2026 NCJA National Collegiate Championships

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. Congratulations to Matthew Bata (-66kg), Aaron Jen (-73kg), Melia Manning (-48kg), and Rebeca Hoang (-52kg) for directly qualifying for the 2027 FISU World University Games!