AAU NATIONAL TEAM MEMBERS SPARKLE LIKE GOLD

US Open, Jan 28-Feb 2, 2018Las Vegas, NV

 

Many members of the 2018 AAU Taekwondo National Teams competed at the US Open this past weekend in Las Vegas, NV and sparkled like GOLD!

 

The event hosts some of the best competitors that the world has to offer.

 

AAU's impressive showing of 20 medals13 gold, 3 silver & 4 bronze in the Junior and Cadet divisions provide proof, that our developmental pipeline is FULL of talent! "We are so proud of these athletes, their dedication and commitment along with their level of performance continue to inspire us here at AAU Taekwondo to do more for them" says Michael Friello, National Sport Chair.

 

  ATHLETE GOLD SILVER BRONZE

CADET Chen, Bryson X

 CADET Darden, Andru X  

 CADET Fazekas, Isabella X  

 CADET Hershberger, Natalie X  

 CADET Shanagelt, Noah X

 CADET Teachout, Kristina X  

 CADET Usserman, Brianne X 

 CADET Wright, Cheyenne X  

 JUNIOR Carillo, Saniya X  

  JUNIOR Chai Chong, Kiana X  

  JUNIOR DePaula, Igor X  

  JUNIOR Douglas, Stephanie X  

  JUNIOR Alvarez, Melvy X  

  JUNIOR Greenwood, Makayla X  

  JUNIOR Harris, Kamaria X 

  JUNIOR Harris, Khalfani X  

  JUNIOR Kim, Noah X  

  JUNIOR Lee, Brian X  

  JUNIOR Rodriguez, Michael X   

JUNIOR Viana, Alena X  

  TOTAL MEDALS 13 3 4

 

The AAU Taekwondo National Team will be traveling to Europe this April to attend an Open tournament, which will give these young athletes an opportunity to test their skills internationally, where we hope to capture more precious medals.