Mid Atlantic Senior Sectionals

[Wafath]

Men's Foil:
1 LU Gary NJ NIA
2 WAY Kashi CAP DCFC
3 MILLS Alexander NJ MEDEO
4 LOUTON Alexander CPA SUMFC
5 CASERTANO Lorenzo MD BFC
6 HOWARD Marcus PHIL FAP
7 MOSELEY Hunter NJ BCAF
8 SCOTT Robert SNJ FASJ
9 MILLIGAN Bruce MD BFC
10 GROSS Stephen MD BFC
11 LIGGIO Carl MD SMR
11 SEROTKIN Ian CAP DCFC
13 YORUKOGLU Murat CPA PENNS
14 HEIMAN Nicholas PHIL FAP
15 HUMMEL Trevor NJ BCAF
16 GRAY Paul SNJ FASJ
17 SHANER Jared HARR BDFC
18 FARRAG Sherif NJ WSCH
19 STOCKDALE Nicholas PHIL FAP
20 MCINTYRE Gregory CPA PENNS
21 BARTH David PHIL LFA
22 GOLDGAR Dirk NJ BCAF
23 BOWDEN Eric NJ CLINTON
24 NUNLEY Paul NJ CLINTON
25 WITTIG Jon MD BFC
26 SIRICO Thomas MD UNATT
27 KRYWOPUSK Nicholas NJ BCAF
28 GUO Orie SNJ FASJ
29 MOLLOY John-Iii PHIL WSPF
29 WEIGANDT Erik WPA LIGFC
31 HERRING Joshua PHIL WSPF
32 FIDUCIA Gene SNJ FASJ
33 SHIFF Daniel MD BFC
34 COHEN Josh PHIL FAP
34 HUMMEL Eric NJ BCAF
36 PARAGANO Vincent NJ MEDEO

[Wafath]

Women's Epee
1 ANTHONY Kathryn PHIL FAP
2 ASHER Valerie CAP DCFC
3 GIBLIN Christina MD FIA
4 DOOM Terrie HARR CHBG
5 WOLK Coryn PHIL FAP
6 POORBAUGH Mary WPA LIGFC
7 BRANDOW Claire NJ MEDEO
8 ROSS Megan WPA TRFC
9 FRYE Mary PHIL FAP
10 COOPER Jasmine CAP DCFC
11 HACK Rachel PHIL FAP
12 GURNOWSKI Elyse NJ MEDEO
13 ROANE D C Pixie PHIL BWIS
14 POORBAUGH Samantha WPA LIGFC
15 MERKER Christine NJ MEDEO
16 FORMAN Aliza PHIL FAP
17 BRATSKO Deborah NJ BCAF
18 GALARZA Erica NJ EDU
19 FESKOE Julie NJ FAW
20 SALVATORE Christina CAP DCFC
21 GRAHAM Bettie CAP CCFC
22 DEROSE Miyako NJ SMMA
23 ROQUE' Lisa PHIL FAP
24 SOWULESKI Alex NJ AFC
25 SIRICO Cynthia MD UNATT
26 BROWN Medora CAP CCFC
27 UNGER Caroline HARR CHBG
28 HUNTER Rachel CAP DCFC
29 UNGER Natalie HARR CHBG
30 JANDURA Janet PHIL FAP

[Wafath]

Men's Sabre
1 KOLASA Matthew SNJ FASJ
2 CONLEY Malcolm NJ LILOV
3 KOLASA Thomas SNJ FASJ
4 ROMNEY David MD TWC
5 PIKE Maxwell NJ MEDEO
6 KOPYLOV Dmitri NJ LILOV
7 BAILEY-YAVONDITTE Daniel NJ SMMA
8 GRILLO Sandy MD TWC
9 KOLODNER Michael PHIL FAP
10 HECK Steven CAP NIH
11 LALONDE Ahren PHIL FAP
12 HERRING Joshua PHIL WSPF
13 WIEDER Max NJ MEDEO
14 PINKUS Larry CAP NIH
14 ROUKAS Sam NJ LILOV
16 CHIOU Tzuhsiu CAP NIH
17 HULL Andrew NJ RUTU
18 PARAGANO Matthew NJ NYFC
19 GUTMAN Garik CAP NIH
20 KANTOR Matthew NJ MEDEO
21 EFTHIMION Phillip NJ MEDEO
22 GUO Orie SNJ FASJ
23 MORROW Wynard WPA WVUFC
24 HUGHES Aubrey PHIL WSPF
25 ELLIS Steven MD TWC
26 HILL Anthony MD FIA
27 ZUBERI Jabari PHIL FAP
28 STERN Evan CPA CPENN
29 HERRINE Arlo PHIL FAP

[Wafath]

Women's Foil
1 CAPARROS-JANTO Abigail FCI NJ
2 BECKER Carly NYFC NJ
3 JACKSON Anne-Martine TRFC WPA
4 OLIVA Andrea FAP PHIL
5 LINDSAY Lavinia FAP PHIL
6 GERNES Nina FCI NJ
7 LINK Cordelia BCAF NJ
8 PETSCHE Karen UNATT NJ
9 LYNCH Kirsten NJFA NJ
10 MASTERS Lara FAP PHIL
11 BAST Elizabeth FAP PHIL
12 HAARS Keri DCFC CAP
13 BAKER Elise CCFC CAP
14 GIBLIN Christina FIA MD
15 WALTERS Anne-Marie UNATT-CAP CAP
16 WALKER Mary-Anne DCFC CAP
17 CLARK Alice BCAF PHIL
18 RAKOWSKY Deanna UNATT NJ
19 LAWSON Marie BFC MD
20 LAWLOR Justine RSFA NJ
21 VERNE Laura BFC MD
22 FERNANDEZ Luisa BFC MD
23 BRATSKO Deborah BCAF NJ
24 GRAHAM Bettie CCFC CAP

[Wafath]

Women's Sabre
1 TURNER Delia FAP PHIL
2 WIECZOREK Martyna PAFS NJ
3 LEVAL Jacqueline DCFC CAP
4 ROSE Charlotte DCFC CAP
5 WIERONSKI Anna LILOV NJ
6 MATTISON Alyxandra NYFC NJ
7 REICHENBERGER Erin FAP PHIL
8 ROBERTS Samantha BERGEN NJ
9 DEMING Clare LILOV NJ
10 FLOOD Mary MEDEO NJ
11 POORBAUGH Mary LIGFC WPA
12 KOZMINSKY Molly CPENN CPA
13 OKORO Nnenna UNATT PHIL
14 BRATSKO Deborah BCAF NJ
15 DAINOSKI Tanya MEDEO NJ

[Wafath]

Men's Epee
1 BACKES Arne FAP PHIL
2 WEIGANDT Erik LIGFC WPA
3 ZIELINSKI Daniel MEDEO NJ
4 KAULL James CCFC CAP
5 WISCHNIA Jacob FAP PHIL
6 WAY Kashi DCFC CAP
7 BOULOUBASIS Matthew BFC MD
8 LEWIS Kyle MEDEO NJ
9 DUNCAN Corwin DCFC CAP
10 ROSE Phillip LIGFC WPA
11 TISHMAN Thomas LILOV NJ
12 KRAFT Dennis LIGFC WPA
13 FLINT James BCAF PHIL
14 CASERTANO Lorenzo BFC MD
15 KRYWOPUSK Nicholas BCAF PHIL
16 DECOSMO Stephen LIGFC WPA
17 GOLDGAR Dirk BCAF PHIL
18 BUMGARDNER Jeffrey FAP PHIL
19 MONK Samuel SBST NJ
20 HUMMEL Trevor BCAF PHIL
21 BROWNGOLD Luke BCAF PHIL
22 COLETTA David CHBG HARR
23 HERRING Joshua WSPF PHIL
24 LANE George EGFC NJ
25 RIDGE John BCAF PHIL
26 PAYE Gregory BFC MD
27 WEINER Noah BFC MD
28 PORT Austin AFC NJ
29 SHANER Jared BDFC HARR
30 HOLBROW Mark BCAF PHIL
31 DOUGLAS Michael FIA MD
32 HELLER Paul FAP PHIL
33 JAKLITSCH Fritz LIGFC WPA
34 HARPER Ryan CDE NJ
35 CUTLER Matt DCFC CAP
36 FEDERMAN Erik FAP PHIL
36 KING Nevin PENNS CPA
38 BITAR Jawdat UNATT-NJ NJ
38 MOLLOY John Iii WSPF PHIL
40 ARROWSMITH Alan BFC MD
41 NAPALA Evan CCFC CAP
42 GOLDFARB Carl AFC NJ
43 SNEAD Jerry BCAF PHIL
44 COHEN Alexander CCFC CAP
45 WOLKENBERG Frank FIA MD
46 FRAEMAN Martin DCFC CAP
47 ROSENHECK Noah DCFC CAP
48 KUNZ Jason SLFC MD
49 BIDDLE Stephen DCNSN HARR
50 KUNZ Edward SLFC MD
51 MCGALLIARD William J FAP PHIL
52 FITZPATRICK John FAP PHIL
53 COUNTS Nathaniel SLFC MD
54 BIGGS Jeff SLFC MD

[oiuyt]

And a rediculously strong refereeing corps including (among others, so don't complain about anyone I leave out) Charlie Washburn, Greg Dilworth, Wes Glon, Vladimir Lilov, Omar Bhutta, myself, and a number of other highly qualified individuals. Lots of refs, lots of good refs. Makes for easy, enjoyable days. Lots of comments from fencers that seemed surprised/relieved at the quantity and quality of the referees. Good job Capitol division in getting people hired. And good job running the event. Great choice of venue. A few problems with getting correct seedings sent out and having to restart multiple events. Some interesting choices on tournament format. Overall a very well done event. Nice job by the UM club in making things run smoothly. The building that my hotel room was in is the "University of Maryland University College" building, which definitely raises the question of whether or not UM has a Department of Redundancy Department (or perhaps even such a major).

-B :)

[Peach]

The quality of the referees was excellent, and the referees looked as if they were in a pretty good mood even on the second day . It was such a pleasure to fence in an event were I could turn all my mental energy to figuring out my opponent rather than trying to unravel the cognition of a referee. Apparently I have a limited amount of such mental energy, since it made all the difference to me

Although we had to reseed our pools in the WS because two members of the same club were placed in one pool, and though we fenced in a different format than the one announced ahead of time because of the small size of the field, the organizers were courteous and prompt, and made sure to communicate what was happening. It was noisy and echoing, and Wes Glon did at one point have to come find me and tell me there was a "young lady who would like to fence me" over on a strip (which was a lot nicer than needed) but for the most part it was reasonably clear where we were supposed to be.

It was a large, cool, bright venue with refreshments, armorer, vendor (I bought another epee from Absolute), and room along the walls for gear. The bout committee table was clearly marked off, and pool and DE sheets were posted where people could read them. Pleasant sunny weather didn't hurt either, though the organizers may not have had a hand in providing that.

[sabreman]

>>"University of Maryland University College"

That is the night / online/ abroad school.

Great venue (was used for past Capitol Division Tournaments back in the 1980s) and UMFC did a great job. Not big on the format they used for men's sabre. Why fence a first round to eliminate just a few fencers? Would prefer to go to DE without a second pool round. For a old guy like me having to kill myself twice fencing guys half my age took its toll so didn't have much left (also tendonitis flair up didn't help either) for the DE even though I was seeded 5th. Also the sabre reffing was great (Alex Kovacs too) although I do have some problem with Lilov when he has fencers in the same tournament. Nothing happened this time but I have had problems in the past with him in similar settings. Coaches should coach IMHO (see Ma).

[Fechter1]

Great job, Capitol Division.
More strips than needed, great referees, very amenable to corrections or 'complaints', and very friendly. If you somehow missed your call to strip (during the DEs, hall was definitely on the echo-y side, made announcements kinda hard to hear/understand when you're sitting at the other end...), someone actually came looking for you.
Overall, a very enjoyable experience (and not just for the obvious reason )

[Peach]

Originally Posted by Fechter1

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Overall, a very enjoyable experience (and not just for the obvious reason )

And for the obvious reason, WAY TO GO!!!!!!

Congratulations.

[Montoya]

Congratulations to the tournament organizers. Great venue, well-organized bout committee, plenty of strips, excellent directors.

[oiuyt]

[quote=sabremanAlso the sabre reffing was great (Alex Kovacs too) [/QUOTE]

Yes, Al certainly should have made my previous list.

-B :)

[qatet]

Any sense of what the ratings from these events were? I'm curious about teammates' new ratings.

[Peach]

No new ratings that I know of in the women's sabre.

[Wafath]

Originally Posted by qatet

Any sense of what the ratings from these events were? I'm curious about teammates' new ratings.

This is NOT final, but:

ME: A2
MF: B2
MS: B2
WE: C2 (only one B made the top 8)
WF: C1 (only 24 fencers)
WS: B1

W

[Wafath]

Originally Posted by Peach

No new ratings that I know of in the women's sabre.

Sorry to correct you, but Charlotte Rose of DCFC earned her C05.

W

[Peach]

Originally Posted by Wafath

Sorry to correct you, but Charlotte Rose of DCFC earned her C05.

W

Oh, good for Charlotte! She deserves it. I didn't realize she didn't already have at least a C--she's beaten me a couple of times.

[daveappr]

Originally Posted by Fechter1

Great job, Capitol Division.
More strips than needed, great referees, very amenable to corrections or 'complaints', and very friendly. If you somehow missed your call to strip (during the DEs, hall was definitely on the echo-y side, made announcements kinda hard to hear/understand when you're sitting at the other end...), someone actually came looking for you.
Overall, a very enjoyable experience (and not just for the obvious reason )

I'll echo your compliments to the division & congrats to you for the obvious reason!

[AndrewH]

Originally Posted by sabreman

>>"University of Maryland University College"

That is the night / online/ abroad school.

Great venue (was used for past Capitol Division Tournaments back in the 1980s) and UMFC did a great job. Not big on the format they used for men's sabre. Why fence a first round to eliminate just a few fencers? Would prefer to go to DE without a second pool round. For a old guy like me having to kill myself twice fencing guys half my age took its toll so didn't have much left (also tendonitis flair up didn't help either) for the DE even though I was seeded 5th. Also the sabre reffing was great (Alex Kovacs too) although I do have some problem with Lilov when he has fencers in the same tournament. Nothing happened this time but I have had problems in the past with him in similar settings. Coaches should coach IMHO (see Ma).

The format was bad. I mean, they originally intended to fence a round of 8 (!!) person pools, then another round of 6 person pools, then DE's. And I agree, if you're going to have 2 pool rounds, at least make it a bigger cut. A lot of people ended up with almost the same pool for the second round, with a couple different people. I know I did.