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LIz Burns


Burns in action at the 2004 Rendez
Vous Canada



 Burns (White vs Aminata Sall (CAN) at the 2003 Rendez Vous Canada

 


 Burns in action at the 2004 Morris Cup


Burns catches Akiyama with ouchi
at the 2004 Olympic trials.

 

Born: 10/3/84
Weight Class: 57kg
Birthplace: Washington, PA
Hometown: Lake Havasu, AZ
Nickname: Big Bunz
Rank: Nidan (Second Degree Black Belt)
email: studda@hotmail.com
Hobbies: Reading
Favorite Music: Rock & Hip Hop
Favorite Movie: Point Break
Favorite TV Show: The OC
Currently Ranked #2 in the USA
2005 World Team Alternate (57kg)

2004 Olympic Team Alternate (52kg)

2003 World Team Alternate (52kg)
2002 Jr. World Team Member (52kg)
2004 competition record: 35-17
2003 competition record: 41-20
2002 competition record: 53-21

GOLD

  • 05 Liberty Bell Classic (57kg) – Philadelphia, PA
  • 05 Pedro's Challenge - Wakefield MA.
  • 04 USA Judo's Fall Classic (57kg) - Northglenn, CO
  • 04 Ladder Tournament (63kg) - Northglenn, CO
  • 04 Starrett Cup – Brooklyn, NY
  • 03 US Sr. Nationals – Las Vegas, NV
  • 03 Liberty Bell Classic – Philadelphia, PA
  • 03 Midwest Championships – Chicago, IL
  • 03 & 02 East Coast Championships – Newark, NY
  • 02 Jr. US Open –Boca Raton, FL
  • 02 Jr. Olympics – Indianapolis, IN
  • 02 USJA Jr. Nationals – Boca Raton, FL
  • 02 USJF Jr. Nationals – Sacramento, CA
  • 02 Midwest Championships – Chicago, IL


SILVER

  • 05 Morris Cup (57kg)  – Burnt Hills, NY
  • 05 Morris Cup (63kg)  – Burnt Hills, NY
  • 05 US Sr. Nationals (57kg) – Virginia Beach, VA
  • 04 Ontario Open (57kg) –Toronto, Canada
  • 04 Midwest Championships (57kg) – Chicago, IL
  • 03 USA Judo’s Fall Classic – Indianapolis, IN
  • 03 & 02 Benito Juarez International – Mexico City, Mexico
  • 02 Rendez Vous Canada – Montreal, QC
  • 02 Liberty Bell Classic – Philadelphia, PA
  • 02 USA Judo’s Fall Classic – Louisville, KY
  • 02 US Sr. Nationals – Cleveland, OH
  • 02 Am Can International – Amherst, NY
  • 02 High School Nationals – San Jose, CA


BRONZE

  • 04 US Open (57kg) - Las Vegas, NV
  • 04 Rendez Vous Canada (57kg) - Montreal, QC
  • 04 Benito Juarez (57kg) – Mexico City, Mexico
  • 03 Ontario Open – Toronto, Canada
  • 03 & 01 Rendez Vous Canada – Montreal, QC
  • 03 US Open – Las Vegas, NV
  • 03 Simon Bolivar Cup – Margarita Island, Venezuela
  • 03 Puerto Rico Open - Salinas, Puerto Rico
  • 02 Fedo Cup – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • 02 & 01 Quebec Open – Montreal, QC
  • 01 Rendez Vous Canada – Montreal, QC


FIFTH

  • 04 US Sr. Nationals (57kg) – San Diego, CA
  • 03 Tre Torri – Porto Sant’Elpido, Italy

SEVENTH

  • 05 Finnish Open – Tampere, Finland
  • 04 Athens Open – Athens, Greece


NINTH

  • 03 Bulgarian Open – Sophia, Bulgaria