Olympic sport of fencing in Des Moines, Iowa
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Kicking off December, six of our athletes fenced at the Iowa City Fencing Center‘s Hollyday Open!
In Senior Mixed Epee, Mat earned the silver medal, Jack took bronze, Tasha finished 5th, Ebele was right behind her in 6th, with Cheryl right behind her in 7th, and Chi Chi came in 10th.
Full results: https://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=50972
Five RDF fencers competed at the Lincoln Fencing Club‘s November To Remember D & Under tournament recently. In D & Under Mixed Epee, Sarah tied for 3rd, Mat tied for 9th, Tasha was 13th, Brevan was 20th, and Ebele was 22nd. (And Mat earned his E22 in saber!)
Full results: https://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=51336
Down in St. Louis, Campbell, Kalina, Ben, Jack, and Daniel fenced at the Daugherty Challenge RYC/RJCC/ROC (which is just a bunch of letters that basically mean “regional-level events for Youth, Cadet, Junior, and Open categories, which give regional points, which can qualify a fencer for nationl-level events”).
In Junior (20 & Under) Men’s Epee, Jack came in 5th, Daniel was 13th with Campbell right behind in 14th.
In Division 2 (“C”-rated and lower) Men’s Epee, Daniel took silver, Jack finished 15th, and Campbell was 17th.
In Y12 Women’s Epee, Kalina finished 3rd.
In Y14 Men’s Epee, Ben finished 14th.
This past Saturday, Chi Chi and Ebele fenced in their first tournament outside our club, traveling to Iowa City for UIFC’s Hawkeye Open. They both had some nice actions and well-fenced bouts throughout the day. After the first round (pools), they had the misfortune of meeting each other for their first direct elimination bout. Chi Chi finished 6th, and Ebele ended 12th!
Full results: https://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=51436
Last weekend, Campbell, Ava, and Sarah fenced at the Remenyik Regional Open Circuit and Regional Junior & Cadet Circuit tournament at Northwestern University. Campbell finished 48th in Junior Men’s Epee, Ava ended 27th in Junior Women’s Epee, and Sarah was 13th in D1-A Women’s Epee, which qualifies her for D1-A and D2 at Summer Nationals.
Full results can be found here.
Kalina traveled to blustery Chicago to fence in the Windy City SYC! She had some challenging but fun bouts in Y12 Women’s Epee, a huge event compared to the tournaments we host at our club. It was cool to see so many girls her age fencing in the same place! It was her first Y12 event outside the club, and she finished 30th.
The Des Moines Register covered the Duel in Des Moines a few weeks ago and here’s the finished product from reporter Rachel E. Stassen-Berger and photographer Kelsey Kremer: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2022/09/26/des-moines-fencing-red-door/7877299001/
They did a great job on the article and took lots of cool pictures! It’s always fun to introduce new people to fencing and we appreciate their interest in our sport!
We hosted the Happy Squid Youth tournament this weekend, with epee events for Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, and Junior age categories. This was the first Heartland Youth Circuit event of the ’22-’23 season, so all the fencers earned points toward end-of-season awards. The events were small, but we had a lot of new fencers learning about how tournaments work, and everyone got a fantastic squid hat!
Full results: https://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=51397
In a great start to the season, seven RDF fencers (or alumni) fenced at the Duel in Des Moines. We co-hosted the event with the Des Moines Fencing Club.
In Senior Mixed Epee, Daniel tied for 3rd, Nick was 5th, Mat was 7th, Tasha came in 8th, Campbell ended 9th, Chantal was 10th, and Paarth finished 11th.
Full results: https://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=50829
At the Cornhusker State Games fencing tournament last weekend, Brevan won Y12 Epee, Tasha took home the silver medal in Women’s Epee, and Daniel, Mat, and Tasha also fenced in Open Epee! (And Mat made the podium in saber as well, but we don’t talk about saber ’round these parts.)
red door fencing 