Scholarship Funds Hit New High $20,000 Is Allocated for USA Judo
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - USA Judo recently announced that $20,000 has been allocated for scholarship funds for USA Judo athletes.
"Our goal is not only to encourage the success of USA Judo athletes on the mat, but also in the classroom as well," said USA Judo CEO Jose H. Rodriguez. "We are all very excited to be able to offer our athletes an unprecedented level of tuition assistance, and it is our hope that athletes who receive these awards will go on to have great success in their future careers. This has all been made possible due to the leadership of Gail Stolzenburg, who has masterfully overseen the life membership funds for all of these years."
The awards, which come from revenue generated from the USA Judo Life Member Scholarship Fund, are available to USA Judo members currently enrolled in an accredited college or university. Scholarship awards will be selected by a committee and will be based on both academic and athletic performance. Prior to review, all applications must first be submitted to Eddie Liddie, USA Judo director of Athlete Performance.
Applications for the Life Member Scholarship are available at http://www.usjudo.org/documents/LifeMembershipScholarship_App.pdf. Applications will be reviewed twice annually - March 15 and June 15. For questions on the program, contact Liddie at
In Other Judo News ...
• Senior Nationals Entry Packet Now Available The entry packet for the USA Judo Senior National Championships and International Masters Championships is now available at http://www.usjudo.org/documents/2007SeniorNationalsEntry.pdf.
• Novice Division Added for Collegiate Nationals A new novice division will be contested at the NCJA Collegiate Nationals, March 25 in Miami, Fla. Additional information is available in the entry packet at http://www.usjudo.org/documents/2007CollegiateEntry.pdf.
• Judo Clinic Features Two-Time Olympian Patrick Burris Pat Burris, two-time Olympian and USA Judo director of Coach Certification and Education, will be conducting a clinic at the University of Montana in Missoula on March 9-10.
A technical judo clinic will be held March 9 from 7 - 9 p.m., as well as a second clinic that will be held at the conclusion of the Missoula Invitational Open on March 10.
For more information, contact Chris Knieb at 406.549.6400 or
• Georgia and Florida State Games Dates Set The Georgia State Games will be held June 9 in Kennesaw, Ga. For more information, visit www.georgiagames.org.
The Florida Sunshine State Games will be held June 16-17 in Lakeland, Fla. For more information, visit www.flasports.com or call 1.866.FLGAMES.
