Tim Morehouse Fencers Tune up at Raleigh SJCC/NAC

Ella Calise (l) and Iris Yang (r)

Raleigh, NC (June 2-4, 2023) — At the first June North American Cup, fencers from Tim Morehouse took the chance to tune-up for the big show, Summer Nationals.

In less than a month, fencers from across the country will travel to Phoenix, AZ for the end of the season competitions is almost every category from Veterans to Y-10.

However, in Raleigh, it was hot competition for the Cadets, Juniors and Division !! fencers. And it was the women who hit the medal stands.

Catherine Zhou took gold in Division II Women’s Foil, earning her B23 rating. Ella Calise earned silver in Junior Women’s Foil, earning her A23 rating. Iris Yang was a double medal winner, taking bronze in both Junior Women’s Foil and Cadet Women’s Foil.

In saber fencing, Sofia Schaible made the medal stand in 8th place for Division II Women’s Saber.

Congratulations fencers, coaches and families.

Tim Morehouse fencers at the Raleigh SJCC/Division II North American Cup:

Cadet Men’s Saber/125

  • 11- Gabriel McCarthy

  • 47- Enzo Bera

  • 72- Samuel Sugiura

  • 73T- Connor Chung

  • 105- Kinoti Kiara

  • 113- Graysen Kmeta-Suarez

Junior Women’s Foil/108

  • 2nd- Ella Calise, earned A23

  • 3T- Iris Yang

  • 23- Grace Feng

  • 42T- Zizi Dai

  • 42T- Catherine Zhou

  • 71- Eleanor Li

Cadet Women’s Saber/84

  • 22T- Varvara Mankova

  • 30- Sofia Schaible

  • 52- Aishwarya Merchant

Division II Men’s Foil/95

  • 16- Brendan Lee

  • 46- Leon Shapiro

Cadet Women’s Foil/88

  • 3T- Iris Yang

  • 17- Zizi Dai

  • 21T- Ella Calise

  • 27- Eleanor Li

  • 39- Catherine Zhou

  • 43- Grace Feng

Junior Men’s Saber/172

  • 28- Matthew Fields

  • 31- Alexander Francois

  • 33- Gabriel McCarthy

  • 96- Connor Chung

  • 103- Samuel Sugiura

  • 123- Seth Edelman

  • 155- Kinoti Kiara

  • 166T- Graysen Kmeta-Suarez

Cadet Men’s Foil/148

  • 7th- Nickolas Rusadze

  • 26- Jonah Lee

  • 72- Leon Shapiro

  • 78- Brendan Lee

Division II Women’s Saber/87

  • 8th- Sofia Schaible

  • 12- Aishwarya Merchant, earned D23

  • 37- Varvara Mankova

Junior Men’s Foil/188

  • 14- Nickolas Rusadze

  • 82T- Brendan Lee

  • 90- Jonah Lee

Division II Men’s Saber/124

  • 12- Matthew Fields

  • 30T- Seth Edelman

  • 37- Connor Chung

  • 43T- Enzo Bera

  • 93- Graysen Kmeta-Suarez

Division II Women’s Foil/63

  • 1st- Catherine Zhou, earned B23

Junior Women’s Saber/116

  • 10- Brynnley McKee

  • 40- Sofia Schaible

  • 52- Aishwarya Merchant

  • 81- Varvara Mankova