2006 Press Room

January 6, 2007: The 9th Annual Pennsylvania Master's Cup was held on Saturday, January 6, 2007.  12 members of Team Xtreme traveled to the event to test their skills against competitors from up and down the east coast.  The small, but dominant force earned 9 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 Bronze medals.  Seven of the team members crushed their divisions winning their fights due to the 7 point gap or the 12 point ceiling ruling.  Brandi Powers easily controlled the Senior sparring division and claimed the Grand Championship trophy for her event.

December 2, 2006: Team Xtreme dominates divisions at the Mid Atlantic Championships in North Carolina.  Seven members of Team Xtreme made the trip to Winston Salem for the 6th Annual Mid Atlantic Championships where the team earned 10 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medals. 5 out of the 6 members sparring ended their matches by the 7 point gap rule.  Congratulations Team Xtreme!

November 19, 2006: Team Xtreme travels to Waldorf, Maryland for some local tournament fun.  The 12 member team collected 12 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze.  Congratulations to Devoria Whitaker, Ian Lamp, Manny Lamboy and Marcus Banks who received double Gold for their performances in their sparring and poomse competition.

November 3-5, 2006: Allison Hall and Brandi Powers represent Team Xtreme at USAT Senior Nationals and Junior Black Belt Festival.  Press Release

October 5, 2006: Brandi Powers receives 2006 AAU youth Leadership Award.  Team Xtreme is proud to announce that Brandi Powers has been selected as recipient of the 2006 Amateur Athletic Union Taekwondo Youth Leadership award.  AAU Release, Press Release and Times Herald Newspaper

September 24, 2006: The Xtreme Training Center hosted an Olympic sparring Athlete Identification and Development Seminar on Sunday, September 24, 2006.  Herb Perez, six time U. S. National Team Captain, three time winner of the Pan American Championship, ran the seminar. Perez, a noted champion and leader in martial arts for many years, has developed the High Level Training Center in partnership with the USAT. He is one of the most successful athletes in Taekwondo and competed in his first Olympic games at age 32.

Master Patrice Remark of Virginia, a 6th DAN black belt with over 30 years of competition and teaching experience, will be assisting at the event. Remark, founder of Team RST, is former Olympian and World Champion. Recognized as one of the world’s preeminent coaches in sport Taekwondo, he has acquired an international reputation of athletic excellence at the highest level of competition.  Press Release

September 8-10, 2006: Brandi Powers claims spot on AAU Junior National Team for third consecutive year.  Press Release

August 26, 2006: Coach Lonnie Suazo is selected as AAU Coach of the Year and,  once again Team Xtreme athletes are selected as AAU Athletes of the Year! Congratulations to Ian Lamp, Marcus Banks, Robert Smith, Devoria Whitaker and Coach Suazo.

August  11-13, 2006: Chicago Open International Championships: Team Xtreme has strong showing at international tournament.  4 members of Team Xtreme traveled to Chicago, IL., to compete in the Chicago Open International Championships hosted by the Pan American Taekwondo Union.  The small but dominate team collected 3 Gold and 2 Bronze medals. Press Release

July 7-9 2006: USAT Junior Olympics: 6 members of Team Xtreme competed in the World Class Divisions of the USAT Junior Olympics.  Congratulations to Devoria Whitaker who received Silver in poomse and Silver in sparring and to Anna Borkowski who collected a Bronze in sparring.

July 1-5, 2006: AAU Junior and Senior National Championships: 14 members of Team Xtreme competed in the 2006 AAU National Championships.  The team collected 4 Gold, 3 Silver and 7 Bronze medals.  Brandi Powers, Allison Hall and Steven Gertz will continue on to AAU Team Trials being held in September in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  

May 20-22, 2006: USAT Buffalo Qualifier: Once again Team Xtreme members dominate their divisions and earn a chance to compete in the World Class Division of the USAT Junior Olympics.  5 members of Team Xtreme competed in this event earning 5 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medal.
 

February 25, 2006: Potomac Valley Championship: 15 members of Team Xtreme competed in the Potomac Valley Championship AAU Qualifier.  All of our athletes placed in top of their division, easily securing their chance to compete in the AAU Nationals.  The team collected 13 Gold, 7 Silver and 3 Bronze medals.