The National Selection Committee has completed selections for the 2022 Cadet and Junior Pan-American –Oceania Championships, being held from 9 - 11 April 2022 in Lima, Peru.
The tournament will be followed by a two-day international training camp from 12-13 April 2022. The selection was conducted in accordance with the selection policy published on the JA website.
For the first time, Oceania athletes will compete at the combined Pan-American – Oceania Championships in 2022. This is a significant step forward for the development of young Australian athletes.
The following have been selected to compete:
Cadet Team
Female Athletes | Male Athletes | Reserves |
Clarissa Vumbaca (NSW) - 48 kg | Timeo Tournier (WA) - 55 kg | Elijah Raif (NSW) - 60 kg only |
Deana Finka (NSW) - 57 kg | Jack Bannister (QLD) - 55 kg | Bailey Eames (QLD) - 73 kg only |
Ivona Ristevski (NSW) - 57 kg | Jules Aiberti (VIC) - 60 kg | |
Marissa Finka (NSW) - 63 kg | William Zollinger (NSW) - 60 kg | |
Cia Lee (NSW) - 63 kg | Kohsei Toyoshima (QLD) - 66 kg | |
Avalon Anskey (VIC) - 70 kg | Kimi Jost (WA) - 66 kg | |
| Thomas Cramp (ACT) - 73 kg | |
| Nicholas McClifty (NSW) - 73 kg | |
Mak Vugdalic (NSW) - 90 kg | |
Junior Team
Female Athletes | Male Athletes | Reserves |
Anneliese Fielder (QLD) - 52 kg | Jordon Greenbank (WA) - 66 kg | Angus Hutcheon (NSW) - 66 kg only |
Ryley Rametta (VIC) - 57 kg | Jad Reda (NSW) - 66 kg | |
Saya Middleton (WA) - 63 kg | Ryan Koenig (NSW) - 73 kg | |
Maria Swan (WA) - 78 kg | Noah Nightingale (VIC) - 81 kg | |
| Danny Vojnikovich (VIC) - 90 kg | |
| Axel Nightingale (VIC) 100 kg | |
| Leo (Sung Min) Lee (NSW) - Over 100 kg | |
Mixed Team
Division | Entry 1 | Entry 2 |
57 kg | Ryley Rametta | Deana Finka |
70 kg | Saya Middleton | Avalon Anskey |
73 kg | Ryan Koenig | Jordan Greenbank |
90 kg | Danny Vojnikovich | Mac Vugdalic |
+70 kg | Maria Swan | |
+90 kg | Leo (Sung Min) Lee | |
The support team for this event will be:
· Maria Pekli - Team Leader/COVID Manager
· Kerrye Katz – Cadet Female Coach
· Kylie Koenig – Junior Female Coach
· Joe Costanzo - Male Coach
Congratulations to all of those selected to represent Australia and Team JudoAus at this event!