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UCA karate team places second in nation
The UCA Shotokan Karate team, which has been a registered student organization for only one year, recently placed second in the nation at the 29th International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) Collegiate and U.S. National Championships in San Francisco.

This was the first time the UCA team competed in the tournament, and its members -- Carissa Ganong, Jordan Haas, and Chris Willette -- picked up four individual event medals and two team medals. Their adversaries included students from 63 colleges and universities from 28 states, including Penn State University, LSU, Brown and Cornell. Penn State narrowly edged out UCA for first place in the team competitions.

"I am extremely proud of this team," said team coach J.D. Swanson, who also is a faculty member in UCA's biology department. "Making the finals in their first-ever appearance at U.S. nationals is a huge achievement! The finals event was electrifying with the whole audience supporting the underdog UCA team against a much more seasoned and experienced Penn State team."

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wow had know idea such team existed

I didn't know either.

Congrats to our karate team for a great achievement. That is totally great!

now if only our jiu-jitsu team can keep pace.

Can our team break boards and blocks of ice?