Qualified Athletes Announced for Senior World Championships
by Bill Kellick
(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – USA Judo has sent invitations to the athletes qualified to represent Team USA at the 2025 Senior World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, June 13-20. The final Senior World Championship roster will be announced prior to the event.
In accordance with the IJF Sport and Organization Rules, all athletes competing at the Senior World Championships must be ranked in the top nine of each gender of the top 100 on the Senior World Ranking List (as of May 12), or in the top 16 on the Junior World Ranking List (as of May 15). The following athletes meet these criteria as of May 12:
Women’s 48 kg
#12 - Maria Laborde (Kenosha, Wis. / NYAC / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)
Men’s 60 kg
#47 - David Terao (Falls Church, Va.)
#44 - Jonathan Yang (Los Angeles, Calif. / USA Judo National Resident Team / L.A. Judo)
Women’s 52 kg
#11 (Jr) - Harlee Hiller (Evansville, Ill. / Cohen Brothers Judo)
#93 - Jenna Schurr (Torrance, Calif.)
Women’s 57 kg
#33 - Mariah Holguin (San Antonio, Texas / Universal Judo)
Men’s 73 kg
#16 - Jack Yonezuka (West Long Branch, N.J. / NYAC / Cranford JKC)
Women’s 63 kg
#80 - Sara Golden (Crystal Lake, Ill. / USA Judo National Resident Team / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)
#2 (Jr) - Emily Jaspe (Hialeah, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)
Men’s 81 kg
#66 - Johan Silot (Salem, Mass. / NYAC / Pedro’s Judo Center)
Women’s 70 kg
#5 (Jr) - Shavon Gonzalez (West Palm Beach, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)
#66 - Melissa Myers (Burnt Hills, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center)
Men’s 90 kg
#33 - John Jayne (Chicago, Ill.)
#64 - Alexander Knauf (Yorkville, Ill. / NYAC)
Men’s 100 kg
#72 - Jared Causse (Westminster, Calif. / USA Judo National Resident Team / Los Angeles Tenri Judo Dojo)
#44 - Nathaniel Keeve (San Rafael, Calif. / NYAC)
Men’s +100 kg
#57 - Philip Horiuchi (West Covina, Calif. / Los Angeles Tenri Judo Dojo)