NCTA Admin

Marlborough, MA, April 13, 2025 – In another record-setting year, the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association (NCTA) welcomed 712 athletes from 184 unique schools to the 2025 National Collegiate and High School Championships. Combined with the team trials held in March, 820 athletes competed at the NCTA national events. “This marks the third consecutive year with record numbers at NCTA events,” said NCTA President Dan Chuang. “I was also thrilled so see the inauguration of our 3v3 NCTA Cup, the culmination of 3v3 events held all around the country last year in our new regional conferences.” The event was hosted by Northeastern University and was held at the Royal Plaza Trade Center in Marlborough, MA.

In the NCTA National Collegiate Championships, the Championship Division was won by Brown University and the University of Texas, Austin, in a tie for first place. Third place was won by Northeastern University. The Black Belt Division was won by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California, Davis and third place won by Brown University. The Color Belt Division was won by the University of Austin, Texas, with Brown University taking second place and Northeastern University taking third.

The female athlete of the year was Hannah Keck of the University of Texas, Austin, and the male athlete of the year was William Smith III of the University of California, Los Angeles. The freshman of the year award went to Bomin Kim of the University of California, San Diego. The female poomsae athlete of the year was Sharlene Duong of UCLA, and the male poomsae athlete of the year was Brian Meagher of Northeastern University. The coach of the year was Sung Park of Brown University.

The NCTA Cup division was held on Sunday, April 13. Athletes who competed throughout the year at regional NCTA events came together to vie to take the home the NCTA Cup. The NCTA Cup was won by Northeastern University who took first place as a team. Second place was won by U. Texas, Austin, and third place was from MIT. 298 athletes from 27 schools participated in the NCTA 3v3 Cup division.