2002 - 2003 Season Overall Summary

Overall Medal Count: 20
Strong Regional & National Finishes: 25

gold: 6
silver: 5
bronze: 9
RGNL 24: 6
RGNL 16: 8
RGNL 8: 6
NAT'L 24: 1
NAT'L 32: 1
NAT'L 24: 3
NAT'L 16: 0
NAT'L 8: 1

Strongest Results
(Names in orange type are 1st year competitors)

Wes Bellanca
from 91st to 34th in div. 1 mens / won hawaii open / 3rd or 4th pcc's
2ND @ Division 1 National Qualifiers

Matt Adams
top 24 nat'ls
Champion Division 2 National Qualifiers

Mary Spohn
Earned National Points
Became Nationally Ranked
15 / 39 Y10 Regional Youth Circuit (San Francisco)
17 / 24 Y12 Regional Youth Circuit (San Francisco)

Max Griffin
Champion Socal Youth Challenge
Earned National Points. / earned "E"? / re-earned "E"
Became Nationally Ranked
Earned & Re-earned National "E" Rating
consistently finished in top 24 at youth regional events
8th in Under 20 (San Diego Invitational) out of 26

Corin Porter
Undefeated Champion @ Socal Youth Challenge
Won Scholastic League event for best results
top 8 out of 25 @ SD Invitational
7 OUT OF 18 (U14) - San Diego Invitational

Taylor Levin
Undefeated Champion @ Socal Youth Challenge
2nd at Socal Youth Challenge
2nd @ San Diego Invitational

Byron Weiss
8th / 23 @ SD youth - U17
9TH / 24 @ SD YOUTH - U14
Earned medal @ 1st event - SoCal Youth Challenge

Emmett Rensin
Competed in 1st Nat’l Event
2nd @ SoCal Youth Challenge

James Ancheta
3rd @ Prep Tournament
Finished in top 50% of the U.S. at National Event - Div 3 nat'ls (1st Season)

LauraBirdsall
Competed @ 1st regional level event

Nusrath Abigail
Earned Medal @ 1st High School Event
2nd @ Prep Tournament
1st experience @ National level

Sheryl Scarso
3 touches from qualifiying for Div 1-A National Championships (1st Season)
3rd at Prep Event

AlfredDel Cano
Undefeated Champion at the Prep Event

EricBlack
competed in his first rgn'l event @ SF

JoeGarza
entered first men's open competitions and did fairly well

Ray Porter
entered first men's open competitions and did fairly well

Overall Outlook

23 Students qualified to represent SwordPlay in National Competitions
2 Qual For U17@ Junior Olympics
1 Qual For U20 Jo's
3 Qual For Div 1-A Grady, Wes, Myself
4 Qual Div 3 Women - Sheryl, Nusrath, Laura, Mary Spohn
4 Qual For U19 Team
1 Qual For Div 2
2 Qual For Div 1
3 Qual U12 Nat'ls
1 Qual U10 Nat'ls
2 Qual For Div 3 Men's Foil

National Ratings
Matt Adams C'03 Re-Earned
Wes Bellanca B'03 Re-Earned
Max Griffin E'03 Earned / Re-Earned

National Rankings
Max Griffin Under 12 Boy's Foil
Mary Spohn Under 10 Girl's Foil

Outstanding Season Results
Top 4 @ Prep
6 Of 8 FINALISTS @ PREP
4 Of 8 @ Top 8 Socal Youth Challenge
Taylor – Undefeated - 3 / 1st / 2nd
Corin – Undefeated / High School Foil Champion
Max – Nat'l Ranking & Points
Mary - Nat'l Ranking & Points

Honerable Mentions
Sheryl 1 Touch Away From Div 1-A Qualifeirs
Nusrath 2 Places From Jo Quals (1st Season)
Wes Touches From Div 1 Qualifier Champ
Wes 2 Places Away From 1st National Points

Fencers to Look Out for Next Season
1 Wes
2 Grady
3 Danny
4 Max
5 Nathan
6 Mary
7 Byron
8 Eric
9 Emmett