2002 SEASON
Coaches, Schedule, Roster, Season Results

 

    Head
    Coach: Waldek
    Czaja

    



    Assistant Coach:
    Dan
    Northcut

Varsity Fencing Schedule
 

    
Date

    
Event

     

    
Where / Host

    
Friday-Sunday
September 20-22

Saturday-Sunday
September 28-29

Saturday-Sunday
October 26-27

Friday-Monday
November 8-11

    
Junior World Cup


Dual At Dallas


Southwest High School
Championships

NAC Junior/Cadet

     

    
Louisville, KY


St. Mark's / Dallas
Fencers Club

St. Mark's / Dallas
Fencers Club

Greenville, SC


Varsity Fencing Roster

    Name

    Grade

    National Ranking
 

    
Steve Ahn**
Hunter Banks
Daniel Barber
Chris Booth
Howard Chang
Kevin Chow
Nate Conrad
Matthew Davis
Kevin Dihn**
David Eichhorn
William Fischer
Jared Forbus
Will Hickox
William Kryder
John Lin**
Jonathan Lind
Nicholas Lybrand
Trevor Martin
Lukas Mezger
Jonathan Park
David Segal
Jay Vuitch
Brian Wang

    
11
9
10
11
10
11
9
9
12
10
10
9
12
10
11
10
10
9
11
10
11
10
10

    


**Denotes Captain



Season Results
Junior World Cup @ Louisville, KY
Junior Men's Sabre
14. John Lin
34. Steve Ahn

Duel At Dallas
Individual Results
Mixed Sabre
1. Steve Ahn
10. Will Kryder
11. Jared Forbus
12. Trevor Martin
16. Nate Conrad
19. Matt Davis
20. Hunter Banks

Under 17 Mixed Sabre
1. Kevin Chow
2. Trevor Martin
3. Will Kryder
4. Jared Forbus
5. Scott Hebert
9. Jamie Lassiter
10. Nate Conrad
14. Andrew Kryder
15. Hunter Banks
16. Jonathan Way
19. Yves Roth

Mixed Epee
16. David Segal
26. Howard Chang

U17 Mixed Epee
3. Howard Chang
14. Jonathan Park

U17 Mixed Foil
2. Howard Chang
6. Jay Vuitch
7. Nicholas Lybrand
9. Jonathan Park

Junior World Championships, Budapest, Hungary
Cadet Men's Sabre
41. John Lin
59. Steve Ahn
**Both athletes represented the USA Junior National Team

Southwest High School Championships
Team Results
St. Mark's School of Texas  1st Place
The Hockaday School  3rd Place

Individual Results (St. Mark's only)
Mixed Sabre
1. Brian Wang
2. Trevor Martin
3. Kevin Chow
5. Jared Forbus
9. Will Kryder
12. Scott Hebert
13. Neale Shutler
14. Hunter Banks
15. Jonathan Lind
18. Andrew Kryder
19. Robert Wood
20. Steve Shulman
22. Lucas Mezger
23. Jonathan Way
25. J.B. Sharp
26. Wayne Mitchell
27. Evan Lewis
29. Conner Youngblood
30. Yves Roth
33. Amaan Mitha
34. Andrew Slottje
35. Bharat Srivastava

Mixed Épée
3. Hward Chang

Mixed Foil
8. Jonathan Park
10. Chris Booth
11. Nicholas Lybrand
14. Will Fisher

NAC Junior/Cadet @ Greenville, SC
Junior Men's Sabre
9. John Lin
14. Steve Ahn
36. Brian Wang

Cadet Men's Sabre
7. Steve Ahn
8. John Lin
22. Brian Wang
47. Kevin Chow


About the Coach
Coach Waldek Czaja has been fencing and coaching for over twenty years.  He was a member of
the Polish Junior and Senior National Teams and has been a finalist in  numerous World Cup events.
His students have won US National medals in foil, épée, and sabre and are currently listed on the
national points standings on all weapons.  He is a highly rated national level referee in all three 
weapons and has been awarded the degree of Moniteur I'Armes from the United States Fencing
Coaches Association.  He is a graduate of the Technical Institute of Industies, Gliwice, Poland.  Coach
Czaja has been certified by the Fencing Official's Commission to examine referee candidates for 
national-level rajnkings and can administer both the written and practical examinations in all three
weapons.  This is Coach Czaja's third year at St. Mark's.