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Fencing Results
 

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 12^th 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 12^th place.  Claire overcame a low seed to win her first Direct Elimination bout and finish in 16^th place.  Theo scored touches on most of his opponents and finished in 19^th place.

In the Y14 mixed sabre, Christopher won 2 of his pool bouts to finish 18^th 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 2^nd in the women’s Cadet sabre event,  Andy  finished 2^nd in the men’s Cadet sabre and Travis finished 2^nd 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 35^th seed to defeat the #3 seed in the round of 32.  He finished in 16^th 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 5^th 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 11^th 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 2^nd 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.