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Name: Katy Hoogerwerf
Age: 26
Tucson Connection: UA graduate student studying landscape architecture.
On the résumé: Grand champ in 2003 World Championships in Kumite, fourth in Kata. Two-time grand champ in team Kata in 2001 and 2002. Also in 2002, took second in Kumite and third in continuous sparring. In 2001, first in Kumite and second in continuous sparring.
THIS WEEK: Hoogerwerf will defend her middleweight title at the U.S. Karate Alliance World Championships in New Orleans.
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