2011 North American Cup (U20)
11/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Fencing
Nov. 18, 2011
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. -- Nov. 12-14: Three of the Air Force Academy fencers competed in the first North American Cup tournament of the season in Austin, Texas. In men's epee, sophomore Chase Houser went 6-0 in pools, but lost 13-15 in the third round of direct eliminations. In the pool of 220, Houser finished 34th.
In men's foil, freshman Alexander Chiang went 6-0 in pools and lost in the third round of direct eliminations. Chiang finished 33rd in the pool of 186 entries.
In the 165 men's saber pool, freshman Emiliano Kaptain went 3-3 and lost 14-15 in direct eliminations to the eventual gold medal winner.
The fencing team is in practice mode until Dec. 9-12 when they travel to Kansas City, Kansas, for the NAC Division 1 and 2 tournaments.
