Name: Nicole Houseal College affiliation: Cornell University Course of study: Industrial and Labor Relations Hometown: Belmont, CA Year: 2010 Collegiate Coach: Master Han Cho Other Coach: Kent I. Kitagawa Height: 5'0" Weight Class: Fin Date of Birth: 5/13/88 Interests: Reading, Cooking, Traveling

ECTC Tournament Record:

2009 Princeton Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Silver
2009 Princeton Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Silver
2009 Cornell Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Gold
2009 Cornell Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Silver
2009 MIT Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Gold
2009 MIT Tournament - Black Belt Forms, 4th

2009 ECTC Female MVP
2009 Columbia Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Gold
2009 Columbia Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Silver
2009 U Penn Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Silver
2009 U Penn Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Silver
2009 West Point Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Silver
2009 West Point Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Gold
2008 Cornell Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Gold
2008 Cornell Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Gold
2008 MIT Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Bronze
2008 MIT Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Gold

2008 INCTL Female MVP
2008 Columbia Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Gold
2008 Columbia Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Gold
2008 U Penn Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Silver
2008 U Penn Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Gold
2008 NYU Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Bronze
2008 NYU Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Gold
2007 Cornell Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Gold
2007 Cornell Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Silver
2007 MIT Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Gold
2007 MIT Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Silver

2007 Columbia Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Gold
2007 Columbia Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Bronze
2007 U Penn Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Gold
2007 U Penn Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Bronze
2007 NYU Tournament - A-Team Sparring, Gold
2007 NYU Tournament - Black Belts Forms, Silver
2006 Cornell Tournament - A-team Sparring, Gold
2006 Cornell Tournament - Black Belts Forms, Gold
2006 MIT Tournament - A-team Sparring, Bronze
2006 MIT Tournament - Black Belt Forms, Silver

Other Tournament Record:

2007 Collegiate Nationals (Fin) - Bronze
2005 Jr. Olympic Nationals (Fly) - Silver
2005 National Qualifier #1 (Senior Fin) - Bronze
2005 National Qualifier #1 (Junior Fly) - Silver
2004 Jr. World Trials (Fin) - Bronze
2003 Jr. Pan American Games, Brazil (Fin) - Gold
2003 Jr. Olympic Nationals (Fin) - Gold
2003 Jr. State Championships (Fin) - Gold
2003 U.S. Open (Fin) - Bronze
2002 Jr. Olympic Nationals (Fin) - Silver
2002 Jr. State Championship (Fin) - Gold
2002 U.S. Open - Quarter Finals

Thoughts on the INCTL and Taekwondo in general:

I have never experienced anything like the ECTC in all my years of competition. The friendly yet competitive atmosphere is very unique to the league. Competing as a team is my favorite part of the ECTC though. After competing for over 13 years on an individual level, fighting to give my middleweight and heavyweight a chance is a refreshing new challenge.