Kauffman, Brown, Smith lead Big Sky Martial Arts

The Daily Inter Lake

Josiah Kauffman, Ziah Brown and Danielle Smith finished first in both forms and sparring for Big Sky Martial Arts at the Missoula Taekwondo Tournament held recently.

Kauffman, 6, competes as a white belt. Brown, 8, holds a green belt, and Smith, 13, is a red belt.

Big Sky had 12 other individuals place first in at least one event. They were: (forms) Elijah Wagoner, 6, white; JD Shew, 7, white; Christian Martin, 7, senior yellow; Ryan Jeude, 7, senior green; (sparring) Wyatt Thomason, 5, white; Zachary Pitts, 25, senior white; Kali Hedges, 7, senior yellow; Brady Kazmier, 7, green; Hunter Thomason, 9, senior green; Wyatt Smith, 9, blue; B.J. Bach, 10, red; and Bill Goodman, 61, black.

Martin received the Outstanding Sportsmanship Award.

Big Sky had 42 participants in Missoula.

Big Sky Martial Arts

Missoula Taekwondo Tournament Results

White Belt

Mariah Dickey, 5 4. forms and sparring

Wyatt Thomason, 5 1. sparring

Mason Lasko, 6 2. forms and sparring

Elijah Wagoner, 6 1 forms; 3. sparring

Tracer Gislason, 6 2. forms and sparring

Kian Saadi, 6 4. sparring; 5. forms

Lydia Hollis, 6 3. forms and sparring

Josiah Kauffman, 6 1. forms and sparring

Andrew Dickey, 7 2. forms; 4. sparring

JD Shew, 7 1. forms; 3 sparring

Alexxandra Belt, 7 3. forms; 4. sparring

Senior White Belt

Zachary Pitts, 25 1. sparring; 3. forms

Senior Yellow Belt

Christian Martin, 7 1. forms; 2. sparring

Kali Hedges, 7 1. sparring; 4. forms

Tyler Olson, 8 3. forms and sparring

Brandon Pyron, 8 2. forms and sparring

Green Belt

Brady Kazmier, 7 1. sparring; 4. forms

Ziah Brown, 8 1. forms and sparring

Maddy Thomason, 10 2. forms and sparring

Mitch Zander, 14 2. sparring; 3 forms

Kirk Zander, 43 2. forms and sparring

Senior Green Belt

Ryan Jeude, 7 1. forms; 2. sparring

Nick Cenis, 8 3. forms; 4. sparring

Aly Gottschlich, 8 4. sparring

Conagher McKinney, 9 2. sparring; 4. forms

Hunter Thomason, 9 1. sparring; 3. forms

Blue Belt

Hanna Brann, 8 2. sparring; 4. forms

Wyatt Smith, 9 1. sparring; 2. forms

Heather Bodenhamer, 11 3. sparring; 4. forms

Senior Blue Belt

Dakota Arndt, 11 2. forms; 3. sparring

Tyler Fralin, 11 2. sparring; 4. forms

Dillon Thomas, 13 3. sparring; 4. forms

Red Belt

B.J. Bach, 10 1. sparring; 3. forms

Danielle Smith, 13 1. forms and sparring

Drew Nail, 15 3. forms

Senior Red Belt

Cassidy Meade, 11 3. sparring; 4. forms

Zoe Loudermilk, 11 2. forms; 3. sparring

Jacob Williams, 15 3. forms and sparring

Black Belt

Nick Saadi, 13 2. forms and sparring

Mackenzie Bayne, 16 4. sparring

Kendra Hedges, 17 2. sparring; 4. forms

Bill Goodman, 61 1. sparring