The OSU Year of the Dragon Shuai Chiao Tounament brought four kungfu schools: Wing Lam Kungfu, Ho-I Tai Chi and Shuai Chiao Academy, Master Mollica's Kung Fu and Tai Chi, and the OSU Shuai Chiao Kungfu Club together for a day of friendly, but fierce, competition. The 40 contestants fought 81 matches in a strenuous round-robin format at Larkins Hall on the OSU campus in Columbus, Ohio.
All of the four schools placed, but Wing Lam Kungfu dominated the tournament. Only Junior Lightweight Matthew Boorman, of Ho-I, kept them from taking first place in every division of the tournament. Led by experienced competitors Immanuel Robinson and Gino Belfiore, the young Wing Lam team swept all but one of the third place positions as well.
Tournament Results
Jr. Lightweight
1st Matthew Boorman, Ho-I
2nd Di'Ante Jackson, Wing Lam
3rd Aqeel Muhammad, Wing Lam
Jr. Middleweight
1st Ellis Dixson, Wing Lam
2nd Philip Rose, Ho-I
3rd Kandis Thompson, Wing Lam
Jr. Heavyweight
1st Delvon Thompson, Wing Lam
2nd Jack Blakeslee, Ho-I
3rd Kristopher M. Hall, Wing Lam
Women's Lightweight
1st Bahiyyah Muhammad, Wing Lam
2nd Kathy Stanek, OSU
Women's Middleweight
1st Gabrielle Voskerician, Wing Lam
2nd Katy Pierce, OSU
3rd Yessenia Morales, Wing Lam
Men's Lightweight
1st Gino Belfiore, Wing Lam
2nd Dan Beck, OSU
3rd Leon Choo, Wing Lam
Men's Middleweight
1st Brian Corbett, Wing Lam
2nd Matt Martin, Mollica's
3rd Daniel Cliff, Wing Lam
Men's Middle-Heavyweight
1st Zerriff Wyatt, Wing Lam
2nd Raymond Trepanier, Ho-I
3rd Jeremy Brogdon, OSU
Men's Heavyweight
1st Immanuel Robinson, Wing Lam
2nd Rob Huntley, OSU
3rd Myron Cummings, Wing Lam
