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News:
US
Collegiate National Team Departs for World University Taekwondo
Championships
The US
Collegiate National Team departs this weekend for Belgrade,
Serbia to compete at the World University Taekwondo Championships
in Belgrade, Serbia. The championships will take place on
July 16-20, 2008. The event website is http://www.tas.org.yu/wutc2008/.
Competing for the women are Markie Keelan (California State
University Northridge ; Camarillo, Calif.) at finweight, Danielle
Pelham (Edmonds Community College ; Bothell, Wash.) at flyweight,
Aziza Chambers (University of Dayton ; Springfield, Ohio)
at bantamweight, Stephanie Mackay (Metropolitan State College
of Denver) at featherweight, Christina Johnson (Montgomery
College ; Galloway, NJ) at lightweight, Darcy Kimmich (Art
Institute of Pittsburgh ; Aurora, Colo.) at welterweight,
Sanaz Shahbazi (CAJ Skills & Business Education Center
; Sacramento, Calif.) at middleweight, and Amanda Nissen (University
of North Texas ; Carrollton, Tex.) at heavyweight.
In the
men's divisions, John Duhart II will be competing at finweight,
Christian Valencia (Seattle University) at flyweight, Jermaine
James (Edison College ; Cape Coral, Fla.) at bantamweight,
Tal Moriah (Rice University ; Houston, Tex.) at featherweight,
Stefan Webb (Metropolitan State College of Denver; Littleton,
Colo.) at lightweight, Luke Ford (Nova Southeastern University
; Miami, Fla.) at welterweight, Dennis Rudasill (Oklahoma
State University ; Fayetteville, Ark.) at middleweight, and
Stephen Lambdin (Texas Christian University ; Colleyville,
Tex.) at heavyweight.
A group
of officials (referees, coaches, trainer, and managers) will
be traveling with the team. NCTA President Rex Hatfield will
serve as the Team Leader. The team is fortunate to have two
referees this year, Larry Cain and Victoria Serbin, the NCTA
referee chair. Dr. Sherri LaShomb will be serving as the team
trainer again.
There
will be two people in dual coach/manager roles, Linda Buell,
the NCTA eligibility chair, and Dan Chuang, the NCTA Secretary
General. The coaches will be Steve Dring, Scott Fujii, and
Dave Pelham. In order to give our two coach/managers more
time to focus on coaching, Heidi Fagerquist will serve as
an overall team manager.
date
posted: July 11, 2008
NCTA
Thanks Sponsors
The NCTA
would like to thank Trish Bare Grounds of Bare
Essentials Sports Medicine for her many hours of volunteer
time, as well for her donation of medical supplies to the
2008 US Collegiate National Team. The NCTA would also like
to thank the Martial Arts Depot of Ridgefield, NJ for its
donations of team polo shirts and uniforms to the 2008 US
Collegiate National Team. Finally, the NCTA would also like
to thank Robert Fausett of Daedo for the donation of sparring
gear and uniforms to the 2008 Collegiate Nationals Team.
date posted: July 11, 2008
2008
US Collegiate Team Trials Acknowledgements
The NCTA
would like to thank Mr. Bob Gallagher and Eagle Spirit Academy
for setting up the venue and providing food, beverages, and
ice; referee chair, Victoria Serbin, for soliciting referees
to participate and for coordinating the referees travel; the
referees: Larry Cain, John Connors, Terry Copeland, Kenny
Kuek, Vincent Lo, Terence McCullough, Jason McKenna, Suchoon
Mo, Daniel Rogers, Jaime Schulte, Scott Serbin, and Alex Wang;
Mark Kaufmann and Oren Gautreaux for their work as the de
facto tournament committee; Daniel Chuang, Alicia Zhou, and
Erica Chan for the registration and badge preparation; Steve
Dring for the electronic brackets; Paul and John Kimmich (congratulations
to John for graduating on the day of the team trials!) for
retrieving the scales provided by USA Taekwondo; Linda Buell
for stepping in with medical support; the cooperative spirit
of the staff at Comfort Suites Tech Center South in Highlands
Ranch, Colo.; and all of the athletes, coaches, families and
friends for participating in the 2008 US National Collegiate
Taekwondo team trials.
date posted: Jun 7, 2008
2008
US Collegiate Team Trials Results
Congratulations
to all of the athletes who competed at the 2008 US National
Collegiate Team Trials in Highlands Ranch, CO on May 17, 2008!
The competition was fierce and the desire to represent the
United States at the World University Taekwondo Championships
was tangible.
For the
women, Markie Keelan (California State University Northridge
; Camarillo, Calif.) won her division at finweight, Danielle
Pelham (Edmonds Community College ; Bothell, Wash.) won at
flyweight, Aziza Chambers (University of Dayton ; Springfield,
Ohio) at bantamweight, Naomi Santa Maria (University of California
Los Angeles ; Winnetka, Calif.) at featherweight, Christina
Johnson (Montgomery College ; Galloway, NJ) at lightweight,
Darcy Kimmich (Art Institute of Pittsburgh ; Aurora, Colo.)
at welterweight, Sanaz Shahbazi (CAJ Skills & Business
Education Center ; Sacramento, Calif.) at middleweight, and
Amanda Nissen (University of North Texas ; Carrollton, Tex.)
rounds out the female winners at heavyweight.
In the
men's divisions, John Duhart II (Menlo College ; Houston,
Tex.) won at finweight, Christian Valencia (Seattle University)
at flyweight, Jermaine James (Edison College ; Cape Coral,
Fla.) at bantamweight, Tal Moriah (Rice University ; Houston,
Tex.) at featherweight, Stefan Webb (Metropolitan State College
of Denver; Littleton, Colo.) at lightweight, Luke Ford (Nova
Southeastern University ; Miami, Fla.) at welterweight, Dennis
Rudasill (Oklahoma State University ; Fayetteville, Ark.)
at middleweight, and Stephen Lambdin (Texas Christian University
; Colleyville, Tex.) at heavyweight.
Results
can be found by clicking
here, and the brackets by clicking
here.
date
posted: May 18, 2008
2008 US Collegiate Team Trials Schedule
The 2008
US Collegiate Team trials will be held on May 17, 2008 at
Thunder Ridge High School in Highlands Ranch, CO (near Denver,
CO). The trials will begin at 9 am and run until approximately
6 pm. Information about the event can be dowloaded by clicking
here.
date
posted: April 29, 2008
2008 NCTA Championships at Stanford a Success
Congratulations
to Coach Tim Ghormley and the Stanford
Taekwondo Program on hosting a successful NCTA Championships
on April 25-26! The results have been posted to the NCTA
Results Page and can also be found by clicking here.
Also, please note that due to a tabulation error on site,
the team standings were slightly different than what was announced
on the day of the championships. The final team standings
were:
Championship division
1st University of California-Berkeley
2nd University of California-Los Angeles
3rd Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Color
Belt division
1st Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2nd Brown University
3rd Iowa State University
Overall
division
1st Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2nd University of California-Los Angeles
2nd University of California-Berkeley
date
posted: April 29, 2008
Online
streaming of the NCTA Championships
For the
first time in the history of the National Collegiate Taekwondo
Championships all of the black belt sparring competition will
be streamed live over the internet! All matches can be viewed
on Saturday April 26th by going to the tournament page: http://tkd.stanford.edu/collegiates
and clicking on the link. Stanford Athletics and the College
Sports Television Network (CSTV) have combined to make these
exciting matches available to taekwondo fans around the world.
Remember to spread the word and let your friends and family
know that they can support collegiate taekwondo from the comfort
of their own homes.
date
posted: April 24, 2008
NCTA
Referee Chair named USAT Poomsae Coordinator
Congratulations
to NCTA Referee Chair Victoria Serbin, who was named the East
Coast Poomsae Coordinator by USA Taekwondo.
date
posted: April 19, 2008
5-Time
US Collegiate National Team Member Featured in New
York Times
5-Time
US Collegiate National Team Member Christina
Park of New York, NY was featured in this week's New
York Times testing face shields on martial arts headgear.
date
posted: April 19, 2008
2008
NCTA Team Trials Hotel Information
The official
hotel for the 2008 NCTA Team Trial Trials will be the Comfort
Suites Tech Center South in Highlands Ranch, CO. Reservations
for May 15-17 at a rate of $89.99/night can be made by calling
(303) 770-5400 and mentioning "NCTA".
date
posted: April 19, 2008
Latest
Updates From the Stanford NCTA Championships Organizing Committee
1. There
is still time to register! Please let your friends know that
if they are still thinking about signing up, they have until
Friday April 18th to be part of the 33rd National Collegiate
Taekwondo
Championships. Registration is available online at:
http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1553333
2. But,
don't forget that your eligibility documents must be received
in our office by the same date: April 18th. For more detailed
information see: http://tkd.stanford.edu/collegiates/rules.shtml.
Athletes ruled ineligible will not be refunded.
3. Questions
regarding poomsae competition? Please e-mail collegiates2008@stanford-taekwondo.org
and we will be happy to answer them.
4. This
year's kyorugi competition will follow current USAT rules,
with one exception; we will allow the foot "sock protectors."
Here are the rules pertaining to gloves/sock protectors:
Gloves
and Foot Protectors
Black
Belts: WTF/USAT-approved Taekwondo gloves are MANDATORY. Red,
blue or white gloves can be worn. If the competitor chooses
to wear red or blue gloves, they must correspond with the
chest protector color. White gloves can be worn with a red
or blue chest protector. If "foot sock" type coverings
are also worn, they must correspond with the color of the
gloves.
All other
divisions: WTF/USAT-approved Taekwondo gloves are optional.
If the competitor chooses to wear gloves, they may be red,
blue or white. Red or blue gloves must correspond with the
chest protector color. White gloves can be worn with a red
or blue chest protector. If "foot sock" type coverings
are also worn, they must correspond with the color of the
gloves.
5. Finally,
please remember that it is imperative to be at your stated
weight. As this is a national championship event, anyone who
does not make weight will be disqualified. If you want to
adjust your
registration in regards to your weight division, please contact
us at collegiates2008@stanford-taekwondo.org
by April 18th and we will be happy to change your category.
No changes will be made after that date and no refunds will
be given for disqualified athletes.
date posted:
April 16, 2008
UC Davis Taekwondo Featured in the News
The UC
Davis Taekwondo Club is featured by the
UC Davis Website in a nice video spot this week. Check
it out here.
date
posted: April 11, 2008
Additional
Hotel Rooms Available for the 2008 NCTA Championships
Additional
rooms for the NCTA Championships have been made available
at:
The Creekside
Inn of Palo Alto
Mention the "National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships"
Rate: $119/night
Reserve at: 650-493-2411 during business hours
Book by April 14, 2008
date
posted: April 2, 2008
2008
NCTA Championships Eligibility Form Posted Online
The collegiate
eligibility form for the 33rd NCTA Championships can be downloaded
by clicking here.
It is also made available to you once you have registered
online through the official Stanford
NCTA Championships website.
date
posted: April 2, 2008
2008 WUTC Athlete Selection Procedure Announced
The athlete
selection procedure for the World University Taekwondo
Championships to be held in Belgrade, Serbia on July 16-20
may be downloaded by clicking here.
More information on the 2008 World University Taekwondo Championships
may be found at http://www.fisu.net/site/page_1197.php.
The 2008 NCTA Team Trials will be held on Saturday, May 17,
2008 in Denver, Colorado.
date
posted: March 28, 2008
Stanford NCTA Championships Page Goes Live
Current information on the 2008 NCTA
Championships can be found at the Stanford NCTA Nationals
Page at http://tkd.stanford.edu/collegiates.
date
posted: Feb. 25, 2008
Updates
to the NCTA Championships Information
Updates
to the NCTA Championships information (schedule, accomodations,
and fees) can be found on the NCTA Nationals
page. Check this site for more information as it become
available.
date
posted: Feb. 19, 2008
Student
Status Reminder for the 2008 NCTA Championships
All Athletes
competing in the 2008 NCTA Championships must be full time
college students for Spring 2008 in a 2 or 4-year university,
or must have graduated from a 2-year, 4-year or graduate program
in 2007 or 2008.
date
posted: Feb. 11, 2008
2008
Membership Forms Posted
The 2008
Individual and Institutional membership forms are now posted.
Individual membership is required to participate in the 2008
National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships at Stanford University
on April 25-26, 2008.
date
posted: Jan. 31, 2008
National
Collegiate Taekwondo Association Credited on "The Human
Weapon"
The NCTA
was credited with supplying archival footage on a recent airing
of "The
Human Weapon" on the History Channel. The episode
covered Taekwondo and the martial arts of Korea. The episode
may be purchased at amazon.com.
date
posted: Jan. 14, 2008
Fox College
Sports Network Features US Collegiate National Teams from
2005 and 2007 World University Games
Fox College
Sports Pacific and Fox College Sports Atlantic will feature
matches from the 2005
US Collegiate National Team at the Summer World University
Games in Izmir, Turkey, and the 2007
US Collegiate National Team at the Summer World University
Games in Bangkok, Thailand on Christmas Day. For more information,
see the FCS
press release.
date
posted: Dec. 23, 2007
INCTL
Wraps Up Fall Semester of Competition
The Ivy
Northeast Collegiate Taekwondo League wrapped up a successful
fall semester with some of the best attended tournaments on
record. The season opened strong with 303 competitors competing
at MIT on Oct. 14,
2007. The season continued with 257 competitors in attendance
at Cornell University
on Nov. 11, 2007. The season will conclude with 3 tournaments
in the spring semester. Currently Cornell and MIT are ranked
1 and 2 among Division 1 schools with 1386 and 978 points,
respectively. Harvard
University leads Division 2 schools with 250 points, and
the University of Pennsylvania
leads Division 3 schools with 127 points.
date posted: Dec. 23, 2007
Western
Collegiate Taekwondo Championships held on Nov. 17 at UC Davis
On Saturday,
Nov 17, 2007, the UC
Davis Tae Kwon Do Club hosted the Western Collegiate Taekwondo
Championships. Over 125 collegiate and high school athletes
met in the first tournament of the Pac
West Taekwondo Conference this season. The level of competition
was high, with top competitors like US National Collegiate
Team member John Duhart in attendance. Large teams from schools
like UC Davis, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, and Stanford
participated in the event. Making its Pac West debut was UC
San Diego. The event featured a demonstration of the Trusescore
electronic hogu and also the use of online registration. Final
results can be found at the Pac West Taekwondo Conference
website.
The top 3 schools in the standings
were::
1) UC
Davis
2) UCLA
3) UC Berkeley
date posted:
Dec. 23, 2007
Ivy/Northeast
Collegiate Taekwondo League Kicks Off Season at MIT on Oct.
14, 2007
On Sunday,
October 14, 2007, the Ivy/Northeast
Collegiate Taekwondo League (INCTL) kicks off it's 5 tournament
season at MIT. The tournament will be hosted by the MIT
Sport Taekwondo Club and will initiate the points race
to win the INCTL League Cup awarded each April when the INCTL
concludes it's season. Over 15 colleges are a member of the
INCTL and participate in its tournaments each year.
date posted:
Oct. 8, 2007
International Taekwondo Symposium to be hosted at UC Berkeley
on Oct. 12-13
Dr. Russell
Ahn, director of the UC Berkeley
Martial Arts Program (UCMAP) announces the International
Taekwondo Symposium, which will be held on October 12-13 on
the University of California at Berkeley campus and will feature
key speakers from around the world. Topics will address taekwondo
history, philosophy and strategies for the globalization of
taekwondo, especially its value in the promotion of international
harmony and peace. The symposium's web address is http://www.ucmap.org/2007tkdsymposium.
date posted:
September 27, 2007
2007
Western Collegiate Championships Information
The University
of California, Davis is hosting the the Pac-West Western Collegiate
Championships on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. The information
packet may be downloaded by clicking here,
and the associated waiver by clicking here.
All registration will be handled online at http://www.active.com.
For more information on the Pac-West Taekwondo conference,
please visit their website.
date posted:
September 27, 2007
2008
NCTA Championships Date Announced
The NCTA
is pleased to announce that the 2008 NCTA Championships will
be held at Maples Pavilion on the Stanford University campus
in Stanford, California on Friday, April 25, and Saturday,
April 26, 2008.
date posted:
July 27, 2007
NCTA
Announces New President
The NCTA
is pleased to announce that Rex Hatfield of Princeton, NJ
was elected President of the National Collegiate Taekwondo
Association at the NCTA General Assembly on March 30, 2007.
Mr. Hatfield has served as the Secretary General of the NCTA
since 1995 and was the Team Leader and/or Manager for the
US Collegiate National Taekwondo Team at the World University
Taekwondo Championships, as well as the Summer World University
Games since 1996. Mr. Hatfield is also the head instructor
of the Princeton University Taekwondo program, and works full
time for Princeton University in the capacity of team leader
in the Catalog Division.
Mr. Hatfield
replaces Yong Chin Pak as NCTA President, who served as president
of the NCTA since 1986. Mr. Pak retired from the NCTA this
year to spend more time with his family and focusing on his
Iowa State University Taekwondo program. Mr. Pak oversaw 21
US National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships and helped
to organize and fund numerous collegiate national teams that
traveled to international collegiate championships and goodwill
exchanges. “We will miss his presence at national collegiate
events and even more so at international collegiate championships
where Mr. Pak has become synonymous with US collegiate Taekwondo.
We would also like to congratulate him on his recent academic
award. Iowa State University’s College of Human Science
has honored Yong Chin Pak with the 2007 CHS Lecturer/Clinician/
Adjunct Faculty Distinguished Service Award. The NCTA wishes
him well in his future endeavors and hope that he is enjoying
his retirement from the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association.
Thank you for your years of service and unwavering support
of collegiate Taekwondo!”
date posted:
May 10, 2007
NCTA
Nominates Athletes for 2007 Summer World University Games
Team
The NCTA
held the 2007
US National Collegiate Team Trials for the Summer World
University Games on April 27, 2007 in Kansas City, MO in conjunction
with USA Taekwondo. Athletes qualified for the trials by either
by placing in the top 4 in their division at the 2007 NCTA
Championships or by serving as a member of the 2005 or 2006
US National Collegiate Team. The competition was held in a
double-elimination format.
16 athletes
were nominated for the team, which will be submitted to the
U.S. Olympic Committee for approval. The team will travel
to Bangkok, Thailand to compete in the 2007 Summer World University
Games which will take place from August 8 to August 18, 2007.
The athletes
who were nominated for the team were:
Men's
Team
John Duhart
(Houston, Texas/Menlo College)- Finweight; Charles Smith (Ft.
Washington, Md./Prince George's Community College)- Flyweight;
Andrew Oh (Bayside, N.Y./Queen's College)- Bantamweight; Tal
Moriah (Houston, Texas/Rice University)- Featherweight; Manuel
Suarez (Miami, Fla./Miami-Dade Community College)- Lightweight;
Rudford Hamon (Miami, Fla./Florida International University)-
Welterweight; John McBlair (Camarillo, Calif./University of
California-Berkeley)- Middleweight; Stephen Lambdin (Colleyville,
Texas/Texas Christian University)- Heavyweight
Women's
Team
Rachel
Marcial (San Mateo, Calif./University of Phoenix)- Finweight;
Danielle Pelham (Bothell, Wash./Lake Washington Technical
College)- Flyweight; Jesika Torres (San Bernardino, Calif./American
Sports University)- Bantamweight; Stephanie Beckel (Miami,
Fla./University of Miami)- Featherweight; Christina Johnson
(Germantown, Md./Montgomery College)- Lightweight; Darcy Kimmich
(Aurora, Colo./University of Denver)- Welterweight; Christina
Park (New York, N.Y./Lake Washington Technical College)- Middleweight;
Amie Szymanski (Miami, Fla./Miami-Dade Community College)-
Heavyweight
Of the
men, there are two veterans on the team. Hamon is a 3-time
US National Collegiate Team member, and Smith is a 1-time
team member.
The women's
team is very experienced. Beckel has served 5 times on the
US National Collegiate Team. Park has served on 4 teams, each
time as the team captain. Pelham has competed on 3 teams,
Kimmich has represented the US twice on past teams; and Marcial
was also on the 2002 team.
date posted:
May 10, 2007
2007
NCTA Collegiate Team Trials Results Posted
Results
for the 2007 NCTA Collegiate Team trials held on April 27,
2007 in Kansas City, MO have been posted on the NCTA
History page.
date posted: May 8, 2007
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