{"id":2487,"date":"2017-08-21T16:14:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T00:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncta-usa.com\/?p=2487"},"modified":"2017-08-21T16:14:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T00:14:23","slug":"team-usa-departs-to-taipei-for-summer-world-university-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncta-usa.com\/wordpress\/2017\/08\/21\/team-usa-departs-to-taipei-for-summer-world-university-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Team USA Departs to Taipei for Summer World University Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The National Collegiate Taekwondo Association (NCTA) is fielding 22 athletes for Team USA at the 2017 Summer World University Games (Summer Universiade) in Taipei, Taiwan. The NCTA president is Dr. Russell Ahn, who is also serving as the International Sports University Federation (FISU) delegate for taekwondo at the event. The team will participate in opening ceremonies on August 19, followed by 7 days of competition from\u00a0August 20-26<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The first two days of competition will feature poomsae, or forms competition. The poomsae events will be contested according to a new format that required contestants to perform both recognized poomsae as well as freestyle poomsae in the final round. Representing Team USA in poomsae at the 2017 Summer Universiade will be\u00a0Adalis “A.J.” Munoz\u00a0<\/b>(Tarrant County College) in the Female Individual category,\u00a0Edward Jeong<\/b>\u00a0(University of Bridgeport) in the Male Individual Category,\u00a0Albert Jong\u00a0<\/b>(San Jose State University) and\u00a0Kelsey Ha<\/b>\u00a0(Evergreen Valley College) in the Mixed Pair Category,\u00a0Munoz<\/b>,\u00a0Samery Moras\u00a0<\/b>(Utah Valley University) and\u00a0Christina Castillo\u00a0<\/b>(Austin Community College) in the Female Team category, and\u00a0Jeong<\/b>,\u00a0Jong\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Kody Han<\/b>\u00a0(University of California, Berkeley) in the Male Team category.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Returning poomsae members to the poomsae team are Edward Jeong, Albert Jong, Kelsey Ha and Kody Han. Samery Moras was a former member of the sparring team as well.<\/div>\n
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\nOver the next four days, individual sparring competition will be contested, with four athletes competing each day. Individual sparring will be followed one day of male and female team sparring.<\/p>\n

Our women’s sparring team for the 2017 Summer Universiade will be\u00a0Alondra Venegas<\/b>\u00a0(-46 kg, DePaul University),\u00a0Jancee Ro\u00a0<\/b>(-49kg, Polk State University),\u00a0Aziza Chambers<\/b>\u00a0(-53kg, Barry University),\u00a0Abbey Ardiana<\/b>\u00a0(-57kg, Utah Valley University),\u00a0Makayla Gorka\u00a0<\/b>(-62kg, University of Central Oklahoma),\u00a0Kendall Yount<\/b>\u00a0(-67kg, Centre College),\u00a0Madelynn Gorman-Shore<\/b>\u00a0(-73kg, Arapahoe Community College), and\u00a0Morgan McGarvey<\/b>\u00a0(+73kg, Northeast Iowa Community College).<\/p>\n

The men’s sparring team at the 2017 Summer Universiade are comprised of\u00a0David J. Kim<\/b>\u00a0(-54kg, Pikes Peak Community College),\u00a0Isaac Weintraub<\/b>\u00a0(-58kg, University of Central Oklahoma), (-63kg,\u00a0George El-Chemali<\/b>\u00a0(Sierra College),\u00a0William Jackson\u00a0<\/b>(-68kg, University of Texas, Dallas),\u00a0Jaysen Ishida\u00a0<\/b>(-74kg, University of Hawaii, Manoa),\u00a0Connor Wilson\u00a0<\/b>(-80kg, University of California, Los Angeles),\u00a0Drew Thompson<\/b>\u00a0(-87kg, Washington State University), and\u00a0Jonathan Healy<\/b>\u00a0(+87kg, Liberty University).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Returning members to the sparring team include Aziza Chambers (2011 bronze medalist), William Jackson (2015 bronze medalist), Jayson Ishida and Jonathan Healy.<\/div>\n
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The team leader is\u00a0Wonro Lee,<\/b>\u00a0the male team director is\u00a0Jinseob Kim<\/b>, the female team director is\u00a0Sanghee Kim<\/b>, and the team manager is\u00a0Rex Hatfield<\/b>. The sparring coaches are head coach\u00a0Changwon Choi<\/b>,\u00a0Jacky Baik<\/b>,\u00a0Christina Bayley\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Steven Rosbarsky<\/b>. The poomsae coaches are head coach\u00a0Long Nguyen\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Haksung Kim<\/b>. The team doctor is\u00a0Sherri Lashomb<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The USA referees appointed to work the event are\u00a0Raymond Hsu\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Jaime Schulte<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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