Submitted photo Iowa Central's taekwondo team poses together after winning their own event Saturday at Hodges Fieldhouse.

Three local teams competed in the Iowa Central Community College taekwondo tournament inside Hodges Fieldhouse on Saturday.

The Tritons had 12 competitors win 21 total medals, and six champions were crowned. The Tritons, along with Faiferlick Martial Arts, secured first place overall with 60 points.

There were 17 schools at the event.

The Tritons also recognized five athletes — Maria Cortes, Colin Birzer, Laurent Hill, Trittany Miller, and Brooke Waterbury — from last year who earned All-American status from the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association. Iowa Central presented last season’s two national titleists — Cortes, a red belt, and Hill, a blue belt — with their championship rings.

Iowa State University contestants all wore yellow belts in memory of Celia Barquin Arozamena, the ISU student who was killed last Monday. Her favorite color was yellow.

“This is a special year because we recognized the first ever National Collegiate Taekwondo Association (NCTA) All American awards to our five Triton athletes that earned this accomplishment in the 2018 Collegiate Nationals last spring,” Master Justin Faiferlick, the ICCC head coach, said. “We also presented our two national champions with their rings they earned.

“In addition, we are the very first ever in the nation to host a tournament where high school Taekwondo athletes began to earn a high school varsity letter for participating and earned ranking points for national and international competitions.”

The Tritons next action is their conference tournament at the University of Wisconsin, which hosts the Midwest Collegiate Conference Championships Nov. 10 and 11.

Iowa Central

Black Belts — Brandon Splawski, 2nd forms, 1st sparring; Brittany Bendickson, 2nd forms, 3rd sparring.

Blue Belt – Laurent Hill, Blue Belt, 3rd forms, 1st sparring.

Green Belts — Brooke Waterbury, 1st forms, 1st sparring; Hannah Vaugh, 2nd forms, 2nd sparring.

Yellow Belts — Damon Denney, 1st forms, 2nd sparring; Faith Gosse, 2nd forms, 3rd sparring.

White Belts — Brooklyn Burgher, 3rd forms, 3rd sparring; Debra Curtis, 3rd forms, 2nd sparring; Edwardo Gutierrez, 1st sparring; Max Patkins, 3rd forms, 2nd sparring; Terrance Musgraves, 2nd forms, 1st sparring.

Faiferlick Martial Arts

Black Belt – Julio Vaughn, 3rd forms, 2nd sparring.

Red Belt — Alex Alstott, 2nd forms, 3rd sparring.

Blue Belts — Jeremiah Allen, 1st forms, 2nd sparring; Patrick Ackerson, 2nd forms

Green/Purple Belts — Jeannie Boro, 2nd forms, 2nd sparring; Danika Russell, 3rd forms, 3rd sparring; Mya Perry, 3rd forms, 3rd sparring; Korben Davis, 3rd forms, 3rd sparring.

White Belt – Janelle Long, 3rd sparring; Lakota Akin, 3rd forms, 3rd sparring.

Bloom’s Taekwondo of Fort Dodge

Black Belts – Breanna Bethke, 1st forms; Logan Moenck, 2nd forms.

White/Orange Yellow Belts — Anna Fritts, 1st forms, 1st sparring; Sofie Fritts, 1st forms; Jenna Moenck, 2nd forms.