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OCSA Taekwondo students competed at the 45th Annual IL-DO Taekwondo Tournament

OCSA Taekwondo students competed at the 45th annual IL-DO Taekwondo Tournament in November 2025. After opening ceremonies that included Kira Davis (PM, ‘29) singing the National Anthem, a tribute to IL-DO Taekwondo founder ninth degree Black Belt Grand Master Kang, and a performance from Elective Instructor and Taekwondo Grand Master, Steven Amsler, 550 students began to compete in Poomsae (form) and Free Sparring in front of 1,200 spectators. Below are the student names and placements in their respective belt and age divisions.

FREE SPARRING

First Place
Declan Davey (CAH, ‘27)
Brandon Joya (AE, ‘27)
Yoonho Lee (IM, ‘28)
Avani Trichinapally (IA, ‘29)
Keenan Walker (IA, ‘28)

Second Place
Nicholas Cheng (PM, ‘29)
Nuriel Cho (BR, ‘30)
Eli Hertz (VA, ‘27)
Noah Kim (IM, ‘29)

Third Place
Micah Kay (PD, ‘26)
Leo Li (DM, ‘28)
Soriya Shiwotsuka (ACT, ‘28)
Jupiter Thompson (VA, ‘30)
Audrie Wu (IA, ‘27)

Tags: fall-2025

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