As we get ready to start the next fencing season (it runs from late August to early July!), it is nice to reflect on how our Nashville Elite Fencing Club put together an outstanding 2021-2022 season. The club earned over 32 total medals including 1 National and 2 SYC medals and produced 3 nationally ranked fencers, 6 regional championships, 29 RYC medals, 3 regional patch winners, 4 letter classifications, and 3 All Americans. In future posts, I'll give out some more information about competing in tournaments in case you find yourself (or your fencer) ready to take the competitive leap for 2022-23! Always happy to talk about it and to answer questions in the comments, but for now I'll just point out our many club successes.
Fencers with National Rankings and Overall Regional Point Winners
National rankings are earned by high finishes at the national events held throughout the year (Summer Nationals, NACs, Junior Olympics, SJCCs, SYCs). The rankings generally include the best 4 finishes a fencer has domestically and can also include international results. Results in the Top 40% (SYCs/SJCC) or Top 32 (NACs) are given a point value. Earning a high placement in the Div I category is the means by which the US Olympic team is chosen (generally the Top 4 on the Div I list in the Olympic year are selected to the team). Achieving a placement on the national list is a strong outcome for any fencer, and we currently have 3 nationally ranked fencers contributing to our training environment.
Mariasole Capellua
#71 Div I/Senior Women’s Epee
#55 Junior Women’s Epee
Sam Choun
#106 Junior Men’s Foil
Alexander Moore
#11 Y10 Men’s Epee
Fencers similarly earn rankings on the regional point list based on their finishes at regional tournaments. Three of our fencers earned regional recognition this year.
Mariasole Capellua: Gold (#1), Cadet Women’s Epee, Region 6
Alexander Moore: Gold (#1), Y10 Men’s Epee, Region 6
Sheerea Yu: Bronze (#3), Junior Women's Epee, Region 6
Championships
Mariasole Capellua
Peachtree Battle RJCC, JNR Women’s Epee, May 2022
Magic City RJCC, JNR Women’s Epee, Mar 2022
Alexander Moore
Peachtree Battle RYC, Y10 Men’s Epee, May 2022
Bull City RYC, Y10 Men’s Epee, Apr 2022
Tampa Challenge RYC, Y10 Men’s Epee, Feb 2022
Fairfax Challenge RYC, Y10 Men’s Epee, Aug 2021
Murfreesboro Winter Open, Y10 Mixed Epee, Jan 2022 (Local)
Semaj Toussaint
Murfreesboro Winter Open Div II Mixed Epee, Jan 2022 (Local)
Murfreesboro Winter Open, Unrated Mixed Epee, Jan 2022 (Local)
2021-2022 Season Medals and Classifications
National/Super Regional Tournaments (NAC/SYC)
Summer Nationals, July 2022
Alexander Moore, Y10 Men’s Epee, 7th Place
North Texas SYC, Aug 2021
Alexander Moore, Y10 Men’s Epee, 3rd Place
Windy City SYC, Apr 2022
Alexander Moore, Y10 Men’s Epee, 2nd Place
Regional Tournaments (RYC/RJCC)
Fairfax Challenge, Oct 2021
Alexander Moore, Y10 Men’s Epee, 1st Place
Mariasole Capellua, JNR Women’s Epee, 3rd Place
Mariasole Capellua, CDT Women’s Epee, 6th Place
Alexander Moore, Y12 Men’s Epee, 3rd Place
The Southern, Dec 2021
Sheerea Yu, JNR Women’s Epee, 6th Place
Sheerea Yu, CDT Women’s Epee, 3rd Place
Alexander Moore, Y10 Men’s Epee, 2nd Place
Tampa Challenge, Feb 2022
Alexander Moore, Y10 Men’s Epee, 1st Place
Alexander Moore, Y12 Men’s Epee, 7th Place
Magic City, Mar 2022
Mariasole Capellua, JNR Women’s Epee, 1st Place
Sheerea Yu, JNR Women’s Epee, 2nd Place [earned D22]
Mariasole Capellua, JNR Women’s Foil, 5th Place [earned E22]
Alexander Moore, Y12 Men’s Epee, 3rd Place
Zeke Newton, Y10 Men’s Foil, 5th Place
Maya Arsovski, Y10 Women’s Foil, 3rd Place
Iris Rauch, Y10 Women’s Foil, 7th Place
Alexander Moore, Y10 Men’s Epee, 2nd Place
Bull City, Apr 2022
Alexander Moore, Y10 Men’s Epee, 1st Place
Alexander Moore, Y12 Men’s Epee, 6th Place
Peachtree Battle, May 2022
Mariasole Capellua, JNR Women’s Epee, 1st Place [earned B22]
Alexander Moore, Y10 Men’s Epee, 1st Place
Mariasole Capellua, Div 1A Women’s Epee, 3rd Place
Samuel Choun, Div 1A Men’s Foil, 2nd Place
Semaj Toussaint, Div II Men’s Epee, 6th Place
Samuel Choun, JNR Men’s Foil, 3rd Place
Semaj Toussaint, CDT Men’s Epee, 5th Place [earned D22]
Alexander Moore, Y12 Men’s Epee, 3rd Place
Alison Kim, Y10 Women’s Foil, 6th Place
Maya Arsovski, Y10 Women’s Foil, 8th Place
Local Tournaments
Murfreesboro Winter Tournament, Jan 2022
Semaj Toussaint, Div II Mixed Epee, 1st Place [earned E22]
Semaj Toussaint, Unrated Mixed Epee, 1st Place
Alexander Moore, Y10 Mixed Epee, 1st Place
Rocket City Open, Apr 2022
Mariasole Capellua, Mixed Open Epee, 3rd Place
Semaj Toussaint, Div III Epee, 2nd Place
All Americans
All American status can be earned by achieving or renewing a letter classification during the fencing season along with other factors; applications generally open in early Spring for high school students.
Mariasole Capellua 1st Team Epee, Honorable Mention Foil, Academic Team
Sheerea Yu: 2nd Team Epee, Academic Team
Semaj Toussaint: 2nd Team Epee, Academic Team
2021-22 TN Club RYC/SYC/NAC Medal Counts and Championships
NEFC demonstrated its commitment to competitive excellence throughout the 2021-22 season with outstanding results and was the leading competitive club in TN. Not only did NEFC earn the most medals of any club, but it also had the most fencers earning medals emphasizing the broad commitment to fencer development and the growing strength of the club.
1. Nashville Elite Fencing Club
32 Total Medals
29 Regional, 2 SYC, 1 Summer National, 6 Championships [9 fencers]
2. Lang Fencing Academy
14 Total Medals
14 Regional, 0 SYC, 0 NAC/National, 2 Championships [2 fencers]
3. Williamson/Murfreesboro Fencing Club
13 Total Medals
13 Regional, 0 SYC, 0 NAC/National, 0 Championships [6 fencers]
4. Nashville Academy of Fencing
6 Total Medals
6 Regional, 0 SYC, 0 NAC/National, 0 Championships [2 fencers]
5. Memphis University School Fencing Team/Raptors Fencing Club
2 Total Medals
2 Regional, 0 SYC, 0 NAC/National, 0 Championships [2 fencers]