Vet power was in full force at the December 2019 North American Cup, held December 6-9 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This NAC featured events in Division I, II, Senior Team, and was also the first of three national events for veteran fencers (40 and up) of the season. DCFC Fencers took medals in multiple […]
Congratulations to all our fencers from Youth 10 to Vet 80 who gave their best at the 2019 USA Fencing Fencing National Championships and July Challenge. The 10-day, mammoth event – with more than 5,000 entrants – was held from June 28 through July 7 in Columbus, Ohio. A grand salute to veteran fencers Valerie […]
April brought showers of gold, silver, and bronze for DCFC fencers competing at the April Division I/Wheelchair Championships and North American Cup in Baltimore, Maryland, April 21-24, 2017. Lisa Dobloug took gold in Vet 70 Women’s Epee, a repeat of her April 2016 NAC performance. Valerie Asher won gold in Vet 50 Women’s Epee, and […]
The holidays started early for DCFCers, who took home goodies galore — a dozen top eight medals — from the December North American Cup, December 2-5 in Richmond, Virginia. This national tournament featured events in Division 1, Division 1-A, and Veteran categories. Congratulations to all our fencers who got in the game and a special […]
Fencing is a lifelong sport, and Team USA showed their prowess at the 2016 Veteran World Championships in Stralsund, Germany with medal number 20 in Vet Team Women’s Sabre. A grand salute to Jane Eyre (Woolwich Township, N.J.), who won her fourth straight gold medal in Vet 60-69 Women’s Sabre at the 2016 Vet Worlds. […]
For immediate release October 14, 2015 Contact: Two DC Fencers Club members have qualified to represent Team USA at the 19th Veteran Fencing World Championships on October 20-25 in Limoges, France. “Vet Worlds” is the premiere fencing event for fencers over age 50 and is conducted by the International Fencing Federation (FIE). Asher and […]
For Immediate Release July 8, 2015 Contact: DC Fencers Club sent more than 40 fencers and two coaches to the US Fencing Summer National Championships and July Challenge, held June 27 – July 6 in San Jose, California. They joined more than 4,000 fencers of all ages who gathered from around the country […]
Contact: 3/3/15 DCFC sent more than 15 fencers to compete in the 2015 Division I National Championships and March North American Cup, held February 22 – March 2 in Reno, Nevada. DCFC Division 1 fencers faced London 2012 medalists Kelley and Courtney Hurley, and other elite U.S. athletes. And in the North American […]
12/9/14 DCFC medals at the Dallas North American Cup DCFC sent more than 20 fencers deep into the heart of Texas, and they came back with medals from the Dallas North American Cup (December 5-8) at the Dallas Convention Center. This national event featured competitions in all three weapons (epee, foil, and sabre) in the […]
10.20.14 DCFC sends our heartiest well wishes to Diane Trice, Jim Adams, and Peter Calderon, who are among the more than 50 vet fencers representing Team USA at the 2014 Veteran Fencing World Championships in Debrecen, Hungary on October 21-26.This is Diane’s first Vet Worlds, and she will be competing in the Vet 50 Women’s […]
