Penn College News

Martial Arts Club Travels to West Chester for Weekend Tourney

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Five members of the Penn College Martial Arts Club traveled to West Chester University on Saturday, performing well in a Shotokan Karate Tournament held by the East Coast Collegiate Karate Union. Jeremy P. Hansen, of Williamsport; Jonathan E. Harris, of Danville; Alexander J. Hilton, of Saegertown; Mathew D. Johnson, of Saylorsburg; and Jonel A. Murray, of Brooklyn, N.Y. , competed for the college – all but Johnson for the first time. Murray placed third in the beginner’s kumite (sparring) division. Next up for the club is a tournament at Temple University on Feb. 9, followed by the collegiate camp at Penn College on Feb. 23-24.