Rizal Open Recap

We went into the weekend knowing it was going to be a tough weekend and it was!  We had great fencers from all over and some of our fencers got their taste of their first sanctioned tournament!  Fencing people other than your teammates and doing tournaments help you get better.  If you finished low at this tournament, it will get better with work!  Some of our fencers that started doing sanctioned events last year are placing higher in their sanctioned tournaments.

I’m glad everyone got a chance to come out and I’m proud of the work everyone put in.

Final results:  https://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=52620
Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/e4EDMKrtwL8jhrLm9

What’s Next:

• March 18:  If anyone wants to do an unsanctioned tournament on their own, Apex is hosting a good unsanctioned event on March 18.  Apex is not that far from us.  Register: https://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=51368#199815
• April 1:  Iron Maiden Open (Women’s Only Event), Wilmington, NC.  Deadline:  March 25.  Register:  https://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=52585
• April 22:  Zane Kang Homeschool and Pisacafe (Elementary and Middle School) Finals  Register:  https://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=52956
• March 6:  Grand Open.  Register:  https://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=52383

Also:

Isabelle and Coach Gerhard will most likely attend the Fairfax Challenge in Fredericksburg, VA.  This is a regional event.  Coach Gerhard and Isabelle will only be there on Friday and Saturday.  The following events (and birth years eligible) are available:

• Y8 = 2014-2017
• Y10 = 2012-2015
• Y12 = 2010-2013
• Y14 = 2008-2011
• CADET = 2007-2010
• JUNIOR = 2004-2010
• ROC (DV1A-DV2) = Born 2009 or earlier
• VETS

Tournament and Registration Information: https://member.usafencing.org/details/tournaments/6010