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December 12, 2008
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LONG BEACH - Dakota
Root, Junior Women's Epee Pacific Coast Champion! Ms. Root also placed second in the Senior Women's Epee event.
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MIAMI - Kian Ameil
is the 2007 U.S. National Champion in Cadet Men's Epee. Pictured to the right is Kian Ameli (2007 Cadet Epee Champion
and 2006 Y-14 and Cadet Men's Epee Champion) and Nik-Nik Ameli (2006
Y-12 Women's Epee Champion) with coach Maitre Yves Auriol (2006 and 2007
U.S. Fencing Association Coach's medals and 2007 USFA Hall Of Fame. .
Maitre Auriol Inducted Into The Hall of Fame
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| Georgette Auriol, Stephan Auriol, Maitre Leon Auriol, Maitre Yves Auriol. |
MIAMI - FAN Head Coach and Director of Fencing,
Maitre Yves Auriol was inducted into the USFA Fencing Hall of Fame. This is
a truly fitting tribute to a coach with so very many exceptional accomplishments! Maitre Auriol's induction ceremony took
place in Miami at the 2007 Summer National Championships. He was joined by his wife Georgette,
son and fencer Stephane, brother and fencing master, Maitre
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LAS VEGAS - Thank you to our community of fencers, referees, fencing families
and the Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain for another successful Dawson Challenge. Since 2002 this tournament has
supported the development of youth and junior fencers and this is the 3rd year as a USFA Regional Youth Circuit sanctioned
tournament. We thank Evan Ranes, Kathleen Pathi, Tanya Brown, April Woodward
(USFA bout committee), Susan Jennings, Nicolae Diaconescu, Molly Millman, Georgette Auriol,
Sky McLain, Line and John Dilibero, Vicky, Marty and Thomas Schumacher, Lydia Zeller, Teresa Tizminesky, Dawn Starret, Supreya Voelkenig, Phil Reaston, Nathalie
Keft, Feodur Keft, Cynthia Ameli, Nik-Nik Ameli and USFA rated referees, Bill
Becker (USFA FOC, assigning referee), Ed Richards, Evan Ranes, Narayan Pathi,
Robert Bellman, Mark Kovacs, Robby Carrillo, Elizabeth Earls, Sean Ameli, Kian Ameli and George
Porter. 
LAS VEGAS - Fencers from around the world compete
at the Las Vegas World Cup event. This is the fourth year FAN has hosted this event which includes Women's Sabre, Men's Sabre,
Women's Sabre Team, Men's Sabre Team, and Women's Foil. . . .
October 31, 2006
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ATLANTA - Nine FAN fencers (plus our collegiate
fencers Kimberlee Montoya and Dale Hargis)
traveled to Atlanta to compete in 20 events at the USFA Summer National Championships. FAN came home with eight medals –
including THREE National Championship titles.
• Kian Ameli won the
gold medal (and the 2006 National Championship) in Y-14 Men's Epee, and also won the gold medal (and the 2006 National Championship)
in Cadet Men's Epee.
• Nik Nik Ameli won the gold medal (and the
2006 National Championship) in Youth 12 Women's Epee, and also won the 7th place medal in Youth 12 Women's Foil.
• FAN Assistant Coach Susan Jenning
took the 5th place medal in Division 1A Women's Foil.
• Cynthia Ameli
placed 8th in Veteran 40 Women's Epee.
Head Coach, Maitre Yves Auriol,
received two Coach's Medals - for coaching Kian Ameli to victory in the Y-14
Men's Epee and the Cadet Men's Epee events. Amy Montoya had a top-ten finish
in Veteran 40 Women’s Epee, and Narayan Pathi fenced in a very competitive
Division II Men's Epee event - placing 19th place finish out of 180 fencers. An awesome showing by our great FAN fencers to
cap off the 2005-2006 fencing season.
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LAS VEGAS - FAN fencers continued their successful 2005
- 2006 season at the Pacific Coast Section Champtionships. Coach Susan Jennings
won the gold medal in Women's Foil, and Coach Nicholae Diaconescu won silver
in Men's Epee. The FAN men's epee team of Kian Ameil, Nicolae Diaconescu and Evan Ranes
won the Championship and FAN is now housing the beautiful perpetual trophy! This trophy dates back to 1930, and it is
inscribed with the names of many legendary west coast fencers and clubs. We are honored to have our club name and fencers
names listed on this prestigious trophy. FAN Sweeps State Championships 
RENO - FAN fencers sweep 2006 Nevada State
Championships! Gold medals went to: FAN Coach Susan Jennings (Women's Foil),
Nelson Granda (Men's Sabre), Nik-Nik Ameli
(Women's Epee) and Evan Ranes (Men's Epee). Silver medals went to: Kian Ameli (Men's Epee), Cynthia Ameli (Women's
Epee) and Eli Delgado (Men's Foil). Bronze medals went to Sean
Ameli (Men's Foil), Nik-Nik Ameli (Women's Foil), Narayan Pathi (Men's Epee) and Dakota Root (Women's
Epee). In addition, our terrific FAN fencing teams won five of the six state team championship events! Congratulations to
our Women's Foil Team champions (Susan Jennings, Dakota Root and Nik-Nik Ameli),
our Men's Foil Team champions (Evan Ranes, Eli Delgado and Sean Ameli), our
Women's Epee Team champions (Cynthia Ameli, Dakota Root and Nik-Nik Ameli),
our Men's Epee Team champions (Evan Ranes, Eli Delgado and Kian Ameli), and
our Women's Sabre Team champions (Susan Jennings, Dakota Root and Nik-Nik Ameli).
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