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The Serg BJJ / Team Marcio Cruz Savannah Academy traveled from Savannah, GA to the 2013 IBJJF Atlanta Open on Saturday, Aug. 31. The team was comprised of eighteen athletes and they brought home eleven medals.

Ultimately, their small group came in tenth place out of a total of 73 teams that were representing at the international championship.

The list of individual athletes:

WHITE / Adult / Male / Rooster Brandon Hunnicutt

WHITE / Adult / Male / Rooster Jakob Williams

WHITE / Adult / Male / Light Feather James Moseley

WHITE / Adult / Male / Feather Parker Sass

WHITE / Adult / Male / Middle Samuel Norton

BLUE / Adult / Male / Light Feather Cody Keers

BLUE / Adult / Male / Light Feather Josh Sipes

BLUE / Adult / Male / Light Aaron Hines

BLUE / Adult / Male / Middle Dag Gay

BLUE / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy Danny Hellmann

BLUE / Master / Male / Middle Trent Sikes

BLUE / Master / Male / Heavy James Owens

BLUE / Master / Male / Heavy JR Gay

PURPLE / Adult / Male / Heavy Austin Avera

PURPLE / Adult / Male / Heavy Dustin Waters

PURPLE / Master / Male / Feather John Rodgers

PURPLE / Senior 1 / Male / Middle Harry West

BROWN / Senior 1 / Male / Heavy Michael Sergi

In a facebook post addressed to his students, head instructor Michael Sergi said, “I’m proud of the way our guys competed and represented. I was very proud of the poise and confidence that each of you had in your matches. You not only represented well on the mats you represented well off of the mats. Your sportsmanship and respect for the other competitors/spectators deserves just as much attention. There were too many outstanding things that took place competitively for me to mention in this post. Know that your effort and attitude was judged way more than the results of your matches regardless of the outcome.

What must be addressed are the many thanks and words of appreciation for everyone involved. I appreciate the courage and commitment to the guys that competed this weekend. Each of you stepped up big. Without you we wouldn’t have achieved such a level of success. A big thank you to the team members that took the time to travel to Atlanta and support those competing. I want to mention all of your names, but there are too many to list. You guys are the best and your presence meant so much. Another big thank you to the family and friends that supported us back home. You play a big part of our success too. Another big thank you to Professor Marcio Cruz. Your guidance and words regarding your expectations for the team are motivating for all of us to set higher goals and accomplish bigger things.”

Congratulations to the Serg BJJ team, Michael Sergi and Professor Marcio Cruz in leading the team to their victories.

More information about Serg BJJ can be found at www.SergBJJ.com