BROOKINGS — Brookings TaeKwonDo hosted its 12th Annual Open Championship on April 12, with more than 135 competitors and 200 specatators in attendance.

Students from five different states and over 20 different TaeKwonDo schools participated in five different events: forms, team forms, weapons, extreme weapons and sparring.

Thirty-seven Brookings TaeKwonDo students participated in the tournament. The following students placed in their respective events as follows:

• Aira Amiotte — Third in team forms and third in forms
• Jasmine Anawski — First in forms
• Sabastian Bui — Third in forms and third in sparring
• Darwin Dececchi — Third in team forms and first in forms
• Elliott Dececchi — Third in team forms and second in forms
• Brielle Franklin — First in forms
• Sawyer Franklin — Third in forms and second in sparring
• Cody Freeman — Second in forms
• Colby Halsey — First in forms
• Carly Hagedorn — First in team forms and first in forms
• Eden Hanson — Third in forms
• Brian Hoaas — Third in forms
• Phoenix Hopewell — Third in forms and second in sparring
• Tanner Johnson — Second in forms
• Trestin Johnson — First in forms
• Blythe Jones — First in team forms, second in sparring, second in weapons, first in forms and Colored Belt Grand Champion in forms
• Dorian Kaufman — Third in forms
• Ella Kramer — Third in forms and third in sparring
• Jacob Lee — Second in forms
• Elijah Martinson — First in team forms and first in forms
• Autumn Merchant — Third in team forms and third in forms
• Dan Merchant — Third in forms and third in sparring
• Taiya Merchant — Third in team forms and third in forms
• Clare Overby — Third in forms, third in sparring
• Ben Pond — Third in forms, second in sparring and first in weapons
• Chris Prussman — Third in forms, first in sparring
• Kinley Prussman — Third in forms and third in sparring
• Tanner Prussman — Third in forms
• Rebella Raatz — Second in forms and third in weapons
• Libby Radtke — Second in forms and second in sparring
• Jaxon Southern — First in team forms, second in sparring, first in weapons and first in forms
• Laurissa Thomas — Second in sparring
• Ruby VandeWeerd — First in team forms, second in sparring and first in forms
• Tobias Wakeman — Third in forms
• Sawyer Yackley — First in team forms, third in sparring and second in forms