2022 Finalists

The following 12 finalists have been selected. Congratulations to all!

(Listed in alphabetical order by last name)

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High School Division

       Kyler Coyne, Lake Braddock Secondary School (Melvin Yuki sensei)

       Teddie Frank, Walt Whitman High School (Moorman Yukiyo sensei)         

       Miya Weintraub, Washington Japanese Heritage Center (Seat Mina sensei)

College Division I

       Evan Abella, Baylor University (Gaines Yoshiko sensei)

       Salma Battisha, Baylor University (Prefume Yuko sensei)

       Gabreel Elsawi, Baylor University (Prefume Yuko sensei)

College Division II

       Robert Bierman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Hoogenboom Tomoko sensei)

       Andrew Kowalewski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Hoogenboom Tomoko sensei)

       Ashley Pizzolato, Murray State University (Shirata Akane sensei)

College Division III

       Rhyn Cai, The University of Texas at San Antonio (Fukuda Makiko sensei)

       Yixuan Sun, Duke University (Chen Yunchuan sensei)

       Gavin Withers, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Yokono Yukiko sensei)

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