Athletes are converging on Baku, Azerbaijan for the 2010 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships this weekend. The event, which runs from April 2 through April 10th features individual and team events contested in each of the 6 fencing disciplines.
The Cadet (Under 17) World Championships are held as individual events only, while the Junior (under 21) events are contested for both individual and team titles.
Action starts off on April 2nd with the Cadet events with Men’s Sabre and Women’s Epee.
The United States has been particularly strong in the cadet and junior championships in recent years. In 2009 US fencers brought home 11 medals across the 18 events.
The official web site for the 2010 Cadet and Junior Fencing World Championships is: http://www.bakufencing2010.com/.
The US Fencing Association announced the following members of the 2010 Cadet and Junior Teams:
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| In 2009 the US Junior Women’s Foil Team defeated Italy for the Gold |
2010 U.S. Junior World Championship Team
April 2-10, 2010, Baku, Azerbaijan
Men’s Epee
Michael Raynis, Chatsworth, Calif.
Alen Hadzic, Montclair, N.J.
Jonathan Yergler, Princeton, N.J.
Andrew Meyers, Scarsdale, N.Y.
Men’s Foil
Gerek Meinhardt, San Francisco, Calif.
Alexander Massialas, San Francisco, Calif.
David Willette, Lafayette, Calif.
Zain Shaito, Garland, Texas
Men’s Sabre
Daryl Homer, Jamaica, N.Y.
Evan Prochniak, Philadelphia, Pa.
Eric Fass, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Aleksander Ochocki, Clark, N.J.
Women’s Epee
Courtney Hurley, San Antonio, Texas
Neely Brandfield-Harvey
Katharine Holmes, Washington D.C.
Ashley Severson, Franklin Lakes, N.J.
Women’s Foil
Nzihgha Prescod, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Lee Kiefer, Lexington, Ky.
Margaret Lu, Greenwich, Conn.
Eve Levin, New York, N.Y.
Women’s Sabre
Monica Aksamit, New York, N.Y.
Lian Osier, Battle Ground, Wash.
Nicole Glon, College Station, Pa.
Celina Merza, Wayne, N.J.
2010 U.S. Cadet World Championship Team
April 2-10, 2010, Baku, Azerbaijan
Men’s Epee
Andrew Meyers, Scarsdale, N.Y.
Ayyub Ibrahim, Bronx, N.Y.
Alexander Eldeib, Burke, Va.
Men’s Foil
Alexander Massialas, San Francisco, Calif.
Race Imboden, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Brian Kaneshige, Maplewood, N.J.
Men’s Sabre
Alexander Ryjik, Alexandria, Va.
Will Spear, Wynantskill, N.Y.
Eugene Chung, Olney, Md.
Women’s Epee
Katharine Holmes, Washington D.C.
Isabella Barna, Bend, Ore.
Ashley Severson, Franklin Lakes, N.J.
Women’s Foil
Lee Kiefer, Lexington, Ky.
Margaret Lu, Greenwich, Conn.
Mona Shaito, Garland, Texas
Women’s Sabre
Celina Merza, Wayne, N.J.
Sarah Pak, Roslyn, N.J.
Skyla Powers, Decatur, Ga.
Coaches: Men’s Epee Sebastien Dos Santos (Beaverton, Ore.); Women’s Epee Maureen Griffin (San Francisco, Calif.); Men’s Foil Mauro Hamza (Pearland, Texas); Women’s Foil Mike Pederson (San Francisco, Calif.); Junior Men’s Sabre Yury Gelman (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Cadet Men’s Sabre Sergey Isayenko (Astoria, N.Y.); Women’s Sabre Wes Glon (State College, Pa.)
Medical Staff: Brian Hardy (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Kyle Momsen (Owatonna, Minn.)
Armorers: Mathew Porter (Pacifica, Calif.) and Dan Dechaine (Claremont, Calif.)
Team Manager: Paul Fitzgerald (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Team Leader: Alex Ryjik (Alexandria, Va.)
2010 Junior and Cadet World Championship Schedule
April 2-10, 2010, Baku, Azerbaijan
April 2 Individual Cadet Men’s Sabre and Cadet Women’s Epee
April 3 Individual Cadet Women’s Foil and Cadet Men’s Epee
April 4 Individual Cadet Women’s Sabre and Cadet Men’s Foil
April 5 Individual Junior Men’s Sabre and Junior Women’s Epee
April 6 Individual Junior Women’s Foil and Junior Men’s Epee
April 7 Individual Junior Women’s Sabre and Junior Men’s Foil
April 8 Junior Team Men’s Sabre and Women’s Epee
April 9 Junior Team Women’s Foil and Men’s Epee
April 10 Junior Team Women’s Sabre and Men’s Foil