Iris Yang Wins Silver at the March SJCC

Washington, DC (March 15-18, 2024) — It was a silver moment.

Iris Yang kicked off her March SJCC at the Washington Convention Center with a silver medal in Cadet Women’s Foil. The other TMFC women’s foilists all finished the day in the top-64, for s great showing.

In Junior Women’s Saber, both Keira Lauri and Varvara Mankova made the top 16, with Mankova earning her B24 rating.

Jonah Lee made the top-32 in Junior Men’s Foil, with Brendan Lee and Jackson Wong following close behind in the top-64.

In Cadet Men’s Foll, the Lee brothers made the top-32, with Leon Shapiro, Ethen Chen and Wong making the top-64.

Keira Lauri made the top-16 in Cadet Women’s Saber with Charlotte Choi following closely in the top-32.

Ethan Kim just missed the medal stand, coming in ninth. Connor Chung made the top-16 and Gabriel Clark, the top-64.

In Junior Men’s Saber, Gabriel McCarthy made the top-64.

And in the final event, Junior Women’s Foil, all of the TMFC fencers competing made the top-64, with Alina Zhang making top-16, Eleanor Li making the top-32.

This event took place concurrently with the 2024 Absolute Fencing Gear FIE Foil Grand Prix, which drew some of the best foil fencers in the world.

Congratulations fencers, coaches and families.

Tim Morehouse Fencing Club fencers at the March SJCC:

Cadet Women's Foil/85

  • 2nd - Iris Yang

  • 30 - Eleanor Li

  • 33 - Zizi Dai

  • 45 - Selena Zhang

  • 49 - Amabel Wang

Junior Women’s Saber/110

  • 10 - Keira Lauri

  • 15 - Varvara Mankova, earned B24 rating

  • 92 - Olivia Mermegas

Junior Men's Foil/186

  • 21T - Jonah Lee

  • 41 - Brendan Lee

  • 57 - Jackson Wong

  • 76 - Maxim Piterbarg

  • 98 - Ethan Chen

  • 109 - Leon Shapiro

Cadet Men’s Foil/139

  • 18 - Brendan Lee

  • 20 - Jonah Lee

  • 42T - Leon Shapiro

  • 56 - Ethen Chen

  • 57 - Jackson Wong

  • 117 - Kai Toomre

Cadet Women’s Saber/83

  • 12 - Keira Lauri

  • 27 - Charlotte Choi

  • 73 - Olivia Mermegas

Cadet Men’s Saber/117

  • 9 - Ethan Kim

  • 15 - Connor Chung

  • 58 - Gabriel Clark

  • 87 - Marcus Pinto

  • 107T - Ilan Arouna

  • 107T - Kinoti Kiara

Junior Men’s Saber/160

  • 55 - Gabriel McCarthy

  • 77 - Matthew Fields

  • 96T - Connor Chung

  • 141 - Marcus Pinto

Junior Women's Foil/110

  • 11 - Alina Zhang

  • 18 - Eleanor Li

  • 45 - Catherine Zhou

  • 50 - Zizi Dai

  • 57 - Amelia Whelan

  • 64 - Selena Zhang