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2007 Canada Games Staff

The Saskatchewan Fencing Association is seeking applications for the positions of coaches (one female and one male) and manager (either gender) for the upcoming 2007 Canada Games in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Applicants for the coaching positions must be certified to at least Level 3 (or new NCCP equivalent) in at least one weapon.

Applicants must be available to attend the Games from March 2 to March 10, 2007 (dates to be confirmed).

Written applications, specifying the position requested and the applicant's qualifications, will be accepted in hard copy or electronic format until 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2005.

Applications must be sent to:

    Sask Fencing Association
    2007 Canada Games staff
    510 Cynthia Street
    Saskatoon SK S7L 7K7

    saskfencing@shaw.ca
 

Two more epee medals
for Sask at Nationals

Saskatchewan fencers won two more medals in epee on the last day of individual competition at the 2004 Nationals.  Tars Bakos of Saskatoon won gold in Senior Men's Epee while Casey Keating of Saskatoon earned a bronze medal in Cadet Women's Epee.  For complete results of the 2004 Nationals, please visit the CFF website at http://www.fencing.ca/

 

Sask Fencers take top two spots in
Junior Men's Epee at Nationals

Congratulations to Aaron Dixon, the 2004 Canadian Champion in Junior Men's Epee.  Taking the silver medal in the same event was Jean-Pierre Seguin.  For complete results of the 2004 Nationals, please visit the CFF website at http://www.fencing.ca/
 

2004 Westerns - Complete Results 

Congratulations to our medalists at the 2004 Westerns in Regina!

Aaron Comerford Gold Senior Men's Sabre
Erica Emery Gold Senior Women's Epee
Aaron Dixon Gold Junior Men's Epee
Adam Zulkoskey Gold Junior Men's Foil
Aaron Comerford Gold Junior Men's Sabre
Shannon Comerford Gold Junior Women's Foil
Adam Zulkoskey  Silver Senior Men's Foil
Shannon Comerford  Silver Senior Women's Foil
Nadia Brecht  Silver Senior Women's Sabre
Kyle Yaworski  Silver Junior Men's Epee
Joren Blom Bronze Senior Men's Epee
Will Emery Bronze Senior Men's Epee
Kirk Brecht Bronze Senior Men's Sabre
Tyler Chalmers Bronze Senior Men's Sabre
Jenn Paulsen Bronze Senior Women's Epee
Joren Blom Bronze Junior Men's Epee
Tyler Chalmers Bronze Junior Men's Sabre
Casey Keating Bronze Junior Women's Epee

 

Calgary Open Results

Congratulations to our fencers who competed at the Calgary Open.  Our contingent of 12 fencers earned a total of 10 medals!
 

Cadet Men's Epee Gold Kyle Yaworski
Open Men's Epee Bronze Joren Blom
  13th Kyle Yaworski
Under 13 Men's Foil Gold Conner Wood
Cadet Men's Foil Gold Adam Zulkoskey
  11th Conner Wood
Open Men's Foil Bronze Adam Zulkoskey
Open Men's Sabre Gold Kirk Brecht
  Silver Derek Strelioff
  Bronze Andrew Rusheleau
  Bronze Tyler Chalmers
Cadet Women's Epee Bronze Casey Keating
Open Women's Epee 7th Casey Keating
Under 15 Women's Foil 6th Emily Dixon
Cadet Women's Foil 6th Jessie Jardine
  15th Emily Dixon
Open Women's Foil 5th Jessie Jardine
  16th Emily Dixon
Open Women's Sabre 7th Neaera Deptuch

 

Congratulations to Jean-Pierre Seguin on being named a finalist for Sask Sport's 2003 Youth Male Athlete of the Year award.
 

Recent Results of Note (2003-04):

Congratulations to the following athletes:
 
Tars Bakos - 8th - Senior ME World Cup - Doha, Qatar
Tars Bakos - 3rd - Div I ME - Palm Springs, CA
Jean-Pierre Seguin - 9th - Div I ME - San Jose, CA
Jean-Pierre Seguin - 8th - Jr ME - San Jose, CA
Jean-Pierre Seguin - 16th - Div I ME - Palm Springs, CA
Kent Witchekan - made Cadet Squad criteria at San Jose, CA

complete Sask results from 2003-04 USFA NAC's and Jr World Cup
 

Congratulations to our medallists and
quarter-finalists at CSC 2 - Vancouver:

Cadet Men's Epee 6th Aaron Dixon
Cadet Men's Epee 8th Kyle Yaworski
Cadet Men's Foil Bronze Adam Zulkoskey
Cadet Men's Sabre Bronze Kent Witchekan
Cadet Men's Sabre 6th Derek Strelioff
Cadet Women's Epee Bronze Casey Keating
Cadet Women's Foil Gold Shannon Comerford
Cadet Women's Sabre Bronze Kayla McKeever
Junior Men's Epee Gold Jean-Pierre Seguin
Junior Men's Sabre Bronze Aaron Comerford
Junior Women's Foil Bronze Shannon Comerford
Junior Women's Sabre Bronze Nadia Brecht
Senior Men's Epee Bronze Jean-Pierre Seguin
Senior Men's Epee 6th Tars Bakos
Senior Women's Epee 7th Erica Emery
Senior Women's Sabre 5th Nadia Brecht

complete results (at www.fencing.ca
 

Congratulations to our medallists and
quarter-finalists at CSC 1 - Sherbrooke:

Cadet Men's Epee Bronze Aaron Dixon
Cadet Men's Foil 8th Adam Zulkoskey
Cadet Men's Sabre Bronze Kent Witchekan
  Bronze Derek Strelioff
Cadet Women's Foil Bronze Shannon Comerford
Junior Men's Epee Gold Jean-Pierre Seguin
  8th Joren Blom
Junior Men's Sabre Bronze Aaron Comerford
Junior Women's Foil Bronze Shannon Comerford
Junior Women's Sabre 7th Nadia Brecht
Senior Men's Epee Bronze Tars Bakos
Senior Women's Sabre 8th Nadia Brecht

complete results (at www.fencing.ca
 

Congratulations to Jean-Pierre Seguin -
Sask Sport Youth Male Athlete of the Year for 2002.
 
Congratulations to Jean-Pierre Séguin,
2002 World Champion in Cadet Men's Epee

April 3, 2002 - Jean-Pierre Séguin of Saskatoon is the new World Champion in Cadet (Under-17) Men's Epee.  Jean-Pierre, a member of the Saskatoon Fencing Club and one of three Saskatchewan athletes on the National Team, is competing at the 2002 Junior and Cadet World Championships in Antalya, Turkey.

Jean-Pierre advanced from the first round with a record of 4 victories and 1 defeat, ranking him 13th out of the 101 entrants representing 46 countries.  Jean-Pierre reached the quarter-finals with victories of 15-4 over Fenwick of Ireland, 15-7 over Allika of Estonia, and 15-8 over Kramarics of Norway.  Jean-Pierre then defeated Sima of Sweden (5th seed) 15-14 in the quarter-final, Limardo of Venezuela (8th seed) 15-14 in the semi-final, and Tchernov of Russia (6th seed) 15-9 to win gold.

Jean-Pierre, 16, was born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  He attends Holy Cross High School and is a member of the Saskatoon Fencing Club.  He is coached by his father, Claude Séguin, who has been Provincial Coach for the Saskatchewan Fencing Association since 1979.

Jean-Pierre's gold medal at World Championships caps an outstanding Cadet career.  Since June of 1999 Jean-Pierre has won all but one of the six Cadet Men's Epee National Selection competitions and he has won the past three Cadet National Championships.  Jean-Pierre is also the current Junior (Under-20) National Champion and he won a bronze medal at the 2001 Senior (Open) Nationals.