The NCTA USA National Collegiate Taekwondo Team competed at the 2023 Summer World University Games from July 29 to August 4, 2023 and represented well! The team achieved one bronze medal in Mixed Pair Poomsae, and nine hard-fought 5th place finishes across the other divisions.

POOMSAE ATHLETES

Female Individual Adalis Munoz, Texas A&M University - 9TH/SEMIS
Male Individual Jason Dahlberg, University of Texas, Austin - 7th/PRELIMS
Mixed Pair Alex Lee, Stanford University & Adalis Munoz - BRONZE
Female Team Adalis Munoz, Zoie Munoz, Texas Christian University & Titania Thao, Gustavus Adolphus College - 9TH/SEMIS
Male Team Ryan Real, University of Pennsylvania, Joseph Yoo, Rutgers University & Brian Meagher, Northeastern University - 5TH/FINALS

FEMALE SPARRING ATHLETES
-46kg Karine Leclerq, UCLA - 9TH
-49kg Caliana Fonseca, San Joaquin Delta College - 5TH
-53kg Melina Daniel, Seattle University - 5TH
-57kg Logan Weber, Johnson County CC - 17TH
-62kg Danica Deaton, University of Texas, Austin - 9TH
-67kg Ara White, University of South Florida - 5TH
-73kg Brianne Usserman, George Mason University - 5TH
+73kg Alena Viana, University of North Carolina, Charlotte - 5TH

MALE SPARRING ATHLETES
-54kg Juancarlos Norzagaray, American Military University - 9TH
-58kg Christopher Allen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte - 17TH
-63kg Derrick Kwak, UCLA - 5TH
-68kg Adan Rivas, University of Texas, Austin - 17TH
-74kg William Smith III, UCLA - 5TH
-80kg Abou Sow, University of Maryland, Baltimore County - 9TH
-87kg Seyed Farhang Mousavizadeh, Santiago Canyon College - 9TH
+87kg Brian Choi, Rutgers University - 5TH

FEMALE TEAM SPARRING

Danica Deaton, Brianne Usserman, Logan Weber, Ara White - 9TH

MALE TEAM SPARRING

Farhang Mousavizadeh, Juancarlos Norzagaray, Adan Rivas, Abou Sow - 9TH

MANAGEMENT TEAM & COACHES
Daniel Chuang, Head of Team/Coach
Sung Kim, Team Director
Sherri Lashomb, Team Doctor
David Lee, Manager/Coach
Joseph Van, Head Sparring Coach
Stephen Lambdin, Coach
Lynda Laurin, Coach
Damian Villa, Coach