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to the homepage of the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association
(NCTA). Check this site for the latest events and developments
in Collegiate Taekwondo.
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To
apply for 2009 institutional/club NCTA membership, please
go the 2009
NCTA Championships site's membership
page and click on "NCTA Institution/Club Membership".
News:
2009
US SWUG Team Trials Announced
The 2009
US Summer World University Games (SWUG) Team Trials will be
held on Friday, May 15, 2009 in conjunction with the USAT
Qualifier being held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado
Springs, CO.
date posted: Mar.16, 2009
All-Time
List of NCTA Champions Posted to NCTA History Page
NCTA President
Rex Hatfield has been researching the history of the NCTA
Championships and has compiled this list
of all-time NCTA Champions, which can also be found on
the NCTA history page.
date posted: Mar.16, 2009
Pac-West
Taekwondo Conference Concludes Season
The Pac-West
Taekwondo Conference concluded its 2009 season last week.
The final standings were:
1) UC
Davis -35
2) Stanford - 30
3) UC San Diego - 25
A KCRA
video spot on the Pac-West Champions UC Davis can be found
here.
date posted: Mar.16, 2009
USAT/NCTA
Dual Membership Announcement
The National
Collegiate Taekwondo Association and USA Taekwondo are pleased
to announce joint membership for 2009. The total cost for
the joint membership will be $40. The benefits to members
of both organizations include a modest savings on membership
fees along with the standard perks of belonging to each organization.
The 2009 black belt sparring champions from the 34th National
Collegiate Taekwondo Championships will also qualify for the
2009 Senior National Championships to be held June 30-July
5, 2009 in Austin, Texas. The 34th National Collegiate Taekwondo
Championships will be a USAT-sanctioned event.
Registration
for the dual membership as well as the 2009 Collegiate Championships
can be found at: https://colnat2009.wufoo.com/forms/athlete-registration/.
For further
information about USA Taekwondo, please go to their website
at: http://usa-taekwondo.us.
date posted: Mar. 5, 2009
Clarification Regarding High School Division at 2009
NCTA Championships
There
have been several questions regarding the eligibility of high
school students for the 2009 NCTA Championships. There will
be a special black belt sparring division for students who
meet the following criteria:
1) Must
be a black belt,
2) Must
provide proof of US Citizenship,
3) Must
be born between January 1, 1981 and December 31, 1991, and
4) Must
provide proof that they have been admitted as a degree seeking
student at an accredited 2 or 4-year college or univeristy
for the Fall 2009 period.
Students who win their weight class in the high school sparring
division will qualify for the 2009 US Summer World University
Games Taekwondo Team Trials.
date
posted: Feb. 24, 2009
Selection
Procedures for the 2009 Summer World University Games
The selection
procedures for the 2009
Summer World University Games Team can be found by clicking
here.
date
posted: Feb. 10, 2009
Proposed
Updates to the NCTA Bylaws
A proposed
update to the NCTA bylaws is posted here,
in advance of the NCTA General Assembly on March 21, 2009.
The previous bylaws are posted here.
date
posted: Feb. 5, 2009
2009
NCTA Championships Registration Opens
Registration
is now open on the 2009 NCTA Championships website:
http://www.colnat2009.com/
date
posted: Feb. 4, 2009
2009
NCTA Championships Official Website Goes Live
The official
website of the 2009 NCTA Championships, hosted by the Brown
University Taekwondo Club, is:
All information
found there will supersede information found on this site.
date
posted: Jan. 26, 2009
2009
NCTA Championships Information updated
Additional
information regarding the 2009 NCTA Championships has been
posted to the NCTA Championships page.
The official host website should be going live within the
next few days and will be linked from that page.
date
posted: Jan. 22, 2009
Selection
Procedures for the 1st Pan American Collegiate Taekwondo Championships
The
1st Pan American Collegiate Taekwondo Championships will
be held on May 28 and 29, 2009 at the University of California,
Berkeley, in Berkeley, CA. This historical national team event
will feature collegiate national teams from PATU member nations.
The selection
procedures for the 2009 US National Pan American Collegiate
Taekwondo Championships Team can be found by clicking
here.
date
posted: Jan. 22, 2009
2009
NCTA Championships Information updated
Additional
information regarding eligibility for the 2009 NCTA Championships
has been posted to the NCTA Championships
page.
date
posted: Jan. 19, 2009
2009
NCTA Championships Referee Application Posted
The 2009
Referee Application for the 2009 NCTA Championships has
been posted to the NCTA Championships
page.
date
posted: Dec. 28, 2008
2009
Collegiate Nationals Date Change
There
has been a slight change to the 2009 Collegiate Nationals
dates. The new dates are Saturday, March 21, 2009 and Sunday,
March 22, 2009, and are one day later than previously announced.
Please check the NCTA Championships
page for more information as it becomes available.
date
posted: Dec. 7, 2008
WTF
Appoints NCTA Officials to WTF Committees
The NCTA
would like to congratulate NCTA Vice-President Russell Ahn
on his appointment as the chair of the WTF Collegiate Committee
and NCTA Referee Chair Victoria Serbin on her appointment
to the WTF Poomsae Committee. Their hard work and efforts
on behalf of Taekwondo have again been recognized internationally.
Congratulations to Dr. Ahn and Ms. Serbin!
date
posted: Dec. 7, 2008
2009
Collegiate Nationals Date Announced
The 2009
Collegiate Nationals will be held at Brown University on Friday,
March 20, 2009 and Saturday, March 21, 2009. Please check
the NCTA Championships page for
more information as it becomes available.
date
posted: Oct. 16, 2008
2009
Collegiate Nationals Location Announced
The 2009
Collegiate Nationals will be hosted at Brown University. The
current plan is for it to be hosted in late February or March
2009. The date will be announced as soon as plans are finalized.
date
posted: Sept. 24, 2008
US Collegiate National Team Earns 1 Silver, 2 Bronze at the
2008 WUTC
The US
Collegiate National Team recently returned from Belgrade,
Serbia where they finished competing at the World University
Taekwondo Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. The championships
took place from July 16 to July 20, 2008. 285 competitors
from 42 countries participated, according to the official
event website, http://www.tas.org.yu/wutc2008/.
Women's team captain Darcy Kimmich (Art Institute of
Pittsburgh; Aurora, Colo.) earned a silver medal in
women's welter. Men's team captain Stephen Lambdin (Texas
Christian University; Colleyville, Tex.) earned a bronze
in men's heavy, and John Duhart II (Menlo College;
Houston, Tex.) earned a bronze medal in men's fin.
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The 2008 US Collegiate National Team in front of the athlete
village in Belgrade, Serbia
For a
day-by-day summary of the team's performance and additional
photos, please see the tournament
summary.
date
posted: August 7, 2008
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
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