4 Athletes, 9 Medals! 3 Gold, 4 Silver, 2 Bronze! Way to go Team LOMA! 

• Lucy Ralston won Gold in Traditional ITF Forms (our style), and a Silver in the Open Forms division. We have a new AAU National Champion! She also celebrated her birthday while we were there, so she gave herself a nice gift

• Thomas Murphy won a Silver in Traditional ITF Forms, and a Bronze in the Open Forms division, It was his first ever National competition, and he looked great!

• Emiliana Korin won a Silver in Olympic Sparring and a Bronze in Traditional ITF Forms! In only her 2nd tournament ever, she showed she is going to be a force to be reckoned with in the sport of Taekwondo!

• Master Hughes won a Gold in Traditional ITF Forms, a Gold in the Open Forms division, and a Silver in Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do Traditional Forms (an older style, the "bridge" between Karate and Taekwondo). This brings his National Gold Medal count up to 12 from 10, which was too round a number and sounded made up.12 is more believable. 

• This was a Triumphant return for our school to National competition, our last one being in 2017. It was a self-imposed challenge to heal up, study up, practice up, and show up. Our team showed poise and class on the mat and off it. The trip was smooth and fun. And, yes, we practiced our form in the ocean, you don't have to ask.