Our Pride

Lotus Fencing Academy has a long history of excellence in fencing. Meet here some of our great fencers, learn about their results and the colleges that recruited them thanks to fencing.

alex chiang

Alex fenced at Lotus Fencing for 13 years, and he attended the Air Force Academy thanks to fencing.

NOTABLE FENCING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

For international competitions, see his FIE profile here.

National Competitions Results (including NCAA):

• July ‘04 Bronze Medalist, Summer Nationals Y10 Men's Foil Charlotte, NC

• July ‘06. Finalist, Summer Nationals Y12 Men’s Foil Atlanta, GA

• March ‘07 Silver Medalist, North American Cup Division II Men’s Foil Atlanta, GA

• Feb. ‘09 Gold Medalist, Junior Olympics Cadet Men's Foil Albuquerque, NM

• July ‘09 Silver Medalist, Summer Nationals Division IA Men’s Foil Dallas, TX

• July ‘09 Finalist, Summer Nationals Cadet Men’s Foil Dallas, TX

• Oct. ‘09 Finalist, North American Cup Cadet Men’s Foil Des Moines, IA

• July ‘10 Gold Medalist, Summer Nationals Division III Men’s Epee Atlanta, GA

• July ‘10 Silver Medalist, Summer Nationals Division IA Men’s Foil Atlanta, GA

• March ‘12 All American Team, NCAA Fencing Championships Columbus, OH

• Nov. ‘12 Bronze Medalist, North American Cup Junior Men's Foil Virginia Beach, VA

• Jan. ‘13 Finalist, North American Cup Junior Men's Foil Louisville, KY

• April ‘13 Finalist, Division I National Championships Men's Foil. Richmond, VA

• March ‘14 Silver Medalist, NCAA West Regional Championships Pasadena, CA

• Oct. ‘14 Finalist, North American Cup Division I Men's Foil Portland, OR

• 3-Time NCAA Championship Qualifier

julia gianneschi

Julia fenced at Lotus Fencing for 8 years, and was recruited by Duke University thanks to fencing. These are her accomplishments:

2013

• 5th place, (139 competitors) - Division II Women’s Foil - NAC, Milwaukee 2013 (October); earned C13

2014

• 14th place, (139 competitors from 30 countries)  - Challenge CEP - Marathon Fleuret Cadet Women’s Foil - Paris, France 2014 (top U.S. finisher) (February)

• 3rd place, (Bronze Medal) - Division II Women’s Foil NAC, Minneapolis 2014 (April); earned B14

• 1st place, Div1A Senior Women’s Foil ROC in New Orleans, Louisiana (November)

2015

• 5th place, Div1A Women’s Foil ROC,  Arlington 2015 (March)

• 7th place, Div1A Women’s Foil ROC, Phoenix 2015 (March)3rd place, Div1A Regional Points final standings – Qualified Div. 1 July Challenge

• 1st place, Div. 1A Senior Women’s Foil ROC in New Orleans, Louisiana (November), earned B15

2016

• 2nd place, Regional Junior Cadet Circuit (RJCC) ACN Atlanta, Junior Women’s Foil, (October)

• 1st place, Div. 1A Senior Women’s Foil ROC in New Orleans, Louisiana (November)

2017

• 5th place, Division IA Women’s Foil 2017 USA Fencing National Championships, Salt Lake City, UT (July) , earned B17

2018

• Duke University Varsity Fencing Team    (August 2017 – present)

• Selected as a member of 2017-18 Division I NCAA competitive team

• NCAA Championship Qualifier.

Elina Moon

Elina fenced at Lotus for 3 years, and was recruited by Northwestern University thanks to fencing. These are her accomplishments:

USFA National & Regional Tournaments Results 

2014

·         3rd place, Div 3 Women’s Foil, Summer Nationals

·         2nd place, Div 1A Women’s Foil, Bourbon Open ROC

2015

·         7th place, Cadet Women’s Foil, Summer Nationals

·         Top 32, Junior Women’s Foil, Junior Olympics

·         3rd place, Div 2 Women’s Foil, October NAC

·         Finalist, Div 1A Women’s Foil, Charm City Classic ROC

·         Finalist, Junior Women’s Foil, Remenyik RJCC

·         2nd place, Div 1A Women’s Foil, Daugherty Cup ROC

·         Finalist, Div 2 Women’s Epee, Daugherty Cup ROC

·         2nd place, Junior Women’s Foil, Daugherty Cup RJCC

·         3rd place, Cadet Women’s Foil, Daugherty Cup RJCC

Georgia High School Fencing League Team State Champion

2016

·         Top 32, Junior Women’s Foil, November NAC

·         10th place, Cadet Women’s Foil, Junior Olympics

·         Top 32, Junior Women’s Foil, Junior Olympics

·         Top 32, Div 1A Women’s Foil, December NAC

·         1st place, Junior Women’s Foil, Remenyik RJCC

·         3rd place, Div 1A Women’s Foil, Daugherty Challenge ROC

·         2nd place, Div 1A Women’s Foil, Wang Memorial ROC

Individual Women's State Champion for Georgia High School Fencing League

2017

·         Top 32, Div 1 Women’s Foil, October NAC

·         1st place, Junior Women’s Foil, RJCC

·         Finalist, Div 1A Women’s Foil, Wang Memorial ROC

 2018

·         1st place, Junior Women’s Foil, RJCC  

Sarah Followill

Sarah fenced at Lotus for 7 years, and was recruited by UNC at Chapel Hill thanks to fencing. These are her accomplishments:

• 20th place Div 3 at Summer Nationals, 2019

• 12th place Div 3 at the Richmond, VA (NAC 2018).

• Top 32 Summer Nationals 2018.

• Ranked 1st for regional points in Junior Women's Foil Region 6 (Dec. ‘18-March ‘19).

madeleine girardot

Madeleine fenced at Lotus for 10 years.

Her results include:

• Summer Nationals: Silver DIV II, Finalist DIV IA.

• NCAA: Finalist (Top 24) 3 times.

Recruited by the Air Force Academy thanks to fencing.

rocky rothenberg

Rocky fenced at Lotus for 13 years.

Her results include:

• International competitions: see here.

• Junior Olympics: Finalist.

• Summer Nationals: Finalist DIV I.

• NCAA: Finalist (Top 24) twice.

Recruited by Princeton University thanks to fencing.