USA Fencing

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Reno, Nev. will welcome more than 1,000 fencers to the Reno-Sparks Convention Center when the March North American Cup kicks off on Friday.

Admission to the tournament is free and open to the public with competition running Friday through Monday in Halls 1 and 2.

The March NAC will include Veteran (athletes ages 40 and older), Division II, Division III and Wheelchair events in all three weapons – epee, foil and saber.

In the wheelchair competition, five-time Paralympian Gerard Moreno (Los Angeles, Calif.) will fence in his first major event since the London Games.

After several years away from the national circuit, Moreno’s 2000 Paralympic teammate Curtis Lovejoy (College Park, Ga.) also will return to competition in Reno.

At least two Olympians will compete in the veteran events.

Three-time Olympic foil fencer Ann Marsh-Senic (Royal Oak, Mich.) has been undefeated in the Veteran Women’s Open event since she aged into the event in 2011 and is seeking her fourth NAC title on Friday.

Atlanta Olympian Leslie Marx (Durham, N.C.) also has won three straight titles in the veteran competition. The epee fencer will compete in the women’s 40-49 event on Friday.

The second of three selection tournaments for the 2013 Veteran World Championships, the March NAC will include the following past Veteran World medalists:

Women’s Epee
50-59

• Valerie Asher (Bethesda, Md.), 2012 Veteran World bronze medalist

60-69

• Elizabeth Kocab (Farmington Hills, Mich.), 2011 Veteran World Champion and 2012 Veteran World bronze medalist
• Diane Kallus (Round Rock, Texas), six-time Veteran World medalist

+70

• Ellen O’Leary (Decatur, Ga.), 2012 Veteran World Champion and six-time medalist in saber and 2007 Veteran World bronze medalist in foil
• Bettie Graham (Washington, D.C.), 2011 Veteran World bronze medalist

Women’s Foil
50-59

• Anne-Marie Walters (Parkland, Fla.), five-time Veteran World medalist
• Jennette Starks-Faulkner (Middletown, Conn.), two-time Veteran World medalist
• Michelle Verhave (Purdys, N.Y.), 2010 Veteran World bronze medalist

60-69

• Judith Offerle (Winnetka, Ill.), two-time Veteran World medalist

+70

• Ellen O’Leary (Decatur, Ga.), 2012 Veteran World Champion and six-time medalist in saber and 2007 Veteran World bronze medalist in foil
• Patricia Bedrosian (Malibu, Calif.), 2012 Veteran World bronze medalist in epee and 2005 Veteran World bronze medalist in foil
• Bettie Graham (Washington, D.C.), 2011 Veteran World bronze medalist in epee

Women’s Saber
50-59

• Chaz Smith (Diamond Springs, Calif.), 2012 Veteran World silver medalist
• Lydia Mazorol (Simi Valley, Calif.), 2011 Veteran World bronze medalist

60-69

• Delia Turner (Philadelphia, Pa.), three-time Veteran World Champion and seven-time medalist
• Jane Eyre (Swedesboro, N.J.), two-time Veteran World Champion and five-time medalist
• Linda Dunn (Indianapolis, Ind.), 2012 Veteran World silver medalist
• Jeannine Smith (Princeton, N.J.), 2012 Veteran World bronze medalist
• Ellen O’Leary (Decatur, Ga.), 2012 Veteran World Champion and six-time medalist in saber and 2007 Veteran World bronze medalist in foil

+70

• Ellen O’Leary (Decatur, Ga.), 2012 Veteran World Champion and six-time medalist in saber and 2007 Veteran World bronze medalist in foil
• Louisa Felty (Louisville, Ky.), 2010 Veteran World Champion and two-time medalist

Men’s Epee

50-59

• Walter Dragonetti (Elyria, Ohio), 2009 Veteran World Champion and three-time medalist

60-69

• Jere Bothelio (San Jose, Calif.), 2011 Veteran World silver medalist
• Drew Ridge (Warminster, Pa.), 2011 Veteran World bronze medalist
• Bob Cochrane (Lake Worth, Fla.), two-time Veteran World medalist

+70

• Ray Sexton III (Round Rock, Texas), 1999 Veteran World Champion and four-time medalist in saber, two-time medalist in foil and epee
• James Adams (Rockville, Md.), four-time Veteran World medalist in foil and two-time Veteran World medalist in epee
• Marcel Miernik (Irvington, N.Y.), 2010 Veteran World silver medalist in foil

Men’s Foil
60-69

• Joseph Biebel (Bayside, Wis.), 2003 Veteran World Champion and three-time medalist

+70

• Ray Sexton III (Round Rock, Texas), 1999 Veteran World Champion and four-time medalist in saber, two-time medalist in foil and epee
• James Adams (Rockville, Md.), four-time Veteran World medalist in foil and two-time Veteran World medalist in epee
• Marcel Miernik (Irvington, N.Y.), 2010 Veteran World silver medalist

Men’s Saber
50-59

• Will Milne (Redwood City, Calif.), 2012 Veteran World Champion
• Josh Runyan (San Diego, Calif.), 2011 Veteran World silver medalist
• Don Anthony Jr. (Columbus, Ohio), 2010 Veteran World silver medalist

60-69

• Wang Yung (Bellevue, Wash.), 2011 Veteran World Champion and five-time medalist
• Joseph Streb (Columbus, Ohio), two-time Veteran World medalist
• David Seuss (Charlestown, Mass.), two-time Veteran World medalist

+70

• Ray Sexton III (Round Rock, Texas), 1999 Veteran World Champion and four-time medalist in saber, two-time medalist in foil and epee
• James Adams (Rockville, Md.), four-time Veteran World medalist in foil and two-time Veteran World medalist in epee

Competition schedule is as follows (note: times are apprximate start times, not check-in times):

Friday, March 15
8:30 a.m.
Veteran Open Men’s Epee
Veteran +70 Men’s Saber
Veteran Women’s +70 Epee
Division II Men’s Foil
Division II Women’s Saber

9:30 a.m.
Wheelchair Men’s Epee

10 a.m.
Veteran 40-49 Men’s Saber

12:30 p.m.
Veteran 50-59 Men’s Saber

1 p.m.
Veteran 60-69 Men’s Saber
Veteran 40-49 Women’s Epee

1:30 p.m.
Veteran 50-59 Women’s Epee

2 p.m.
Veteran 60-69 Women’s Epee
Veteran Open Women’s Foil

Saturday, March 16
8:30 a.m.
Veteran Men’s 60-69 Epee
Veteran Men’s +70 Epee
Veteran 60-69 Women’s Foil
Veteran +70 Women’s Foil
Veteran Open Men’s Saber
Veteran Open Women’s Epee
Division III Men’s Foil

9:30 a.m.
Wheelchair Men’s Foil

1:30 p.m.
Veteran 40-49 Men’s Epee
Division III Women’s Saber

2 p.m.
Veteran Men’s 50-59 Epee
Veteran 50-59 Women’s Foil

2:30 p.m.
Veteran 40-49 Women’s Foil

Sunday, March 17
8:30 a.m.
Veteran 40-49 Men’s Foil
Veteran 50-59 Men’s Foil
Veteran 60-69 Men’s Foil
Veteran +70 Men’s Foil
Division III Men’s Epee
Division II Men’s Saber

9:30 a.m.
Wheelchair Men’s Saber

1:30 p.m.
Veteran 40-49 Women’s Saber
Veteran 50-59 Women’s Saber
Veteran 60-69 Women’s Saber
Veteran +70 Women’s Saber

2 p.m.
Division II Women’s Foil

2:30 p.m.
Division III Women’s Epee

Monday, March 18
8:30 a.m.
Division II Men’s Epee
Division III Men’s Saber
Division III Women’s Foil

10:30 a.m.
Veteran Open Women’s Saber

1:30 p.m.
Veteran Open Men’s Foil

2 p.m.
Division II Women’s Epee