Hutcheson makes strong showing at nationals

In addition to being Washington and Oregon State Champion for this year, over the summer, NCA (North Columbia Academy) senior Thomas Hutcheson took his taekwondo career to the next level, placing second at the 2025 Taekwondo Nationals for the United States. Thomas, a red belt, has cultivated his taekwondo career over the past four years and has competed in more than 30 tournaments from what started as a simple sibling rivalry. Last season, Thomas competed at the national tournaments in California, where he climbed the bracketing system to ultimately achieve second place in the competition. This qualified him for regional tournaments around the world. Since then, Thomas placed first competing as a black belt in his first tournament of this season, thus kicking off the next season of his athletic career.