Today eleven RDF fencers competed at our Equinox Epee tournament in West Des Moines. We had fencers from around the Midwest and our friend Yuly from Washington state. There were some great matches and several new classifications awarded. Thanks to everyone who made it out to fence and cheer!

Here’s how the RDF athletes did:

Y12 Epee:
Posy – 1st
Victor – 2nd
Daniel – 3rd

D and Under:
Lance – 2nd
Julia – 3rd
Chris – 6th
Carl – 12th
Harris – 17th
Sara – 19th

Open:
Jim – 3rd
Chris – 6th (Earning his D15!)
Julia – 8th
Lance – 13th
Sarah – 14th
Harris – 18th

Full results are available on AskFred: https://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=29143

Open medalists
Equinox Epee Open medalists: (from left) tied for 3rd – Alex from Lincoln and Omaha Fencing Clubs, “Jim” from RDF, 2nd – Cass from Lincoln Fencing Club, and 1st – Yuly Suvorov from Salle Auriol Seattle, masquerading as RDF. Yuly renewed his “A” classification!
Y12 medalists: (from left) 2nd - Victor, 1st - Posy, 3rd - Danny, all from RDF. This was their first tournament!
Y12 medalists: (from left) 2nd – Victor, 1st – Posy, 3rd – Danny, all from RDF. This was their first tournament!
Equinox Epee D & Under medalists: (from left) 1st - Charley Kubler from Twin Cities Fencing Club, 2nd - Lance Carlson from RDF, tied for 3rd - Julia Walter from RDF and Zachary Brooks from Heartland Fencing Academy. Charley earned a "D15" classification!
Equinox Epee D & Under medalists: (from left) 1st – Charley Kubler from Twin Cities Fencing Club, 2nd – Lance Carlson from RDF, tied for 3rd – Julia Walter from RDF and Zachary Brooks from Heartland Fencing Academy. Charley earned a “D15” classification!