Name: Lauren Fikse College affiliation: University of Pennsylvania Course of study: Nursing Degree: Bachelor of Sciences Year: 2011 Collegiate Coaches: Elizabeth Shakhnovich Other Coaches: Joo-Hee Han, James Han, Marc Simmons Weight Class: Light Year of Birth: 1989 Interests: Singing, enjoying time with family and friends (probably playing board games)

ECTC Tournament Record:

2011 West Point Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Silver
2010 Princeton Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Gold
2010 Princeton Tournament - Black Belt Forms, 3rd
2010 Cornell Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Gold
2010 MIT Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Silver

Other Tournament Record:

2011 NCTA Championships, Black Belt Lightweight Sparring, Bronze

Thoughts about the ECTC (INCTL) or Taekwondo in general:

I started training in middle school, but had given up on it until I came to college. Competing in the ECTC with my UPenn teammates has only reaffirmed my original passion for TKD. I plan to continue training after college for many years, all because of my wonderful friends and training partners at UPenn TKD and the great environment in the ECTC.