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Indysabre Shines in 2009

From international medals to national champions Indysabre fencers continued to climb their way to the top at the local, regional, national and international levels in 2009:

January: Emerson Woerner jumps on junior points in NAC D. Youth fencers dominate the Chicago Lakeshore RYC led by top eight finishes by Cat Bouwkamp, Blake Miller, Alex Rohe and Brody Elmore.

February: Sam Hine finishes 13th in the Cadet Men's Sabre event at the 2009 Junior Olympics in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Alex Rohe ties for third place in the Purdue Spring Open.

March: Coach Kizik fences earns the silver medal in the Combined Vet Men's Sabre event at NAC E in Atlanta, Georgia. Cat Bouwkamp and Alec Surridge turn in top eight finishes at the Arnold Fencing Classic in Columbus, Ohio. Cydney Williams places sixth in the Houston SRYC.

April: Indysabre sweeps the medal stand at the Great Lakes Sectional Championships in both the Open Men's and Junior Men's events.

May: Beijing Olympian Gamal El Din Amin takes out Emerson Woerner in the Indianapolis Fencing Club Spring Open.

June: Training camp with Konstantine Gritsaev and an amazing after-party at the Elmores.

July: Sam Hine earns the bronze medal in Division II men's sabre. Linda Dunn secured her spot as an alternate to the Vet 50 Women's Sabre national team with her 6th place finish. Indysabre's Junior Men's Team finished 14th.

August/September: Training, training, training!

October: Cat Bouwkamp brought home Indysabre's first international medal by winning the bronze in chair women's sabre from Szabla Kilińsiego, the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup.

November: Laslo Gal earned his E09 at the Indiana Division Turkey Shoot in Fort Wayne.

December: All three Indysabre competitors at NAC C in Pittsburgh bring home medals (TWO GOLD!). Coach WINS the Veteran Combined Men's Sabre event, earning his A09 and vaulting him to NUMBER ONE in the country on the Vet 40 Rolling National Points list.

Beginner Class Forming Now

 

Start Date: February 3, 2010 7:30 p.m.

Time: Wednesdays 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Location: Arthur M. Glick JCC, 6701 Hoover Road, Indianapolis

Session Duration: One month

Description: This beginning fencing class covers basic footwork, bladework, game strategy, tactics and protocol, as well as history of the sport, safety issues and athletic conditioning. Equipment provided.

To register contact: val.kizik@indysabre.us or 317-374-0524.