Despite missing many of their usual supporters due to Canadian Nationals being just around the corner, the Prairie Wildfire Tae Kwon Do Challenge held at the Flexihall still managed to draw in 185 athletes 鈥� 30% more than last year鈥檚 event.
鈥淲e were missing quite a few black belts because of the Nationals being so close to our competition,鈥� Kees Tae Kwon Do instructor Wayne Mitchell told Yorkton This Week, continuing, 鈥淏ut the coloured belt numbers were way up and in the end it was about 30% larger than last year鈥檚 event, so we were quite pleased with the amount of coloured belts that attended.鈥�
Master Mitchell said that the event was quite the success, with 29 local competitors taking part, many of whom managed to find their way on to the podium. 鈥淨uite a few of our local athletes did well, and they represented Yorkton very nicely.鈥�
In addition, Mitchell told Yorkton This Week that the Prairie Wildfire tournament was attended by over 15 different Tae Kwon Do schools, some from as far away as Williston, North Dakota. 鈥淚t鈥檚 nice to get competitors from all over,鈥� said Mitchell. 鈥淎thletes from Winnipeg, Alberta, Saskatchewan and even North Dakota came to Yorkton for the competition.鈥�
Sparring
Zane Chopik, gold (Cadet BB Light). Tyler Buenneke, gold (Cadet BB Welter). Ocean Langan, gold (Pee Wee Beginner Light). Journey Langan, silver (Pee Wee Beginner Heavy). Elizabeth Young, silver (Pee Wee Intermediate Light). Kierrah Langan, bronze (Pee Wee Intermediate Heavy). Delainie Liebrecht/Hannah Surjik, bronze (Cadet Advanced Light). Pressleigh Dingham, bronze (Cadet Intermediate Light). Elexa Daigneault, gold (Cadet Advanced Middle). Kallie Buenneke, gold (Junior Advanced). Tyana Daigneault, silver (Junior Advanced). Munroe Joyea, gold (Mitey Might Beginner Light). Keegan Foremant, silver (Cadet Beginner Heavy). Brandon Novak, gold (Cadet Intermediate Middle). Yegor Ivanov, silver (Cadet Intermediate Middle). Noah Wyatt, gold (Midget Intermediate Light). Ethan Larsen, silver (Midget Intermediate Light). Noah Liebrecht, bronze (Midget Intermediate Heavy). Brett Chepil, silver (Pee Wee Advanced Light). Brody Buckingham, bronze (Pee Wee Advanced Light). Chance Corcoran, gold (Cadet Advanced Heavy). Jakob Surjik, bronze (Cadet Advanced Heavy). Drune Rugland, bronze (Cadet Advanced Light). Simon Dumalski, bronze (Junior Advanced Light).
Poomsae
Tyler Buenneke, gold (BB Junior Koryo). Zane Chopik, bronze (BB Junior Koryo). Journey Langan, bronze (Mitey Mite Basic 1). Ocean Langan, bronze (Mitey Mite Basic 2). Elizabeth Young, silver (Mitey Mite Taegeuk 1). Pressleigh Dingham, gold (Pee Wee Female Taegeuk 2). Meagan Froese, silver (Pee Wee Female Taegeuk 2). Yegor Ivanov/Keegan Foremant, bronze (Pee Wee Male Taegeuk 2). Ethan Larsen, gold (Pee Wee Taegeuk 4). Noah Wyatt, gold (Pee Wee Male Taegeuk 3). Hannah Surjik, bronze (Pee Wee Female Taegeuk 3). Jakob Surjik, gold (Cadet Taegeuk 6). Tayah Yanke, gold (Cadet Taegeuk 5). Kallie Buenneke, gold (Cadet Female Taegeuk 8). Simon Dumalski, silver (Cadet Male Taegeuk 8).
