On the heels of yesterday's success, six U.S. athletes in the 13-14-year-old division will compete in the gold medal finals at 6 p.m. EST, Nov. 12:
Miguel Ballesteros (Miami, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai/58kg)
Antonio Rodriguez (Pembroke Pines, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai/64kg)
Ashley Cameron (Garland, Texas/Becerra/40kg)
Risha Mishima (Honolulu, Hawaii/Shobukan/48kg)
Franchesca Durand (Coral Springs, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai/53kg)
Marina Lambert (Chesapeake, Va./Washington Judo/+64kg).
The following athletes will be competing in bronze medal matches:
Nathan Silva (Baldwin Park, Calif./Guerreros/36kg)
Kyle Taketa (Torrance, Calif./Gardena/40kg)
Robby Schultheis (Gurnee, Ill./Gurnee/44kg)
Aaron Fukuhara (Torrance, Calif./Gardena/48kg)
Daniel Palatnik (Rego Park, N.Y./Spartak/+64kg)
Mirielle Graves (Edwardsville, Ill./USA Stars/44kg)
Danielle Greenstein (Coral Springs, Fla./Ki-Itsu-Sai/58kg)
Kelsi Bostic (Anderson, Ind./Anderson YMCA/64kg)