Zizi Dai
Fort Worth, TX (Nov 10-13, 2023) — Foilists showed off their stuff, taking spots on the medal stand in two of the 25 events.
Ella Calise led the group earning silver in Y-14 Women’s Foil. Teammate Zizi Dai took sixth in the same category.
In the men’s side, Nickolas Rusadze won a bronze medal in Junior Men’s Foil.
The November North American Cup, or NAC, is the second national competition in the 2023-2024 season. Earning national points puts fencers in contention for the Junior Olympics and junior national teams that can compete internationally.
Congratulations, fencers, coaches and families.
Tim Morehouse Fencing Club members at the November NAC:
Cadet Men’s Foil/276
27 - Brendan Lee
69 - Jonah Lee
84 - Jackson Wong
104 - Philip Matsakh
202 - Ethan Chen
222 - William Gerrish
Y-14 Women’s Saber/ 127
24 - Olivia Mermegas
56T - Charlotte Choi
Cadet Women’s Foil/207
9T - Iris Yang
31 - Ella Calise
37 - Grace Feng
39 - Catherine Zhou
48 - Zizi Dai
65 - Eleanor Li
86 - Amabel Wang
103 - Selena Zhang
Junior Men’s Saber/311
20T - Robert Wang
42 - Shaun Kim
93T - Ethan Kim
99 - Connor Chung
105 - Gabriel McCarthy
120 - Samual Sugiura
151 - Enzo Bera
163 - Seth Waxler
182 - Alexander Francois
223 - Marcus Pinto
Junior Men’s Foil/357
3T - Nickolas Rusadze
68 - Philip Matsakh
83 - Jackson Wong
107 - Jonah Lee
124T - Brendan Lee
245T - Maxim Piterbarg
Cadet Women’s Saber/238
9 - Brynnley McKee
54 - Keira Lauri
179 - Charlotte Choi
192 - Olivia Mermegas
Y-14 Women’s Foil/137
2nd - Ella Calise
6th - Zizi Dai
33 - Amabel Wang
37 - Grace Feng
Junior Women’s Foil/225
11 - Ella Calise
39 - Iris Yang
42 - Alina Zhang
51 - Eleanor Li
75 - Grace Feng
77 - Zizi Dai
88 - Catherine Zhou
127 - Selena Zhang
Junior Team, Men’s Foil/21
1st - East Coast Fencing +1 which included Philip Matsakh
Cadet Men’s Saber/308
15 - Ethan Kim
24 - Shaun Kim
40 - Gabriel McCarthy
73T - Connor Chung
85 - Enzo Bera
126 - Samual Sugiura
141 - Marcus Pinto
177 - Royce Zhang
197T - Gabriel Clark
224 - Alexander Francois
227 - Ryan Waxler
235T - Tiger Wang
Y-14 Men’s Foil/149
12 - Brendan Lee
20 - Jackson Wong
44 - Ethan Chen
97 - William Gerrish
Junior Women’s Saber/176
140 - Keira Lauri
70 - Brynnley McKee
Y-14 Men’s Saber/143
14 - Connor Chung
20 - Ethan Kim
32 - Miles Chambers
72 - Ryan Waxler
82 - Royce Zhao
109 - Zihou Dai
112 - Tiger Wang
Marcus Pinto - Medical Withdraw
