Three Foil Medals and Big Fencing at the Fort Worth NAC

Zizi Dai

Fort Worth, TX (Nov 10-13, 2023) — Foilists showed off their stuff, taking spots on the medal stand in two of the 25 events. 

Ella Calise led the group earning silver in Y-14 Women’s Foil. Teammate Zizi Dai took sixth in the same category.

In the men’s side, Nickolas Rusadze won a bronze medal in Junior Men’s Foil.

The November North American Cup, or NAC, is the second national competition in the 2023-2024 season. Earning national points puts fencers in contention for the Junior Olympics and junior national teams that can compete internationally.

Congratulations, fencers, coaches and families.

Tim Morehouse Fencing Club members at the November NAC:

Cadet Men’s Foil/276

  • 27 - Brendan Lee

  • 69 - Jonah Lee

  • 84 - Jackson Wong

  • 104 - Philip Matsakh

  • 202 - Ethan Chen

  • 222 - William Gerrish 

Y-14 Women’s Saber/ 127

  • 24 - Olivia Mermegas

  • 56T - Charlotte Choi

Cadet Women’s Foil/207

  • 9T - Iris Yang

  • 31 - Ella Calise

  • 37 - Grace Feng

  • 39 - Catherine Zhou

  • 48 - Zizi Dai

  • 65 - Eleanor Li

  • 86 - Amabel Wang

  • 103 - Selena Zhang

Junior Men’s Saber/311

  • 20T - Robert Wang

  • 42 - Shaun Kim

  • 93T - Ethan Kim

  • 99 - Connor Chung

  • 105 - Gabriel McCarthy

  • 120 - Samual Sugiura

  • 151 - Enzo Bera

  • 163 - Seth Waxler

  • 182 - Alexander Francois

  • 223 - Marcus Pinto

Junior Men’s Foil/357

  • 3T - Nickolas Rusadze

  • 68 - Philip Matsakh

  • 83 - Jackson Wong

  • 107 - Jonah Lee

  • 124T - Brendan Lee

  • 245T - Maxim Piterbarg

Cadet Women’s Saber/238

  • 9 - Brynnley McKee

  • 54 - Keira Lauri

  • 179 - Charlotte Choi

  • 192 - Olivia Mermegas

Y-14 Women’s Foil/137

  • 2nd - Ella Calise

  • 6th - Zizi Dai

  • 33 - Amabel Wang

  • 37 - Grace Feng

Junior Women’s Foil/225

  • 11 - Ella Calise

  • 39 - Iris Yang

  • 42 - Alina Zhang

  • 51 - Eleanor Li

  • 75 - Grace Feng

  • 77 - Zizi Dai

  • 88 - Catherine Zhou

  • 127 - Selena Zhang

Junior Team, Men’s Foil/21

  • 1st - East Coast Fencing +1 which included Philip Matsakh

Cadet Men’s Saber/308

  • 15 - Ethan Kim

  • 24 - Shaun Kim

  • 40 - Gabriel McCarthy

  • 73T - Connor Chung

  • 85 - Enzo Bera

  • 126 - Samual Sugiura

  • 141 - Marcus Pinto

  • 177 - Royce Zhang

  • 197T - Gabriel Clark

  • 224 - Alexander Francois

  • 227 - Ryan Waxler

  • 235T - Tiger Wang

Y-14 Men’s Foil/149

  • 12 - Brendan Lee

  • 20 - Jackson Wong

  • 44 - Ethan Chen

  • 97 - William Gerrish

Junior Women’s Saber/176

  • 140 - Keira Lauri

  • 70 - Brynnley McKee

Y-14 Men’s Saber/143

  • 14 - Connor Chung

  • 20 - Ethan Kim

  • 32 - Miles Chambers

  • 72 - Ryan Waxler

  • 82 - Royce Zhao

  • 109 - Zihou Dai

  • 112 - Tiger Wang

  • Marcus Pinto - Medical Withdraw