Olympic sport of fencing in Des Moines, Iowa
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Here’s one for all you basketball fans: the Windy City ROC/RJCC was held in the former Chicago Bulls practice facility in Deerfield, IL. Kalina finished 10th in Junior Women’s Epee, and she tied with Sarah for 3rd in Division 1A WE.
Full results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/7125B3EED19E4D1C9AA1179AEF287F79#today
Malakai, Ella, and Kalina represented RDF at FCC’s RYC/RJC tournament the first weekend of April! Kalina finished 6th in both Junior and Y14 Women’s Epee. Malakai ended 29th in Junior Men’s Epee. Ella finished 9th in Y12 WE, and 14th in Y14 WE. Malakai in particular made a huge improvement in his fencing compared to his previous tournament!
Full results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/0DD1273407014406BB76BC2CD7619245#today
A group of RDF fencers descended upon St. Louis for the Daugherty Challenge RYC/RJCC last weekend! It was the first Regional tournament for Javy, Tristan, and Malakai, and we think it was a valuable experience for all of the kids!
Kalina won the three events: Junior, Cadet and Y14 Women’s Epee! Ella came 7th in Y14, but took home the gold medal in Y12! Tristan tied for 3rd and Javy ended 8th in Y12 Men’s Epee. Malakai finished 6th in Junior Men’s Epee.
Full results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/AA844469F0B44CA9877F7FFAC4B5A983#today
RDF hosted the 3rd Heartland Youth Circuit event of the season last weekend! We had a fantastic time fencing each other and a great group of kids that traveled in from Lincoln, NE.
Full results: https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/99277aed-8957-4aee-bb7a-c3200c14b226/results
James, Kalina, and Ella traveled to Cleveland, OH for the March NAC. The kids and parents had fun hanging out between events, and the kids fenced well! In Y14 Men’s Epee, James tied for 294th. In Y12 Women’s Epee, Ella used the flèche attacks she’s been working on and finished 75th. In Y14 WE, Kalina tied for 44th and Ella ended 216th. In Y12 ME, James tied for 98th.
Full results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/13C006A3EED94A6CA75643E2397DFBB1#today
The Des Moines Fencing Club hosted their 3-weapon women’s tournament last weekend and four women from RDF represented! In Senior (ages 13 & up) Women’s Epee, Sarah took home the gold medal, Ava won silver, Tasha finished 5th, and Chi Chi ended 8th. Tasha also fenced foil (bronze medal) and saber (7th) and earned the Iron Woman award!
Full results: https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/bb4c2a50-3cfc-4cd7-9bbd-ffbfb056efc2/results
Two athletes from RDF competed at the Midwest Regional Youth, Cadet, and Junior Circuit tournament in Barrington, IL last weekend! Kalina took home the silver medal in Y14 Women’s Epee and nearly took out first seed on her way to tying for 3rd in Cadet, which also earned her a C25 rating. Then Ella fenced in Y12, got compliments on her lunge from a referee, and finished 14th. She also enjoyed getting to reconnect with some friends she made at a fencing camp last year! Way to go, girls!
Full results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/DC061B9A0C0240A6A0E761808C4F467B#today
For RDF’s first foray into international competition, Kalina traveled to Novi Sad, Serbia, for a European Fencing Confederation event for Cadet (U17) fencers. During her time there, she fenced at a local club and made some new friends! Her extended family enjoyed supporting her in person, and coach Kevin is grateful for their wonderful hospitality. At the tournament, she fenced well in a pool of strong fencers, but unfortunately didn’t make the cut into the direct elimination round, and she finished 115th.
Full results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/events/results/1E1ABA99F99A450BBAC0A7409BDC8894
Jack and Sarah fenced at the Icicle Invitational in Lincoln, NE last weekend. In Senior Mixed Epee, Sarah finished 16th and Jack ended 23rd. In Senior Women’s Epee, Sarah took home the silver medal.
Full results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/4F1BAEC1027B41AFAEF5C7E4D3AF42F4#today
Hisham Abdelaziz put on a great referee seminar for referees and aspiring referees from several clubs in Iowa and the Midwest. He took us through USA Fencing’s standard refereeing topics and rules on Friday evening, and on Saturday he observed the referees officiating bouts in all three Olympic disciplines (foil, epee, and saber). Those who passed the written exam and did well in the practical portion can now referee at local tournaments!
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