2023 NCTA National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships and High School Championships

April 14-16, 2023
Boulder, CO

The NCTA is pleased to announce that 2023 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships and the 2023 NCTA National High School Championships will take place on Apr. 14-16, 2023 in Boulder, CO. The Championships will also host the team trials for the Summer World University Games to be held in Chengdu, China on July 27-August 4, 2023.

NCTA President: Mr. Daniel Chuang
NCTA Senior Vice President: Mr. Rex Hatfield
NCTA Vice President: Mr. Sung Kim, Mr. Justin Faiferlick
NCTA Secretary General: Ms. Sophia Chung
NCTA Treasurer: Ms. Miyako Yerick
NCTA Tournament Commitee Chair: Ms. Tara Sarathi
NCTA Referee Co-Chairs: Mr. Jaime Schulte & Mr. Michael Wickham
NCTA Referee Vice-Chairs: Ms. Jan Trigg & Ms. Shawn McDermott
NCTA Eligibility Chair: Ms. Heidi Hatfield
NCTA Medical Director/Advisor: Dr. Sherri Lashomb
Tournament Host: Coach David Lee
Tournament Contact Info: ncta.contact@gmail.com
Eligibility Contact Info: ncta.eligibility@gmail.com

Venue

University of Colorado Recreation Center
1835 Pleasant St. Boulder, CO 80302

Forms/Breaking/Demo Results:

Sparring Brackets & Results

For Friday Team Trials Sparring Brackets and match numbers, click here
Friday: Matches 1-12, report at 8:15a. Matches 13-24, report at 9:30a. Matches 25-36, report at 10:30a. Matches 37+, report at 11:30a

For Friday Team Trial Sparring Results, Click Here

For Saturday sparring brackets & results, please click here.

For Sunday sparring brackets & results, please click here.

Hotel Information
Millennium Harvest House Boulder
1345 28th Street, Boulder, CO 80302 (0.6 mi from venue)
$125/night, 2 full beds per room OR $160/night, 2 queen beds per room

Courtyard Marriott Boulder
4710 Pearl East Circle Boulder, Colorado 80301 (2.2 mi from venue)
$139/night, 2 queen beds per room

Hilton Garden Boulder
2701 Canyon Boulevard, Boulder, CO 80302 (1.0 mi from venue)
$149/night, 2 queen Beds per room

Embassy Suites Boulder
2601 Canyon Boulevard, Boulder, CO 80302 (0.9 mi from venue)
$169/night, 2 queen Beds plus 1 sofa bed per room

Airport

Denver International Airport (DEN) - 42 mi.

Online Registration

Registration for the NCTA Collegiate Taekwondo Championships will eventually be open at USA Taekwondo Sport80. All athletes and coaches must be USA Taekwondo Members, and coaches must pass a background check, Safesport Certification and associate coach certification. Athletes must also take the Safesport Training (instructions can be found in Sport80). Coaches should start background checks early as it can take over 2 weeks to be approved.

The 2023 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships will be a USATKD 10.0 Ranked event (pending publication of 2023 USATKD points guidelines). The 2023 NCTA High School Championships and the 2023 Summer World University Games Team Trials will not be a USATKD Ranked event.

Summer World University Games Selection Procedures

2023 (2021) Summer World University Games Sparring Procedures are posted here.

2023 (2021) Summer World University Games Poomsae Procedures are posted here.

Schedule (Exact times subject to change)

FOR DETAILED FRIDAY COMPETITION SCHEDULE, CLICK HERE.
FOR DETAILED SATURDAY COMPETITION SCHEDULE, CLICK HERE.
FOR DETAILED SUNDAY COMPETITION SCHEDULE, CLICK HERE.

Sparring Brackets

For Saturday sparring brackets, please click here.

For Sunday sparring brackets, please click here.

Thursday, April 13, 2023 (All Thursday events at the Hilton Garden Inn, 576 Flatiron Blvd. Broomfield, CO 80021)

6p-8p
Registration
Weigh-ins for SWUG Team Trials

Friday, Apr. 14, 2023 (all Friday events at University of Colorado Recreation Center)

9a-8p
Registration

9a-1p
Summer World University Games Team Trials, Sparring and Poomsae

12p-8p
Weigh-ins for Color Belt Sparring

1p-8p
Collegiate Championships Poomsae Competition, all ranks
High School Championships Poomsae Competition, Black Belts

8p or 30 mins after conclusion of competition, whichever is later
NCTA General Assembly

Saturday, Apr. 15, 2023 (all Saturday events at University of Colorado Recreation Center)

8a
Collegiate Demonstration Division begins (UPDATED 4/6/23)
Collegiate Color Belt Sparring begins

2p-6p
Registration
Weigh-ins for Black Belt Divisions

Not before 4p
Collegiate Breaking Division

Sunday, Apr. 16, 2023 (all Sunday events at University of Colorado Recreation Center)

8a
Collegiate Black Belt Sparring Begins
High School Black Belt Sparring Begins

Tournament Information

Click here for the information packet for the tournament, including important competition rules, eligibility information and designated poomsae.

Age/Citizenship Eligibility

Collegiate Academic Eligibility Information

Collegiate Championship Division: Athletes who graduated from college in either 2022, or 2023, or who are half-time status or more between Jan. 10 and April 14, 2023, will be eligible. Athletes do not have to be US citizens. Competitors in the Collegiate Championship division must be born in 2005 or earlier.

Collegiate Team Trials Division: Athletes who graduated from college in either 2020, 2021, 2022, or 2023, or who are half-time status or more between Jan. 10 and April 14, 2023, will be eligible. Athletes must be US citizens. Competitors in the Collegiate Team Trials Divisions must be born in the years 1996 through 2005.

All collegiate athletes in both the team trials and championship divisions MUST do one of the following to verify collegiate eligibility of half-time status or greater by April 1, 2023:

Use parchment.com to send an official transcript and use the address nctaeligibility@gmail.com at the bottom of the form on that page, OR
Check your school website for the option to have them send a transcript or proof of graduation directly to nctaeligibility@gmail.com, OR
Send the completed 2023 NCTA Collegiate Championships Eligibility Form and/or the 2023 NCTA Team Trials Eligibility Form (depending on which events you are competing in), signed by your college registar, to the address listed on the form, postmarked by April 1, 2023.

Failure to complete this step will result in an athlete not being allowed to compete. Please email nctaeligibility@gmail.com with any problems or concerns.

Collegiate Team Trial Participants only should also have this FISU Academic Eligibility form completed by their college registrar and mail this form to by April 1, 2023 to this address: NCTA 2023, 17 Congress Ave, Sioux City, IA 51104-4053.

High School Divisions Academic Eligibility Information

High competitors in the High School Championship division must be born in the years 2004 through
2009.

High school athletes must verify High School student status via the NCTA High School Eligibility Form and submit it to the address listed on the form postmarked by April 1, 2023.