On the first day of action at the 2011 Junior Olympics three first time winners earned National Championships in the Junior Men’s Sabre, Cadet Women’s Epee, and Cadet Men’s Foil Events.
In the Junior Men’s Sabre event the final was a west coast battle between Kaito Streets (Redwood City, CA) and Geoffrey Loss (Orange Coast, CA). Loss took a 6-0 lead to start the bout, but Streets changed tactics and held Loss to only 3 more points to come away with a 15-9 victory.
The Junior Olympics are USA Fencing’s official National Championships for the Junior (Under 20) and Cadet (Under 17) age categories.
Audrey Abend (New York, NY) took the Cadet Women’s Epee title after defeating Rachel Clark (Boxford, MA) 15-10.
M Team fencer Nobuo Bravo (San Francisco, CA) defeated his teammate Jacob Stein in the semi-finals before meeting up with Michael Woo (Wayne, NJ) in the finals. Bravo won the final bout 15-9 securing the Cadet Men’s Foil Championship.
Results (from USA Fencing)
Junior Men’s Team Epee
1. Los Angeles International Fencing Center
2. Hooked on Fencing
3. Peter Westbrook Foundation
4. Northern Colorado Fencers
5. Alliance Fencing Academy
6. NGFC
7. DC Fencers Club
8. Alliance Fencing Academy II
Women’s Cadet Epee
1. Audrey Abend (New York City, N.Y.)
2. Rachael Clark (Boxford, Mass.)
3. Jessie Radanovich (Tollhouse, Calif.)
3. Isabel Ford (Salem, Ore.)
5. Victoria Wines (Mahopac, N.Y.)
6. Jennifer Horowitz (Los Angeles, Calif.
7. Jessica O’Neill-Lyublinsky (Salem, N.Y.)
8. Elizabeth Myers (Concord, Mass.)
Men’s Junior Sabre
1. Kaito Streets (Redwood City, Calif.)
2. Geoffrey Loss (Orange Coast, Calif.)
3. Alexander Ryjik (Alexandria, Va.)
3. Rhys Douglas (Apache Junction, Ariz.)
5. Daniel Kim (Upper Saddle River, N.J.)
6. Jason Meng (Dallas, Texas)
7. Steven Yang (Princeton Junction, N.J.)
8. Bartosz Pukal (Evanston, Ill.)
Men’s Cadet Foil
1. Nobuo Bravo (San Francisco, Calif.)
2. Michael Woo (Wayne, N.J.)
3. Jacob Stein (San Francisco, Calif.)
3. Justin Lee (Montville, N.J.)
5. Victor Falkowski (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.)
6. Brian Wang (Fremont, Calif.)
7. Thomas Dudey (Bellaire, Texas)
8. Stephen Speer (Port Hueneme, Calif.)