IFC fencer Sasha Heber won the Youth 14 Mixed Epee event at the Windy City Fencing Youth and Open Tournament at Menomonee Club, Chicago on January 29th. Kathy Gaertner and Sammie Doro, both from IFC, finished 5th and 7th respectively.
IFC fencers finishing in the top eight in the Open Mixed Epee event were Misha Heber 3rd, Dave Zeko 5th, Gabe Weininger 6th, and Nate Wegbriet 8th.
Kathy Gaertner earned a US Fencing Association E rating in the competition and Nate Wegbreit rose to a D rating.