Sequim athletes earn medals at USTF tournament

By Michael Dashiell • June 21, 2023 1:30 am
Photo courtesy of Larry Muckley Next Level Taekwondo athletes celebrate strong finishes at a tournament in Battle Ground in May. Pictured are (back row, from left) Wyatt Estep, Jobe Kirner and Mia Kirner, with Maverick Muckley, Gunner Muckley and Atticus Reed.
Photo courtesy of Larry Muckley Next Level Taekwondo athletes celebrate strong finishes at a tournament in Battle Ground in May. Pictured are (back row, from left) Wyatt Estep, Jobe Kirner and Mia Kirner, with Maverick Muckley, Gunner Muckley and Atticus Reed.

A number of Sequim athletes from Next Level Taekwondo earned top-three finishes at a successful U.S. Taekwon-Do Federation’s tournament in Battle Ground on May 20.

Jobe Kirner earned grand champion in his bracket while Mia Kirner took first in sparring and second in both breaking and patterns.

Gunner Muckley took first in breaking and third in sparring, and Maverick Muckley placed second in sparring and third in patterns and breaking. Atticus Reed was first in sparring, while Wyatt Estep took first in breaking.

The USTF national tournament is set for June 24-25 in Broomfield, Colo., where Jobe and Mia Kirner, Gunner and Maverick and Larry Muckley plan to compete.

Photo courtesy of Larry Muckley / Mia Kirner

Photo courtesy of Larry Muckley / Mia Kirner

Photo courtesy of Larry Muckley / Jobe Kirner

Photo courtesy of Larry Muckley / Jobe Kirner

Photo courtesy of Larry Muckley / Gunner Muckley

Photo courtesy of Larry Muckley / Gunner Muckley