Gisborne Judo Club cleaned up at the national championships in Rotorua, bringing home 14 titles. Back (from left) Jody Walters, Gary McKenzie, Johan Jacobs, Alex MacKay, Amelia Gibb and Aaron MacDougall. Middle: Bevan Brooking, Sarah Gibb, James McKenzie, Lucas Nicol and coach Jason King. Front: Gus MacDougall, Kees Beets, Liam Nicol, Malachi Whitley and Tanner Feisst. Absent: Mitchell Spriggs, Ella Kelso, Ivy Fenwick and John MacKay.
Gisborne Judo Club head coach Jason King is happy enough to put one new name on the club’s honours board after a national championship.
So he was ecstatic when four GJC players became first-time New Zealand champions after a successful 2024 nationals in Rotorua last weekend.
An 18-strong GJC contingent claimed 14 titles among its medal haul – one of the club’s more successful campaigns of ...
