2012 Senior Pan American Karate Championships

The USA Team has done it! USA has won the overall Senior PKF Championship!

Day 1 Results:

Cheryl Murphy - Gold Medal - -68kg kumite
Tom Scott - Gold Medal - -75kg kumite
Eimi Kurita - Bronze Medal - -61kg kumite
Troy Hirshkorn - Fifth Place - -84kg kumite
Adam Older - Fifth Place - -84kg kumite
Mackenzie Rahaim - Seventh Place - -61kg kumite

Day 2 Results

Sakura Kokumai - Female Kata - Gold
Brandis Miyazaki - -60kg kumite - Gold
Mina Yamazaki - Female Kata - Silver
Brian Ramrup - -67kg kumite - Silver
Shannon Nishi - -55kg kumite - Bronze
Brian Mertel - -67kg kumite - 5th
Jenna Weber - +68kg kumite - 5th

Day 3 Results

Cheryl Murphy - Gold Medal - -Open kumite
Tom Scott - Gold Medal - -Open kumite

Team/Delegation Staff

Head of Delegation: Jake Lease
Team Leader: Brody Burns
Head Coach: Tokey Hill
Coach: Akira Fukuda
Coach: Tommy Hood
Coach: John Limcaco

The following athletes are eligible to attend and represent the United States:

Men’s Kata
William Vassar Louie Bradford
Ricardo Guerrero

Women’s Kata
Sakura Kokumai
Minako Yamazaki

Men’s Kumite -60kg
Brandis Miyazaki
Adam Brozer

Men’s Kumite -67kg
Brian Mertel
Brian Ramrup

Men’s Kumite -75kg
Tom Scott
Tyler Yamasaki

Men’s Kumite -84kg
Adam Older
Troy Hirshkorn

Men’s Kumite +84kg
David Rodriguez
Richard Schwinn

Men’s Kumite Open Weight
Tom Scott
Adam Older

Women’s Kumite -50kg
Tyler Wolfe
Melissa Cheung

Women’s Kumite -55kg
Shannon Nishi

Women’s Kumite -61kg
Eimi Kurita
Mackenzie Rahaim

Women’s Kumite -68kg
Cheryl Murphy
Alyssa Berenson

Women’s Kumite +68kg
Jenna Weber
Minako Yamazaki

Women’s Kumite Open Weight
Cheryl Murphy
Sereen Askari

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