5'6"
24
Fort Lee, NJ
Loves to run and if she didn't have taekwondo in her life she would probably pursue track...attends Fort Lee High School where she is enrolled in all honors classes and made the Honor All...she is also part of the AOF Program in her school and is a member of her school's Hebrew Club...started Taekwondo in 2007 but didn't start competing until 2013...favorite books are the Maze Runner series and the Divergent series…favorite TV show is The Voice…favorite athlete is Gabby Douglas…favorite taekwondo athlete is Jade Jones...her parents are her biggest inspiration…her proudest moment in taekwondo was becoming a 2014 Cadet National Team member...favorite quote: “If you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe then you will be successful.”
MAJOR COMPETITION RECORD:
2017 USA Taekwondo Junior National Team Member (-49kg) Pan American Junior Championship - Sparring - (-49kg) - Gold
2017 USA Taekwondo National Championships - Junior Sparring - -49kg - Gold
2017 Spanish Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -49kg - Silver
2016 USA Taekwondo Junior National Team Member (-46kg)Senior National Team Trials - Sparring - -46kg - 3rd place
2016 World Junior Championships-Sparring- -46 kg - Round 16
2016 Junior National Team Trials - Sparring - -46kg - 1st
2016 USA Taekwondo National Championships - Junior Sparring - -46kg - Gold
2016 Germany Open - Bantam (-44kg) - Bronze
2016 AAU National Team Member
2016 Canada Open (Jr. -44kg) - Gold
2016 U.S. Open (Jr. -44kg) - Gold
2015 AAU Team Trials - Sparring - Black Belt - -42kg - Gold
2015 Toronto Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -44kg - Gold
2015 Canada Open - Sparring - Black Belt - -42kg - Gold
2015 AAU National Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -42kg - Gold
2015 National Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -42kg - Bronze
2015 New York State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -42kg - Gold
2015 AAU New York State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -42kg - Gold
2014 USA Taekwondo Cadet National Team member National Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -41kg - Gold
2014 Boston Invitational Open Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -41kg - Silver
2014 New York State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -41kg - Bronze
2014 New Jersey State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -44kg - Gold
2014 AAU New York State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -44kg - Gold
2014 AAU New Jersey State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -41kg - Gold
2013 New York State Championships - Sparring - Black Belt - -37kg - Gold
last updated 10/24/2017
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