TMFC Students Awarded USA Fencing Regional Patches for the 2018-19 Season

Regional Patch winners Catelyn So and Audrey Young at an SYC tournament in November 2018. Pictured left to right: Catelyn So, Audrey Young, Charlotte Young, Catalina Berrios

Colorado Springs, CO (June, 2019) - USA Fencing announces the patch winners for the Regional Youth Circuit, Regional Junior and Cadet Circuit, and Regional Open Circuit. RYC patches are awarded to the top Y10, Y12 and Y14 fencers of each respective region for the 2018-19 season. RJCC Recognition Program recognizes the gold, silver and bronze medalists in the cadet and junior age categories. The ROC Recognition Program awards patches to Division IA, Division II and veteran fencers for their accomplishments at ROCs throughout the country.

Seven fencers from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club are receiving Patches this year! In the RYC category, patches were awarded to Myles Duckett, Catelyn So, Audrey Young, and Alina Zhang. In RJCC, patches were awarded to David Pavlenishvili, Nathan Andrews, and Peter Hammer. Peter Hammer won two patches this year: a Silver Patch in Cadet Men’s Saber, and a Gold Patch in Junior Men’s Saber.

Bravo everyone!

Full Club Results Below:

RYC

• Myles Duckett wins a Bronze Patch in Y-10 Men’s Saber

• Catelyn So wins a Gold Patch in Y-10 Women’s Saber

• Audrey Young wins a Bronze Patch in Y-10 Women’s Saber

• Alina Zhang wins a Silver Patch in Y-12 Women’s Foil

RJCC

• David Pavlenishvili wins a Silver Patch in Cadet Men’s Epee

• Nathan Andrews wins a Bronze Patch in Cadet Men’s Foil

• Peter Hammer wins a Silver Patch in Cadet Men’s Saber

• Peter Hammer wins a Gold Patch in Junior Men’s Saber

Full Results: https://www.usafencing.org/news_article/show/1026276

Student Spotlight: Mackenzie Z. Sampson-Alspon

“You’ll be seeing this one making some noise at tournaments in a few years. She’s got an incredible spirit, enthusiasm and openness to learn” - Coach Tim

Mackenzie has been fencing at TMFC since January 2019. She attends the Saber Elite Class and is making progress in leaps and bounds! She trains with our amazing Coach Diana, and occasionally with Coach Tim. Mackenzie recently stepped up her commitment and trained for a full three hours at TMFC. You go Mackenzie!

Check out some videos that document Mackenzie’s progress:

Peter Hammer Named to the All-Academic First Team

Pictured: Peter Hammer and Sophie Cannon attending their first Cadet International tournament in France

New York, NY (June, 2019) - TMFC Fencer Peter Hammer has been named to the 2018-19 USA Fencing All-Academic First Team. The All-Academic Team recognizes exemplary student athletes who have achieved high academic success in school.

Peter has been fencing at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club since March 2017. He attends the Saber Elite class and trains with our awesome Coach Achiko.

We are thrilled by the news. Congratulations Peter!!

Madison Four-Garcia Named to the All-Academic and the All-American First Team

Pictured: Madison training at TMFC Port Chester

New York, NY (June, 2019) - TMFC Fencer Madison Four-Garcia has been named to the 2018-19 USA Fencing All-Academic First Team and to the 2018-19 USA Fencing All-American First Team. The All-American Team recognizes high school fencers who have achieved a high level of success on the fencing strip. The All-Academic Team recognizes exemplary student athletes who have achieved high academic success in school. Madison has qualified for both!

Madison has been training at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club since December 2018. She attends the Saber Elite Class and takes private lessons with Coach Tim. We are so proud of how far she has come!

Congratulations Madison!

TMFC Students Show their Talent at the Morehouse Season Finale

Pictured: Y-8 Medalists

Highlights:

• Gold Medals by Madison Four-Garcia, Jonah Shainberg, Aram Clark, Ruth Radulovic, Enzo Bera, and Shaun Kim

• Silver Medals by Nickoloz Lortkipanidze, Alex Fadel, Mackenzie Sampson-Alspon, Myles Duckett, and Triton Oh

• Bronze Medals by Adele Bois, Marinella Ferrari-Bridgers, Aster Oh, Elijah Roper, Callie Zisson, Olivia Beaton, Alexander Grigorescu, Gabriel Clark, Myles Duckett, and Charles Leonard

New York, NY (June, 2019) - Tim Morehouse Fencing Club hosted their final tournament of the season, the Morehouse Season Finale. The event offered an opportunity for new fencers to get some tournament experience, and for more experienced fencers to get ready for Nationals. The tournament was held in two parts: a Youth Saber Cup, and a Saber Open.

At the Saber Open, Gold Medals were awarded to Madison Four-Garcia in Women’s Saber, and Jonah Shainberg in Mixed Saber. Nickoloz Lortkipanidze won a Silver Medal in Mixed Saber. Bronze Medals were awarded to Adele Bois and Marinella Ferrari-Bridgers in Women’s Saber. Top-8 Medals in Women’s Saber were awarded to Madison Duckett, Aria Bevacqua, and Lisa Marsh. Top-8 Medal’s in Mixed Saber were awarded to Ben Theeman and Lortkipanidze, Guram.

At the Youth Saber Cup, Gold Medals were achieved by Aram Clark in Y-8 Mixed Saber, Ruth Radulovic in Y-10 Women’s Saber, Enzo Bera in Y-10 Men’s Saber, and Shaun Kim in Y-12 Men’s Saber. Silver Medals were awarded to Alex Fadel in Y-8 Mixed Saber, Mackenzie Sampson-Alspon in Y-10 Women’s Saber, Myles Duckett in Y-10 Men’s Saber, and Triton Oh in Y-12 Men’s Saber. Bronze Medals were awarded to Aster Oh and Elijah Roper in Y-8 Mixed Saber, Callie Zisson and Olivia Beaton in Y-10 Women’s Saber, Alexander Grigorescu and Gabriel Clark in Y-10 Men’s Saber, and Myles Duckett and Charles Leonard in Y-12 Men’s Saber.

Top-8 finishes were achieved by Noah Pierre, Zihan Zhao, Morgan So, and Charles Hutchison in Y-8 Mixed Saber. In Y-10 Men’s Saber, Top-8 Medals were awarded to Alexandre Gimbrere, Nicolas Nordgren, Ethan Kim, and Aram Clark. Lastly, in Y-12 Men’s Saber, Top-8 Medals were awarded to William Morrill, Inkosi Brou, Enzo Bera, and Daniel Mangan.

Congratulations Everyone!

Full Club Results Below:

SABER OPEN

Open Women’s Saber:

• 1st Four-Garcia, Madison

• 3rd Bois, Adele

• 3rd Ferrari-Bridgers, Marinella

• 5th Duckett, Madison

• 7th Bevacqua, Aria

• 8th Marsh, Lisa

• 10th Lammer, Sophie

Open Mixed Saber:

• 1st Shainberg, Jonah

• 2nd Lortkipanidze, Nickoloz

• 6th Theeman, Ben

• 8th Lortkipanidze, Guram

• 9th Huayta, James

• 10th Four-Garcia, Madison

• 14th Chan, Alexander

• 15th Bois, Adele

• 17th Parkhurst, Michael

• 19th Ruiz, Eric

• 20th Balde, Alpha

• 21st Chien, Phillip

• 22nd Tsunoda, Yudai

• 23rd Ferrari-Bridgers, Marinella

• 24th Lockett, Audrey

• 25th Park, Tai

• 26th Morrill, Justin

• 29th Lamhaouar, Ryan

• 31st Revander, Dominique

• 32nd Ruigomez, Eduardo

• 33rd Tunkara, Mahammadou

• 34th Caggiano, Zachary

YOUTH SABER CUP

Y-8 Mixed Saber:

• 1st Clark, Aram

• 2nd Fadel, Alex

• 3rd Oh, Aster

• 3rd Roper, Elijah

• 5th Pierre, Noah

• 6th Zhao, Zihan

• 7th So, Morgan

• 8th Hutchison, Charles

• 9th Chang, Timothy

• 10th So, Dylan

• 11th Ahn, Edward

• 12th Yu, Macallan

• 13th Chambers, Miles

• 14th Hutchison, Ella

• 15th Abraham, Abed

• 16th Kana, Aria

• 17th Kana, Savina

• 18th Pho, Stanley

Y-10 Women’s Saber:

• 1st Radulovic, Ruth

• 2nd Sampson-Alspon, Mackenzie

• 3rd Zisson, Callie

• 3rd Beaton, Olivia

Y-10 Men’s Saber:

• 1st Bera, Enzo

• 2nd Duckett, Myles

• 3rd Grigorescu, Alexander

• 3rd Clark, Gabriel

• 5th Gimbrere, Alexandre

• 6th Nordgren, Nicolas

• 7th Kim, Ethan

• 8th Clark, Aram

• 9th Oh, Aster

• 10th Moguel, Ixoye

• 11th Fadel, Alex

• 12th Della Pietra, Teo

• 13th Schanzer, Remy

• 14th Burg, Whit

• 15th Sarwahi, Viraat

• 16th Sampson-Alspon, Mackenzie

• 17th Brady, Myles

• 18th Shah, Kabir

• 19th Palmieri, Ryan

• 20th Zhao, Zihan

• 21st Cukierman, Benjamin

• 22nd McDonald, Ryan

Y-12 Men’s Saber:

• 1st Kim, Shaun

• 2nd Oh, Triton

• 3rd Duckett, Myles

• 3rd Leonard, Charles

• 5th Morrill, William

• 6th Brou, Inkosi

• 7th Bera, Enzo

• 8th Mangan, Daniel

• 9th Wasserman, Aiden

• 10th Volvovskiy, Tim

• 12th Thacker, Raana

• 13th Clark, Gabriel

• 14th Beaton, Jacob

• 15th Tai, Roebling

Full Results:

https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/7B38859B255F43BB9F892C755D99CA96#today

and

https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/78928E0ED30B44F5869A6EF442C963A7#today

TMFC Fencers Win Two Silver Medals at the Mr. Mac Cup 2019

Braden Vaccari wins a Silver Medal and Scott Wyche wins a Top-8 Medal in Junior Men's Saber

Braden Vaccari wins a Bronze Medal and James Huayta wins a Top-8 Medal in Senior Men's Saber

Highlights:

• Top-8 Medal for Iris Yang in Y-12 Women’s Foil

• Top-8 Medal for James Huayta in Senior Men’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Scott Wyche in Junior Men’s Saber

• Bronze Medal for Braden Vaccari in Senior Men’s Saber

• Silver Medal for Bethany Lee in Junior Women’s Foil

• Silver Medal for Braden Vaccari in Junior Men’s Saber

(Burlington NJ, June 2019) - Six students from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club headed to Burlington Middle School to compete in the Mr. Mac Cup 2019. Many fencers who participated in this tournament are getting prepared for Summer Nationals and July Challenge. The tournament took place over two days and featured events in Foil, Epee, and Saber.

Our fencers won three Top-8 Medals, one Bronze Medal, and two Silver Medals. Top-8 Medals were achieved by Iris Yang in Y-12 Women’s Foil, James Huayta in Senior Men’s Saber, and Scott Wyche in Junior Men’s Saber. Braden Vaccari won a Bronze Medal in Senior Men’s Saber. Lastly, Silver Medals were awarded to Bethany Lee in Junior Women’s Foil, and Braden Vaccari in Junior Men’s Saber.

Congratulations Everyone!

Full Club Results Below:

Y-12 Women’s Foil

• 5th Yang, Iris

Senior Men’s Saber

• 3rd Vaccari, Braden

• 7th Huayta, James

• 10th Wyche, Scott

Junior Women’s Foil

• 2nd Lee, Bethany

Y-14 Men’s Foil

• 16th Lee, Aidan

Junior Men’s Saber

• 2nd Vaccari, Braden

• 8th Wyche, Scott

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/810EB9AB8FA9453A9F728806966FDC18#today

TMFC Fencer Jasmina Denner Brings Home Two Silver Medals at the Can/Am Veteran's Cup 2019

Pictured: Jasmina Denner wins one of her two Silver Medals at the Can/Am Veteran's Cup 2019

Markham, ON (May, 2019) - TMFC Fencer Jasmina Denner competed in the Can/Am Veteran's Cup 2019, the premier Veteran’s Fencing event in North America. The tournament took place at the Vango Toronto Fencing Centre and featured 30 events over two days.

Jasmina achieved a Silver Medal finish in both of the events that she competed in: Vet-50 Women’s Saber, and Vet-Combined Women’s Saber.

Congratulations Jasmina!

Full Club Results Below:

Vet-50 Women’s Saber

• 2nd Denner, Jasmina

Vet-Combined Women’s Saber

• 2nd Denner, Jasmina

Full Results: https://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=42214

Students of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Achieve Awesome Results at the 2019 Cobra Saber Spectacular

Pictured: Emilio Gonzalez won a Gold Medal in Y-10 Men’s Saber

Highlights:

• Gold Medal for Emilio Gonzalez in Y-10 Men’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Audrey Young in Y-12 Women’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Ron Miller in Vet Men’s Saber

Jersey City, NJ (May, 2019) - Six fencers from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club participated in this all-ages tournament at the Lakawanna Warehouse. The tournament took place over a single day and featured 12 Saber events.

Our fencers achieved one Gold Medal and two Top-8 Medals. Emilio Gonzalez brought home a Gold Medal in Y-10 Men’s Saber. Top-8 Medals were awarded to Audrey Young in Y-12 Women’s Saber, and Ron Miller in Vet Men’s Saber.

Congratulations everyone!

Full Club Results Below:

Y-12 Women's Saber

• 7th Young, Audrey

• 12th Young, Charlotte

Y-10 Men's Saber

• 1st Gonzalez, Emilio

Junior Men's Saber

• 21st Parkhurst, Michael

Junior Women's Saber

• 12th Lai, Sophie

Vet Men's Saber

• 8th Miller, Ron

Senior Women's Saber

• 33rd Lai, Sophie

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/99CD93AE9A0D419FBB5EAC3C65FB73DC#today