Illinois Fencers Club Athletes Win 14 Medals at The 2015 Daugherty Cup
Eight young fencers from the Illinois Fencers Club (IFC) attended the Daugherty Cup Regional Open Circuit and Regional Junior Cadet Circuit in St. Louis, August 28 through August 30. They brought home a total of 14 medals from this event. Evan Stauber won 1st place Division II Men's Epee and finished 5th in Cadet Men's Epee, while Andrew Vold added to his gold medal in Cadet Men's Epee a 3rd place finish in Cadet Men's Foil.
Sisters Nikita and Geeta Jhangiani came back from St Louis with five medals between them. Geeta won the gold medal in Division II Women's Epee and was 3rd in Junior Women's Epee. Nikita placed 3rd in both Division II Women's Epee. The sisters tied each other for 3rd in Cadet Women's Epee.
Nikita Jhangiani is 16 years old and has been fencing for five and a half years now. When asked what she likes about fencing Nikita said, "I like the individuality, the confidence I have when I do it, the rush of emotions when I win and even lose. I also like knowing that there will always be something to improve upon, because every opponent is different. And with every bout comes a new obstacle to overcome." Nikita's sister Geeta Jhangiani is 14 years old and has been fencing for two and a half years. Geeta likes "that fencing is a sport that uses much more strategy and focus than any of the other sports that I have done before. It's a unique sport, and I only have to rely on myself since it's an individual sport. I'm completely immersed in the sport, and all the problems that I have in school and in life seem to come off my mind when I am fencing."
Evan Stauber, Jakub Nowak and Andrew Jin earned medals for 5th, 6th and 7th, respectively, in the Junior Men's Epee event.
The Illinois Fencers Club promotes and teaches the Olympic sport of fencing to students of all ages and skill levels and provides a friendly venue for members to practice their sport. It is a member operated non-for-profit sports association that has been serving beginning, recreational, and competitive fencers for more than 40 years.
IFC offers affordable classes with high quality instruction for kids, youth, and adults in several skill levels and offers three clinics for advanced competitive fencers. The youth program provides athlete centered fencing instruction that teaches self-discipline and sportsmanship and fosters athletic, academic, and personal success.
While fencing is typically a costly sport, IFC is committed to providing access to our favorite sport for reasonable fees. The current membership fee is only $225 per year, providing the opportunity to fence 7 to 8 hours per week, 12 months a year.
Illinois Fencers Club is open to visitors Monday or Thursday evenings in the lower level of the Lions Recreation Center at 411 S. Maple Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois, just three blocks from the METRA station.
Background information about the club can be found here:
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For additional information you can contact:
Jim Auchinleck
267.304.2878