USA Fencing

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The field of 226 competitors was one of the largest of the tournament. But for Stewart Lee (Alliance Fencing Academy), the road to a national title in Y-14 men’s epee was won not by thinking about the 225 others he needed to beat but by focusing purely on his own game.

“If you want to fence well, don’t think about the tournament itself,” Lee says. “Think about the quality of your fencing — for example, your footwork, your bladework, your timing, your distance and all those other aspects. That's the best way to win.” 

Those qualities helped Lee pick up one of the eight gold medals on the line on the seventh day of the 2022 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge, or Summer Nationals.

Lee looked strong throughout the finals bout — a fact that might not have surprised his coaches, who always instilled good vibes and positive feelings. 

“The coaches were like, ‘Hey, you can do this. You can be good at fencing. You can make it very far,’” Lee says. “They said, ‘You just have to focus on your bout. Don't play around with your opponent. Don't get too aggressive. Don't freak out — control your emotion.’ And that's how you win.”

Other national championships were won by Adeline Senic (Renaissance Fencing Club) in Y-14 women’s foil, Nitika Subramanian (Manhattan Fencing Center) in Division II women’s saber, Charlotte Canning (Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club) in Division II women’s epee, Jackson Kim (Metro Tacoma Fencing Club) in Division II men’s foil and Steven Hong (Sigma Fencing Academy) in Division III men’s saber. 

In the first of the final two veteran team events of the tournament, Julie Seal’s Team took the top prize in women’s saber a day after earning gold in women’s foil. In the veteran men’s foil team event, Wildlife Fencingemerged with the victory.

Y-14 Men’s Epee

Gold and National Champion: Seungwon (Stewart) Lee (Alliance Fencing Academy)

Silver: Reid Kokenge (Medeo Fencing Club)

Bronze: Corey Zhao (Olympia Fencing Center)

Bronze: Nathaniel P. Wimmer (Penta Olympic Fencing Club)

5th: Hayden Trebon (Premier Fencing Alliance)

6th: Kyran Lin (Fortune Fencing)

7th: Biaya K. Tiya (Atlanta Fencers Club Foundation Inc. / Lotus Fencing Academy)

8th: Jackson D. Richards (NMFC/Duke City Fencing / Fencing Academy of Denver)

 

Y-14 Women’s Foil

Gold and National Champion: Adeline Senic (Renaissance Fencing Club)

Silver: Hossny Sara Amr (South Brooklyn Fencing)

Bronze: Kaitlyn N. Tan (Star Fencing Academy)

Bronze: Gabrielle Grace A. Gebala (Silicon Valley Fencing Center)

5th: Allison V. Chen (Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy)

6th: Ruoxi Sun (Silicon Valley Fencing Center)

7th: Hailey M. Eyer (Manchen Academy of Fencing)

8th: Ella Calise (Fencing Academy of Westchester / Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester))

 

Division II Women’s Saber

Gold and National Champion: Nitika Subramanian (Manhattan Fencing Center)

Silver: Aamina Dhar (Philadelphia)

Bronze: Kathryn G. Kynett (Premier Fencing Academy LLC)

Bronze: Catelyn So (Scarsdale Fencing Center / Fencers Club Inc.)

5th: Ella Springer (Durkan Fencing Academy)

6th: Alejandra E. Ferreira (Globus Fencing Academy)

7th: Natalie Tsui (Manhattan Fencing Center)

8th: Sophia Luker (Lone Star Fencing Center)

 

Division II Women’s Epee

Gold and National Champion: Charlotte Canning (Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club)

Silver: Emily You (Guanyi Fencing Academy)

Bronze: Phoebe C. Chisholm (Olympia Fencing Center)

Bronze: Sofia I. Stoeckel (Twin Cities Fencing Club)

5th: Daria A. Smuk (Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club)

6th: Angela Song (Cavalier Fencing Club)

7th: Olivia Weiss (Western Pennsylvania Division)

8th: Isabel B. You (Arena Fencing Academy LLC)

 

Division III Men’s Foil

Gold and National Champion: Jackson Kim (Metro Tacoma Fencing Club)

Silver: Matthew D. Mejia (Space City Fencing Academy)

Bronze: Julian Detering (Silicon Valley Fencing Center)

Bronze: Aidan A. Miller (Vivo Fencing Club)

5th: Ethan Wang (Silicon Valley Fencing Center)

6th: Albert Tang (OnTarget Fencing Club)

7th: Gabriel Park (Golubitsky Fencing Center)

8th: Grant D. Smith (Massialas Foundation (M Team))

 

Division III Men’s Saber

Gold and National Champion: Steven Hong (Sigma Fencing Academy)

Silver: Justin Miclaus (Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy)

Bronze: Krish Kilari (Fencing Academy Of Denver)

Bronze: Justin Glozman (Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA)

5th: Aaron Kasper (Zeta Fencing)

6th: Tai A. Flot (Cobra Fencing Club LLC)

7th: Noah R. Goldman (Zeta Fencing)

8th: Alexander Pi (PDX Fencing)

 

Veteran Women’s Saber — Team

Gold: Julie Seal’s Team (Jasmina Denner, Eileen Foley, Julie T. Seal and Chaz V. Smith)

Silver: Four of a Kind (Frauke Berman, Natalia Oblonsky, Yelena Kalkina and Nadia S. Dreyer)

Bronze: Victorious Secret (Kate Sierra, Leigh Altman, Clare L. Deming and Laura S. Johnson)

 

Veteran Men’s Foil — Team

Gold: Wildlife Fencing (Matt W. Cameron, Peter Habala, John F. Kissingford and Kwangsuk Chung)

Silver: Vintage Fencers (Jamie M. Douraghy, Oliver K. Foellmer, Ken Chilton and Paul Epply-Schmidt)

Bronze: Fence Forever Team (Timothy Chang, Hernandez Yasmany E. Diaz and Alexander W. Wood)

 

Find full results at Fencing Time Live.