The Dallas Fencers Club Team Blog

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Nathan getting his bronze at the NAC

It's a little blurry but Nathan is third from the end in the red jacket. Nathan's 3rd place boosts him up to 11th in the nation in the Cadet Men's Saber ranking!

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The results are in from the Dallas North American Cup

This turned out to be a great tournament for the kids! We took home two medals and seven of our kids earned national points!

Nathan Cho tied for 3rd place in the Cadet Men's Saber event, and Connor Gibson finished 7th in the Youth 14 Men's Saber event. Nathan's 3rd place also earned him a B rating!

Five other kids had top 32 finishes which gives them points on the national rankings!
Blake Gordon finished 13th in the Youth 14 Men's Saber
Avery Youngblood finished 13th in the Youth 14 Women's Saber
Arden Youngblood finished 20th in the Junior Women's Saber
Cait Schneider finished 24th in the Cadet Women's Saber
Nick Schneider finished 30th in the Cadet Men's Saber

Congratulations on a job well done!

Monday, November 12, 2007

Pictures and video from the Dallas NAC

Connor winning a bout in the direct eliminations
Avery winning a bout in the pools in Y14

Cait winning a bout in the pools in the Juniors

Arden winning a bout in the pools in the Juniors


Some early results from Dallas!

Congratulations to Cait Schneider, Avery Youngblood and Connor Gibson! Cait finished 24th in the Cadet Women's Saber, which will give her a lot of national points! Avery finished 13th in the Youth 14 women's saber, which puts her on the national points list for the first time! Connor finished 7th in the Youth 14 men's saber, so he took home a medal and a whole lot of points on the national rankings!

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Getting in some practice before the event in Dallas

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Getting ready for the North American Cup tomorrow, here in Dallas