Background
Behind the Action
I live and train in upstate New York and have since 2017. I started judo when I was 13 years old at the USA Stars in Tulsa, Oklahoma, under Pat Burris. At 15, I moved to Florida and trained for a few years under Shinjiro Sasaki at Sasaki Judo, ultimately becoming his first black belt. 2016 I competed in my first set of international competitions. In 2017, I moved to the Jason Morris Judo Center and qualified for my first set of teams. The Junior and Senior Pan-American Championships and World Championships.
Now, seven years later, I travel to a different international competition every month competing and earning qualifying points for the Olympics. My ultimate goal is to qualify for the 2028 Olympics in LA, California.
International
2024 Montreal Open 78kg
GOLD
2024 Quebec Open 78kg
GOLD
2024 Varadero Open 78kg
BRONZE
2022 Lima Open 78kg SILVER
2022 Guayaquil Open 78kg GOLD
2022 Tunis Open 70kg BRONZE
2021 Guayaquil Open 70kg SILVER
2021 Punta Cana Open 70kg GOLD
2021 Guadalajara Open 78kg BRONZE
2019 Canada Open Ontario 78kg SILVER
2019 Canada Open Quebec 78kg BRONZE
2018 Canada Open Ontario 78kg SILVER
2017 AmCan International Judo Challenge 78kg GOLD
2017 Pan American Open Argentina 70kg SILVER
2017 Pan American Open Chile 70kg SILVER
2017 Pan American Open Peru 70kg BRONZE
2016 Dallas Invitational 70kg GOLD
2016 Asian Open Taipei 70kg SILVER
2016 Pan American Open El Salvador 70kg BRONZE
2016 US Open 70kg GOLD
2016 US Open 70kg GOLD
2014 IJF USA Cup 57kg Junior IJF GOLD
2014 IJF USA Cup 57kg Cadets GOLD
2014 IJF Puerto Rico World Cup 57kg Juniors SILVER
2013 Australian Youth Olympics 57kg Juniors BRONZE
2014 San Antonio Open 57kg GOLD
2014 San Antonio Open 57kg Junior IJF GOLD
2014 San Antonio Open 57kg Juniors GOLD
2013 San Antonio Open 57kg Juniors GOLD
National
2024 US Nationals 78kg GOLD
2023 US Nationals 78kg GOLD
2022 President's Cup 78kg GOLD
2022 US Nationals 78kg GOLD
2021 US Nationals 78kg GOLD
2019 US Nationals 78kg BRONZE
2019 Dallas Invitational 78kg SILVER
2019 President's Cup 78kg GOLD
2018 US Nationals 78kg SILVER
2016 Scholastics Nationals 70kg Junior IJF GOLD
2016 President's Cup 70kg SILVER
2016 Senior Nationals 70kg BRONZE
2015 President's Cup 70kg GOLD
2015 President's Cup 70kg Junior IJF BRONZE
2015 Scholastics Nationals 57kg Junior BRONZE
2014 Scholastics Nationals 57kg Junior BRONZE
2013 President's Cup 57kg BRONZE
2013 President's Cup 57kg Junior SILVER
2013 USJA/USJF Junior Nationals 57kg Junior SILVER
2013 Junior Olympics Internationals 57kg Junior GOLD
2013 Junior Olympic National Championships 57kg Junior GOLD
Regional
2019 Morris Cup 78kg+ GOLD
2019 Morris Cup 78kg GOLD
2019 Summer Slam 78kg GOLD
2019 Pedro Challenge 78kg SILVER
2018 Morris Cup 78kg GOLD
2017 Morris Cup 70kg GOLD
2017 Morris Cup 78kg GOLD
2017 Morris Cup 78kg+ GOLD
2017 Morris Cup 70kg Junior GOLD
2017 Morris Cup 78kg Junior GOLD
2017 Morris Cup 78kg+ Junior GOLD
2017 Ocean State Championships 78kg GOLD
2016 Florida Team Championship 70kg GOLD
2015 Cherry Blossom 70kg Junior IJF GOLD
2013 Midwestern Championships 57kg Junior GOLD
2013 Sunshine State Games 57kg Junior GOLD
Awards/Teams
AWARDS
2024 Women's Sport Foundation Rusty Kanokogi Grant Recipient
2019 Steve Cohen Most Outstanding Female Award
2017 United States Judo Association Women of the Year
2017 The Irwin Cohen Most Outstanding Female Award
2014 Women's Sport Foundation Rusty Kanokogi Grant Recipient
2014 USA Judo Athlete of the Month
2014 Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year, award for development and improvement of athletic performance through strength and conditioning excellence, National Strength and Conditioning Association, Sponsored by Muscle Milk
2013 Female Best Technique Award - USA Judo Junior Olympic Championships
2013 Outstanding Judoka Junior Female - Florida Sports - Florida's Sunshine State Games
TEAMS
2024 Senior World Team
2024 Senior Pan American Team
2023 Senior World Team
2023 Senior Pan American Games Team
2023 Senior Pan American Team
2022 Senior World Team
2022 Senior Pan American Team
2021 Senior Pan American Team
2018 Senior Pan American Team
2017 Senior Pan American Team
2017 Senior World Team
2017 Junior Pan American Team
2017 Junior World Team
2013 Australian Youth Olympic Team
