Congratulations! Brenda Yang – 2nd place Rachel Liu – 3rd place Sophia Zhuang – 7th place Nastassja Kuznetsova – 8th place (earned her C2017 rating) Julian Richards – 1st place Brian Kim – 3rd place Junming Ren – 5th place

Bergen Fencing Club, NJ 9 fencers were awarded with Top 8 Medals at the 2017 Summer Nationals, Salt Lake City, UT, July 1 – July 10, 2017 Vet-50 Men’s Saber: Oleg STETSIV, GOLD, Bergen FC Coach Div I-A Women’s Saber: Cecilia TAYLOR, Bronze (3rd Place), Erin CHEN, 6th Place Div I Women’s Saber: Celina MERZA, Silver (2nd Place) Div I-A Men’s Saber: Kevin CALLAHAN, Silver (2nd Place), Justin PARK, 8th Place Junior Men’s Saber: Dawson SIERADZKY, Bronze (3rd Place), Kevin CALLAHAN, 5th Place Div II Women’s Saber: Dana CHOU, Bronze (3rd Place)

2017 Summer Camps (@ Ho-Ho-Kus location) June 25-29th. Pre-Summer Nationals Camp. Hours 10am-4pm Suitable for competitive fencers in preparation for the Summer National Fencing Championship (July 1-10) July 17-21th Beginners/Intermediate Camp. Hours 10am – 6pm Good opportunity to start or improve your skills in fencing. Suitable for beginners and intermediate level. Field outings, general fitness improvement. Footwork, drills, free bouting. Private lessons available on request. July 17-27th Riga, Latvia International Camp Join members of Cadet, Junior and Senior Men and Women Russian Team as well as fencers from St Petersburg, Moscow and Moscow Region Clubs, fencers from Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Turkey. August 7-12 Bergen Fencing Club International Camp. Hours 10am-4pm Join Cadet, Junior, Senior National Russian and Georgian Sabre Teams. Special guests include: Coach Alexander Panteleev Fencers: Alexandra Shatalova, Ekaterina Titova, Anna Bashta, Nikita Inkov, Ivan Lebedev and more. In addition possible participants include fencers from Texas and Oregon and NY Clubs Conditioning, Footwork, Drills, Bouting. Fencers must be USFA ‘D’ Rated or above to participate. August 14 – 18th Beginners/Intermediate Camp. Hours 10am – 4pm Second during this summer Beginners/Intermediate Camp. Another opportunity to start/ improve your skills in fencing. Suitable for beginners and intermediate level. Field outings, general fitness improvement. Footwork, drills, free bouting. Private lessons available on request. August 28 – September 1 Elite Camp. 10am-4pm Conditioning, footwork, drills, bouting. Minimal requirement is ‘D’ rating. Private lessons available on request.