NFC 1 went decently well, especially considering all the schools we fenced were varsity (except Tufts Men). The DCFC Men’s Team crushed Tufts 19-8, with heartbreaking losses to Brandeis 13-14 and powerhouse Boston College 12-15, while the DCFC Women’s Team had close matches with Brandeis and Tufts.

Men’s Foil scored a win against Tufts, Men’s Epee scored wins against Brandeis, BC, and Tufts, and Men’s Sabre scored wins against BC and Tufts. Women’s Foil scored decisive wins against Brandeis, Tufts, MIT, and BC.

Freshmen Adam Omar (Epee), Heather Szilagyi (Foil), and Julie Ivy (Foil) absolutely dominated the strip at the competition, with impressive victories against seasoned opponents, while Women’s Captain Gaby Stern ‘14 (Foil) continues to be Dartmouth’s heavy-hitter. Freshmen Alison Flint (Epee) and Emily Leede (Sabre), with only a few months of experience, posted a number of victories as well.

The next NFC is in two weeks at UMass Amherst mainly against club teams.

The 2011-12 season is off to a fantastic start with this past weekend’s Big One competition at Smith College. Freshman epeeist Adam Omar (New York, NY) blew his opponents away to snag a bronze medal, while sophomore foilist Stuart Ghafoor (Flemington, NJ) won a heart-stopping bout against Brown to finish in 8th place.

Women’s captain and foilist Gaby Stern (New York, NY) battled her way into 10th place alongside foil squad leader Tianchi Xu (Belle Mead, NJ), who ended the day in 15th place.

Top-32 finishes included men’s captains Dave Seliger (Winchester, MA) and Edward Talmage (Walker, IA), freshman Heather Szilagyi (Huntington, NY), sophomores Ruosi Zhou (Delmar, NY),  Peter Horak (Hanover, NH), and Scott Brookes (Long Valley, NJ), and juniors Shermaine Waugh (Naples, FL) and Tommy McQuillan (Andover, MA).

If you liked what you saw at the Info Session and Demonstration, then come to our practices and learn how to do it yourself!

Practices are 3:15pm – 5:15pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and at 4:15pm – 6:00pm on Tuesday. We welcome people of all skill levels (or lack thereof)!