{"id":960,"date":"2004-07-18T13:18:46","date_gmt":"2004-07-18T18:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacecityfencing.com\/?p=187"},"modified":"2004-07-18T13:18:46","modified_gmt":"2004-07-18T18:18:46","slug":"salle-mauro-wins-25-medals-at-2004-summer-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacecityfencing.com\/salle-mauro-wins-25-medals-at-2004-summer-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Space City Fencing WINS 25 MEDALS at 2004 Summer Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Space City Fencing’s coaches and students proudly returned back from the 2004 Summer National Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina with a record breaking 25 medals – including 5 Championship Gold Medals and 5 Coaching Medals!<\/p>\n

It was are best showing at a national tournament yet. Summer nationals is a great time for fencers to compete and have a good time after a hard year of competition. To the right you see several of Space City Fencing’s happy fencers taking a well deserved break in between events. The little boy in the middle is Moe, Mauro’s energetic little son.<\/p>\n

The tournament was a tremendous victory for the salle. Mario Rodriguez, the salle’s longtime wheelchair fencer member, won not only the saber event but also the foil event. Also striking gold was Ben Parkins in foil, and Greg Micek, who really made a break through and winning his first national event. Finally little Lizzy McDermott won the Div II championships beating out dozens of sometimes older or more experienced fencers in , a huge event with over 169 competitors.<\/p>\n