sept. 9-13 in Tokyo, this event will draw athletes from nations including Brazil, Korea, Ukraine, Canada, Portugal, France, Australia and Colombia.
Team USA earned 18 medals during its last World Tour outing at the El Salvador World Cup in June and is hoping to build on that momentum in Miami.
Among the U.S. athletes competing are six-time World Cup medalist Kayla Harrison (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE / 78kg), 2008 Olympian and four-time World Cup medalist Travis Stevens (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE / 81kg); four-time World Cup medalist Michael Eldred (Fruitland, Idaho / Western Idaho Judo Institute / 73kg); and three-time World Cup medalist Marti Malloy (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University / 57kg).
Team USA also includes 16-year-old Katelyn Bouyssou (Hope, R.I. / NYAC / Mayo Quanchi Judo Club / 48kg) who returned to the United States on Wednesday after winning gold at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore on Sunday.
Five athletes from throughout South Florida will have the rare opportunity to compete at a World Cup event in front of a hometown crowd. These athletes include:
- Angelica Delgado (Miami, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at South Florida / 52kg), 2010 El Salvador World Cup medalist
- Jeanette Rodriguez (Davie, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at South Florida / 52kg), two-time Pan American medalist
- Andrew Porras (Hialeah, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at South Florida / 73kg), 2009 U.S. Open medalist
- Laquinta Allen (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. / Onikusu Judo / 70kg), 2010 Senior Nationals medalist
- Jonathan Fernandez (Miami, Fla. / Baraqua Judo Kai / 81kg), 2010 National President’s Cup Champion
In addition, two athletes who hail from South Florida will be returning home for the event.
A bronze medalist at the El Salvador World Cup, Hana Carmichael (57kg) grew up in Wellington and now trains in Wakefield, Mass. with the USA Judo National Team FORCE program.
Thirty-year-old Jose Bencosme (81kg) moved from Miami to San Jose, Calif. after high school to compete for San Jose State University. Now an assistant coach at SJSU, Bencosme won the U.S. Open in 2009 and is making a bid to qualify for the 2012 Games.
The complete roster of U.S. Team members that will compete at the USA World Cup is as follows. Athletes that will be competing at the Senior Worlds in Tokyo in two weeks are noted with an asterisk:
Women’s 48kg
Ann Shiraishi* (San Francisco, Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute)
Katelyn Bouyssou* (Hope, R.I. / NYAC / Mayo Quanchi Judo Club)
Angela Creutzberger (Ballston Lakes, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
Nadine Encarnacion (Bothell, Wash. / Budokan Judo)
Women’s 52kg
Natalie Lafon (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
Angelica Delgado* (Miami, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at South Florida)
Jeanette Rodriguez* (Davie, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at South Florida)
Amelia Fulgentes (Simi Valley, Calif. / Mojica Judo Club)
Women’s 57kg
Marti Malloy* (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University)
Hana Carmichael* (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
Hannah Martin (Burnt Hills, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
Pauline Macias (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
Women’s 63kg
Janine Nakao* (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
Christal Ransom* (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
Paola Genao-Butler (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
Sarah Black (Chico, Calif. / Stanford Judo)
Women’s 70kg
Katie Sell* (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
Laquinta Allen* (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. / Onikusu Judo)
Samantha Bleier (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
Kelsi Bostic (Anderson, Ind. / Judan Judo)
Women’s 78kg
Kayla Harrison* (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
Suzie Rizek* (Naperville, Ill. / Fox Valley Judo)
Katinna Rodriguez (Anchorage, Alaska / All-Star Judo)
Allison Clifford (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University)
Women’s +78kg
Toni Geiger* (Dumont, N.J. / Tech Judo)
Wendy King (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Kim’s Martial Arts)
Men’s 60kg
Nick Kossor* (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
Aaron Kunihiro* (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
Vitaliy Vanyan (Sherman Oaks, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
Jeff Fujimoto (Berkeley, Calif. / Cal Judo Club)
Men’s 66kg
Brad Bolen* (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
Kenny Hashimoto* (Thornton, Colo. / Northglenn Judo)
Kyle Taketa (Torrance, Calif. / Gardena Judo)
Leonardo Victoria (Weehawken, N.J. / Tech Judo)
Men’s 73kg
Nick Delpopolo* (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
Michael Eldred* (Fruitland, Idaho / Western Idaho Judo Institute)
Andrew Porras* (Hialeah, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at South Florida)
David Torres* (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University)
Men’s 81kg
Travis Stevens* (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
Jose Bencosme* (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University)
Phillip Spano (Tampa, Fla. / Tampa Bay Judo & Aikido)
Jonathan Fernandez (Miami, Fla. / Baraqua Judo Kai)
Men’s 90kg
Jake Larsen* (Lafayette, Colo. / Team FORCE / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove, Ill. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Trianing Center)
Bobby Lee (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
Garry St. Leger* (Brooklyn, N.Y. / NYAC / Legrosports Starrett)
Men’s 100kg
Kyle Vashkulat* (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)
Shintaro Higashi* (Scarsdale, N.Y. / NYAC / Kokushi)
Myles Porter (Colorado Springs, Colo. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
William Worthington (Richmond, Calif. / Cahill’s Judo Club)
Men’s +100kg
Daniel McCormick* (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)
Mike Prieditis (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)
Conor Driscoll* (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University)
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Andrew Porras, Angelica Delgado, Jeanette Rodriguez, Jonathan Fernandez, Jose Bencosme, Katelyn Bouyssou, Kayla Harrison, Laquinta Allen, Marti Malloy, Michael Eldred, Travis Stevens
