Post by schlager7 on Mar 19, 2013 6:47:31 GMT -6
Five Houston fencing athletes heading to the World Championships
www.yourhoustonnews.com/magnolia/sports/five-houston-fencing-athletes-heading-to-the-world-championships/article_2a40a273-2293-53f7-aa5e-63275da0f224.html
More than 1,500 athletes competed at the Junior Olympic Fencing Championships in Baltimore, MD on Feb 15-18. The final results confirm that Alliance Fencing Academy in Houston will be sending five athletes to the 2013 Cadet and Junior World Championships in Porec, Croatia, April 6-15.
Representing the United States are Ari Simmons-Cadet Men’s Epee; Anna Van Brummen-Junior Women’s Epee and Lewis Weiss-Junior Men’s Epee. Cadet athletes are 17 and under; Junior athletes are 20 and under. The epee is the descendant of the dueling sword. At about 43 inches long, the epee has a stiffer blade and is slightly heavier than the foil and saber. Touches are scored with the point of the epee, and the entire body is target.
Representing Great Britain are Jack Hudson-Junior Men’s Epee and Molly Hudson-Cadet Women’s Epee.
Actually six fencers accumulated enough points for the Cadet and Junior World Championships. Anton Piskovatskov finished first on the U.S. Team Point standings. However he cannot participate at the World Championships since he is not yet a U.S. citizen.
Athletes have been accumulating national ranking points throughout the season at domestic and international tournaments with the top three cadet and top three junior athletes in each weapon's national team point standings being named to the U.S. Team.
“It’s a big deal because none of the other clubs in the nation had so many kids qualified to go to the World Championships,” says Head Coach and owner of Alliance Fencing Academy, Andrey Geva. “Every year for the last six years we sent members of our club to the World Championship, but usually it was one or two. This year we have five. It’s a significant improvement.”
U.S. Fencing Association announced that Geva will be accompanying his athletes, joining the U.S. team coaching staff as Head Coach of the men’s junior and cadet epee squads.
“I’m enthusiastic about the coaching staff we have appointed to work with our juniors and cadets in Croatia,” said USA Fencing Director of Sport Performance and Development Seth Kelsey of Colorado Springs, Colo. “These coaches have been traveling to Junior World Cups and Cadet European Cups all season and have been instrumental in Team USA’s athletes winning medals in each of the weapons against many of the same athletes they’ll be facing at the Junior and Cadet Worlds. This is a great honor for Andrey Geva and Alliance Fencing Academy, and we wish all the best to our Coaches and Fencers who will be competing in Croatia during the month of April.”
www.yourhoustonnews.com/magnolia/sports/five-houston-fencing-athletes-heading-to-the-world-championships/article_2a40a273-2293-53f7-aa5e-63275da0f224.html
More than 1,500 athletes competed at the Junior Olympic Fencing Championships in Baltimore, MD on Feb 15-18. The final results confirm that Alliance Fencing Academy in Houston will be sending five athletes to the 2013 Cadet and Junior World Championships in Porec, Croatia, April 6-15.
Representing the United States are Ari Simmons-Cadet Men’s Epee; Anna Van Brummen-Junior Women’s Epee and Lewis Weiss-Junior Men’s Epee. Cadet athletes are 17 and under; Junior athletes are 20 and under. The epee is the descendant of the dueling sword. At about 43 inches long, the epee has a stiffer blade and is slightly heavier than the foil and saber. Touches are scored with the point of the epee, and the entire body is target.
Representing Great Britain are Jack Hudson-Junior Men’s Epee and Molly Hudson-Cadet Women’s Epee.
Actually six fencers accumulated enough points for the Cadet and Junior World Championships. Anton Piskovatskov finished first on the U.S. Team Point standings. However he cannot participate at the World Championships since he is not yet a U.S. citizen.
Athletes have been accumulating national ranking points throughout the season at domestic and international tournaments with the top three cadet and top three junior athletes in each weapon's national team point standings being named to the U.S. Team.
“It’s a big deal because none of the other clubs in the nation had so many kids qualified to go to the World Championships,” says Head Coach and owner of Alliance Fencing Academy, Andrey Geva. “Every year for the last six years we sent members of our club to the World Championship, but usually it was one or two. This year we have five. It’s a significant improvement.”
U.S. Fencing Association announced that Geva will be accompanying his athletes, joining the U.S. team coaching staff as Head Coach of the men’s junior and cadet epee squads.
“I’m enthusiastic about the coaching staff we have appointed to work with our juniors and cadets in Croatia,” said USA Fencing Director of Sport Performance and Development Seth Kelsey of Colorado Springs, Colo. “These coaches have been traveling to Junior World Cups and Cadet European Cups all season and have been instrumental in Team USA’s athletes winning medals in each of the weapons against many of the same athletes they’ll be facing at the Junior and Cadet Worlds. This is a great honor for Andrey Geva and Alliance Fencing Academy, and we wish all the best to our Coaches and Fencers who will be competing in Croatia during the month of April.”