Upcoming Tournaments

Hello all! Here is the list of upcoming tournaments for this semester. You can also find them on the right sidebar.

March 22, Saturday: SAC Championships (Men) | Athens, Georgia
March 23, Sunday: SAC Championships (Women) | Athens, Georgia
March 29, Saturday: BWCFC Spring Meet | Millersville University, Millersville, PA
April 5-6, Saturday-Sunday: Fencing Nationals | Knoxville, TN

A few weeks after that, we'll be fencing a tournament as well. If you have any questions, email the GW Fencing email address!

Upcoming Tournaments

Just as a reminder, the next few tournaments are in April!

 

USACFC Nationals

Who: Collegiate fencing clubs around the nation

What: USACFC Nationals

Where: West Point, New York

When: April 14, 8 am - April 15, 7:30 pm

 

BWCFC Championships

Who: Collegiate individual fencers in the Baltimore-Washington area

What: BWCFC Championships

Where: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

When: April 22, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

BWCFC Videos

I was only able to get a few videos from the tournament, but here are two of the best quality ones. (Yes, it's our very own saberist Jim Crudele).

BWCFC Schedule

To everyone going to the Spring Meet on Saturday, here's the schedule! Please keep in mind that though the tournament starts at 9:30 am, we will be leaving Foggy Bottom at 7:15 am.


‎9:30am – Round 1
GMU vs. BMC
GWU vs. MU
SJC vs. TU
SMC vs. UMBC
USNA vs. UMCP

11:00am – Round 2
GMU vs. MU
GWU vs. TU
SJC vs. UMBC
SMC vs. UMCP
USNA vs. BMC

12:30pm – Lunch

1:00pm – Round 3
GMU vs. TU
GWU vs. UMBC
SJC vs. UMCP
SMC vs. BMC
USNA vs. MU

2:30pm – Round 4
GMU vs. UMBC
GWU vs. UMCP
SJC vs. BMC
SMC vs. MU
USNA vs. TU

4:00pm – Round 5
GMU vs. UMCP
GWU vs. BMC
SJC vs. MU
SMC vs. TU
USNA vs. UMBC

5:30pm – Finish

BWCFC Spring Meet

For those who are going to the BWCFC Spring Meet, the info in below. If you want updates, you can also check out the facebook event page.

Who: GW Fencing Club and other collegiate teams in the area
What: Baltimore-Washington Collegiate Fencing Conference
Where: George Mason University Recreational and Athletic Complex (RAC)
When: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 7:30 am - 5:30 pm

Metro: Take the 7:32 am metro. Take the 7:49 am metro at the latest! We'll be meeting in a group outside Foggy Bottom Metro and take the Orange line to Vienna/Fairfax. From there, we'll shuttle using Joanna and Joel's cars.
Note: if there is a complication, please call Jo, Joel, or Hunter. In this event you may need to take the GMU shuttle to campus or CUE bus Gold or Green route 1 to the GMU campus.

Equipment: All whites, masks, and lames must be gotten at practice before the tournament - we are not bringing these bags. Weapons and cords will be brought. If you want your bag taken to the tournament, message Jo.

Requirements: Contact your squad leader.

Parking: Free in the Patriot Village (PV) lot behind the facility (do not park in any other lot, or you will be ticketed and will have to pay for it yourself). The campus map can be found here.

Food: A Freshens smoothy/snack bar will be open in the RAC during the tournament. For a full selection of food on campus, go here.

Good luck!

BWCFC Results

Congrats to everyone who participated in BWCFC! The GWU fencing team finished 7th (out of 10) overall, 9th in foil, 7th in epee, and 5th in sabre. Individual results for our fencers is below, though if you would like more detailed results, let me know!

Foil (of 46)
Kyle Panzer - 19th
Joel Klein - 29th
Taylor Eldridge - 36th
Sofiya Elukin - 44th

Epee (of 48)
Claire Wilhelm - 12th
Landon Elkind - 15th
Adam Sulier - 25th
Colleen Teubner - 32nd

Sabre (of 46)
Augustus Urschel - 5th
Jim Crudele - 17th
Kat Tsiatas - 18th
Krista Harbold - 36th

BWCFC, Zipcar Challenge, Club Sports Night, and Team Sweatpants

BWCFC is November 13th! Don't forget that you are responsible for your own whites, socks, and mask. You can borrow mask and whites, but ONLY if you let Landon know (his email is in the recent engarde@gwu.edu email sent out). If you would like to order your own equipment, let Rebecca know by this Saturday at noon with cash.

We don't have enough equipment for everyone to borrow everything. Your squad leaders will have definite lists by Tuesday, November 8th. But if you can  - and you really need to - get your own underarm guard and BP (women only).

The Zipcar challenge will be after BWCFC (November 13th), but we really need more volunteers! Email Rebecca if you'd like to help out. We need more people to win the $3700 prize, given every month.

Club Sports Night is November 16th (check your facebook for the event). Our team can win zipcar time (which saves us a lot of money), shirts, money, and more! Attendance is free with your GWorld.

Sweatpants are ready to be ordered! They are underarmor weatherproof sweatpants (very nice) with our logo on the left pocket (don't worry, George is facing out). If you want one, let Rebecca know by November 18th. Since this is a team fundraiser and the money made goes to helping us out for tournaments and such, the sweatpants are $65. Family members can buy them for you as well, so you can ask for the sweatpants for your holiday celebration.

Check your email for news about a possible Team Adventure!

Good News and New Dates

Good news: we will be hosting SAC next year!

Also, the upcoming events list on the sidebar has been updated with new tournament dates, times, and locations, including the potluck team dinner and BWCFC. Check it out!

The potluck team dinner on Friday, September 30 requires a dish and a $5 contribution. Email Rebecca at engarde@gwu.edu if you can come and let her know what you'll be bringing (non-junk food).