10th ANNUAL AMARILLO OPEN FENCING
TOURNAMENT A GREAT SUCCESS!
Amarillo College Fencing Association would like
to thank everyone who made the 10th Annual Amarillo Open Fencing Tournament the most successful tournament in the history
of Amarillo College. The tournament could not have been the success it was without the help of many people, including,
but not limited to:
REGISTRATION: Krista Martin, Sharee Haney, Joanna
Conway, Cynthia Cunningham, Linda Chenowith, Gayle Slaughter
TOURNAMENT OPERATIONS: Bary Nusz, Aimee Nusz,
Cynthia Cunningham, Chuck Slaughter
REFEREES: Aaron Clements (Head Ref), Andrew Lambdin-Abraham,
David Sierra, Justin Meehan, Jay Young, Cynthia Savino, Sue Borgos, Chuck Slaughter, Ben Simpson, Jared Slaughter, Katherine
Fulghum, Juleah Nusz, Billy Trabaudo, Daniel Rios, and Casey Blough.
ARMORERS: Will Willis, Skeeter Wilkinson
FUND RAISING: Joanna Conway, Kirk Coury
CONCESSION STAND: Joanna Conway, Barbara Cockerham,
Ande Parlow, Krista Martin
LUNCHES: Gayle Slaughter
AMARILLO COLLEGE LIAISONS: Robert Bauman, Tony Tackitt
SWORDMASTERS: Our exclusive vendor for the tournament
provided equipment repairs and sold fencing equipment. ACFA also rented 7 fencing strips and scoreboxes from them to
bring our total number of grounded strips up to 11 strips.
SET-UP & TEAR DOWN: There are too many to name
here individually but ACFA would like to thank all the parents, fencers and family members who helped set up and tear down
the equipment.
AWARDS: Joanna Conway, Richard Howard, and a special
thanks to Ande Parlow for painting four wonderful works of art that were presented to the Gold Medalists in the Junior and
Women's events.
TRANSPORTATION: Cheryl Carroll for picking up referees
at the airport and transporting them around Amarillo to and from the hotel and the tournament.
THE FENCERS: From Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas,
Oklahoma and elsewhere - "Thanks for coming!"
FINALLY, ACFA would like to thank Head Coach Richard Howard
for his dedication to the fencing program. ACFA and this tournament would not even exist without the vision that Coach
Howard has brought to the fencing program at Amarillo College.
THANK YOU ACFA FOR A GREAT TOURNAMENT!
