TRFC at National Championships!

The Three Rivers Fencing Center sent a cadre of athletes to Reno, Nevada, to compete at the 2011 National Championships from July 1-10.  Here are our representative athletes, along with our results:

1. Lynn Botelho - GOLD in the Over-40 Veterans Womens Foil, GOLD in Over-40 Veteran Foil Team Event
2. Bradley Cellier - 7th in the Over-40 Veterans Mens Foil, Anchored Over-40 GOLD Medal winning Veteran Foil Team
3. Guy Beresteanu - 45 out of 107 competitors in Youth 10 Men's Foil (MF)
4. Simon Schaitkin - 123 out of 184 competitors in Under 16 MF, 178 of 235 in Under 19 MF
5. Max Findley - 96 of 235 in Under 19 MF

The Elite Event at Summer National Championships is the Division 1A Event.  We had two excellent Top 16 finishes, where our fencers very nearly made the Finals:

1. Stephen Baker finished 10th
2. Max Findley finished 14th

These are very impressive finishes, and they should be congratulated.  Congratulations, Gentlemen!

Also, the TRFC put together a Men's Foil Team, who finished 6th out of 23 teams.  This was a very strong team, which lost by one touch in overtime to the Silver Medalist Team of Empire United Fencing from New York City.  Anchored by Max Findley, this team was in the running to medal at the National Champonships.  The TRFC Team consisted of:

1. Max Findley
2. Stephen Baker
3. Bradley Cellier

It was truly my pleasure to compete along side Stephen and Max, who both performed extraordinarily well under high pressure.  Well Done!