Education
Phoenix High School
Quick Facts
- Favorite Taekwondo Athlete: Daewoon Lee
- Biggest Inspiration: His mother
- Favorite Books: The "Harry Potter" series and the "Lord of the Rings" series
- Favorite TV Show: "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
- Favorite Movies: "Saving Private Ryan", "The Internship" and "Gran Torino"
- Favorite Bands/Singers: DJ Kool Herc, DJ Grandmaster Flash, Hopsin, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., and Ice Cube
- Favorite Quote: "I hated every minute of training, but I said 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion.'" - Muhammad Ali
- Proudest Moment in Taekwondo: Winning the 2012 National Championships and becoming a Junior National Team member
- Favorite Foods: Korean BBQ, Hawaiian, chicken adobo, spam and eggs, Pho and Italian food
- Hobbies: filmmaking, breakdancing, music production, and food
Career Highlights
- 2018: U.S. Senior National Team Member (Feather -68kg)
- 2018: U.S. Senior National Team Trials (Feather -68kg): 1st
- 2017: U.S. Senior National Team Member (Feather -68kg)
- 2017: U.S. Senior National Team Trials (Feather -68kg): 1st
- 2017: New Zealand Open (-68kg): BRONZE
- 2016: U.S. Senior National Team Member (Feather)
- 2016: U.S. Open (-68kg): Quarterfinals
- 2015: USAT National Championships (-68kg): GOLD
- 2015: U.S. Open (-68kg): Round of 16
- 2014: USAT National Championships (-68kg): GOLD
- 2014: Mexico Open (-68kg): BRONZE
- 2013: CUTA State Games (Jr. Lt. Middle): GOLD
- 2013: CUTA State Games (Sr. Feather): GOLD
- 2012 USAT Junior National Team Member (Jr. Lt. Middle)
- 2012: USAT National Championships (Jr. Lt. Middle): GOLD
- 2012: 6th World Taekwondo Culture Expo - Muju, Korea (Jr. Lt. Middle): GOLD
- 2012: CUTA Team Trials - Fresno, Calif. (Jr. Lt. Middle): GOLD
- 2012: USAT Western Regional Qualifier - San Jose, Calif. (Jr. Lt. Middle): GOLD
- 2012: USAT Western Regional Qualifier - San Jose, Calif. (Sr. Feather): SILVER
- 2011: USAT National Qualifier - San Diego, Calif. (Jr. Bantam): SILVER
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2017 – 9th (Featherweight 63-68kg - Men)
- Years of participation: Featherweight 63-68kg - Men 2017
- Top finish: 9th – 2017 (Featherweight 63-68kg - Men)
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Did You Know?: Jacob loves old-school music and used to be in a break dance crew.
