James Oldham and Mary Fontaine won the Kirk Janes Memorial Prize, an award Halberstadt members created in honor of our esteemed teammate Kirk Janes, who was tragically killed last month in a bicycle-car collision. Their names were engraved on a beautiful plaque that will take pride of place on the Halberstadt wall. The engraved plaque was donated by Rod Gilchrist, owner of 123-Awards. He also did a great job with the T-shirts and medals.

Special thanks to Matthew Porter of American Fencers Supply, who provided gear for sale and also donated his expertise as an international armorer when some last-minute equipment repair was needed. We also want to thank the kind folks at Gu, who donated a case of the sports gel favored by fencers who need a quick energy boost before a tough DE bout.

One last shout-out to international referee Derek Cotton, who taught a well-attended and informative referees’ clinic the evening before the tournament.

Thanks to all who came, and we hope to see you again next year at this event!