Secaucus, NJ (Nov 26-28, 2021) — It almost felt like fencing was back to pre-Covid normalcy.
The Cobra Challenge SYC-RCC welcomed hundreds of fencers to the Meadowlands Expo Center this weekend for its traditional Thanksgiving weekend tournament. And though registration for the events was capped, there was a healthy turnout.
The fencers from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club rose to this challenge to improve themselves, earning many medals in both saber and foil fencing. In foil, Iris Yang brought home a bronze in Y-12 Women’s Foil and 7th place in Cadet Women’s Foil. Jackson Wong won silver in Y-12 Men’s Foil. Nickolas Rusadze won 6th in Cadet Men’s Foil. In Y-10 Women’s Foil, Grace Feng won 5th place while Savannah Li took 8th. Kai Toomre won 8th in Y-10 Men’s Foil.
In saber fencing, Shaun Kim earned silver in Y-14 Men’s, Ethan Kim took bronze in Y-12 Men’s Saber and Miles Chambers earned 7th in Y-10 Men’s Saber.
There were many outstanding performances that were also noteworthy. Pompie Yannopoulos finished in the top third of Y-12 Women’s Saber, earning valuable points. The field of Y-12 Men’s Saber fencers included 13 TMFC fencers (out of 78) who showed each other support. And seven-year-old Anika von Marie Kabiling fenced in her first tournament outside of TMFC club tournaments. She told her mother she learned a lot during the experience, including “to never give up.”
Congratulations fencers.
Results from the Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC
Cadet Women’s Foil/68
7th - Iris Yang
9 - Alina Zhang
40 - Catherine Zhou
68 - Eleanor Li
Y-12 Men’s Foil/90
2nd - Jackson Wong
13 - Brendan Lee
36 - William Gerrish
40 - Ethan Chen
71 - Kai Toomre
Y-8 Mixed Saber/16
14 - Anika Von Marie Kabiling
Cadet Women’s Saber/84
40 - Brynnley McKee
43 - Ainsley McKee
Y-10 Women’s Foil/33
5 - Grace Feng
8 - Savannah Li
14 - Yunong Li
21 - Amabel Wang
Y-12 Men’s Saber/78
3T - Ethan Kim
13T - Aram Clark
15 - Isaac Yook
30 - Samuel Kielinski
31 - Zihou Dai
37 - Connor Chung
39 - Ryan Waxler
45 - Marcus Pinto
46 - Viraat Sarwahi
47 - Hartigan Deely
62 - Sawyer Cheng
68 - Alexandre Gimbere
78 - Daniel Oren
Y-14 Men’s Foil/132
14 - Nickolas Rusadze
30 - Jonah Lee
48 - Jackson Wang
51 - Brendan Lee
Y-14 Women’s Saber/97
16 - Brynnley McKee
53T - Coco Guven
Y-10 Women’s Saber/35
12 - Veronika Gonzalez
34 - Lilia Wilson
Y-12 Women’s Foil/68
3T - Iris Yang
13 - Zizi Dao
22 - Grace Feng
29 - Amabel Wang
61 - Savannah Li
63 - Aria Babayev
Y-14 Men’s Saber/133
2nd - Shaun Kim
28 - Gabriel McCarthy
43 - Enzo Bera
72 - Marcus Singer
86T - Ethan Kim
Cadet Men’s Foil/105
6th - Nickolas Rusadze
73 - Jonah Lee
Y-10 Men’s Saber/49
7th - Miles Chambers
11 - Zihou Dai
20 - Alexander Mermegas
28 - Morgan So
34 - Alex Waxler
35T - Dylan So
Cadet Men’s Saber/127
37 - Matthew Kim
41 - Seth Waxler
51 - Erick Shi
73 - Gabriel McCarthy
89T - Maxwell Yoo
95 - Matthew Fields
Y-10 Men’s Foil/54
8th - Kai Toomre
11 - Michael Grigoriev
37 - Ancen Wong
40 - Thomas Czarnecki
49 - Lucas Ma
Y-14 Women’s Foil/90
16 - Iris Yang
38 - Catherine Zhou
53 - Zizi Dai
77 - Eleanor Li
78 - Reese Wang
Y-12 Women’s Saber/60
21 - Pompie Yannopoulos
29 - Veronika Gonzalez
32 - Olivia Mermegas
53 - Madeleine Eng
Tim Morehouse Fencing Club is the premier fencing club in the area, offering fencing lessons in Manhattan, Westchester (Port Chester), and Connecticut (Stamford). With instruction available in saber, foil, and epee fencing, TMFC has programs for all levels of experience and competition.