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Lucas Rowe
DOB:	19/6/1993
Nationality:	English/British
Discipline:	Judo
Club:	Kettering Premier Judo Club.
Coach:	Rob Tiney & Richard Hull

Result from Junior National Judo Championship 2004
This is the second consecutive year that Lucas has won Bronze at the National Championships. He narrowly lost in the semi-final against his arch nemesis Jacob Price, from Pinewood, by a yuko to a koka but then came back strongly in the Bronze medal fight. Here he met Tyrell Clark-Harewood from Moberly, whom he destroyed with a koka, a yuko and finally an ippon throw, all with different techniques.

Ironically it was Tyrell's twin brother Kyle who won the gold - yet Lucas had earlier beaten both of these at the Heart of England Championships in September! This year then, Lucas has beaten both the 'A' and 'B' band National Champions at U34kg in different competitions - his own National Championship must potentially be there.

Result from Junior National Judo Championship 2003
On Sunday 7th December Lucas Rowe competed in the Junior 'A' band Nationals at High Wycombe. It was the first year he old enough to be eligible to compete (10 years old).
Being the smallest and youngest in the Midlands Team he had the honour of leading the squad in the parade holding the Midlands Team placard aloft to open the competition.
Unfortunately Lucas lost his first fight immediately putting him out of contention for Gold and Silver. However, in a great comeback, he then won 5 conseutive fights to take the bronze medal winning all by ippon throws, bar one golden score victory. Not only did he take the bronze but ended up winning more fights than the eventual gold medallist because of having to fight all the way through the repechage. For this Lucas' results were recognised with the 'Performance of the Day' Award which was presented by Georgina Singleton.

Lucas Rowe:
At the start of this year Lucas' ambition was simply to make the Midland Area Squad - to become the Midland Champion and go on to win a National Bronze medal was more than he could have hoped for.

Lucas started judo at the age of 4 and had four frustrating years until he was 8 before he was old enough to enter competition, being thrown in at the deep end with the Kent Junior International being just days after his birthday.

Since then he has had regular success finishing top of his club's medal table in 2002, his first full year of competition and leading it again in 2003. For the last two years he has also won Kettering Premier Judo Club's Melvyn Wright Trophy for the Best Junior Player at its annual awards ceremony. Being small for his age he has had to get used training with bigger partners and now that there are players of his size to train with he sticks to the bigger players to even up the competition!

It is not just contest that Lucas is interested in. One of this years goals is to gain his first junior referee qualification and last year at the age of 8 he helped his Dad practise for his 1st Dan theory by being his uke at home before the grading - and correcting more than a few of his Dad's techniques!

Short term goals are to gain greater success at higher level Open and Age Banded competitions and then to be selected for the Midland Area Squad and fight in the Nationals. In 2002 and 2003 Lucas spent time training in Japan in the summer and he would really like to represent his club and Area in international competition.

Longer term becoming part of the cadet squad is a primary aim. Seeing older players who train at the club with the GB flag on their gi is a definite incentive. With the ambition of youth the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and intervening World Championships figure in Lucas' plans. He knows that he has to keep on his toes because his sister, Connie, turns 8 in June and will be embarking on her judo career too.

Biography supplied by Ian Rowe.

2005 results
Oct:   Lucas wins SILVER Junior National Championships.
Sept:   Lucas wins SILVER Ipswich U20 Open.
June:   Lucas wins SILVER Kent Junior International.
May:   Lucas wins GOLD AJA Midlands Open.
Apr:   Lucas wins U38kg GOLD Provident U18 Open.
Apr:   Lucas wins U42kg SILVER Provident U18 Open.
Apr:   Lucas wins U46kg BRONZE Provident U18 Open.
Apr:   Lucas wins GOLD Midland Inter-Counties Team Championships.
Mar:   Lucas wins BRONZE Willesden Junior Open.
Feb:   Lucas wins U38kg GOLD Samurai Junior Open Championships.
Feb:   Lucas comes in 5th at U38kg at the Midland U20 Open.

2004 Results
Dec:   Lucas wins a brillint U34kg Silver Midlands Inter Counties Closed Individual Championships.
Nov:   Lucas wins U36kg Bronze Amateur Judo Association, East Midlands Open Championships.
Nov:   Lucas wins Bronze Junior Nationals 2004, Fenton Manor.
Sept:   Lucas wins First at Midland Area trials U34kg (unbeaten).
Sept:   Lucas wins Bronze Heart of England Champs, U34kg CEA band.
July:   Lucas wins Junior referee grade 1 qualification.
May:   Lucas wins Silver Bushido U20 Open, U34kg.
May:   Lucas wins Bronze at Peterbrough U20 Open, 34kg.
Apr:   Lucas wins Silver CE Bluebottles, Blue belt & Under 34kg comp.
Mar:   Lucas wins Bronze Sasakawa Open Championship U34kg.
Jan:   Lucas wins Silver at Salisbury U34kg.

2003 Results
December: MJunior Nationals: ronze
September: Midland Area Trials U30kg: First
September: Worcestershire Green Belt & Under Championship U30kg: Silver
July: BJA Eastern Area Mini Mon, Orange & Yellow belts U30kg: Gold
June: Bushido Judokwai Under 20 Open Judo Championship: Gold
May: U18 Kidderminster Open Championships U30kg: Bronze
March: Willesden Age Banded U30kg: Silver
March: Midland area Mini Mon U34kg - Orange belts fighting at 28kg: Bronze
March: Samurai Mini Mon U34kg - Orange belts fighting at 28kg: Gold
February: North West Open U30kg: Semi Finalist

2002 Results
November: Kettering Mini Mon U30kg: Gold
October: Samurai Mini Mon U27kg: Gold
September: Kemp Hospice Charity Mini Mon U27kg: Silver
June: Kent International Junior Open U27kg: Semi Finalist
June: Bushido Under 18 Open U27kg: Bronze
April: London Junior Open U27kg: Gold
February: Willesden Age Banded U27kg: Bronze
January: Samurai Mini Mon U27kg: Bronze

2002 Results
June: Samurai Mini Mon U27kg: Bronze