USA Judo presented the following athletes as nominees to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team:

Women’s 48kg

Sayaka Matsumoto (El Cerrito, Calif. / NYAC / East Bay Judo Institute)

Alternate: Ann Shiraishi (San Francisco, Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute)

Women’s 57kg

Valerie Gotay (Harlingen, Texas / USA Judo National Training Site at Harlingen)

Alternate: Hannah Martin (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)

Women’s 70kg

Ronda Rousey (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)

Alternate: Katie Sell (Oshkosh, Wis. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)



Men’s 60kg

Taraje Williams-Murray (Bronx, N.Y. / NYAC / Spartak Sports Club)

Alternate: Josh O’Neil (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)



Men’s 66kg

Taylor Takata (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)

Alternate: Jeremy Liggett (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center)

Men's 73kg

Ryan Reser (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)

Alternate: Chuck Jefferson (San Jose, Calif. / USA Judo National Training Site at San Jose State University) 



Men’s 81kg

Travis Stevens (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center) 

Alternate: Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove, Ill. / NYAC / Cohen’s Judo)



Men’s 90kg

Brian Olson (Boulder, Colo. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center)

Alternate: Garry St. Leger (Brooklyn, N.Y. / NYAC / Legrosports Starrett)



Men’s 100kg

Adler Volmar (Coral Springs, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami)

Alternate: Brian Picklo (Mustang, Okla. / USA Stars)

Men’s +100kg

Daniel McCormick (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE)

Alternate: Anthony Turner (Miami, Fla. / USA Judo National Training Site at North Miami)