From June 28th to July 7th, 2019, many of the nation’s strongest competitors packed their fencing bags and headed off to Columbus, Ohio to compete in the annual National Championships and July Challenge. The Championship events included: Division II, Division III, Division IA, Veteran Age, Y14, Y12 and Y10. The July Challenge events were: Division I, Junior, Cadet, Senior Team and Vet Team.
Overall, SoCal ended the 2018-2019 season strong, finishing with 10 medals on the women’s side and 19 medals on the men’s side. The two SoCal golds of the tournaments were won by Lydia Fabry with her 1st place in Vet-60 Women’s Saber, and LAIFC epeeist Hugh Milam, who won Division IA.
Enjoy your summer, and we’ll see you back for the 2019-2020 season!
SoCal Medalists are listed below. For full results, see here.
SoCal Medalists - Women
| EVENT | PLACE | FENCER | CLUB | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Women's Epee | 7 | Karolina Nixon | LAIFC/Columbia | |
| Div I-A Women's Epee | 3 | Shaya Shamsian | LAIFC | |
| Junior Women's Saber | 3 | Mikaela Avian | WCFA | |
| Junior Women's Foil | 7 | Karina Yaroshenko | LAIFC | |
| Vet-70 Women's Epee | 5 | Patricia Bedrosian | Couturier | |
| Vet-40 Women's Epee | 3 | Michele Chimienti | No Fear/Swords | |
| Vet-70 Women's Foil | 3 | Patricia Bedrosian | Couturier | |
| Vet-60 Women's Saber | 1 | Lydia Fabry | WCFA | |
| Y-14 Women's Saber | 7 | Janna Freedman | D'Asaro | |
| Div III Women's Saber | 2 | Katherine Andres | D'Asaro | C19 |
SoCal Medalists - Men
| EVENT | PLACE | FENCER | CLUB | EARNED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div I Men's Epee | 2 | Stephen Ewart | Swords/Notre Dame | |
| Div I Men's Epee | 3 | Justin Yoo | LAIFC | |
| Junior Men's Foil | 8 | Eric Yu | LAIFC | A19 |
| Div I Men's Saber | 3 | Daniel Kwak | AGFC | A19 |
| Junior Men's Epee | 3 | Emon Daroian | LAIFC | |
| Div I-A Men's Epee | 1 | Hugh Milam | LAIFC | |
| Cadet Men's Saber | 8 | Alexander Jeffords | LAIFC | |
| Y-14 Men's Saber | 2 | Matthew Limb | AGFC | |
| Y-14 Men's Saber | 7 | Andrew Kim | WCFA | C19 |
| Vet-50 Men's Epee | 3 | Carl Loeffler | LAIFC | |
| Cadet Men's Epee | 2 | Stafford Moosekian | Swords | |
| Vet-50 Men's Foil | 3 | Oliver Foellmer | LAIFC | B19 |
| Vet-70 Men's Foil | 3 | Paul Kazimiroff | BHFC | E19 |
| Cadet Men's Foil | 2 | Eric Yu | LAIFC | A19 |
| Cadet Men's Foil | 3 | Ilya Ayupov | UFA | A19 |
| Div II Men's Saber | 2 | Benjamin Kim | AGFC | B19 |
| Y-12 Men's Epee | 2 | Nicholas Jin | Fortune | |
| Y-12 Men's Epee | 6 | Kyran Lin | Fortune | |
| Y-12 Men's Foil | 3 | Ernest Yakushkin | LAIFC | C19 |
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