Yuasa earns first place at coveted event

March 12, 2018 1:45 pm
Photo courtesy of Mark Yuasa Mercer Island Islanders freshman Tegan Yuasa, center, earned first place in the Cadet -50 kilogram division at the USA Judo Scholastic National Championships on March 3-4 in York, Pennsylvania. Yuasa will also represent Team USA at the 2018 Cadet Pan American Championships on July 6, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Photo courtesy of Mark Yuasa Mercer Island Islanders freshman Tegan Yuasa, center, earned first place in the Cadet -50 kilogram division at the USA Judo Scholastic National Championships on March 3-4 in York, Pennsylvania. Yuasa will also represent Team USA at the 2018 Cadet Pan American Championships on July 6, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Mercer Island freshman Tegan Yuasa, center, earned first place in the Cadet -50 kilogram division at the USA Judo Scholastic National Championships on March 3-4 in York, Pennsylvania. Yuasa will also represent Team USA at the 2018 Cadet Pan American Championships on July 6 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Yuasa is currently ranked 41st in the world in his age division in the International Judo Federation February rankings.