Hazel Della, a 2023 graduate of Wootton High School in Rockville, has won gold at the 2024 U.S. National Taekwondo Championship, which took place between July 4, 2024 – July 7, 2024 in Forth Worth, Texas.
Della, a Montgomery County resident, graduated early from Wootton in just three years. She started her Taekwando training when she was 8 years old at MUDO USA in Gaithersburg’s Festival shopping center on Muddy Branch Rd. She is currently competing in Taekwondo at the local, state and international level. A list of her achievements in the sport from the last two years can be seen below:
2022
USAT Junior Grand Prix Final – Gold
USAT Junior National Team Member – Gold
USAT Junior Dominant Athlete
ATU Junior Nationals – Gold
ATU Junior National Team Member – Gold
PATU Junior PAN American Championship – Gold
Junior World Taekwondo Championship (Bulgaria) – R32
USAT Senior National Team Trials – Gold
USAT Senior National Team Member – Gold
Senior World Taekwondo Championship (Guadalajara) – R16
USA Senior Grand Prix Final – Gold
2023
USAT Senior National Team Trials – Silver
AAU Senior Nationals – Gold
AAU Senior National Team Member – Gold
USAT Senior Nationals – Gold
ATU Senior Nationals – Gold
Senior Swedish Open – Gold
2024
USAT Senior National Team Trials (Nevada) – Silver
Presidents Cup Costa Rica – Silver
USAT Eastern Regionals (Michigan) – Gold
USAT Nationals – Gold
