March 28, 2024

Seekonk Girls Earn Medals in Fencing-“Unclassified” Tournament

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Fencers from the Rhode Island Fencing Academy & Club (RIFAC) in E. Providence, RI, successfully competed at an unclassified fencing tournament sponsored by Worcester Fencing Club in Worcester, MA, on September 26-27, 2015. The “unclassified” label indicates that participating athletes did not yet hold a national rating issued by the United States Fencing Association (USFA). The USFA awards ratings based on high-placed tournament finishes at local and national events. The Worcester competition divided fencers by gender into three weapon categories (foil, epee, and sabre). Amelia Biggs from Seekonk, MA, earned a silver in Women’s Epee. Teammate Erin Faucher, also from Seekonk, brought home a silver in Women’s Sabre. Amelia and Erin train with the RIFAC national team at the E. Providence facility under the tutelage of RIFAC owner and head coach Alex Ripa.

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