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Tennessee Fencing Division - News Archives

07.23.07:
Results from Summer Nationals are now available for the Tennessee Division; full results can be found on the USFA web site. Congratulations to all those who competed! The Division had 6 top-32 finishes:

Event, Name, Place/Competitors

Veteran 40/49 Women's Foil, Kristin Vines, 3/33
Division III, Women's Foil, Megan Rupe, 6/93
Division II Women's Épée, Robyn Shaffer, 13/87
Division II Men's Foil, Rick Manning, 20/143
Veteran 50/59 Men's Saber, Philip D. Kath, 20/24
Division II Men's Foil, Tyler Brasfield, 21/143

05.15.07:
The results from Sectionals are in.

Congratulations to Parth Deshmukh from Baylor School for winning the Under-19 Men's Foil championship!

The Top-8 finishers from the Tennessee Division were...

Parth Deshmukh (Baylor): 1st, U19 Men's Foil
Joseph Oliverius (NFA): 2nd, Men's Epee
Rick Manning (Baylor): 3rd, U19 Men's Foil
Anton Fleissner (Baylor): 5th, U19 Men's Foil
Megan Rupe (Baylor): 6th, Women's Foil
Justin Powell (NFA): 7th, U19 Men's Epee
Jessica Allen (UTK): 8th, U19 Women's Sabre
Jessica Allen (UTK): 8th, Women's Sabre
Grant Ballew (Unat): 8th, U19 Men's Epee
Alan Blakeborough (KOS TN): 8th, Men's Sabre
Tyler Brasfield (Baylor): 8th, U19 Men's Foil
Devin Jones (Oak Ridge): 8th, Women's Epee
Megan Rupe (Baylor): 8th, U19 Women's Foil
Alexander Zhurkin (NFA): 8th, Men's Epee

...and the Div 1A/Under 19 qualifiers for Summer Nationals are:

Div 1A Men's Epee: Joseph Oliverius, Alexander Zhurkin
Div 1A Men's Foil: Parth Deshmukh
Div 1A Men's Sabre: Alan Blakeborough
Div 1A Women's Epee: Devin Jones
Div 1A Women's Foil: Megan Rupe
Div 1A Women's Sabre: Jessica Allen
U19 Men's Epee: Justin Powell, Grant Ballew
U19 Men's Foil: Parth Deshmukh, Rick Manning, Anton Fleissner

The lists of results with qualifiers are here, and results only are here

04.11.07: A list of division qualifiers for summer nationals is now available.

03.08.07: The entry form for Sectionals is available. The deadline for receipt of registration is April 30, 2007; late entries will be accepted at TRIPLE FEES.

02.21.07: The results from the Junior Olympics are in. A complete list from the Tennessee Division is available.

Congratulations to Grant Ballew for his 7th-place finish in Cadet Men's Epee!

01.24.07: Results from the Columbus NAC are in, and a complete list for the Tennessee Division is available.

The top-32 finisher from the Tennessee Division was: Division 1 Women's Epee: Case Szarwark (13)

01.11.07: Results from the Division Junior Olympic Qualifying event are in, and the list of qualifiers is also available.

12.13.06: Results from the Richmond NAC are in. Tennessee finalists and top-32 finishers are listed below. A full listing of divisional results is also available.

Finalists
Veteran Combined Women's Foil: Kristin Vines (7)

Top-32
Veteran Combined Men's Sabre: Philip Kath (20)
Veteran 50 Men's Sabre:  Philip Kath (31)

10.10.06: Results from the first NAC in Memphis are in. Tennessee finalists and top-32 finishers are listed below:

Finalists
Division III Men's Foil: Tyler Brasfield (3)
Division III Women's Épée: Robyn Shaffer (7)

Top-32
Division III Men's Foil:Derek Baron (11)
Division III Women's Épée: Dorshka Wylie (12)
Division III Men's Épée: David Cash (16)
Division II Men's Foil: Alexander King-Geovanis (23)
Division II Men's Foil: Anton Fleissner (27)
Cadet Men's Foil: Anton Fleissner (31)
Division III Men's Saber: Brad Kroeker (31)

9.12.06: A club resources section has been added to the site which contains useful USFA and Divisional documents.

8.8.06: The 2006-2007 NAC schedule and registration deadlines is now available. The Tennessee Division has also generated a planning calendar which includes USFA, NCAA, USACFC, and scholastic testing information. Please take note that two NACs are very convenient for TN members (Memphis and Atlanta)!

Read more from the Division in our news archives

9.12.06: A club resources section has been added to the site which contains useful USFA and Divisional documents.

9.6.06: The regular deadline for NAC A (Div II/III) - Memphis has been extended until September 15, 2006. The local organizers of the Memphis NAC are requesting volunteers for the event. If you are interested, please email Brad Kroeker. Download the NAC registration form.

8.8.06: The 2006-2007 NAC schedule and registration deadlines is now available. The Tennessee Division has also generated a planning calendar which includes USFA, NCAA, USACFC, and scholastic testing information. Please take note that two NACs are very convenient for TN members (Memphis and Atlanta)!

7.11.06: Results from Summer Nationals are now available for the Tennessee Division. Congratulations to all those who competed!. The Division had 14 top-32 finishes:

New website coming soon!

5.18.06: A results and minutes section has been added to this page. Meeting minutes from the Division's April meeting have also been posted.

5.15.06: Sabre and foil divisional results have been posted to AskFred. A list of sabre qualifiers is also available. Elections were held for the 2006-2007 division board of directors during the foil divisionals. Results of the election:

Chair: Michael Vines
Vice-Chairs: Bart Weathington and Brandon Rochelle
Secretary: Jessica Brown
Treasurer: Marie Miesel

5.09.06: Tennessee results and qualifiers from the 2006 Southeast Sectionals are available.

5.04.06: A list of summer national foil qualifiers is available. Also, Results from the Sacramento NAC are in! Representing the Tennessee Division were:

Bryan Cheney: Div I MS, Y14 MS
Christopher Cheney: Div I MS
Zoe Engle: Y14 WE
Joseph Oliverius: Div I ME
Justin Powell: Div I ME, Y14 ME
Brandon Rochelle: Div I ME

5.03.06: The Georgia Games will be held at Kennesaw State University from 6/9/2006 – 6/11/2006. Because Tennessee does not yet include fencing in a state games all TN fencers are eligible to compete. See the information on www.askfred.com.

There is currently a movement to get a State Games restarted in Tennessee. The division officers are working with the organizers to make sure Fencing will be included. As we know more it will be posted on the division website. In the meantime, please support the State Games process by participating in the Georgia Games.

4.19.06: Epee divisional results have been posted to AskFred. Also, a list of the summer national qualifiers is now available.

3.16.06: Results from the Reno NAC are in! Representing the Tennessee Division was Kaylah Brown, who took 5th in the Division III Women's Epee and 2nd in the Division II Women's Epee.  Congratulations!

2.20.06: Results from the Junior Olympics are in! Representing the Tennessee Division were:

Rick Manning: Junior Men's Foil
Christopher Cheney: Junior Men's Sabre, Cadet Men's Sabre
Bryan Cheney: Junior Men's Sabre, Cadet Men's Sabre
Justin Powell: Cadet Men's Epee

1.20.06: The Tennessee Division would like to extend a warm welcome to its newest member Alex Weathington. We wish Bart, Jeanie and their family all the best with their recent arrival.

1.17.06: Results from the Houston NAC are in! Representing the Tennessee Division were:

Grant Ballew: Division I Men's Epee, Junior Men's Epee
Brian Casper: Division I Men's Epee
Joseph Oliverius: Division I Men's Epee
Justin Powell: Division I Men's Epee, Junior Men's Epee
Bryan Cheney: Division I Men's Sabre, Junior Men's Sabre
Christopher Cheney: Division I Men's Sabre, Junior Men's Sabre

12.14.05: Results from the Pittsburg NAC are in! Representing the Tennessee Division were Joseph Oliverius and Kristin Vines.  It was the first national-level event for Joseph, who competed in Division I Men’s Epee.  Kristin took 3rd in the Veteran Women’s Foil and retained her #1 position in the Veteran 40-49 Women’s Foil point standings. Also, the apparel store is now online. More items to come soon.