SUMMER NATIONALS DAILY UPDATE

Sunday, July 6

Team Men's Epee - Louisiana Sword Club

Friday, July 4

Vet 40 Women's Foil - Diane Herriott (Unatt) 7th (see article)

Thursday, July 3

Vet 50 Men's Epee - Gary Curole (SFC) 40th

U19 Men's Foil - Jack Harkey (SFC) - 86th

Vet 40 Women's Epee - Catherine Vanderloos (SFC) 32nd

Wednesday, July 2

Div 3 Men's Epee - Clint Bowers (SFC) 72nd
                                  Garrett Curole (SFC) 215th
                                  Gary Curole (SFC) 208th
                                  Terry Gamble (LSC) 194th
                                  Brandon Sisson (TFC) -withdrawn
Unable to check on Sisson.  Clint Bowers was seeded 19th after pools and then lost his first d.e. and his new cd player.  Garrett & Gary Curole were spotted in pools doing ok.  Gary won one.  Terry Gamble was also spotted, but missed an interview post fencing.

U19 Men's Epee - Jack Harkey (SFC) 125th
Historically bad day for Jack in a tough tough event.  There were 3 U's in this event!

Vet 50 Women's Epee - Terry Harkey (SFC) - 16th
                                        Sharron Settlemire (SFC) 13th
Sharron and Terry probably had the most fun of anyone during the week fencing the Veteran Women's Epee event.  Everyone is so nice (mostly) and it is a much different game from the younger fencers.  Sharron won 3 bouts and Terry won 1 putting both of them off the bottom.  After pools, Sharron seeded 11th - won her first d.e. ended up 13th.  Terry was seeded 17th - won her first d.e. and ended up 16th.

Div 2 Women's Foil - Diane Herriott (Unatt) - withdrawn
                                    LeAnn Moore (SFC) - withdrew
                                    Bethanie Rich (SFC) - 15th
LeAnn withdrew earlier in the week. Diane's name was called for not checking in - so it is unclear yet if she made the event.  Bethanie fenced well going 5-1 in her pool.  She went on to get a bye into the round of 128 and then won her next 3 d.e.'s into the 16.  She lost to the incredibly fast and talented Catherine McDermont [8th in Y14WE] from Salle Mauro.

U19 Women's Epee - Dorothy Hubbard - 39th
                                    Evelyn Scarborough (SFC) 28th
This is almost too traumatizing to write about.  After pools, both of them made them cut with Dorothy seeded 31st and Evelyn 34th.  If you do the math, that adds up to 65.  If two numbers add up to the number in the direct elimination table, you are fencing each other - and that was the harsh reality that one of our best fencers would be eliminated in the very first round.  It was absolutely a heartbreak for friends of both.

 Evelyn won the bout.  She advanced to the next round and lost in that round - probably lots of contributing factors, but both she and Dorothy in typical Sharron Settlemire taught fashion were in good spirits by dinner time.

Tuesday, July 1

U16 Men's Foil - Jake Bailey (SFC) 128th

Div 3 Women's Foil - Kara Gies (TexCol) 196th
                                    Diane Herriott (Unatt) 18th

U16 Women's Epee - LeAnn Moore (SFC) 59th

Div 1A Men's Epee - Robert Thornton (LSC) 97th

Monday, June 30

Div 2 Men's Epee  - Jack Harkey (SFC) 43rd
                                  Jim Narens (Unatt) 44th
                                  Clint Bowers  (SFC) 54th
 

Div 2 Men's Sabre - Lee London (CMFC) 62nd
                                   Robert Thorton (LSC) 44th

Div 1A Women's Epee - Evelyn Scarborough (SFC) 2nd -see front page news story

Former Magnet Fencer Cody Lutke fenced in the Div 2 Men's epee.  He did well in pools, but  Cody's evaluated himself by saying... - well.. you ask him.

Sunday, June 29

Div 2 Men's Foil - Jack Harkey (SFC) 182nd
                               Jim Narens (Unatt) 210th
Jack went 5-1 in pools and Jim went 3-3.  Jack into the 128 round, but lost his first D.E.

Div 3 Men's Sabre - Lee London (CMFC) 119th
Crushed in pools, Lee came back and nearly had the first D.E. in his grasp.  He was fencing extremely well and ended 14-14 with his opponent who was seeded 18th.  The final touch was not his.

U16 Men's Epee - Jack Bailey (SFC) 88th

Div 2 Women's Sabre - Bethanie Rich (SFC) 49th

Div 2 Women's Epee - Catherine Vanderloos (SFC) 76th
Catherine continued to shine - improving and improving each bout.  She came very close to tilting her world!

Saturday, June 28

Women's Div 3 -  Catherine Vanderloos (SFC) - 44th
                              LeAnn Moore (SFC) 96th,
                              Sharron Settlemire (SFC) 125th
Catherine and LeAnn got a bye to the round of 128.  Catherine went on to win her first D.E. Sharron had to fight her way into the round of 128; both Sharron and LeAnn lost in that round.

Y-14 Men's Epee -Jake Bailey (SFC) 102nd
Jake had a great time in Y14 pools.  Amazingly deceptive, Y14 and the other aged events are very tough.

Div 3 Men's Foil - Brandon Sisson (TFC) 188th
                                Lee London (CMFC) 213th
No interview available on Brandon, but Lee said he is adjusting to the national pace. Lee and Brandon participated in the historic event of MORE than 256 fencers - necessitating a tableau of 512!  First time in USFA history.

Former Magnet Fencers Lowery Rogers (FIT) and Krisi Bevis (ATLANTA) came out 43rd  in Sabre -Div 3 and 34th Women's Epee event respectively.