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Amarillo Competitive Fencing
Association (ACFA) at Amarillo College
is an Association of persons with an interest in the history and basic principles
of modern sport fencing and active participation in United States Fencing Association (USFA) sanctioned tournaments at all
competitive levels. ACFA is listed as Amarillo College Fencing Association with USFA and operates in agreement with Amarillo College under that name; although ACFA operates independently
of Amarillo College.
ACFA practices in the Fencing Salle located in Russell Hall, Room 104, on
the Washington Street Campus of Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas. You can usually find one of the coaches at the Fencing
Salle on Monday at 7:00 p.m.; Thursday at 7:00 p.m.; or Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
If you have questions about ACFA, please feel free to email Head Coach Richard
Howard at richard@acfencers.com or Coach Chuck Slaughter at chuck@acfencers.com.
Juleah Nusz Wins Silver Medal
at Nationals
Juleah Nusz won the
Silver Medal (2nd out of 108 fencers) in Junior Women's Epee at the Summer National Championships in Atlanta. She came within
3 points of repeating as Junior National Champion. She went 5 and 1 in pools and was seeded 14th into the direct elimination
rounds. She earned a bye into the round of 64. Her direct elimination bouts included a 15-11
win over Semmel; a 15-14 win over Edwards; a 15-14 win over Samorodov; a 9-8 win over Bassa (with 1 second to go in the 3rd
period); a 15-13 win over Kopecky; and, in the gold medal bout, a 12-15 loss to Van Brummen. She represented ACFA with skill
and class. Way to go, Juleah!
Amarillo
Open Designated a Division 1A and Veteran Regional Open Circuit (ROC) Tournament by USFA
The 11th Annual Amarillo Open Fencing Tournament, scheduled on October 2 - 3, 2010, has been designated as a Division 1A and
Veteran Regional Open Circuit (ROC) Tournament by USFA.
This means that national points can be earned by fencers in the Division 1A and Veteran events at the Amarillo Open.
Only 12 tournaments in the USA have earned this designation for the 2010 - 2011 fencing season.
Preregistration is on Ask FRED. CLICK HERE to see who's signed up and to preregister.
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AC Fencing Association is the Home Club of Juleah Nusz, the 2009 USFA National Champion in Junior Women's
Epee.
Click here for pictures and a map to the AC Fencing Salle at Amarillo College.
ACFA Webmaster
Chuck Slaughter
"The whole art of fencing consists
in just two things,
to hit and not to be hit."
- M. Jourdain, in
Moliere's Le Beurgeois Gentilhomme, 1670.
Check out our ACFA companion site
at www.acfencers.org. It is a completely new looking website
that is still under construction.
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