RESULTS

LIMA, Peru – Menlo Taekwondo opened its second season with a strong performance, as poomsae Kaitlyn Marie Reclusado won the 2026 President's Cup. 

Reclusado, a senior from Daly City, was the top-seeded competitor of 38 women under 30. She dominated the early part of her competition, taking down Honduras' Alix Flores Sierra 8.899-8.282 in the round of 16 and Chile's Mathilda Amestica Vera 8.949-8.532 in the quarterfinals.

In a rematch of the 2026 US National Team Trials, Reclusado defeated Aahana Mulchandani, 8.982-8.816 in the semifinal round. Finally, she took down Guatemala's Alejandro Higueros, the No. 2 seed in the U30 Poomsae division, 9.082-9.016 in her tightest match of the competition to win the Cup.

Winning the President's Cup in 2026 gives her important ranking points to help provide her with a higher seeding for the World Championships, which will take place from September 16-20 in Muju, Korea.

Menlo continues its 2026-27 season with the US Taekwondo Season Final in Little Rock, AR, from September 11-13.