Jacquelyn Lauricella was born on October 30, 1991.  She started TaeKwonDo at the age of 8 on June 15, 1999 under the instruction of Bruno Perez at a school called TaeKwonDo Unlimited. A month after she started TaeKwonDo, Jacquelyn immediately joined the competition team. She competed and placed in many local tournaments, then went on to compete in three State Qualifiers placing gold (1^st place) at each event. Jacquelyn also competed in two Jr. Olympics placing Bronze (3rd place) in sparring at each one, under the instruction of Master Perez. She also received her red tip while training at Master Perez’s school.

After her last State Qualifier, Jacquelyn and her parents decided to change TaeKwonDo schools. That’s when she started attending MuSool Academy of Martial Arts under the instruction of Master Shelby Creech. About two weeks after joining the school, Jacquelyn went on to compete at her third Jr. Olympics, placing gold (1^st place) in sparring. In November, 2002 Jacquelyn tested for her red belt, and later tested for her black belt on January 29, 2005. She has cross-trained in TaeKwonDo and HapKiDo, and has been in TaeKwonDo for 5 years. Jacquelyn plans to stick with her training as long as she possibly can.