The Hurley sisters, Kelley and Courtney, took 1st and 2nd in the Women’s Epee event at USA Fencing’s Dallas North American Cup. In the final bout Kelley defeated her younger sister 15-11. 2010 US team member Lindsay Campbell and Caroline Piasecka (NOR) took bronze.
Tim Morehouse claimed another Division I gold medal in the Men’s Sabre event by defeating cross-town rival Luther Clement 15-11.
Race Imboden handled the Junior men’s foil field with ease, only allowing one opponent to reach double-digits during the direct eliminations. He won the final bout against Michael Dudey 15-6.
In the cadet events, Margaret McDonald followed up her bronze in the Division I event with gold in the Cadet (U17) women’s sabre event. McDonald defeated Desirae Major 15-13 in the final bout. Gary North won the cadet men’s epee event, defeating Matthew McGrath 15-11.
Top 8 – Division 1 Women’s Epee
1. Kelley Hurley
2. Courtney Hurley
3. Lindsay Campbell
3T. Caroline Piasecka
5. Katharine Holmes
6. Ainsley Switzer (CAN)
7. Isabella Barna
8. Lauren Willock
Top 8 – Division I Men’s Sabre
1. Tim Morehouse
2. Luther Clement
3. Adrian Bak
3T. Maxwell Stearns (CAN)
5. Daryl Homer
6. Peter Sounders
7. Barron Nydam
8. Sean Buckley
Junior Men’s Foil
1. Race Imboden
2. Michael Dudey
3. Lucas Lin
3T. Jerry Chang
5. Brian Kaneshige
6. Adam Mathieu
7. Michael Woo
8. Brandan Cusack
Cadet Men’s Epee
1. Gary North
2. Matthew McGrath
3. Dominic Beecham
3T. Marc-Antoi Blais-Belanger (CAN)
5. Justin Wan
6. Jake Raynis
7. Raymond Schorr
8. Benjamin Riviere
Cadet Women’s Sabre
1. Margaret McDonald
2. Desirae Major
3. Alisha Gomez
3T. Cordelia Avery
5. Gabriella Page
6. Gracie Stone
7. Sarah Yee
8. Anastasia Pineschi
From US Fencing:
This fourth North American Cup of the 2010-2011 season is being held at the Dallas Convention Center Feb. 14-17. Competition begins at 8:30 a.m. each morning and is expected to run into the evening each day. Over the weekend, more than 3,000 of the nation’s best fencers will compete. Several foreign competitors are expected from such nations as Canada, Great Britain, Israel and more.
About North American Cups: NACs held by USA Fencing each year at changing locations around the country. NACs are selection competitions for World Championship teams in the Cadet (Under-17), Junior (Under-20), Senior (Division I), Veteran, and Wheelchair divisions. USA Fencing also holds developmental NACs for Youth in three different age groups, and developmental Division II and Division III events which are open to all ages.