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2002-2003: Third in epee at the Santa Fe Open in October … Epee champion in the Nick Toth Open. 2001-2002: Men’s epee champion at the Western Regionals ... team took first overall ... was undefeated at the 2002 NAC Division I championships ... moved up to sixth place in the country ... was the Academy’s highest nationally ranked fencer for the past three years ... earned All-American status, finishing third in epee. 2000-2001: Earned the team’s most valuable fencer award and was an All-American honoree ... finished sixth at NCAAs ... placed in the top three in the World Cup ... is a recruited fencer. Personal: Born Aug. 24, 1981 ... parents are Susan and Morton Kelsey ... fenced with the Oregon Fencing Alliance ... coached by Ed Korfanty ... earned the technical theatre award in high school and was on the honor roll all four years ... earned the athletic excellence award and competed on five world teams in fencing ... after winning his first tournament, he was hooked on the sport ... enjoys the thrill of victory against a single opponent ... came to the Academy for fencing and the opportunities AFA offers ... major is behavioral science ... wants to be a service officer and sail around the world ... enjoys sailing.
