Four BSMA students double winners at state in taekwondo

The Daily Inter Lake

Big Sky Martial Arts had 12 students earn first-place awards at the 2008 MTA State Championships in Bozeman on May 31.

Four students - Jackson Waldher (red belt), Danielle Smith (senior blue), Ziah Brown (senior yellow) and Bella Waldher (kinderkick) - were double winners (poomse and sparring).

BSMA had 31 students compete and place.

Taking firsts in one discipline were: Irie Anderson (black) in sparring; Alan Bowman (black second) poomse; Kendra Hedges (black) poomse; Taylor Reed (black) poomse; Tyler Fralin (senior blue) sparring; Wyatt Smith (senior green) sparring; Christian Martin (senior yellow) poomse; Kirk Zander (senior yellow) sparring; and Josiah Kauffman (kinderkick) sparring.

BSMA won the team title with 99 points. Taekwondo West of Bozeman was second, 83, with Missoula Taekwondo Center, 46. Ten teams representing nine Montana cities were in attendance.

Individual results for BSMA at state follow:

Black

Irie Anderson - 1. sparring; 4. poomse

Kendra Hedges - 1. poomse; 2. sparring

Taylor Reed - 1. poomse; 2. sparring

Nick Saadi - 2. poomse; 3. sparring

Zach Waldher - 2. sparring; 3. poomse

Black Second

Alan Bowman - 1. poomse; 2. sparring

Bill Goodman - 2. sparring

Senior Red

Zoe Loudermilk - 2. poomse; 3. sparring; 3. doubles

Red

Ryan Danielson - 4. poomse; 4. sparring

Drew Nail - 4. poomse

Christopher Rodwick - 2. sparring; 4. poomse

Jackson Waldher - 1. poomse; 1. sparring

Senior Blue

Jacob Berg - 3. poomse; 3. sparring

Tyler Fralin - 1. sparring; 4. poomse

Craig Hill - 3. poomse; 4. sparring

Zina Loudermilk - 2. sparring; 3. doubles; 4. poomse

Danielle Smith - 1. poomse; 1. sparring

Blue

Dillon Thomas - 3. poomse; 3. sparring

Senior Green

Wyatt Smith - 1. sparring; 2. poomse

Green

Conagher McKinney - 2. sparring; 4. poomse

Senior Yellow

Ziah Brown - 1. poomse; 1. sparring

Dawson Hill - 2. sparring; 4. poomse

Brady Kazmier - 2. poomse; 2. sparring

Christian Martin - 1. poomse; 3. sparring

Thomas Reed - 3. poomse; 4. sparring

Kirk Zander - 1. sparring; 2. poomse

Mitch Zander - 3. poomse; 4. sparring

Yellow

Kali Hedges - 3. poomse; 3. sparring

Kinderkick

Josiah Kauffman - 1. sparring; 2. poomse

Kian Saadi - 2. sparring

Bella Waldher - 1. poomse; 1. sparring