Ara
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Height
5'8"
Age
26
Hometown
Largo, FL
Quick Facts
- Favorite taekwondo athlete is Aaron Cook
- Favorite non-taekwondo athlete is Ronda Rousey
- Her father is her biggest inspiration
- Favorite foods/drinks are watermelon, Kinder surprise, fried rice and iced tea
- Favorite books are "The Fault in Our Stars", "The Hunger Games" and "The Help"
- Favorite TV shows are "Monk", "Friends" and "Duck Dynasty"
- Favorite movie is "Forrest Gump"
- Favorite bands/singers are Imagine Dragons and Taylor Swift
- Proudest moment in taekwondo was winning the U.S. Open
- Played tennis for a year and plays the piano
- favorite quotes are "It's hard to beat the person who never gives up." - Babe Ruth; "Stupid is as stupid does." - Forrest Gump; "Everybody's got plans
- till they get hit." - Mike Tyson; and "The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights." - Muhammed Ali
Career Highlights
- 2019 U.S. Senior Grand Slam (-67kg): Gold
- 2018 U.S. Senior National Team Member (Feather -57kg)
- 2018 U.S. Senior National Team Trials (Feather -57kg): 1st
- 2018 U.S. Open (-62kg): Gold
- 2017 U.S. Senior National Team Member (Feather -57kg)
- 2017 U.S. Senior National Team Trials (Feather -57kg): 1st
- 2017 Presidents Cup (-62kg): Silver
- 2017 Costa Rica Open (-62kg): Silver
- 2017 Spanish Open (-57kg): Gold
- 2017 U.S. Open (-57kg): Bronze
- 2016 U.S. Senior National Team Member (Feather)
- 2016 U.S. Senior National Team Trials (Feather) - 1st
- 2016 Pan American Open (-57kg) - Gold
- 2015 USAT Junior National Team Member (-59kg)
- 2015 National Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -59kg - Gold
- 2015 National Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -57kg - Gold
- 2015 Chuncheon Korean Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -57kg - Round of 16
- 2015 Chuncheon Korean Open - Sparring - Black Belt - 5 on 5 - Bronze
- 2015 Austrian Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -57kg - Bronze
- 2015 Mexico Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -59kg - Gold
- 2015 Mexico Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -57kg - Round of 16
- 2015 Spain Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -59kg - Gold
- 2015 U.S. Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -57kg - Round of 16
- 2015 Senior National Team Trials - Sparring - Black Belt - -57kg - 3rd
- 2015 Nevada State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -59kg - Gold
- 2015 Georgia State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -57kg - Gold
- 2014 Junior Team Trials - Sparring - Black Belt - -59kg - 3rd
- 2014 Florida State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -59kg - Gold
- 2014 Costa Rica Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -59kg - Gold
- 2014 National Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -59kg - Gold
- 2014 U.S. Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -59kg - Gold
- 2014 Austrian Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -59kg - Round of 32
- 2013 National Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -59kg - Bronze
- 2013 Florida State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -59kg - Gold
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 17th (Lightweight 57-62kg - Women)
- Years of participation: Lightweight 57-62kg - Women 2019; Featherweight 53-57kg - Women 2017
- Top finish: 9th – 2017 (Featherweight 53-57kg - Women)