Boulder, CO (April 16, 2023) The 2023 NCTA Championships concluded successfully with a full day of black belt sparring at the University of Colorado, Boulder. This year's championships had the second highest attendance in USA collegiate history, with 597 in the final participation account. This year saw the inclusion of a separate Summer World University Games team trials event, the return of the High School sparring and poomsae divisions, and the introduction for the first time of the collegiate breaking division and demonstration division.

First place in the Overall (black belt and color belts) as well as the Color Belt Division was the University of Texas, Austin. The Championship (black belt) Division was won by the University of California, Los Angeles.

The Male athlete of the year was Ian Lopez of the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the Female Athlete of the Year was Trinity Noble of Tarrant County College. The Male Poomsae Athlete of the Year was Brandon Cho of the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Female Poomsae Athlete of the Year was Sharlene Duong, also of the University of California, Los Angeles. Freshman Athlete of the Year was Xena Sawyer of Liberty University.

The Coach of the Year was David Lee of the University of Colorado, Boulder. Referees of the year were Megan Chan and Joseph Aguon III.

Complete NCTA Championships results can be found here.