Summer Nationals in Atlanta, July 4-13

It's official! Six members of the Des Moines Fencing Club will be fencing in the U.S. Summer National Fencing Championships in Atlanta, Georgia, this summer:

Kaley Chicoine, Division II women's epee (July 11), Division III women's epee (July 12)

Allison Crawford, Division II women's sabre (July 10), Division III women's sabre (July 9)

Samantha Crawford, Division III women's foil (July 12)

Nile Engelhart, Division II men's sabre (July 11), Division III men's sabre (July 9)

Abbey Janecek, Division II women's foil (July 9), Division III women's foil (July 12)

Sydney Royal, Division III women's epee (July 10)

All qualified at divisional championships in April. Our two sabreurs are fencing in their second Nationals; the rest are going for the first time, though three have fenced in NACs before.

Congratulations to DMFC's Super Six! Watch this space for updates.