2009-2010 Results
Fencing Results
5/29/10
San Luis Obispo Open
Travis Tibbitts earned his ‘B’ rating in sabre at the SLO Open by
winning the gold medal at the event. Other SBFA fencers competing were
Andy (15th) and Robby i (22nd).
4/18/10 SN Qualifier:
Div 2/3
Travis took 3rd place to qualify for Nationals. Andy
took 10th place, Chris finished 11th and Robby finished
in 14th place.
4/11/10 Senior Team Sabre
The SBFA
Senior Men’s sabre team of Michael D’Asaro, Amir Mohaymen Rahimi and
Travis Tibbitts qualified for Nationals with a 2nd place finish at the
Southern California Division team qualifier.
4/10/10 SN Qualifier: Y16/Cadet
Andy took 3rd place to qualify for Nationals. Chris finished
6th and Robby finished in 7th place.
Meade H. Anderson Memorial 2010
RYC
In the Y14 mixed sabre event, Chris finished in 9th place.
SBFA Fencers Named as USFA Academic
All-Americans!
Congratulations to Andy Granatelli (Dos Pueblos High School)
and Travis Tibbitts (San Marcos High School) for being named to the 2010 US
Fencing All Academic Team. Both fencers achieved GPAs of 3.85 or
better to be honored at the highest level as First Team members. The
teams were announced at a ceremony during the Junior Olympics, and honorees
were given a certificate and pin to recognize their extraordinary academic
and athletic achievements.
2/13-16 Junior
Olympics
Congratulations to our Junior Olympians! Travis
finished in 46th place of 157 fencers in the Junior/U20 men's sabre, and
55th of 162 in the Cadet/U17. Maddy finished in 88th place of 102
fencers in the Cadet women's sabre.
1/31 Avant Garde Open
Travis finished 2nd of 26 in
the Senior Men's Sabre, earning his C2010.
1/22-24 South Coast Invitational
Chris took 20th in the Y14 men's sabre and Maddy took 8th in the Y14
women's sabre.
1/17 Cal Poly E & Under
Andy took 10th and Robby took 21st in a field of 23 sabre fencers in San
Luis Obispo.
12/6
Hereford & Worcester Open
Amir Mohaymen Rahimi again jumped across the pond to compete in England
at the Hereford & Worcester Open. He dominated the field of 51
fencers to take first place and win a charming trophy cup with his name
engraved upon it.
12/4
North American Cup, Pittsburgh
Amir Mohaymen Rahimi competed in the Division 1 sabre event against a
field containing 2 Olympians. He finished 41st in a field of 105
fencers.
12/4
So Cal Youth Challenge, Epee #2
Chet won 3 of his pool bouts in Y14 epee, and then
in
the Direct Elimination, he advanced to the
table of 16 with an exciting 15-14 victory.
He finished 12th of 33
fencers.
11/22
Southern California Youth Challenge Tournament
The Santa
Barbara Fencing Academy’s youngest fencers geared up to compete in their
first tournament The Y10
Mixed Sabre drew 20 fencers, with Rovenna winning 3 of her pool bouts to
finish in 12th place. Claire overcame a low seed to win her
first Direct Elimination bout and finish in 16th place. Theo
scored touches on most of his opponents and finished in 19th
place.
In the Y14 mixed sabre, Christopher won 2 of his pool bouts to
finish 18th of 34 fencers.
11/15 Welsh Open
Amir Mohaymen Rahimi traveled to Cardiff in Wales, GBR to compete in the
Welsh Open. He finished 15th in a field of 84 fencers.
11/14-15 Junior
Olympic Qualifier
Madeleine
finished 2nd in the women’s Cadet sabre event, Andy
finished 2nd in the men’s Cadet sabre and Travis finished 2nd
in the men’s Junior sabre to all qualify for Junior Olympics. The
fencers will be travelling to Memphis, Tennessee over President's Day
weekend in February to compete in the USFA Junior Olympics.
11/7 North
American Cup, Kansas City, KS
In the Cadet U17 men’s sabre
event Travis advanced from the 35th seed to defeat the
#3 seed in the round of 32. He finished in 16th place of 126
fencers. This was his second top-16 finish of the season. He also
competed in the Junior men's sabre, finishing 114th of 157 fencers.
10/9-10 North
American Cup, Des Moines, Iowa
The first national fencing
tournament of the season was held in Des Moines, IA, last weekend. In
the Division 2 men’s sabre event, Travis Tibbitts of the Santa Barbara
Fencing Academy was undefeated in his pool bouts and advanced to the
table of 8. He finished in 5th place of 95 fencers, making
his first National podium finish. Tibbitts, a San Marcos High School
sophomore, also competed in the Cadet U17 men’s sabre event. Again
undefeated in his pool bouts, Tibbitts finished in 11th place
of 93 fencers, earning points to improve his national ranking.
Matt Kuiken competed in 4 events with an outstanding finish of 10th
place of 104 fencers in the Div 3 epee. He also placed 41st of 84
in Div 3 sabre, 56th of 81 in Div 3 foil, and 84th of 97 in Div 2 foil.
10/3/09 Avant
Garde Sabre Tournament
The Avant Garde fencing studio
in Santa Monica hosted twenty four fencers in a men’s open sabre
tournament. Travis Tibbitts of the Santa Barbara Fencing Academy was
undefeated in his pool bouts and advanced to the gold medal round. He
finished in 2nd place among a strong group of Los Angeles
fencers. The tournament served as a warm-up for the first national
event of the fencing season next weekend in Des Moines, Iowa where
Tibbitts, a San Marcos High School sophomore, will be competing in the
Division 2 and Cadet U17 events.
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