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Indiana Junior Olympics Qualifier
December 13, 2009: IFC Fencer Daniel Anez qualified for the JO's by taking FIRST place in foil! WOW! Nice Work Dan!Indiana University Fall Open
October 24, 2009: Several clubmembers competed in the IU Fall Open in Bloomington. John Quatroche and Bill Winget tied for third in foil, which was an E1 event. Bill also placed third in epee, while John took 6th. Dan DeForrest placed 8th after an elimination by Bill. Shamus Crockett placed 21st. Epee started a B1 tourney, but ended C1. Nice job, IFC fencers!Remenyik Open
October 17, 2009: The Remenyik Open in Chicago was a USFA Regional Open Circuit event: a big tourney! Men’s Epee was an A4, with 29 A’s, 26 B’s, and 19 C’s. Ben Frederiksen placed 61st out of 106, a very respectable finish.Men's Foil was an A3 event with 8 A’s, 21 B’s, and 10 C’s. Dan Anez placed 24th out of 81, unfortunately eliminated by the post-pools 1st seed. Nice job, Dan!
Women’s Foil was an A2 event, with 6 A’s, 4 B’, and 10 C’s. Jamie Toalston fought her way to 16th out of 51.
Purdue Fall Open
October 10, 2009: Dan Anez placed 1st in foil and 2nd in epee at the Purdue Fall Open! Both events were B2 (foil-25, epee-32). Congrats to our other epeeists: John Quatroche for 7th place, Ben Frederiksen for 12th, and Shamus Crockett for 18th at his very first tournament - nice job! Our foilists were sadly set up to eliminate each other post-pools; John Q placed 22, taken out by Jim, who continued through another DE before being taken out by Dan to place 8th. :-) Well played, everyone!Storm the Fort Open
October 3, 2009: John Quatroche seeded 2nd in epee after pools at the Storm the Fort Open in Ft. Wayne. With a final placement of 5th, he fought well! John also placed 7th in foil, where in pools he defeated the opponent that had earlier eliminated him in epee DEs. Ultimately, he was taken out by the first-place foilist.DeCiccio Open
September 27, 2009: Nice job to Ben Frederiksen for his 19th place at the DeCiccio Open at Notre Dame. With 6 A's and 7 B's competing, it was quite a tournament!IFC Picnic...
It was good to see everyone who attended the free IFC Picnic August 11, 2009! Thankyou, we appreciate and share your enthusiasm for fencing! Turnout was great. 18 people participated in One-Touch Epee. Others fenced foil and saber, or chatted and munched on burgers, hotdogs, cookies and pie. Congrats are due to Ben Frederiksen for winning One-Touch Epee. It was a fun event, with many upsets. ;-) But Ben earned the prize, a $25 gift certificate for fencing gear!Chicago Lakeshore Fencers Club Open
July 27, 2009: Ben Frederiksen placed 9th out of 22 in the A1 epee event at the Chicago Lakeshore Fencers Club Open (and BBQ). Be sure to ask him whether the BBQ was tasty. :-)Summer Nationals
July Summer Nationals, 2009: IFC extends a hearty congratulations to all Indiana Fencers who participated in the USFA Summer Nationals this year!Chicago Lakeshore Fencers Club Open
June 28, 2009: Ben Frederiksen placed 10th in a field of 33, in the A2 epee competition at the Chicago Lakeshore Fencers Club Open. Nice job!Indiana Cup
June 14, 2009: Congrats to Ben Frederiksen for a 9th place finish at the Indiana Cup at Notre Dame. Ben seeded 3rd after pools! The A1 tourney featured 3 A's, 5 B's, and zero unrated fencers. :-)Lady of the Lake Open
May 30, 2009: Ben Frederiksen fenced valiantly at the Lady of the Lake Open in Dublin OH. In the A1 epee event, he was unfortunately taken out by the second place finisher to place 13th. The event was a tough A1, featuring 4 A's, 3 B's, and 7 C's. Well fought, Ben!Jeffery Kaiser Memorial Open
May23-24, 2009: Congrats to Ben Frederiksen for earning his Epee C09 at the Jeffery Kaiser Memorial Open in Chicago! At the A2 event, Ben tore his way through the 2nd seed (a B09), before landing at 8th place. Awesome job, Ben!IFC Spring Open
May 2, 2009: Our very own IFC Spring Open fielded participants from five states (IN, OH, IL, IA, KY) -- with over 25 entrants in every event. IFC members placed as follows: Epee: 2) Dan Anez (C09!), 8) Aron Liaw, 10) Dan DeForrest, 11) Elizabeth Bostelman (E09!), 18) Ben Frederiksen. Sabre: 23) Marty Kramer. Foil: 1) Dan Anez, 5) Aron Liaw, 11) Ben Frederiksen (E09!), 12) Dan Davis, 16) Tanner Milazzo, 19) Michael Reed. Way to go! Extra congrats to Tanner and Michael -- this was their first USFA event, and they did great! :-)Great Lakes Sectional
April 18, 2009: Congratulations to Dan Anez for a 2nd place finish in Foil at the Great Lakes Sectional event! His only down at pools was A-rated fencer Ryan Howell. When matched together at quarterfinals, Dan overran him for the win, to earn his B09! Well done, Dan; we all saw it coming! :-) Ben Frederiksen placed 19th in Epee, out of a field of 25 which included 6 As and 9 Bs. Nice job Ben!Indy School Championships
April 4, 2009: Congrats to Jamie Toalston for an 8th place finish at the Indy School Championships Sabre Open. It was a field of 14, and she lost to the 1st place finisher, Emerson Woerner, B08. (Sabre is very not her weapon but she still had a really good time!)SC Spring Fling
Mar 28, 2009: Congrats to Dan DeForrest for a 2nd place finish at the SC Spring Fling B1 Epee tourney in Ft Wayne!Wright Challenge
Mar 21, 2009: Dan Bostelman and Dan Anez placed 8th and 9th respectively in the B2 foil event at the Wright Challenge in Dayton! They seeded 11th and 3rd, then were both taken out by the same 3rd place finisher, in a field of 28 fencers. In the 20-person A1 epee event, Ben Frederiksen seeded 8th and landed in 11th place, while Dan DeForrest seeded 12th but was taken out by the 2nd place finisher to end at 14th place. Nice job, everyone!March Friday Night Fencing
Mar 20, 2009: Congrats to Dan DeForrest for a 7th place finish at FNF in Mishawaka! The tournament featured 4 A's and 5 B's as a 19-person A1 epee event.Ides of March Open
Mar 14, 2009: Congrats to Dan DeForrest for placing 2nd in Epee at the Ides of March Open!Unrated IFC Epee
Mar 12, 2009: Congrats to Dan Davis for placing 1st in the Unrated IFC Epee tourney and earning an E09! Ted Cho of BFA placed 2nd, while Elizabeth Bostelman and Ben Frederiksen tied for third.2009 Indianapolis Fencing Club Spring Open, Overall Results
Thank you all for attending the Indianapolis Fencing Club Spring Open on May 2nd 2009. The IFC extends their gratitude to the directors Val Kizik, Andria Hine, and Ellen Kizik from IndySabre; Sean Shumate from Louisville Fencing Club; and Josh Williams from River City Fencing. Congratulations to the winners and thank you all for a wonderful tournament!CONGRATULATIONS to Daniel Anez on his dominant performance at the Indianapolis Fencing Club Spring Open. Daniel placed FIRST, renewed his B09 rating in foil with relative ease, proving that Daniel is on his way to his A rating. Keep in mind that Daniel fenced the foil competition after he placed SECOND in the epee competition, earning his C09 rating !
We also want to congratulate Tanner Millazo and Mike Reed, our new members who fenced in their very first tournament this weekend. Both boys fenced extremely well and showed real class in the process. When you see them this week, please give them a pat on the back. We are all very proud.
More detailed results can be found on askFred.
Pictures taken by photographer Jamie Toalston can be found on WebShots.
Videos can be seen at our YouTube Page.
Mixed Epee ( a B2 Event )
| 1 Nation, Jeremy | Bloomington Fencing Club | A2007 |
| 2 Anez, Daniel | Indianapolis Fencing Club | D2007 -> C2009 |
| 3 Hanahan, Tom | Bladepoint Fencing Academy | C2009 |
| 3 Landin, Joe | Escrime Du Lac | B2007 |
| 5 Carter, Seth | Summit City Fencing Club | C2009 |
| 6 Block, Alexander | Northwest Indiana Fencing Club | D2008 -> D2009 |
| 7 Bakken, Marlow | Rose Hulman Fencing Club | E2008 -> D2009 |
| 8 Liaw, Aron | Indianapolis Fencing Club | B2007 |
| 9 Ganahl, Alex | GMAU Fencing Academy | E2009 |
| 10 DeForrest, Daniel | Indianapolis Fencing Club | B2007 |
| 11 Bostelman, Elizabeth | Indianapolis Fencing Club | U -> E2009 |
| 12 Ganahl, George | GMAU Fencing Academy | D2008 |
| 13 Dazey, Jason | Bloomington Fencing Club | C2008 |
| 14 Taylor, Ellen | Madison Blades | E2009 |
| 15 Lilovich, Jason | Northwest Indiana Fencing Club | |
| 16 Koby, Brian | Ball State University Fencing Club | D2009 |
| 17 Quatroche, John | Bladepoint Fencing Academy | C2008 |
| 18 Frederiksen, Benjamin | Indianapolis Fencing Club | E2008 |
| 19 Forin, Tiago | Purdue Fencing Club | B2009 |
| 20 Craft, David | Madison Blades | |
| 21 Campbell, Michael | Bladepoint Fencing Academy | E2009 |
| 22 Cho, Ted | Bladepoint Fencing Academy | |
| 23 Ruszkowski, Maximilian | Lionheart Fencing Academy | |
| 24 Myers, Andrew | GMAU Fencing Academy | |
| 25 Wolford, Tyler | Ball State University Fencing Club | |
| 26 Huston, Caitlin | Ball State University Fencing Club |
Mixed Foil ( a B2 Event )
| 1 Anez, Daniel | Indianapolis Fencing Club | B2009 |
| 2 Branch, Byron | American Fencing Academy of Dayton | C2008 -> C2009 |
| 3 McOwen, Peter | American Fencing Academy of Dayton | B2009 |
| 3 French, Christopher | The Point Fencing Club | D2008 -> C2009 |
| 5 Liaw, Aron | Indianapolis Fencing Club | B2008 |
| 6 Williams, Josh | River City Fencing | D2009 |
| 7 (Fencer Excluded) | ||
| 8 Bullock, Charlie | The Point Fencing Club | C2008 |
| 9 Swerens, Caleb | Summit City Fencing Club | E2009 |
| 10 Zhang, Hellary | XL Fencing Academy | U -> E2009 |
| 11 Frederiksen, Benjamin | Indianapolis Fencing Club | U -> E2009 |
| 12 Davis, Daniel | Indianapolis Fencing Club | C2006 |
| 13 Woolley, Blake | The Point Fencing Club | E2009 |
| 14 Zhao, Mengyu | Fencing Illini | |
| 15 Van Cleeff, Judy | The Point Fencing Club | |
| 16 Milazzo, Tanner | Indianapolis Fencing Club | |
| 17 Engstrom, Stefanie | Fencing Illini | D2008 |
| 18 Bentsen, Mitch | The Point Fencing Club | |
| 19 Reed, Michael | Indianapolis Fencing Club | |
| 20 Schulz, Dawn | The Point Fencing Club | |
| 20 Busch, Garrity | The Point Fencing Club | |
| 22 Pettit, Sara | University of Iowa Fencing Club | |
| 23 Woolley, Eric | The Point Fencing Club | |
| 24 Little, Jennifer | The Point Fencing Club | |
| 25 Mattingly, Phillip | The Point Fencing Club | |
| 26 Thai, Anthony | Rose Hulman Fencing Club | |
| 27 Zobel, Mark | Crew 2577 BSA | |
| 28 Ruszkowski, Maximilian | Lionheart Fencing Academy |
Mixed Saber ( a D1 Event )
| 1 Amin, Gamal El Din | Rose Hulman Fencing Club | D2009 |
| 2 Woerner, Emerson | Indysabre Fencing Club | B2009 |
| 3 Hine, Sam | Indysabre Fencing Club | C2009 |
| 3 Rohe, Alexander | Indysabre Fencing Club | E2009 |
| 5 Dunn, Linda | Indysabre Fencing Club | E2008 |
| 6 Elmore, Brody | Indysabre Fencing Club | |
| 7 Lilovich, Jason | Northwest Indiana Fencing Club | |
| 8 Swerens, Caleb | Summit City Fencing Club | E2009 |
| 9 Cooley, Jon | Indysabre Fencing Club | |
| 10 Block, Dale | Northwest Indiana Fencing Club | |
| 11 Miller, Blake | Indysabre Fencing Club | |
| 12 Bouwkamp, Catherine | Indysabre Fencing Club | |
| 13 Gordon, Gregory | Northwest Indiana Fencing Club | E2008 |
| 14 Cho, Ted | Bladepoint Fencing Academy | E2008 |
| 15 Ryser, Marc | Northwest Indiana Fencing Club | E2007 |
| 16 Ziebarth, Doug | Northwest Indiana Fencing Club | |
| 17 Bakken, Marlow | Rose Hulman Fencing Club | |
| 18 Maro, Laura | Northwest Indiana Fencing Club | |
| 19 Sluka, Victoria | Indysabre Fencing Club | |
| 20 Maro, Richard | Northwest Indiana Fencing Club | |
| 21 Wang, James | Indysabre Fencing Club | |
| 22 Block, Phillip | Northwest Indiana Fencing Club | |
| 23 Kramer, Marty | Indianapolis Fencing Club | |
| 24 Thai, Anthony | Rose Hulman Fencing Club | |
| 25 Engstrom, Stefanie | Fencing Illini | |
| 26 Hornedo, Nicolas | Indysabre Fencing Club | |
| 27 Morrell, Mike | The Point Fencing Club | |
| 28 Ruszkowski, Maximilian | Lionheart Fencing Academy | |
| 29 Surridge, Alec | Indysabre Fencing Club | |
| 30 Williams, Cydney | Indysabre Fencing Club |
Club Results from Jeffery Kaiser Memorial Open May 24, 2009
Epee8nd place: Benjamin Frederiksen earning C09!
Congratulations Ben for taking 8th out of 25 in a A2 event!
Club Results from Great Lakes Sectional Championships April 18, 2009
Foil2nd place: Daniel Anez earning B09!
IFC Coach Jim Owen, "The semi final bout with Ryan Howell showed that Daniel's long attack and quick counter attack moving backward are dangerous to any level of opponent. The final touch was an incredible change of tempo touch. Daniel was a serious threat to take the tournament down. His concentration and exeution were truely 'on.' In the final, Daniel came out steaming against Little Joe, taking a three to zero lead within the first thirty seconds! Streb is a formidible A, with a ton of high level experience. The bout went back and forth, with a tie at the end of the first period 7 to 7, and a tie at the end of the second period 11 to 11. In the third period, Streb's riposte was the end of our hero. Congratulations to Daniel Anez. He is very, very close to that A rating!"
Epee
19th place: Benjamin Frederiksen
Ben Fredricksen placed 19th in Epee, out of a field of 25 which included 6 As and 9 Bs. Nice job Ben!
Club Results from IndySabre Indianapolis School Championships April 4, 2009
Sabre8th place: Jamie Toalston
Congrats to Jamie Toalston for an 8th place finish at the Indy School Championships Sabre Open. It was a field of 14, and she lost to the 1st place finisher, Emerson Woerner, B08. (Sabre is very not her weapon but she still had a really good time!)
Club Results from St Valentine Massacre GLS Sectional Event Feb 21, 2009
Epee16th place: Bill Winget
25th place: Ben Fredericks
26th place: Dan Deforrest
Foil
2nd place: Daniel Anez
5th place: Jim Owen
7th place: Daniel Davis
20th place: Ben Fredericks
Club Results from Purdue Spring Open Jan 31, 2009
Epee3rd place: Jamie Toalston, earning C09!
3rd place: Daniel DeForrest
6th place: Jim Owen, earning D09!
10th place: Bill Winget
20th place: Daniel Davis
Foil
1st place: Daniel Anez, earning C09!
5th place: Daniel Bostelman
8th place: Daniel Davis
11th place: Aron Liaw
17th place: Jim Owen
18th place: Daniel DeForrest
23rd place: Jamie Toalston
25th place: Bill Winget
