Nicole Palma

Height: 5-6 1/2
Weight: 115 pounds
Birthplace: Lake Worth, Fla.
High School: Wellington (Wellington, Fla.)
Year of Graduation: 2011
Coach: Robert Caullett
Dojang: Caulletts Academy

Hobbies include shopping, swimming or hanging by the pool, going to the movies and reading...favorite foods are chicken parmesan, waffles, shrimp scampi and anything sweet!...favorite movies are Across the Universe, Twilight and Tristan and Isolde...loves the band Kill Paradise.

Did You Know...?: Nicole likes to play volleyball, go to Barnes and Noble, and she tries to listen to Here Comes the Boom by Nelly before sparring matches...she loves animals, likes to go camping with her friends, and enjoys anything that involves bright colors.

Awards:
2009 USAT Junior Female Athlete of the Year
2009 Outstanding Female Athlete - Jr. Pan Am Championships
2008 USAT Junior Female Athlete of the Year
2008 Jr. Olympics Outstanding Female Athlete
2007 USAT Junior Female Athlete of the Year
2004 Young Talent Martial Arts Hall of Fame
2004 Young Talent Martial Arts Skill Award

Competition Record:

2010 Junior World Team Member (Jr. Lt. Middle)
2010 Junio World Team Trials (Jr. Lt. Middle): 1st

2009 Junior World Championships Team Trials Open Qualifier (Jr. Lt. Middle): 1st
2009 Pan Am Junior Championships (Jr. Lt. Middle): GOLD
2009 Youth Olympic Games Team Trials (49-55kg): 3rd
2009 USAT Junior National Team Member (Jr. Lt. Middle)
2009 USAT Junior National Team Trials (Jr. Lt. Middle): 1st
2009 Junior Olympics (Jr. Lt. Middle): GOLD
2009 Colorado Springs National Qualifier (Jr. Lt. Middle): GOLD
2009 Kissimmee National Qualifier (Bantam): GOLD
2009 Kissimmee National Qualifier (Jr. Welter): GOLD
2009 Dutch Open (Jr. Welter): SILVER

2008 Junior World Team Member (Jr. Light)
2008 U.S. Junior National Team Member (Jr. Light)
2008 Junior Olympics (Jr. Light): GOLD
2008 World Jr. Championships (Jr. Light): Quarterfinals
2008 Des Moines National Qualifier (Fly): GOLD
2008 Junior Team Trials (Jr. Light): 1st
2008 U.S. Open (Sr. Fly): SILVER

2007 U.S. Junior National Team Member (Jr. Feather)
2007 Pan Am Jr. Championships (Jr. Feather): SILVER
2007 Junior Team Trials (Jr. Feather): 1st
2007 Junior Olympics (Jr. Feather): GOLD
2007 AAU Nationals (Jr. Feather): BRONZE
2007 U.S. Open (Sr. Fin): SILVER

2006 Jr. Black Belt Festival (11-13 Bantam): GOLD
2006 Junior Olympics (11-13 Bantam): GOLD
2006 U.S. Open (Jr. Fin): GOLD
2006 U.S. Open (11-13 Bantam): GOLD

2005 Junior Olympics (11-13 Fly): SILVER
2005 U.S. Open (11-13 Fly): GOLD

2004 U.S. Open (11-13 Fin): SILVER