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Thank you FIE for featuring 2018 World Champions Amanda Nina Sirico, Kat Holmes, Kelley Hurley, and Courtney Hurley in your “Behind the Mask” series.  

Congratulations to Amanda Sirico on earning the Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor for the second consecutive season! A Senior at Notre Dame, Sirico earned the Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor for the second consecutive season. She is a three-time First Team All-American in women’s epee, earning national runner-up accolades at the 2019 National Collegiate Fencing Championships. […]

Congratulations to Amanda Nina Sirico on earning silver in her first NCAA championship bout last weekend. Her runner-up showing was the highest of her NCAA career, and she became a First Team All-American for the third time. Sirico is a senior at Notre Dame. The Notre Dame fencing team finished with 165 points in the team competition, […]

Congratulations to DCFC member Amanda Nina Sirico and her Notre Dame compatriots on winning their fourth straight ACC team championship title! The Irish women went 3-0, defeating Boston College, North Carolina and No. 6 Duke in the round robin-style tournament. Sirico won the winning touch, clinching the championship at 14-5. Way to go, Amanda!

February 17, 2019 Contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bethesda teen fencer wins National Championship title Washington, Feb. 17, 2019 – Today, Justin Haddad, 16, of Bethesda, Maryland won gold and the Championship title in Cadet Men’s Epee at the USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships, held in Denver, Colorado over President’s Day weekend. This is Haddad’s […]

Congratulations to Capitol Division Member Kat Holmes on receiving the FIE #fairplay award for good sportsmanship, during the annual FIE conference in Paris, France. Congratulations also to the US Women’s Epee Team which received an award for the number one ranking this season.  DCFC member Amanda Sirico, coached by DCFC Head Coach Janusz Smolenski, is one of […]

Milwaukee’s best fencing was on display Oct. 12-15 at the October North American Cup, the first of the season. We applaud our fencers for giving their all, and we offer a special salute to those who climbed to top spots! Congratulations to Amanda Nina Sirico on taking a top eight (sixth place) in the Division […]

Thanks to John Chavez of The Bowie Blade-News and The Capital Gazette for this thoughtful article on the world championship team achievement of Bowie, Md., resident Amanda Sirico and her teammate and Capitol Division member Kat Holmes. Chavez spoke with Amanda during a homecoming celebration at DC Fencers Club. DCFC salutes The Bowie Blade-News and […]

Welcome home, world champions! Last week, local fans gathered for a homecoming with DCFC member Amanda Sirico and Capitol Division member Kat Holmes, half of the the U.S. Women’s Epee Team that took gold at Senior Worlds in Wuxi, China last month. DC Fencers Club Member Amanda Sirico and Capitol Division member Kat Holmes returned […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: DC Fencers Club, Bowie fencer and Team USA make history and win gold at World Championships in China WASHINGTON, July 25, 2018 – Today, Amanda Sirico of Bowie, Maryland, and Team USA made history, winning the World Championship title in Women’s Team Epee at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, […]