Special congratulations to Joey Wang and Regina Lee (both from Swords Fencing Studios), who brought home three medals each!

Congratulations to all of this year’s medalists for representing the SoCal Division so well. Their accomplishments reflect the hard work of our athletes, coaches, clubs, referees, and families throughout the season.

SoCal medalists are listed below. Full results can be found here.

SoCal Medalists – Women

SoCal Medalists – Men

Every fencing club in the Division is entitled to representation on the Executive Committee. If your club is not currently represented, please consider designating a representative so your club has a voice in Division governance.

Ballots were emailed to all eligible voters on July 3, 2026. Voting will close at 11:59 PM on Friday, July 17, 2026. Update: Voting has been extended to 11:59 PM on Friday, July 24, 2026.

To be eligible to vote, you must have been a member of the Southern California Division on or before May 4, 2026, have been at least 18 years old as of that date, and not hold an International License.

If you are eligible to vote but did not receive a ballot by email, please contact Addison Worley at information@usafencing.org, or vote by proxy.

Your participation helps shape the future of fencing in Southern California. Please take a few minutes to cast your ballot before the July 17 24 deadline.

The candidates are listed below.

Division Chair (select ONE choice)
Jim Beihold (UCLA Fencing)
Tigran Shaginian (Swords Fencing Studio)

Vice Chair (select ONE choice)
Karl Jordon (Points West Fencing Center)
David Chong (Swords Fencing Studio)

Treasurer (select ONE choice)
Eric Speicher (Ace Fencing Academy)
Grace Lee (Swords Fencing Studio)

Secretary (select ONE choice)
Karen Lieu (Avant Garde Fencers Club)
Samantha Arnold (Swords Fencing Studio)

At Large Members (vote for ZERO to EIGHT choices)
Bianca Costin (Avant Garde Fencers Club)
Liz Geyer (Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation)
Phillip Hareff (Conejo Fencing Club)
Anna Jordon (United Fencing Academy)
Tim Robinson (Presidio Fencing Club)
Greg Schiller (Bridgeport Fencers Club)
Rudolph Streitz (Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation)
Mike Vazquez (Elite Fencing Club)

Brentwood School was host to this year’s Summer Nationals Qualifier, where approximately 100 fencers competed for the opportunity to advance to the Summer Nationals Fencing Championships in Portland, Oregon (June 27–July 6, 2026).

A total of 12 events were contested—six Division II and six Youth-14—with the top 25% of competitors in each event earning qualification.

Congratulations to all who qualified, and best of luck in Portland!

Fencers who qualified for the Summer Nationals at this tournament are listed in the table below. For complete results, go here.

Qualified Fencers – Women

Qualified Fencers – Men

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Brentwood School hosted this year’s Junior Olympic Qualifier on November 9, 2025.

Fencers who placed in the top 25% of their event earned the opportunity to compete at the 2026 Junior Olympic Championships, which will take place January 9–12 in Kansas City, Missouri.

All medalists (pictured below) qualified for the 2026 Junior Olympic Championships. In addition, several fencers received automatic qualification in events that were not contested due to low entry numbers:

• Cadet Women’s Épée: Josephine Graziano (BHFC), Skyler Kennedy (SBFC), and Layla Raptis (Swords)
• Cadet Women’s Saber: Alessandra Shackleford (AGFC), Sabrina Johnston (SBFA), and Arya Panchal (SBFA)

You can view the full results here.

Congratulations to all our qualified fencers, and best of luck in Kansas City!

Officially known as the National Championships and July Challenge, the competition took place from June 28 to July 7, 2025 at the Baird Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

SoCal medalist are listed below. For full results go here.

SoCal Medalist – Men

SoCal Medalists – Women

When: Jul 19, 2025, 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Please register in advance for this online meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_haQ4hHHTpa9JzEM26Vz5A

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers and directors for the Division year 8/1/2025 to 7/31/2026.

The members of the Division met in March for the semi-annual meeting. At this meeting, the following members were nominated to serve as officers of the Division for the 2025-2026 fiscal year:

Officers Nominated: (Vote for one for each position)

The election slate for 2025/2026

Current Board running for re-election:

Chair: James Beihold (Swords/UCLA)
Vice Chair: Karl Jordon (UFA/Points West)
Treasurer: Eric Speicher (Ace/Conejo)
Secretary: Karen Lieu (Avant Garde)

Additional nominations:

Chair: Tigran Shaginian (Swords)
Vice Chair: Nana Demerchian (Swords)
Treasurer: Swan Kim (Swords)
Secretary: Shelby Kim (Swords)

Executive Committee running for re-election:

Liz Geyer (KAFF)
Phil Hareff (Conejo)
Anna Jordon (UFA)
Tim Robinson (Presidio)
Greg Schiller (Bridgeport/VAPA)
Rudy Streitz (KAFF)
Daryl Taylor (Fortune)
Mike Vazquez (Elite)

These nominations, and any additional, will be subject to the membership vote in July. The time for nominations for officers for the 2025-2026 has expired. However, additional nominations for Directors (also known as Executive Committee members) may be made from the floor, at the July meeting, or by written nomination submitted to the Division Secretary, Karen Lieu, at email address kblieu@pacbell.net.

To be eligible to vote at the July meeting, Voter must be Southern California Division members, at least 18 years old, and have USA Fencing membership current as of February 2025. You may vote during the meeting or submit a Proxy (complete Proxy form from link below and submit to Southern California Division Secretary Karen Lieu by email at kblieu@pacbell.net Proxies must be received by Wednesday, July 16, 2025).

Proxy Ballot

We hope to see you at the July meeting, and we hope you will consider volunteering to join the Southern California Division leadership!

Note: This tournament is not sanctioned by the USFA