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USA Team Finishes 2nd Overall at 2024 FISU America Games
2 years
by NCTA Admin
in Team
The NCTA USA National Collegiate Taekwondo Team competed at the 2024 FISU America Games from November 8 to November 10th in Cali, Colombia. Nineteen NCTA athletes represented the Uni-USA Team with a 2nd place overall finish among all countries in competition. The team earned 20 medals, including 5 Gold, 6 Silver, and 9 Bronze medals.
Congratulations to all athletes, coaches, and staff for a stellar week of competition! Thank you, also, to the families and friends who traveled with the team and provided on-the-ground support.
Full list of athletes’ results are below:
Poomsae Athletes
Female Individual Kaitlyn Reclusado (Skyline College) – BRONZE
Male Individual Gavin Zhao (Cornell University) – BRONZE
Mixed Pair Kaitlyn Reclusado (Skyline College), Gavin Zhao (Cornell University) – GOLD
Male Team Ryan Real (University of Pennsylvania), Gavin Zhao (Cornell University), Brandon Cho (UCLA) – GOLD
More pictures here
Female Sparring Athletes
-46kg Auryon Duque (Los Angeles Pierce College) – SILVER
-49kg Amber Avroya (Broward College) – SILVER
-53kg Kayla Shanahan (Queens College) – SILVER
-57kg Bella Morrissey (Grand Canyon University) – BRONZE
-62kg Jessica Gniedziejko (Bard College) – GOLD
-67kg Anna McGrade (Cornell University)- BRONZE
+73kg Naqiya Caderbhoy (Moorpark College) – SILVER
Female Team Sparring
Anna McGrade (Cornell University), Jessica Gniedziejko (Bard College), Kayla Shanahan (Queens College), Amber Avroya (Broward College) – BRONZE
More pictures here
Male Sparring Athletes
-54kg Zardo Villanueva (Mount San Jacinto College) – BRONZE
-58kg Alejandro Rayas (University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley) – BRONZE
-63kg Ian Hong (Rutgers University) – BRONZE
-68kg Jason Lee (University of Michigan) – SILVER
-74kg Fergus Curran (Edmonds College) – BRONZE
-80kg Aidan Chan (University of Virginia) – GOLD
-87kg William Smith III (UCLA) – GOLD
+87kg Luis Espinosa (Broward College) – SILVER
Male Team Sparring
William Smith III (UCLA), Aidan Chan (University of Virginia), Zardo Villanueva (Mount San Jacinto College), Alejandro Rayas (University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley) – QUARTERFINALS
More pictures here
Management Team & Coaches
Daniel Chuang, NCTA President
Sung Kim, Team Director/Head of Team
Sherri Lashomb, Team Doctor
David Lee, Head Sparring Coach
Russell Beneby, Sparring Coach
Cheyenne Lewis, Sparring Coach
Fabricio Rodriguez, Sparring Coach
Catherine Tong, Poomsae Coach/Team Manager
2024 FISU America Games Coaching Application
2 years
The NCTA is now accepting applications for coaches for the 2024 FISU America Games (collegiate Pan American multi-sport games) from Nov. 4-11, 2024 in Cali, Colombia. Applications can be submitted below and are due by Monday, June 17.
https://forms.gle/zLAXbhJ4ftMTZA2W8
Details of the trip are in the application.
USA Team Earns 22 Medals at 2022 FISU America Games
4 years
by NCTA Admin
in Team
Congratulations to USA Team at the Second 2022 FISU America Games in Mérida, Mexico on Oct. 16-18, 2022. The team earned 22 medals, including 3 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze medals for an overall third place standing among all countries in the competition.
The Head of Team for the event for USA Team Taekwondo was Dan Chuang and the Team Director was Sung Kim. Coaches were Dan Chuang, Anja Gardziola, Sean Jung, David Lee and Lynda Laurin. The team doctor was Sherri Lashomb.
A full list of all athletes’ results are below:
Poomsae Results
Brandon Cho (UCLA), Brian Meagher (Northeastern) & Ryan Real (U Penn), Male Team – GOLD!
Kyra Chan (Mass. College of Pharmacy), Female Individual- SILVER
Carter Norsen (University of Denver), Male Individual – SILVER
Ryan Real (U Penn) & Elizabeth Zou (MIT), Mixed Pair – SILVER
Kyra Chan (Mass. College of Pharmacy), Elizabeth Zou (MIT) & Leah Rosenzweig (Boston U), Female Team – SILVER
Sparring Results
Jenna Greene (Liberty), -62kg – GOLD!
Alena Viana (UC Colorado Springs), -73kg – GOLD!
Laney Flanagan (MIT), -53kg – SILVER
Kaliyah Saunders (UC Boulder), +73kg – SILVER
Cesar Meza (MIT), -63kg – SILVER
William Smith III (UCLA), -74kg – SILVER
Brian Choi (Rutgers), +87kg – SILVER
Karine Leclercq (UCLA), -46kg – BRONZE
Juliet Bost (UC Davis), -49kg – BRONZE
Lauren Harrington (U of Portland), -57kg – BRONZE
Isabelle Collyer (Kent State), -67kg – BRONZE
Nam Le (U Penn), -54kg – BRONZE
Edgard Castillo (UT Austin), -68kg – BRONZE
Farhang Mousavizadeh (Santiago Canyon College), -80kg – BRONZE
Leonardo Chang (Liberty), -87kg – BRONZE
Juliet Bost (UC Davis), Isabelle Collyer (Kent State), Lauren Harrington (U of Portland), Alena Viana (UC Colorado Springs), Female Team – BRONZE
Edgard Castillo (UT Austin), Brian Choi (Rutgers), Nam Le (U Penn) & William Smith III (UCLA), Male Team – BRONZE
2022 FISU America Games Coaching Applications
4 years
Below please find the coaching application form for coaches interested in participating in the 2022 FISU America Games in Merida, Mexico from Oct. 14-19. Applications are due Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
Click here for the coaching application.
NCTA Championships Postponement/FISU America Games Update
6 years
by NCTA Admin
in Announcements
(as of 12:00p EST, March 10, 2020)
(update: 12:00p EST, March 16, 2020)
Yesterday, Mar. 9, the University of California, Berkeley canceled all campus-sponsored events with plans for more then 150 attendees, and suspended most in-person classes, joining over 40 colleges and universities adopting similar policies over the past several days. Also, many schools are severely restricting travel for students and staff. Schools with these policies include several of our NCTA member schools.
Due to the many barriers to both hosting the championships and to our members’ ability to travel, as well as in consideration of the safety of all participants, the NCTA is postponing the 2020 NCTA Championships to the fall. While we do not yet have a date or location, we would expect the championships to be in October or November. We hope that this future event will be something that the athletes can look forward to during this time of uncertainty.
Also, FISU has stated that the FISU America Games (May 29-June 5) are moving forwards as planned, and the USA Team delegation plans on continuing with their participation. NCTA is requesting that those who remain interested in being a part of the FISU America Games email 2020ncta@gmail.com with an expression of your interest as well what event you are interested in participating in (weight class or poomsae event), so that we can gauge whether a selection process can still be considered to choose a team.
Be aware that due to the financial constraints of not having revenue from this year’s event, NCTA may not be able to offer the same level of financial support to athletes as in the past, with the maximum cost per athlete being approximately $1950 to attend the FISU America Games (including lodging, food and apparel, excluding airfare).
UPDATE (March 16, 2020): The FISU America Games have been postponed as of March 16, 2020. No new date or location have been announced yet. One the Games have a new date, the NCTA will publish required steps to apply for the team.
We thank everyone for their understanding and are grateful for all of your very hard work at campuses and dojangs all around the country. We look forward to a successful championships in the fall!
