We had an incredible weekend for the LJJA Team Lovato at the IBJJF Houston Open. There were competitors from so many different affiliates that came together & supported one another. With 21 competitors we were able to leave with 20 medals: 7 gold, 7 silver, & 6 bronze! Here are the individual results from the weekend:
Tara Lawrenz - White Adult Heavy - 3rd
Justin Petty - White Master 1 Middle - 3rd
Jordan Simms - Blue Adult Rooster - 1st
Dylan Nguyen - Blue Adult Rooster - 2nd
James Gillette Jr - Blue Adult Med Heavy - 1st
Dominique Brooks - Blue Adult Med Heavy -3rd
Patrick Coffee - Blue Adult Heavy - 1st
Vanessa Cornejo - Blue Adult Feather - 1st
Michael Clark - Blue Master3 Ultra Heavy & Open - 3rd
Vinny Saenz - Purple Adult Light Feather - 2nd
Michael Salazar - Purple Adult Middle - 2nd
Zach Coffee - Purple Adult Heavy - 2nd
Justin Ternes - Purple Master2 Feather - 1st
Robbie Walsh - Purple Master2 Heavy & Open - 1st & 2nd
Jared Dopp - Black Adult Ultra Heavy & Open - 2nd & 3rd
And our stand out for the Houston Open was Professor Ben Baxter of Performance Martial Arts Academy who took 2nd in the Black Belt Master 1 Super Heavy & came back to become the 2x Black Belt Master 1 Absolute Champion! Congratulations to him on this incredible performance as well as all our competitors who left everything on the mats & represented what Lovato Jiu Jitsu is all about! We would also like to give a shout out to Professor Jared Dopp of Lovato's BJJ & MMA as well as Professor Eddie Saenz from Kingdom Jiu Jitsu who coached our warriors the entire weekend.
