Alliance Taekwondo brought a team of twelve competitors to the 2025 Detroit Lakes Tournament. Two adult competitors – blackbelts Mr Tanner Lafavor and Mr Kristofer Huck – were joined by jr blackbelts Mr Braxton Standaert, Ms Reese Spadgenske and Mr Carter Delabarre; underbelts Mr Zachary Ziegler, Mrs Elijah and Nathan Vanvoorhis, Mr Luke Hartl and Ms Emmalee Hartl, Ms Elliot Ziegler and Mr Camden Standaert also represented Alliance at this competition.
Due to time and information constraints, the following summary is the best record available for this event:
Mr Tanner Lafavor: Pattern – 2nd, Breaking – 1st, Sparring – 1st
Mr Kristofer Huck: Pattern – 2nd, Weapons – 1st, Sparring – 1st
Mr Braxton Standaert: Pattern – 4th, Weapons – 1st, Breaking 1st, Sparring – 2nd
Ms Reese Spadgenske: Pattern – 2nd, Weapons – 2nd, Breaking – 4th
Mr Carter Delabarre: Pattern – 3rd, Breaking – 3rd
Mr Zachary Ziegler: Pattern – 3rd; Team Pattern (with Ms Elliot) – 4th, Weapons – 3rd, Breaking – 4th, Sparring – 3rd
Mr Elijah VanVoorhis: Pattern – 1st, Breaking – 1st
Mr Nathan VanVoorhis: Pattern – 2nd, Breaking – 1st, Sparring – 1st
Mr Luke Hartl: Sparring – 2nd
Ms Emmalee Hartl: Sparring – 2nd
Ms Elliot Ziegler: Pattern – 4th, Team Pattern (with Mr Zach) – 4th, Breaking – 1st, Sparring – 4th
Mr Camden Standaert: Pattern – 3nd, Breaking – 1st, Sparring – 1st
Alliance would like to thank the Detroit Lakes Martial Arts Academy for hosting the tournament. We would also like to congratulate the entire team on all the hard work, and thank the parents, instructors, and coaches who have supported them. As always, our gratitude goes out to Grandmaster Eric Greenquist for his many years of dedication and instruction, and Great Grandmaster Moo Young Yun for his tireless efforts in the promotion of Korean martial arts.
