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Cambridge, MA, October 18, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosted the first Eastern Collegiate Taekwondo Conference (ECTC) tournament of the 2025\u20132026 season<\/strong>, welcoming over 600 athletes from 24 universities<\/strong> across the Northeast. The tournament launched the ECTC calendar with a day of spirited competition, camaraderie, and sportsmanship as student-athletes competed in 3v3 Poomsae and Kyorugi (sparring) team formats. Winning the tournament in Division 1 (highly competitive schools) was Northeastern University, winning Division 2 (competitive schools) was Brown University, and Division 3 (developmental schools) was Columbia University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ECTC is one of six regional leagues that make up the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association (NCTA) Regional League Initiative<\/strong>, now in its second year<\/strong>. This initiative connects collegiate teams across the country\u2014spanning the Eastern, Western, Southern, Central, and Pacific regions\u2014to expand opportunities for athletes to represent their schools and qualify for the NCTA Cup Championships<\/strong> each spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGoing into the second year of the NCTA Regional League Initiative, I am so pleased to see the most opportunities ever for collegiate athletes to participate and represent their schools in competition in their regions,\u201d said Master Dan Chuang<\/strong>, NCTA President and ECTC Board Member. \u201cThank you to the hard work of our regional directors, as well as to NCTA Tournament Committee Chair Tara Sarathi for their hard work to make these events a reality. Thanks also to our ECTC Tournament Committee Co-Chairs, Will Estey and Rae Drach, and to NCTA\/ECTC Referee Chair Jaime Schulte for their leadership at these huge ECTC events.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chuang also reflected on the continued success of the NCTA Cup<\/strong>, which debuted last season as the culmination of the collegiate Taekwondo year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe historic NCTA Cup was a resounding success, with head-to-head 3v3 Poomsae and sparring formats bringing an electric atmosphere as athletes gave their all on behalf of their teammates and schools to reach the podium,\u201d said Chuang. \u201cI am looking forward to seeing this event grow year over year and become a destination for teams at the end of a long season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Energy and Enthusiasm Highlight the Season Opener<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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From the opening team Poomsae rounds to the final sparring matches, the MIT tournament was filled with energy and excitement. Teams representing schools such as Northeastern, Cornell, West Point, Columbia, NYU, Rutgers, Brown, in addition to MIT, created an electric environment, with athletes giving their all in front of cheering teammates and supportive crowds. The day reflected the best of collegiate Taekwondo\u2014high-level competition, sportsmanship, and the shared excitement of a new season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSeeing more than 600 athletes from 24 schools come together to kick off the season was truly inspiring!\u201d said Will Estey<\/strong>, ECTC Tournament Committee Co-Chair. \u201cThe energy in the venue was incredible, and I\u2019m so thankful to our referees, staff, volunteers, and athletes for making it happen. The ECTC spirit is as strong as ever!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Titus Tsai<\/strong>, President of MIT Sport Taekwondo, echoed the sentiment. \u201cThe number of athletes present was amazing to see, and I was particularly impressed by the level of the C team Poomsae, both MIT\u2019s and across the league. So many people had to come together to make the tournament run as well as it did, and I\u2019m so thankful to every one of them for putting in that effort and volunteering their time to help us out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tournament Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Poomsae Team Results<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A Team (Advanced)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • \ud83c\udfc6 West Point A1<\/strong> \u2013 Yewon Jeong, Megan Cho, Enoch Choi
    <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • \ud83e\udd48 Michigan A1<\/strong> \u2013 Kaitlyn Sheng, Joshua Sheng, Geonhee Lee
    <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • \ud83e\udd49 Rutgers A1<\/strong> \u2013 Eric Gun, Hamin Kim, Aden Nguyen
    <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • \ud83e\udd49 MIT A1<\/strong> \u2013 Belinda Vela, Brian Le, Akila Saravanan
    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    B Team (Intermediate)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • \ud83c\udfc6 MIT B1<\/strong> \u2013 Ricardo Carrillo, Yuying Lin, Titus Tsai
      <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \ud83e\udd48 Northeastern B1<\/strong> \u2013 Cameron Minh-Bao Nguyen, Conrad Wu, Victoria Mung
      <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \ud83e\udd49 Brown B2<\/strong> \u2013 Avery Maytin, Johanna Leang, Salah Ali
      <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \ud83e\udd49 UPenn B1<\/strong> \u2013 Tianran Hu, Isabella Chu, Alana Shin
      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      C Team (Beginner)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • \ud83c\udfc6 Rutgers C1<\/strong> \u2013 Alina Chen, Emily Ou, Suhani Mahale
        <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • \ud83e\udd48 Brown C1<\/strong> \u2013 Adelina Zheng, Grace Yang, Ryan Zou
        <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • \ud83e\udd49 UPenn C1<\/strong> \u2013 Ellis Charles, Adele Xinrui Qian, Jiyu Zhang
        <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • \ud83e\udd49 Tufts C1<\/strong> \u2013 Sorcha Sullivan, Daniel Zipperer, Yasmin Iyer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        Men\u2019s Sparring Team Results<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        A Team (Advanced)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        • \ud83c\udfc6 NYU A2 & Michigan A1 (tie)<\/strong> \u2013
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          • NYU: Josh Huang, Jay Lin, Mitchell Toomey
            <\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Michigan: Isaac Kim, Joshua Sheng, Eeshan Satish Bhat, Mihir Barlinge
            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \ud83e\udd49 Northeastern A1<\/strong> \u2013 Jay Uttamchandani, Abhishek Narang, Jose Olmo
            <\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \ud83e\udd49 Cornell A1<\/strong> \u2013 Aria Haghighat, Oladipo Omokanwaye, Louis Arnoult Costafreda
            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            B Team (Intermediate)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • \ud83c\udfc6 MIT B1 & Northeastern B1 (tie)<\/strong> \u2013
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              • MIT: Ricardo Carrillo, Jeryl Lewis, William Nolan
                <\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Northeastern: Cameron Minh-Bao Nguyen, Luke Knee, Jan Heinz
                <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • \ud83e\udd49 Northeastern B2<\/strong> \u2013 Hugh Vo, Brady Aber, Brandon Inga
                <\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • \ud83e\udd49 Brown B1<\/strong> \u2013 Avery Maytin, Jerome Jacobs, Salah Ali
                <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                C Team (Beginner)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  \n
                • \ud83c\udfc6 Rutgers C1 & NYU C1 (tie)<\/strong> \u2013
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                  • Rutgers: Christian Perez, Nicholas Gatto, Jaxon Bentivegna
                    <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • NYU: Kevin Che, Jae Jeon, Brian Lin
                    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • \ud83e\udd49 NYU C2<\/strong> \u2013 Joel Lee, Harlan Plass, Cooper Hu
                    <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • \ud83e\udd49 U Albany C1<\/strong> \u2013 Noah Satterlee, Edgar Quinonez, Xavier Daniel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                    Women\u2019s Sparring Team Results<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                    A Team (Advanced)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      \n
                    • \ud83c\udfc6 Columbia A1 & West Point A1 (tie)<\/strong> \u2013
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                      • Columbia: Ashley Choi, Emily Kam, Ward Selman
                        <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • West Point: MJ McKenzie, Yewon Jeong, Megan Cho
                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • \ud83e\udd49 NYU A1<\/strong> \u2013 Wenjia Qu, Serena Huang
                        <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • \ud83e\udd49 Northeastern A1<\/strong> \u2013 Sydney Bao, Taylor McMordie, Sierre Ternoey
                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                        B Team (Intermediate)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \n
                        • \ud83c\udfc6 Cornell B1, Brown B2, Northeastern B1, Tufts B1 (tie)<\/strong> \u2013
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                          • Cornell: Varvara Babii, Lily Rose Mager, Olivia Wen
                            <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          • Brown: Lauren Olson, Johanna Leang
                            <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          • Northeastern: Ariana Mechem, Maia Delagneau, Victoria Mung
                            <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          • Tufts: Sara Murillo, Cat Sziklas, Celeste Boyer
                            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                            C Team (Beginner)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              \n
                            • \ud83c\udfc6 Brown C1<\/strong> \u2013 Lily Hong, Holland Welch, Grace Yang
                              <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            • \ud83e\udd48 Harvard C2<\/strong> \u2013 Amanda Grundmann, Susanna Barouch, Caroline Song
                              <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            • \ud83e\udd49 Harvard C1<\/strong> \u2013 Amy Li, Christina Le, Chiara Chung-Halpern
                              <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            • \ud83e\udd49 Yale C1<\/strong> \u2013 Elizabeth Kim, Aysha Guvanchmyradova, Rose Chen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                              Division Winners<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                              Division 1 Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                              • \ud83c\udfc6 Northeastern<\/strong> \u2013 308 pts
                                <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                              • \ud83e\udd48 MIT<\/strong> \u2013 228 pts
                                <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                              • \ud83e\udd49 NYU<\/strong> \u2013 220 pts
                                <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                Division 2 Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  \n
                                • \ud83c\udfc6 Brown<\/strong> \u2013 248 pts
                                  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                • \ud83e\udd48 West Point<\/strong> \u2013 224 pts
                                  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                • \ud83e\udd49 Michigan<\/strong> \u2013 188 pts
                                  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                  Division 3 Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    \n
                                  • \ud83c\udfc6 Columbia<\/strong> \u2013 104 pts
                                    <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                  • \ud83e\udd48 Tufts<\/strong> \u2013 64 pts
                                    <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                  • \ud83e\udd49 Harvard<\/strong> \u2013 60 pts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                                    Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                                    The ECTC season continues next month as teams travel to Brown University on November 22, 2025<\/strong>, for the second tournament of the 2025\u20132026 collegiate Taekwondo season. Across the nation, regional leagues will continue hosting competitions that build toward the 2026 NCTA National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships<\/strong>, where teams will compete for the prestigious NCTA Cup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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