Welcome to the website of the Colorado State Taekwondo Association (COSTA), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the development of Taekwondo athletes in the state of Colorado.

Latest News

Good News from Serbia

Darcy Kimmich (welter) won the Silver medal at the World University Championships.  Darcy defeated Korea and Chinese Taipei before a last minute loss to Poland.  Stefan Webb fought his way into the quarterfinals with solid wins over Serbia and Switzerland, but then lost narrowly to Korea.  Outstanding! 

AAU Nationals

The AAU National Championships recently held in Madison, WI produced a bumper crop of Colorado medallists. To begin with, congratulations to the black belt medallists qualifying for AAU team trials. Junior division medallists were Melissa Dang (gold) and Christina Martinez (bronze). Adult division medallists were Jeremy Feldman (gold), Kelly Hum (silver), John Kimmich (gold), Ryan McCulloch (gold), Bret Mischlich (sliver), and Stefan Webb (bronze). Good job!

AAU Junior Nationals Olympic Sparring Dylan Badiga M 12-13 ADV. 87 lbs: Gold Melissa Dang F 14-17 BLACK 92.3 lbs:  Gold Emma Eberly F 10-11 NOVICE 90 lbs: Silver Davis Johnson M 10-11 ADV. 65 lbs: Silver Christina Martinez F 14-17 BLACK 149.6 lbs: Bronze Tyler Lindbloom M 10-11 ADV. 90 lbs: Silver Ethan Tiburcio M 12-13 BLACK 75 lbs:  Bronze Erin Tirpak F 8-9 ADV. 55 lbs: Bronze Point Sparring Erin Tirpak F 8-9 ADV. 59 lbs: Silver Forms Tony Genella M 12-13 BLACK: Bronze Julia Merritt F 8-9 ADV: Silver

AAU Senior Nationals Olympic Sparring Jeremy Feldman M 18-34 BLACK 171.6 lbs: Gold Kelly Hum 18-34 BLACK 112.2 lbs: Silver John Kimmich M 18-34 BLACK 999 lbs: Gold Ryan McCulloch 18-34 BLACK 136.4 lbs: Gold Bret Mischlich M 18-34 BLACK 147.4: Silver Stefan Webb M 18-34 BLACK 158.4 lbs: Bronze Forms Kelly Hum F 18-34 BLACK 2: Silver

USAT Nationals

Colorado Taekwondo athletes did a great job at the recent USAT Junior and Senior Nationals in Detroit. Stephanie Popken made the 2008 Junior National Team, while Adult World Class Sparring medallists Ally Creel, James Moontasri, and Steve Ostrander are eligible for the Pan Am Team selection camp in September.  Many of our athletes medalled in sparring and/or forms.  

 

USAT Junior Nationals World Class Sparring Cole Broche 10-11, Black, Fly: Silver Ally Creel 14-17, Black, Lt Middle: Bronze Tanner Creel 14-17, Black, Feather: Bronze Tia Day 10-11, Red, Bantam:  Silver Alfonso Flores 14-17, Black, Feather: Silver Agustin Luevano 8-9, Black, Bantam, Bronze Hannah Grothe 12-13, Red, Fly: Silver Stephanie Popken 14-17, Black, Fin: Gold Malik Taylor 12-13, Red, Bantam:  Gold Elite Open Sparring Nicole Cerdezola 14-15, Blue, Bantam: Bronze Bryce DeGraca 10-11, Green, Bantam:  Bronze Lucas DeGraca 14-15, Green, Bantam:  Gold Jacob Kelly 12-13, Black, Fin: Bronze Erick Perez 14-15, Blue, Bantam: Gold Cameran Zarnoch 10-11, Green, Bantam:  Silver Chandlar Zarnoch 12-13, Red, Light: Gold Forms Gold Jacob Amerman (Black 3rd), Tia Day (Red), Bryce DeGraca (Green), Lucas Degraca (Green), Christian DeSalvo (Red), Jacob Kelly (Black 1st), Stephanie Popken (Black 1st), Aaron Porras (Black 2nd), Cameran Zarnoch (Green) Silver Hannah Grothe (Red), Malik Taylor (Red), Sammy Vickery (Black 1st), Alex Zarnoch (Black 1st) Bronze Chandlar Zarnoch (Red)

USAT Adult Nationals World Class Sparring Ally Creel 18-32, Black, Feather: Bronze James Moontasri 18-32, Black, Welter:  Gold Steve Ostrander 18-32, Black, Heavy: Gold Elite Open Competition Poomse Ally Creel 14-18: Gold Tanner Creel 14-18: Gold Elite Open Sparring Aaron Porras 18-32, Black, Fin: Bronze Cohan Zarnoch 41-50, Black, Bantam:  Gold Ultra Forms Cohan Zarnoch 41-50, Black, Light: Gold

COSTA Provides Athlete Funding

On June 21st, COSTA provided Aaron Porras with $500 to help cover expenses associated with his recent travel to the World Junior TKD Championships in Izmir, Turkey as a member (male bantam) of the USAT Junior National Team.  Checks for $500 also went to Darcy Kimmich (female welter) and Stefan Webb (male light) for travel to the upcoming World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia as members of the US National Collegiate Team. 

Colorado Athletes Perform Well at Collegiate Nationals

The NCTA Collegiate Nationals were held at Stanford April 25-26.  A large crop of Colorado athletes medalled and qualified for the Collegiate Team Trials that will be held in Highlands Ranch on May 17th.  We look forward to seeing Matt Stefanski (Fly), Stephanie Mackay (Feather), Stefan Webb (Light), Sara Fossum (Light),  Darcy Kimmich (Welter), Kelly Soderstrom (Middle), and John Kimmich (Heavy). Congratulations!

July 16th: Stephanie Mackay has substituted for Naomi Santa Maria in the female featherweight division due to an injury sustained in Detroit

Team Trials Results (May 17th):  Darcy Kimmich (Welter) and Stefan Webb (Light) made the US National Collegiate Team that will compete at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia, July 16-20.

State Team Hosts Seminar

The Colorado State Team (2007) and their coaches hosted a  training seminar on Saturday, March 29th at Eagle Spirit Academy (ESA) in Littleton, CO. 

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COSTA Funds German Open Athletes

Two Colorado athletes, Jacob Amerman and Christina Martinez, were part of the AAU National Team that competed at the recent German Open Taekwondo Tournament.  In recognition of their accomplishment and hard work, COSTA provided $500 to each to help defray trip expenses.

Colorado State Championship

The Colorado State Championship was held March 15th at Castle View High School in Castle Rock, CO. 171 competitors registered for forms and/or sparring.  Things got started right at 9 am and we finished up by 4 pm. There was a lot of great competition and hard work by many volunteers. Results for the State Team fight-off:

Jr. Male Jr. Female <= 110 Tanner Creel <= 100 Stephanie Popken 111-124 Jose Flores 101-115 Wendy Avitia 125-140 Jacob Amerman 116-138 Isabella Michel 141-153 Matt Hyder >= 139 Christina Martinez >= 154 Chase Bruckner     Sr. Male Sr. Female <= 127 Kamil Latipov 109-125 Ally Creel 128-149 Nico Delgado 126-147   150-176 Stefan Webb >= 148 Darcy Kimmich >= 177 John Kimmich

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Site Modified: Wednesday, July 23, 2008