2007 Press Room

November 17, 2007: 8 members of Team Xtreme traveled to Winston-Salem, NC to compete in the Mid Atlantic Championships hosted by Barry Partridge and the United Taekwondo Academy.  The small, yet prestigious tournament brought together some of the top competitive teams on the east coast, including several members of the USAT and AAU National Teams.  Team Xtreme kept pace with the best securing 8 gold, 2 silver,  and 2 bronze medals.  Great job Team Xtreme! See photos of the event.......

November 4, 2007:  Congratulations to Marcus Munday, Anna Borkowski, AJ Samba and Devoria Whitaker for their selection as AAU Athletes of the Year and to Master Hastings for being selected as Coach of the Year.  See photos of the event.....

September 22, 2007: Team Xtreme demonstrates dominance at Colonial Festival.  The small team of 14 collected 10 Gold, 7 Silver and 3 Bronze medals.   See the action...

July 19, 2007: "Local Athlete The Best Coast to Coast".... Team Xtreme member, Devoria Whitaker is featured in the East County Times.

July 5, 2007: Marcus Munday Takes Kicking To New Heights.  Read article in the East County Times

June 21, 2007: Team Xtreme featured in East County Times

June 20, 2007:  Team Xtreme Heads To Nationals.  Read article in Taekwondo Times

May 20, 2007: 6 members of Team Xtreme traveled to Virginia to compete in the Powerkixs AAU Championships.  The team collected 6 gold and 3 silver.

May 7, 2007: Read about Team Xtreme in the Taekwondo Times

May 5, 2007: Team Xtreme travels to Williamsburg for the Virginia AAU Championship.  14 members of of the squad participated in this event earning 14 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze medals.  2007 marked the first year for this event hosted by Joe Ash of Baeplex Martial Arts.  The tournament hosted  300 competitors and offered some good experience for our developmental team.

April 27-29, 2007: Team Xtreme Excels at Kansas Qualifier!  The four member team,  competing for an opportunity to participate in the World Class divisions at the Junior Olympics in San Jose, California, earned their spots!  The team, comprised of Anna Borkowski, Devoria Whitaker, Marcus Munday and AJ Samba, garnered 6 Gold medals and 1 silver medal.  Times Herald and Taekwondo Times

April 21, 2007: Team Xtreme attended the Korean Consul Invitational in Gaithersburg, Maryland.  The tournament hosted some strong local teams from Maryland and Virginia, offering our athletes some great competitive experiences.  Congratulations to our 13 members who garnered 15 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze medals.  5 of our athletes qualified for the grand championships and Jennifer Newman, Marcus Munday and Anna Borkowski claimed 3 grand championship trophies for sparring.  Press Release and  the East County Times

April 7, 2007: Congratulations to our athlete Emily Atwood who competed in the Waldorf AAU Championship.  Emily performed well, securing double gold in her events.

March 31, 2007: Team Xtreme member Josh Zajdel takes a Silver medal at the Mid Atlantic AAU Championships.  Josh easily defeated his opponent in the semi finals with a  7 point gap.  Josh fought a formidable opponent in the finals taking the match to sudden death. 

March 15, 2007: Devoria Whitaker Selected into Martial Arts Hall of Fame...read more

March 11, 2007: Team Xtreme has a strong showing at AAU Qualifier.  Press Release

February 3-4, 2007: Devoria Whitaker, Marcus Munday and Robert Smith traveled to Stuttgart, Germany to take part in the KTO President's Cup.  Each athlete placed first in their respective sparring divisions, earning 3 Gold medals for the USA. Marcus Munday was  selected as one of the top male fighters and received an invitation from Mr. Soo Nam PARK, Vice President of the WTF to compete in Korea April 5-15, 2007.

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!