Tim Morehouse Coach Ziad Elsissy Wins NAC Bronze + Event Wrap-up

Salt Lake City, UT (December 9-12, 2022) — Ziad Elsissy is a bronze medalist.

The Olympian, who represents Egypt, earned a third-place finish in Division I Men’s Saber at the Salt Lake City North American Cup.

His medal was one of four that Tim Morehouse Fencing Club fencers won. Cadet Men’s Saber fencer Shaun Kim won gold and Cadet Women’s Foil fencers Alina Zhang and Iris Yang won sixth and eighth place medals, respectively. Yang also earned an A22 rating.

Overall, fencers from TMFC made a strong showing at this national competition. There were top-16 finishes for Madison Four-Garcia, Brynnley McKee, Leanne Singleton-Comfort and Robert Wang. Fencers who made the top-32 cut were: Madison Duckett, Wang, Four-Garcia, Catherine Zhou and Zhang.

Congratulations fencers, coaches and parents.

The next North American Cup will be held January 6-9, 2023 in Louisville, KY. Division I, Junior, Veteran Age and Veteran Combined events will be held in all three weapons.

Tim Morehouse Fencing Club fencers at the December NAC:

Division I Women’s Foil/105

  • 41T - Alina Zhang

  • 78 - Iris Yang

  • 84 - Ella Calise

Junior Women’s Saber/192

  • 10 - Madison Four-Garcia

  • 15 - Brynnley McKee

  • 33 - Madison Duckett

  • 143 - Coco Guven

  • 152 - Ainsley McKee

Cadet Men’s Foil/214

  • 35T - Nickolas Rusadze

  • 64 - Jonah Lee

  • 123 - Brendan Lee

Junior Men’s Foil/300

  • 36 - Nickolas Rusadze

  • 112T - Jonah Lee

  • 268T - Brendan Lee

Cadet Men’s Saber/216

  • 1st - Shaun Kim

  • 29 - Robert Wang

  • 69 - Samuel Sugiura

  • 91 - Enzo Bera

  • 109 - Connor Chung

  • 119 - Seth Waxler

  • 129 - Matthew Fields

  • 145T - Charles Leonard

  • 172 - Maxwell Yoo

  • 174 - Alexander Francois

Division I Women’s Saber/134

  • 14 - Leanne Singleton-Comfort

  • 19 - Madison Four-Garcia

  • 33 - Madison Duckett

  • 49 - Brynnley McKee

Division I Men’s Foil/228

  • 77 - Nickolas Rusadze

Cadet Women’s Saber/154

  • 34 - Brynnley McKee

  • 71 - Madison Duckett

  • 130 - Ainsley McKee

Cadet Women’s Foil/142

  • 6th - Alina Zhang

  • 8th - Iris Yang, Earned A22 rating

  • 32 - Catherine Zhou

  • 56 - Sophia Wong

  • 66 - Ella Calise

  • 76 - Selena Zhang

  • 94 - Eleanor Li

  • 95 - Zizi Dai

Junior Men’s Saber/297

  • 14 - Robert Wang

  • 102 - Shaun Kim

  • 121T - Gabriel McCarthy

  • 142 - Enzo Bera

  • 161 - Seth Waxler

  • 184T - Maxwell Yoo

  • 205 - Alexander Francois

  • 232 - Matthew Fields

  • 249 - Samuel Sugiura

  • 256T - Charles Leonard

  • 271T - Erick Shi

Division I Men’s Saber/174

  • 3T - Ziad Elsissy

  • 73 - Shaun Kim

  • 143 - Robert Wang

  • 163 - Gabriel McCarthy

Junior Women’s Foil/182

  • 18 - Alina Zhang

  • 48 - Sophia Wong

  • 54 - Zizi Dai

  • 60 - Catherin Zhou

  • 66 - Iris Yang

  • 70 - Ella Calise

  • 104 - Eleanor Li

  • 158 - Selena Zhang