2026 NCJA National Collegiate Championships Results

March 29, 2025

The San Jose State University Judo team participated in the 2026 NCJA National Collegiate Championships hosted by Fresno State University.

Team Results:

2026 Collegiate Men’s Elite National Champion 🥇
2026 Collegiate Women’s Elite National Champion 🥇

Individual Senior Elite Results:

🥇 Gold Medalists:

• Matthew Bata (-66kg, Senior)

• Aaron Jen (-73kg, Junior)

• Melia Manning (-48kg, Sophmore)

• Rebeka Hoang (-52kg, Junior)

🥈 Silver Medalists:

• Trent Tono (-60kg, Freshman)

• Weston Uyekawa (-73kg, Senior)

• Jaxon Condella (-90kg, Junior)

• Iya Sadanchikova (-48kg, Sophmore)

🥉 Bronze Medalists:

• Shane Takara (-66kg, Freshman)

• Katie Gomez (-63kg, Graduate Student)

This year’s National Collegiate Championships served as direct qualifiers for the 2027 World University Games. Congradulations to Matthew Bata (-66kg), Aaron Jen (-73kg), Melia Manning (-48kg), and Rebeca Hoang (-52kg) for directly qualifying for the 2027 FISU World University Games!