The Cobra Challenge SYC-RCC Brought Back Big

Secaucus, NJ (Nov 26-28, 2021) — It almost felt like fencing was back to pre-Covid normalcy.

The Cobra Challenge SYC-RCC welcomed hundreds of fencers to the Meadowlands Expo Center this weekend for its traditional Thanksgiving weekend tournament. And though registration for the events was capped, there was a healthy turnout.

The fencers from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club rose to this challenge to improve themselves, earning many medals in both saber and foil fencing. In foil, Iris Yang brought home a bronze in Y-12 Women’s Foil and 7th place in Cadet Women’s Foil. Jackson Wong won silver in Y-12 Men’s Foil. Nickolas Rusadze won 6th in Cadet Men’s Foil. In Y-10 Women’s Foil, Grace Feng won 5th place while Savannah Li took 8th. Kai Toomre won 8th in Y-10 Men’s Foil.

In saber fencing, Shaun Kim earned silver in Y-14 Men’s, Ethan Kim took bronze in Y-12 Men’s Saber and Miles Chambers earned 7th in Y-10 Men’s Saber.

There were many outstanding performances that were also noteworthy. Pompie Yannopoulos finished in the top third of Y-12 Women’s Saber, earning valuable points. The field of Y-12 Men’s Saber fencers included 13 TMFC fencers (out of 78) who showed each other support. And seven-year-old Anika von Marie Kabiling fenced in her first tournament outside of TMFC club tournaments. She told her mother she learned a lot during the experience, including “to never give up.”

Congratulations fencers.

Results from the Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC

Cadet Women’s Foil/68

• 7th - Iris Yang

• 9 - Alina Zhang

• 40 - Catherine Zhou

• 68 - Eleanor Li

Y-12 Men’s Foil/90

• 2nd - Jackson Wong

• 13 - Brendan Lee

• 36 - William Gerrish

• 40 - Ethan Chen

• 71 - Kai Toomre

Y-8 Mixed Saber/16

• 14 - Anika Von Marie Kabiling

Cadet Women’s Saber/84

• 40 - Brynnley McKee

• 43 - Ainsley McKee

Y-10 Women’s Foil/33

• 5 - Grace Feng

• 8 - Savannah Li

• 14 - Yunong Li

• 21 - Amabel Wang

Y-12 Men’s Saber/78

• 3T - Ethan Kim

• 13T - Aram Clark

• 15 - Isaac Yook

• 30 - Samuel Kielinski

• 31 - Zihou Dai

• 37 - Connor Chung

• 39 - Ryan Waxler

• 45 - Marcus Pinto

• 46 - Viraat Sarwahi

• 47 - Hartigan Deely

• 62 - Sawyer Cheng

• 68 - Alexandre Gimbere

• 78 - Daniel Oren

Y-14 Men’s Foil/132

• 14 - Nickolas Rusadze

• 30 - Jonah Lee

• 48 - Jackson Wang

• 51 - Brendan Lee

Y-14 Women’s Saber/97

• 16 - Brynnley McKee

• 53T - Coco Guven

Y-10 Women’s Saber/35

• 12 - Veronika Gonzalez

• 34 - Lilia Wilson

Y-12 Women’s Foil/68

• 3T - Iris Yang

• 13 - Zizi Dao

• 22 - Grace Feng

• 29 - Amabel Wang

• 61 - Savannah Li

• 63 - Aria Babayev

Y-14 Men’s Saber/133

• 2nd - Shaun Kim

• 28 - Gabriel McCarthy

• 43 - Enzo Bera

• 72 - Marcus Singer

• 86T - Ethan Kim

Cadet Men’s Foil/105

• 6th - Nickolas Rusadze

• 73 - Jonah Lee

Y-10 Men’s Saber/49

• 7th - Miles Chambers

• 11 - Zihou Dai

• 20 - Alexander Mermegas

• 28 - Morgan So

• 34 - Alex Waxler

• 35T - Dylan So

Cadet Men’s Saber/127

• 37 - Matthew Kim

• 41 - Seth Waxler

• 51 - Erick Shi

• 73 - Gabriel McCarthy

• 89T - Maxwell Yoo

• 95 - Matthew Fields

Y-10 Men’s Foil/54

• 8th - Kai Toomre

• 11 - Michael Grigoriev

• 37 - Ancen Wong

• 40 - Thomas Czarnecki

• 49 - Lucas Ma

Y-14 Women’s Foil/90

• 16 - Iris Yang

• 38 - Catherine Zhou

• 53 - Zizi Dai

• 77 - Eleanor Li

• 78 - Reese Wang

Y-12 Women’s Saber/60

• 21 - Pompie Yannopoulos

• 29 - Veronika Gonzalez

• 32 - Olivia Mermegas

• 53 - Madeleine Eng

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.