Two SoCal fencers made the top 8 in the Junior Men’s Epee event at the 2018 Summer Nationals: Stephen Ewart (top row, 2nd from right) won the gold, and Stafford Moosekian (bottom row, far right) finished 8th (out of 324 competitors).
SoCal fencers returned from this year’s Summer Nationals in St. Louis (June 28–July 7, 2018) having won 30 medals in the individual events, including 2 golds: Alexander Jeffords (Div III Men’s Saber), and Stephen Ewart (Junior Men’s Epee). This marks the fourth gold medal that Stephen has won in National events this season. A remarkable achievement!
The SoCal Division would like to offer a special recognition to Men’s Epee fencer Stafford Moosekian, who medaled in Junior Men’s Epee, Cadet Men’s Epee, and Y14 Men’s Epee, earning his ‘A18’ a total of three times!
In addition, LAIFC fencers had a terrific showing in the team events, constituting 2-1/2 of the teams that achieved top-3 finishes.
SoCal Medalist are listed below. Full results can be found, here.
SoCal Medalists - Women
| EVENT | PLACE | FENCER | CLUB(S) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Div I Women’s Foil | 7 | Madison Zeiss | Escrime Du Lac / LAIFC |
| Div I Women’s Epee | 2 | Kasia Nixon | Princeton / LAIFC |
| Div I Women’s Epee | 7 | Karolina Nixon | LAIFC |
| Div I-A Women’s Epee | 3 | Shaya Shamsian | LAIFC |
| Junior Women’s Epee | 7 | Catherine Beddingfield | LAIFC |
| Vet-40 Women’s Epee | 7 | Michele Chimienti | No Fear / Swords |
| Y-10 Women’s Epee | 3 | Zoe Kim | Allez / Swords |
| Div III Women’s Saber | 8 | Riya Patel | D'Asaro |
| Cadet Women’s Saber | 5 | Mikaela Avakian | WCFA |
| Y-10 Women’s Saber | 5 | Charmaine Andres | D'Asaro |
| Vet-70 Women’s Saber | 3 | Anna Mannino |
SoCal Medalists - Men
| EVENT | PLACE | FENCER | CLUB(S) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet Men’s Foil | 2 | Louie Bryce | LAIFC |
| Vet-50 Men’s Foil | 3 | Oliver Foellmer | LAIFC |
| Vet-70 Men’s Foil | 2 | Duane Chan | Conejo |
| Div I Men’s Epee | 2 | Justin Yoo | LAIFC / UPenn |
| Div I Men’s Epee | 3 | Adrien Thein-Sandler | LAIFC |
| Div II Men’s Epee | 3 | Daniel Comer | Fortune |
| Junior Men’s Epee | 1 | Stephen Ewart | Swords / Notre Dame |
| Junior Men’s Epee | 8 | Stafford Moosekian | Swords |
| Cadet Men’s Epee | 5 | Stafford Moosekian | Swords |
| Cadet Men’s Epee | 6 | Wilson Zhu | LAIFC / Yang Fencing |
| Vet-50 Men’s Epee | 3 | David Jensen | LAIFC / Fortune |
| Vet-60 Men’s Epee | 3 | Daryl Taylor | Fortune |
| Vet-60 Men’s Epee | 5 | Jim Beihold | Swords |
| Y-14 Men’s Epee | 2 | Stafford Moosekian | Swords |
| Y-10 Men’s Epee | 5 | Sebastien Noel | BHFC |
| Y-10 Men’s Epee | 6 | Kyran Lin | Fortune |
| Div III Men’s Saber | 1 | Alexander Jeffords | LAIFC |
| Y-12 Men’s Saber | 5 | Andrew Kim | WCFA |
| Vet-70 Men’s Saber | 6 | Lucas Dobrzanski | KAFF |
SoCal Teams
| EVENT | PLACE | TEAM | FENCERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vet Team Men’s Foil | 3 | The Fat Dragons | Douraghy, Kaihatsu, Foellmer, Cho |
| Senior Team Women’s Epee | 2 | LAIFC 1 | Beddingfield, Beddingfield, Nixon, Nixon |
| Vet Team Men’s Epee | 3 | LAIFC | Hansen, Jensen, Loeffler, Nixon |
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