Will Overholt:
President of
FSU Fencing Club
Club/class members were treated to a great night fencing over the Winter break, when our distinguished alumni Will Overholt attended class. Will gave a brief presentation in epee, worked one-on-one with several students and fenced with most of the foil fencers in the class well past closing time.
Will graduated from Lincoln Park Academy high school (Fort Pierce) in 2006 with an IB diploma. He started fencing in the Fall of 2004 at one of our first beginners classes and fenced throughout high school with us. After graduating high school, Will enrolled as a biology major at FSU and quickly began fencing with the FSU fencing club.
There, he studied under FSU coach, Ben Jacobs with additional lessons from Andrew Stroud (a graduate student who at one point had an A in Saber, an A in Foil, and a B in Epee). Will has also taken private lessons from Jan Delaney and John McFarland.
Currently, Will is the president of the FSU Fencing Club with a C rating in epee (earned in the “2009 River City Duel Till You Drop” open epee tournament where he placed 2nd) and a D in foil (earned in the 2009 "Green Gator" D & under foil, which he won).
He's a senior undergraduate student, planning on graduating Spring 2010. He says he would like to attend graduate school studying microbial ecology. (Microbial ecology is the relationship of microorganisms with one another and with their environment) Five points to all of you who knew that without looking it up.
Will hopes to graduate with honors, depending on whether he successfully defend his honors in the major thesis “Characterizing microbial com- munities in radionuclide and nitrate con- taminated sediments.” Good luck, Will, and keep fencing!
P.S. Tell your parents that Ken says they should be proud of you on so many levels!
Calendar - Jan 2010
PSL=Community Center, Airoso Blvd.
CC=PSL Civic Center, US 1
Fenn=Fenn Center, Ft. Pierce
Club Nights:
For members and by special invitation only
St. Lucie Ballet—884 Biltmore, Port St. Lucie
Contact:
Ken Moran • 772/618-3099
kenfencer@aol.com • www.tcfencingacademy.com
January 2010 at a quick glance
2
Class 7 10am
PSL CC
4
Class 1 7:00 CC
5
Class 1 6:30
Fenn
7
Club Nite 7pm
St Lucie Ballet
8
Final Class
5:30 PSL CC
9
Final Class 10am PSL CC
11
Class 2 7:00
CC
12
Class 2 6:30
Fenn
14
Club Nite 7:30 pm
St Lucie Ballet
15
Class 1 5:30
PSL CC
16
Class 1 10am
PSL CC
18
MLK Day
CC Closed
19
Class 3
6:30 Fenn
21
Club Nite 7pm
St Lucie Ballet
22
Class 2 5:30
PSL CC
23
Class 2 10am
PSL CC
24
Hollywood
Stars Tournament
25
Class 3 7:00
CC
26
Class 4
6:30 Fenn
28
Club Nite 7pm
St Lucie Ballet
29
Class 3 5:30
PSL CC
30
Class 3 10am
PSL CC
TCFA Website Continues Improvement
BY JEFF MACHARYAS--Thank you for your patience. The TCFA website is ungoing some dramatic improvements. We have added one slideshow (above), a Distinguished Alumni column (left) and a calendar on the homepage. The calendar is clickable to a full-page version for easy viewing. More changes are coming, so come back often.
Hollywood Days
John P (Silver) and Luke Smith (Bronze) take medals in Cadet competition. |
George finally knows what it like to have a taller friend, Amanda. |
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Hollywood Stars Tournament: January 24, 2010—Fencers of all ages came out for this tournament from as far away as Jacksonville. TCFA had three under 10/12 fencers (Zack R/Zoe B, Alex L) who had many pool victories in their first/second electric tournament ever. Congrats to our young fencers who made the trip and represented us well.
In the U17 group, Eric D, John P and Luke S fenced brilliantly all day, as their hard work at class and club night paid dividends on the strip. Eric finished high in the pool and had one particular touch that will now and forever be referred to by me as “the touch.” It was truly a thing of beauty and marked a major breakthrough. We look forward to many more at the upcoming Junior Olympics. John and Luke, meanwhile, faced down some fierce competition to take home the Silver and Bronze, respectively.
In the Open Category Amanda G, George L and Chrys P represented TCFA with class and finesse—with John P and Luke S—back for more. Too many highlights to cover them all, but Amanda's first electric tournament ever saw her win two of four bouts, and give both D- and C-rated fencers a run for their money. Chrys P, meanwile, scored three touches on an A-rated fencer in the pool and took a C-rated fencer to 10-11 before time ran out.
George L had another strong showing, fencing well all day and scoring a big victory over a C-rated fencer in her pool. Wow!
TCFA in the News
BY JEFF MACHARYAS--TCFA Junior Olympics winners were featured in the Sports section of the St. Lucie News Tribune on Saturday, January 16, 2010, on page 2.
Useful Links
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Where the Swordfish Fencing Club Fences
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