2011 Universiade
0The US National Collegiate Taekwondo Team departed on August 10 from San Francisco en route to the 2011 World University Games (also called the Universiade), to be held in Shenzhen, China. The team attended the opening ceremonies on Friday, Aug 12 and will compete on Aug 18-23.
The poomsae team consists of Rocky Cao (DeAnza College, men’s team), Rene Chen (Rhode Island School of Design, women’s individual, mixed pair, women’s team), Brandon DeSouza (U. Massachusetts Lowell, mixed pair), Carissa Fu (Princeton University, women’s team), Alvin Jong (DeAnza College, men’s team), Erika Lee (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, women’s team), Ryan Lien (Mt. San Antonio College, men’s individual), and Long Nguyen (San Jose State University, men’s team).
The men’s sparring team is represented by Adrian Zambrano (Glendale Community College, 54 kg), Tyler Sawyer (Santa Clara University, 58 kg), Stepfon Westbrook (California State University, Northridge, 63 kg ), Jensen Ishida (University of Hawaii-Manoa, 68 kg), Alex Ahlstrom (California State University, Northridge, 74 kg), Phillip Yun (University of the Pacific, 80 kg), Jared Reed (American River College, 87 kg), and Stephen Lambdin (California Lutheran University, +87 kg).
The women’s sparring team is represented by Katherine Trinh (University of California, Berkeley, 46 kg), Jazzmynn Paguirigan (Los Medanos College, 49 kg), Aziza Chambers (University of Dayton, 53 kg), Shaina Krause (George Mason, 57 kg), Jennifer Daye (University of Central Oklahoma, 62 kg), Tasha Pruter (University of Missouri, Kansas city, 67 kg), Blanca “Jenny” Quezada (Arizona State University, 73 kg), and Danielle Harrison (Johnson and Wales, +73 kg).
Lambdin and Chambers are National Collegiate Team captains. The team director for the trip is Han Won Lee. The team leaders for the trip are Jae Ho Kim. Byung Ryu, Chang Choi and Chan Wu Sr. are also delegation members.
The team is coached by Head Coach Tim Ghormley. Serving as sparring coaches are Chul Ho Kim, Reynaldo Soriano, and Steve Robarsky. The poomsae coach is Dan Chuang. The senior team manager is Alex Antipa, joined by men’s team manager Rex Hatfield and women’s team manager Linda Buell. Providing medical care are Jo Silkin and Dr. Sherri Lashomb.
NCTA President Dr. Russell Ahn will be serving as the World Taekwondo Federation Technical Delegate for the games, and NCTA Referee Chair Jun C. Yoon and Greg Kailian will be serving as referees at the Games.
The World University Games are broadcast at www.livefisu.tv/watchlive.
NCTA Athletes Compete at World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships
0Congratulations to US National Collegiate Team members Rene Chen and Long Nguyen, who competed at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Vladivostok, Russia, from July 29-31, 2011. Rene competed in the Women’s Senior 1 Individual division. She placed 5th in her preliminary bracket, and 9th in the semifinals, missing the top 8 finals by the slimmest of margins. Long Nguyen competed with his brothers Huy Nguyen and Anh Nguyen in the Men’s 1st Team division. While they performed well, they did not advance to the semifinals. NCTA athletes Lance Supnet and Hazel Cruz also competed in the 1st Mixed Pair division, but did not advance.
Rene Chen at World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships
Day 1 of World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships
2011 World University Games
0As you may know, our National Collegiate Team will be travelling to Shenzhen, China on August 10th 2011 to represent the United States. We will be competing at the Summer World University Games along with 9000 participants from 174 countries in 23 sports. As part of our preparation, we will be attending a training camp at the La Loma High Performance Sports Center in San Luis Potosi Mexico.
Our team is raising money to offset the camp expenses and a donation in any amount from you will go a long way toward helping us! The National Collegiate Taekwondo Association has set up a donation page to enable our friends and supporters to make a secure tax-deductible donation online:
For questions regarding our team, the competition or your donation, please feel free to contact U.S. National Team Head Coach Tim Ghormley. We truly appreciate your support!
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.
