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Pedro’s Judo Center Wins 8 Jr. National Judo Titles



July 17, 2007

For Immediate Release:

Indianapolis, IN & Ypsilanti, MI: Over the course of the past two weekends, students from Pedro’s Judo Center in Wakefield, MA competed in two separate national judo championships - the United States Judo Association (USJA) nationals held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 7 - 8th and the United States Judo Federation (USJF) nationals held at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI on July 14 – 15th. The Pedro’s Judo Team captured a total of 8 junior national championship titles, 22 medals overall, and finished in 2nd place in the overall team standings in the country.

One new member of the team, Kayla Harrison originally from Middletown, OH, who now resides in Wakefield, MA, won back to back titles to claim gold medals in both the USJA and USJF Nationals.

Casey Pedro won silver medals at both national tournaments as well in the girls 11 – 12 year old 48kg weight category.

Chris Round was also a double medalist finishing first at the USJA event and claiming bronze at the USJF nationals the following weekend.

The 8 Jr. National Titles were claimed by the following:
Chris Kwmuntis – Peabody, MA – Boys 7 yr old Under 25kg (USJA)
Kaylin DesChenes – Lynn, MA – Girls 9 – 10 year old Under 34kg (USJA)
Luke Boyle – Rowley, MA – Boys 9 - 10 year old Under 38kg (USJA)
Ryan Neals – North Reading, MA – Boys 11 – 12 year old Over 53kg (USJF)
Riley McIlwain – Lynn, MA – Boys 15 – 16 year old Under 81kg (USJA)
Chris Round – No. Andover, MA – Boys 17 – 20 year old Under 81kg (USJA)
Kayla Harrison – Wakefield, MA – Girls 17 – 20 year old Under 70kg (USJA & UJSF Nationals)

Silver Medalists:
Megan Arena – Medford, MA
Olivia Winsor – Lynnfield, MA
Casey Pedro – Methuen, MA (USJA & USJF Nationals)
Ricky Pedro – Methuen, MA
AJ Pedro – Methuen, MA
Mark Boyle – Rowley, MA
Sharon Yacubowicz – Andover, MA
Joslyn DesChenes – Lynn, MA
Timmy Rivers – Medford, MA
Ryan Fitzpatrick – Wakefield, MA

Bronze Medalists:
Julia Blois – Wakefield, MA
John Boyle – Rowley, MA
Chris Round – North Andover, MA Boys 17 – 20 Under 81kg (USJF)

Others competitors included:
Sarah Fitzpatrick (5th Place)
Damon Kerrins (5th Place)
Matthew Blois (4th Place)

Official Results can be found at http://www.usjudo.org/2007USJAJuniorNationalsResults.asp



About Pedro’s Judo Center: Pedro's Dojo was founded in 1996 and is owned by 1999 World Champion, 4-time Olympian and Olympic medalist, Jimmy Pedro. The mission of Pedro's Judo Center is to produce leaders and champions on and off the mat while providing the highest quality physical and mental martial arts training to every man, woman, and child who has the desire to improve themselves. In its tenth year of operation, Pedro's Judo Club has already become one of the most successful judo clubs in the nation by producing many national and international champions. For more information, please visit www.pedrosmartialarts.com or call 781-245-0644