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The Dr. Todd Curn Memorial

Todd Curn competed for The Ohio State University varsity fencing team from 1979 - 1981 and made All American in 1981. He was the consummate "natural" fencer, equally adept left or right handed. He possessed the combined qualities of talent, intellect and flair. Upon graduation he attended medical school in Mexico City, Mexico. He received his MD there and joined the El Paso Division USFA. Tragically, at age 25, he suffered a massive heart attack which he did not survive. In memorial, his mother and step father, a prominent doctor in Mexico City commissioned the Dr. Todd Curn Memorial Men's Foil award, a 1/3 sized bronze sculpture representing Dr. Curn's fencing mask by noted sculptor E. R. Minell in 1988. The mold was broken after casting to ensure its uniqueness. Each year the name of the winner of the event is added to the trophy. The tournament was originally called the Columbus Open and at the time was the only tournament held by Columbus Division, in order to keep its status with the national USFA organization.


Dr. Todd Curn		Dr. Todd Curn Memorial Men's Foil Award

Men's Foil Winners

1988-1989	David Leviton
1990-1991	Stephan Schroder
1991-1992	Stephan Schroder
1992-1993	Jon Zelkowski
1992-1993	Jon Zelkowski
1993-1994	Bob Anderson
1994-1995	Bob Anderson
1995-1996	Jon Zelkowski
1996-1997	Joseph Fisher
1997-1998	Michael Cho
1998-1999	Jon Zelkowski
1999-2000	Joseph S. Streb
2000-2001	Michael Cho
2001-2002	Justin Purcell
2002-2003	Samuel Wunderlich
2003-2004	Anatolie Senic
2004-2005	Mark Hedien
2005-2006	Joseph S. Streb
2006-2007	Joseph T. Streb
2008-2009	Joseph T. Streb
2009-2010	Joseph T. Streb
2010-2011	Peter McOwen
2011-2012	Aaron Hutchison
2012-2013	Zain Shaito
2013-2014	Zain Shaito
2014-2015	Joseph T. Streb
2015-2016	Joseph T. Streb
2016-2017	Joseph T. Streb
2017-2018	Joseph T. Streb

Dr. Francis Riebel was the founder of The Ohio State University fencing team and its first head coach in starting in 1921. He attended his undergraduate years at OSU and entered medical school in Vienna, Austria. While there he was exposed to fencing and became an avid and accomplished sabre fencer in a local club. Graduating from medical school in 1920 he returned to Columbus to begin his practice. Dr. Riebel became involved at OSU though the PE Fencing Class and began giving private lessons to students. This core of students began to fence against other students at various universities and eventually led to the establishment of fencing as a varsity sport at Ohio State. Under Riebel's tutelage the Buckeyes won back-to-back fencing championships in 1928 and 1929. Under Reibel OSU won the NCAA Fencing Championship in 1942. His student Ben Burtt was the Men's Individual NCAA fencing champion and the team's first All American in foil. In 1990 the Francis Augustus Riebel, M.D. Men's Sabre trophy was commissioned by his son, Frank Reibel Jr. and first awarded during that tournament.

Men's Sabre Winners

1989-1990	Yuanchun Ma
1990-1991	Kevin May
1991-1992	Robert Fallenbuchl
1992-1993	William Lester
1993-1994	William Goering
1994-1995	Michael Shearer
1995-1996	Timothy Bookwalter
1996-1997	Mohamed Kabil
1998, 1999	Aaron Smith
1999-2000	John Jakelsky
2000-2001	John Jakelsky
2001-2002	Jeff Martin
2002-2003	Val Kizik
2003-2004	Joseph S. Streb
2004-2005	Joseph S. Streb
2005-2006	David Firmin
2006-2007	Joseph S. Streb
2007-2008	Joseph S. Streb
2008-2009	Samuel Lillard
2009-2010	Joseph S. Streb
2010-2011	Joseph S. Streb
2011-2012	Lyle Wiemerslage
2012-2013	Max Stearns
2013-2014	Joseph S. Streb
2014-2015	Joseph T. Streb
2015-2016	Joseph T. Streb
2016-2017	Joseph T. Streb
2017-2018	Joseph T. Streb

Mr. Charles S. Fox was an epee fencer on the OSU Fencing team from 1927-1929. He was coached by Dr. Frank Riebel and helped OSU to win consecutive Big Tem Championships in 1928 and 1929. IN 1991 Mr. Fox's two daughters Mrs. Lou Ann (Fox) Shearer and Mrs. Jacquiline (fox) Weaver commissioned the Charles S Fox Memorial Men's Epee trophy in memory of the grand times he had recounted to them from his days with the OSU Fencing Team. (As a note, Mr. Fox was an avid pheasant hunter, but since no awards shop had a pheasant statue an eagle was deemed to be an appropriate substitute).

Men's Epee Winners
1990-1991	William J. Nieberding
1991-1992	Yuri G. Chtchourakov
1992-1993	Tim Hensley
1993-1994	James Krahling
1994-1995	Bill Spacy
1995-1996	George Leszko
1996-1997	George Leszko
1997-1998	Fred Hunker
1998-1999	Walter Dragonetti
1999-2000	Walter Dragonetti
2000-2001	Alexander Smerdin
2001-2002	Spenser Jones
2002-2003	Mark Hedien
2003-2004	Alexander Smerdin
2004-2005	Mark Hedien
2005-2006	Walter Dragonetti
2006-2007	Lyle Wiemerslage
2007-2008	Scott Tulleners
2008-2009	Walter Dragonetti
2009-2010	Terry Amrine
2010-2011	Fred Hunker
2011-2012	Kurt Lang
2012-2013	Narayan Pathi
2013-2014	Daniel Tafoya
2014-2015	Matthew Wojciechowski
2015-2016	Ethan Madison
2016-2017	Matthew Wojciechowski
2017-2018	Gary North

Dr. Ron Weaver's commitment to fencing began at Ohio State as assistant coach in 1960-1963 after success as an OSU varsity fencer. Dr. Weaver also coached at North Carolina State, Montana and Montana State. Michael Shear was also an OSU varsity fencer from 1982-1986 and subsequently an assistant coach. Together with Bruce Gillman, Dr. Weaver and Mr. Shearer joined forces to promote a grassroots fencing program development and in 1987 founded the Salle Aramis fencing clubs. They have donated the Michael Shearer and Dr. Ron Weaver Women's Foil award in a continuing effort to recognize the grace, intelligence, athletic talent and competitive will that women of all ages bring to fencing.

Women's Foil Winners
1993-1994	Marion Beck
1994-1995	Rita Borbely
1995-1996	Rita Borbely
1996-1997	Andrea Ament
1997-1998	Tracie Wallis
1998-1999	Peggy Baniszewski
1999-2000	Sara Kass
2000-2001	Metta Thompson
2001-2002	Metta Thompson
2002-2003	Samantha Nemecek
2004-2004	Ann Marsh
2004-2005	Inga Wallrabenstein
2005-2006	Isabella Bonello
2006-2007	Zoë Hesp
2007-2008	Lilia Chen
2009-2010	Taylor McIntyre
2010-2011	Taylor McIntyre
2011-2012	Taylor McIntrye
2012-2013	Mona Shaito
2013-2014	Abigail Kaye
2014-2015	Ashley Owen
2015-2016	Kristen Ruscitelli
2016-2017	Mourot, Alivia
2017-2018	Sophie Zhao

In 2002 the Dr. Ivan Gilbert Women's Epee award was contributed.

Women's Epee Winners
2001-2002	Svetlana Verulskaya
2002-2003	Eleanor Leighton
2003-2004	Ann Marsh
2004-2005	Tiffany Price
2005-2006	Jane Pozydeav
2006-2007	Jennifer Tulleners
2007-2008	Ingrid Biederman
2008-2009	(no entrants)
2009-2010	(no entrants)
2010-2011	(no entrants)
2011-2012	Rachel Hucek
2012-2013	Katarzyna Dabrowa
2013-2014	Katarzyna Dabrowa
2014-2015	Jane Sherfey
2015-2016	Alexandra Aply
2016-2017	Kari Graessle
2017-2018	Kari Graessle

In 2005 the Dr. Joseph S. Streb Women's Sabre award was contributed.

Women's Sabre Winners
2004-2005	Betty Brown
2005-2006	(no entrants)
2006-2007	(no entrants)
2007-2008	Ingrid Hopmoen
2009-2010	(no entrants)
2010-2011	Sterling Streb
2011-2012	Sterling Streb
2012-2013	Alison Miller
2013-2014	Celina Merza
2014-2015	(no entrants)
2015-2016	Kelli Wozniak
2016-2017	Kelli Wozniak
2017-2018	Myriam Gluck