After playing various sports such as football, basketball, tennis, and swimming, Jacob began fencing at the age of 11. Quickly, he fell in love with the mental strategy of the game, and, after fencing 2 years in the Bay Area, he moved to Northwest Fencing Center to train under coach Cody Mattern.
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2020 Leaving the Nest
2020 Leaving the Nest Graduates include Joshua Lei, kai Rayle, Eric Choi, Neha Pattem, Nathaniel Lee, and Michael Boden. We are proud of all our athletes and look forward to seeing all that they accomplish when they go off into the world.
Anna Selchow
Anna began fencing at 14 in Cody’s homeschool fencing class where she progressed rapidly, eventually becoming an assistant.
Ross Ferguson
One day in seventh grade, after a particularly intense lightsaber battle, Ross and his friend decided to polish their swordsmanship by trying a fencing class; Ross was hooked.
Daniel Volkmann
Daniel began fencing at nine years old, after taking a run at several other sports. Traditional sports were problematic because he was lanky and uncoordinated. He started with saber at HDFA in Reno; after a year of placing nearly dead last in every RYC, he picked up an epee.
Polina Verkhovadova
I started fencing in eighth grade after dancing and training as a gymnast for nine years. When I found out that one of my gymnastics teammates starting fencing, I was curious to see what it was all about so I visited NWFC and I was instantly hooked.
Caroline Lee
After experimenting with a variety of sports such as basketball, ice skating, and swimming, Caroline began fencing at the age of 12. Quickly, she fell in love with the strategic game and positive environment at Northwest Fencing Center.
Megan Eno
In 2008, I watched Mariel Zagunis win a gold medal in the Beijing Olympics and told my parents that I wanted to be a fencer.
Will Wise
Will started fencing at six because he wanted to “poke” people without getting in trouble. His 13 years with NWFC has been a great journey, led by many talented coaches.
Andy Faubert
At age 12, Andy started practicing foil at a small club operating out of Las Positas community college in California. He switched to epee after finding success in the Y14 circuit due to his early 5’9″ stature and foil ill-suited style.
Timmy Frank
At age nine, Timmy took a reluctant detour from his NBA path and followed his big brother to fencing lessons in Salem. After multiple retirements (usually after a brutal beat-down by Megan Eno) Timmy landed at NWFC.
Dolly Lampson
I was 11 when I started fencing at MTFC and it quickly became my passion. My coach, Chris Winslow was a huge inspiration in my early fencing years.
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