The Army West Point Judo Team competed at the Collegiate National Championships at San Jose State University in San Jose, CA. University and college Judo teams from all of over the United States competed in the Collegiate National tournament including USMA, San Jose State University, Texas A&M, University of South Florida, UC Berkley, UC Davis, Schenectady College, UC Santa Cruz, UTK, University of Washington, Ball State University, Iowa State University, the University of Minnesota, Southern Methodist University, CSUS, Stanford University, University of Texas, Glendale College, UC San Diego, and others. There were four divisions at the tournament to include a men’s and women’s senior divisions, which consists of all brown belts and above, and the men’s and women’s novice divisions, which is white belts to green belts. Overall, the Army West Point Men’s senior team won first place in the men’s senior division, tying with San Jose State University. The Army West Point Men’s novice team won first place in their division, and the Army West Point Women’s novice team won second place in their division.
The Army West Point Judo team won an overall of 51 matches, and 18 medals; seven gold, six silver, and five bronze. In the senior division, the first place medalist was CDT Ishmael McGinty; the second place medalists were CDTs Mason Kumashiro, Bradley Mikinski, and Megan Kinsey; the third place medalists were CDTs John Santos, Ryan Roth, and Jarryn Villegas. In the novice division, the first place medalists were CDTs Sheldon Dillman, Aiden Baxter, and Rikki Fearon; third place medalist were CDTs Araceli Sandoval and Zachary Towne. For the students that placed first in the senior division, the National Collegiate Judo Association qualified those individuals for the International United States Collegiate Judo Team. The International US Collegiate Judo team will compete in the summer of 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan, against collegiate Judo teams from all over the world. CDT Ishmael McGinty will represent the US and USMA in Taipei, Taiwan; CDTs Mason Kumashiro, Bradley Mikinski, Megan Kinsey, John Santos, Ryan Roth, and Jarryn Villegas will all be considered as alternates for the International US Collegiate Judo team.