SVF's fencers did a great job at the Peninsula RYC on March 24th and 25th! Sky Tian and Andrew Tran had SVF's highest finishes, taking gold and silver in the Y12 boys' foil event. Other top-8 medalists included:
Santiago Rios, Bronze, Y10MF
Derek Shay, 6th, Y10MF
Andy Yang, 8th, Y10MF
This weekend, SVF qualified nine fencers for events at the Summer National Championships in Columbus, Ohio! In the Y14 qualifiers, Trevor Filseth took gold in the men's foil event, with Nathan Jeon taking bronze. Ashton Daniel and Sky Tian also qualified with top-8 finishes. Andrea Daniel won bronze and qualified in the Y14 women's event.
In the Division 2 and 3 qualifiers, Rafael Vinluan won gold and Aaron Ong took bronze! Rafael qualified for Division 2, while Aaron earned spots in both Division 2 and 3. Trevor Filseth's 4th place was good for a Division 3 qualifying spot.
Congratulations to SVF's Sidarth Kumbla, bronze medalist in the Division II men's foil event in Reno, Nevada! Sidarth's 3rd place result earned him a B2013 classification. Aaron Ong finished 12th, earning a D13. Rafael Vinluan and Jonathan Hong were 35th and 41st, respectively, in a field of 95 competitors.
In the Division III event, Jonathan Hong was SVF's highest finisher, at 10th place. Aaron Ong was 35th of the 94 competitors.
Congratulations to Sidarth and well done to all of SVF's fencers who made the trip!
Congratulations to SVF's Y12 boys for a great showing this weekend in San Francisco! Blake Broszus won the Y12 Boys' Foil event at Golden Gate Fencing Center, topping a field of 37 fencers for the gold. Nathan Jeon came third for bronze, and Ashton Daniel made the top 8 (5th). All three boys upgraded their classifications for 2013: Blake earned a C, Nathan earned a D, and Ashton earned an E (his first rating!)
Congratulations to SVF fencer Taylor Chin, who made her highest-ever finish in the Junior category! Taylor was 6th at the Junior Olympics in Baltimore, MD. Great job, Taylor.
We've updated our Introductory Class schedule for the months of March, April, and May 2013! You can find the updated schedule on the Introductory Class Page.
Congratulations to Geoffrey Tourette and Taylor Chin, both of whom made the top 16 in Junior foil at the North American Cup in Louisville, Kentucky! Geoffrey was 15th in the Junior Men's Foil, and Taylor was 13th in Junior Women's. Great job to both kids!
All of our members and guests are welcome at the SVF holiday party this Sunday, December 23rd, at 5:00 pm! It's a potluck, so feel free to bring food or treats to share. You can find a sign-up sheet for the potluck at the SVF front desk.
During the winter break, SVF will conduct a three-day clinic from Wednesday, December 26th through Friday the 28th. The clinic will focus on competitive bouting as well as footwork, conditioning, and and tactical drills for intermediate to advanced fencers.
The clinic runs from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, and has a $180 fee. Regular SVF practices continue in the evenings and clinic fencers are encouraged to attend both the clinic hours and evening practices.
Some great results for SVF fencers at the Division 1/Junior North American Cup in Virginia Beach, Virginia!
Taylor Chin took 10th place, making it into the video replay round, in Junior Women's Foil on Sunday! Geoffrey Tourette likewise made the video replay round, following an undefeated pool round with a 9th place finish! Great job and congratulations to Taylor and Geoffrey.
Full SVF results:
Division 1 WF:
49. Taylor Chin
Junior MF:
9. Geoffrey Tourette
30. Jeffrey Chen
78. Rafael Vinluan
88. Michael Li
135. Brian Kuo
Junior WF:
10. Taylor Chin
Division 1 MF:
84. Jeffrey Chen
91. Michael Li
104. Geoffrey Tourette
109. Brian Kuo
117. Nalin Desai
153. Rafael Vinluan
