A Podium Day for TMFC Women’s Foil at Summer Nationals (Day 1 Recap)
Tim Morehouse Fencing Club opened the 2026 USA Fencing Summer National Championships with a podium day for women's foil. TMFC sent 17 fencers to the strip across two events on Day 1 in Portland, Oregon, and the foil program turned the opening day into a celebration.
Two Medals in Division I Women's Foil
In a 133-fencer Division I Women's Foil field — the deepest senior event on the USA Fencing calendar — two TMFC fencers reached the podium. Iris Yang took Bronze (3rd place) after a dominant 5–1 pool round, and Grace Feng earned a top-8 medal in 8th. Four of seven TMFC foilists finished inside the national points (top 64).
| Place | Fencer | Pools |
|---|---|---|
| 🥉 3rd | Iris Yang | 5–1 (+9) |
| 8th | Grace Feng | 4–2 (+4) |
| 21st | Ella Calise | 5–1 (+21) |
| 24th | Zizi Dai | 5–1 (+11) |
| 91st | Amabel Wang | 2–4 |
| 117th | Elizabeth Field | 1–5 |
| 128th | Julianna Field | 1–5 |
Junior Women's Saber: Charlotte Choi Banks Travel Points
On the saber side, 10 TMFC fencers competed in a 263-deep Junior Women's Saber draw. Charlotte Choi led the group in 13th, banking critical points toward her Cadet (top-20) and Junior (top-12) national travel positions for next season. Alexia Anthony went 5–1 in pools and Bethany Bush posted a 4–2 record.
| Place | Fencer | Pools |
|---|---|---|
| 13th | Charlotte Choi | 3–3 (+5) |
| 128th | Lily Laffy | 2–4 |
| 129th | Alexia Anthony | 5–1 (+7) |
| 132nd | Bethany Bush | 4–2 |
| 161st | Nora McCarthy | 3–3 |
| 166th | Sophia Ng | 3–3 |
| 173rd | Elizabeth Halperin | 3–3 |
| 196th | Isabel Kim | 2–4 |
| 222nd | Ava Ilagan | 1–5 |
| 257th | Chuqing Shi | 0–6 |
TMFC Day 1 Medal Count
1 Bronze · 1 Top-8 · 2 total medals · 5 fencers in the national points (top 64).
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The TMFC traveling squad opened the USA Fencing Summer National Championships with 17 fencers on the strip across two events — and the women’s foil program turned the first day into a celebration.
In a 133-fencer Division I Women’s Foil field — the deepest senior event on the calendar — two TMFC fencers reached the podium: Iris Yang took BRONZE (3rd place) after a dominant 5–1 pool round, and Grace Feng finished 8th for a top-8 medal.
The depth was just as impressive: four of our seven foilists finished in the top 64 to earn national points, with Ella Calise (21st, a tournament-best +21 indicator on a 5–1 pool) and Zizi Dai (24th, also 5–1) joining the medalists.
On the saber side, 10 TMFC fencers took the strip in a 263-deep Junior Women’s Saber draw, led by Charlotte Choi in 13th — banking critical points toward her Cadet (top-20) and Junior (top-12) travel positions for next season.
Medal count after Day 1: 1 Bronze, 1 Top-8, 2 total medals, and 5 fencers in the top-64.
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