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at www.acfencers.net. We also have another site under construction at www.acfencers.org.
AC Fencers Qualify for
USFA National Junior Olympic Championships
The following AC Fencers qualified to compete, (either as an automatic qualifier
or as an division qualifier at the division qualification tournament), at the USFA National Junior Olympic Championships
to be held in Memphis, Tennessee, in February.
Junior Men's Epee
Gene Branum, Derik Nusz, Jered Wilkinson
Junior Men's Foil
Jeremy Bauman, Gene Branum, Justin Stephens
Junior Men's Sabre
Jeremy Bauman, Justin Stephens
Junior Women's Epee
Caitlin Carroll, Juleah Nusz, Alex Ragsdale, Macy Slagle
Junior Women's Foil
Caitlin Carroll, Macy Slagle, Sarah Whitaker
Junior Women's Sabre
Caitlin Carroll
Cadet Men's Epee
Luke Castleman, Travis Conway, Derik Nusz, Jered Wilkinson
Cadet Men's Foil
Luke Castleman, Travis Conway, Benjamin Hilton
Cadet Women's Epee
Alex Ragsdale, Macy Slagle, Sarah Whitaker
Cadet Women's Foil
Alex Ragsdale, Macy Slagle, Sarah Whitaker
Changes Made to the ACFA Board
of Directors
On November 30, 2009, the ACFA Board of Directors elected Tony Tackitt and
Kirk Coury to fill the unexpired terms of former board members Craig Ledford and Robert Bauman. Those terms expire on
July 31, 2010. Chuck Slaughter was elected Board Chairman, replacing Robert Bauman. Bary Nusz was elected Board
Secretary, replacing Chuck Slaughter in that position.
AC Fencers Win
Plains Texas - New Mexico Cups
Based
on unoffical totals, as found on the Ask FRED point standings, the following ACFA fencers have won the 2008-2009 Plains
Texas - New Mexico Cups in the following categories:
Senior Men's Foil: Jeremy Bauman
Senior Men's Epee: Jered Wilkinson
Senior Men's Saber: Jeremy Bauman
Senior Women's Saber: Caitlin Carroll
Toby Tolley of New Mexico Fencers Club
& Duke City Fencing won the Cup for Senior Women's Epee and Allison Treloar of New Mexico Fencers Club won the Cup for
Senior Women's Foil.
Congratulations to all!
 Head Coach Richard Howard Recognized
by United States Fencing Coaches
Association
The U.S. Fencing Coaches Association awarded their first Fellow Award to
Amarillo College Fencing Head Coach Richard Howard during a February 1st fencing tournament at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
The fellow award was created to recognize members of the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association who perform sustained
service to the sport of fencing and its athletes.
Howard has been coaching fencing for more than 30 years. He built
the Amarillo Competitive Fencing Association (ACFA) from a handful of novice fencers. He continues to develop the talent of
fencers who have earned numerous U.S. National medals and rankings from an area of the country where fencing has a completely
different meaning.
Coach Howard teaches biology at Amarillo College and is the curator of the AC Natural History Museum.
He also is a concert pianist.
Head Coach Richard Howard Authors
Paper on "Essentials of Fencing Technique"
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