News
Sasha Heber 1st at Windy City tournament
1/30/2011IFC 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.
Six RYC medals for IFC fencers
12/19/2011Nine IFC fencers competed in six events and placed 11 times in top eight, with six top three placements in the Regional Youth Circuit tournament December 17-18, 2011 in Chicago.
- Y14 Men's Epee: Gabe Weininger, 1st place; Sasha Heber, 2nd place.
- Y14 Women's Epee: Sammie Doro, 1st place; Kathy Gaertner, 5th place.
- Y12 Men's Epee: AJ Mikkelson, 2nd place; Andrew Vold, 8th place.
- Y12 Men's Foil: Andrew Vold, 2nd place; AJ Mikkelson, 3rd place; Marco Mendoza, 6th place.
- Y12 Women's Epee: Isabelle Nasser, 7th place.
- Y12 Women's Foil: Anja Smith, 8th place.
In other Chicago fencing competitions, IFC's Dave Zeko captured 1st place in the D and Under Mixed Foil event at Red Star FC December 19, 2011. He also placed sixth in the Senior Mixed Foil event, earning a D rating.
IFC veterans compete in Kansas City NAC
12/11/2011Bob Baldwin placed third and Dick Dunlop placed fifth in the 70+ Veteran Men's Epee event at the North American Cup Tournament December 11, 2011 in Kansas City, MO. Baldwin is ranked fourth and Dunlop fifth in the national point standings for the event. Dave Swanson competed in two events: 50 Veteran Men's Epee and Division II Men's epee.
AJ Mikkelson 1st at Redstar tournament
10/16/2011IFC fencer Alexander "AJ" Mikkelson won the Y12 mixed foil event at Redstar Fencing Club's foil tournament October 16, 2011. Seeded 5th of 13 fencers after the first round, he defeated 2nd seeded Hannah Filby of Fencing Center of Chicago 2-0 in the gold medal bout. IFC fencer Kathy Gaertner placed 3rd of 8 fencers in the Y14 mixed foil event.
IFC finals repeat at Burton
10/1/2011IFC fencers faced off in the finals for the second consecutive year at the Burton Open to determine the winner of the mixed epee event October 1, 2011 at Northwestern University. Maciek Zmyslowski won the gold again, this time fencing Misha Heber. The score was 15-12. Last year, Zmyslowski fenced IFC's Michael Slater for 1st place.
Carl Lyday placed 8th, earning an A classification. Gabe Weininger placed 10th. Bob Baldwin, Glenn Engstrom, Sasha Heber, Dave Swanson, and David Zeko were among the event's 75 competitors in the A4 rated event. IFC competitors in other events were Sammie Doro and Kathy Gaertner in women's epee and Frank Gonzalez and David Zeko in mixed foil.
IFC launches new website
Our new website IFCfencing.org is live. It is designed to give visitors a straightforward, easy-to-navigate view at IFC and provide members with latest club news and a picture gallery of member activities. Suggestions for improvement are welcome. Send your comments to News@IFCfencing.org
Initial site content was put together by Bob Baldwin with significant photo and video input by Sammie Doro's older sister Alix Doro and Larry Grazian. Future content will depend on member support. We will need photos of IFC members in fencing venues for the Gallery section of the website and tournament results and fencing related stories for the News section. Photos should be as large as possible for clear reproduction on the screen (pictures emailed from phone cameras are often too small to be used.) Email stories and photos to News@IFCfencing.org.
Site design and construction was carried out by John Siepl, Sips Web Design.
Three medals for IFC vets in Reno
Bob Baldwin finished in 3rd place and Dick Dunlop finished in 5th place in the Veteran's 70+ Men's Epee event on the last day of the 2011 USFA Summer National Championships, Reno, NV. Tim Glass finished 6th in the Veteran-s 50-59 Men's Epee event.
2011 National Championships, Reno, NV
IFC fielded 14 youth and veteran fencers at the 2011 National Championships in Reno, NV. They fenced in 20 events. IFC qualified 17 youth fencers for the Summer Nationals, 9 of which competed in Reno. If there was an Iron Girl Trophy, it would have been won by Sammie Doro who fenced five events in six days. Check out the video of our youth team in the Gallery section of our website.
Our team included the following IFC fencers.
Bob Baldwin 70 Men's Epee; Tony Coonrod U19 Men's Foil; Sammie Doro U12 Women's Epee, U14 Women's Epee, U16 Women's Epee, U12 Women's Foil, U14 Women's Foil; Dick Dunlop Veterans 70 Men's Epee; Kathy Gaertner U12 Women's Epee, U16 Women's Epee, U12 Women's Foil.
Tim Glass Veterans 50 Men's Epee; Frank Gonzalez U12 Men's Epee, U12 Men's Foil; Len Grazian U16 Men's Foil, U19 Men's Foil; Misha Heber Div 1A Men's Epee, IFC Senior Epee Team, U19 Men's Epee, U16 Men's Epee; Sasha Heber U14 Men's Epee, U16 Men's Epee.
IFC Senior Men's Epee Team (Heber, Slater, Zmyslowski); John Lartz Veterans 50 Men's Epee; Michael Slater IFC Senior Epee Team; Gabe Weininger U14 Men's Epee, U16 Men's Epee, U14 Men's Foil, U16 Men's Foil; Maciek Zmyslowski Div 1A Men's Epee, IFC Senior Epee Team.
IFC to host four tournaments
We are scheduled to host four USFA sanctioned tournaments this season.
IFC Fall Open Tournament November 27, 2011: Senior Women's Foil, Senior Mixed Foil, Senior Mixed Epee, and Senior Mixed Saber.
IFC Foil & Saber Challenge March 11, 2012: Y12 Mixed Foil, Senior Mixed Foil, Senior Mixed Team Foil, Y12 Mixed Saber, Senior Mixed Saber, Senior Mixed Team Saber.
IFC Dominick Epee Challenge April 22, 2012: Y12 Mixed Epee, Senior Women's Epee, Senior Mixed Epee, Senior Mixed Team Epee.
IFC Youth Tournament June 3, 2012: Y10 Mixed Foil, Y12 Mixed Foil, Y14 Mixed Foil, Y12 Mixed Epee, Y14 Mixed Epee, Y12 Mixed Saber.
Engraved medals with the IFC logo will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers. The winner of each event will fence for free in that event at the next IFC tournament.
Tournaments will be held at the Central Community Center, 1000 W Central Rd, Mt. Prospect, IL. The facility has locker rooms with showers, and bleachers for spectators.
Log on to askFred.net to learn more or register.
Events
IFC Foil & Saber Challenge 3/11/2012
Foil Events: Y12 Mixed Foil, Senior Mixed Foil, Senior Mixed Team Foil.
Saber Events: Y12 Mixed Saber, Senior Mixed Saber, Senior Mixed Team Saber.
Composite teams can be formed on the day of the eventany time prior to close of registration.
Engraved medals with the IFC logo will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers. The winner of each event will fence for free in that event at the next IFC tournament
Tournaments will be held at the Central Community Center, 1000 W Central Rd, Mt. Prospect, IL. The facility has locker rooms with showers, and bleachers for spectators.
Further details and online registration are available on askFred.net.
IFC Dominick Epee Challenge 4/22/2012
Y12 Mixed Epee, Senior Women's Epee, Senior Mixed Epee (an A2 event last year), Senior Mixed Team Epee (composite teams are often formed shortly after the individual event).
Engraved medals with the IFC logo will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers. The winner of each event will fence for free in that event at the next IFC tournament
Tournaments will be held at the Central Community Center, 1000 W Central Rd, Mt. Prospect, IL. The facility has locker rooms with showers, and bleachers for spectators.
Further details and online registration are available on askFred.net.
IFC Youth Tournament 6/3/2012
Foil Events: Y10 Mixed Foil, Y12 Mixed Foil
Epee Events: Y14 Mixed Foil, Y12 Mixed Epee, Y14 Mixed Epee
Saber Event: Y12 Mixed Saber.
Engraved medals with the IFC logo will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers. The winner of each event will fence for free in that event at the next IFC tournament
Tournaments will be held at the Central Community Center, 1000 W Central Rd, Mt. Prospect, IL. The facility has locker rooms with showers, and bleachers for spectators.
Further details and online registration are available on askFred.net.