Results of the North American Sumo Championships from 1997 to 2003

During this time period, a team was selected from the North American and Caribbean countries to represent North America at the World Sumo Championships.

 

2nd (1997) North American Championships results (Inglewood, CA)

Teams
1. USA
2. Canada
3. Haiti

Lightweights:

1. Andy Ruggiero (USA)
2. Jason Near (CDN)
3. Buddy Tupou (USA)

Middleweights:

1. Bill Thompson (CDN)
2. Kena Heffernan (USA)
3. (tie) Barry Friedberg (PR)
Roger Heffernan (USA)
John Menafra (USA)

Heavyweights:

1. Hideo Su'a (USA)
2. Sione Polotu (USA)
3. Andrew Borodow (CDN)

Open:

1. Bill Thompson (CDN)
2. Sione Polotu (USA)
3. Andrew Borodow (CDN)

 

3rd (1998) North American Sumó Championships results (Inglewood, CA)

Light-weight
1. Andy Ruggiero, USA
2. Nick Yonezuka, USA
3. Victor Baptiste, Haiti

Middle-weight
1. Heath Johnson, USA
2. Harvey Wong, USA
3. Kena Heffernan, USA

Heavy-weight
1. Wayne Vierra, USA
2. Sione Pulotu, USA
3. James Perry, Puerto Rico

Open
1. Takahisa Osanai, Japan
2. Emanuel Yarbrough, USA
3. Wayne Vierra, USA

Teams
1. United States of America
2. Jamaica
3. Canada

 

 

4th (1999) North American Sumó Championships results (Inglewood, CA)

Light
1. YONEZUKA Nick, USA
2. RUGGIERO Andy, USA
3. MISTICHELLI Danny, USA

Middle
1. HEFFERNAN Kena, USA
2. HEFFERNAN Jacob, USA
3. MONTGOMERY Craig, Puerto Rico

Heavy
1. VIERRA Wayne, USA
2. BRUTUS Joel, Haiti
3. WA'A Harry, USA

Open
1. VIERRA Wayne, USA
2. YARBROUGH Emanuel, USA
3. HEFFERNAN Kena, USA

Teams
1. USA
2. Canada
3. Puerto Rico

 

 

2000 North American Sumó Championships results (Cranford, NJ)

Lights:
1. Greg Donofrio (NJ)
2. Danny Mistichelli (NJ)
3. Andy Ruggerio (NJ)

Middles:
1. Craig Montgomery (Puerto Rico)
2. Rene Marte (Jamaica)
3. Anthony Reeder (NJ)

Heavies:
1. James Perry (NC)
2. Elmer Gale (Canada)
3. Carl Pappalardo (NY)

Team competition:
1. USA
2. Caribbean
3. Canada

 

2001 North American Sumó Championships results (Long Beach, CA)

Boys:
1.  Eric Hernandez
2.  Carlos Gallegos
3.  Vicente Medrano

Women:
1.  Jaclyn Feuerschwenger
2.  Mashid Tarazizadeh
3.  Sharlene Serbin

Masters:
1.  Harry Dudrow
2.  Jim Lowerre

Junior heavyweights:
1.  Justin Crite
2.  Jon Crite
3.  Roland Pantus

Men’s lightweights:
1.  Gregory Donofrio
2.  Trent Sabo
3.  Jason Maron
4.  Fernando Mora

Men’s middleweights:
1.  Rene Marte
2.  Mark Mireles
3.  Andrew Isaacson
4.  Nick Rodriguez

Men’s heavyweights:
1.  James Perry
2.  Jon Crite
3.  Marcus Barber
4.  David Knight

Men’s openweights:
1.  Manny Yarbrough
2.  David Knight
3.  Troy Collins
4.  Kelly Gneiting

(Unofficial) Team competition:
1.  LAPD
2.  USA West
3.  USA East
4.  Oceanside

 

DUNLOP TIRES 6th (2002) NORTH AMERICAN SUMO CHAMPIONSHIPS (Toronto, Ontario)  Results

Men’s Lightweight

  1. Trent Sabo (USA)
  2. Jason Maron (USA)
  3. John Gonzalez (USA)

Women’s Lightweight

  1. Telitha Ellis (USA)
  2. Elizabeth Santos (CDN)
  3. Aja Tsuji (CDN)

Men’s Middleweight

  1. Rene Marte (Jamaica)
  2. Jack Keener (USA)
  3. Kena Heffernan (USA)

Women’s Middleweight

  1. Fraser Bouslaugh (CDN)
  2. Jaclyn Feuerschwenger (USA)

Men’s Heavyweight

  1. James Perry (USA)
  2. Carl Pappalardo (USA)
  3. Marcus Barber (USA)

Women’s Heavyweight

  1. Mahshid Tarazi (USA)

Men’s Open

1.  Kena Heffernan (USA)
2.  Jerry Sharp (USA)
3.  Leonard Thomas (USA)

Women’s Open

  1. Jaclyn Feuerschwenger (USA)
  2. Fraser Bouslaugh (CDN)
  3. Mahshid Tarazi (USA)

Men’s Closed Team

1. USA
2. Canada

Men’s Open Team

1. Japan
2. California Sumo Assoc ‘B’

 

DUNLOP TIRES 7th (2003) NORTH AMERICAN SUMO CHAMPIONSHIPS (Steveston, British Columbia) Results

Women
(exhibition):

  1. Katherine Hurley (USA)
  2. Aja Tsuji-Carr (CDN)

Men’s lightweight
(under 187 lbs./85 kg)

1.     Trent Sabo (USA)
2.     John Gonzalez (USA)
3.     Curtis Pentland (CDN)

Men’s middleweight
(187-253 lbs./85-115 kg)

  1. Rene Marte (USA)
  2. Leonard Thomas (USA)
  3. Patrick Greer (USA)

Men’s heavyweight
(over 253 lbs./115 kg)

  1. Casey Burns (USA)
  2. Elmer Gale (CDN)
  3. Carl Pappalardo (USA)

Men’s open
(no restrictions)

  1. Rene Marte (USA)
  2. Jerry Sharp (USA)
  3. Kena Heffernan (USA)

Men’s master’s
(40+ years)

  1. James Perry (USA)
  2. Jeff Riddle (MEX)
  3. Harry Dudrow (USA)

NOTE: the 2003 World Sumo Championships, scheduled for Moscow, were cancelled due to the SARS epidemic.

The 2004 North American Sumo Championships, scheduled for Montreal, were cancelled.  At this point, it was decided that the US National Championships would hereafter be the qualifier for the USA's World Championship team (other North American and Caribbean nations could select their teams in whatever manner suited them).

 

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