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In The Spotlight - AFC NewsAFC at Junior Olympics in February 2007 - (This excerpt is from the Arizona Tribune): "ON THEIR GUARD" Thirteen athletes from the Arizona Fencing Center in Mesa will be competing in the Junior Olympics next month in Denver. These fencers, ranging in ages from 12 to 18 are: Rebecca Moss, Bobby Cottam, Alex Opechowski, Dania Wright, Tarron Villaverde, Lindsay Young all from Mesa; Kip Meyer and Jenny Meyer from Scottsdale; Jana Arrodondo, Sarah Martines, Jack Resnik from Tempe; and Elliott Bartell, Zachary Bartell, Nic Goodall from Chandler. All the competitors from Arizona Fencing Center are coached by Adrian Colcisca or Florin Paunescu, who are fencing masters from World Cup Romanian fencing teams. More than 450 athletes are expected to participate in the event schedule for Feb. 16-19 at the Colorado Convention Center. (posted 1.30.07) AFC at Summer Nationals 2006 - AFC had more qualifiers for summer nationals than any other club from Arizona. AFC qualified more fencers this year than we did last year. Some of the results are: D1A Men's Epee: The Silver medal went to Skyler Russell and 7th Place Bobby Cottam. Under19 Women's Epee: 19th place Rebecca Moss. Youth 12 Women's Epee: Kimberly Young and Lindsay Young finished in 32nd Place in D1A Women's Epee and 11th Place in Under 16 Women's Epee. Everyone had a great time and we look forward to another great year of fencing. (posted 10.19.06) AFC Fencer Rebecca Moss to Yale - We would like to take a moment to recognize Rebecca Moss. She has been one bright star at AFC winning many medals in local, national and internationally. Rebecca is now a freshman at Yale University. Her hard work and determination in both school and fencing paved her way to Yale. She will be missed by all, good luck Rebecca!!! (posted 10.19.06)
AFC Competing in So. Cal - AFC will be competing at the Linkmeyer Invitational at USC on March 4, 2006. AFC competing at this event will be preparing for the upcoming Sectional Tournament for the Arizona Section titles and for the upcoming Summer National Qualifiers in April. (posted 2.27.06) AFC Turns Out for Duel in the Desert - Rebecca Moss placed 6th in Women's Epee and 8th in Women's Foil at Duel in the Desert. Melanie Hipple placed in the top 16 in Women's Saber and Nic Goodall placed in the top 16 in Men's Saber. Eleven fencers traveled to Las Vegas for the 2006 Duel in the Desert, February 3-5, 2006. Bobby Cottam and Ruslan Asbrosimov competed in Men's Epee. Drew Moseley and Tony Park competed in Men's Foil. Nic Goodall, Adam Killpack, Aaron Vessey and Phil Wiener competed in Men's Saber. Robin Arroyo, Jana Arrendondo, and Rebecca Moss, competed in Women's Epee. (posted 3.15.06) AFC Takes the Gold, Silver and Bronze at the El Paso Regional Youth Circuit Tournament
Other fencers from AFC attending the RYC were: Lindsay and Kimberly Young, Cutter Videan, Donald Martinez, Jenny Meyer, Rhys Douglas, Chris Meyer, and Sarah Keeling. The RYC was held in El Paso, TX on February 4-5, 2006. (posted 3.15.06) Summer National Results - We are very proud of all our Summer National fencers. Everyone fenced well and AFC received a number of compliments from other coaches, fencers, and parents about our fencing and our wonderful spirit. In the 37 events AFC fenced in, AFC fencers placed higher than any other club in Arizona in 31 events! Here are just a few of the outstanding efforts by AFC fencers:
To view all the results from Summer Nationals you can go to www.azfencingdivision.net or to the USFA website at www.usfencing.org. We are looking forward to having even better results at Summer Nationals in Atlanta 2006! (posted 8.3.05) Rebecca Moss 15th at Div I NAC - Rebecca Moss took 15th place out of 73 competitors at the Division I NAC in Chattanooga, TN, April 18, 2005. Because of her excellent fencing, Rebecca has qualified to fence in the Div I National Championships in Sacramento this summer. (posted 4.20.05) Rebecca Moss 2nd place at Jr. Olympics - Rebecca Moss placed 2nd in Cadet Epee beating out 140 competitors. Jr. Olympics took place in Arlington, TX Feb. 18-21, 2005. Congratulations to all AFC who attended the JO's! (posted 2.26.05) Junior Olympics, February 18-21, 2005 - AFC wishes to congratulate our youth that qualified for the Jr. Olympics in Arlington, TX:
Rebecca Moss in the North America Cup - Rebecca Moss has attended two NAC's in this 2004-2005 season. At the Overland Park, KS competition January 14-17, 2005, Rebecca took 29th in Div. I and Junior. At the Atlanta NAC on October 8-11, 2004, Rebecca placed 5th in Cadet Women's Epee. She currently is 5th in National Point Standings in Cadet Women's Epee. (posted 1.26.05) Rebecca Moss takes 5th at Junior World Cup - Louisville, KY, Nov. 5-7, 2004. In an exciting competition, Rebecca placed 5th in Cadet Women's Epee at the Jr. World Cup. Congratulations! (posted 1.26.05) San Diego Jr. Invitational, August 7-8, 2004 - AFC had three fencers attend this event in San Diego. Trevor Tratten competed in the Jr. Sabre competition. Ewan & Rhys Douglas competed in the Jr., Cadet, and Y-14 Foil competitions. Ewan took the Bronze medal in Y-14 and Rhys took sixth place. All three of these guys did an outstanding job at this major event. (posted 8.19.04)
Election Results for Arizona Division - Congratulations to Pia Douglas and Gaiane Hochard of AFC! Elections for Arizona Division Officers were held at the State Championships and resulted in the election of Pia Douglas for Division Chair, Gaiane Hochard for Vice Chair and Daisy Flores for Secretary/Treasurer. Changes will take effect on August 1, 2004. (posted 6.25.04) AFC Dominates Summer Nationals Representation from Arizona - We had more fencers qualified for Summer Nationals than any other club in Arizona! We're proud of our fencers who competed for the event held in Charlotte, North Carolina from July 3-11, 2004. Our fencers that competed are:
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