PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Brown University's Taekwondo Club brought home medals and trophies from the 2023 National Collegiate Taekwondo Association (NCTA) Championship, held April 14-16 in Boulder, Colo. Thirty-two members of the club participated in the three-day event that featured 55 schools competing in Poomsae (Forms) and Kyorugi (Olympic Sparring). 

TEAM TROPHIES: 
2nd Place Color Belt Division 
2nd Place Overall 

In Poomsae: 
● Rebecca Chou '26 - 1st (Women's Green) 
● Aidin Moldosanov '26 - 1st (Men's Green) 
● Ibrahim Ndiaye '23 - 2nd (Men's Green) 
● Carolyn Lai '23 - 2nd (Women's Red) 
● Evelyn Lai '24 - 2nd (Women's White/Yellow) 
● Jennifer Cheng '24 - 3rd (Women's Green) 
● Stella Ng '23 - 3rd (Women's Red) 
● Owen Lockwood '25 - 3rd (Men's Black Belt Team), 20th Semifinal Round (Men's Black Belt Individual), 24th (Mixed Pair Black Belt) 
● Dylan Lee '25 - 3rd (Men's Black Belt Team), 16th Semifinal Round (Men's Black Belt Individual), 22nd (Mixed Pair Black Belt) 
● Ivan Sung '25 - 3rd (Men's Black Belt Team), 7th (Mixed Pair Black Belt), 10th Semifinal Round (Men's Black Belt Individual) 
● Jennifer Li '25 - 5th (Women's Green) 
● Erin Williams '26 - 5th (Women's White/Yellow) 
● Lauren Paradise '23 - 6th (Women's Red) 
● Angela Baek '24 - 7th (Mixed Pair Black Belt), 11th (Women's Black Belt Team), 17th Semifinal Round (Women's Black Belt Individual)
● Daniela Ponce Cartagena '25 - 7th (Women's White/Yellow)
● Jared Ong '25 - 8th (Men's White/Yellow) 
● Johanna Leang '26 - 8th (Women's White/Yellow) 
● Nirayka Monga '26 - 8th (Women's White/Yellow) 
● Saipravallika Chamarthi '24 - 8th (Women's Green) 
● Liza Kolev '23 - 9th (Women's Red) 
● Avery Maytin '26 - 9th (Men's White/Yellow) 
● Julia Moon '26 - 9th (Women's Green) 
● Shyenne Starks '25 - 10th (Women's White/Yellow) 
● Cynthia Bui Grad - 11th (Women's Black Belt Team), 24th (Mixed Pair Black Belt), 23rd (Women's Black Belt Individual) 
● Jiwon Yoo '26 - 11th (Women's Black Belt Team), 22nd (Mixed Pair Black Belt), 25th (Women's Black Belt Individual) 
● Kyle Lam '25 - 12th (Men's Green) 
● Wei Yang Chan '26 - 16th (Men's White/Yellow) 
● Luis Ocampo '26 - 17th (Men's White/Yellow) 
● Aman Singh '26 - 18th (Men's Black Belt Individual) 
● Benjamin Goff '24 - 18th (Men's Green) 
● Joanne Liu '24 - 23rd (Women's Green) 

In Sparring: 
● Liza Kolev '23 - 1st (Women's Red Light/Welter) 
● Ibrahim Ndiaye '23 - 1st (Men's Green Middle/Heavy) 
● Avery Maytin '26 - 1st (Men's White/Yellow Fin/Fly) 
● Jared Ong '25 - 1st (Men's White/Yellow Fin/Fly) 
● Carolyn Lai '23 - 2nd (Women's Red Fin/Fly) 
● Joanne Liu '24 - 2nd (Women's Green Light/Welter) 
● Rebecca Chou '26 - 2nd (Women's Green Bantam/Feather)
● Angela Baek '24 - 3rd (Women's Black Fin) 
● Owen Lockwood '25 - 3rd (Men's Black Fin) 
● Aidin Moldosanov '26 - 3rd (Men's Green Middle/Heavy)
● Jennifer Cheng '24 - 3rd (Women's Green Fin/Fly) 
● Evelyn Lai '24 - 3rd (Women's White/Yellow Bantam/Feather)
● Nirayka Monga '26 - 3rd (Women's White/Yellow Bantam/Feather)
● Aman Singh '26 - 5th (Men's Black Bantam) 
● Cynthia Bui Grad - 5th (Women's Black Bantam) 
● Ivan Sung '25 - 5th (Men's Black Bantam) 
● Stella Ng '23 - 5th (Women's Red Bantam/Feather) 
● Lauren Paradise '23 - 5th (Women's Red Light/Welter) 
● Jennifer Li '25 - 5th (Women's Green Fin/Fly) 
● Benjamin Goff '24 - 5th (Men's Green Light/Welter) 
● Kyle Lam '25 - 5th (Men's Green Fin/Fly) 
● Daniela Ponce Cartagena '25 - 5th (Women's White/Yellow Bantam/Feather) 
● Erin Williams '26 - 5th (Women's White/Yellow Bantam/Feather)
● Johanna Leang '26 - 5th (Women's White/Yellow Bantam/Feather)
● Wei Yang Chan '26 - 5th (Men's White/Yellow Bantam/Feather)
● Jiwon Yoo '26 - 9th (Women's Black Bantam) 
● Dylan Lee '25 - 9th (Men's Black Bantam) 
● Julia Moon '26 - 9th (Women's Green Bantam/Feather) 
● Saipravallika Chamarthi '24 - 9th (Women's Green Bantam/Feather)
● Shyenne Starks '25 - 9th (Women's White/Yellow Middle/Heavy)
● Luis Ocampo '26 - 9th (Men's White/Yellow Light/Welter) 

All Brown Collegiate Nationals Competitors have been working extremely hard to train for the tournament for the last two semesters. On top of their already rigorous taekwondo curriculum, ColNats competitors attend extra tournament-focused classes to hone their skills and to help them to achieve. Their hard work is reflected in their results, as they strive to perform at their best. 
The Brown University team is coached by Master Sung Park '96. Most of the Brown participants started their Taekwondo careers as beginners with little or no prior experience; the strength of Brown Taekwondo's curriculum lies in its holistic approach to training that encourages athletes of all levels to compete. The competitors that contributed to the victory supported each other as a team and ensured excellent performance throughout the ranks.