"We finalized the team with our returnees and walk-ons, which will be good for the future of the team. Along with freshmen French, Michael O'Conner from Charlotte, NC and Alex Brand from Needham, Mass., Salem has a talented crop of walk-ons to complement the more experienced returnees. The fencing team will spend most of the season competing in the North American Cups, which give the fencers valuable experience before heading into any NCAA dual meets, regionals or championships. 10-13, followed by the NAC in Richmond on Dec. The NAC in Albuquerque is scheduled for Nov. 21-22.īetween November 2006 and January 2007, the team will split its strengths between the New Mexico, Virginia and Ohio NACs. The team returns to USAFA to host the Falcon Open, Oct. The competitions in October are reserved for the first North American Cup (NAC) of the year, Oct. The following week, the Falcons will participate in the New Mexico Open in Santa Fe, NM on Sept. I hope it will be a good kick off for the entire team stepping into a new season." said Egle Paskeviciute, USNA exchange midshippman. We've been working hard the last few weeks, and it is going to be very exciting to test the new things we learned, and brushed some old stuff up after the summer break at the Nick Toth Open.
"It's been a huge change coming from the Naval Academy's fencing team to the big and friendly home of the Air Force fencers. Actually most of our returnees should have satisfactory results for both tournaments." One of our new recruits is freshman Peter French, younger brother of Air Force Academy All-American Tim French, class of 2006, and having him on the team is a welcome addition and I anticipate a good performance from him.
"Our results from the two Opens will show our team just how ready we are for the season. "The Nick Toth and Falcon Open are important for us because they are the first meets of the year for our fencers," commented Salem. Olympic Training Center will compete against our Academy fencers." Former Academy fencer Seth Kelsey is slated to represent the USOTC. "A lot of the nation's top fencers from all over the region Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado and the U.S. "We expect the Nick Toth to be a strong tournament this year," said head coach Abdel Salem.
9-10 at the Air Force Academy Cadet Gymnasium. The Falcons kick off the season with the annual Nick Toth Open on Sept. The Air Force Academy fencing team released the 2006-07 fencing schedule.
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