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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

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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.

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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!

Richard Howard

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"
 
ACFA Head Coach Richard Howard has written a paper entitled "Essentials of Fencing Technique" and it has been published on this website.  Please click this link and read the paper!

Send your comments or stories to ACFA by emailing the webmaster at chuck@acfencers.com.

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