US Male Cadets shine at 2011 Pan American Youth Championships: Fencing News
The United States male junior fencers performed incredibly, during the second day of 2011 Pan American Youth Championships. United States male junior fencers took the victory in Men’s Y-10 category by conquering nine medals including three
gold medals, two silver and four bronze medals.
United States' Jalen Thornley kept himself on the top of list in Men’s Y-10 Sabre category as he won the gold medal of the day in the Sabre event. After winning all the bouts in pool matches, he reached in the elimination round. Eventually, he was standing
against his final opponent Kamar Skeete of his own country for play-off. With an easy victory against Skeete, Jalen took the title of the day. Skeete ended his bouts with a silver medal victory. Another US Junior, Christopher Walker, won bronze medal in the
same event. Mexican Hector Lupercio, who lost in semi-final from Jalen, was also awarded with a bronze medal.
As US female junior made a clean sweep in Y-10 Foil category, similarly, US male juniors also amazingly took all the medals of the day.
The medal holders of the day second event of 2011 Pan American Youth Championship are as follow:
Men’s Y-10 Epee
Lawrence Tan of United States with gold medal
Hector George of Mexico with silver medal
Hunter Candreva of United States and Samuel Tolentino of Mexico with bronze medal
Women’s Y-10 Epee
Karen Hernandez of Mexico with gold medal
Nathalie Romero of Mexico with silver medal
Abigail Valdez and Scarlet Canto of Mexico with bronze medals
Men’s Y-10 Foil
Marcello Olivares of United States with gold medal
Tyler Jacobs with of United States with silver medal
Lawrence Tan and Jack Wood of United States with bronze medals
Women’s Y-10 Foil
Greta Candreva of United States with gold medal
Delphine Devore of United States with silver medal
Alexandra Park and Lauren Scruggs of United States with bronze medals
Men’s Y-10 Sabre
Jalen Thornley of United States with gold medal
Kamar Skeete of United States with silver medal
Hector Lupercio of Mexico and Christopher Walker with bronze medals
Women’s Y-10 Sabre
Cynthia Garcia of Mexico with gold medal
Anabel Acurero of Mexico with silver medal
Tamara Gomez of Mexico with bronze medal
Lauren Scruggs of United States with bronze medal
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