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April 2019
Morristown Teen Shines with the Sword
By Jason Cohen encing has taken Chase Emmer all over the globe. In April, the teen from Morristown will be representing his country in Poland. In fact, Emmer, 14, a freshman at Morristown High School, will be one of just three male foil fencers from the USA at the World Championship at the Cadet level in Torun, Poland. “Fencing has become a part of my life,” Emmer said. On Feb. 18, Emmer defeated James Liao in the semi-finals at the Junior Olympics in Denver, to clinch one of the three spots on the national team. Then in March, he participated in his first international senior event at the Absolute Fencing Gear FIE Grand Prix in Anaheim, Calif. After winning a bronze medal at a Division 1 men’s foil event at the North America Cup in Milwaukee, Wis., in October 2018, Emmer spent 125 days competing in eight national and international tournaments. “I didn’t think that fencing would take me this route,” he remarked. “It’s very cool how it’s taken me to all these places.” While Emmer began fencing at age 5, it
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was something he never imagined himself doing. He recalled that he was playing sticks in the backyard with his cousin, Zander Rhodes, who is now 15, and she wanted to try fencing. So looking up to her, he decided to follow in her footsteps. “I just wanted to fool around and have
something to do after school,” he said. At that point in his life, he was focused on biking, skiing and taekwondo. Fencing never crossed his mind. However, after doing it a few times, he was hooked. “I just saw them playing with a sword and I thought it was pretty cool,” he said. continued on page 4