Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Storms Up The Rankings Into 2nd Place on Day 5 of Summer Nationals

Columbus, Ohio - Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (TMFC) moved into 2nd place in the medal count with 5 medals won on day 5 of the Summer Nationals and July Challenge 2019. TMFC has now won 11 medals overall and is in 2nd place behind Fencer's Club with 14 medals.

In the most successful Summer National’s day in TMFC history, Madelon Rosenfeld brought home the first Veteran’s medal in the club’s history with a silver medal in the Vet-70 age category. She also qualified for the World Championships and became TMFC’s 3rd national team member.

In Youth-14 men’s saber, Lex Denner followed up on his top-8 performance in Cadet with another hard fought top-8 medal including a come from behind victory in the round of 16. The Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Women’s foil squad then became the first squad to win 2 medals in one event for the club with Sabrina Fang taking home a bronze medal and Cat Flannagan bringing home a top-8 medal with a 5th place finish in cadet women’s foil.

Bronze medalist Sabrina Fang and top-8 medalist Cat Flannagan with Coach Slava.

Connor Kravit promised to bring home Tim Morehouse Fencing Club’s first ever Summer National Epee medal and he delivered with a top-8 medal in Cadet men’s saber.

Madelon Rosenfeld (TMFC’s first Veteran Team Member) with Coach Slava

Here are the rankings after day 5:

Nowell Gibson Named to the All-Academic and the All-American First Team

Pictured: Nowell Gibson receives his First Team All American and his First Team Academic awards

New York, NY (June, 2019) - TMFC Fencer Nowell Gibson 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. Nowell has qualified for both!

Nowell has been fencing at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club since January 2019. He attends the Epee Elite class and trains with the amazing Coach Alex. Nowell is currently competing at the USA Fencing National Championships.

Congratulations Nowell!

Manhattan Fencing Center Moves Into 1st Place on the 4th Day of the US Summer Fencing Nationals

Columbus, Oh - On the 4th day of competition at the US Summer Nationals, Manhattan Fencing Center became the first club to hit the 10 medal mark as they passed New York Fencers Club and the New York Athletic Club to move into 1st place in the standings.

Nellya Fencers had the biggest individual day at the competition led by their Division 1 women’s fencers bringing home gold, silver and bronze.

Tim Morehouse Fencing Club also had a strong day bringing home 3 medals including a Gold Medal in men’s saber team, a top-8 medal in Cadet men’s saber and a top-8 medal in Div1a women’s foil.

Full Results and Statistics:
https://www.timmorehousefencing.com/summer-nationals-leaderboard

Check out the full results and follow live:
https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/CFE2A9B5072F43E5B45924CFD481EDF2#today

With 6 days of events to go, who do you think will win the 2019 Summer Nationals?

Video Highlights from the First Three Days of Summer Nationals

Columbus, OH (June, 2019) - Fencers from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club are bringing their A-game at Summer Nationals. TMFC coaches and parents have been documenting everything on the @morehousefencing instagram so you won’t miss a beat. Here are some of the most exciting videos so far:

Above: Jake McGillion-Moore executes a beautiful stop hit in the Gold Medal bout for Senior Team Men’s Foil. The TMFC Team achieved Silver in this category!

Above: Jonah Shainberg fences his way into the top-8 of Div 1 Men’s Saber. Jonah won the Gold Medal in this category!

Above: Madison Four-Garcia scores a winning point in Junior Women’s Saber. She achieved her first Junior National top-32!

Above: Christina Ferrari scores a winning point, making her way into the top-32 of Junior Women’s Foil!

TMFC Fencers Achieve Awesome Results in the First Three Days of Summer Nationals

Pictured: TMFC fencers win a Silver Medal in Senior Team Men’s Foil

Pictured: Jonah Shainberg wins a Gold Medal in Div 1 Men’s Saber

Highlights:

• Gold Medal for Jonah Shainberg in Div 1 Men’s Saber

• Silver Medal for the TMFC team in Senior Team Men’s Foil

• Top-8 Medal for Guga Lortkipanidze in Junior Men’s Saber

• Top-16 Finish by Christina Ferrari in Junior Women’s Foil

• Top-16 Finish by Ron Miller in Vet-70 Men’s Saber

Columbus, OH (June, 2019) - It’s only been three days since Summer Nationals kicked off on Friday, and our fencers from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club are already reaching incredible results. There are seven days remaining, and we can’t wait to see what will happen next!

In the past three days of competition, TMFC fencers achieved three Medals. Jonah Shainberg won a Gold Medal in Div 1 Men’s Saber, and Guga Lortkipanidze won a Top-8 Medal in Junior Men’s Saber. Additionally, the TMFC team won a Silver Medal in Senior Team Men’s Foil. The team consisted of Finn Hossfeld, Nathan Andrews, Jake Mcgillion-Moore, and Zachary Binder.

Congratulations everyone!

More updates coming soon!

The New York Athletic Club Leads the USA Fencing Summer Nationals After Day 1 with 6 Medals

Medal Count Leaderboard

USA Fencing Summer Nationals 2019

The New York Athletic Club soared into day winning 6 medals based on the strength of their Epee fencers performances and a bronze medal from Sylvie Binder in Division 1 women’s foil. Alex Tsinis took home the gold medal in Division 1 men’s epee with Dylan Nollner, Ryan Griffiths and Olympian Jason Pryor also winning Division 1 Epee medals. In Junior women’s epee, Mina Yamanaka also brought home a gold medal for the NYAC.

The NY Fencers club sits in 2nd place with 4 medals. LA International won 2 medals and 20 clubs brought home 1 medal on day 1 including Tim Morehouse Fencing Club, Globus Fencing Academy, Spartak, Premier Fencing Club, Massialias Foundation, V Fencing Club, Team Touche, The Peter Westbrook Foundation were some of the notable powerhouses to bring home a medal.

The winner of the US Summer Fencing Nationals and July Challenge will have the bragging rights of winning the largest fencing competition in the world with “More than 5,400 competitors from 48 states and 20 nations will compete in 94 events over 10 days in what is expected to be the largest edition of the tournament in USA Fencing history.” according to USA Fencing. (Article Link)

The standings are calculated by top-8 medal results with each fencer’s primary club earning a point for a top-8 medal result.

The full and live list is here: https://www.timmorehousefencing.com/summer-nationals-leaderboard

Members of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Win Two Top-8 Medals at the NEUSFA 2019 Pomme De Terre

Pictured: Fiona Neibart won a Top-8 Medal in Senior Women’s Saber

Highlights:

Top-8 Medal for Fiona Neibart in Senior Women’s Saber

Top-8 Medal for Christina Ferrari-Bridgers in Senior Women’s Foil

Waltham, MA (June 2019) - Twelve students from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club competed in the NEUSFA 2019 Pomme De Terre, an annual tournament at the Brandeis University Gosman Sports Center. The tournament took place over two days and featured 18 events.

Our fencers achieved two Top-8 finishes. Fiona Neibart won a Top-8 Medal in Senior Women’s Saber. Additionally, Christina Ferrari-Bridgers won a Top-8 Medal in Senior Women’s Foil.

Congratulations!

Full Club Results Below:

Senior Men’s Saber

• 31st Hammer, Peter

Senior Women’s Epee

• 56th Zakharov, Anya

E & Under Women’s Foil

• 13th Xu, Madison

Senior Men’s Foil

• 12th Han, Yiming

• 26th Andrews, Nathan

• 38th Mcgillion-Moore, Jake

• 44th Breier, Matthew

• 49th Lin, Richard

Senior Women’s Saber

• 8th Neibart, Fiona

• 17th Slobodsky, Sasha

E & Under Women’s Epee

• 14th Zakharov, Anya

Senior Women’s Foil

• 6th Ferrari-Bridgers, Christina

• 13th Fang, Sabrina

• 42nd Xu, Madison

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/8BBC6CCD973C42DB90F451A745087525#today

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