Competitive Members

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History of the Program

Fencing at the Univerity of Florida goes back decades. The competitive side of the sport became more refined when Coach Bruce Capin took over the program in the fall of 1998. Since then, the team has been increasingly competing on the NCAA, regional, and national levels (Divisions 1, 1A, II, III of the United States Fencing Association). Many members of Florida Fencing strive to be increasingly competitive in national circles of fencing. The club has designated a specific membership class to support these members and their goals. Ninety-nine percent of all fencers walk on with no prior experience. UF prides itself on taking students who wish to become competitors and turn them into athletes. Florida's record speaks for itself. If a student-athlete wants to excel in the sport of fencing, the possibilities are unlimited as long as the individual is willing to work hard.

2003 - 2004 Recap

2003 - 2004 was a good year for the Gators. UF fencers placed consistently in the top 16 at the North American Cup events and at the Temple (NCAA) Collegiate Open. Carlos de la Rosa ended Florida's medal drought by making the finals at Temple while the women's foil team (Crandall, Creel, Keathley) brought home NIWFA Championship medals for the first time ever. Leigh Schrimpf became only the second epeeist to medal individually. Crandall and Keathley also made the final in individual foil. 2004 marked the most medals in the four year that UF has participated in the NIWFA Championships.

Lady Gators also participated in the NIWFA Individual Championship held annually since 1933. Foil fencer Katie Keathley won the individual foil competition, becoming the first female in UF history to win an NIWFA title in any weapon.

The 2nd US Collegiate Club Nationals took place in April at the University of New Hampshire. The women's team lost as repeat National Champions to UMASS by one bout. The combined team finished third. Women's foil team finished second to UNH by one bout. Women's epee lost the gold medal to Texas by 5 bouts. In individual events, all three women on the foil team made the final round, as did one women's epeeist.

UF showed well at the Southeast Sectional Championship placing two women in the foil final and one in the epee final. The UF men did not place in the individual final, however three of the four mens epeeists defeated nationally-ranked opponents; those three have been competing for less than two years.

2004 - 2005 Outlook

Men

The 2004 - 2005 season looks promising for the University of Florida men. Julian Andrews is in good position to medal at the North American Cup, Southeast Sectionals and Temple (NCAA) Open. Carlos de la Rosa also looks to repeat his medal performance at Temple while medalling in the Cup events. Both mens saber and epee teams should be in the running for team and individual medals at the US Collegiate Championships to be held in April at Michigan State University.

Women

The women return veteran squads in all three weapons. There is as much talent and more depth than previous years and, 2004 - 2005 should produce medals in all major events: NIWFA, Temple (NCAA) Open, Southeast Sectionals, North American Cup, and US Collegiate Championships. Kelly Crandall and Katie Keathley are favored to become the first women to medal at the Cup events this spring. The women's foil team will have its first legitimate chance at an NIWFA title this March. It would be the first team title in any weapon for UF.

Team

UF travels to the west coast for the first time to take on Californian schools including UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, Cal Tech, and Cal State Fullerton in a dual meet in January, followed by the US Collegiate Championships in April at Michigan State. The competition will be difficult and the expectations higher, but the Gators will be working hard to ensure a successful season as they take another step toward the goal of excellence in sport.

Captains

Team and squad captains lead the competitive membership. These captains ensure the smooth running of practice and provide support for their team and squads. Captains were elected by the active membership on Wednesday, September 15, 2004.
Team Captains
Men Women


Julian Andrews

Katie Keathley
Squad Captains
Men's Sabre Men's Foil Men's Epee


Bob Gettys

Nelson Royall

Camp Crosby
Women's Sabre Women's Foil Women's Epee


Megan Hinman

Katey Creel

Leigh Schrimpf

Concerning NCAA Status

The University of Florida Department of Athletics was considering the addition of women’s fencing as a varsity sport. We have received numerous letters of support from NCAA teams, among them Stanford, Notre Dame, Temple, UNC, and Penn State. If fencing was chosen, competition was set to begin Fall 2003. Although the decision was not in our favor, both men’s and women’s teams would like to thank all the coaches and teams who have supported our efforts whether in writing or by competition invitations.

Tournament Calendar

1998 – 2004 Team Honors
INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM CHAMPIONS USA NATIONAL SQUAD & NATIONAL TEAM MEMBERS
1998 Viktor Mohacsy Sabre Gold 1998-2001 Clare Deming  Sabre
SE Sectionals USA National Squad
2000 Michael Barrett Sabre Gold
SE Sectionals 1999-2001 Viktor Mohacsy Sabre
2003 Darby Proctor Epee Gold USA National Squad
SE Sectionals  
2003 Darby Proctor Epee Gold 2001 Sam Montealegre Epee
USACFC Nationals Nicaraguan National Team
2003 Women’s 3-Weapon Team Gold Central American Games
USACFC Nationals
2004 Katie Keathley Foil Gold
NIWFA Christmas Invitational
TEMPLE COLLEGIATE OPEN (NCAA) NORTH AMERICAN CUP – DIVISIONS 1A, II, & III
1998 Clare Deming Sabre Finalist  1998 Clare Deming Sabre Div II Finalist  
1998 Zonnia Leong Sabre  Finalist  1998 Hal Aljibury Epee Div 1A  Finalist  
1998 Hal Aljibury Epee Finalist  1999 Viktor Mohacsy Sabre  Div 1A  Finalist  
1999 Matt Ruhter Epee Finalist  2000 Clare Deming Sabre Div II  Bronze 
1999 Viktor Mohacsy Sabre  Finalist   2000 Zonnia Leong Sabre  Div III  Silver
2000 Viktor Mohacsy Sabre Bronze 2000 Viktor Mohacsy Sabre Div II  Bronze
2000 Jon Seidel Sabre Finalist  2001 Darby Proctor Epee Div III  Bronze 
2000 Mike Barrett Sabre Finalist  2002 Joel Rauzin Sabre Div III  Finalist 
2000 George Wright Epee  Finalist  2002 David Goldsmith Epee  Div II  Silver 
2003 Carlos de la Rosa Epee  Finalist  2003 Donald Yeh Sabre Div III  Finalist 
NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE WOMEN’S FENCING ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS US SOUTHEAST SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
1998 Clare Deming Sabre  Silver
2001 3 Weapon Team Bronze 1999 Hal Aljibury Epee  Finalist
2001 Deming, Leong, Stinemire  Sabre Silver 1999 Amir Rubin Foil Finalist
2001 Cass, Proctor, Titkemeier  Epee Bronze 1999 Viktor Mohacsy Sabre Finalist
2001 Clare Deming  Sabre Bronze  1999 Michael Barrett Sabre Finalist
2002 Cass, Proctor, Titkemeier  Epee Silver 1999 Zonnia Leong Sabre Finalist
2002 Darby Proctor  Epee Finalist 1999 Sheri Stinemire Sabre Finalist
2004 Kelly Crandall  Foil Finalist 1999 Clare St. Peter Epee  Finalist
2004 Kelly Crandall  Foil Bronze 1999 Anita White Epee  Silver
2004 Katie Keathley  Foil Finalist  1999 Clare Deming Sabre Silver
2004 Leigh Schrimpf   Epee Finalist 2000 Darby Proctor Epee Finalist
2004 Crandall, Creel, Keathley  Foil Silver 2001 Darby Proctor Epee Finalist
2001 Michael Barrett Sabre Finalist
SOUTHWEST INTERCOLLEGIATE FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2001 Joel Rauzin Sabre  Bronze  
2002 Aljibury, Davis, Parnofiello  Sabre Gold  2001 Katrina Cass Epee Finalist
2002 Men & Women 6-Weapon Team Bronze 2002 Darby Proctor Epee Finalist 
  2003 Susan Brink Epee  Finalist
2003 Katrina Cass Epee Finalist
2003 David Goldsmith Foil Finalist 
2004 Katie Keathley Foil Finalist
2004 Kelly Crandall Foil Finalist
2004 Leigh Schrimpf Epee Finalist
UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION of COLLEGIATE FENCING CLUBS (USACFC) CHAMPIONSHIPS
2003 Men & Women 6-Weapon Team Silver 2004 Men & Women 6-Weapon Team Bronze  
2003 Men's 3-Weapon Team  Bronze 2004 Women's 3-Weapon Team Silver
2003 David Goldsmith Foil Silver 2004 Kelly Crandall Foil Finalist
2003 Brink, Cass, Proctor, Maxwell W. Epee Silver 2004 Katie Keathley Foil Finalist
2003 Catalano, de la Rosa, Williams, Villasana M. Epee Bronze 2004 Katey Creel Foil Finalist  
2004 Adrienne Maxwell Epee Finalist
2003 Goldsmith, Popelka, Prado, Rubin M. Foil Silver 2004 Crandall, Creel, Keathley W. Foil Silver
2004 Chevalier, Chernes, Maxwell, Schrimpf W. Epee Silver
2003 Crandall, Creel, Keathley, Hinman, Schrimpf W. Foil Silver
2003 Gettys, Fowler, Mitchell, Parnofiello M. Sabre Bronze

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