Jacob Burggraff of Ridgefield captured his fourth national taekwondo championship on Friday, completing a sweep of the world class heavyweight division for black belt boys ages 12-13 at the USA Taekwondo Junior Olympics in San Jose, Calif.
The 13-year-old beat his five opponents by a combined score of 54-7 in the sparring competition. His path included a win over Vancouver Taekwondo Academy teammate Benjamin Couch in the quarterfinal round.
An eighth-grader to be, Burggraff has qualified for a USA Taekwondo training camp later this year, according to his coach Scott Browning.
At 155 pounds, Burggraff is larger than about 80-percent of the heavyweights in the 12-13 age division, Browning said. The back belt heavyweight division for his age starts at 110 pounds.