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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.
Juleah also earned a 7th Place "Finalist" Medal in Division 1A Women's Epee and finished in 18th Place in Division 1 Women's
Epee at Summer Nationals.
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.
Juleah Nusz Earns 10th Place
at Division 1 NAC in Women's Epee
Juleah finished 10th out of 120 fencers at the Division 1 NAC
in Senior Women's Epee in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in April 2010. She was eliminated in the round of 16 by a score
of 15 to 8 by Kelly Hurley, the only women's epee fencer from the United States to compete at the Olympic Games in Beijing.


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"
"Never worry about numbers.
Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you." - Mother Teresa
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