By: Troy MacNeill

PARIS (August 7, 2024) -- The road to Paris runs through the AAU! With over 200 #AAUAlum representing Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics, we could not be prouder. AAU Alumni, AAU Sullivan Award Winners and Finalists are on full display in Paris.

Four AAU Taekwondo Alumni are all prepared to make their Olympic debut! Faith Dillon, Jonathan Healy, CJ Nickolas, and Kristina Teachout have earned their spots on Team USA and will look to bring some hardware home in their debut at the Paris Olympic Games.

Faith Dillon will represent in the featherweight 57kg division. Dillon has Grand Prix championships and Pan American medals. But now she has her sights set on the Olympic Podium!



Jonathan Healy joins the team as a well decorated athlete in the sport. Healy was an AAU National Team member and won an AAU National Championship in 2014. Since then he has added Pan American gold in 2019 and silver in 2023. Now he looks to add an Olympic medal to the collection.

CJ Nickolas debuts in the Olympics as a three-time Pan American Champion and the 2023 Worlds silver medalist. Nickolas enters the games as the highest ranked US athlete, ranking number 3 in the world in the men's 80kg division. He is now prepared to live up to the hype in front of the world at the Olympics.

Kristina Teachout is the team's youngest competitor at just 18 years old. After shocking the Taekwondo world by defeating Olympic champion, Anastasija Zolotic, Teachout had an incredible 2023 season. With medals at the Pan American Games, World Grand Prix, Dominican Open and more, she is ready for the biggest stage of her young career.

Who will win? What AAU Alumni will we see next? #ItAllStartsHere!