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NCTA Athletes Excel at National Poomsae Team Trials
0Congratulations to the members of the National Collegiate Poomsae Team who competed in the US National Poomsae Team Trials in Buffalo, NY on May 21-22, 2011! Two collegiate team members, Rene Chen and Long Nguyen, earned spots on the US national poomsae team and will be traveling to Russia to compete at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Vladivostok, Russia on July 29-31.
Rene Chen at the National Poomsae Team Trials in Buffalo, NY
Rene Chen earned a gold medal in women’s 1st Senior (19-30) as well as a gold women’s 1st Team (14-35), earning her two places on the US national team!
Long Nguyen earned a gold medal in the men’s 1st Team (14-35) division, earning him a spot on the US national team!
Brandon DeSouza, with partner Rene Chen also earned a bronze medal in 1st Pair (14-35) in a very competitive division.
Long Nguyen earned a gold medal in the men’s 1st Team (14-35 division).
Ryan Lien earned a bronze medal in the men’s 1st Senior (19-30) division, and a silver medal in the men’s 1st Team (14-35) division.
Also, congratulations to NCTA athletes Hazel Cruz and Lance Supnet, who earned a gold medal in 1st pair (14-35) division and earned spots on the team, as well as former US collegiate team member Bobby Ren, who earned a silver in 1st senior (19-30).
Finally, congratulations to NCTA vice president and US collegiate poomsae team coach Dan Chuang who earned a gold medal in Senior 2 (31-40) – he will also travel to Russia to represent the US on the national team.
Collegiate Team Concludes WUTC Games
0The US National Collegiate Team concluded competition in Valencia, Spain at the 2006 World University Taekwondo Championships. Women’s Middleweight Christina Park earned a bronze medal, Men’s Finweight Johnny Nguyen earned a bronze medal in Men’s Finweight, and Men’s Welterweight Jason Neville earned a silver medal. The team roster and results can be found at the Team Results page.
US National Collegiate Team Trials
0The team trials for the US National Collegiate Team have been set for Sunday, March 19, 2006 in Denver, Colorado.
The winners of the 2006 collegiate team trials will have the honor of representing the United States the 9th World University Taekwondo Championships to be held May 16-20 in Valencia, Spain.
The selection procedure for this team is available here. The complete information packet will be posted here on the NCTA website as soon as it is available.
2005 Collegiate Team Trials
0The 2005 Collegiate Team Trials will be held May 14 at the Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center in conjunction with the USA Taekwondo National Qualifier. The Collegiate Team Trials will take place prior to the start of the National Qualifier. Competition begins at 8:30am. Registration and weigh-in will be at the Convention Center on May 13 from 3-8pm. See the complete event information here.
The following documents are all available at this USA Taekwondo site:
- Collegiate Trials Event Information
- Collegiate Trials participant packet
- Selection Procedures for the World University Games
- Addendum to Selection Procedures for World University Games
8th World University Taekwondo Championship Results
0Jason Neville – Gold, men’s light
Amanda Thome – Bronze, women’s fin
Danielle Pelham – Bronze, women’s fly
Crystal Lara – Bronze, women’s bantam
Nicole Bright – Bronze, women’s welter
Christina Park – Bronze, women’s middle
