· Congratulations to Becca Rose, 5th place medal in Div. II Womens Epee, and to everyone who fenced at the Richmond NAC this weekend. Good start to the year!

Windy City Fencing's Fame Grows

· Congratulations to everyone who competed in the Burton yesterday! It was an event filled with top-tier fencers from the Chicago area and beyond. Once again Windy City Fencing competitors set the bar and turned in impressive results. Dante LaVia was 6th, earning his A2011. Khoa Doa and Nathaniel Green finished 26th and 30th, both earning their D2011 ratings, and Mason Speta placed 2nd in the Women's event!! Harrison MacRae had a great day with a 3rd place finish, Joe Guinan on 11th place, and Damien Johnson on 23rd place, earning his C2011 !!! Great job everyone :D

Summer Nationals,Reno

Friday, July 22, 2011


Summer Nationals,Reno/ Andrea Benatar / Tsanko Hantov

Day 6 and one more medal.

This time in Y 10 girls.

At hers first ever Nationals, Andrea Benatar placed in the final and got hers best result ever..



"I am realy happy for Andrea,Tsanko Hantov said. She was realy ,fealy focused and was fencing realy smart.Great job and great result for her and the club. Concrats.."

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The Medals keep coming for for the team of epee fencers from Windy City Fencing .

Jr. Women's Team, Silver Medal! Congrats to Becca, Eva, and Mason



Best of Luck to Windy City Fencing

Windy City is sending a large number of fencers to Nationals this year.

I know how hard everyone worked to get there and I want to wish all of them well.

I have a strong feeling that WCF will have a number of fencers that will be bringing home trophies.  
Results

NAC July (U19, U16, Y12, Y10, U19TM, VTM)

(To the parents, Have a drink for me, see you when you get back)
Larry Lubell

Windy City Fencing , Logistics for Nationals

Windy City Fencing

Here are some logistics/details for the upcoming Summer Nationals. The entire Athlete Packet is available here, and it is worth reviewing. The general page for Nationals information is here.

Check-in Times

If you haven't seen it, the check-in times have been posted by USA Fencing here. (pdf here)

Fencers should check in for each event as close to the beginning of the check-in time as possible. It is best to arrive at the venue before the check in time, find the Windy City group (look for the banner), and be ready to check in when the check-in window opens -- so that the fencers can then warm up. Events generally start between 15 and 60 minutes after the close of registration.

Mask, Cord, and Weapons Check

As at a NAC, the tournament has a formal check of masks and body cords at an armory set up in the venue. If possible, masks and body cords should be checked on the day before competition, especially for those with a 7-8 a.m. check-in. (If the fencer is fencing more than one event, the mask and body cords only need to be checked once, before the first event.) According to the Athlete Packet, the armory will be open on Friday, June 30, from 1-6 p.m. -- only for those who are competing on July 1.


The tournament armory does not check weapons: those are checked on the strip prior to each bout. But fencers should check their weapons before their events, or make arrangements with Tsanko or Iliya or with one of the experienced parents to check weapons before the event. If you have weapons problems during the event, several of the vendors can effect repairs (Sword Masters has the largest repair crew and usually the shortest turnaround time).

Contact Information

Please reply to this email (or send to Jim Speta directly at jim.speta@gmail.com) with cell-phone contact information for all parents traveling with fencers to Nationals. Jim will compile a master-list, together with contact numbers for Tsanko and Iliya, and circulate it.

Pan-Am Championships

If you are in Reno from the 4th-9th, the Pan-American Zonal Championships will also be held at the convention center. Information here.

Questions

Several of the Gold Team parents are going to their 7th Nationals (yikes), and others have been to multiple Nationals. Please feel free to contact us or others if you have any questions!
Have Fun!

Good luck to all. Nationals is always a lot of fun!
Jim Speta