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The Graplers Quest took place in Las Vegas on May 9th. GD JIU-JITSU/Nova Uniao was well represented by 11 competitors, who brought 13 medals back to AZ!

The standouts of the Team were Kristina Barlaan and David Margraff. Kristina won the Advanced/No-Gi/Feather weight and the Blue Belt/Feather Weight. David won the Blue Belt Super Heavy and took second at the No-Gi/Intermediate/Super Heavy.

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Check out the results:

Ryan Heilman – Purple/Feather (1st place) and No-Gi/Advanced/Feather (3rd place)

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Zack Surdyka – Blue/Light (1st lace) and No-Gi/Intermediate/Light (3rd place)

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Jesse Forbes – No-Gi/Advanced/Heavy (1st place)

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Vic Garcia – No-Gi/Novice/Light (1st place)

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Jacob Garcia – Yellow/Kids/60 lbs (2nd place)

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George Polynin – White/Light (2nd place)

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Jesse Barret – No-Gi/Intermediate/Heavy (3rd place)

 

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