Judo Saskatchewan sent a team of athletes to the 2024 Manitoba Open, a Judo Canada “A” sanctioned event, held this weekend in Winnipeg.
The third annual event featured 248 participants in 357 entries. The 42 Saskatchewan competitors returned with 15 Gold medals, 13 Silver medals and 10 Bronze medals.
Here are the results from the Manitoba Open:
Dan Ko and Ben Ko, Shinmura Judo Club Nage-no-Kata Gold 🥇
Susan Clark and Sydney Clark, South Corman Park Judo Club Ju-no-Kata Gold 🥇
Jeff Eggen and Tony Showchuk, Regina Y Judo Club Goshin-Jutsu Silver 🥈
Athena and Hunter McConnell , South Corman Park Judo Club Katame-no-Kata Gold 🥇
Karlee Rempel, Swift Current Judo Club U10 Mixed, Group 2 Gold 🥇
Kadence Rempel, Swift Current Judo Club U12 Female, Group 2 Bronze 🥉
Payton Pinel, Control Judo U12 Female, Group 4 Gold 🥇
Khloe Snider, Shinmura Judo Club U12 Female Group 5 Gold 🥇
Francis Siapno, Regina Y Judo Club U12 Male Group 4 Silver 🥈
Eva Kanasevich, Vibank Judo Club U14 Female Advanced -52kg 4th
Kylee Freeman, Watrous Ju-No-Ri Judo Club U14 Female Advanced -52kg Gold 🥇 U16 Female Advanced -52kg Silver 🥈
Aayla Lee-Neuman, Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club U14 Female Novice -33kg Gold 🥇
Charlotte Leonard, Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club U14 Female Novice -44kg Bronze 🥉
Francesca Siapno, Regina Y Judo Club U14 Female Novice -48kg Gold 🥇
Silvan Raess, Battleford Judo Club U14 Male Advanced -35kg Silver 🥈
Yassine Hussein, Saskatoon Judo Club U14 Male Novice -60kg Gold 🥇
Blake Rempel, Swift Current Judo Club U16 Male Advanced -42kg Gold 🥇
Felix Leonard, Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club U16 Male Advanced -50kg Gold 🥇 U18 Male -50kg Silver 🥈
Eliot Perrault, Swift Current Judo Club U16 Male Advanced -50kg 4th
Emmett Lee-Neuman, Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo U16 Male Advanced -55kg Bronze 🥉 U18 Male -55kg 4th
Oleksandr Kornat, Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club U16 Male Advanced -60kg 4th
Talon Moen, Swift Current Judo Club U16 Male Advanced -66kg 5th
Corsin Raess, Battleford Judo Club U16 Male Advanced -66kg 5th
Thomas Berns, Shinmura Judo Club U16 Male Advanced -73kg Gold 🥇 U18 Male -73Kg 5th
Anna Li, University of Regina Judo Club U16 Female Advanced -44kg Silver 🥈 U18 Female -44kg Silver 🥈
Winter Sky Aisaican, Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club U16 Female Advanced -52kg 3rd
Raylynn Maerz, Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club U16 Female Advanced +70kg 3rd
Kenzie Woods, Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club U18 Female -52 kg Bronze 🥉 Sr Female Novice -57kg 2nd
Ne Waza Female -63kg Silver 🥈
Nova Lee-Neuman, Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club U18 Female -63kg Bronze 🥉 Sr Female Advanced -63kg 7th
Anna Dornstauder, University of Regina Judo Club U18 Female -63kg 4th
Azra Benic, Saskatoon Judo Club U18 Female -70kg 2nd Sr Female Novice -70kg Silver 🥈
Ne Waza Female +63kg Silver 🥈
Hawkins Jacobson, Control Judo U18 Male -66kg Bronze 🥉 Sr Male Novice -73kg Gold 🥇
Ridley Suberlak, Battleford Judo Club U18 Male +90Kg 2nd
Greg Cooper, Saskatoon Judo Club Sr Male Advanced -90kg Bronze 🥉
Jeff Eggen, Regina Y Judo Club Sr Male Advanced -90kg 5th Veteran Men -90Kg Silver 🥈
Chris Hodgson, Saskatoon Judo Club Sr Male Advanced +100kg Silver 🥈 Veteran Men +100Kg Silver 🥈
Sean Biggin, Regina Y Judo Club Sr Male Advanced +100kg 3rd Veteran Men +100Kg Bronze 🥉
Michael Yee, Regina Y Judo Club Sr Male Advanced -66kg 7th Veteran Men -73kg 2nd Ne Waza Male -66kg Gold🥇
Maxx Karaim, Regina Y Judo Club Ne Waza Male +81kg Bronze 🥉
Tony Showchuk, Regina Y Judo Club Veteran Men -81Kg Bronze 🥉
In two weeks, several of the advanced members of the Saskatchewan team will travel to Montreal to compete in the Quebec Open on November 9th and 10th, participate in the Fall National Camp on November 11th to 13th and the Junior and Cadet Pan American Cup events on November 14th to 17th.
Six Saskatchewan veteran athletes will also represent Canada at the 2024 Las Vegas World Veteran Judo Championships November 4th to 7th, 2024.
