Video: Coastside Academy of Fencing wins four gold medals in four regional tournaments

Students from the Coastside Academy of Fencing fought valiantly this weekend, bringing home ten medals from the regional tournament at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco.  No fewer than four young athletes won gold medals at the Regional Youth Circuit, a tournament sponsored by the United States Fencing Association.  The competition included athletes from all over Northern California.

Gold medalists:

• Stirling Johnson - Y10 Women’s Saber
• Clarissa Perez - Y12 Women’s Saber
• Elizabeth Jug - Y14 Women’s Saber
• Andrew Gleeson - Y12 Men’s Saber

The second of three fights between Andrew Gleeson and Jeffery Dalli.  Jeffery won the nationals last year in Miami and is held in high-regard by all.  The action is fast and the scoring subtle:  | Quicktime |

The last two points between Clarissa Perez and Sage Palmetto.  Sage, like Jeffery, is also a national champion for her age bracket and flew in from Oregon to compete at Kezar.  Clarissa is nimble with her footwork and quick with her offensive strategy: | Quicktime |

Both Perez and Gleeson defeated first ranked national champions in their final bout to win the gold.

Tara Davis earned the bronze medal in Y14 Women’s Epee for the first Coastside medal of the weekend. 
 Other medalists include Carrie Gilchrist, bronze medal Y14 Women’s Saber; 
Clarissa Perez, 8th place medal Y14 Women’s Saber; Lotus Lum, silver medal Y10 Women’s Saber; 
 Miranda Guerrero, 8th place medal Y12 Women’s Saber and Spencer Boling, 8th place medal Y12 Men’s Saber.

Coastside fencers took the gold in every event they participated in! The club is on a streak of defeating national gold medalists - last month Elizabeth Jug defeated two gold medalists to rank eighth in the nation.

 Credit is due to Maestro Anthony Joslin for leading these young athletes to success. Well done and congratulations to all the Coastside competitors.

The Coastside Academy of fencing trains athletes from age 7 to adult in the competitive sport of fencing, pairing rigorous athleticism with high standards of sportsmanship.
If you are interested in learning more about the Coastside Academy of Fencing contact Maestro Anthony Joslin at 650-219-5335 or email [email protected]