Students from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Win Bronze, Silver, and More at the January NAC

Pictured: Christina Ferrari with Div-1 Women’s Foil Medalists

Highlights:

• Christina Ferrari won a Top-8 Medal in Division 1 Women's Foil

• Jonah Shainberg won a Bronze Medal in Division 1 Men's Saber

• Guram Lortkipanidze won a Top-8 Medal in Division 1 Men's Saber

• Christina Watrall won a Top-8 Medal in Junior Women’s Epee

• Sasha Abayeva, Christina Ferrari, Catherine Flanagan, and Katie McGillion-Moore won a Silver Medal in Senior Team Women’s Foil

Charlotte, NC (January, 2020) - Fencers from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club attended the January NAC, a four-day tournament at the Charlotte Convention Center. Division I athletes competed for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team. Other events include parafencing, and junior and senior team. Our students achieved great results on the fencing strip, and were accompanied by our coaches Tim, Achiko, Fatima, and Michael.

Pictured: Christina Watrall and Coach Alex

Pictured: Guram Lortkipanidze and Jonah Shainberg

TMFC Fencers brought home one Bronze Medal, three Top-8 Medals, and a Silver Medal in a team event. In Division 1 Men's Saber, Jonah Shainberg won a Bronze Medal and earned his A20 rating. Guram Lortkipanidze won a Top-8 Medal in this category, and also earned his A20.

In Division 1 Women's Foil Christina Ferrari won a Top-8 Medal and earned her A20 rating. She also placed in the Top-32 in Junior Women’s Foil.

Christina Watrall won a Top-8 Medal in Junior Women’s Epee, earning her A20. In Div-1 Women’s Epee, she came in 18th place out of 199 fencers.

Top-32 results were also achieved by Nickoloz Lortkipanidze and Henry Nadile in Junior Men’s Saber. Additionally, Catherine Flanagan placed in the Top-32 in Div-1 Women’s Foil, and Madison Four-Garcia placed in the Top-32 in Div-1 Women’s Saber and Junior Women’s Saber.

Nestor Levin, Finn Hossfeld, and Yiming Han placed in the Top-32 in Div-1 Men’s Foil. Nestor also achieved a Top-16 result in Junior Men’s Foil, and Finn and Yiming made the Top-32 in this category.

Lastly, Tim Morehouse Fencing Club’s Senior Women’s Foil Team won a Silver Medal in their team event! The team was composed of Sasha Abayeva, Christina Ferrari, Catherine Flanagan, and Katie McGillion-Moore.

Bravo everyone!

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/D153B4E00E8E429CB0F5E91622250F58#today