Harvard-Radcliffe Taekwondo Club
Several members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Taekwondo Club competed in the American Taekwondo Association (ATA) New England Championships April 30, in Tewksbury, Massachusetts--and nearly all returned with some hardware to show for their efforts.
Of the 12 club members that attended the event, ten returned with trophies in at least one of the three competitions--form, one-step sparring or free-sparring.
In the forms competition--in which competitors perform a memorized series of kicks, punches and blocks--club president and instructor, Jordan Schreiber took second place in the third- and fourth-degree men's black belt division. Freshman Victor Chen--who is a Crimson Editor--and senior Richard Chen placed second and third, respectively, in the camouflage and green belt division. Sophomore Richard Chiang placed third in the men's orange and yellow belt division.
In one-step sparring, freshman Erwin Kruger took home first place in the men's orange and yellow belt division. In the free-sparring competition, junior Chris Ricciardi placed second in the men's brown and red belt division, while senior Nils Bastedo won first place in the men's camouflage and green belt division.
"This was the first tournament for most of these students, and I think they did an outstanding job," Screiber said.
Harvard Table Tennis Club
The Harvard Table Tennis squad went 2-3 in the spring season, and due to scheduling conflicts it could not compete in the National Collegiate Team Championships--which were held at Princeton.
The Crimson managed to garner victories over Wellsley and Worcester, but was humbled by BU, Brown and league-champion MIT.
"We're looking to improve for next year," said sophomore Charles Sanders, president and captain of the club. "Next year one graduate student and one freshman--who are better than anyone who's on the team now--will be joining."
The club also invested in a ping-pong playing robot, the NEWGI 2000, to help improve its competitiveness. The technology will allow club members to get quality practice even when the entire club is not meeting.
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