Team
2022 Summer World University Games Team Trials Conclude
4 years
The 2022 Summer World University Games Taekwondo Team Trials were held by the NCTA on Feb 18, 2022 at the USA Taekwondo Center for Excellence in Colorado Springs, CO. Congratulations to the winners!
Poomsae Divisions
Individual Male – Andrew Hurd (Northeastern)
Individual Female – Adalis Munoz (Texas A&M)
Mixed Pairs – Kyra Chan (Mass Coll. Pharmacy) & Andrew Hurd (Northeastern)
Male Team – Jake DeGuzman (Morris Co. CC), David Lee (Emory) & William Shin (Georgia State)
Female Team – Adalis Munoz (Texas A&M), Zoie Munoz (Texas Christian) & Titania Thao (Gustavus Adolphus)
Sparring Divisions
Female Fin – Caliana Fonseca (San Joaquin Delta College)
Female Fly – Karla Perea (Scottsdale CC)
Female Feather – Logan Weber (Johnson County CC)
Female Light – Britney Morales (FIU)
Female Welter – Skylar Farrell (Saddleback Coll.)
Female Middle – Alena Viana (UCo Colorado Springs)
Female Heavy- Hannah Keck (Collin Coll.)
Male Fin – Juancarlos Norzagaray-Garcia (Pikes Peak CC)
Male Fly – Jehoon Seo (U Mich)
Male Bantam – Andrew Medina (U of Santo Tomas)
Male Feather – Adan Rivas (U Texas Austin)
Male Light – Joshua Liu (Penn State)
Male Welter – Farhang Mousavizadeh (Santiago CC)
Male Middle – Michael Rodriguez (Houston CC)
Male Heavy – Noah Kim (Saddleback Coll.)
Results can also be found on the team trials page.
Summer World University Games Team Trials to Be Held at USA Taekwondo Center for Excellence
4 years
The NCTA is pleased to announce that the sparring and poomsae team trials for the 2022 Summer World University Games (Universiade) will take place on Feb. 18-20, 2022 (dates updated 12/22/2021) at the USA Taekwondo Center for Excellence in Colorado Springs, CO. Sixteen sparring athletes and up to ten poomsae athlete spots will be filled by the winners at the trials.
The Summer World University Games (officially still called the 2021 Summer world University Games, which were delayed by 1 year), will take place from June 26-July 7, 2022 in Chengdu, China, with taekwondo events taking place from Jun 27-28, 2022 (poomsae), and June 29-July 3, 2022 (sparring).
More information to follow on the team trials page (updated 12/22/2021, schedule and format information has been posted).
2021 Summer World University Games Postponed Until 2022
5 years
The NCTA would like to inform its athletes, coaches and officials that FISU has officially announced that the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China have been postponed until 2022, citing the global COVID-19 situation and international travel restrictions, as well as the closure of university campuses and sports facilities. The FISU press release is linked below:
There are currently no new dates announced; once they are announced, NCTA will inform the membership on timelines and processes to qualify for the team.
2021 World University Games Update
5 years
The NCTA recently received a letter from the USA International University Sports Federation (USIUSF) that the cancellation of the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China is a “strong possibility”, with 75% of FISU member countries supporting this decision.
If the Games are conducted as scheduled, proposed protocols would include a 50% reduction in athletes, which would likely affect the number of divisions that could be sent to the Games. Additional protocols would include a minimum 7-day quarantine for all competing athletes.
The USIUSF is suspending all selection processes until April 1, 2021, and therefore the NCTA will also suspend its selection process until that time. If a selection does happen, it will remain in the late April/Early may time frame, so athletes will need to be ready to perform/apply at that time.
We know that this uncertainty is challenging for our collegiate athletes. Our recommendation is to continue training and to be ready, but also to expect the possibility that the Games may not happen.
The NCTA is preparing for a possible in-person national event featuring both sparring and poomsae this fall, so we hope that USA collegiate athletes can look forward to this event.
NCTA Announces the 2021 Summer World University Games Team Selection Process
5 years
The 2021 Summer World University Games are to be held on August 17-27, 2021 in Chengdu, China. The organizing committee of the Games and FISU state that the completion of the Athletes’ Village and competition venues is on schedule. While there are many uncertainties in the future progress of the global pandemic, as well as potential travel restrictions, the NCTA will proceed with naming a 2021 National Collegiate Taekwondo Team that will travel to the Games should the event be held.
The NCTA will choose a poomsae team via remote team trial in late April or early May. Recognized poomsae will be contested via live zoom, and freestyle poomsae will be contested via video submission. Dates and details for these events will be announced shortly.
The NCTA has deemed a national, in-person team trials unfeasible before the team roster submission deadline. A sparring team will therefore be named based on an application process utilizing several criteria: World Taekwondo ranking, past major event performance (including the NCTA Championships), ability to make within 5% of weight class being applied to (at time of application), and a remote workout/video proof of current active training condition at the time of application. Dates and details of this application process will be announced this month.
All applicants must also state their willingness to travel to China for the Games and to comply with all state and national travel restrictions.
