East Bay Fencers Gym » Men’s Epee https://eastbayfencers.com Integrity, Excellence, Honor Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:19:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 2025 Summer Nationals 6 medals 3 Gold and 3 National Championship Titles!!! https://eastbayfencers.com/2025-summer-nationals-6-medals-3-gold-and-3-national-championship-titles https://eastbayfencers.com/2025-summer-nationals-6-medals-3-gold-and-3-national-championship-titles#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:18:44 +0000 Julia http://eastbayfencers.com/?p=1591 Continue Reading]]> EBFG congratulates all East Bay Fencers who competed at the 2025 Summer Nationals from June 28th-July 7th in Milwaukee, WI! We had an awesome showing and spectacular results! East Bay Fencers WON GOLD IN 3 EVENTS! And Also WON 1 SILVER! 1 BRONZE! AND 1 Top 8 Medal!

Special congratulations for the hard work and amazing results to head coach Abdul Habek for earning 3 coaching GOLD MEDALS at this Summer Nationals!!

East Bay Fencers Gym is home to the 2025 Vet Men’s Epee Team NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! Congratulations to EBFG Team 3: Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu, Keith Lichten, Kyle Yamasaki and Justin Hunter! Congratulations to Mehmet, Keith, and Kyle for earning their spots on the 2025 USA VET Men’s Epee WORLD TEAM! Awesome Fencing Guys!

East Bay Fencers Gym is home to 3X National Champion! and 2X Y-12 Women’s Epee National Champion Sophia Habek! Congratulations to Sophia for WINNING GOLD in Y-12 Women’s Epee for the SECOND YEAR in a row! And for WINNING BRONZE in Y-14 and earning her A25 rating! Sophia competed in 5 Events at this NAC! She was also 10th in Cadet, 38th in Div 1, and 47th in Junior! Congrats to Sophia for bringing home a Championship Title and a Bronze Medal! Awesome Fencing Sophia!

Congrats to the 2025 Vet 50 Men’s Epee National Champion! Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu for WINNING GOLD in Vet 50 Men’s Epee! And Congrats to Justin Hunter for also making the podium, winning 5th place and for earning his A25 rating! Awesome Fencing Guys!

Congrats to Kyle Yamasaki for WINNING SILVER in Vet 40 Men’s Epee at the 2025 Summer Nationals! Awesome Fencing Kyle!

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]]> https://eastbayfencers.com/2025-summer-nationals-6-medals-3-gold-and-3-national-championship-titles/feed 0 January NAC in Kansas City, MO Team EBFG Bronze Medal! https://eastbayfencers.com/january-nac-in-kansas-city-mo-team-ebfg-bronze-medal https://eastbayfencers.com/january-nac-in-kansas-city-mo-team-ebfg-bronze-medal#comments Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:55:49 +0000 Julia http://eastbayfencers.com/?p=1537 Continue Reading]]> Congratulations to East Bay Fencers who competed at the January NAC in Kansas City, MO from January 3-6, 2025!!! EBFG had an awesome showing at this NAC! Congratulations to our Vet Men’s Epee Teams. EBFG had two teams! Congrats to EBFG Team 2 Paul Chandler, Justin Hunter, Keith Lichten, and Matt Maychrowitz for finishing 3rd! Congrats to EBFG Team 1 Joel Kaufman, Gerard Downey, Brett Williams , and Jonathan Bartlet for finishing 9th!

EBFG had an awesome showing at this NAC! EBFG Fencers had awesome results across Vet Epee Events! Congrats to Kyle Yamasaki for finishing 6th and Paul Chandler for finishing 14th in Vet 40 Men’s Epee! Congrats to Keith Lichten for finishing 6th, Justin Hunter for finishing 23rd! And Matt Maychrowitz for finishing 29th  in Vet 50 Men’s Epee! Congrats to Mike Lipton for finishing 16th! And Gerard for finishing 22nd in Vet 60 Men’s Epee! Congrats to Gerard Downey for finishing 31st in Vet Men’s Epee!

We also want to highlight our Women’s Epee Fencers! Congratulations to Julia Aires, Matea Chiou-Williams, and Sophia Habek for travel and participating in Cadet WE and Div1 WE!  Sophia was the youngest participant in Div1 WE.

Great Job Everyone!!

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]]> https://eastbayfencers.com/january-nac-in-kansas-city-mo-team-ebfg-bronze-medal/feed 0 2024 Summer Nationals three medals and a National Championship Title!!! https://eastbayfencers.com/2024-summer-nationals-three-medals-and-a-national-championship-title https://eastbayfencers.com/2024-summer-nationals-three-medals-and-a-national-championship-title#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2024 01:29:16 +0000 Julia http://eastbayfencers.com/?p=1501 Continue Reading]]>
Congratulations to all East Bay Fencers Gym fencers who competed at the 2024 Summer USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge in Columbus Ohio! EBFG fencers had great results this year in many different events! Congratulations to everyone who participated in team events: Senior Women’s Team Epee and Vet Men’s Team Epee! Vet Men’s Team Epee finished 14th!! Congrats!
EBFG fencers earned three medals and a National Championship Title this Year!!!
Congratulations to Sophia Habek for Winning Gold in Y12 Women’s Epee! Sophia is now a Two-Time National Champion and the youngest fencer on the East Bay Fencers Gym Team!!! Sophia won Y10 last year and Y12 this year! Sophia has trained very hard throughout the entire season and she has achieved amazing results! Sophia fenced very well in multiple difficult DEs! Sophia beat very strong A-rated fencers and managed to win! Sophia won every single bout she fenced in the Y12 event! Sophia also earned her B24 rating! Big congrats to Sophia and her coach Abdul!
Gold Medalists and National Champion!
Sophia Habek in Y12 Women’s Epee!
Congrats to Sophia for winning Gold!
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Top 8 Medalists!
Congratulations to Barry Leonardini for finishing 5th in Vet 80 Men’s Epee!
Congratulations to Matt Maychrowitz for finishing 7th in Vet 50 Men’s Epee!
Top 32 Results
Congratulations to Sophia Habek for finishing 30th in Y14 Women’s Epee!
Congratulations to Alex Rood for finishing 21st in Vet 50 Men’s Epee!
Congratulations to Charles Hargrove for finishing 30th in Vet 50 Epee!
Congratulations to Barry Leonardini for finishing 25th in Vet 70 Men’s Epee!
Top 64 Results
Congratulations to Reese Dwiggins for finishing 60th for Y14 Women’s Epee!
Congratulations to Grayson Nguyen for finishing 39th in Div III Men’s Epee!
Congratulations to Sarah Hepler for finishing 41st in Div1A Women’s Epee!
Congratulations to Brett Williams for finishing 40th in Vet 50 Men’s Epee!
Congratulations to Ryan Sloan for finishing 46th in Vet 40 Men’s Epee!
Congratulations to Gerald Downey for finishing 37th in Vet 60 Men’s Epee!
]]> https://eastbayfencers.com/2024-summer-nationals-three-medals-and-a-national-championship-title/feed 0 January 2024 North American Cup Two Bronze Medals!! https://eastbayfencers.com/january-2024-north-american-cup-2-bronze-medals https://eastbayfencers.com/january-2024-north-american-cup-2-bronze-medals#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2024 20:33:44 +0000 Julia http://eastbayfencers.com/?p=1458 Continue Reading]]> Congratulations to all EBFG fencers who trained hard, participate, and won medals at January NAC in San Jose, CA

GREAT RESULTS!!!

Veteran Men’s Épée

3 Chandler Paul BRONZE MEDAL

13 Matt Maychrowitz

20 Charles Hargrove

Vet-40 Men’s Épée

3 Chandler Paul BRONZE MEDAL

22 Sloan Ryan

Vet-50 Men’s Épée

5 Lichten Keith (top 8)

11 Matt Maychrowitz

12 Charles Hargrove

15 Kaufman Joel

17 Justin Hunter

29 Alex Rood

Vet-60 Men’s Épée

10 Lipton Michael

31 Gerard Downey

Vet-70 Men’s Épée

16 Barry Leonardini

Vet-80 Men’s Épée

5 Barry Leonardini (top 8)

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]]> https://eastbayfencers.com/january-2024-north-american-cup-2-bronze-medals/feed 0 Summer Nationals 2023 Gold and Bronze!! https://eastbayfencers.com/summer-nationals-2023-gold-and-bronze https://eastbayfencers.com/summer-nationals-2023-gold-and-bronze#comments Tue, 18 Jul 2023 22:47:39 +0000 Julia http://eastbayfencers.com/?p=1388 Continue Reading]]> East Bay Fencers Gym had a great showing at this year’s summer nationals in Phoenix.

19 East Bay Fencers fenced in 39 events at the Nationals and brought home 4 Medals!

Our youngest Sophia Habek became the 2023 National Champion in Y-10 Women’s Epee!

But Sophia was not the only East Bay Fencer with a visit to the podium, Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu won a bronze medal in Vet-50 Men’s Epee, Barry Leonardini  finished 5th in Vet-80 Men’s and Allen Graham finished 8th in Vet-40 Men’s Epee.

Congratulations to all EBFG fencers who trained hard for this year’s nationals. What a great ending to an incredible 2022-23 season!

(see top finishers and a list of all EBFG fencers who participated below images)

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Y-10 Women’s Épée

1 Sophia Habek GOLD MEDAL and NATIONAL CHAMPION

 

Y-12 Women’s Épée

14 Sophia Habek (Top 16) Earn new rating E

56 Matea Chiou-Williams (Top 64)

 

Y-14 Women’s Épée

62 Julia Aires (Top 64)

 

Div I-A Women’s Épée

32 Sarah Hepler (Top 32)

 

Div I-A Men’s Épée

36 Kyle Yamasaki (Top 64)

 

Div II Women’s Épée

18 Sarah Hepler (Top 32)

 

Div II Men’s Épée

61 Steve Chen (Top 64)

 

Div III Men’s Épée

29 Karan Gupta (Top 32)

 

Vet-40 Men’s Épée

8 Allen Graham (Top 8)

29 Ryan Sloan (Top 32)

 

Vet-50 Men’s Épée

3 Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu BRONZE MEDAL

22 Andy Davis (Top 32)

24 Steve Chen (Top 32)

29 Matt Maychrowitz (Top 32)

34 Charles Hargrove (Top 64)

 

Vet-60 Men’s Épée

31 Gerard Downey (Top 32)

39 David Beittel (Top 64)

 

Vet-70 Men’s Épée

9 Solomon Weingarten (Top 16)

16 Barry Leonardini (Top 16)

 

Vet-80 Men’s Épée

5 Barry Leonardini (Top 8)

 

Veteran Team Men’s Épée

7th place (Top 8)

Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu, Allen Graham, Charles Hargrove, Matt Maychrowitz

19th place (Top 32)

Henry Chang, Andy Davis, Gerard Downey

23rd place (Top 32)

Steven Chen, Ryan Sloan, Solomon Weingarten, David Beittel

 

 

 

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Louisville, KY  January 6-9, 2023

Congratulations to all EBFG fencers who trained hard, participate, and won medals.

GREAT RESULTS!!!

Keith Lichten
for winning the Gold medal in Veterans Men’s Epee
and winning the Bronze medal in Men’s Vet 50 Epee

Solomon Weingarten
who made top 8th in Men’s Vet 70 Epee

 

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Santa Clara, CA November 4-6, 2022

Congratulations to all EBFG fencers who trained hard, participate, and won medals.

GREAT RESULTS!!!

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Y-10 Women’s Épée

Gold medal

Sophia Habek

 

Y-12 Women’s Épée

Sophia Habek and Matea  Chiou-Williams (top 32)

 

Junior Women’s Epee

Brockmann Brooke (top 32)

 

Junior Men’s Epee

Lio He (top 32)

 

Cadet Men’s Epee

Lio He (top 16)

 

Div I-A Women’s Épée

Chung Kim (top 16)

 

Div I-A Men’s Épée

Allen Graham (top 32)

 

Vet Women’s Épée

Lynch Kristin (top 8)

 

Vet Men’s Épée

Bronze Medal

Hargrove Charles

Gerard Downey

 

Matt Maychrowitz (top 8)

Lipton Michael (top 32)

GREAT RESULTS!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> https://eastbayfencers.com/afm-super-regional-sycrjccroc-d1avet/feed 0 2022 Summer Nationals and July Challenge https://eastbayfencers.com/2022-summer-nationals-and-july-challenge https://eastbayfencers.com/2022-summer-nationals-and-july-challenge#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2022 02:21:51 +0000 Julia http://eastbayfencers.com/?p=1260 Continue Reading]]> USA Fencing Summer Nationals & July Challenge 2022

East Bay Fencers Gym had a great showing at this year’s National Championships & July Challenge in Minneapolis, MN on July 2-11, 2022

16 East Bay Fencers fenced in 13 events at the Nationals brought home 2 individual medals (Gold and Bronze) and 1 team Medal (Bronze)

Congratulations to all EBFG fencers who trained hard to qualify, participate and won medals. GREAT RESULTS!!!

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Y-10 Women’s Épée

6 Sophia Habek (Top 8)

57 Lucia Deneale (Top 64)

 

Y-12 Women’s Épée

45 Sophia Habek (Top 64)

 

Div I-A Men’s Épée

40 Kyle Yamasaki (Top 64)

 

Vet-40 Men’s Épée

3 Keith Lichten (Bronze Medal)

10 Allen Graham (Top 16)

 

Vet-50 Men’s Épée

1 Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu (Gold Medal)

8 Alex Rood (Top 8)

12 Matt Maychrowitz (Top 16)

29 Joel Kaufman (Top 32)

 

Vet-60 Men’s Épée

28 Gerard Downey (Top 32)

 

Vet-70 Men’s Épée

13 Barry Leonardini (Top 16)

 

Veteran Team Men’s Épée

3rd place (Bronze)

Keith Lichten

Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu

Allen Graham

Joel Kaufman

 

Veteran Team Men’s Épée

14th place

Matt Maychrowitz

Gerard Downey

Alex Rood

 

 

 

]]> https://eastbayfencers.com/2022-summer-nationals-and-july-challenge/feed 0 Watch EBFG’s Rob Rhea take Gold in St. Louis https://eastbayfencers.com/watch-ebfgs-rob-rhea-take-gold-in-st-louis https://eastbayfencers.com/watch-ebfgs-rob-rhea-take-gold-in-st-louis#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 06:15:00 +0000 admin http://eastbayfencers.com/?p=531 EBFG fencer Rob Rhea takes gold in the DIV1 Men’s Epee event at the 2012 October NAC in St. Louis! Click here to watch the full bout on the USFA’s facebook page.

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EBFG started off this year’s NAC season strong with several top place finishes including a gold medal at this season’s first NAC in St. Louis, MO.

A huge congratulations to Rob Rhea for his first place medal in DIV1 Men’s Épée! Rob defeated Adam Rodney of the Peter Westbrook Foundation 15-13 to capture the gold medal. Rob’s previous top place finish was silver against London Olympian Seth Kelsey.

Camille Esnault took home the bronze medal in the DIV2 Women’s Épée event, another great finish after her podium finish at last season’s summer nationals.  Camille’s brother Kevin Esnault also made a strong run finishing 47th in DIV1 Men’s Épée.

Matthias Philippine also had an outstanding competition and finished 5th in the Cadet Men’s Épée event.

Congrats to all EBFG fencers who travelled to St. Louis last weekend and we look forward to more great results this season!

 

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