Team Roster 2025-26

  • Weston Uyekawa. A young man in a white judo gi holding a black belt, standing against a black background, smiling at the camera.

    Weston Uyekawa

    Team Captain Class: Senior Weight: -73kg Major: Mechanical Engineering

  • A young man dressed in a white Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi, standing against a black background, smiling and holding his black belt.

    Ryan Kuratani

    Class: Senior Weight: -81kg Major: Mechanical Engineering

  • A young man in a white judo gi holding a black belt, smiling against a dark background.

    Matthew Bata

    Class: Senior Weight: -66kg Major: Mechanical Engineering

  • Nancy Nguyen. A young woman in a white judo uniform with black initials 'SJS' on the chest, holding a black belt, standing against a black background, smiling at the camera.

    Nancy Nguyen

    Class: Senior Weight: -70kg Major: Electrical Engineering

  • Young male martial artist in a white gi with a black belt, standing against a black background, looking determined.

    Aydan Kaneshiro

    Class: Senior Weight: -60kg Major: Computer Science

  • Steven Boldbaartar. A young man in a white judo gi holding a black belt, standing against a dark background.

    Steven Boldbaatar

    Class: Junior Weight: -73kg Major: Economics

  • A young man in a white Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi holding a black belt, standing against a black background.

    Aaron Jen

    Class: Junior Weight: -73kg Major: Spanish

  • Young man wearing a white Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi holding a black belt, standing against a black background.

    Jaxon Candella

    Class: Junior Weight: -90kg Major: Nutrition Science

  • A young woman in a white Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi smiling at the camera, standing against a black background.

    Rebecca Hoang

    Class: Junior Weight: -52kg Major: Kinesiology

  • Young man in a white judo gi with a brown belt, standing against a black background, smiling at the camera.

    Mohammad Rahgozar

    Class: Junior Weight: -60kg Major: Software Engineering

  • Young woman smiling wearing a white Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi with initials 'SJS' and a black belt, standing against a black background.

    Melia Manning

    Class: Sophmore Weight: -48kg Major: Biomedical Engineering

  • A young woman in a white judo gi with a brown belt, standing against a black background, smiling at the camera.

    Iya Sadanchikova

    Class: Sophmore Weight: -48kg Major: Biochemistry

  • A young person in a white judo gi with black belt, standing against a black background, posing confidently with hands on hips.

    Trent Tono

    Class: Freshman Weight: -60kg Major: Undeclared

  • A young male martial artist wearing a white judo gi with black belt, glasses, standing against a dark background.

    Shane Takara

    Class: Freshman Weight: -60kg Major: Biochemistry

  • A young woman in a white Jiu-Jitsu gi with a black belt, smiling at the camera against a dark background.

    Angelina Willwerth

    Class: Freshman Weight: -52kg Major: Kinesiology

  • A woman with long wavy brown hair smiling and wearing a white judoka gi with a brown belt, standing against a dark background.

    Hannah Ramirez

    Class: Freshman Weight: -52kg Major: Biological Sciences, Systems Physiology

  • A young man wearing a white judo gi and a brown belt, standing against a dark background, holding his belt with both hands.

    Samat Diushembaev

    Class: Freshman Weight: -81kg Major: Business Admin., Management Information Systems

Active Alumni & Open University Players

  • Young female martial artist wearing a white gi with black and red patches, smiling, against a black background.

    Anne Suzuki

    Class: Weight: -48kg Major: Physics

  • A young woman with long dark curly hair smiling, wearing a white Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi with patches and a black belt, against a black background.

    Mayu Wise

    Class: ’23 Weight: -57kg Major: Child & Adolescent Dev.

  • Young woman in a white judo gi with black belt smiling, black background

    Katie Gomez

    Class: ’24 Weight: -57kg Major: Mechanical Engineering

  • Nathaniel Keeve

    Class: Weight: -100kg Major: Business Admin., Finance

  • Logo of a sports team featuring a stylized yellow and blue helmet with a crest, and the word "JUDO" written below.

    Seiji maekawa

    Class: Weight: -81kg Major: Information Science

Coaching Staff

  • Yoshihiro Uchida. Yosh Uchida. An elderly man in a white judo gi with a red belt, smiling, standing indoors with a background of vertical blinds and a U.S. Olympic Team logo in the top left corner.

    Yosh Uchida

    SJSU Judo Founder

    Alma Mater: SJSU First U.S. Olympic Judo Team Coach

  • A smiling man in a white judo gi with a black belt, standing against a black background. A United States Olympic Team and Olympic rings logo is in the top left corner.

    Mike Swain

    Head Coach

    Alma Mater: SJSU Olympic Bronze Medalist World Champion

  • A man wearing a white judo gi with black belts stands against a black background, smiling at the camera.

    Kosuke Tanaka

    Assistant Coach

    Alma Mater: Tsukuba University Former Japanese National Team Member

  • A man in a white martial arts gi standing against a black background.

    Toni Lettner

    Assistant Coach

    Alma Mater: Former German National Team Member

  • An Asian man in a white martial arts gi with black belt, standing against a black background. A United States Olympic team logo is in the top left corner.

    Keith Nakasone

    Assistant Coach

    Alma Mater: SJSU Olympian

  • Logo of USA Judo with a stylized yellow helmeted warrior wearing a blue crest and the word "JUDO" underneath, and an Olympic Team badge in the top left corner.

    Marti Malloy

    Assistant Coach

    Alma Mater: SJSU Olympic Bronze Medalist World Silver Medalist