Sulphur Springs Martial Arts pupil named to crew USA, will compete in Brazil
Sulphur Springs ATA Martial Arts has thrilling information: One in all their college students, 3rd Diploma Black Belt,Ms. Harleigh Stegient, has been named to the 2023 ATA US Nationwide Fight Sparring Staff. That is an unimaginable honor.
Stegient fought by way of a number of rounds of cuts in entrance of the choice committee to be able to be named to the ATA US Nationwide Fight Sparring Staff.
The ATA US Nationwide Fight Sparring Staff will symbolize the USA within the Pan-Am Championships in Florianopolis, Brazil in addition to on the World Championships held in Phoenix, Arizona. Solely 7 Girls had been named to the crew.
Ms. Stegient has been coaching for nearly 12 years. A local of Sulphur Springs, she is nineteen years previous and a pupil at Texas A&M Commerce.
She is a 3rd Diploma Black Belt, Regional Choose, and Licensed Teacher. She can be working in direction of a level in Songahm Taekwondo by way of Lee School.
Stegient is the present Southern US Champion in Fight Sparring, Inventive Weapons, and Xtreme Weapons. She additionally competed on this yr’s World Championships’ Match of Champions and received the Bronze Medal in Fight Sparring and the Bronze in Xtreme Weapons competitors.
All through her years of competitors, she holds greater than 7 State and District titles in sparring occasions and weapons occasions.
“We’re very happy with Ms. Stegient and all of her accomplishments,” stated ATA Martial Arts.
Contributed by Melissa Bilyeu
