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Referees Awarded New Ratings for 2019-20 Season
10/08/2019, 5:45pm CDT
By Nicole Jomantas
Thirty-seven referees have been awarded new ratings for the 2019-20 season, including five referees who were awarded ratings of 1 or 2:
- Amgad Badawi (Allen, Texas), Epee 1
- Hisham Abdelaziz (St. Louis, Mo.), Foil 2
- Greg Domashovetz (Basalt, Colo.), Foil 2
- Taysir Mahmoud (Quincy, Mass.), Epee 2
- Sean Shumate (Louisville, Ky.), Epee 2
A total of 232 ratings were awarded during the Referees’ Commission Annual meeting in August.
In addition, four individuals earned new FIE ratings during the FIE referee exams in San Salvador, El Salvador from Sept. 19-22.
Congratulations to the following referees who will now join the cadre of those eligible to officiate on the FIE circuit:
- Jason Chang (Mountain View, Calif.), Epee B (previously earned Foil B)
- Adam Brewer (Boston, Mass.), Foil B (previously earned Saber B)
- Hisham Abedelaziz (St. Louis, Mo.), Foil and Epee B
- Matt Tucker (Dorchester, Mass.), Saber B
The complete list of newly issued or renewed ratings by the Referees’ Commission is as follows:
2019-20 USA Fencing Referee Ratings
| Lname | Fname | Weapon | 19-20 Rating | 18-19 Rating | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdallah | Ahmed | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Abdelaziz | Abdelwahab | Epee | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Abdelaziz | Abdelwahab | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Abdelaziz | Hisham | Foil | 2 | 3 | New Rating |
| Abdelkarem | Moataz | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Adams | Jim | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Alperstein | Donald | Epee | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Amborski, | Tomek | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Angelova-Atanassov | Anna | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Angelova-Atanassov | Anna | Saber | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Astudillo | Charles | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Badawi | Amgad | Epee | 1 | 2 | New Rating |
| Baker | Bradley | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Baker | Bradley | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Baker | Bradley | Saber | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Balog | Marcus | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Barnhart | William | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Barnhart | William | Foil | 3 | 4 | New Rating |
| Becker | William | Saber | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Belanich | Susan | Epee | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Bentley | Nicholas | Epee | 5 | 6 | New Rating |
| Beresteanu | Guy | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Bissdorf | Joan | Foil | 3 | 4 | New Rating |
| Bogert | Alexander | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Bontems, | Pierre-Olivier | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Bookwalter | James | Epee | 3 | 4 | New Rating |
| Bookwalter | James | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Bookwalter | Timothy | Epee | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Bookwalter | Timothy | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Borgos | Susan | Epee | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Bratsko | Stephen | Epee | 3 | 4 | New Rating |
| Brewer | Adam | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Brewer | Adam | Saber | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Brown | Zackery | Saber | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Buechel | Holly | Epee | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Campi-Sapery | Lisa | Epee | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Capin | Bruce | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Capin | Bruce | Saber | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Chang | Jason | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Chawla | Ishika | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Cheney | Christopher | Saber | 3 | 4 | New Rating |
| Cheris | Samuel | Epee | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Cheris | Samuel | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Cheris | Samuel | Saber | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Chung | David | Foil | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Chung | Thomas | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Clinton | Elliott | Saber | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Cotton | Derek | Epee | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Cotton | Derek | Foil | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Cotton | Derek | Saber | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Crocket | Anne | Epee | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Crocket | Anne | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Crocket | Anne | Saber | 8 | 8 | Renew Year |
| Crouse | Ulfric | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Curry | Allan | Epee | 3 | 4 | New Rating |
| Curry | Olivia | Saber | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Curtis | Leo | Epee | 3 | 4 | New Rating |
| Curtis | William | Foil | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Dakova | Iana | Epee | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Dakova | Iana | Foil | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Dakova | Iana | Saber | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Decker | Laura | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Decker | Laura | Saber | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Del Gaizo | Robert | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Delap | Rylan | Epee | 3 | 4 | New Rating |
| Delap | Rylan | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Delap | Rylan | Saber | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Delgado | Fernando | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Dessens | Adrien | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Dief | Menna | Saber | 6 | 6 | Renew Year |
| Djurisic | Maja | Epee | 3 | 4 | New Rating |
| Djurisic | Zoran | Epee | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Dobbs-Schneider | Olivia | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Domashovetz | Greg | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Domashovetz | Greg | Foil | 2 | 3 | New Rating |
| Donnelly | Devin | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Donnelly | Devin | Foil | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Donnelly | Devin | Saber | 7 | 7 | Renew Year |
| Duncan | Corwin | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Elsissy | Ziad | Saber | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Fadel | Abbas | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Ferrara | Nicholas | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Ferrara | Nicholas | Saber | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Fischl | Andrew | Saber | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Foster | Andrew | Foil | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Fox | Audra | Foil | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Frye | Mary | Epee | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Gamaleldin | Hanan | Epee | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Geller | Alan | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Geller | Alan | Foil | 5 | 6 | New Rating |
| Gelnaw | William | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Gibbs | Bobby | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Gillman | Bruce | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Gioiella | Alex | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Gioiella | Alex | Saber | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Gluck | Alexander | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Goossens | Bruno | Epee | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Gordon-Sand | Spencer | Foil | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Grasse | Alden | Foil | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Green | Michael | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Green | Michael | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Greene II | Charles | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Grigoriev | Eduard | Foil | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Gritsaev | Konstantin | Saber | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Gritsaev | Sergei | Saber | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Gross | Liran | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Gruman | Allex | Epee | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Guzzi Vincenti | Margherita | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Harmon | William | Epee | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Harper | Brian | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Hazle-Cary | Jacob | Saber | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Herring | Joshua | Epee | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Herring | Joshua | Saber | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Hill | Molly | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Hue | Harrison | Saber | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Huemer | Jackson | Epee | 3 | 4 | New Rating |
| Huemer | Jackson | Foil | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Ivy | Adam | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Ivy | Adam | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Jacobson | Tyler | Epee | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Jacobson | Tyler | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Jeffery | Garet | Epee | 3 | 4 | New Rating |
| Jeffery | Garet | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Jeon | Nathan | Foil | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Katzenbach | Grayson | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Klinkov | Ariana | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Koehler | Kelly | Epee | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Koehler | Kelly | Foil | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Koehler | Kelly | Saber | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Kuksa | Anton | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Kyono | Emma-Tei | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Lambdin-Abraham | Andrew | Epee | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Larsen | Jeff | Saber | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Lee | Ivan | Saber | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Lehfeldt | Damien | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Li | Wei | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Lilov | Vlad | Saber | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Linaldi Constantino | Andres | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Linaldi Constantino | Andres | Saber | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Littmann | Jane | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Lu | Annamaria | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Lu | Annamaria | Saber | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Lyons | Kenneth | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Ma | Anthony | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Ma | Jianguo | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Ma | Jianguo | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Macdougall | Forrest | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Mahmoud | Gamal | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Mahmoud | Marwan | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Mahmoud | Taysir | Epee | 2 | 3 | New Rating |
| Mar | Kevin | Epee | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Mar | Kevin | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Matt | Ryan | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Matt | Ryan | Saber | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Maurer | Brie | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Mccauley | Samuel | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Mechkov | Iliya | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Meehan | Justin | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Meehan | Justin | Saber | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Mehta | Sachin | Saber | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Milestone | Jessi | Saber | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Morris | James | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Nazarova | Nadezhda | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Nazarova | Nadezhda | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Nicholson, | Michael | Foil | 5 | 6 | New Rating |
| Offerle | Judith | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Parrilla | Ulpiano | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Parrilla | Ulpiano | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Parrilla | Ulpiano | Saber | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Pashby | Stephen | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Pashby | Stephen | Saber | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Porter | George | Epee | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Refaee | Ahmed | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Ross | Michael | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Ross | Michael | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Santana | Hudson | Saber | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Sasaki | Peter | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Schiller | Laurence | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Schlesinger | Nathan | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Seal | Julie | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Segal | Mark | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Seidel | Jonathan | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Seidel | Jonathan | Saber | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Shafaie | Ali | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Shafaie | Mohammad | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Shipman | William | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Shipman | William | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Shumate | Sean | Epee | 2 | 3 | New Rating |
| Sierra | David | Saber | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Simonov | Stepan | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Sintchinov | Alexei | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Smith | Anthony | Epee | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Smith | Brianna | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Smith | Brianna | Saber | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Spector | Leon | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Spector | Leon | Saber | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Spencer | Christopher | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Stapleton | Lindsay | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Stapleton | Lindsay | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Stapleton | Lindsay | Saber | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Stasinos | Mark | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Stone | Gregory | Foil | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Strnatko | Justin | Saber | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Taggersell | Cara | Foil | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Temple | Jackson | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Tesche | Askhat | Foil | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Thliveris | Thomas | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Thornton | Ronald | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Thornton | Ronald | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Tolba | Hussein | Saber | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Tolbert | Zoe | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Tucker | Matthew | Saber | 3 | 4 | New Rating |
| Vaksman | Boris | Epee | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Van Der Wege | Gary | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Vasic | Milos | Foil | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Vaughan | James | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Vaughan | James | Foil | 6 | 6 | Renew Year |
| Vogt | Suzanne | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Wangner | Ronald | Epee | 1 | 1 | Renew Year |
| Waters | Essene | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Waters | Essene | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Watkis | Judine | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Webster | Patrick | Epee | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Webster | Patrick | Foil | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Webster | Patrick | Saber | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Wei | Darius | Foil | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
| Wendler | Alexander | Foil | 4 | 5 | New Rating |
| Wolfson | Kyle | Epee | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Zelinski | Donnie | Epee | 4 | 4 | Renew Year |
| Zeljkovic | Jelena | Epee | 3 | 3 | Renew Year |
| Zeljkovic | Jelena | Foil | 2 | 2 | Renew Year |
| Zlotnick | Andrew | Epee | 5 | 5 | Renew Year |
Please direct any inquiries regarding referee ratings to rcdomesticdevelopment@refereescommission.org.
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