Height: 5-7
Weight: 152 pounds
Birthplace: Berkeley, Calif.
Residence: Ashburn, Va.
High School: Thomas Jefferson
Year of Graduation: 2012
Coach: Dennis Kim
Dojang: U.S. Tigers Taekwondo
WTF World Rankings on 9/1/12: 51st (+73kg)
Hobbies include reading, listening to music, playing soccer, watching movies, traveling and joking around with friends...her brother, Brandon, won the 2006 & 2007 Junior Olympic red belt heavyweight divisions...favorite foods are pizza, chocolate chip cookies, sweet corn and chicken fingers...the night before a competition she eats chicken fingers and drinks ginger ale...favorite athletes are Christian Gomez and Daba Modibo Keita...favorite movies are all Rush Hour movies, The Lion King and The School of Rock...enjoys all music except screamo, country, opera and classical...lists Turkey as her favorite country visited for competition.
Awards:
-2012 Chris Canning Award of Excellence winner
-Best Fighting Spirit (2009 Junior Olympics)
Did You Know?: Adrienne loves learning about other cultures...she wants to study molecular biology in college...she is the captain of her travel soccer team.
Competition Record:
2012 U.S. Open (Heavy): SILVER
-def. Itzel Espinosa Aguilar (MEX), 13-5, in round of 16
-def. Nikki Martinez (PUR), 5-2, in quarterfinals
-def. Guadalupe Ruiz Lopez (MEX), 0-0 (SUP), in semifinals
-lost to Briseida Acosta Balarezo (MEX), 9-0, in finals
2011 Jr. Pan Am Championships (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
-def. Rebecca Garand (CAN), 6-4, in semifinals
-def. Victoria Heredia Tamez (MEX), 6-6 (OT), in finals
2011 USAT Junior National Team Member (Jr. Heavy)
2011 USAT Junior National Team Trials (Jr. Heavy): 1st
2011 USAT National Championships (Sr. Heavy): GOLD
2011 USAT Junior Olympics (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
2011 USAT Buffalo National Qualifier (Heavy): GOLD
2011 USAT Buffalo National Qualifier (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
2011 U.S. Open (Jr. Heavy): SILVER
2010 Youth Olympic Games Team Member (over 63kg) (replaced Michelle Silva due to injury)
2010 USAT National Championships (Sr. Heavy): SILVER
2010 USAT Junior National Team Member (Jr. Heavy)
2010 USAT Junior Olympics (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
2010 USAT York National Qualifier (Sr. Heavy): GOLD
2010 USAT York National Qualifier (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
2010 Junior World Championships (Jr. Heavy): Quarterfinals
-def. Yeh Sung Chiang (TPE), 9-4, in Round of 16
-lost to Nafia Kus (TUR), 11-8, in Quarterfinals
2010 U.S. Open (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
2010 Junior World Team Member (Jr. Heavy)
2010 Junior World Team Trials (Jr. Heavy): 1st
2009 Junior World Championships Team Trials Open Qualifier (Jr. Heavy): 1st
2009 Pan Am Junior Championships (Jr. Heavy): SILVER
2009 Youth Olympic Games Team Trials (over 63kg): 2nd
2009 USAT Junior National Team Member (Jr. Heavy)
2009 USAT Junior National Team Trials (Jr. Heavy): 1st
2009 USAT National Championships (Heavy): GOLD
2009 Junior Olympics (Jr. Heavy): SILVER
2009 U.S. National Team Trials (Heavy): 2nd
2009 Buffalo National Qualifier (Heavy): GOLD
2009 Buffalo National Qualifier (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
2009 Dutch Open (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
2009 National Team Qualifier (Heavy): 3rd
2008 Toronto Open (Junior Heavy): GOLD
2008 U.S. Junior National Team Member (Heavy)
2008 Junior Olympics (Jr. Heavy): GOLD
2008 World Junior Championships (Jr. Heavy): 1st Round
2008 Junior Team Trials (Jr. Heavy): 1st
2008 York National Qualifier (Sr. Middle): SILVER
2008 York National Qualifier (Jr. Heavy): SILVER
2008 U.S. Open (Jr. Heavy): BRONZE
2008 World Jr. Championships Open (Jr. Heavy): 3rd
2007 Junior Olympics (12-13): BRONZE
2007 Providence National Qualifier (12-13): GOLD
2006 Junior Olympics (12-13 Red): GOLD
2006 Buffalo National Qualifier (12-13 Red): GOLD
last updated: 9/18/12