Cheyenne Lewis joined the Menlo Taekwondo staff as a Volunteer Assistant Coach in August 2025.
The Oaks' inaugural 2025-26 season saw them earn 17 gold medals, two silver medals, and three bronze medals. Highlights among the eight gold medalists included Kaitlyn Marie Reclusado, Nicholas Carlo, and Kylie Lewis. Reclusado won in poomsae at numerous events including NCTA Collegiate Nationals, the Berkeley Fall Open, Junior Pan American Games, and the FISU World Games. Carlo starred at the NCTA Team Trials and CA State Championship in addition to serving as a qualifier to the World Taekwondo Muju Grand Prix with Lewis who medaled at the Berkeley Fall Open as well as qualifying for the U21 World Taekwondo Championship. That trio would qualify for the U.S. National Team after each secured gold at the U.S. Team Trials.
Bringing more than 20 years of elite experience as both a competitor and coach, Lewis has cultivated her expertise since childhood, evolving into a multiple-time international champion, national team member, and the owner of over 50 gold medals in the sport of taekwondo. On the mat, she has been a Pan American Champion, a Junior World Champion, and a five-time U.S. Open Champion, among numerous others.
Over the course of Lewis’s career, she earned a host of accolades, including USAT Female Athlete of the Year on three occasions (2010-12), Best Female Athlete at the Junior Pan Am Games twice (2011, 2013), California State Championships Best Female Athlete (2014), and Best Female Coach Ecuador Open G2 (2024). Working alongside the current Menlo Director of Taekwondo, TJ Curry, Lewis leads her own personalized training through Team Stix TKD.
