YJFC FASET Recruiting!

So many acronyms, so little time to spread the word about fencing to (unsuspecting) freshmen!  So far 82 freshmen have signed up on our mailing list!  (It would've been even more than that had it not been for dark ominous clouds and lightning this afternoon.  Oh, Georgia weather...)

First practice will be held on Tuesday, August 20th.  Make sure you sign up on the YJFC mailing list by August to start getting updates about the club!

YJFC 2012-2013 At a Glance

Wow, a whole two semesters have gone by for the YJFC, and the club has been bigger and better since its inception in 2009!  What has the club done in these two semesters?

• New and old members gathered on the first week of Fall 2012 ready to fence!  Some freshmen came with prior experience, but most came because they wanted to try something cool!
• This was the first year to implement the "Vets and Wrecks" system - freshmen "Wrecks" choose a seasoned YJFC member "Vet" as a mentor of fencing and college life.

The Yellow Jacket Open was a successful tournament run by members of YJFC!  Ratings and medals were earned by some members in our team, and we all enjoyed being able to culminate our efforts into one of Georgia's largest tournaments.

A drive-up to Spring SAC - collegiate fencing teams from all over the East Coast gather and fence in teams of 3!  This 10-hour drive was well worth the YJFC's effort to fence their best, support for each other, and acquaintanceship with other fencers from other schools.  The YJFC members also enjoyed fun activities such as playing mini-golf and eating Dairy Queen Blizzards!

Of course, fencers love to eat!  Whether it be eating out at local Atlanta restaurants, or cooking homemade goods and gathering them at a potluck, no one can argue with food.

Of course, this is only a small glance of many practices, many tournaments, and many socials.

In a month, incoming freshmen will be getting a taste of Tech via FASET, and the YJFC will be there to nudge them to get interested in fencing.  If you're reading this and are already excited, subscribe to the mailing list for YJFC updates!

See you at the first week of Fall 2013!

Geoff Elder, UGA, and Tiger Opens! Oh my!

Geoff Elder

January 19th - 20th The Yellow Jacket Fencing Club went down to Georgia Southern to compete in the Geoff Elder Open!

Congrats to
Parth Deshmukh for placing 1st in Mixed Foil!
Adam West for placing 1st in Mixed Saber!
Brittni Walters for placing 3rd in Mixed Saber! (P.S. It's only her second semester fencing, so it's super cool!)

UGA Open

January 26th - 27th YJFC traveled to Athens, Georgia to compete in the University of Georgia Open!

Congrats to
Daniel Bodamer for placing 1st in Div. 2 Epee, renewing his C!
Parth Deshmukh for placing 2nd in Div. 1 Epee, renewing his B!
                         and for placing 1st in Div. 1 Foil, renewing his B!
Kevin Lyn for placing 7th in Div 2. Saber, earning his E!
Chris Denecke for placing 5th in Div. 1 Saber, renewing his C!

Tiger Open

February 2nd-3rd the YJFC traveled to Clemson, South Carolina to compete in the Tiger Open!

Congrats to
Daniel Miller for placing 2nd in Div. 2 Foil, earning his D!
Parth Deshmukh for placing 3rd in Div. 1 Foil!

Green Gator

February 9th-20th some members of the YJFC traveled to the University of Florida to compete in the 47th Annual Green Gator!

Congrats to
Thurston Sandburg for placing 7th in Div. 2 Saber, earning his E!

Clinic with Jeff Bukantz

Congrats to everyone who attended and hosted January 11th Ref Clinic!

The UGA Fencing Club and the Yellow Jacket Fencing Club teamed up to host a Ref Clinic with Jeff Bukantz at the Ramsey Activity Center in Athens. After a weekend of training with Mr. Bukantz, a former Olympic fencer and referee, the number of rated referees in Georgia more than doubled!

Wrecks and Vets!

We have implemented a new mentorship program within our fencing program! The Vets and Wrecks system is similar to the Greek’s Bigs and Littles system or the band’s Rats and Vets system. The idea is that all of our new members, the Wrecks, adopt a Vet to become their buddy/mentor for the semester. Their Vets’ jobs are to make sure they are having fun at both practices and social events! So far, everyone seems to be enjoying it!

For more information check out our FAQ poster! 

Fall 2012

The Yellow Jacket Fencing Club is off to a great start this year! We have over 70 dues paying members and many of them are new to the sport of fencing! We started off the year with two weeks of Wreck Camp (Wrecks = fencing newbies), then after we brought everybody back together and had a great reunion with all of our old members. After a few more weeks of practice we’ve now split everyone into weapons, so they can start getting ready for tournaments!

Here are some pictures from our first few practices!

Practices are held on the 4th floor of the CRC

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8:00 - 10:00 pm

Sunday: 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Tech Host Yellow Jacket Open

Tech Host Third Annual Yellow Jacket Open Tournament

The Third Annul Yellow Jacket Open, held in the Georgia Tech Student Center Ballroom, was a huge success! Despite having over 300 tournament entries, the competition all ran very smoothly thanks to the time and effort contributed by all our volunteers. Special thanks to Courtney Price and Jeff Lumish for spending countless hours organizing the event.

Also, congratulations to the following fencers who did exceptionally well (within the top third). For complete tournament results, visit AskFred.

Mixed Epee - 69 Competitors
Eric Lange - 13th

C & Under Epee - 66 Competitors
Thurston Sandberg - 12th
Daniel Bodamer - 17th

Mixed Sabre - 54 Competitors
Christopher Denecke - 6th
Kevin Lyn - 18th

D & Under Sabre - 50 Competitors
Emily Robey-Phillips - 5th Earned E12
Joshua Mittelman - 7th Earned E12
Zhefan Ye - 11th
Jeffrey Lumish - 12th
Aaron DePiano - 14th
Stefano Fenu - 16th

Mixed Foil - 37 Competitors
Parth Deshmukh - 6th
Daniel Miller - 13th

D & Under Foil - 52 Competitors
Ruiqi Zhang - 7th Earned E12
Daniel Miller - 12th