There Were Golds, Bronzes and Many Great Bouts at the American Challenge RJCC/RYC

Valley Forge, PA (Nov. 20-21, 2021) — It was a medal-ful weekend at Valley Forge.

Fencers from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club worked hard to bring home 23 medals overall in saber and foil at the American Challenge.

There were an unprecedented amount of gold medals. Starting with Kai Toomre in Y-10 Men’s Foil, Amabel Wang won gold in Y-10 Women’s Foil, Nickolas Rusadze won gold in Y-14 Men’s Foil, Aram Clark won gold in Y-12 Men’s Saber and, Zihou Dai won gold in Y-10 Men’s Saber.

While there was not a silver in the bunch, bronze medals abounded. Zizi Dao kicked it off for the foilists, winning bronze in Y-12 Women’s, Iris Yang won bronze in Y-14 Women’s and Savannah Li won bronze in Y-10 Women’s. In saber, Miles Chambers and Timothy Chang shared bronzes in the Y-10 Men’s event. Seth Edelman won bronze in Junior Men’s Saber, his best finish ever in JMS.

And there were three events where TMFC fencers dominated the medal-winning — Y-12 Women’s Foil (3), Y-12 Men’s Saber (3) and Y-10 Men’s Saber (5). The future for these fencers looks bright.

Congratulations fencers!

Results from the American Challenge RYC/RJCC

Y-12 Women’s Foil/14

• 3T - Zizi Dai

• 5th - Grace Feng

• 8th - Amabel Wang

Junior Men’s Foil/41

• 8th - Nickolas Rusadze

Cadet Women’s Saber/32

• 7th - Brynnley McKee

• 11 - Scotland Jenkins

• 17 - Ainsley McKee

Y-10 Men’s Foil/21

• 1st - Kai Toomre

• 10 - Michael Grigoriev

Cadet Men’s Saber/56

• 17 - Matthew Kim

• 28 - Enzo Bera

• 44 - Erick Shi

Y-14 Men’s Foil/36

• 1st - Nickolas Rusadze

Y-12 Men’s Saber/22

• 1st - Aram Clark

• 3T - Alexander Fadel

• 5 - Marcus Pinto

• 12 - Isaac Yook

• 13 - Zihou Dai

• 14 - Viraat Sarwahi

• 15 - Connor Chung

Y-10 Women’s Saber/11

• 6th - Veronika Gonzalez

Cadet Women’s Foil/54

• 13 - Iris Yang

• 27 - Sophia Wong

• 36 - Catherine Zhou

• 45 - Harini Thiruvengadam

Y-14 Women’s Foil/32

• 3T - Iris Yang

• 11 - Catherine Zhou

• 15 - Zizi Dai

• 27 - Eleanor Li

• 32 - Reese Wang

Y-10 Men’s Saber/9

• 1st - Zihou Dai

• 3T - Miles Chambers

• 3T - Timothy Chang

• 5th - Morgan So

• 8th - Dylan So

Junior Women’s Saber/45

• 15 - Ainsley McKee

• 18 - Scotland Jenkins

Y-12 Men’s Foil/38

• 7th - Ethan Chen

• 27 - Charles McGillion-Moore

Y-10 Women’s Foil/10

• 1st - Amabel Wang

• 3T - Savannah Li

Junior Men’s Saber/37

• 3T - Seth Edelman

• 21 - Matthew Fields

• 32 - Massimo Tozzi

Y-14 Women’s Saber/27

• 6th - Brynnley McKee

• 16 - Coco Guven

• 19 - Keira Lauri

Y-14 Men’s Saber/37

• 7th - Enzo Bera

• 34 - Marcus Pinto

Junior Women’s Foil/45

• 20 - Catherine Zhou

• 21 - Sophia Wong

• 42 - Harini Thiruvengadam

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.