Apex Fencing Academy

Congratulations to all AFA fencers competing today! It was another good with awesome results.

Y12 Mixed Epee
Hailey 🥇1st
Blair 🥈2nd
Eliza 🥉3rd

Senior Women’s Epee
Lauren 🥇1st
Layla 🥈 2nd
Ava 🥉3rd

Senior Mixed Foil
Rokko 5th
Oliver 13th
Anton 19th
Nathan 23rd
Richard-Allen 24th
Beibei 33rd

Congratulations also to Rokko on earning his E24 in Foil!

Congratulations to all competing today in the Big Blue in Durham! Amazing results and new ratings!!

Y12 Mixed Foil
Penelope 6th

Senior Women’s Foil
Divya 3rd 🥉
Yara 5th
Addie 8th
Rachel 9th
Willow 12th

Senior Mixed Epee
Wesley 🥈2nd
Tristan 🥉3rd
Markus 🥉3rd
Sam 5th
Josh 7th
Konstantin 20th
Aaron 22nd
John 23rd
Tyler 26th
Layla 30th
Srinish 32nd
Ava 35th
Mourya 37th

Congratulations also to Tristan on earning his B24 and to Sam on earning his C24 rating in Epee!!!

The firs Novice Cup on September 14th is now open for registration.
Please note the changes, read the More Info page.
https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/583c62f7-e377-4d78-b140-30ec653c412e

Save the dates for the 2024-2025 season Apex Novice Cup series. All fencers are welcome! Season champions will receive a trophy!
The Novice Cup is a local unsanctioned tournament with the goal of developing strong beginner competitors locally in preparation for the Regional Circuit. The Novice Cup is also the tournament where new referees are developed and have a chance to learn, gain experience, and be mentored.

🎡 The regular-fee deadline for the October NAC in Atlantic City is Wednesday, Aug. 21. Avoid triple fees and register today! https://www.usafencing.org/october2024nac

Back-to-school season is often the most chaotic time for parents. In just 4 sessions, we'll pinpoint exactly what your student needs to do to become the ideal candidate for top schools. Cut through the noise and get clear, actionable steps for success!

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Congratulations to Maria on her 5th place finish in Cadet Women’s Foil at the Trick or Retreat, region 3 event!!!
Nice way to start the new season!

Fantastic last day of the Pre-season Competitive camp! We had the largest and hardest working fencers from across NC! 30 fencers ready to start the competition season. Several are on their way already to a tournament in New Jersey, good luck to Jackson, James and Maria!

Thank you to all the fencers and coaches for their time and hard work in making our camp a huge success!

Pictures
1. The whole group with a few missing, including Coach Matt
2. Div1 Mixed Foil competition
3. Mixed Epee competition
4. Div2 Mixed Foil competition

Congratulations to Aiden on winning 2 Regional Patches!

Junior Men’s Epee - Gold
Div1 Men’s Epee - Bronze

Congratulations to Kaitlyn on winning 3 Regional Patches in 2023-2024 season!

Cadet Women’s Epee - Gold
Junior Women’s Epee - Gold
D1a Women’s Epee - Bronze

We are thrilled to recognize our fencers as the
Regional Patches are now arriving in the mail.

Hope everyone received the email about club being closed tonight.stay safe.

Congratulations to Lauren on winning the Regional Bronze patch for the Wet Women’s Epee!

Congratulations to Maria on 2 Regional Patches for the 2023-2024 season!
Junior Women’s Foil - Silver
Div2 Women’s Foil - Bronze

Thank you to USA Fencing for recognizing the fencers' achievements on the Regional level!

Camp is canceled for today.
We are extending Camp hours until 3pm tomorrow
Please bring lunch and plan on staying until 3pm.

Camp is delayed today.
Hours are 10:30am - 1:30pm
Stay safe

APPLICATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW! Don't miss the opportunity to drive change and enhance your involvement in fencing by applying to join USA Fencing's diverse array of committees, councils, and resource groups for the 2024-25 season!

🔗 https://usafencing.me/3WAeI48

Congratulations to John Amoroso on winning the Regional Gold Patch in Vet Men’s Epee!!!
This is kind of like our own local Olympics.

Reminder to sign up for the Referee clinic. This is open to all fencers from any club and any level.

Dreams ➡️ Reality.

Huge congratulations to another historic moment! The best US Women’s Foil Team ever. If you haven't seen the finals make sure to watch it later. Incredible fencing! So proud of everyone they fenced as a team. Do extremely happy for them!!!

UNMATCHED 🥇

Congratulations, Lee Kiefer!

Congratulations to Nick Itkin and Team USA! Nick won Bronze🥉in Men’s Foil! What a fantastic achievement!
Three 🥇🥈🥉medals so far for US Fencers and all of them in Foil! This is another historic event!

Exciting news for our youngest fencers! 🥳 The Y8 updates for the 2024-25 season are here. Check out the latest changes and get ready for an amazing season ahead! 🤺
🔗 https://usafencing.me/4fgU00F

Congratulations to Lee Kiefer , Lauren Scruggs and Team USA!
What an amazing achievement and historical event! Lee Keifer is now 2 time Olympic Champion! US Women’s Foil with🏆 🥇🥈🏆 this is the biggest accomplishment of USA Fencing! We have been following both Lee and Lauren since she was Y10 National Champion and it has been an amazing journey for both.

Good luck to Byron!!!

Great to see 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team Member Byron Branch on Fox & Friends this morning talking about his journey in the sport! We can't wait to cheer you on in Paris, Byron! Watch at https://usafencing.me/4fhfSJi