San Salvador, El Salvador - Athletes from the Jason Morris Judo Center (JMJC) fared very well at the San Salvador World Judo Cup in El Salvador over the weekend as three were in the medal rounds and two placed seventh. Burnt Hills High School graduate, Nick Kossor (28) placed fifth in 60kg earning more valuable points toward the Olympic qualifying. Among Kossor's wins was one over Juan Perez (Chile) who eliminated him last week in Cuba. Brad Bolen (25) also placed fifth at 66kg to raise his world ranking to #33. Burnt Hills graduate, Hannah Martin was the third JMJC athlete to place fifth as she did so in 63kg. Martin lost a heartbreaker in the semis to long time nemesis and eventual champ Hilde Drexler (Austria) in an overtime thriller. SCCC student, Alex Turner (21) continued to improve as he placed seventh in 73kg and bumped his ranking 25 slots from #180 to #155 in the world. Ashley Hejlik (28) placed seventh at only her second world cup and debuts on the world ranking list at #123. SCCC student, Maria Dhami (18) was ousted in the first round in 52kg by veteran Lisa Kearny (Ireland) and eliminated.
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