Two Coastside women win gold in Western Regional Fencing Tournament

Coastside Academy of Fencing’s Clarissa Perez and Elizabeth Jug both earned gold medals at the Super Youth Circuit fencing tournament held March 29 & 30 in San Jose. Fencers from all over the country crowded the San Jose Convention Center to fight for medals and national points last weekend. Coastside fencers, coached by Maestro Anthony Joslin, who also won medals include:

Stirling Johnson – 7th womens’ youth 10
Andrew Gleeson – 8th mens’ youth 12
Lotus Lum – 6th womens’ youth 10

The top forty percent of fencers in each category received national points. Aside from the prestige of being ranked nationally, national points help position a fencer better in future tournaments.

Gleeson, Perez and Jug, as well as Julia Garcia all earned national points.
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].