05/18/2026
On May 16th, Coach/Sensei Jon Morrow, all eight athletes of the Inland Empire AAU Karate Team, and seven members of World of Martial Arts' Karate 60 program, which helps train potential future team members, competed at the Franco Cup karate tournament at Leona Libby Middle School in Richland, WA. Athletes represented our valley well with 43 medals between the two groups and three triple crown finishes for athletes Jayden Henderson (with a bonus silver in a short weapons division), Milo Jones, and CC Subis.
Congratulations to the team! IEAAU Karate has a bright future!
Individual athlete medal results are below:
IEAAU Karate Team Results:
Jonathan Morrow
●Kobudo | Advanced Black Belt Long Weapons| 25-34 yrs | Male: 1st Place
●Kobudo | Advanced Black Belt Short Weapons| 18-24 yrs | Male: 1st Place
●Kata | Advanced Black Belt | 25-34 yrs | Male: 1st Place
Anton Arthur
●Kobudo | Advanced Black Belt Long Weapons| 18-24 yrs | Male: 2nd Place
●Kobudo | Advanced Black Belt Short Weapons| 18-24 yrs | Male: 3rd Place
●Kumite | Advanced Black Belt | 18-24 yrs | Male: 3rd Place
●Kata | Advanced Black Belt | 18-24 yrs | Male: 1st Place
Makaela Everheart
●Kobudo | Advanced Black Belt Long Weapons| 25-34 yrs | Female: 2nd Place
●Kobudo | Advanced Black Belt Short Weapons| 18+ yrs | Female: 2nd Place
●Kata | Advanced Black Belt | 18-24 yrs | Female: 2nd Place
Jayden Henderson
●Kobudo | Advanced Black Belt Long Weapons| 15-17 yrs | Female: 1st Place
●Kobudo | Advanced Black Belt Short Weapons| 14-17 yrs | Female: 2nd Place
●Kumite | Advanced Black Belt | 15-18 yrs | Female: 1st Place
●Kata | Advanced Black Belt | 15-17 yrs | Female: 1st Place
CC Subis
●Kobudo | Intermediate | 13 and 14 yrs | Male and Female: 1st Place
●Kumite | Intermediate | 13 and 14 yrs | Female: 1st Place
●Kata | Intermediate | 13 and 14 yrs | Female: 1st Place
Luke Heavrin
●Kobudo | Intermediate | 15-17 yrs | Male: 2nd Place
●Kumite | Intermediate | 15-17 yrs | Male: 3rd Place
●Kata | Intermediate | 15-17 yrs | Male: 1st Place
Maverick Campbell
●Kobudo | Intermediate | 11 and 12 yrs | Male: 2nd Place
●Kumite | Intermediate | 11 and 12 yrs | Male: 1st Place
●Kata | Intermediate | 11 and 12 yrs | Male: 1st Place
Milo Jones
●Kobudo | Novice | 13-14 yrs | Male: 1st Place
●Kumite | Beginner/Novice | 13-15 yrs | Male: 1st Place
●Kata | Novice | 13-14 yrs | Male: 1st Place
Zeus Fenwick
●Kobudo | Novice | 13-14 yrs | Male: 2nd Place
●Kumite | Beginner/Novice | 13-15 yrs | Male: 2nd Place
●Kata | Novice | 13-14 yrs | Male: 3rd Place
Karate 60/World of Martial Arts Individual Results:
Trout McFarland
●Kumite | Beginner | 15-17 yrs | Female: 2nd Place
●Kata | Beginner | 15-17 yrs | Female: 1st Place
Beckham Hammon
●Kumite | Beginner | 7 and 8 yrs | Male: 3rd Place
●Kata | Beginner | 7 and 8 yrs | Male: 1st Place
Everly Hammon
●Kumite | Beginner | 9 and 10 yrs | Female: 3rd Place
●Kata | Beginner | 9 and 10 yrs | Female: 2nd Place
Kai Palmer
●Kumite | Beginner | 7 and 8 yrs | Male: 3rd Place
●Kata | Beginner | 7 and 8 yrs | Male: 3rd Place
Garrett Branam
●Kumite | Beginner | 11 and 12 yrs | Male: 3rd Place
●Kata | Beginner | 11 and 12 yrs | Male: 3rd Place
Ridge Palmer
●Kumite | Beginner | 11 and 12 yrs | Male: 3rd Place
Sophia Heavrin
●Kumite | Beginner | 9 and 10 yrs | Female: 3rd Place
TEAM PICTURE:
IEAAU Karate Team Athletes and World of Martial Arts/Karate 60 Athletes as named in the article