For Immediate Release
Phenomenal Weekend for U.S. Juniors
U.S. Juniors stormed Europe this weekend, winning three of the six Junior “A” level World Cups in which U.S. teams took part.
Hannah Safford (19, San Francisco, Calif./Golden Gate Fencing) won the Ciudad de Borgos Junior “A” Women’s Epee in Burgos, Spain, and USA Fencers took up half of the top eight spots overall as Ashley Severson (17, Franklin Lakes, N.J./NYAC), Francesca Bassa (19, Houston, Texas) and Grace Neveu (18, San Francisco, Calif./Golden Gate Fencing) all placed in the top eight. Plus, five MORE US women reached the top 16. Bassa is now ranked ninth in the FIE’s World Under-20 Epee standings.
Lee Kiefer (16, Lexington, Ky./Bluegrass Fencers) won yet another Junior “A” Cup, this one in Waldkirch, Germany. Teammate Luona Wang (18, Birmingham, Ala./Birmingham F.C.) earned a bronze, as well. Kiefer is now ranked fourth in the World Under-20 Foil standings, and teammates Nzingha Prescod (18, Brooklyn, N.Y./Westbrook Found.) and Margaret Lu (16, Greenwich, Conn./Empire United) are ranked ninth and sixth, respectively. In Waldkirch, Lu was sixth and Prescod fifth, making this the second World Cup in which US fencers crowded out all other nations in the top eight.
And in London, Race Imboden (17, Brooklyn, N.Y./Empire United) won the Junior “A” Men’s Foil Eden Cup and Jeremy Goldstein (18, Westport, Conn./Fenc. Acad. Westchester/Penn State) placed seventh. Imboden defeated Evgeniy Filippov (RUS) in the final, 15-9.
Finally, with his 13th place finish in London, David Willette (19, Lafayette, Calif./Massialas) rose to the top spot of the World Under-20 Foil rankings.
Results are below. For more information please contact:
Cindy Bent Findlay * 614.746.6733 * PR@USFencing.org
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RESULTS
Weekend of December 4, 2010
Ciudad de Borgos
Junior “A” World Cup, Women’s Epee
Burgos, Spain, 4 December 2010
56 competitors
1 SAFFORD Hannah USA
2 PENA Berta ESP
3 BOONE Kelly NED
3 SANTUCCIO Alberta ITA
5 SEVERSON Ashley USA
6 BASSA Francesca USA
7 NEVEU Grace USA
8 FERNANDEZ PEREZ Paula ESP
10 HOLMES Katharine USA
11 VAN LOON Nina USA
12 EDWARDS Aleina USA
13 VAN BRUMMEN Anna USA
14 BAZARBAYENA Dina USA
20 BARNA Isabella USA
28 ABEND Audrey USA
38 KOPECKY Lydia USA
Junior “A” World Cup Women’s Foil
Waldkirch Germany 4 December 2010
107 competitors
1 KIEFER Lee USA
2 THIBUS Ysora FRA
3 CALISSI Olga Rachele ITA
3 WANG Luona USA
5 PRESCOD Nzingha USA
6 LU Margaret USA
7 SPEZZAMONTE Irene ITA
8 NOVIK Ekaterina RUS
24 DUBROVICH Jacqueline USA
29 MCKEE Nicole USA
36 ZEISS Madison USA
43 SHAITO Mona USA
65 LEVIN Eve USA
83 TAFFEL Sara USA
84 YUH Hyun-Kyung USA
Eden Cup
Junior “A” World Cup Men’s Foil
London England 4 December 2010
134 competitors
1 IMBODEN Race USA
2 FILIPPOV Evgeniy RUS
3 ARSLANOV Timur RUS
3 CHOUPENITCH Alexander CZE
5 DAVIS James GBR
6 FITZGERALD Jamie GBR
7 GOLDSTEIN Jeremy USA
8 ARCHER Kristjan GBR
13 WILLETTE David USA
14 MASSIALAS Alexander USA
42 NUNZIATO Robert USA
48 BRAVO Nobuo USA
61 CALDWELL Turner USA
70 MEYER Bill USA
87 CHANG Jerry USA
110 CHEN Rodney USA
124 DUDEY Michael USA
Young Lions World Cup
Junior “A” World Cup Men’s Epee
Helsinki Finland 4 December 2010
126 competitors
1 POKORNY Richard CZE
2 FICHERA Marco ITA
3 VALLOSIO Andrea ITA
3 SANTARELLI Andrea ITA
5 ANOKHIN Vadim RUS
6 PETROV Roman RUS
7 BINO Gabriele ITA
8 KAULL James USA
9 YERGLER Jonathan USA
10 KELLEY Edward USA
18 ELDEIB Alexander USA
22 RAYNIS Michael USA
57 BADGER Peregrine USA
65 HADZIC Alen USA
80 MILLER Jeffrey E. USA
97 FERGUSON Magnus USA
98 ASHKEBOUSSI Daniel USA
99 MEYERS Andrew USA
Preis der Chemiestadt
Junior “A” World Cup Women’s Saber
4 December 2010 Dormagen Germany
125 competitors
1 MARTON Anna HUN
2 KIRIYANOVA Elizaveta RUS
3 OZOLINA Alina RUS
3 VARHELYI Kata HUN
5 WILLIAMS Sophie GBR
6 SHATALOVA Alexandra RUS
7 TAHARO Mathilda FRA
8 RIDEL Maria RUS
14 MERZA Celina USA
16 THOMPSON Kamali USA
18 OSIER Lian USA
29 RUSSO Francesca USA
39 GLON Nicole USA
41 PALMEDO Sage USA
46 GOMEZ Alisha USA
51 LEE Allison USA
65 KASTOR Tiki USA
81 LEE Kara USA
90 NELSON Heather USA
Preis der Chemiestadt
Junior “A” World Cup Men’s Saber
4 December 2010, Dormagen, Germany
147 competitors
1 HUEBERS Richard GER
2 KINDLER Maximilian GER
3 LEHNERT Florian GER
3 BERRE' Enrico ITA
5 WEBER Alexander GER
6 VALKAI Ferenc HUN
7 CSABA Bence HUN
8 EIFLER Nils GER
28 DOUGLAS Rhys USA
31 COCCIA Alexander USA
32 SPEAR Will USA
36 PROCHNIAK Evan USA
43 CHENEY Bryan USA
49 BAK Adrian USA
50 BUCKLEY Sean USA
61 TURNER Sean USA
78 DOUGLAS Ewan USA
81 RYJIK Alexander USA
91 CHOY Jason USA
116 SCHNEIDER Allen USA
