It’s been a while, but Swat Fencing is back into the full swing of the competitive Spring semester! Bus departing @ 5:00 AM Friday morning for Georgia Tech in Atlanta to defend our Southern Atlantic Conference Division title.
SAC Champs!
March 22nd, 2012 — Trips, Updates
Spring Practices and Info Session
January 15th, 2012 — Updates
Hiya! Spring practice schedule will remain the same as this Fall’s:
Monday: 6:30-8:30 PM
Tuesday: 6:30-8:30 PM
Thursday: 6:30-8:30 PM
Saturday: 12:00-2:00 PM
@Lamb-Miller Fieldhouse
ALSO, spread the word. For any interested fencers, we’ll be holding an informational meeting THIS Saturday, January 21st @ noon in the Fieldhouse. For any questions, please e-mail Valentina, Josselyn, or Coach Marshal Davis.
Finally, we want to wish Chris Geissler, our dedicated and esteemed Fall Co-President, an exciting trip and much knowledge gain during his semester abroad in Dharamsala, India. You can follow along, and even comment(!), on his adventures here: Chris’ India Blog
Colorado Round-Up
January 12th, 2012 — Results, Trips, Updates
The Swat Fencing team are back to resuming their normal, average lives of Winter break after a jam-packed, exciting weekend of extreme bonding and fencing in Colorado Springs this past January 5-9. On Thursday, our roster of 20 (flying from almost ten states, including Hawai’i) converged on one of Colorado Springs’ three Hampton Inns. It was up and at ‘em early on Friday morning for a brief session of altitude adjustment and shaking off the rust at the Academy. After a couple of hours of bouting and drills, we chose University Village for ample lunch options, where “The Paradox of Choice” (#keepingitinthefamily) did not seem to limit decisiveness (as Panera, Chipotle, and Noodles & Co. were clear favorites). Later that afternoon, we explored the U.S. Olympic Training Center, where we all held our mouths agape as our 5’2″, 120 lbs. weightlifter tour guide declared that she intakes 5,000 calories per day. Our day ended with an “Opa!” at My Big Fat Gr∑∑k Restaurant, where the waitstaff broke out into exuberant dancing and fireblowing like clockwork on the hour.
Saturday was competition day, and we marched (well, marched, then collapsed) onto the bleachers in the Cadet Gym at 6:45 AM. Competition was steep, as we first faced off against Stanford, Air Force, and Notre Dame men/Northwestern women, respectively. As the afternoon progressed, we met up and had a good match-up with our fellow club, the University of Florida. We got a burst of energy into the last round against UC San Diego, after pummeling Caltech (19-8 Men, 22-5 Women). Our last round against UCSD was energetic, but ultimately, their top 20 powerhouse team proved superior. 
However, throughout the day we saw impressive victories against top 20 schools, propelled by incomparable cheerleading from alum Jing Yi Ng ’11, come from graduating epeeist Morgan Sulerzyski, epeeist-gone-foilist-for-a-match Josselyn Tufino (posting a nailbiting 5-4 victory in OT against Stanford’s Conway), foilists Galen Rask and Emily Eder, and sabreist Kevin Buczkowski. At the end of the day, we walked out of the gym at 7:30 PM satisfied and with dinner on our minds. After negotiating the treacherous snow-glazed streets, we crashed at the hotel, but not before putting down a respectable ~400 sq. inches of pizza (for detailed calculation breakdown and topping details, please e-mail Mark).
Sunday was, rightfully so, our lazy day, as many of us overslept the continental breakfast, and rolling out of bed just in time for a trip to Garden of the Gods, a city park of C. Springs. The team hiked around and explored the geologic masterpiece, appreciating the Sunny and 50° day, although some were disappointed that the segway tours and rock climbing were not being offered. Sunday concluded uneventfully and Monday saw fencers re-dispersing around the 50 states for the final week of R&R before returning to the usual stomping grounds on Monday, the 16th. So there it is, not necessarily as concise as desired, but what can I say, my hyper-efficiency is about a month out of conditioning…
All photo credit: Marshal Davis
Up in the Air
January 4th, 2012 — Trips, Updates
Tomorrow the Swat men’s and women’s teams will take to the skies (and Galen will make the journey terrestrially-bound) for Colorado Springs, home of the US Air Force Academy, host of the 2012 Western Invitational. On Saturday, the 7th, Swat will join the Air Force, Caltech, Stanford, UCSD, Notre Dame, Northwestern, and the University of Florida for the tournament. Stick with us for updates on tournament results and a play-by-play of the fun times!
Oh yeah, and check out the live stream here on the day of the tournament: Western Invitational Live Stream. Fencing is set to start at 9:00 AM MST.
Welcome!
December 20th, 2011 — Updates
Welcome to the all-new Swat Fencing website! Please bear with us while we get it up and running, and if you notice any mistakes or have any questions about the web materials, please e-mail Mark. Enjoy the holidays!
