Archived News:

2007 NCTA Championships Participant List Updated

Participant lists for received applications have been updated on the NCTA Nationals page.
date posted: March 22, 2007

2007 NCTA Championships Participant List Posted

Participant lists for received applications have been posted on the NCTA Nationals page.
date posted: March 22, 2007

Announcement regarding the 2007 NCTA Championships:

Please note of the following changes in the information packet for the 2007 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships:

1. All Friday events (registration, weigh ins, all meetings and poomse
competition) will be held at the TAMU Student Rec Center.

2. The black belt weight divisions have been adjusted in accordance with the new kilos to lbs. ratio used by the WTF. The weights in kilos have not changed. The color belt weight divisions have also been adjusted.

3. The age requirement range now matches the age range listed in the 2007 Summer World University Games selection procedure (i.e. participants must be born between January 1, 1979 and December 31, 1989).

4. The optional equipment now includes the white sock protectors.

5. Form K (the NCTA Code of Conduct form) is required for all athletes and coaches.
date posted: March 6, 2007

2007 US National Collegiate SWUG Team Trials Announced

Team trials for the 2007 Summer World University Games team will be held Friday, April 27, 2007 in Kansas City, MO. Please refer to the selection procedures for information about qualifying and eligibility for these collegiate team trials.
date posted: Feb 27, 2007

2007 NCTA Championships packet posted

The application and information packet for the 32nd NCTA Championships are posted at the NCTA Nationals page.
date posted: Feb 14, 2007

Additional Information for 2007 NCTA Championships Posted

Current schedule and entry fee information for the 2007 NCTA Championships is available at the NCTA Nationals page. More information will be posted shortly, so check back often for updates.
date posted: Feb 5, 2007

Applications for the NCTA individual memberships

NCTA membership applications for both individuals and clubs/institutions have been posted.
date posted: Feb 5, 2007

Preliminary Schedule for 2007 NCTA Championships Posted

Preliminary schedule information for the 2007 NCTA Championships is available at the NCTA Nationals page.
date posted: Jan 30, 2007

Historical Results updated

Results from 1980 - 1988 have been updated on the NCTA History page.
date posted: Jan 30, 2007

Referee Applications for 2007 NCTA Championships Available

Referee applictions for the 2007 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships to be held on March 30-31 at Texas A & M University are available at the NCTA Nationals page.
date posted: Jan 11, 2007

March 30-31, 2007 - National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships

The 2007 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships will be held on March 30-31 at Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas.
date posted: Oct 12, 2006

May 20, 2006 - FISU Press Release on 2006 WUTC Games

World University Taekwondo Championship: Always a Success

The following is a press release by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) on the 2006 World University Taekwondo Championship held in Valencia, Spain, on May 16-20, 2006.

BRUSSELS, Belgium --- "This is an excellent meet; it provides an opportunity to see how we stand in comparison to the competition, which is getting tougher and tougher ñ we are really very happy to be here."

Taekwondo is a martial art that attracts a growing number of students and adds a lot to the success of the FISU World University Championship.

At FISU, taekwondo is very popular. The 2006 edition of this WUC proved it again when 40 countries, a new record, were accredited for a total of 217 athletes (123 men and 94 women). This was not really a surprise, when we observe that Taekwondo has never stopped growing since the first FISU competition that took place in 1986 in Berkeley, USA, proving its popularity as a University sport.

For this ninth addition, the city, and more particularly the University, of Valencia have done everything to provide participants with the best possible infrastructures for the tournament. Here we must also mention the excellent organization of this World University Championship. The Organizing Committee has shown unequalled professionalism, among other things proposing a very large number of cultural activities participants.

In Patras (GRE), in 2004, Korea went home with a handsome collection of medals as usual: five in gold, four in silver and five in bronze. The result is exceptional, but it should not cloud the fact that other countries are also beginning to make a breakthrough.

The trend was confirmed in Valencia, which marked the end of total domination by the Korean team, in any case for the men.

The Men's Tournament

Two other countries, Iran and Thailand, were also sensational in Spain. Iran pocketed three titles as well as three silver medals and one in bronze, while Thailand won two gold medals. Korea of course, was still very present with two gold medals, two in silver and three in bronze, it was hardly on the sidelines, but the days when the Koreans systematically won every title seem to be over.

The number of nations on the various podiums is getting larger as well, and this is a very good thing. In any case it shows that the sport has attracted a growing number of enthusiasts and that the policies for developing taekwondo in certain countries are beginning to be effective.

The Women's Tournament

For the ladies, the story was quite different. The Korean tradition still weighed heavily on participants from other countries. The Korean team collected five gold medals out of eight (as well as one in silver and one in bronze), broadly dominating the field. Worth mentioning too are good performances of the teams from Brazil and Spain.

On the whole, this tournament drew very high-level contestants, often on the point of being selected for the next Olympic Games (in Beijing in 2008). As Carlos Negrao, coach of the Brazilian team put it: "This is an excellent meet, with athletes from all over the world. It provides an opportunity to see how we stand in comparison to the competition, which is getting tougher and tougher - we are really very happy to be here - and, in addition, the organization is really first-class."

The next World University Taekwondo Championship will take place in Belgrade in 2008.
date posted: June 15, 2006

May 20, 2006 - US National Collegiate Team Concludes WUTC Games
The US National Collegiate Team concluded competition in Valencia, Spain at the 2006 World University Taekwondo Championships. Women's Middleweight Christina Park earned a bronze medal, Men's Finweight Johnny Nguyen earned a bronze medal in Men's Finweight, and Men's Welterweight Jason Neville earned a silver medal. The team roster and results can be found at this link.
date posted: June 3, 2006

March 19, 2006 - US National Collegiate Team Trials Results
Results from this weekends team trials have been posted to the results section, and can also be found by clicking on this link.
date posted: March 20, 2006

2006 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships Results
The resuls from the 2006 NCTA Championships have been posted on the NCTA Nationals page.
date posted: Feb 26, 2006

March 19, 2006 - US National Collegiate Team Trials
The team trials for the US National Collegiate Team have been set for Sunday, March 19, 2006 in Denver, Colo. The winners of the 2006 collegiate team trials will have the honor of representing the United States the 9th World University Taekwondo Championships to be held May 16-20 in Valencia, Spain.

The selection procedure for this team is available at this url:

http://www.ncta-usa.com/06_WUTC_sel_procedure.pdf

The complete information packet will be posted here on the NCTA website as soon as it is available.
date posted: Jan 22, 2006

February 24-25, 2006 - 2006 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships
The 2006 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships will be held on Feb. 24-25 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The full application packet is now available on the NCTA Nationals page.
date posted: Jan 2, 2006

April 15-16, 2005 - 30th NCTA Championship Results Posted
date posted: April 19, 2005

May 14, 2005 - 2005 Collegiate Team Trials Information
The 2005 Collegiate Team Trials will be held May 14 at the Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center in conjunction with the USA Taekwondo National Qualifier. The Collegiate Team Trials will take place prior to the start of the National Qualifier. Competition begins at 8:30am. Registration and weigh-in will be at the Convention Center on May 13 from 3-8pm. See the complete event information HERE.
The following documents are all available at this USA Taekwondo site.
1. Collegiate Trials Event Information
2. Collegiate Trials participant packet
3. Selection Procedures for the World University Games
4. Addendum to Selection Procedures for World University Games
date posted: Feb 10, 2005

April 15, 2004 - Selection Procedures for the World University Games Posted.
The selection procedures for the Taekwondo team for the 23rd Summer Universiade (World University Games) have been completed and approved by the US Olympic Committee.  The NCTA is now able to make these procedures and appendix A available to all interested parties.  We hope that any questions will be made clear by these documents.  Do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.
date posted: April 15, 2004

April 9, 2005 - The 2005 NCTA Essay Contest Application has been posted.
date posted: Mar 17, 2005

April 15-16, 2005 - 30th NCTA Championship Information Now Available
The complete information for the 30th National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships being held April 15-16, 2005 by the University of California-Berkeley is now available. Please feel free to contact the tournament director and his staff (NCTAC@ucmap.org ) or NCTA officials about this event.  Your interest and support of the US collegiate Taekwondo is greatly appreciated.
date posted: July 25, 2004

April 15-16, 2005 - The 30th National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships will be held April 15-16, 2005 at the University of California, Berkeley.
date posted: July 25, 2004

2004 - 8th World University Taekwondo Championship Results
Jason Neville - Gold, men's light
Amanda Thome - Bronze, women's fin
Danielle Pelham - Bronze, women's fly
Crystal Lara - Bronze, women's bantam
Nicole Bright - Bronze, women's welter
Christina Park - Bronze, women's middle
date posted: July 25, 2004

April 19, 2004 - 2004 NCTA Championship Results
The 2004 NCTA Championship Results are in.

Championship Division Winner: University of California - Berkeley
Overall Division Winner: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Novice Division Winner: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Male Athlete of the Year: Daniel Elkowitz
Female Athlete of the Year: Danielle Pelham
date posted: April 19, 2004

April 15, 2004 - Attention!! 2004 Essay Contest deadline is extended to April 15.
date posted: April 11, 2004

April 9, 2004 - Extended Deadline for NCTA Championship Applications
The deadline for applications for the 29th Collegiate Taekwondo National Championships has been extended to Friday, April 9. Applicants should keep in mind that there is an extremely heavy amount of mail at this time of year with taxes being due on April 15. We suggest that you use priority mail to ensure that your application arrives on time.
date posted: Mar 31, 2004

April 6, 2004 - The 2004 NCTA Essay Contest Application has been posted.
Available in the NCTA Nationals Section
date posted: Mar 5, 2004

April 16-17, 2004 - 29th NCTA Championship Brochure & Application Posted
Also available in the NCTA Nationals Section
date posted: Feb 25, 2004

Feb 8, 2004 - 2004 US Taekwondo Collegiate Team Trials Results
date posted: Feb 9, 2004

Feb 8, 2004 - Collegiate Team Trials Information
The 2004 Collegiate Team Trials will be held on Sunday, Feb 8 starting at 10:00am at the following location:
Hilton Garden Inn (Ballroom)
19677 E. Jackson Dr.
Independence, MO 64057
date posted: Feb 4, 2004

2003 NCTA Essay Contest Winners!!!
First Place: "To Whom Much Is Given Much"
By Salim Oden - North Carolina State University

Second Place: "The Truth Behind Malnutrition: Implementing Change Through Taekwondo"
By Sara Goers - Drake University
date posted: Dec 18, 2003

Feb 8, 2004 - The 2004 team trials information packet is available to all qualifiers (2003 sparring medalists, 2003 collegiate team trials winner, and 2002 collegiate champion).
All competitors must be full-time college students in 2004 (or 2003 graduates), aged 17-27 as of January 1, 2004 and US citizens.

The trials will be held on February 8, 2004 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Eligible competitors should contact Rex Hatfield, NCTA Secretary General, at rexh@princeton.edu for more information.

The NCTA appreciates your cooperation.

Have an enjoyable and safe holiday season.
date posted: Dec 17, 2003

April 16-17, 2004 - The 2004 Collegiate National Championships will be held at the University of Bridgeport, in Bridgeport, CT
This tournament will qualify competitors for the next collegiate team trials selecting the team for the 2005 Summer Universiade Games in Turkey.
date posted: Nov 25, 2003

Feb 8, 2004 - NCTA Team Trials will be held in Kansas City, MO
The winners will attend the 9th FISU World University Games in Patras, Greece on June 2-5, 2004.
date posted: Nov 25, 2003

Nov 7-8, 2003 - Collegiate Nationals held in Lynnwood, WA
UC Berkeley Takes 1st Place in Championship Division
Johns Hopkins Takes 1st Place in Overall Division, Novice Division
Results can be found on the NCTA History Page
date posted: Nov 13, 2003

Nov 3, 2003 - 3rd Annual NCTA Essay Contest Application Due (extended from previous due date Oct 30, 2003)
Available in the NCTA Nationals Section
date posted: Oct 7, 2003

Website Launch
date posted: April 22, 2003