The Fencing Victoria 2008 Awards Dinner was held last Friday the 27th of March at Sofia's Restaurant in Camberwell.
Thanks to everyone who helped put the evening together, including Lucas Webber and Ned Fitzgerald, the two young fencers who provided a hard fought bout!
Congratulations are extended to recipients of awards for excellent performances in 2008, and are particularly extended to Christopher Nagle, winner of the Young Blood Award, Brook Dunstan, recipient of the Leonie Austen Award for Volunteering and Peter Osvath, recipient of the Caliburn Award for an outstanding contribution to Victorian fencing over 15 years.
The Junior Male and Female Athletes of the year are Christopher Nagle and Diana Sher, and the Senior Male Athlete of 2008 is William Dolley. The Award for Senior Female Athlete of 2008 was jointly awarded to Joanna Halls and Amber Parkinson for outstanding performances which led to their qualification for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
All Victorian Awards went to members of Victorian teams that won a gold medal at any AFF national team competition. Congratulations are extended to:
Zhen Huang, Evelyn Halls, Joanna Halls, Catherine Mackay, Diana Sher, Samantha Auty, Alexandra Carroll, Katie Boyles, Christina Logan-Bell, Caryl Oliver, Alice Cuddy, Alison Lancaster, Amy Reynolds, Chris Nagle, Genevieve Bone, Anna Kardas, Emily Marotta, Catherine Tierney, Iona Mihailescu, Daniel Nero, Azzam Zubiary, Rosheen Kaul, Rebecca O’Leary
Full details of age category awardees can be found in the table below:
Well done All!
2008 Fencing Victoria FINAL Rankings |
Category |
Weapon |
Champions |
Club |
UNDER-13 GIRL'S |
EPEE |
Brittany D'ARGAVILLE |
PFA |
UNDER-13 BOY'S |
EPEE |
Alex TYRWHITT |
Kardinia |
UNDER-15 GIRL’S |
EPEE |
Amy REYNOLDS |
VRI |
UNDER-15 BOY’S |
EPEE |
Christopher NAGLE |
VRI |
CADET (U17) WOMEN’S |
EPEE |
Diana SHER |
VRI |
CADET (U17) MEN’S |
EPEE |
Alexander HUNTER/Christoper NAGLE (TIE) |
VRI |
JUNIOR (U20) WOMEN’S |
EPEE |
Diana SHER |
VRI |
JUNIOR (U20) MEN’S |
EPEE |
Alexander HUNTER |
VRI |
SENIOR WOMEN’S |
EPEE |
Catherine MACKAY |
VRI |
SENIOR MEN’S |
EPEE |
Will DOLLEY/Victor LEWITH (TIE) |
VRI |
VETERAN WOMEN'S |
EPEE |
Victoria WILKS |
VRI |
VETERAN MEN’S |
EPEE |
Haluk YETER |
VRI |
WOMEN’S NOVICE |
EPEE |
Brittany D’ARGAVILLE |
PFA |
MEN’S NOVICE |
EPEE |
Roy GRONCKI |
PFA |
UNDER-13 GIRL'S |
FOIL |
Jenna YELLAND |
Blacklords |
UNDER-13 BOY'S |
FOIL |
Lucas WEBBER |
Blacklords |
UNDER-15 GIRL’S |
FOIL |
Catherine TIERNEY |
VRI |
UNDER-15 BOY’S |
FOIL |
Lucas WEBBER |
Blacklords |
CADET (U17) WOMEN’S |
FOIL |
Catherine TIERNEY |
VRI |
CADET (U17) MEN’S |
FOIL |
Christopher NAGLE |
VRI |
JUNIOR (U20) WOMEN’S |
FOIL |
Catherine TIERNEY |
VRI |
JUNIOR (U20) MEN’S |
FOIL |
Dean WILLIAMS |
VRI |
SENIOR WOMEN’S |
FOIL |
Emma RYAN |
VRI |
SENIOR MEN’S |
FOIL |
Dean WILLIAMS |
VRI |
VETERAN WOMEN'S |
FOIL |
Jane ALLARDICE |
BDFC |
VETERAN MEN’S |
FOIL |
Zoltan VILAGOSH |
Blacklords |
WOMEN’S NOVICE |
FOIL |
Alana SCOTT |
MFC |
MEN’S NOVICE |
FOIL |
Lucas WEBBER |
Blacklords |
UNDER-13 GIRL'S |
SABRE |
Not Contested/Not Awarded |
- |
UNDER-13 BOY'S |
SABRE |
Not Contested/Not Awarded |
- |
UNDER-15 GIRL’S |
SABRE |
Not Contested/Not Awarded |
- |
UNDER-15 BOY’S |
SABRE |
Not Contested/Not Awarded |
- |
CADET (U17) WOMEN’S |
SABRE |
Samantha AUTY |
VRI |
CADET (U17) MEN’S |
SABRE |
Christopher NAGLE |
VRI |
JUNIOR (U20) WOMEN’S |
SABRE |
Samantha AUTY |
VRI |
JUNIOR (U20) MEN’S |
SABRE |
Christopher NAGLE |
VRI |
SENIOR WOMEN’S |
SABRE |
Alexandra CARROLL |
VRI |
SENIOR MEN’S |
SABRE |
Christopher NAGLE |
VRI |
VETERAN WOMEN'S |
SABRE |
Leonie SHEVLIN |
VRI |
VETERAN MEN’S |
SABRE |
Zoltan VILAGOSH |
Blacklords |
WOMEN’S NOVICE |
SABRE |
Rebecca O'Leary |
VFA |
MEN’S NOVICE |
SABRE |
Marc ZAINER |
Monash |
Last Modified on 01/04/2009 22:33