Archive for August, 2009

Salle Mauro is home to the largest community of USFA competitive fencers in Houston. We have dozens of members in all three weapons, and new are arriving every day!

While we are proud of everyone at our club, we couldn’t possibly list everyone that fences for us or has fenced for us in the past. Below we list the most competitively active and advanced members of our club.

Foil Team

Men’s foil Team
1999 Silver Medal open Men’s foil
2000 US National Champions open Men’s foil
2001 Silver Medal junior Men’s foil
2002 US National Champion junior Men’s foil
2002 US National Champion Open Men’s foil
2003 Bronze Medal junior Men’s foil
2004 Silver Medal Open Men’s foil
2005 Silver Medal Open Men’s foil
2006 Silver Medal Senior Team Men’s foil

Steven Gerberman
Member of the Junior and Cadet National Team for 2000 and 2001. He was a member of the senior US National team who competed in the Senior World Championships in Cuba 2003.
Silver Medal 2003 Summer Nationals Div 1
2 Gold Medals at the 2000 Junior Olympics U.S. Men’s Foil Junior and Cadet Team at the 2000 World Championships. Gold medal at men’s open team at US national 2002. Gold Medal Junior men’s foil at US national 2002.
2004 Div1 National Championships Atlanta Men’s Foil 6th place
First seeding in the Nation under 20 Men’s foil for 2000 and 2001
First seeding in the Nation under 17 Men’s foil for 2000 and 2001

Michael Galligan
Bronze Medal Junior Men’s Foil at U.S National 2004
Silver Medal Cadet Men’s Foil NAC sand Utah , Oct 2001.
Bronze Medal junior men’s foil at 2002 US national championships.
Gold Medal at Men’s open team at US national 2002
Gold Medal Junior men’s foil at US national 2002.
Gold Medal Cadet Men’s Foil Junior Olympics 2002.

Benjamin Parkins
2006 Member of the US World Team.
2006 Bronze Medal Junior Men’s Foil at US National .
2006 Member of the Cadet National Team .
2006 silver Medal at Junior Olympics Cadet Men’s foil.
2006 5th place Junior Men’s Foil at Houston NAC
2006 5th Place in Cadet World Cup In Germany.
2005 8th Place in Cadet World Cup in Austria
2005 5th Place in Junior Men’s Foil Kansas NAC
2005 5th Place in DivisionI Men’s Foil Kansas NAC
2004 National Champion Y 14
2004 World cup Finalist Russia.
7th place cadet Men’s Foil NAC 2004
2000 National Champion Y 10,
2002 National Champion Y 12 .
Ranked 5th in the U.S. Y-14 Men’s Foil .
Gold Medal at the 2000 Summer Nationals.
2 gold medal at Donnaworth Germany U 14 and U 17 .
Gold Medal Junior men’s foil Team.
5th place Junior Men’s Foil,
5th place Division-1 Kansas 2005.
Bronze Medal Y-16 summer National 2005
Silver Medal Men’s Foil Open Team 2005

Mario Roderiguez
Three Times member of the U. S Paralympic Team 2004, 2000, and 1996.
Wheelchair Men’s Saber CHAMPION.
Silver Medal Wheelchair Men’s Épée 2004 Summer Nationals.
Silver Medal Wheelchair Men’s Foil.
Gold Medal Wheelchair Men’s Saber NAC Atlanta 2004.
3 Medals at 2003 Summer Nationals.2 Medals at 2002 Summer Nationals.

Benjamin Nichols
Gold Medal Division III Men’s Epee&Bronze Medal Division III Men’s Foil Arlington 2004.
3rd Place RYC #1 Y-14 Epee Ranked
9th in the U.S. Y-12 Men’s Foil and 10th in the U.S. Y-12 Men’s Epee
Silver Medal Men’s Foil Open Team 2005

Michael Dudey
Gold Medal Under 10 NAC Atlanta 2004
5th Place Under 10 National Championship
Gold Medal Under 10 Super RYC 2004
Gold Medal Under 12 RYC 2004
Silver Medal Under 14 RYC 2004
Gold Medal Y12 RYC Houston, 2005

Colin Sutter
Sliver medal Men’s foil Team 2006 Summer National
Sliver medal Men’s foil Team 2005 Summer National
Silver Medal Men’s Foil Team 2004 Summer National
6th Place Div II NAC 2004
8th Place Junior Olympic Men’s Foil 2005.
Silver Medal Men’s Foil Open Team 2005

Michael El- Saleh
Silver Medal Div III Men’s Foil, Silver Medal Men’s Foil Team,7th place Youth-14 ,8th place div II Men’s foil at 2004 Nationals
2 Medals Atlanta NAC 2004
4th Place Y-12 RYC #1 Men’s foil 2001
Silver Medal Men’s Foil Open Team 2005,
Sliver Medal Div II Summer national 2005
6th Place Div 1A summer national 2005.

Lizzy McDermott
Silver Medal Div III Women’s Foil Nationals 2004
2004 Under 12 Finalist Women’s Foil
8th place Y-10 Women’s Foil at the 2000 Summer Nationals.
7th Place in the U.S. Y-12 summer national 2001.
2nd place Y-12 RYC #1

Signe Ferguson
Bronze Medal Y10 at 2004 RYC #1 Houston
Silver Medal Y-10 at 2005 RYC El-Paso
Silver Medal Y-10 at 2005 RYC Houston

Elizabeth Rhodes
2nd Place 2002-2003 Season Regional Youth Circuit (RYC) Y14 Women’s Foil
11th Place 2003 Summer Nationals Cadet Women’s Foil
3rd Place 2004 & 2005 Crescent City Open, New Orleans, Senior Women’s Foil
1st Place 2004 Games of Texas, Texas Amateur Athletic Federation, Senior Women’s Foil
6th Place 2004-2005 Season Southwest Section Circuit Cup (SSCC) Senior Women’s Foil
Top 32 – 26th of 174 fencers 2005 Junior Olympic Championships Junior Women’s Foil

Richard Spicer
Gold Medal Under 19 Men’s Foil team 2002.
Gold Medal Men’s foil team 2002.
Silver Medal Men’s foil team at 2004 Nationals.

Cathy McDermott
Ranked 1st in the US Y-14 Women’s Foil 2004-2005
2003 National Champion DIV III Women’s Foil
2003 5th place Y12 Summer National Women’s Foil
2003 5th place Div II Women’s Foil.
2004 National Champion Div II Women’s Foil
Bronze medal Y14 at 2003 Summer National Women’s Foil
Silver medal Y14 at 2004 Summer National Women’s Foil
7th Place 2004 NAC Atlanta Y 17 Women’s foil

Sarah Followill
2005 Regional Youth Circuit Y12 Mixed Foil 2nd
2005 Regional Youth Circuit Y14 Mixed Foil 2nd
2005 Gulf Coast Divisionals 2005 Y14 Women’s Foil 1st
2004 Regional Youth Circuit Y12 Mixed Foil 7th
2004 Regional Youth Circuit Y14 Women’s Foil
2004 Super Regional Youth Circuit #1 Houston Texas Y10 Women’s Foil 3rd

Julia Pike
1st Place Longhorn 2004 Women’s Foil
7th place Div III Women’s Foil at the 2000 Summer Nationals ] 7th Place Div II at the NAC ( Sandy, Utah 2001). Bronze medal at US national Div II Women’s foil.

Epee Team

Lewis Weiss
2005 Season 12th Youth -10 Men’s Épée
3rd Y10 2005 National Championships

Rebecca Rea
2005 Season 10th Youth -14 Women’s Épée
2005 Season 18th Cadet Women’s Épée
2005 Season 123RD Junior Women’s Épée
5th place Y-14 women’s Epee super RYC 2004.
Silver Medal Y-14 Mixed Epee Houston 2004.

Neely Brandfield-Harvey
2006 Member of the US world team.
52nd Place Cadet World Cup, Heidenheim, Germany 2004
37th Place Junior World Cup, Louisville 2004
3rd Place NAC Y14, Atlanta 2004
8th Place NAC Cadet 2004
2nd Place Summer National Y-14, Charlotte 2004
2nd Place Summer National Division II 2004
3rd Place Summer National Cadet 2004
1st Place Southwest RYC Y-14, El Paso 2004
7th Place NAC Y-14, Atlanta
29th Place Junior Olympics Cadet, Cleveland
6th Place Super Regional Y-14, Houston
11th Place NAC Y-14, Overland Park
32nd Place Summer Nationals Y-14, Austin
3rd Place NAC Y-12, Overland Park 2003
16th Place Summer Nationals Y-12, Greenville 2002
1st place summer national 2005 Y14 women’s epee
3rd Place summer national 2005 Cadet Women’s epee
3rd Place summer national 2005 Junior Women’s epee

Magnus Ferguson
Gold Medal RYC El-Paso 2005.
Gold Medal Y-12 Men’s Epee, Houston Cup# 3 2005.
Gold Medal Y-12 Men’s Epee, Houston Challenge # 3 2005
Gold Medal Y-12 Men’s Epee, Houston RYC 2005

Rebecca El-Saleh
Ranked 7th in the U.S. Y-14 Women’s Epee Ranked 30th in Y-17 2003.

Elizabeth Donnenberg
Gold Medal at 2002 NAC Saratoga spring ,
Silver medal at US 2002 national championships women’s epee.
National Champion Y-10 at 2003 summer nationals.
7th place Y-14 NAC Atlanta
Two Gold Medal RYC Y-12&14 2004
8th place NAC 2005 Y-14 women’s epee
8th place NAC 2005 Y-12 women’s epee

Joey Clark
2002 US National Champion Y-12 Men’s Epee

Greg Micek
Gold Medal Y-12 Men’s Epee Summer Nationals 2004.
5th place Y-14 Men’s Epee NAC 2004 Atlanta
Silver Medal Super RYC Houston 2004
Bronze Medal Y14 NAC April 2005

Alex Tyler
7th place Y-10 Men’s Epee 2004 Summer Nationals.
Bronze Medal Y-10 Men’s Epee NAC Atlanta 2004.

Anna VanBrummen
7th place Y-10 Women’s Epee NAC Atlanta 2004

Thomas Henzler
8th place Veteran 50/59 Men’s Epée 2004 Summer National

Saber

Travis Overton
Nationally Ranked Y14
2005 Y14 Southwest Regional Saber Champion
Y-14 NAC Chatanooga TN, 2005 28th Place
2nd J.O. Qualifiers/Gulf Coast Division Junior U20 Saber
4th Regional Youth Circuit Y14 Mixed Saber
2nd Katy Blades Fall Challenge Senior Open Saber

Ian Wells
4th Place Couger Call to Arms

David Chao
3rd D1A 2005 Southwest Sectionals
2005 Y14 Regional Youth Saber 2005 3rd Overall
Houston Cup #3 Senior Mixed Saber E1 4th
Battle on the Bayou Senior Mixed Saber 1st

Chao, Nick
2004 Houston Youth Challenge 04 Mixed Saber 3rd
Regional Youth Circuit Y12 Saber 5th

Hirschfeld, Teddy
Houston Challenge Mixed Saber D1 2nd of 16
J.O. Qualifiers/Gulf Coast Division Junior U20 1st

Raissa Largman
2005 Regional Youth Circuit Y14 W. Saber 2nd
2005 Regional Youth Circuit Y12 W. Saber 2nd

Shannon Largman
2005 Regional Youth Circuit Y14 Saber 5th

Alistair Bryant
2005 Regional Youth Circuit Y14 Saber 3rd

Dan Gorman
2nd D1A 2005 Southwest Sectionals
3rd Texas Grand Prix

John McDermott
7th place Veteran 60 and over Men’s Saber Summer National 2004
3rd place Veteran 60 and over Men’s Saber Summer National 2005

Joe Paterson
3rd Place Y-10 2004 RYC Saber

Past Students

Harry Mahaffey
Bronze medal at 2002 summer national U 12 man’s saber,
Bronze medal at 2001 summer national championships men’s saber NAC 2002,
Gold medal at the Heavy Metal Open 2002.

David Filteau
Nationally Ranked Y10
Nationally Ranked Y12
2005 Y10 Southwest Regional Saber Champion
Y-10 NAC Chatanooga TN, 2005 6th Place
2005 Regional Youth Circuit Y10 Saber 1st
Regional Youth Circuit #3 2004- Y10 Mixed Saber 1st

Jack Hudson
7th place Y-10 Men’s Epee 2004 NAC Atlanta.
Gold Medal Y-10 Men’s Epee Houston Challenge 2004.
Gold Medal Y-10 Super RYC New York 2005.
Gold Medal Y-10 NAC April 2005.
Gold Medal Y-10 RYC Houston 2005
Bronze Medal Y-12 RYC Houston 2005

Zoltan Krudy
7th place Y-12 Men’s Foil 2002 National Championships.
6th place Cadet Men’s Epee 2004 Summer Nationals.

Christian McNamara
Ranked 5th Under 10 in the Nation
2005.Gold Medal Youth-10 RYC 2004.
Bronze Medal Y-12 ,Silver Medal 2004 Y-10 RYC at Dallas 2003.
Silver Medale Y-10 Men’s Foil Chattanooga April 2005
Gold Medal Y-10 Houston RYC 2005
Sliver Medal Y-12 Houston RYC 2005

Pierce McNamara
8th place Y-10 Men’s Foil NAC Chattanooga 2005
Bronze Medal Y-10 Houston, RYC 2005

Zack Parkins
Silver DIV I 2003 National Championship Men’s Saber
Bronze DIV II 2003 National Championship Men’s Saber

Our Cavalier Fencer Class is geared for kids 6-12. Fencing is an exciting and safe sport that teaches quick decision making, hand-eye coordination, and mental discipline. It helps develop the body and mind while the student has fun.

This class is for those new to the sport and those who want to work on their fundamentals in a non-competitive environment. Classes run every Saturday from 9:30-11:00am.

Class focuses on fundamentals, strategy, and fun.

Date: Sept. 5 Class Time: 9:30-11:00am

Our Cavalier Fencer Class is geared for kids 6-12.  Fencing is an exciting and safe sport that teaches quick decision making, hand-eye coordination, and mental discipline.  It helps develop the body and mind while the student has fun.

This class is for those new to the sport and those who want to work on their fundamentals in a non-competitive environment.  Classes run every Wednesday from 4:00-5:30.

Class focuses on fundamentals, strategy, and fun.

Date: Sept. 2
Class Time: 4:00-5:30pm

Adult fencing classes for all levels of fencers.  Come in and learn to fence or practice your sport with other experienced fencers.  Fencing is the a great way to tone your body, sharpen your mind, and have fun while exercising.  Come join us and learn.

Class focuses on fundamentals, strategy, and fun.

Date: Sept. 1
Class Time: 1:00-2:00pm

From US Fencing, July 28, 2009:

US Fencing is pleased to announce the hiring of national weapon coaches for all weapons. These coaches have been selected to coach and lead the national team programs for the United States Fencing Association with the ultimate goal of medal performances in the London Olympics in 2012 and beyond

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Newly hired coaches include:

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Mauro Hamza – Men’s Foil

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Each of the newly hired coaches bring outstanding previous experience with international fencing at all levels including world cups, world championships and the Olympics.

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Mauro Hamza has been involved in Men’s foil ever since being an international competitor for Egypt when he was an athlete. He has been a frequent team coach for the Men’s Foil Program on international trips and his students and teams have won numerous medals both domestically and internationally. The National Team Program will benefit from his fair and calm demeanor, tactical and technical expertise and ability to work with athletes and coaches from all over the USA.

We at Salle Mauro extend a hearty congratulations to Mauro on this stellar accomplishment.