Well, North Carolina athletic association has finally included fencing in the NC
state games.  The Knights of Siena Fencing Organization was invited to
participate in this historic occasion.  We fielded a team that would see medals in
all three weapons over the weekend.  Our top finisher of the day was Brian Fry
who captured the title of NC State Sabre Champion.  His performance over the
day won him the gold in the open as well as the junior event.  Other medalist
from the weekend where:

Craig McElwraith - bronze junior sabre, gold cadet epee
Shebly Aranyi - silver women's sabre, bronze women's epee
Garrett Smith - bronze sabre, bronze junior foil
Brian Fry - gold open sabre, gold junior sabre
Dr. Phil Kath - bronze open sabre
Aaron Wilson - bronze cadet sabre

We also would like to give a special thanks to Karen Blakeborough for running
an outstanding event with her referees.  We heard from many coaches how well
this event ran in its first year even with a lot of changes at the last minute from
the NC state organizers.