For Immediate Release
24 Jan. 2011
Fifth for Imboden and Lu
The long junior season continued with fifth place finishes for two young American fencers at Junior “A” World Cups in Austria and Croatia this weekend.
Race Imboden (17, Brooklyn, N.Y./Empire United) placed fifth at the Wappen Von Mödling Cup in Modling, Austria. Imboden lost his quarterfinal match 15-10 to the eventual gold medallist, Alex Tofalides of Great Britain. Imboden is now ranked seventh in the Junior Men’s Foil World Cup standings.
And in Zagreb, Croatia, Margaret Lu (16, Greenwich, Conn./Empire United) also placed fifth at a very strong Junior “A” Foil competition. Lu reached the quarterfinals with a 15-7 upset of 6th-seed Stefania Straniero of Italy before falling 15-6 to Alice Volpi of Italy, who went on to win the gold and is now ranked first in the world. Lu herself now ranks fifth on the Junior World Cup standings, just behind fourth-ranked Lee Kiefer (16, Lexington, Ky./Bluegrass Fencers).
RESULTS
21-23 January 2011
Wappen Von Modling
Junior “A” Men’s Foil
Mödling, Austria, 22 Jan 2011
137 competitors
1 TOFALIDES Alex GBR
2 DAVIS James GBR
3T KROEPLIN Moritz GER
3T FILIPPOV Evgeniy RUS
5 IMBODEN Race USA
6 LICHAGIN Kirill RUS
7 PAUTY Maxime FRA
8 HARTMANN Marcus GER
22 NUNZIATO Robert USA
24 KANESHIGE Brian USA
25 ARK Andrew USA
36 CALDWELL Turner USA
53 GOLDSTEIN Jeremy USA
85 CHIANG Alexander USA
90 MEYER Bill USA
97 ELKASSAS Adam USA
98 WOO Michael USA
Wappen Von Modling
Junior “A” Women’s Epee
Mödling, Austria, 23T Jan 2011
134 competitors
1 GUDKOVA Tatiana RUS
2 BEKEFI Edina HUN
3T BIENFAIT Maude FRA
3T GUCHMAZOVA Maya RUS
5 REMBI Lauren FRA
6 ZAGALA Jagoda POL
7 KAPITANOVA Ksenia RUS
8 MORAWIETZ Julia GER
10 HOLMES Katharine USA
14 O'NEILL-LYUBLINSKY Jessica USA
18 VAN BRUMMEN Anna USA
19 SAFFORD Hannah USA
55 NEVEU Grace USA
67 BARNA Isabella USA
73T SEVERSON Ashley USA
77 VAN LOON Nina USA
105 PETERSON May USA
133T EDWARDS Aleina USA
Junior “A” Women’s Foil
Zagreb, Croatia, 22 Jan. 2011
121 competitors
1 VOLPI Alice ITA
2 ELESINA Irina RUS
3T WOHLGEMUTH Olivia AUT
3T LAVRENOVA Veronika RUS
5 LU Margaret USA
6 TRAN Flora FRA
7 SZALAI Szonja HUN
8 UNN TOC Andrea FRA
17 KIEFER Lee USA
26 WANG Luona USA
32 YUH Hyun-Kyung USA
33T PRESCOD Nzingha USA
34 SHAITO Mona USA
36 DUBROVICH Jacqueline USA
37 PARMACEK Sarah USA
50 YAMIN Jennifer USA
63T GAO Sharon USA
65 TSUE Ashley USA
74 LEVIN Eve USA
Trophée Maître Roger Nigon
Junior “A” Men’s Epee
Bâle, Switzerland, 22 Jan. 2011
159 competitors
1 TULEN Tristan NED
2 KUCHALSKI Tim GER
3T BALDACCI Luca ITA
3T FONSON Erwan FRA
5 BOGOYAVLENSKIY Bogdan RUS
6 BOJTE Yusuf TUR
7 CASADO Elias ESP
8 VESTERINEN Verneri FIN
10 YERGLER Jonathan USA
21 HADZIC Alen USA
35 RAYNIS Michael USA
40 MANDALIAN Christopher USA
42 BADGER Peregrine USA
53T KELLEY Edward USA
69 ELDEIB Alexander USA
151 HOLLENBECK Luke USA
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