Tim Morehouse Fencers Win Two Gold Medals at the Duel of the East Coast RYC/RCC

Pictured: TMFC’s Y-12 Men’s Saber Medalists

Highlights:

• Aram Clark won a Bronze Medal in Youth-10 Men's Saber

• Iris Yang won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Women's Foil

• Gerald Wang won a Top-8 Medal in Cadet Men's Foil

• Grace Hicks won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-14 Women's Epee

• Yifei Liu won a Gold Medal in Youth-10 Women's Saber

• Inkosi Brou won a Bronze Medal in Youth-12 Men's Saber

• Triton Oh won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-12 Men's Saber

• Enzo Bera won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-12 Men's Saber

• Nazir Primus won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-12 Men's Saber

• Brendan Lee won a Bronze Medal in Youth-10 Men's Foil

• Jackson Wong won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Men's Foil

• Avni Krishna won a Bronze Medal in Youth-10 Women's Epee

• Sophia Wong won a Gold Medal in Cadet Women's Foil

• Caroline Slaski won a Top-8 Medal in Cadet Women's Foil

• Robert Wang won a Silver Medal in Cadet Men's Saber

• Alexander Chan won a Top-8 Medal in Cadet Men's Saber

Manalapan, NJ (February, 2020) - Tim Morehouse Fencers competed in the Duel of the East Coast RYC/RCC, a two-day tournament at the Sportika Sports Complex. The tournament featured 24 Youth and Cadet events in Foil, Epee, and Saber.

Our students achieved strong results on the fencing strip, bringing home two Gold Medals, one Silver Medal, four Bronze Medals, and nine Top-8 Medals. They were supported throughout the events by our Coaches Fati, Lancelot, and Kendall.

This was a significant competition for our Foil Fencers, who won six medals throughout the events. Notably, Sophia Wong won a Gold Medal in Cadet Women's Foil, and Brendan Lee won a Bronze Medal in Youth-10 Men's Foil. Top-8 Medal wins were achieved by Iris Yang in Youth-10 Women's Foil, Gerald Wang in Cadet Men's Foil, Jackson Wong in Youth-10 Men's Foil, and Caroline Slaski in Cadet Women's Foil.

Our Epee fencers brought home a Bronze Medal and a Top-8 Medal at this tournament. Avni Krishna won a Bronze Medal in Youth-10 Women's Epee, and Grace Hicks won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-14 Women's Epee.

TMFC’s Y-12 Men’s Saber fencers led the club at this tournament, winning four Medals in this category. Inkosi Brou won a Bronze Medal, coming in 3rd place out of 52 fencers. Additionally Triton Oh, Enzo Bera, and Nazir Primus won Top-8 Medals. Triton came in 5th place, Enzo came in 6th place, and Nazir came in 8th place out of 52 fencers.

Additionally, Yifei Liu won a Gold Medal in Youth-10 Women's Saber, and Aram Clark won a Bronze Medal in Youth-10 Men's Saber. In Cadet Men’s Saber, Robert Wang won a Silver Medal, and Alexander Chan won a Top-8 Medal.

Bravo to all our fencers and coaches!

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/6FFFF49D086649A78F760678A58794CD#today

Tim Morehouse Fencers Win 22 Medals at the Jersey Clash RYC/RJCC

Pictured: TMFC fencers at the Jersey Clash RYC/RJCC

Highlights:

• Aram Clark won a Silver Medal in Youth-10 Men's Saber

• Ethan Kim won a Bronze Medal in Youth-10 Men's Saber

• Aster Oh won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Men's Saber

• Yifei Liu won a Gold Medal in Youth-10 Women's Saber

• Catalina Berrios won a Silver Medal in Youth-10 Women's Saber

• Georgia Klem won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Women's Saber

• Isabelle Song won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Women's Saber

• Matthew Fields won a Bronze Medal in Youth-14 Men's Saber

• Alina Zhang won a Top-8 Medal in Junior Women's Foil

• Iris Yang won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Women's Foil

• Gerald Wang won a Silver Medal in Junior Men's Foil

• Grace Hicks won a Top-8 Medal in Junior Women's Epee

• Aria Bevacqua won a Bronze Medal in Junior Women's Saber

• Avni Krishna won a Silver Medal in Youth-10 Women's Epee

• Brendan Lee won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Men's Foil

• Triton Oh won a Top-8 Medal in Cadet Men's Saber

• Iris Yang won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-12 Women's Foil

• Sophia Wong won a Bronze Medal in Cadet Women's Foil

• Samuel Kobi won a Bronze Medal in Cadet Men's Epee

• Triton Oh won a Silver Medal in Youth-12 Men's Saber

• Myles Duckett won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-12 Men's Saber

• Inkosi Brou won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-12 Men's Saber

Pasippany, NJ (February, 2020) - Tim Morehouse Fencers competed in the Jersey Clash RYC/RJCC, a three-day tournament featuring Youth, Junior, and Cadet events. Our Coaches Kendall, Diana, Melvin, and Fati supported our students throughout the tournament. TMFC Fencers brought home one Gold Medal, five Silver Medals, five Bronze Medals, and eleven Top-8 Medals.

This was a strong weekend for our Foil fencers, who brought home six medal wins at this tournament. Notably, Gerald Wang won a Silver Medal in Junior Men's Foil, and Sophia Wong won a Bronze Medal in Cadet Women's Foil. Top-8 Medals were achieved by Alina Zhang in Junior Women's Foil, Iris Yang in Youth-10 Women's Foil, Brendan Lee in Youth-10 Men's Foil, and Iris Yang in Youth-12 Women's Foil.

TMFC’s Epee fencers also had a strong showing at this event, bringing home a Silver Medal, Bronze Medal, and Top-8 Medal. Avni Krishna won a Silver Medal in Youth-10 Women's Epee, Grace Hicks won a Top-8 Medal in Junior Women's Epee, and Samuel Kobi won a Bronze Medal in Cadet Men's Epee. Samuel earned his D20 fencing in this competition.

Pictured: Y-10 Men’s Saber medalists Aram Clark, Ethan Kim, and Aster Oh

Pictured: Junior Women's Saber medalist Aria Bevacqua with Coach Kendall

This was a significant tournament for our Y-10 Saber fencers, who brought home three medals in Y-10 Men’s Saber and four Medals in Y-10 Women’s Saber. Yifei Liu won a Gold Medal in Youth-10 Women's Saber, Catalina Berrios won a Silver Medal, and Georgia Klem and Isabelle Song won Top-8 Medals in this category. In Y-10 Men’s Saber, Aram Clark won a Silver Medal, Ethan Kim won a Bronze Medal, and Aster Oh won a Top-8 Medal.

In Y-12 Men’s Saber, Myles Duckett and Inkosi Brou won Top-8 Medals, and Triton Oh won a Silver Medal. Triton also brought home a Top-8 Medal in Cadet Men's Saber. He showed great determination by fencing Cadet and Youth-12 in the same day.

Additionally, Matthew Fields won a Bronze Medal in Youth-14 Men's Saber, and Aria Bevacqua won a Bronze Medal in Junior Women's Saber. Aria earned her D20 fencing in this category.

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/45974965B7374F5B862E03A613940C58#today

TMFC Fencers Compete at the Sabre de Wolodyjowski World Cup in Warsaw

Pictured: Jonah Shainberg

Warsaw, Hungary (February 2020) - TMFC Fencers Ziad Elsissy, Rafael Western, and Jonah Shainberg participated at the Sabre de Wolodyjowski, a World Cup tournament held at Warsaw’s Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education. The tournament took place over three days, with 208 international athletes competing.

Our fencers competed in Senior Men’s Saber. Ziad Elsissy achieved a Top-16 result in this category, coming in 14th place out of 202 fencers. Jonah Shainberg came in 27th place and Rafael Western came in 124th place.

Congratulations Ziad, Jonah, and Rafael!

Full Results: http://www.mask-sport.com/2020/2020-02-21-23/FTEvent26214400.htm

Italian Fencing Master Sara Vicenzin is Joining the Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Coaching Staff!

We are very excited to announce the newest addition to the Tim Morehouse Fencing Club elite coaching staff! Please welcome coach Sara Vicenzin who will be joining TMFC at the conclusion of the 2020 Olympics!

Coach Vicenzin has been an international leader in the sport of fencing for over two decades. As an athlete, Sara was first division ranked on the Italian Women’s Saber National Ranking in both 1999 and 2000, winning two Bronze Medals at the Women’s Saber Italian Championship and earning a spot on the Italian National Team.

As a coach and trainer to some of the world’s most elite fencers, Sara has held positions including Head Coach at Gemina Scherma fencing club, Coach for the Italian National Team, and Coach for the Italian Fencing Federation. She has also served as a trainer for the Venezuelan Saber National Team, the Croatian Saber National Team, and the Japanese Saber National Team.

Sara’s students have gone on to earn Gold and Silver Medals at the South American Games, Gold and Silver Medals at the Junior World Championships, and more than 50 medals at the Italian Championships.

Sara starts coaching at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club in August, 2020 after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at our Elite Sleep Away Camp in Boston, MA August 8-16. She will be based at our Manhattan location.

Email info@timmorehousefencing.com to book lessons for Fall 2020 with her!

Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Finishes Top-5 in the Country at the Junior Olympics

Pictured: Adele Bois and Coach Michael Kim

Columbus, OH (February, 2020) - Tim Morehouse Fencers had strong results at the Junior Olympics, winning Tim Morehouse Fencing Club a place in the Top-5 fencing clubs by Medal Count in the country. The other clubs in the top-5 include Alliance Fencing Academy, Fencers Club, Nellya Fencers, and Marx Fencing Academy.

The club medal leaderboard is measured by the number of Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal wins. TMFC Fencers won one Gold Medal, one Silver Medal, and one Bronze Medal at the Junior Olympics, as well as three Top-8 Medals.

TMFC’s Junior Men's Foil Team won a Gold Medal in Junior Team Men’s Foil. The team consisted of Finn Hossfeld, Nestor Levin, Richard Lin, and Henry Zhang. Nickoloz Lortkipanidze won a Silver Medal in Junior Men's Saber, and Catherine Flanagan won a Bronze Medal in Junior Women's Foil. Additionally, Top-8 Medals were achieved by Nestor Levin in Junior Men's Foil, Adele Bois in Cadet Women's Saber, and Christina Watrall in Cadet Women’s Epee.

Bravo to all our fencers and coaches!

Club Medal Leaderboard: https://www.usafencing.org/2020-junior-olympics-club-medals#

Tim Morehouse Fencers Win Gold Medals and More at the Junior Olympics

Pictured: TMFC’s Junior Men's Foil Team

Highlights:

• Nickoloz Lortkipanidze won a Silver Medal in Junior Men's Saber and earned his A20

• Catherine Flanagan won a Bronze Medal in Junior Women's Foil and earned her A20

• Nestor Levin won a Top-8 Medal in Junior Men's Foil and earned his A20

• Adele Bois won a Top-8 Medal in Cadet Women's Saber and earned her A20

• Christina Watrall won a Top-8 Medal in Cadet Women’s Epee

• Finn Hossfeld, Nestor Levin, Richard Lin, and Henry Zhang won a Gold Medal in Junior Team Men's Foil

Colubmus, OH (February, 2020) - Students from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club headed to the Junior Olympic Championships to compete with America’s top junior and cadet athletes. The tournament took place at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, where fencers participated in four days of Junior, Cadet and Junior Team events.

Our fencers had a strong showing, bringing home one Silver Medal, one Bronze Medal, three Top-8 Medals, and Gold Medals in a Junior Team event. They were supported throughout the tournament by our Saber coaches Tim, Kendall, Diana, Achiko and Michael, our Foil coaches Slava and Daniel, and our Epee coach Alex.

Pictured: Nickoloz Lortkipanidze and Coach Achiko

In Junior Men's Saber, Nickoloz Lortkipanidze came in 2nd place out of 291 competitors. He won a Silver Medal and earned his A20 fencing in this category. Catherine Flanagan won a Bronze Medal in Junior Women's Foil and earned her A20 as well. She came came in 3rd place out of 228 fencers.

Adele Bois won a Top-8 Medal in Cadet Women's Saber and earned her A20. This made her the second female fencer to win a Junior Olympic medal in TMFC history. She came in 8th place out of 206 fencers.

Nestor Levin also won a Top-8 Medal, coming in 5th place out of 246 Fencers. in Junior Men's Foil. Nestor Earned his A20 fencing in this event. In Cadet Women’s Epee, Christina Watrall won a Top-8 Medal, placing 6th out of 240 fencers.

TMFC’s Junior Men's Foil Team won a Gold Medal in Junior Team Men’s Foil. The team consisted of Finn Hossfeld, Nestor Levin, Richard Lin, and Henry Zhang. They competed against 38 other teams.

Pictured: TMFC fencers waiting for pools to get posted

Six TMFC Foil fencers won National Points at this tournament. Christina Ferrari, and Sasha Abayeva won National Points in Junior Women’s Foil. Catherine Flanagan won National Points in both Junior and Cadet Women’s Foil. Additionally, Richard Lin won National Points in both Junior and Cadet Men’s Foil. Nestor Levin won National Points in Junior Men’s Foil, and Richard Li won National Points in Cadet Men’s Foil.

Ten of our Saber fencers won National points. William Morrill, Peter Hammer, and Justin Morrill won National Points in Cadet Men’s Saber. Nickoloz Lortkipanidze and Henry Nadile won National Points in Junior Men’s Saber. Chelsea Delsoin and Madison Four-Garcia won National Points in both Junior and Cadet Women’s Saber. Sophie Cannon won National Points in Junior Women’s Saber, and Adele Bois won National Points in Cadet Women’s Saber.

Lastly, four TMFC Epee fencers won National Points. David Pavlenishvili, Connor Kravit, and Nowell Gibson won National Points in Junior Men’s Epee. Christina Watrall won National Points in both Cadet and Junior Women’s Epee.

Congratulations everyone!

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/B468B49E1532466C8115D888A15A809F#today

TMFC Fencers Win 18 Medals at the Thrust Winter RYC/RJCC

Pictured: Part of the TMFC Squad at Thrust

Highlights:

• Katie McGillion-Moore won a Bronze Medal in Junior Women's Foil

• Bethany Lee won a Top-8 Medal in Junior Women's Foil

• Samuel Kobi won a Top-8 Medal in Cadet Men's Epee

• Triton Oh won a Silver Medal in Youth-12 Men's Saber

• Catalina Berrios won a Bronze Medal in Youth-10 Women's Saber

• Yifei Liu won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Women's Saber

• Justin Morrill won a Top-8 Medal in Junior Men's Saber

• Brendan Lee won a Silver Medal in Youth-10 Men's Foil

• Iris Yang won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Women's Foil

• Richard Li won a Bronze Medal in Cadet Men's Foil

• Nickolas Rusadze won a Bronze Medal in Cadet Men's Foil

• Iris Yang won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-12 Women's Foil

• Aram Clark won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Men's Saber

• Alexander Fadel won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Men's Saber

• Avni Krishna won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Women's Epee

• Sophie Cannon won a Top-8 Medal in Cadet Women's Saber

• Justin Morrill won a Silver Medal in Cadet Men's Saber

• William Morrill won a Bronze Medal in Cadet Men's Saber

Suffern, NY (February, 2020) - Tim Morehouse fencers competed in the Thrust Winter RYC/RJCC, a two-day tournament that took place at Rockland Community College. Our fencers achieved strong results, bringing home 18 Medals. They were supported throughout the tournament by our Coaches Kendall, Maksim, and Achiko.

Pictured: William Morrill, Justin Morrill, and Coach Kendall

TMFC Fencers won three Silver Medals in this competition. Silver Medal wins were achieved by Triton Oh in Youth-12 Men's Saber, Brendan Lee in Youth-10 Men's Foil, and Justin Morrill in Cadet Men's Saber. Justin also earned his D20 rating fencing in this event.

Our fencers also won five Bronze Medals. Katie McGillion-Moore won a Bronze Medal in Junior Women's Foil and earned her B20 rating. Richard Li and Nickolas Rusadze tied for Bronze in Cadet Men's Foil, and both earned their C20 ratings. Additionally, Catalina Berrios won a Bronze Medal in Youth-10 Women's Saber, and William Morrill won a Bronze Medal in Cadet Men's Saber.

Pictured: Katie McGillion-Moore and Bethany Lee

TMFC’s foil Fencers won three Top-8 Medals at this tournament. Iris Yang won Top-8 Medals in both Youth-10 Women's Foil and Youth-12 Women's Foil. Bethany Lee won a Top-8 Medal in Junior Women's Foil.

Our Epee fencers brought home two Top-8 Medals as well. Avni Krishna won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Women's Epee, and Samuel Kobi won a Top-8 Medal in Cadet Men's Epee.

Lastly, TMFC’s Saber fencers won five Top-8 Medals at Thrust. Justin Morrill won a Top-8 Medal in Junior Men's Saber, Yifei Liu won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Women's Saber, Aram Clark won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Men's Saber, Alexander Fadel won a Top-8 Medal in Youth-10 Men's Saber, and Sophie Cannon won a Top-8 Medal in Cadet Women's Saber.

Congratulations everyone!

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/56E0E9C0B9B84612B13DDDC04FE162B3#today