The Battle in Space City Spring ROC/RJCC/RYC delivered an exciting weekend of high level fencing in Houston, featuring strong performances across Youth, Cadet, Junior, and Senior events.
Fencers competed for regional points, national qualification positioning, and podium finishes resulting in impressive depth across both Men’s and Women’s events.
This report highlights Top 8 results only, providing a clear breakdown of podium finishes, finalists, and overall performance trends.
Club Highlights
Fencers from Space City Fencing Academy delivered a standout performance, earning multiple podium finishes and demonstrating strong depth across all age groups.
| Category | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 Gold | 3 | 4 |
| 🥈 Silver | 4 | 4 |
| 🥉 Bronze | 6 | 7 |
| 🎖 Finalists | 13 | 11 |
| 🏆 Total Top 8 | 26 | 26 |
Key Insights
– Women’s events led in overall podium finishes, particularly in bronze medals
– Equal depth across both groups, with identical finalist (5–8) totals
– Cadet Men’s Foil showed the highest concentration of Top 8 finishes
– Y12 and Y14 Women’s Foil were the strongest categories on the women’s side
– Men’s results showed strong spread across all age groups, indicating balanced development
– Youth categories (Y10–Y14) continue to drive the largest share of Top 8 finishes
🥇 Gold Medalists (7)
Zain al Din Elkousy (Cadet)
Mohamed Hamza (Division IA)
Phoenix Rosowsky (Y10)
Lola Brown (Cadet)
Lola Brown (Junior)
Peyton Ho (Y12)
Genevieve Goitia (Y14)
🥈 Silver Medalists (8)
Caden Nuckles (Cadet)
Royce Chung (Y12)
George Jin (Y14)
Benjamin Clark (Junior)
Harper Ho (Y8)
Annabelle Li (Y12)
Naila Nwodo (D1A)
Genevieve Goitia (DV2)
🥉 Bronze Medalists (13)
Seif Halim (Cadet)
Daniel Jin (Cadet)
Derek Lim (Y12)
Phoenix Rosowsky (Y12)
Kirin Lam (Y14)
Maximilian Sanchez-Borovskaya (Y10)
Naila Nwodo (Cadet)
Avery Ho (Y12)
Avery Ho (Y10)
Annabelle Li (Y14)
Peyton Ho (Y14)
Reagan Tornberg (DV2)
Genevieve Goitia (D1A)
🎖 Finalists (5th–8th)
| Place | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 5th | George Jin (Y14) George Jin (JNR) Brian Kim (D1A) | Diala Kayal (Y10) Maya Krishnan (Y14) Ella Dautovic (Y12) |
| 6th | Zhihe Yuan (Y14) Dan Jo (Y10) Morgan Cole (VET Epee) | Grace Hindman (Y12) Genevieve Goitia (JNR) Evelyn Qu (Y10) Grace Hindman (Y14) |
| 7th | Sebastian Francis (Y14) Benjamin Clark (D1A) Zhihe Yuan (JNR) | Peyton Ho (Cadet) Evelyn Qu (Y12) Reagan Tornberg (Y14) |
| 8th | Sebastian Francis (Cadet) Phoenix Rosowsky (Y14) | — |
The Battle in Space City ROC/RJCC/RYC continues to establish itself as one of the premier regional fencing competitions in the Texas/Southwest region. With strong participation and high-level results across all categories, the event showcased both emerging talent and experienced athletes.
Congratulations to all Space City Fencing Academy athletes on an outstanding performance throughout the weekend. From podium finishes to hard-fought Top 8 results, every fencer contributed to a strong and memorable showing.
Your dedication, discipline, and competitive spirit continue to elevate the club and reflect the strength of our fencing community. Thank you to all athletes, families, coaches, referees, staff and volunteers who made this success possible, we look forward to building on this momentum at the next competition.
