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A grand total of eight Nevada Tae Kwon Do students competed in Joplin's "Eye of the Storm" tournament, Feb. 14. Pictured front row, left to right: Jessica Colvin, Leandra Shotts, and Khi Broadway. Back row: Alex Harkness, head Instructor Lee Ogle, Faith Gilbert, and Kali-Ann Gruber. This was the first tournament Colvin has competed in.
For their respective age divisions: Colvin placed fourth in sparring and fourth in forms, Shotts second in sparring and fourth in forms, Broadway third in forms and third in sparring, second in sparring and fourth in forms, Gilbert received second in sparring, and Gruber took first in forms and second in sparring.
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Nevada Tae Kwon Do students pose with their instructor: Pictured left to right: C.J. Mitchell, Alex Harkness, Instructor Lee Ogle, and Clayton Vance: For their respective age divisions: Mitchell placed in fourth in sparring and fourth in forms, Harkness second in sparring and fourth in forms, Vance third in forms and fourth in sparring. The was the first tournament Vance has competed in.
The Tae Kwon Do students will next participate in a tournament held in Neosho, Mo., April 11.
Check a future edition of the Daily Mail for a full recap, including pictures