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, Mr Carter Delabarre and Mr Mason Hager; underbelts Mr Zachary Ziegler, Mr Luke Hartl, Mr Gavin Brunelle, Ms Emmalee Hartl, Ms Elliot Ziegler, Mr Camden Standaert and Mr Harris Papalichev 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, Weapons – 4th, Breaking – 4th, Sparring – 2nd; very close matchup for 1st place with Mr Cameron Kerns
Mr Braxton Standaert: Weapons – 1st, Breaking – 1st, Sparring – 2nd; showdown with Mr Brennan Hill for 1st place again
Mr Mason Hager: Pattern – 1st, Breaking – 2nd; injury in breaking caused him to miss the sparring event
Mr Carter Delabarre: Pattern – 2nd, Breaking – 4th, Sparring – 4th
Mr Zachary Ziegler: Pattern – 2nd; Team Pattern (with Ms Elliot) – 2nd, Breaking – 2nd, Sparring – 1st; Mr Zach earned a “root beer award” for scoring with a high-level technique
Mr Luke Hartl: Pattern – 3rd, Breaking – 4th, Sparring – 2nd
Mr Gavin Brunelle: Pattern – 1st, Breaking – 4th, Sparring – 1st
Ms Emmalee Hartl: Pattern – 2nd, Breaking – 1st
Ms Elliot Ziegler: Pattern – 1st, Team Pattern (with Mr Zach) – 2nd, Breaking – 1st, Sparring – 1st
Mr Harris Papalichev: Pattern – 2nd, Breaking – 3rd, Sparring – 3rd
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.
