Texas Excalibur is very proud of the fencers who have gone on to accomplish great things!  Over the past 20 years, many faces have come and gone and we would like to recognize some of them and let others know where they are now. 

(If you are reading this and were part of TexEx over the years or know of someone we omitted, or would like some of the information edited, please send any info to polspeek@gmail.com and we would be happy to add the info!  Old pictures are welcome!) 

In no particular order, these are some of our alumni and any info we have on where they are and what they are doing:

Casey Blough— Radford High School. Is currently attending UTEP and majoring in General Studies. Is an A rated epee fencer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Libby De La Torre— Socorro High School. Is currently at the Air Force Academy, majoring in Biology.

Luke Baker– Canutillo High School. Is currently attending UTEP/EPCC and is majoring in Music.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                            Libby De La Torre                                     Luke Baker

 

Matthew Wojciechowski - Franklin High School.  Attended UTEP for 2 years. An A-rated Epee fencer. Currently on an exchange program with Wrocław University in Wrocław, Poland, studying Computer Science.

 

Chris Rogers - Franklin High School.  An A-rated fencer in both Epee and Foil, attended UTEP but graduated UT Austin in May 2007 with a degree in Anthropology. Currently at Texas State, getting his doctorate in physical therapy.

Michael Ross - Cathedral High School.  Ohio State/UTEP, got his BS in electrical engineering from UTEP in Dec, 2007. Now employed with NASA.

Anita Collins - Home School.  Currently at UT Austin.

Kristen Wentrcek - Coronado High School.  May 2007 graduate of NYU. Currently employed with The Trump Corporation in Manhattan.

 

                               

               From left:  Chris Rogers, Mike Ross                                          Kristen Wentrcek

 

 

Craig Galanter - Franklin High School. Weapon of fame: foil. Graduated Ohio State in Sports Law; Florida Costal School of Law, studying Intellectual Property Law . Currently an attorney in Pueblo, Colorado.

Ranjeet Singh - Franklin High School.  Graduated from NYU where he was an All American A-Fencer in Epee.  Currently works in New York City Education Department in Systems Management as of 2006.

Ajay Singh - Coronado High School.  Received 2 undergraduate degrees from Rice University and a Master's in Computer Engineering from UT.  Graduated from Duke Law School and become a Patent Lawyer. Currently working as a Patent Litigator with Perkins Coie in Seattle, WA. Also, a husband to Morela and father to a son, Luca. Congrats!

Sean Bruna - Coronado High School. Weapon of fame: saber.  BA, MA University of Chicago, Department of Anthropology; MA, UNM;  Currently  a PhD student in Ethnology and Linguistics.

Robert Ellis - Coronado High School.  Weapon of fame: foil.  Graduated Bodoin College, studied at the University of Scotland in Edinboro.  Currently at the University of Texas working on his PhD in Educational Psychology.

 

Robert Ellis

 

Captain James DeBoer - Coronado High School.  Graduated from West Point and is currently Group Commander in Khandahar, Afghanistan.

Jon DeBoer - Coronado High School.  Graduate of University of Arizona, works in Accounting.

 

   

 Jim and Jon DeBoer

 

 

       

Sean Blass

                     

Sean Blass - Andress High School.  Former Captain Air Force Academy Saber Team. Graduate of the US Air Force Academy.  Currently in Grad School.

Maryam Roland - Andress High School. Graduated from NMSU with a degree in biochemistry. Currently a biology teacher at Parkland HS in El Paso, Tx.

Noah Alpern - Graduated from  El Paso Country Day School in 2000, and the University of Denver with a Batchelor of Business Administration in 2003.   He is currently living in San Diego, CA, and working in the hotel & resort management  business.  His strong suit in fencing was epee.

Noah Alpern

 

Gabe Torres - Cathedral High School.  Graduated Loyola University, CA.

Sam Siegal - Coronado High School.  Graduated UT Austin. Currently attending Columbia Law School.

Sam Siegal

 

 

Talia Viggers - Silva Magnet School.  Graduated Ohio State.

                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                   Talia Viggers                

Russell Hogg - Hanks High School.  Graduated Baylor University.  Currently a Ph.D. student in   Biological Anthropology in New York City.  Still fencing!

Jordana Barowsky - Silva Magnet School.  Graduated Brandeis University.

David Madero - El Paso High School.  Graduated University of Monterrey, Mexico, works as a Metal Sculpture Artist.

 

David Madero

 

Congratulations to all our former fencers!!