Junior Olympics in Spokane to Select World and Pan Am Teams

The Podium Powered by STCU in Spokane, Wash., will play host to the future greats of American judo as the 2026 USA Judo National and International Junior Olympic Championships take place June 19-21. The tournament will also serve as the trials for the 2026 Cadet World Championships (Aug. 20-23 in Guayaquil, Ecuador), the 2026 Junior World Championships (Nov. 19-22 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan) and the 2026 U13 and U15 Pan American Championships (Nov. 28-29 in Cancun, Mexico).

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More than 800 judo athletes are expected to compete in the three-day USA Judo Junior Olympics. The winner of each of the weight divisions (non-open weights only) in the regular IJF-Junior and cadet categories will earn automatic berths to the Junior and Cadet World Teams, respectively.

Tickets are available on-site at a cost of $20 per person for a one-day pass or $45 for an all-event pass for individuals 13 and older. Discounted passes are available for $15 for a one-day pass for children ages 9-12 or $35 for an all-event pass. Children ages 8 and under are admitted for free. Tickets may also be pre-purchased online HERE.

Judo competition begins at 8:15 a.m. daily with events scheduled as follows:

Friday, June 19 (National Championships)
Regular Bantam, Intermediate & Cadet Categories

Saturday, June 20 (National Championships)
Regular IJF-Junior, Juvenile & All Novice Categories

Sunday, June 21 (International Championships)
All International Categories

Twenty-two athletes who competed for the U.S. at the 2025 Junior and Cadet World Championships will be in action in Spokane:

CADETS
Men’s 55 kg
Samuel Abdelmalek (Punta Gorda, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)
Sebastian Teran (Pompano Beach, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)

Men’s 90 kg
Nicholas Zadvinskiy (Staten Island, N.Y. / Cranford JKC)

Men’s 90+ kg
Judah Harris (Kenly, N.C. / El Toro Judo Club)

Women’s 48 kg
Amaris Bell (Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)

Women’s 52 kg
Mackenzie McPherson (Miramar, Fla. / Budokan Judo School)

Women’s 57 kg
Aubrey Genereux (Port Saint Lucie, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)
Logyn Lynn Puahala (Aiea, Hawaii / Hawaii Kaikaku Judo Club)

Women’s 70 kg
Chrystal Monthe Noussi (Fort Worth, Texas / Fort Worth Judo Club)

Women’s 70+ kg
Rhadi Ferguson, Jr. (Tampa, Fla. / High Noon Judo)

IJF JUNIORS
Men’s 60 kg
Sebastian Teran (Pompano Beach, Fla./ Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)
Jonathan Yang (Los Angeles, Calif. / NYAC / USA Judo National Resident Team) – 2024 Cadet World Champion & 2025 Junior World Bronze Medalist

Men’s 66 kg
Adrian Cohen (Vernon Hills, Ill. / Cohen Brothers Judo Club)
Liam Kesler (San Jose, Calif. / CJ Judo)

Men’s 81 kg
Daniel Shulgin (Philadelphia, Pa. / Yawara Force)

Men’s 90 kg
Nicholas Zadvinskiy (Staten Island, N.Y. / Cranford JKC)

Men’s 100 kg
Daniel Liubimovski (Staten Island, N.Y. / NYAC / Colton Brown Training Center)

Women’s 48 kg
Amaris Bell (Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)
Iya Sadanchikova (Pahoa, Calif. / San Jose State University Judo)

Women’s 52 kg
Harlee Hiller (Evanston, Ill. / Cohen Brothers Judo Club)
Malia Manibog (San Gabriel, Calif. / San Gabriel Judo Dojo)
Mackenzie McPherson (Miramar, Fla. / Budokan Judo School)

Women’s 57 kg
Elsa Clark (Potomac, Md. / USA Judo National Resident Team)
Aubrey Genereux (Port Saint Lucie, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)
Logyn Lynn Puahala (Aiea, Hawaii / Hawaii Kaikaku Judo Club)

Women’s 63 kg
Ellianna Abbott (Rayne, La. / Colton Brown Training Center)
Emily Jaspe (Hialeah, Fla. / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center)

Women’s 70 kg
Chrystal Monthe Noussi (Fort Worth, Texas / Fort Worth Judo Club)
Chloe Williams (Stafford, Va. / High Noon Judo)

Women’s 78+ kg
Rhadi Ferguson, Jr. (Tampa, Fla. / High Noon Judo)