Tae Kwon Do Takes Third at ECTC

The Army Martial Arts Team did an incredible job at the third Eastern Collegiate Tae Kwon Do Conference (ECTC) tournament of season at Brown University. Most notably the men's A1 team consisting of cadets Matthew Galea, Jordan Nettles and Christopher Bang outclassed the completion and secured the gold medal in the men's black belt division. Mathew Galea demonstrated his ability to perform well under pressure by winning the match with a powerful punch to the chest in a tie breaker. The A1 middleweight, Jordan Nettles, secured the teams victory by landing a power sidekick in the last seconds of the fight crushing the other teams hope for a gold medal. In the women's black belt division cadets Taylor Reim, Nicole Nettles and Katherine Lauffer secured the bronze medal in sparring. In the men's beginner division, cadets Johnathan Liu, Maddison Curry and Travis Phelan showed great promise in achieving the bronze medal for sparring. Finally, cadet Andy Vu received a bronze medal for form. The team took home the third-place trophy for overall performance at this tournament, showing that even with a team riddled with injured fighters is still one of the best.