Four RDF youth fencers traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska this weekend to fence Y12 and Y14 Epee at the Capital City Youth Classic, a Regional Youth Circuit event. This was the first “real” tournament for the Y12 fencers, and all of our fencers did a great job! Posy finished 7th, Danny was 9th, and Victor was 10th in Y12, and Seth was 7th in Y14. Full results here.
One RDF fencer made it up to Ames to compete at the Iowa State University Fencing Club’s Cupcake tournament this weekend. Sara finished 2nd in the Novice Epee event and ate lots of cupcakes!
Four RDF fencers traveled to Milwaukee, WI to compete in Division 2 Epee at the North American Cup tournament. Several fencers were battling illness/injuries, so it was kind of a rough day, but it was still good to get experience fencing people from across the country. Lance finished 67th and Harris finished 89th at his first NAC. Sarah missed the medals stand by 1 touch and ended 13th, and Julia finished 52nd. Full results available here: http://results.usfencingresults.org/2014-2015/2015.04-APR-NAC/FTEvent_2015Apr17_DV2ME.htm (Men’s), http://results.usfencingresults.org/2014-2015/2015.04-APR-NAC/FTEvent_2015Apr17_DV2WE.htm (Women’s)
Two RDF fencers competed in the Kansas City Open this weekend. In Mixed Epee, Julia tied for 3rd and Sarah tied for 9th. In Women’s epee, Sarah was 1st and Julia tied for 3rd. Full results available here: https://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=27810
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
RDF fencer Henry competed in his first tournament today, finishing 11th in Veteran’s Mixed Epee. It was a fun, St. Patrick’s Day-themed tournament for fencers 40 and older hosted by Lincoln Fencing Club. Full results posted here: https://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=28475
RDF is pleased to announce we’ll be hosting Equinox Epee, our 2nd tournament with USA Fencing-sanctioned events, on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Hillside Elementary in West Des Moines.
Events Scheduled:
9:30 AM – Open Mixed Epee
12:00 PM – D & Under Mixed Epee
2:00 PM – Y12 Mixed Epee (Unsanctioned)
Times listed are close of registration. We recommend fencers arrive 40-60 minutes before close of registration to allow time for check-in, warm-ups, and a few practice bouts. Fencing will begin 10-20 minutes after close of registration.
Format will be the usual pools (groups of 5-7, fence each person in the group to 5 points) to direct elimination (15 points for open/D & Under, 10 points for Y12). Fencers ages 13 and up may fence in the Open and D & Under events. Fencers 12 and under may fence in Y12.
USA Fencing competitive membership is required for the Open and D & Under events, but not Y12. (Unsanctioned basically means that the results don’t count for any sort of points or ratings in the USA Fencing system.)
As always, spectators are always welcome and it’s free to watch.
Fencers: Click here to sign up on askFred.net!
Click here to download a flier to hang at your club.
On Valentine’s Day, we introduced 15 people to our sport. We had an adults/teens group and a special couples’ session. Kevin and Sarah enjoyed working with both groups. Thank you to all who came – we hope you had fun!
Six RDF fencers traveled to the annual Icicle Invitational tournament in shiny Lincoln, NE. A special congratulations to Julia for earning her D15 in the Mixed Epee event, and to Sarah for winning Women’s Epee!
Our full results:
Mixed Epee:
Julia – 10th, earning D15!
Jim – 13th
Sarah – 15th
Lance – 20th
Carl – 27th
Seth – 39th
Women’s Epee:
Sarah – 1st
Julia – 3rd
Update: Both sessions are now full. Please check back as we will be announcing more sessions soon!
So far, we have two Learn to Fence sessions on the calendar for February:
If you’ve ever wanted to try fencing, or if you’re looking for something new for the new year, this is a great way to see if the sport is for you. We’ll teach you the basics of epee fencing and then you will get to try out your new skills fencing others in the class. All equipment is provided, but please wear athletic clothes – you’ll be up and moving a lot! Cost is $20 per person.
Looking for a unique Valentine’s Day date? Try fencing! We’ll teach you the basics of epee fencing, and you’ll get to try out your new skills on your partner/spouse/date. This is a special session for couples, but if you don’t have a partner, you can sign up for the regular adult session in the morning. Cost is $20 per person ($40 per couple). All equipment is provided, but please wear athletic clothes – you will be up and moving a lot!
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