2009 Summer National Championships

Grapevine, TX

July 3 - July 12, 2009

Forty one fencers qualified to fence and represent Alliance Fencing Academy at the Summer National Championships in Grapevine, TX. This was the Alliance's largest representation at Summer Nationals ever.

Out of 41 ALL fencers,

11 came home with medals!

21 fencers earned national points!
6 fencers earned new rankings!

Congratulations to all and many thanks to all the coaches who worked hard for the past year, Alliance Coaches Andrey Geva, Sabina Chernis, Khariton Zazhitskiy, their assistants Dina Bazarbayeva, Bethlehem Witte, and Suzette Wheeler.

Congratulations to our medalists!!!

Junior Women’s Epee Team (Bassa Francesca, Bazarbayeva Dina, Collins Kara, and Nikonchuk Nicole) – Silver Medal

Senior Women’s Epee Team (Bassa Francesca, Bazarbayeva Dina, Wheeler Stephanie, and Witte Bethlehem) – Bronze Medal

Wheeler Stephanie – Bronze Medal, Division I Women’s Epee

Henzler Tom - Bronze Medal, Veterans 50 Men’s Epee

Freiman Sam - Bronze Medal, Division III Men’s Epee

Piskovatskkov Anton - Bronze Medal, Youth 12 Men’s Epee
                               - 2008-2009 Point Winner, Youth 12 Men’s Epee

Simmons Camille – Bronze Medal, Youth 10 Women’s Epee

Bazarbayeva Dina – 7th place, Division I Women’s Epee

Popovici Nico – 8th place, Youth 10 Men’s Epee

Congratulations to Alliance fencers who earned national points:

Collins Kara – 12 place, Division I Women’s Epee
                  - 22nd place, Junior Women’s Epee

Bassa Francesca – 14th place, Division I Women’s Epee
                          - 9 place, Junior Women’s Epee

Wheeler Suzette – 11th place, Veterans 40 Women’s Epee

Popovici Alex – 18th place, Veterans 40 Men’s Epee

Messinger, Marianne – 26th place, Veterans 40 Women’s Epee

Van Brummen Anna – 15th place, Junior Women’s Epee
                              - 17th place, Cadet Women’s Epee
                              - 13th place, Youth 14 Women’s Epee

Bazarbayeva Dina – 17th place, Junior Women’s Epee

Negron Nick – 30th place, Junior Men’s Epee

Wiley Scott – 12th place, Cadet Men’s Epee

Weiss Lewis – 13th place, Cadet Men’s Epee
                   - 27th place, Youth 14 Men’s Epee

Lunsford Keaton – 26th place, Youth 12 Men’s Epee

Popovici Michael – 27th place, Youth 12 Men’s Epee

Simmons Ari – 30 place, Youth 12 Men’s Epee

Shoemaker Logan – 32 place, Youth 12 Men’s Epee

Cramerus Mathew – 10th place, Youth 10 Men’s Epee

Piskovatskov Jonathan – 16th place, Youth 10 Men’s Epee

Wilson Sean – 19 place, Youth 10 Men’s Epee

Crouse Wolf – 20th place Youth 10 Men’s Epee

Congratulations to Alliance new ranked fencers:

Wheeler Stephanie – A 2009

Van Brummen Anna – B 2009

Weiss Lewis – B 2009

Freiman Sam – C 2009

Gandin Evan – D 2009

Simmons Camille – E 2009

Coaches Notes

This was a great success for our club. We came to Grapevine with a very big solid fencing team. Almost twice bigger then last summer. Most of our fencers came back home ether with a medal or earned national points or upgraded their ranking.

Our junior and senior women's epee teams are still one of the best in nation....TBC