2018 Men’s Foil National Champion Nick Itkin (center) holds the John Allaire Trophy, flanked by silver medalist Adam Mathieu (left) and bronze medalist Sam Moelis.
Just two weeks after winning the Junior World Championships in Verona, Italy, and less than a month after clenching the NCAA Championship title at Penn State, SoCal Foilist Nick Itkin of LAIFC (and the University of Notre Dame) has just landed the National Championship title—for the second year in a row! Coming out of pools with 25 indicator points, he went on to outscore every opponent in the second round by a margin of nearly 2 to 1. The coach’s medal was presented to Nick’s proud father, Misha Itkin.
In other Championship (i.e., Div I) events, SoCal fencers walked away with two silver medals: Kasia Nixon (LAIFC / Princeton) in Women’s Epee, and Stephen Ewart (Swords / Notre Dame) in Men’s Epee.
In the NAC events, 13 medals went to fencers from the Southern California Division, including 1 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze.
The 2018 National Championship and April NAC took place in Richmond, Virginia, from April 20 to 23.
SoCal medalists are listed below. For full results, see here.
SoCal Medalists - Men
| EVENT | PLACE | FENCER | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Div I Men's Foil | 1 | Nick Itkin | LAIFC / Notre Dame |
| Div I Men's Epee | 2 | Stephen Ewart | Swords / Notre Dame |
| Div II Men's Epee | 7 | Hugh Milam | LAIFC |
| Veteran Men's Epee | 7 | Mark Nixon | LAIFC |
| Vet-50 Men's Epee | 5 | Mark Nixon | LAIFC |
| Vet-50 Men's Epee | 7 | Carl Loeffler | LAIFC |
| Vet-60 Men's Epee | 2 | Daryl Taylor | Fortune |
| Div II Men's Saber | 2 | Oliver Copeland | AGFC |
| Div III Men's Saber | 3 | Matthew Limb | AGFC |
SoCal Medalists - Women
| EVENT | PLACE | FENCER | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vet-70 Women's Foil | 1 | Patricia Bedrosian | Couturier |
| Div I Women's Epee | 2 | Kasia Nixon | LAIFC / Princeton |
| Vet-40 Women's Epee | 6 | Michele Chimienti | No Fear / Swords |
| Vet-70 Women's Epee | 5 | Patricia Bedrosian | Couturier |
| Div II Women's Saber | 8 | Andrea Shin | AGFC |
| Div III Women's Saber | 3 | Olivia Chiang | AGFC |
| Vet-70 Women's Saber | 2 | Anna Mannino |
Division 1 Men’s Foil National Championships. 1st Place: Nick Itkin (LAIFC / Notre Dame), 2nd Place: Adam Mathieu (Metro NYC), 3rd Place (tie): Sam Moelis (Long Island) and Raymond Chen (North Texas, not pictured). Presenter Gary Lu of Absolute Fencing Gear stands on the far left, next to Nick’s father Misha Itkin (LAIFC), who received the coach’s medal.
The John Allaire Memorial Trophy has been presented to every Men’s Foil National Champion since 1940.
The names of past Men’s Foil National Champions engraved on the John Allaire Memorial Trophy.
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