The Top-55 Competitive Youth Saber Clubs In The Country (2018-2019)

MOST TOP-8 MEDALS AT SYCS - 2018-2019

There are a number of different lenses to view the success and effectiveness of a fencing club, but since the SYC season just wrapped up today with the final bout at the Rain City Super Youth Circuit between Spartak’s Chase Callahan winning 15-5 over Halberstadt Fencers' Club’s Reya Ghayalod in Bellevue, WA we thought we’d review the competition data and see the results!

I’m really excited to report that for the first time in Tim Morehouse Fencing Club history we have won the most amount of SYC Saber medals and most amount of SYC Saber gold medals in the country! Special congratulations as well to Dynamo Fencing Center on finishing 2nd in the count and beating out some of the perennial saber powerhouses.

After opening just three years ago, I couldn’t be more thrilled and grateful for the hard work of our staff, coaches, students and families. We are charting our own path combining the best-practices of modern teaching methodologies, with human centered design of our programs, with data-driven measurement. At the end of the day, the measure of success is always RESULTS.

One of the first goals we set when we opened Tim Morehouse Fencing Club was to become the top Competitive Youth Development club in the country.

At the time, we used the National Club Rankings to measure how we finished. Since the website is no longer being updated, we thought we’d follow along to his methodology of measuring the club through SYC medal finishes.

I’ve included a few different bits of data including the # of entries by clubs, top-8 finishes and gold medal finishes. We also broke down the data by men/women and age-category.

DATA CAVEATS:

• Since USA Fencing’s website doesn’t have open API and results are no longer on ASKFRED, this data was entered manually. If you notice any errors, please let us know and we will update them! (If a club name is spelled differently, it will read it as 2 different clubs)

• We only counted the first club that a student represents and not the secondary.

• We counted the results of the club a student was representing at the time. So, if a student was representing club X in September and Club Y in May then the results in September would count towards Club X.

• We combined clubs with affiliate locations into one club. So for example, Sheridan Fencing Academy which has a few different locations is counted as one club.

• We only counted Y10, Y12 and Y14. Not Y8 or the Cadets that sometimes occurred at SYCS.

Some Take-Aways From our Subset of Medal Winning Students:

• ALL our TMFC Student’s winning medals take a minimum of 2 Private Lessons Per Week (Most Average 2-3). We had zero medal winners taking 1 lesson or less.

• ALL the TMFC Student’s who won medals this past season participated in a minimum of two weeks of Summer Training Camps with the average being 3 weeks. By the way, here is a link to our Youth Summer Camps where most of our medalists started! (Youth Competitive Saber Camps Sign Up: https://www.timmorehousefencing.com/summer-camps-1)

• The student’s who won medals attended practice on average 3-4 times per week except on weeks with tournaments. NONE of the students who won medals practice over 5x per week or more. (Interesting fact)

• Almost all the students who won medals competed in the age-category the year before. 75% + of the medals were from students in their final year of an age-category. (Age does make a big difference!)

MOST GOLD MEDALS AT SYCS - 2018-2019

MOST ENTRIES AT SYCS - 2018-2019

Members of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Win Two Gold Medals at Mission SYC

Pictured: Richard Li wins a Top-8 Medal in Y-14 Men’s Foil

Pictured: Dylan Arouh wins a Top-8 Medal in Y-10 Men’s Foil

Highlights:

• Gold Medal for Madison Four-Garcia in Y-14 Women’s Saber

• Gold Medal for David Pavlenishvili in Y-14 Men’s Epee

• Bronze Medal for Enzo Bera in Y-10 Men’s Saber

• Bronze Medal for Madison Duckett in Y-12 Women’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Samuel Kobi in Y-12 Men’s Epee

• Top-8 Medal for Richard Li in Y-14 Men’s Foil

• Top-8 Medal for Myles Duckett in Y-10 Men’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Dylan Arouh in Y-10 Men’s Foil

• Top-8 Medal for Robert Wang in Y-12 Men’s Saber

Rocky Point, NY (April, 2019) - 47 TMFC fencers competed in this three-day SYC tournament at the Mission Fencing Center. Our students achieved impressive finishes, bringing home two Gold Medals, two Bronze Medals, and five Top-8 Medals.

Madison Four-Garcia won a Gold Medal in Y-14 Women’s Saber, and David Pavlenishvili won a Gold Medal in Y-14 Men’s Epee. Bronze Medals were awarded to Enzo Bera in Y-10 Men’s Saber and Madison Duckett in Y-12 Women’s Saber. Top-8 Medals were achieved by Samuel Kobi in Y-12 Men’s Epee, Richard Li in Y-14 Men’s Foil, Myles Duckett in Y-10 Men’s Saber, Dylan Arouh in Y-10 Men’s Foil, and Robert Wang in Y-12 Men’s Saber.

Congratulations!

Full Club Results Below:

Y-12 Men’s Epee

• 6th Kobi, Samuel

Y-10 Women’s Foil

• 13th Yang, Iris

Y-14 Women’s Epee

• 24th Hicks, Grace

• 27th Wong, Alexandra

Y-14 Men’s Foil

• 7th Li, Richard

• 28th Basok, Nikita

• 30th Rusadze, Nickolas

• 39th Wang, Gerald

Y-10 Men’s Saber

• 3rd Bera, Enzo

• 5th Duckett, Myles

• 17th Clark, Gabriel

• 25th Kim, Ethan

• 26th Clark, Aram

• 32nd Oh, Aster

• 35th Sakmann, Sebastian

• 36th Hamilton, Monte

Y-14 Women’s Saber

• 1st Four-Garcia, Madison

• 12th Bois, Adele

• 14th Slobodsky, Sasha

• 25th Duckett, Madison

• 27th Ferrari-Bridgers, Marinella

• 28th Sullivan, Caroline

• 37th Jenkins, Scotland

• 39th Javeri, Amaya

• 40th Nguyen, Ella

Y-14 Men’s Epee

• 1st Pavlenishvili, David

• 21st Kobi, Samuel

• 46th Zhou, Andrew

Y-10 Men’s Foil

• 6th Arouh, Dylan

• 18th Cao, Ray

• 19th Wong, Jackson

Y-12 Women’s Saber

• 3rd Duckett, Madison

• 22nd Javeri, Amaya

• 45th Lammer, Sophie

• 51st So, Catelyn

• 52nd Young, Charlotte

Y-12 Women’s Foil

• 14th Zhang, Alina

• 15th Wong, Sophia

• 34th Lin, Victoria

Y-12 Men’s Saber

• 5th Wang, Robert

• 20th Oh, Triton

• 23rd Kim, Shaun

• 24th Gonzalez, Emilio

• 35th Duckett, Myles

• 37th Clark, Gabriel

• 49th Brou, Inkosi

• 51st Mangan, Daniel

Full Results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/6300369B2D834F31A63A23A59D5231B7#today

Students of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Bring Home Two Bronze Medals at the Daugherty Youth Cup SYC / Cadet RCC

Pictured: Max Denner wins a Bronze Medal in Y-14 Men’s Saber

Highlights:

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

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

• Bronze Medal for Max Denner in Y-14 Men’s Saber

• Top-16 Finish for Nickolas Rusadze in Y-12 Men’s Foil

St. Louis, MO (April, 2019) - Four TMFC students participated in the Daugherty Youth Cup SYC / Cadet RCC, a three-day tournament at the North County Recreation Complex in Veterans Memorial Park.

Our fencers won two Bronze Medals, including Audrey Young in Y-12 Women’s Saber, and Max Denner in Y-14 Men’s Saber. Charlotte Young won a Top-8 Medal in Y-12 Women’s Saber, and Nickolas Rusadze achieved a Top-16 finish in Y-12 Men’s Foil.

Bravo!

Full Club Results Below:

Y-14 Men’s Foil

• 30th Rusadze, Nickolas

Y-12 Women’s Saber

• 3rd Young, Audrey

• 8th Young, Charlotte

Y-14 Men’s Saber

• 3rd Denner, Max

Y-12 Men’s Foil

• 11th Rusadze, Nickolas

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/E5FB166E876144F798EDA6C6227B192A#today

Pictured: Audrey Young wins a Bronze Medal and Charlotte Young wins a Top-8 Medal in Y-12 Women’s Saber

Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Students Win 3 Medals at the Jeff Wolfe Long Island Challenge

Madison Four-Garcia and Coach Ben. Madison won a Top-8 Medal in Div 1A Women’s Saber.

Highlights:

• Gold Medal for Christina Ferrari in Div 1A Women’s Foil

• Top-8 Medal for Madison Four-Garcia in Div 1A Women’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Sabrina Fang in Div 1A Women’s Foil

Rocky Point, NY (April, 2019) - 24 Students of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club competed in the Jeff Wolfe Long Island Challenge, a three-day ROC tournament at the Mission Fencing Center. The tournament is held in memory of Coach Jeff Wolfe, a member of the fencing community who coached dedicated high school teams and a US Cadet team. He was the first recipient of the NFCAA Regional Coach Of the Year Award in 1987.

Our fencers won a Gold Medal, and two Top-8 Medals. Christina Ferrari won a Gold Medal in Div 1A Women’s Foil. Top-8 Medals were awarded to Madison Four-Garcia in Div 1A Women’s Saber, and Sabrina Fang in Div 1A Women’s Foil.

Congratulations Everyone!

Full Club Results Below:

Div 2 Women’s Foil

• 14th McKee, Alexandra

• 15th Boodell, Ella

• 16th Salski, Caroline

Div 1A Women’s Saber

• 8th Four-Garcia, Madison

• 11th Chang, Josephine

• 29th Slobodsky, Sasha

• 33rd Neibart, Fiona

• 38th Lockett, Audrey

Div 2 Women’s Epee

• 22nd Zakharov, Anya

Div 1A Men’s Saber

• 32nd Vaccari, Braden

• 41st Dewey, Charles

Div 1A Women’s Foil

• 1st Ferrari, Christina

• 8th Fang, Sabrina

• 14th Abayeva, Sasha

• 31st Boodell, Ella

• 32nd Stewart, Isabella

• 36th McKee, Alexandra

Div 1A Women’s Epee

• 16th Zakharov, Anya

Div 1A Men’s Foil

• 36th Ball, James

• 39th Lin, Richard

• 68th Andrews, Nathan

Div 2 Women’s Saber

• 9th Lockett, Audrey

• 18th Slobodsky, Sasha

• 22nd Neibart, Fiona

• 25th Kelman, Grace

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/E5FB166E876144F798EDA6C6227B192A#today

Student Spotlight: Kyle Brown

Pictured: Kyle Brown wins a Bronze Medal at a TMFC practice tournament in March 2019

Pictured: Kyle Brown and Coach Diana

“[Fencing] has helped Kyle so much since he has gone back to public school after 3 years of homeschooling. The self esteem, focus and the support it gives him is priceless to me. This was all his idea. Kyle came to me and out of the blue said “Mom can we do fencing?”. I said sure and did a google search and we are so glad we found Tim Morehouse Fencing Club. He loves his coaches and I can't be more happy to know he is learning discipline, focus and respect for a skill, his coaches and his peers. I love seeing him in the uniform too!” - Jahidah Diaab, Kyle’s Mom

Kyle Brown has been Fencing with us since December 2018. He trains with our amazing Coach Diana, and attends the Saber Youth Class. We are so delighted to fence with Kyle, and we can’t wait to see where this fencing journey takes him.

Below: Kyle Brown practicing at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club

Students of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Win 5 Bronze Medals at the Boston Fencing Club RYC

Pictured: Iris Yang wears her Bronze Medal for Y-10 Women’s Foil

Highlights:

• Bronze Medal for Richard Li in Y-14 Men’s Foil

• Bronze Medal for Shaun Kim in Y-12 Men’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Gabriel McCarthy in Y-12 Men’s Saber

• Bronze Medal for Shaun Kim in Y-14 Men’s Saber

• Bronze Medal for Richard Li in Y-12 Men’s Foil

• Bronze Medal for Iris Yang in Y-10 Women’s Foil

Boston, MA (April, 2019) - Tim Morehouse Fencing Club students headed to the Boston Fencing Club to compete in RYC events at this two-day tournament.

Our fencers won 5 Bronze Medals and one Top-8 Medal. Richard Li won Bronze Medals in Y-14 Men’s Foil and Y-12 Men’s Foil. Shaun Kim won Bronze Medals in Y-12 Men’s Saber and Y-14 Men’s Saber. Gabriel McCarthy won a Top-8 Medal, placing 5th in Y-12 Men’s Saber. Iris Yang won a Bronze Medal in Y-10 Women’s Foil.

Bravo everyone!

Full Club Results Below:

Y-14 Men’s Foil

• 3rd Li, Richard

• 9th Breier, Matthew

Y-12 Men’s Saber

• 3rd Kim, Shaun

• 5th McCarthy, Gabriel

Y-12 Women’s Foil

• 20th Yang, Iris

Y-14 Men’s Saber

• 3rd Kim, Shaun

• 11th McCarthy, Gabriel

• 18th Ruigomez, Eduardo

Y-12 Men’s Foil

• 3rd Li, Richard

Y-10 Women’s Foil

• 3rd Yang, Iris

Full Results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/20C55F643E074AC7BB892A3320A6DDDB#today

Pictured: Gabriel McCarthy (left) won a Top-8 Medal in Y-12 Men’s Saber. Shaun Kim (right) won Bronze Medals in Y-12 and Y-14 Men’s Saber

Members of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Bring Home National Medals at the April Championships and NAC

Pictured: Ron Miller received a Top-8 Medal in Vet-70 Men’s Saber

Pictured: Jasmina Denner wears her Top-8 Medal in in Veteran Women’s Saber

Highlights:

• Top-8 Medal for Jonah Shainberg in Division 1 Men’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Ron Miller in Vet-70 Men’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Jasmina Denner in Veteran Women’s Saber

Salt Lake City, Utah (April, 2019) - 16 Fencers from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club headed to the April Championships and North American Cup, a four-day national tournament at the Salt Palace Convention Center.

Members of the club won three Top-8 National Medals, including a Top-8 Medal for Jonah Shainberg in Division 1 Men’s Saber, a Top-8 Medal for Ron Miller in Vet-70 Men’s Saber, and a Top-8 Medal for Jasmina Denner in Veteran Women’s Saber.

A number of our fencers also achieved Top-16 Finishes, including Sydney Hirsch in Division-1 Women’s Saber, Sasha Abayeva in Division-2 Women’s Foil, and James Ball in Division-2 Men’s Foil.

Congratulations everyone!

Full Club Results Below:

Division-1 Women’s Saber

• 16th Hirsch, Sydney

Division-1 Men’s Saber

• 6th Shainberg, Jonah

• 32nd Prevey-Sullivan, Owen

• 60th Nadile, Henry

• 67th Hammer, Peter

Division-1 Men’s Foil

• 23rd Hossfeld, Finn

• 26th Binder, Zach

Vet-50 Women’s Saber

• 20th Denner, Jasmina

Vet-70 Men’s Saber

• 7th Miller, Ron

Veteran Women’s Foil

• 24th Rosenfeld, Madelon

Division-1 Men’s Epee

• 109th Gibson, Nowell

Division-1 Women’s Foil

• 11th Abayeva, Sasha

• 37th Ferrari, Christina

• 64th Flanagan, Catherine

Veteran Women’s Saber

• 6th Denner, Jasmina

Division-2 Men’s Foil

• 16th Ball, James

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/0E42D2559F9A4561896883B155E22EE6#today

Members of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Achieve Impressive Finishes at World Fencing Championships

Pictured: Jake Mcgillion-Moore, Katie Mcgillion-Moore, and Coach Slava at the World Fencing Championships 2019

Highlights:

• Nickoloz Lortkipanidze places 11th in Cadet Men’s Saber

• Jake Mcgillion-Moore places 56th in Cadet Men’s Foil and 101st in Junior Men’s Foil

• Katie Mcgillion-Moore places 133rd in Junior Women’s Foil and 81st in Cadet Women’s Foil

• Sylvie Binder places 33rd in Junior Women’s Foil

Torun, Pol (April, 2019) - Four Students of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club head to Poland to fence with the best at the 2019 World Fencing Championships. These fencers achieved strong finishes in the Cadet and Junior Categories.

Nickoloz Lortkipanidze placed 11th in Cadet Men’s Saber. Jake Mcgillion-Moore placed 56th in Cadet Men’s Foil and 101st in Junior Men’s Foil. Katie Mcgillion-Moore placed 133rd in Junior Women’s Foil and 81st in Cadet Women’s Foil. And Sylvie Binder, a NYAC student of Tim Morehouse Fencing’s Coach Slava, placed 33rd in Junior Women’s Foil.

Full Club Results Below:

Cadet Men’s Saber

• 11th Nickoloz Lortkipanidze

Cadet Men’s Foil

• 56th Jake Mcgillion-Moore

Junior Men’s Foil

• 101st Jake Mcgillion-Moore

Cadet Women’s Foil

• 81st Katie Mcgillion-Moore

Junior Women’s Foil

• 33rd Sylvie Binder

• 133rd Katie Mcgillion-Moore

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/44AD391FF59A4D81A73936D4B1CAF5E3#today