Who We Are
The ON TARGET Fencing Team of Northern Ohio is a group of Foil, Epee and Sabre fencers from Erie, Lorain
, Lake, Medina, Summit and Cuyahoga County. We have classes in
Berea-Brookpark, Hudson (3 classes), Kenston-Bainbridge, Mentor,
North Ridgeville (3 classes on three days), Orange (2 classes), Solon/Twinsburg (2 classes), Strongsville,
St. Joseph’s Academy, and St. Edward High School. Registered with, and insured by the United States Fencing Association, it
is an official fencing club. Head Coach Tom Nagy, a 32 year fencing veteran, is certified by the United States
Fencing Coaches Association as an instructor in foil. Rich Hamper is epee coach.
ON TARGET Team Captains
These are positions appointed by Head Coach Tom Nagy. They shall run during the USFA year of August 1 to July 31.
| Men's Foil Anson Eckel |
Women's Foil Emily Wasil |
| Men's Epee Jeff Rodachy |
Women's Epee Ginger Scheel |
| Men's Sabre Dave Willard |
Women's Sabre Kelly Ball |
- Duties and Responsibilities at Competitions:
- Arrange transportation to and from competitions for team members who cannot provide their own.
- Ensure team members have necessary equipment, paperwork, and money for competition.
- Guide team members through registration and equipment check at competition.
- Lead warm up exercises and bouting prior to competition.
- Explain format of competition and strip assignments to team members.
- Set Fencing team event fencing order, and make substitutions as necessary.
- Help team members during bouts, ie. coaching, cheering, consoling, calming, appeals to Bout Committee, first aid.
- Give Head Coach in Writing, Results of Competition, ie. Name, W-L record, Place.
- Pack up all equipment before leaving competition.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Head Coach.
- Duties and Responsibilities at practice:
- In absence of Head Coach, lead warm up exercises, footwork, drills and bouting. The most experienced Fencer with ON TARGET will have priority.
- Distribute equipment as necessary.
- Be liaison between team members and Head Coach for complaints, problems, etc.
- Show good example in behavior, effort and comportment.
- Keep peace between team members.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Head Coach.
- Miscellaneous : Team Captains fencing in another weapon will be under the jurisdiction of the That Team’s Captain.
ON TARGET Competition Rated Fencers
| Derek Wilkinson B07 Men’s Epee |
Jeff Rodachy C08 Men s Epee, E08 Sabre |
| Ben Switala C07 Men’s Foil |
Heather Wilkinson C07 Women’s Epee |
| Joseph Gonzalez D08 Men’s Foil |
Tim Malinich E07 Men’s Epee |
| Tom Nagy D07 Men's Foil |
Margie Gonzalez D08 Women's Foil |
| Anson Eckel E08 Men’s Foil, E08 Men’s Epee |
Mark Park E07 Men’s Epee, E08 Men's Foil |
ON TARGET USFA Members
| Dan Cullen Foil |
| Anson Eckel E08 Foil, E08 Epee |
| Rich Hamper Epee |
Margie Gonzalez D08 Foil |
| Joseph Gonzalez D08 Foil |
Tom Nagy D07 Foil |
| Mark Park E07 Men’s Epee E08 Men's Foil |
| Lee Willard, Sabre, Foil |
Jeff Rodachy C08 Epee, E08 Sabre |
| Ginger Scheel Epee |
Robbie Schroeder Foil |
| Ben Switala C07 Foil |
Emily Wasil Foil |
| Mark Wasil Foil |
Derek Wilkinson B07 Men’s Epee |
| Heather Wilkinson C07 Women’s Epee |
Dave Willard, Sabre, Foil |
