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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:

http://www.colnat2009.com/

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.

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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