Brookings TaeKwonDo hosted the 11th Annual Open TaeKwonDo Championship on April 20 at the Mickelson Middle School.
Nearly 200 competitors came from seven different states to compete in Team Forms, Traditional Weapons Forms, Traditional Forms and Olympic Sparring.

The following Brookings TaeKwonDo students placed in their various categories below.

Olympic Sparring

Clare Overby 1st
Cassandra Reese 2nd
Stephen Anawski 2nd
Blythe Jones 2nd
Rebella Raatz 2nd
Katie Bortnem 3rd
Testin Johnson 1st
Yanto Garmatz 1st
Jacob Ruppelt 1st
Wyatt Lapsley 2nd
Tyan Doop 2nd
Cody Hanson 1st
Jaxon Southern 2nd
Michaella Warner 3rd
Sawyer Yackley 3rd
Micah Moore 3rd
Tristan Blachford 3rd
Xavier Schwinler 2nd
Garrett Ysbrand 1st
Tanner Johnson 2nd
Vincent Brody 2nd
Traditional Forms
Selin Varyel 3rd
Katie Bortnem 3rd

Nolan Owens 3rd
Benjamin Pond 2nd
Kain Ladegaard 3rd
Blythe Jones 2nd
Rebella Raatz 3rd
Dorian Kaufman 1st
Liam McCausland 2nd
Chris Prussman 3rd
Kinley Prussman 3rd
William Schmidt 3rd
Ella Kramer 2nd
Wyatt Lapsley 1st
Russell Goetsch 1st
Sawyer Yackley 3rd
Yanto Garmatz 3rd
Carter Knutson 2nd
Jacob Ruppelt 3rd
Wyatt Hanson 1st
Tanner Prussman 2nd
Toby Moore 3rd
Micah Moore 3rd
Xavier Schwinler 3rd
Vincent Brody 3rd
Linkon Doty 2nd
Memphis Nielsen 3rd
Elijah Marinson 1st
Taiya Merchant 1st
Autumn Merchant 2nd
Michaella Warner 3rd
Tyan Doop 3rd
Macy Willmott 3rd
Gracie Nyland 3rd
Sophia Herrera 2nd
Eden Hanson 3rd
Alijah Castillo 1st
Jacob Rodenborn 2nd
Cody Hanson 1st
Jaxon Southern 2nd
Jasmine Anawski 2nd
Stephen Anawski 3rd
Liam Jones 3rd
Garrett VanderWal 2nd
James Dahl 3rd
Trestin Jonnson 1st

Traditional Weapons Forms

Blythe Jones 1st
Rebella Raatz 3rd
Katie Bortnem 2nd
Liam Jones 3rd

Team Forms

Autumn Merchant, Taiya Merchant and Michaella Warner 3rd
Micah Moore, Toby Moore and Jacob Ruppelt 3rd
Chris Prussman and Kinley Prussman 2nd
Elijah Martinson and Sawyer Yackley 2nd
Blythe Jones and Rebella Raatz 3rd