News Notes

Club Mourns Passing of Tanner Holst

Wasatch Fencing's members were saddened by the unexpected passing of Tanner Holst on January 23. Tanner had been an active member of our club for 5 years and had progressed to being one of the top junior fencers in the state. More importantly, Tanner brought joy into the lives of everyone who had the opportunity to know him.

Tanner's other passions included scouting and playing the bassoon with Weber State University where he was a sophomore majoring in music performance.

From all of us at Wasatch Fencing, we will miss Tanner. May God be with Tanner until we meet again.

Late Night Adult Fencing is Now Offered
Wasatch Fencing will be holding adult fencing practices on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 10 p.m. No fencing experience is required and we supply all the instruction and equipment for just $35 per mionth.

Give us a call or drop by to give it a try.

The Bulgarian youth with there new equipment

Fencers Donate Over $400 to Bulgarian Club
Friday night, the members of Wasatch Fencing came together and donated over $400 for their sister club in Bulgaria.

"This tournament will agin help Atom's group obtain badly needed equipment" said Ron Hendricks. "We hope we can help there group continue to grow over the coming year".

If you did not have a chance to donate, you may still do so.

Click here to see some photos and comments from the youth fencers in Bulgaria.

Wasatch Y-12 Foil Team Captures Gold Medal
Joe Ogren lead his team to a 45-36 victory over School House Fencing to capture the Gold Medal in the Utah Youth Fencing League Team Championships. With a balanced contribution from teammates Alia Hinrichs, Stanley Chen and Zachery Issac, the Wasatch y-12 team easily advanced to the final round with victories over 2 Utah Valley teams before taking on a strong team from Schoolhouse.

In the y-14 competition, Wasatch's trio of Jason Moss, Tyler Elsworth and Adam Isaac took 3rd while Jeremy Ellsworth, Jason Moss and Tait Washburn placed 4th in the junior team event.

Wasatch Youth Improve at 2nd Youth League Cup
Lead by Joe Ogren, Annie Ogren and Stanley Chen, our Wasatch fencers all improved their results during the 2nd Utah Youth League Cup which were held in Salt Lake City. We are very excited to see all our fencers take their skills to new levels.

Learn to Fence in an Hour
If you have ever wanted to learn the sport of fencing, Wasatch Fencing's Lesson One program makes it easy. Just call, 801-497-9765, and schedule your first fencing lesson with Ron or James. The cost for your first lesson is only $20.

Once you complete your Lesson One, you are welcome to start attending practices. We have practice sessions that meet on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings for fencers from ages 8 - 20.

Hendricks takes third at North American Cup
Duke University's Ben Hendricks, an Wasatch Fencing and Davis High Alumin, placed third in the United States Fencing's North American Cup in Atlanta.

Hendricks made his way through the field of 192 elite foil fencers from the United States, Canada and Mexico. Hendricks lost 15-12 in the semifinal bout to two-time national champion and defending NCAA champion Andras Horyani, who went on to win the title, 15-4, over Enzo Castellani. Horyani fences for Ohio State University.

On his way to the semifinal, Hendricks defeated the third-ranked foil fencer in the U.S., Ron Berkowski, 15-12, in the round of 32. He then got by 11th-ranked Zain Shiato, 15-13, in the round of 16. To get into the medal round of eight, he defeated Wilfred Curioso, 15-11. Hendricks then beat the sixth-ranked fencer in the U.S., Ariel De Smet, 15-10 to earn the right to fence Horyani.

This is the best ever men's foil finish in a Division 1 national tournament by a Utah fencer. Congradualtions to Ben.