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Romero and Young finished 11th and 12th, respectively, in the 58-member women's saber competition. Romero is a strong competitor and a two-time national qualifier. A recruited athlete, Young is a seasoned fencer who belonged to the Fencing Club of Long Island and the Fencers Club in New York City. Thoreson finished 14th among 90 competitors in the women's epee event, also increasing her USFA rating to a "D". Thoreson is also a seasoned fencer from the Academy's Prep School, who competed in the 2003 and 2004 Nick Toth Open. Senior Ebony Cook placed 95th of 134 in women's foil.
The AFA men's epee competitors had Schenk finishing in seventh place, followed by Sean Andrews finishing 38th out of 111 fencers. Kent Morgan and Carl Chen were the only AFA men's foil fencers. Morgan finished 139th, while Chen tied at 171 in the field of 178 fencers. The Falcons had three men competing in saber. Junior Sam Bartron finished in 54th place, followed by team captain Pappy Oboho in 74th place. Trice was the top Falcon in the event fencing to a 13th place finish out of 124.
"This was an exciting event for our fencers," according to assistant coach Bob Taylor. "All of our fencers were able to get good experience under their belt and the younger fencers really stepped up and showed the promise they bring to the team."
Head coach Abdel Salem and the teams have two events under their belts. The next competition is the New Mexico Open. Previously, the fencers have been very successful at New Mexico in all three weapons. Salem expects this year's team to be just as successful.
The New Mexico Open in Santa Fe is scheduled for Oct. 23-24.
