Club webmaster Brian Koby has been hard at work the last few days ironing out the details of the upcoming Spring Semester fencing classes. Working with Google Calendar, he has been putting together a detailed outline of class times and dates which will be able to fit his busy schedule with coaching the club, but also that which would most benefit the club’s members to allow them the maximum practice time available.
December 17, 2009
December 7, 2009
BSUFC Shows Force in Culver
Ball State fencing club member Bill Stark made a lasting impression this weekend as he competed at the Culver Military Academy for the Culver Fencing Open on December 5. As he blasted through his pool bouts, winning all 5, Stark seeded second going into direct eliminations with a +17 indicator and one of only two fencers (out of 20 total) to perform a clean sweep of the pools.
However, the day took a turn for the worse as some controversial calls from the referee of Stark’s first DE bout left him at a 14-15 loss against a CMA fencer. Stark led most of the DE bout, even coming back from a 7-9 deficit to gain 5 unanswered touches, putting him in the lead at 12-9.
Overall, Stark, being the lone member representing Ball State, finished 9th place out of 20 for the day. He fenced very well and is looking forward to his next tournament. ”Bill is a good fencer,” added club coach Brian Koby. ”He displayed that skill on Saturday and I couldn’t be prouder to see his finish.” Stark’s goal for the next semester is to earn at least his E rating for foil, which Koby agrees is a reasonable and very obtainable goal.
December 2, 2009
New Club Officer-Elects Chosen
On Tuesday, December 1, the members of the Ball State Fencing Club voiced their opinion and elected the Spring 2010 Officers. The new club officers are as follows:
President: Tyler Wolford (2nd term)
Vice President/Treasurer: Dayna Colbert (2nd term)
Secretary: Brittany Harvey
Specialty Offices were also voted on at Tuesday’s elections for Safety Officer, Webmaster, and Armourer.
Safety Officers: Bill Stark and Lauren Dailey
Club Webmaster: Brian Koby
Club Armourer: Brian Koby
The new officer-elects will begin their term at the end of the current semester. Any questions about club operations should still be directed to the current officers until the start of the Spring semester.
November 8, 2009
Ball State Fencers Dominate Turkey Shoot
Saturday, November 7th was the annual Turkey Shoot fencing open, which this year was held in Fort Wayne, Indiana and hosted by Summit City Fencing Club. Ball State sent five competitive members, Nathaniel Correll, Caitlin Huston, Tyler Wolford, William Stark, and club coach Brian Koby, early Saturday morning to the event where three of those five returned home with distinction.
October 15, 2009
Review of Siyon Reflex 2 Fencing Scorebox
Recently the Ball State Fencing Club purchased the updated Siyon Reflex fencing score box to replace our defunct SG-12 box. The purchase marks the greatest step towards my vision of hosting tournaments at Ball State within the next two school years, with the ability to turn a profit for the club from said tournaments. This is a quick review of the new score box through a series of tests given by the club’s armourer Brian Koby.
October 13, 2009
Purdue Fall Open Results Are Positive for BSU
Saturday, October 10 was a great day for members of the Ball State University Fencing Club. Club members traveled to Purdue University where several members competed in the Purdue Fencing Club Fall Open, while several other members supported them and took pictures and videos. The day was concluded with amazing results from the Ball State crowd. (more…)
October 4, 2009
BSUFC Members Bring Home Results From Fort Wayne
On Saturday, October 3, Ball State Fencing Club members competed in the Storm the Fort Open in Fort Wayne, Indiana, hosted by Summit City Fencing Club. These members included club coach Brian Koby, Caitlin Huston, Nathaniel Correll, Tyler Wolford, and Bill Stark. Although the day was long, club members brought home some very pleasing results for the first tournament of the fencing season, including a 3rd place finish for Koby in Sabre. (more…)
September 10, 2009
USFA to Not Adopt New Mask Regulations
In a news release posted on the United States Fencing Association web site, the USFA board reviewed the current situation as to adopt the new FIE ruling on foil mask bibs and determined through their research that they will not be applying the new regulations to local, national, or NAC tournaments. (more…)
September 8, 2009
New News Feed Active
The Ball State Fencing Club now has a new news feed source activated on WordPress.com. You can access this feed by clicking the title on the feed display on the main web site.
The new feed will display upcoming club events, recent news, tournament results, and include information about updates made to the main web site. It is currently being maintained by club webmaster Brian Koby. Any questions about the news feed can be directed to him via the club’s contact page.
September 7, 2009
BSUFC Inner-Club Ladders
The Ball State Fencing Club will start it’s inner-club ladders to help promote competition between club members and also encourage more fencing at practices. The ladders will only show the top-ten fencers in each weapon category and will be updated weekly (or as needed). The rules and idea come courtesy of Indianapolis Fencing Club coach Bill Winget. (more…)
