Congratulations to USA Team at the Second 2022 FISU America Games in Mérida, Mexico on Oct. 16-18, 2022. The team earned 22 medals, including 3 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze medals for an overall third place standing among all countries in the competition.

The Head of Team for the event for USA Team Taekwondo was Dan Chuang and the Team Director was Sung Kim. Coaches were Dan Chuang, Anja Gardziola, Sean Jung, David Lee and Lynda Laurin. The team doctor was Sherri Lashomb.

A full list of all athletes’ results are below:

Poomsae Results

Brandon Cho (UCLA), Brian Meagher (Northeastern) & Ryan Real (U Penn), Male Team – GOLD!

Kyra Chan (Mass. College of Pharmacy), Female Individual- SILVER
Carter Norsen (University of Denver), Male Individual – SILVER
Ryan Real (U Penn) & Elizabeth Zou (MIT), Mixed Pair – SILVER
Kyra Chan (Mass. College of Pharmacy), Elizabeth Zou (MIT) & Leah Rosenzweig (Boston U), Female Team – SILVER

Sparring Results

Jenna Greene (Liberty), -62kg – GOLD!
Alena Viana (UC Colorado Springs), -73kg – GOLD!

Laney Flanagan (MIT), -53kg – SILVER
Kaliyah Saunders (UC Boulder), +73kg – SILVER
Cesar Meza (MIT), -63kg – SILVER
William Smith III (UCLA), -74kg – SILVER
Brian Choi (Rutgers), +87kg – SILVER

Karine Leclercq (UCLA), -46kg – BRONZE
Juliet Bost (UC Davis), -49kg – BRONZE
Lauren Harrington (U of Portland), -57kg – BRONZE
Isabelle Collyer (Kent State), -67kg – BRONZE
Nam Le (U Penn), -54kg – BRONZE
Edgard Castillo (UT Austin), -68kg – BRONZE
Farhang Mousavizadeh (Santiago Canyon College), -80kg – BRONZE
Leonardo Chang (Liberty), -87kg – BRONZE
Juliet Bost (UC Davis), Isabelle Collyer (Kent State), Lauren Harrington (U of Portland), Alena Viana (UC Colorado Springs), Female Team – BRONZE
Edgard Castillo (UT Austin), Brian Choi (Rutgers), Nam Le (U Penn) & William Smith III (UCLA), Male Team – BRONZE