Spokane, Washington June 19-22, 2026

The Junior Olympics was the trial for the U13 and U15 Pan American Championships in Cancun Mexico on November 28th and 29th. Four of the U13 & U15 Tenri students won or placed 2nd in their divisions and automatically qualified for the USA Team to the championships. Our students Audrey Souza, Jett Seson , Sophie Delos Reyes, and Raider Mendoza all made the team and will be traveling to Cancun Mexico and competing on November 28th and 29th!

Audrey Souza- Gold medal Intermediate Female -52 kgs

Sophie Delos Reyes – Gold Medal Intermediate female -40kgs

Raider Mendoza – Gold Medal Juvenile Male -55kgs

Jett Seson -Silver Medal Intermediate Male -35kgs.

Emi Kaulili – Gold medal B2 -23kgs.

Aziel Fonoimoana-Alo earned three gold medals. One gold in Novice B2 -27kg, one gold in B3 -25 kgs, and one gold in the B3 -29kgs!

Noah Kim -Bronze Medal Novice -25kgs.

Aria Kim -Gold Medal B3 -25kgs.

Aria Kim- Silver medal B2 -22kgs

Aziel, Jax, Makana and Noah watching some of the competition.

Mika Yoshida won a gold medal in the B6 -27 kgs division.

Kenna Barcina won a bronze medal in the B5 -33kgs division and Emi Kaulili won a gold in the B2 -23 kgs division!

Mika Yoshida Gold Medal B6 -27kgs, and Jax Yoshida Gold Medal Juvenile -35kgs.

Also participated but did not place were Tenri judoka-Makana Duldulao, Cobyn Mattson, Matt Endo, Skylor Chan, and Jayda Noguchi.

Also at the Junior Olympics there was an international division which was completed on Sunday June 21st. We had 5 gold medalists on that day.

Mika Yoshida -won a gold medal in the B6 female -27kgs.

Sophie Delos Reyes-won a gold medal in the Intermediate female -40kgs..

Jax Yoshida -won a gold medal in the Juvenile Male -35kgs.

Aziel Fonoimoana Alo won two gold medals in the B 2 –27kgs and -31kgs.

Jayda Noguchi and Cobyn Mattson participated but did not place.

We are proud of everyone’s performance and how you represented Hawaii Tenri Judo!