Fencers with rating A09
Nick learned to fence at Rain City Fencing Center in Bellevue, WA. His competitive results include 3rd/223 in Div2 (Atlanta Summer Nationals 2006), 10th/101 at Temple 2009, and 6/56 in North Atlantic U19MF Sectionals. He has an A09 rating and was one of the most competitive foilists in WA state.
Nick has earned the Team MVP award for the past three seasons (sharing it with Mike Fotinatos in 2011). He was 2nd individual foilist at USACFCs 2009. In 2010, he was the MACFA Foil Champion. As the A-strip, he has helped carry the foil squad to win MACFA in both 2010 and 2011, as well as USACFCs in 2009.
Nick has taken a leadership role on the team since his freshman year. He is responsible for the creation of this website, and its predecessor, which was in operation from December 2008 until November 2009. He served as a co-captain from 2009-2010, and vice president from 2010-2012.
Nick is an Information Science major who enjoys building cool apps that help people automate a tedious process, connect with others, or goof off. He has interned at Microsoft and Google.
Zen has been fencing épée since 2004, and has been competitive nationally since the 2006 junior olympics. Originally from the DC Fencers Club, he has achieved 5th place in the Mid-Atlantic U19 Summer Nationals Qualifiers, 5th Place in Division II Summer Nationals, and earned his A rating in 2009
Zen has trained domestically under DCFC coaches Janusz Smolenski and Robert Suchorski, as well as internationally under Notre Dame Coach Marek Stepien and Polish fencing master Zbigniew Czajkowski. He worked and competed with the Polish Mens Junior Team in Drzoncow, PL, and with the Italian and British national team members in Wisła, PL.
A part-time employee of DC Fencers Club, Zen taught youth fencing classes throughout the season, and runs a 3-week youth fencing camp ever July. Currently a student of the School of Hotel Administration, he hopes to enter the food and beverage industry. He plays guitar and piano in his free time and manages a privately owned beverage manufacturing company, DREAMBEV.
