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Fresno, CA, April 3, 2026 – Congratulations to the following athletes who earned a spot on the USA Team for the 2026 FISU America Games (Collegiate Pan-American Games) to be held in Lima, Peru in July.  These NCTA National Collegiate Team trials were held in Fresno, CA, on April 3. The top two players in each individual division were selected for the team. Final sparring matches were not contested, so the top two players shared first place. 

Men’s Individual Recognized Poomsae
Sung Hyun Eric Gun – Rutgers University
Bomin Kim – Duke University

Women’s Individual  Recognized Poomsae
Yuri Kim – University of California, Merced
Aahana Mulchandani – Smith College

Men’s Individual Freestyle Poomsae
Sung Hyun Eric Gun – Rutgers University
Landon Her – University of California, Irvine

Women’s Individual Freestyle Poomsae
Allison DeGuzman – California State Univeresity, Fullerton
Gian Legaspi – Bakersfield College

Mixed Pair Freestyle Poomsae
Kaitlyn Reclusado – Menlo College & Sung Hyun Gun – Rutgers University

Mens’ -54kg
Arian Canete – University of California, Los Angeles
David Yehe-Nara – University of Connecticut, Stamford

Women’s -46kg
Caliana Fonseca – California State University, Northridge
Yusleny Rangel – Edmonds Community College

Men’s -58kg
Melvy Alvarez University of Connecticut
Prahchomvong Thay California State University, Fresno

Women’s -49kg
Maggie Shiba – University of Utah
Monique Villasenor – San Antonio College

Men’s -63g
Donovan James Eugenio – University of Washington
Cole Noretto – Seattle University

Women’s -53kg
Gaia Castillo – University of California, Riverside
Audrey Kohlman – Cornell University

Men’s -68kg
Justin Fredricks – State University of New York, Old Westbury
Jordan Panotes – South Puget Sound Community College

Women’s -57kg
Caitlyn Cox – San Antonio College
Grace Shiba – Weber State University

Men’s -74kg
Celso Chua – California State University, Fresno
Noah Shanafelt – Kent State University

Women’s -62kg
Christina Chimal – University of California, Riverside
Kayla Shanahan – Stony Brook University

Men’s -80kg
Barron Mosteller – Diablo Valley College
Devin Cornell – California State University, Fresno

Women’s -67kg
Chloe Chua – California State University, Fresno

Men’s -87kg
Marvin Cardona Lopez – Tacoma Community College
William Smith – University of California, Los Angeles

Women’s -73kg
Sydney Merrill – Brown University

Men’s +87kg
Nicholas Carlo – Menlo College
Abou Sow – University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Women’s +73kg
Alena Viana – University of North Carolina, Charlotte

For full results, please see the 2026 Team Trials page at https://ncta-usa.com/wordpress/2026-ncta-team-trials/