Cambree and Jemmy with their medals

RESULTS: The Forum Open | May 2026

Tournament Results
June 01, 2026•3 min read

On Saturday, May 30, Renzo Gracie Spokane Valley took one adult and 30 youth students to the Forum Open.

Team RGSV secured the Overall Academy and Best Academy rankings at the Forum tournament.

Though there were many wins, there were also lessons that needed to be learned.

For Gina Lomeli, she learned how to come back stronger after a loss. Gina went up a weight division and competed against girls who were significantly bigger than she was. However, the “firecracker” did not go down without a fight. She lost her first match via points. Coming back with a vengeance in round two, she took her opponent down to the ground gaining mount. Her opponent rolled over into Gina’s closed guard where the “firecracker” executed a beautiful armbar in under 30 seconds.

An exceptional note, in David McElliott’s NoGi match against an athlete from Idaho, he won via points. However, as an 8-year-old gray-white belt, David managed to execute a high level knee lever from half-guard, effectively rolling his opponent over. He passed to mount where he maintained position until the time ran out.

For this tournament, Coaches Tanner, Louie, Dakota and Jason all stepped up to ensure each athlete had a coach. Their coaching was confident and led their athletes to victory. With a loss, they were encouraging, and helped them get after it again in their next match.

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Cambree Maxey with Ashley Stredicke holding Ashley's bronze medal

In total, the team took home 18 gold medals, 19 silver medals, and 11 bronze medals.

Below are the results from our athletes:

YOUTH

Ryder Hagerty - NoGi Silver; Gi Silver

Jerico TuathaDe - NoGi Gold; Gi Bronze

Judd Thompson - NoGi Silver; Gi Silver

Ammon Thompson - NoGi Gold; Gi Silver

Fox Benson - NoGi Gold; Gi Gold

Avery Artemov - NoGi Gold; Gi Silver

Spencer Thompson - NoGi Gold; Gi Gold

Liam Artemov - Gi Bronze

Jax Sweeten - NoGi Gold; Gi Gold

Isaiah Barrett - NoGi Bronze; Gi Silver

Dallas Thompson - NoGi Gold; Gi Gold

Henry Nusbaum - NoGi Silver; Gi Silver

Manny Dumont - NoGi Silver; Gi Silver

Kane Beuchat - NoGi Silver; Gi Silver

Ansel Puryear - NoGi Silver; Gi Silver

Christopher Lomeli - NoGi Gold; Gi 4th Place

Siddalee Sanchez - NoGi Silver; Gi Silver

Gina Lomeli - NoGi Bronze; Gi Bronze

Aniyah Walsworth - NoGi Gold; Gi Bronze

Ashley Stredicke - NoGi Bronze; Gi Bronze

Jemmy Sherman - NoGi Gold; Gi Gold

Sofia McElliott - NoGi Silver; Gi Bronze

Cambree Maxey - NoGi Silver; Gi Gold

Melina Lomeli - NoGi Bronze; Gi Gold

Carter Sibley - NoGi 4th Place; Gi 5th Place

David McElliott - NoGi 4th Place; Gi 4th Place

George Sanchez Jr. - NoGi 5th Place; Gi 5th Place

Wyatt Lomeli - NoGi 5th Place; Gi 9th Place

Logan Dumont - NoGi 4th Place; Gi 7th Place

Theos Butters - NoGi 4th Place; Gi 5th Place

ADULTS

George Sanchez Sr. - NoGi Bronze, Gi Gold

If you are interested in learning Jiu Jitsu for competitions, schedule your first intro class here! We will teach you everything you need to know in order to succeed.

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Charlotte Carvalho started training when she was 12-years-old, and started assistant coaching by the age of 14. Now, she teaches the RGK 2 class and heads up the women’s program. She double-majored in Journalism and Public Relations at Biola University which set her up for success managing the facility.

Charlotte Carvalho

Charlotte Carvalho started training when she was 12-years-old, and started assistant coaching by the age of 14. Now, she teaches the RGK 2 class and heads up the women’s program. She double-majored in Journalism and Public Relations at Biola University which set her up for success managing the facility.

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