Congratulations to Rhiannon for having an absolutely great time at Summer Nats last week! She fenced in the Div II, Div III, and Junior women's foil events and of course, the first two events were back to back, June 28 and 29 -- that's right, no more than a night's sleep for a break between the events. But we already knew she was tough! In Div II (C and under), she used a solid performance in the pools to improve her seeding from 75 to 60 (out of 125 entrants). Winning her first DE match put her up against the 5th seed for the second round, which she also won quite nicely. Unfortunately her day ended in the third round but hey, that was a pretty darned good day of fencing, finishing 29th when all was said and done. Full Div II info, from initial seeding to final results, can be seen here.
The next morning saw her back on the strip for the Div III (D and under) women's foil. This time she went in with an initial seeding of 54 out of 136, which was bumped up to 28 after finishing second in her pool. Her first DE round went well but her day came to an end in the round of 64, alas, setting her in a final placing of 41. Not too shabby at all, considering she'd fenced a full event just the day prior! Full Div II info, from initial seeding to final results, can be seen here.
Then she had a week to rest, explore, and watch some really great fencing before her final event, the Junior (U19) women's foil. This was a tough event, with 170 entrants and no ratings restrictions. So seventy of her competitors were A- or B-rated, and nearly sixty of those fencers are on the national points list (think of it as a rating-within-a-rating for the top dogs). A solid performance in the pools brought her seeding from 149 up to 79, which gave her a bye in the first DE round. She was eliminated in the following round but she still finished ahead of several of the aforementioned A and B fencers! Pretty good showing for her first national outing! Full Div II info, from initial seeding to final results, can be seen here.
Full Summer Nationals event info and results.
