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IJA eNewsletter       August 2022 Editors: Don Lewis & Martin Frost (ijanews@juggle.org)

CONTENTS

• IJA Board election results
• Cedar Rapids IJA Festival and COVID-19
• 2022 IJA Festival T-shirts available till end of September
• 2022 IJA Festival championships and competitions results
• 2022 IJA World Joggling Championships
• eJuggle latest articles

IJA Board election results by Marilyn Sullivan, Chief Teller

The following four people were elected or re-elected to the IJA Board in this summer’s election, each with the indicated number of votes.

• Benjamin Domask-Ruh 137
• Sofia Noethe 137
• Ross Berenson 136
• Noel Yee with 51 write-in votes

Others who received more than 2 write-in votes:

• Albert Lucas 19
• Martin Frost 17

There were 112 in-person votes and 47 online votes.  There were no spoiled ballots.

Cedar Rapids IJA Festival and COVID-19  by Festival Director Afton Benson

One of the largest challenges to hosting the 75th annual IJA Festival was minimizing the risk of spreading COVID-19.  With widely available vaccinations, decreased hospitalizations in the United States, and the decreased state-wide and international restrictions, we decided to continue forward with the festival.

Unfortunately, as we stated in the IJA COVID-19 reporting survey, there were cases of COVID-19 reported during and after the festival.

Here’s a breakdown of the festival attendance and the testing data reported:

• 495 jugglers and spectators registered for the festival
• 9 cases of COVID-19 were reported during the festival
• 66 additional cases were reported through the survey

Of the 75 reported cases, 60 tested positive within the first 3 days after the festival ended.

Note that the data is based on what was reported to the Festival Director and through the IJA COVID-19 reporting survey.

Thank you to everyone who tested throughout the week, who left if they did not feel well (or did not attend at all), and who tested once you left the festival!

Thanks for attending and reporting!

All the best,

Afton Benson
2022 Festival Director

2022 IJA Festival T-shirts available till end of September  by Martin Frost

In case you didn’t get a 2022 75th Anniversary Festival T-shirt in Cedar Rapids, you’ve got a chance to order one until September 30, 2022, in the IJA Store.

They’re available in Men’s and Women’s styles, in sizes from Small to XXL, for $23 to IJA members. Be sure to login to the site before placing your order to get the member price.

The shirts will be shipped by early October.  See the T-shirt artwork at left.

2022 IJA Festival championships and competitions results by David Cain (from eJuggle)

Competitions, both serious and silly, make up many of the events at the yearly IJA Festival.  The 2022 Festival was no different.  Here are the results of the various competitions that took place.

XJuggling

XJuggling (Extreme Juggling) is a best-trick type of competition created by Jack Kalvan.  Below are the competition categories and winners of each category.

IJA Juggling Championships

The IJA Juggling Championships were once again directed by Viveca Gardiner and NeilFred Picciotto.  Usually, the IJA Juggling Championships has three divisions: Individuals, Juniors, and Teams.  The Jugheads were the only team to enter this year, so they performed an exhibition rather than compete.  Below are the medalists for the Juniors and Individuals Championships.

Juniors Championships

Gold Medal / 1st Place – Matthew Walmsley (USA) – Balls, rings, and clubs
Silver Medal / 2nd Place – LilyRuth Mamary (USA) – Balls and clubs
Bronze Medal / 3rd Place – Leona Barocas (USA) – Balls, rings, and clubs

Individuals Championships

Gold Medal – 1st Place – Pun Ho Lam (Hong Kong) – Kendamas
Silver Medal – 2nd Place – Kathryn Carr (USA) – Hats
Bronze Medal – 3rd Place – Futa Fujimoto (Japan) – Devil Sticks

Fight Night

Fight Night is a bracket-based competition of Combat Juggling; the last juggler maintaining their three club pattern wins.  Once players passed through qualifying rounds, they played in the Knockout Tournament.  Fight night at IJA was organized by Alex Larson.  27 jugglers participated in the event this year.

1st place  – Spencer Androli
2nd place – Noah Schmeissner
3rd place  – Cameron Ford

Battle Night

Battle Night is a live Club Juggling Battle that uses a dance cypher-esque tournament structure where 8 competitors square off in 3 rounds of head to head battles leading up to a winner take all final.  Battle night was born during the pandemic as a way for jugglers and club enthusiasts to gather virtually and keep the club flame alive in their lives.  There have been over 100 live virtual battles on zoom, connecting jugglers from Mexico, USA, Central and South America, and Europe.  Battle night was originally created by Christian Tinoco and Cynthia “La Flaka” Buitron in Mexico.  Shortly after Kevin Axtell joined on as a co producer.  Kevin directed Battle Night at the IJA Festival.

1st Place – Christian Kloc
2nd Place – Matan Presberg
3rd Place –  Zak McAllister

Numbers Championships

The IJA Numbers Championships has been going on in one form or another since 1970.  This year the competition was directed by Scott Cain and David Cain along with Assistant Director Merry Spahr.  Competitors attempt to qualify the highest number of props in 9 categories.

Individual Balls

Gold Medal – Doug Sayers – 9 balls for 47 catches
Silver Medal – Matan Presberg – 9 balls for 40 catches
Bronze Medal – Spencer Androli – 9 balls for 30 catches

Individual Rings

Gold Medal – Spencer Androli – 8 rings for 45 catches
Silver Medal – Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse – 8 rings for 29 catches

Individual Clubs

Gold Medal – Spencer Androli – 7 clubs for 116 catches
Silver Medal – Moritz Rosner – 7 clubs for 23 catches

Individual Ball Bouncing

Gold Medal – Christian Kloc – 9 balls for 37 catches
Silver Medal – Jonathan Root – 8 balls for 21 catches
Bronze Medal – Sophie Klein – 8 balls for 17 catches

Ball Passing

Gold Medal – Doug Sayers and Peter Kaseman – 14 balls for 62 catches
Silver Medal – Noah Schmeissner and Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse – 13 balls for 89 catches

Ring Passing

Gold Medal – Noah Schmeissner and Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse – 12 rings for 95 catches
Silver Medal – Cameron Ford and Spencer Androli – 12 rings for 61 catches
Bronze Medal – Chris Lovdal and Jack Levy – 11 rings for 65 catches

Club Passing

Gold Medal – Peter Kaseman and Stefan Brancel – 11 clubs for 54 catches
Silver Medal – Jack Levy and Sean Carney – 11 clubs for 48 catches
Bronze Medal – Moritz Rosner and Julian Kloos – 10 clubs for 128 catches

Ball Bounce Passing

Gold Medal – John Jones and Dave Critchfield – 12 balls for 62 catches

Three Person Club Passing

Gold Medal – Tony Kaseman, Peter Kaseman, and Stefan Brancel – 14 clubs for 112 catches
Silver Medal – Sean Carney, Chris Lovdal, and Jack Levy – 13 clubs for 113 catches

Games

The Games of the IJA was organized by Bill Biz Olbrisch.  Below are the individual games and their winners.

Hoop Spin — Cindy Marvel
3-Ball Endurance — Pun Ho Lam
4-Ball Endurance — Caleb Black
5-Ball Endurance — 1st, Nick Thomas; 2nd, Jack Denger; 3rd, Adolfo Esteban Almonacid Cardenas
Distance Passing — Josh Nelson and Mirranda Miller
Diabolo Toss — Biz the Clown
7-Club Passing Endurance — Jasper Murphy and Alex Rozanov, 2 min, 5 sec
Club-Balance Endurance, Spencer Androli, 10 min, 20 sec
5-Club Endurance — Spencer Androli, 5 min, 12 sec
Huggling — Nick Thomas and Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse
Wheelbarrow Race — Jerrik Miller, Benjamin Sneezby, and Isaac Cantor, 18.43 sec
7-Ball Endurance — 1st, Adolfo Esteban Almonacid Cardenas at 1 min, 36 sec; 2nd, Jack Denger; 3rd, Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse
Blind Juggling — Matan Presberg
Quarter Juggling — Nick Thomas
Biz Says — Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse
5-Hoop Endurance — Callum Baker
4-Hoop Endurance — Lisa Ellipse
3-Hoop Endurance — Sara Noelle

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