Tim Morehouse Fencers Rise to the Austin Challenge

Double medalist Zizi Dai

Austin, TX (December 17-19, 2022) — Tim Morehouse fencers racked up some Texas-sized wins at the Austin Challenge SYC/RYC.

Foilist Zizi Dai was a double medalist, bringing home a gold medal in Cadet Women’s Foil and a silver medal in Y-14 Women’s Foil.

Dai trains at the Westchester location of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club with coaches Slava Grigoriev and Dan Bass.

Saber fencer Miles Chambers was a double medalist. Chambers tied for a bronze medal with teammate Aidan Song in Y-10 Men’s Saber. In Y-12 Men’s Saber, he took sixth place, Aram Clark won the bronze medal and Marcus Pinto won silver.

Ethan Kim was also a double medalist, taking sixth place in Cadet Men’s Saber and seventh place in Y-14 Men’s Saber.

Sofia Schaible won a silver medal in Y-14 Women’s Saber and in Y-10 Women’s Saber, Charlotte Choi took a sixth-place medal. in Y-10 Men’s Foil, Michael Grigoriev earned a seventh-place finish.

Congratulations fencers, coaches and parents!

Tim Morehouse Fencers competing at the Austin Challenge SYC/RYC:

Y-10 Women’s Saber/18

  • 6th - Charlotte Choi

Cadet Women’s Saber/32

  • 14 - Sofia Schaible

Y-12 Men’s Saber/66

  • 2nd - Marcus Pinto

  • 3T - Aram Clark

  • 6th - Miles Chambers

  • 15 - Zihou Dai

  • 19 - Isaac Yook

  • 50 - Timothy Chang

  • 55 - Aidan Song

  • 58 - Dylan So

  • 63 - Morgan So

Y-12 Men’s Foil/84

  • 56 - Michael Girgoriev

Cadet Men’s Saber/48

  • 6th - Ethan Kim

  • 26 - Connor Chung

  • 34 - Hartigan Deely

Cadet Women’s Foil/48

  • 1st - Zizi Dai

Y-14 Women’s Saber/40

  • 2nd - Sofia Schaible

Y-10 Men’s Saber/29

  • 3T - Aidan Song

  • 3T - Miles Chambers

  • 13 - Marcus Avery

  • 27 - Mason Kim

Y-14 Men’s Saber/65

  • 7th - Ethan Kim

  • 11 - Connor Chung

  • 19 - Marcus Pinto

  • 26 - Aram Clark

  • 45 - Timothy Chang

  • 48 - Zihou Dai

  • 49 - Hartigan Deely

Y - 10 Men’s Foil/52

  • 7th - Michael Grigoriev

Y-14 Women’s Foil/51

  • 2nd - Zizi Dai