The New York Athletic Club Leads the USA Fencing Summer Nationals After Day 1 with 6 Medals

Medal Count Leaderboard

USA Fencing Summer Nationals 2019

The New York Athletic Club soared into day winning 6 medals based on the strength of their Epee fencers performances and a bronze medal from Sylvie Binder in Division 1 women’s foil. Alex Tsinis took home the gold medal in Division 1 men’s epee with Dylan Nollner, Ryan Griffiths and Olympian Jason Pryor also winning Division 1 Epee medals. In Junior women’s epee, Mina Yamanaka also brought home a gold medal for the NYAC.

The NY Fencers club sits in 2nd place with 4 medals. LA International won 2 medals and 20 clubs brought home 1 medal on day 1 including Tim Morehouse Fencing Club, Globus Fencing Academy, Spartak, Premier Fencing Club, Massialias Foundation, V Fencing Club, Team Touche, The Peter Westbrook Foundation were some of the notable powerhouses to bring home a medal.

The winner of the US Summer Fencing Nationals and July Challenge will have the bragging rights of winning the largest fencing competition in the world with “More than 5,400 competitors from 48 states and 20 nations will compete in 94 events over 10 days in what is expected to be the largest edition of the tournament in USA Fencing history.” according to USA Fencing. (Article Link)

The standings are calculated by top-8 medal results with each fencer’s primary club earning a point for a top-8 medal result.

The full and live list is here: https://www.timmorehousefencing.com/summer-nationals-leaderboard

Members of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Win Two Top-8 Medals at the NEUSFA 2019 Pomme De Terre

Pictured: Fiona Neibart won a Top-8 Medal in Senior Women’s Saber

Highlights:

Top-8 Medal for Fiona Neibart in Senior Women’s Saber

Top-8 Medal for Christina Ferrari-Bridgers in Senior Women’s Foil

Waltham, MA (June 2019) - Twelve students from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club competed in the NEUSFA 2019 Pomme De Terre, an annual tournament at the Brandeis University Gosman Sports Center. The tournament took place over two days and featured 18 events.

Our fencers achieved two Top-8 finishes. Fiona Neibart won a Top-8 Medal in Senior Women’s Saber. Additionally, Christina Ferrari-Bridgers won a Top-8 Medal in Senior Women’s Foil.

Congratulations!

Full Club Results Below:

Senior Men’s Saber

• 31st Hammer, Peter

Senior Women’s Epee

• 56th Zakharov, Anya

E & Under Women’s Foil

• 13th Xu, Madison

Senior Men’s Foil

• 12th Han, Yiming

• 26th Andrews, Nathan

• 38th Mcgillion-Moore, Jake

• 44th Breier, Matthew

• 49th Lin, Richard

Senior Women’s Saber

• 8th Neibart, Fiona

• 17th Slobodsky, Sasha

E & Under Women’s Epee

• 14th Zakharov, Anya

Senior Women’s Foil

• 6th Ferrari-Bridgers, Christina

• 13th Fang, Sabrina

• 42nd Xu, Madison

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/8BBC6CCD973C42DB90F451A745087525#today

TMFC Students Awarded USA Fencing Regional Patches for the 2018-19 Season

Regional Patch winners Catelyn So and Audrey Young at an SYC tournament in November 2018. Pictured left to right: Catelyn So, Audrey Young, Charlotte Young, Catalina Berrios

Colorado Springs, CO (June, 2019) - USA Fencing announces the patch winners for the Regional Youth Circuit, Regional Junior and Cadet Circuit, and Regional Open Circuit. RYC patches are awarded to the top Y10, Y12 and Y14 fencers of each respective region for the 2018-19 season. RJCC Recognition Program recognizes the gold, silver and bronze medalists in the cadet and junior age categories. The ROC Recognition Program awards patches to Division IA, Division II and veteran fencers for their accomplishments at ROCs throughout the country.

Seven fencers from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club are receiving Patches this year! In the RYC category, patches were awarded to Myles Duckett, Catelyn So, Audrey Young, and Alina Zhang. In RJCC, patches were awarded to David Pavlenishvili, Nathan Andrews, and Peter Hammer. Peter Hammer won two patches this year: a Silver Patch in Cadet Men’s Saber, and a Gold Patch in Junior Men’s Saber.

Bravo everyone!

Full Club Results Below:

RYC

• Myles Duckett wins a Bronze Patch in Y-10 Men’s Saber

• Catelyn So wins a Gold Patch in Y-10 Women’s Saber

• Audrey Young wins a Bronze Patch in Y-10 Women’s Saber

• Alina Zhang wins a Silver Patch in Y-12 Women’s Foil

RJCC

• David Pavlenishvili wins a Silver Patch in Cadet Men’s Epee

• Nathan Andrews wins a Bronze Patch in Cadet Men’s Foil

• Peter Hammer wins a Silver Patch in Cadet Men’s Saber

• Peter Hammer wins a Gold Patch in Junior Men’s Saber

Full Results: https://www.usafencing.org/news_article/show/1026276

Student Spotlight: Mackenzie Z. Sampson-Alspon

“You’ll be seeing this one making some noise at tournaments in a few years. She’s got an incredible spirit, enthusiasm and openness to learn” - Coach Tim

Mackenzie has been fencing at TMFC since January 2019. She attends the Saber Elite Class and is making progress in leaps and bounds! She trains with our amazing Coach Diana, and occasionally with Coach Tim. Mackenzie recently stepped up her commitment and trained for a full three hours at TMFC. You go Mackenzie!

Check out some videos that document Mackenzie’s progress:

Peter Hammer Named to the All-Academic First Team

Pictured: Peter Hammer and Sophie Cannon attending their first Cadet International tournament in France

New York, NY (June, 2019) - TMFC Fencer Peter Hammer has been named to the 2018-19 USA Fencing All-Academic First Team. The All-Academic Team recognizes exemplary student athletes who have achieved high academic success in school.

Peter has been fencing at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club since March 2017. He attends the Saber Elite class and trains with our awesome Coach Achiko.

We are thrilled by the news. Congratulations Peter!!

Madison Four-Garcia Named to the All-Academic and the All-American First Team

Pictured: Madison training at TMFC Port Chester

New York, NY (June, 2019) - TMFC Fencer Madison Four-Garcia has been named to the 2018-19 USA Fencing All-Academic First Team and to the 2018-19 USA Fencing All-American First Team. The All-American Team recognizes high school fencers who have achieved a high level of success on the fencing strip. The All-Academic Team recognizes exemplary student athletes who have achieved high academic success in school. Madison has qualified for both!

Madison has been training at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club since December 2018. She attends the Saber Elite Class and takes private lessons with Coach Tim. We are so proud of how far she has come!

Congratulations Madison!

TMFC Students Show their Talent at the Morehouse Season Finale

Pictured: Y-8 Medalists

Highlights:

• Gold Medals by Madison Four-Garcia, Jonah Shainberg, Aram Clark, Ruth Radulovic, Enzo Bera, and Shaun Kim

• Silver Medals by Nickoloz Lortkipanidze, Alex Fadel, Mackenzie Sampson-Alspon, Myles Duckett, and Triton Oh

• Bronze Medals by Adele Bois, Marinella Ferrari-Bridgers, Aster Oh, Elijah Roper, Callie Zisson, Olivia Beaton, Alexander Grigorescu, Gabriel Clark, Myles Duckett, and Charles Leonard

New York, NY (June, 2019) - Tim Morehouse Fencing Club hosted their final tournament of the season, the Morehouse Season Finale. The event offered an opportunity for new fencers to get some tournament experience, and for more experienced fencers to get ready for Nationals. The tournament was held in two parts: a Youth Saber Cup, and a Saber Open.

At the Saber Open, Gold Medals were awarded to Madison Four-Garcia in Women’s Saber, and Jonah Shainberg in Mixed Saber. Nickoloz Lortkipanidze won a Silver Medal in Mixed Saber. Bronze Medals were awarded to Adele Bois and Marinella Ferrari-Bridgers in Women’s Saber. Top-8 Medals in Women’s Saber were awarded to Madison Duckett, Aria Bevacqua, and Lisa Marsh. Top-8 Medal’s in Mixed Saber were awarded to Ben Theeman and Lortkipanidze, Guram.

At the Youth Saber Cup, Gold Medals were achieved by Aram Clark in Y-8 Mixed Saber, Ruth Radulovic in Y-10 Women’s Saber, Enzo Bera in Y-10 Men’s Saber, and Shaun Kim in Y-12 Men’s Saber. Silver Medals were awarded to Alex Fadel in Y-8 Mixed Saber, Mackenzie Sampson-Alspon in Y-10 Women’s Saber, Myles Duckett in Y-10 Men’s Saber, and Triton Oh in Y-12 Men’s Saber. Bronze Medals were awarded to Aster Oh and Elijah Roper in Y-8 Mixed Saber, Callie Zisson and Olivia Beaton in Y-10 Women’s Saber, Alexander Grigorescu and Gabriel Clark in Y-10 Men’s Saber, and Myles Duckett and Charles Leonard in Y-12 Men’s Saber.

Top-8 finishes were achieved by Noah Pierre, Zihan Zhao, Morgan So, and Charles Hutchison in Y-8 Mixed Saber. In Y-10 Men’s Saber, Top-8 Medals were awarded to Alexandre Gimbrere, Nicolas Nordgren, Ethan Kim, and Aram Clark. Lastly, in Y-12 Men’s Saber, Top-8 Medals were awarded to William Morrill, Inkosi Brou, Enzo Bera, and Daniel Mangan.

Congratulations Everyone!

Full Club Results Below:

SABER OPEN

Open Women’s Saber:

• 1st Four-Garcia, Madison

• 3rd Bois, Adele

• 3rd Ferrari-Bridgers, Marinella

• 5th Duckett, Madison

• 7th Bevacqua, Aria

• 8th Marsh, Lisa

• 10th Lammer, Sophie

Open Mixed Saber:

• 1st Shainberg, Jonah

• 2nd Lortkipanidze, Nickoloz

• 6th Theeman, Ben

• 8th Lortkipanidze, Guram

• 9th Huayta, James

• 10th Four-Garcia, Madison

• 14th Chan, Alexander

• 15th Bois, Adele

• 17th Parkhurst, Michael

• 19th Ruiz, Eric

• 20th Balde, Alpha

• 21st Chien, Phillip

• 22nd Tsunoda, Yudai

• 23rd Ferrari-Bridgers, Marinella

• 24th Lockett, Audrey

• 25th Park, Tai

• 26th Morrill, Justin

• 29th Lamhaouar, Ryan

• 31st Revander, Dominique

• 32nd Ruigomez, Eduardo

• 33rd Tunkara, Mahammadou

• 34th Caggiano, Zachary

YOUTH SABER CUP

Y-8 Mixed Saber:

• 1st Clark, Aram

• 2nd Fadel, Alex

• 3rd Oh, Aster

• 3rd Roper, Elijah

• 5th Pierre, Noah

• 6th Zhao, Zihan

• 7th So, Morgan

• 8th Hutchison, Charles

• 9th Chang, Timothy

• 10th So, Dylan

• 11th Ahn, Edward

• 12th Yu, Macallan

• 13th Chambers, Miles

• 14th Hutchison, Ella

• 15th Abraham, Abed

• 16th Kana, Aria

• 17th Kana, Savina

• 18th Pho, Stanley

Y-10 Women’s Saber:

• 1st Radulovic, Ruth

• 2nd Sampson-Alspon, Mackenzie

• 3rd Zisson, Callie

• 3rd Beaton, Olivia

Y-10 Men’s Saber:

• 1st Bera, Enzo

• 2nd Duckett, Myles

• 3rd Grigorescu, Alexander

• 3rd Clark, Gabriel

• 5th Gimbrere, Alexandre

• 6th Nordgren, Nicolas

• 7th Kim, Ethan

• 8th Clark, Aram

• 9th Oh, Aster

• 10th Moguel, Ixoye

• 11th Fadel, Alex

• 12th Della Pietra, Teo

• 13th Schanzer, Remy

• 14th Burg, Whit

• 15th Sarwahi, Viraat

• 16th Sampson-Alspon, Mackenzie

• 17th Brady, Myles

• 18th Shah, Kabir

• 19th Palmieri, Ryan

• 20th Zhao, Zihan

• 21st Cukierman, Benjamin

• 22nd McDonald, Ryan

Y-12 Men’s Saber:

• 1st Kim, Shaun

• 2nd Oh, Triton

• 3rd Duckett, Myles

• 3rd Leonard, Charles

• 5th Morrill, William

• 6th Brou, Inkosi

• 7th Bera, Enzo

• 8th Mangan, Daniel

• 9th Wasserman, Aiden

• 10th Volvovskiy, Tim

• 12th Thacker, Raana

• 13th Clark, Gabriel

• 14th Beaton, Jacob

• 15th Tai, Roebling

Full Results:

https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/7B38859B255F43BB9F892C755D99CA96#today

and

https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/78928E0ED30B44F5869A6EF442C963A7#today

TMFC Fencers Win Two Silver Medals at the Mr. Mac Cup 2019

Braden Vaccari wins a Silver Medal and Scott Wyche wins a Top-8 Medal in Junior Men's Saber

Braden Vaccari wins a Bronze Medal and James Huayta wins a Top-8 Medal in Senior Men's Saber

Highlights:

• Top-8 Medal for Iris Yang in Y-12 Women’s Foil

• Top-8 Medal for James Huayta in Senior Men’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Scott Wyche in Junior Men’s Saber

• Bronze Medal for Braden Vaccari in Senior Men’s Saber

• Silver Medal for Bethany Lee in Junior Women’s Foil

• Silver Medal for Braden Vaccari in Junior Men’s Saber

(Burlington NJ, June 2019) - Six students from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club headed to Burlington Middle School to compete in the Mr. Mac Cup 2019. Many fencers who participated in this tournament are getting prepared for Summer Nationals and July Challenge. The tournament took place over two days and featured events in Foil, Epee, and Saber.

Our fencers won three Top-8 Medals, one Bronze Medal, and two Silver Medals. Top-8 Medals were achieved by Iris Yang in Y-12 Women’s Foil, James Huayta in Senior Men’s Saber, and Scott Wyche in Junior Men’s Saber. Braden Vaccari won a Bronze Medal in Senior Men’s Saber. Lastly, Silver Medals were awarded to Bethany Lee in Junior Women’s Foil, and Braden Vaccari in Junior Men’s Saber.

Congratulations Everyone!

Full Club Results Below:

Y-12 Women’s Foil

• 5th Yang, Iris

Senior Men’s Saber

• 3rd Vaccari, Braden

• 7th Huayta, James

• 10th Wyche, Scott

Junior Women’s Foil

• 2nd Lee, Bethany

Y-14 Men’s Foil

• 16th Lee, Aidan

Junior Men’s Saber

• 2nd Vaccari, Braden

• 8th Wyche, Scott

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/810EB9AB8FA9453A9F728806966FDC18#today