{"id":4264,"date":"2025-01-29T12:48:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T20:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncta-usa.com\/wordpress\/?p=4264"},"modified":"2025-01-29T12:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T20:54:06","slug":"menlo-college-adds-taekwondo-as-varsity-sport-scholarships-offered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncta-usa.com\/wordpress\/2025\/01\/29\/menlo-college-adds-taekwondo-as-varsity-sport-scholarships-offered\/","title":{"rendered":"Menlo\u00a0College\u00a0Adds Taekwondo As Varsity Sport, Scholarships Offered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menlo.edu\/\">Menlo\u00a0College<\/a>\u00a0in the San Francisco Bay Area has announced that it is adding men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s taekwondo as a varsity sport. Menlo College is an accredited private college specializing in business and located in Atherton, California. 53% of its students are athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Said Keith Spataro, Vice President for Athletics at Menlo College, &#8220;We will offer athletic scholarships and have a full-time coach. Being a part of our taekwondo program not only provides the opportunity to pursue a degree (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.menlo.edu\/academics\/choosing-your-major\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Majors<\/a>) but also offers a chance to develop leadership skills, discipline, and a strong sense of community.\u00a0 We are actively looking for seniors in high school who wish to pursue a degree and be a scholarship athlete.\u00a0 If you have students in your program\u00a0who want to pursue this, please have them visit our website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/menloathletics.com\/news\/2024\/12\/19\/mc-menlo-college-announces-addition-of-taekwondo-as-a-new-sport-expanding-opportunities-for-student-athletes.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Menlo\u00a0Athletics<\/a>\u00a0and complete the form on this link\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/menlocollege.my.salesforce-sites.com\/form?formid=217755&amp;tfa_3503=LandingPage&amp;tfa_3504=MCTAE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply NOW<\/a>.\u00a0 We are thrilled to be uniquely\u00a0positioning ourselves\u00a0by offering this fantastic sport.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/menloathletics.com\/news\/2024\/12\/19\/mc-menlo-college-announces-addition-of-taekwondo-as-a-new-sport-expanding-opportunities-for-student-athletes.aspx\">Press release here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please contact Tim Ghormley, Assistant Director of Athletics for Non-NCAA Sports at Menlo College at <a href=\"mailto:tim.ghormley@menlo.edu\">tim.ghormley@menlo.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncta-usa.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yIgbBTHl_400x400-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/ncta-usa.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yIgbBTHl_400x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4267\" style=\"width:194px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncta-usa.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yIgbBTHl_400x400-1.jpg 394w, https:\/\/ncta-usa.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yIgbBTHl_400x400-1-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/ncta-usa.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yIgbBTHl_400x400-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Menlo\u00a0College\u00a0in the San Francisco Bay Area has announced that it is adding men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s taekwondo as a varsity sport. 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