UCI’s taekwondo team members win national titles

UC Irvine’s taekwondo team, part of the campus’s club sports program, is racking up national tournament titles this summer. In early July, sophomore Megan Yi won a gold medal in the black belt female senior division (ages 18-29) at the U.S.A. Taekwondo Championships in Chicago, earning her a spot on Team U.S.A. for the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships this fall in Indonesia. Earlier this summer, senior Nam Phan took home a gold medal in the male adult black belt senior division (ages 18-29) at the American Taekwondo United National Championships in Anaheim, and freshman Nikita Lee earned gold in the individual female black belt division at the U.S. Open Hanmadang Taekwondo Championships in Denver. Club sports comprise student-led teams that compete against other university teams throughout the country. UC Irvine’s Campus Recreation department has 33 active club teams, ranging from archery to wrestling.