I have written up a list of who is competing on which mat, and their approximate start time. Please keep in mind that the times update in real time on this website.
I have had matches start an hour before the original start time, and up to 2 hours after. It really just depends on how quickly the matches before yours go. I have included the match number first so that you can track how quickly the matches are going on each individual mat. I wrote a blog post a while ago about how to help streamline your competition experience, check it out here.
Make sure to check your weight on the test scale in the bullpen area before going to the official weigh ins. There will be a lot of us there, so if you have a question just ask. The instructors and senior students will be doing their best to coach every match, but if they don’t make it to yours, know that they are doing their best.
Here is part of a rather candid video with our head instructor, Shawn Hammonds, from training this morning. I missed the first part, but the rest of it is still good.
Jason Mattherly, Madison Sperry and Kenny Cross don’t have anyone in their divisions (they scared off all opponents), so they will wait until the open class divisions later in the evening.
For blue belts and up, after collecting your medal at the podium, make sure to sign up for the open weight class immediately. The sign up is usually right next to the podium. Only two from each team will be allowed to compete in the open, but give Shawn options so he can select the chosen ones from the list. He can’t add you if you don’t sign up, and sign up is usually due right after you get your medal.
It is a long day, but if you are able to stick around until the team awards at the end, absolutely do so! You don’t wanna miss being a part of the big team photo on the podium!
That all said, here are all the matches in order for each mat. Use the times as a general guideline – I find the match numbers more useful myself.
Mat 1
#4 – 10:06 – Bryan Tidwell – Black Adult Feather
#6 – 10:30 – Eric Ingram – Black Adult Middle
#7 – 10:42 – Chad Hardy – Black Adult Middle
#14 – 11:57 – Javier Arroyo – Black Master 1 Middle
#15 – 12:05 – Matthew Maskovyak – Black Master 2 Super Heavy
#30 – 1:50 – Andrew Pardee – Purple Master 1 Feather
#38 – 2:49 – Wyatt Baxter – White Adult Middle
#48 – 3:59 – Jacob Taylor – White Master 1 Middle
#49 – 4:06 – Christopher Gardner – White Master 1 Middle
#52 – 4:27 – Brenton Meadows – White Master 1 Super Heavy
Mat 2
#2 – 9:38 – Matthew Bush – Blue Adult Middle
#8 – 10:26 – Charlie Alexander – Blue Adult Middle
#9 – 10:34 – Taylor Cross – Blue Adult Middle
#15 – 11:23 – Chance Miller – Purple Adult Middle
#24 – 12:42 – Alexei Pergande – Blue Juvenile Middle
#31 – 1:33 – Alex Holguin – Blue Master 2 Medium Heavy
#33 – 1:47 – Shannon Goughary – Purple Master 1 Light
#36 – 2:09 – Jonathon King – Purple Master 1 Medium Heavy
#43 – 3:01 – Paul Jeong – White Adult Medium Heavy
#46 – 3:22 – Cole Gordon – White Adult Medium Heavy
#49 – 3:43 – Griffin Hill – White Adult Medium Heavy
#51 – 3:57 – Michele Czech – White Adult Light
#54 – 4:18 – Kyle Haack – White Master 1 Heavy
Mat 3
#1 – 9:30 – Keith Roberts – Blue Adult Feather
#3 – 9:46 – Russell Bracey – Blue Adult Feather
#14 – 11:06 – Nichole Herold – Blue Adult Super Heavy
#24 – 12:40 – Nicholle Stoller – Purple Adult Light
#25 – 12:49 – Anthony Cairns – Blue Master 1 Medium Heavy
#35 – 2:01 – Rob Gortney – Purple Master 1 Ultra Heavy
#51 – 3:57 – Breana Kenworthy – White Adult Feather
#57 – 4:39 – Erin Mercer-Swayze – White Master 1 Light Feather
Mat 4
#1 – 9:30 – Troy Yang – Blue Adult Light
#4 – 9:46 – Aaron White – Blue Adult Light
#9 – 10:34 – Brittany Dickman – Blue Adult Light Feather
#14 – 11:15 – Joseph Kaiga – Purple Adult Feather
#21 – 12:16 – Guerin Lewis – Purple Adult Medium Heavy
#22 – 12:25 – Andrew Kordower – Brown Adult Middle
#37 – 2:19 – Paul Gibson – Purple Master 1 Middle
#38 – 2:26 – Kevin Patterson – Brown Master 1 Middle
#41 – 2:49 – Jimmie Hayes – Brown Master 3 Heavy
#42 – 2:56 – Robert Wake – White Adult Light
#46 – 3:25 – Ray Mullen – White Adult Heavy
#48 – 3:39 – Connor Ridings – White Adult Light
#49 – 3:46 – Caleb Tenpenny – White Adult Heavy
#53 – 4:14 – David Hall – White Master 1 Medium Heavy
#56 – 4:35 – Michael Rohus – White Master 2 Light
#60 – 5:03 – Zachary Hudson – White Master 3 Heavy
Mat 5
#3 – 9:46 – Will Caplenor – Blue Adult Medium Heavy
#21 – 12:18 – Kevin Harmon – Brown Adult Light
#27 – 1:08 – Palmer Gibbs – Blue Master 1 Heavy
#28 – 1:15 – Michael Kenner – Blue Master 2 Middle
#35 – 2:04 – James Harrison – Purple Master 2 Ultra Heavy
#36 – 2:11 – Johnathan Hill – Purple Master 2 Ultra Heavy
38 – 2:25 – William Wolf – Brown Master 4 Medium Heavy
#45 – 3:14 – Jackson Mena – White Adult Rooster
46 – 3:21 – Christopher Corey – White Adult Super Heavy
#47 – 3:28 – Jaylen Bolling – White Adult Super Heavy
#50 – 3:49 – Preston Akers – White Master 1 Light
#55 – 4:24 – Kyle Moffett – White Master 1 Ultra Heavy
#57 – 4:38 – Bojan Jovanovic – White Master 1 Ultra Heavy
My match was meant to be the 5th one in my division, but since it was the first match that the coordinator found, it got bumped to the first event of the day! So this means being escorted past the curtain out to the side of the mat while the tv commentators are talking and the crowd is starting to rumble in the background. I was grinning like a fool. So happy to be there after all the work I put in to make it happen. This was going to be me showing my best game.
This coming Friday, I will finish off my last evening at my job and will likely get home at around 11 pm. I will be leaving for Atlanta at around 3:00 am saturday morning, so hopefully I can get at least a couple hours worth of sleep!
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