{"id":3954,"date":"2024-01-03T09:48:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T17:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncta-usa.com\/?p=3954"},"modified":"2026-02-08T10:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T18:05:43","slug":"usa-collegiate-team-concludes-summer-world-university-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncta-usa.com\/wordpress\/2024\/01\/03\/usa-collegiate-team-concludes-summer-world-university-games\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Collegiate Team Concludes Summer World University Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The NCTA USA National Collegiate Taekwondo Team<\/strong> competed at the 2023 Summer World University Games from July 29 to August 4, 2023 and represented well! The team achieved one bronze medal in Mixed Pair Poomsae, and nine hard-fought 5th place finishes across the other divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

POOMSAE ATHLETES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Female Individual <\/strong>Adalis Munoz, Texas A&M University – 9TH\/SEMIS
Male Individual <\/strong>Jason Dahlberg, University of Texas, Austin – 7th\/PRELIMS
Mixed Pair <\/strong>Alex Lee, Stanford University & Adalis Munoz – BRONZE
Female Team <\/strong>Adalis Munoz, Zoie Munoz, Texas Christian University & Titania Thao, Gustavus Adolphus College – 9TH\/SEMIS
Male Team <\/strong>Ryan Real, University of Pennsylvania, Joseph Yoo, Rutgers University & Brian Meagher, Northeastern University – 5TH\/FINALS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FEMALE SPARRING ATHLETES
-46kg <\/strong>Karine Leclerq, UCLA – 9TH
-49kg <\/strong>Caliana Fonseca, San Joaquin Delta College – 5TH
-53kg <\/strong>Melina Daniel, Seattle University – 5TH
-57kg <\/strong>Logan Weber, Johnson County CC – 17TH
-62kg <\/strong>Danica Deaton, University of Texas, Austin – 9TH
-67kg <\/strong>Ara White, University of South Florida – 5TH
-73kg <\/strong>Brianne Usserman, George Mason University – 5TH
+73kg <\/strong>Alena Viana, University of North Carolina, Charlotte – 5TH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MALE SPARRING ATHLETES
-54kg <\/strong>Juancarlos Norzagaray, American Military University – 9TH
-58kg <\/strong>Christopher Allen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte – 17TH
-63kg <\/strong>Derrick Kwak, UCLA – 5TH
-68kg <\/strong>Adan Rivas, University of Texas, Austin – 17TH
-74kg <\/strong>William Smith III, UCLA – 5TH
-80kg <\/strong>Abou Sow, University of Maryland, Baltimore County – 9TH
-87kg <\/strong>Seyed Farhang Mousavizadeh, Santiago Canyon College – 9TH
+87kg <\/strong>Brian Choi, Rutgers University – 5TH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FEMALE TEAM SPARRING<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Danica Deaton, Brianne Usserman, Logan Weber, Ara White – 9TH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MALE TEAM SPARRING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farhang Mousavizadeh, Juancarlos Norzagaray, Adan Rivas, Abou Sow – 9TH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MANAGEMENT TEAM & COACHES
<\/strong>Daniel Chuang, Head of Team\/Coach
Sung Kim, Team Director
Sherri Lashomb, Team Doctor
David Lee, Manager\/Coach
Joseph Van, Head Sparring Coach
Stephen Lambdin, Coach
Lynda Laurin, Coach
Damian Villa, Coach
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