Olympia fencers bring home medals from the June NAC
Richmond, VA
More than 1,500 athletes competed in Richmond, VA this past weekend, in the penultimate tournament before the Tokyo Olympic Games next month.
Four qualifiers for the 2021 U.S. Épée Olympic Fencing Team have competed in the Division I events in Richmond:
- Kelley and Courtney Hurley, 2012 Olympic team bronze medalists and 2018 Senior World Team Champions
- Kat Holmes, 2018 Senior World Team Champion
- Jake Hoyle, two-time World Cup medalistHere are the results!
Cadet Men’s Épée
Four Olympia fencers made top 64, and those in top 32 got national points!!
166 fencers from 86 fencing clubs participated in this event
- 14-year-old Luka Loncar gets the Bronze medal and earns his A 2021 rating
- Spencer Vermeule places 11th
- Tony Whelan 19th
- Christos Papavasiliou comes in 49th, Max Shah in 52nd.
Div 1 Men’s Épée
Olympia’s Men’s squad in top 64, among 172 participants!
- Tony Whelan, 12th place
- 14-year-old Dayus Gohel, 21st
- Jonas Hansen, 25th
- Gabriel Feinberg, 27
- Spencer Vermeule, 32nd
- Harry Gui, 63rd
Div 1 Women’s Épée
- 15-year-old Ava Wade -Currie finished 16th in a pool of 242 participants, including famous Olympians (which she fenced TWICE and lost to one for top 8!)
Junior Men’s Épée
- Jonas Hansen takes the Bronze, while five other Olympia students make top 64 among 170 participants in today’s men’s competition:
- Spencer Vermeule, 17
- Gabriel Feinberg, 27
- 14-year-old Dayus Gohel, 30
- Tony Whelan, 41
- 14 year old Luka Loncar, 57th
Big congratulations to all!! An amazing event, with amazing results!
