Bodystrong nabs medals at Region 1 tournament

On May 18, Bodystrong Taekwon-do Academy students and officials travelled down to La Center, near Vancouver, Wash., for the Region 1 tournament.

 

Fifteen Bodystrong competitors swept the floor of medals and in most divisions the team had at least one person place in the medals. In several divisions, Bodystrong took first, second and third places.

 

Trenton Phipps, Holly Gauthun, Linda Allen, Kyle Morton and Troy Phipps, all red belts, competed against black belts to gain their medals. White belts Larry Mockley, Marshall Phipps and Adrian Torve-Golbeck competed for the first time and both gained medals.

 

The Phipps family totaled nine medals among Troy and his three sons, Trenton, Logan and Marshall.

Medal winners included:

 

Trenton Phipps — gold, silver

Holly Gauthun — gold, gold

Linda Allen — silver, silver

Troy Phipps — gold, bronze

Kyle Morton — silver, bronze

Logan Phipps — gold, bronze, bronze

Jaden Rego — gold, gold, gold

Alan Ulin — gold, bronze

Iain Thill — gold, silver

Marshall Phipps — gold, silver

Seth Torgerson — gold, silver

Ozzie Kramer — bronze

Deven Biehler — silver, silver

Larry Mockley — silver

Adrian Torve-Golbeck — silver, silver, bronze