Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy

A Simpler Path Through the Sport: Inside USA Fencing’s New Points and Events Structure Starting Aug. 1, 2026, the way Cadet, Junior and Division I fencers earn points will look different.

June SJCC, Las Vegas Convention Center

Y14 PA2FA Foilist Isabella Knapp Finishes 22nd of 132 at Cadet Women’s Foil SJCC in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NV – Isabella “Bella” Knapp delivered a standout performance at the June 2026 Summer Junior & Cadet Challenge (SJCC) in Las Vegas, placing 22nd out of 132 competitors in the highly competitive Cadet Women’s Foil A4 event on June 5, 2026.

Fencing up an age category, Bella, opened the day with a dominant pool round, finishing 5-1 and ranked 15th overall after pools. Bella carried that momentum through Direct Eliminations, advancing through her first two DE bouts before a hard-fought loss in her third DE bout.

Congrats to Bella!

2026 CanAm Veterans Cup, Saturday, May 23, 2026

BIG WIN FOR DALE KAROLAK! 🥇

Huge congratulations to our very own Dale Karloak for an incredible performance at the CanAm Veterans Fencing Championships!

Dale brought home the GOLD 🏆 in the Veterans 60+ Épée event! To top that off, he also placed 7th in the Veterans 60+ Foil event!

We are incredibly proud to have him representing us! Go Dale! 🎉

Memorial Day Weekend 🇺🇸
Our club will be closed on Monday, May 25th, 2026.

Happy Cow, Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Bay Regional Fencing Alliance

Congratulations to all of our medalists on their outstanding performances!

Senior Mixed Épée�
🥇 Tyler Peckens�
🥉 Dale W. Karolak

Senior Mixed Foil�
🥈 Benjamin (Ben) Wu

Y-12 Mixed Foil�
🥇 Madison H�
🥉 Sloane Ganocy

USA Fencing - Hall of Fame - Nominee Announcement

PA2FA is delighted to announce that Veteran Epee Fencer Elizabeth Kocab has been nominated in the Veteran Athlete category for the USA Fencing Hall of Fame Class of 2027 by the Hall of Fame Fencing Committee.

Voting has opened May 13th, 2026, do cast your votes. Eligible voters would have received the ballot in your email

https://www.usafencing.org/hall-of-fame-election-2026



Liz Kocab

USA Fencing - Hall of Fame - Nominee Announcement

PA2FA is delighted to announce that Maestro Gil Pezza has been nominated in the coaching category for the USA Fencing Hall of Fame Class of 2027 by the Hall of Fame Fencing Committee.

Voting has opened May 13th, 2026, do cast your votes. Eligible voters would have received the ballot in your email

https://www.usafencing.org/hall-of-fame-election-2026

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Pezza

Motor City RJCC/RYC, May 2-3, 2026 - Day 2

Huge congratulations to our fencers who competed over the weekend at Motor City.

Our Podium results on day 2

Cadet Men’s Foil
- 3rd: Alex Lu

Y-12 Women's Foil
- 8th: Madison H

Junior Women’s Foil
- 3rd: Natalie Huang

Y-12 Men's Foil
- 3rd: Zora Dhaliwal

Y-14 Women’s Epee
- 2nd: Koko Edgar
- 8th: Beatrix Chavez

Y-8 Men’s Foil
- 7th: Edward Savine
- 8th: Christopher Bruford

Motor City RJCC/RYC, May 2-3, 2026

CONGRATS to our fencers who crushed it on Saturday, May 2nd, for Day 1 of the Motor City RYC! 🤺

We are so proud of these podium results.

Cadet Women’s Foil
- 1st: Parker Harris
- 3rd: Seerat Dhaliwal
- 6th: Natalie Huang

Y-14 Women’s Foil
- 1st: Natalie Huang

Y-14 Men’s Foil
- 5th: Charlie Tan
- 8th: Rowan Wenger

Y-10 Women's Épée
- 5th: LilliBelle Briones

Y-10 Women’s Foil
- 6th: Claire Li

Junior Womne’s Epee
- 3rd: Beatrix Chavez

Good luck on Day 2.