[sumo] East Japan University Sumo League Championship Results

[Joe Kuroda <joe_kuroda@yahoo.com>]

The 53rd East Japan University Sumo League
Championships (Tier 1)
At the Yasukuni Jinja Shrine Sumo Grounds on September
19

Final results:
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1. Nihon University - 7 wins
2. Tokyo Agricultural University - 6 wins and 1 loss
3. Toyo University - 4 wins and 3 losses
4. Nihon Taiiku University - 4 wins and 3 losses
5. Chuo University - 3 wins and 4 losses
6. Takushoku University - 3 wins and 4 losses
7. Komazawa University - 1 win and 6 losses
8. Daitobunka University - 7 losses

This is the 21st consecutive championships (and their
40th) for Nihon University. 
The 3rd and 4th were decided by point scores while 5th
and 6th were the result of their meet.)


Current Active Rikishis from these universities:
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Nihon University:

Otsukasa - Maegashira West 13, Irumagawa, graduated in
1993.
Kaiho - Hakkaku, Maegashira West 9, grad in 1996.
Masutsuyoshi - Makushita East 8,Mihogaseki, grad in
1996.
Yotsukasa - Irumagawa, Juryo West 6, grad in 1996.
Hokutoiwa - Hakkaku, Makushita West 26, grad in 1997.
Hayateumi - Oitekaze, Maegashira East 12, grad in
1998.
Daishodai - Oitekaze, Juryo East 10, grad in 1998.
Kotomitsuki - Sadogatake, Komusube West, grad in 1999.
Hamanishiki - Oitekaze, Juryo East 11, grad in 1999.
Takamisakari - Azumazeki, Maegashira East 7, grad in
1999.
Yamamoto - Shikoroyama, Jonidan West 33, left in 2000
as a first year student due to streptococus. Three
years later decided to join Ozumo.
Daishoma - Oitekaze, Makushita East 13, grad in 2001.
Kitamura - Hanaregoma, Sandanme West Lead, grad in
2001. 
Futeno - Dewanoumi, Maegashira East 10, grad in 2003.
Kurazono - Mihogaseki, Sandanme East 30, grad in 2004.
Shiraishi - Mihogaseki, Sandanme West 84, grad in
2004. 
Satoyama- Mihogaseki, Jonidan 15, grad in 2004.

Tokyo Agricultural University
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Tokitsuumi - Tokitsukaze, Maegashira West 8, grad in
1996.
Shimotori - Tokitsukaze, Maegashira East Lead, grad in
2000.
Tokitenku - Tokitsukaze, Juryo West 2, left in 2002
(but later went back and obtained the diploma)

Toyo University
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Tamamitsukuni - Kataonami, Makushita East 35, grad in
1998.
Tamanoshima - Kataonami, Maegashira West 2, left in
1998 as a second year student (the youngest Makushita
tsukedashi ranking holder).
Takanofuji - Naruto, Jonidan West 112, left in 1999 as
a first year student.
Kaonishiki - Azumazeki, Makushita West 19, grad in
2001.
Takamifuji - Azumazeki, Makushita East 21, grad in
2003.
Kimurayama - Kasugano, Sandanme East 93, grad in 2004.
Isobe - Irumagawa, Jonidan East 17, grad in 2004.
Nakano - Musashigawa, Makushita East 44, grad in 2004
(Makushita Tsukedashi ranking but injured and
makekoshi).

Nihon Taiiku University
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Tamaryuma - Kataonami, Sandanme East 11, left in 1995
as a second year student. 
Miyamoto - Musashigawa, Sandanme West 38, grad in
2001.
Kakizoe - Musashigawa, Maegashira West 6, grad in 2001
with Makushita Tsukedashi ranking.
Onishi - Oguruma, Sandanme East 6, grad in 2004, was
College Yokozuna in his third year at the university
but decided to get the diploma so lost Makushita
Tsukedashi ranking and started from Maezumo.
Considered to be a promising rikishi.

Chuo University
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Tamakasuga - Kataonami, Maegashira West 14, grad in
1996. (A well know trivia question being which rikishi
has his shikona named for an astroid.)
Nakao - Matsugane, Makushita East 36, grad in 1997.
Dejima - Musashigawa, Maegashira West 5, grad in 1998.
Kaido - Tomozuna, Juryo East 13, grad in 2000. (The
second slowest to be promoted to Juryo from a
Makushita Tsukedashi ranking.)
Takekaze - Oguruma, Maegashira West 7, grad in 2002.
(Makushita Tsukedashi ranking but do not meet the
minimum height standard.)

Takushoku University
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Tochinoyama - Kasugano, Makushita East 23, grad in
1995.
Tochinonada - Kasugano, Maegashira West 3, grad in
1996.
Morishita - Oguruma, Jonidan West 36, grad in 2003. 

Daitobunka University
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Bushuyama - Musashigawa, Juryo East 7, grad in 1999.
(Makushita Tsukedashi ranking.)
Ogurayama - Musashigawa, Jonidan West 54, left in 2004
as a first year student. 

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