Boys Fencing

Team Information

Cut/No-Cut Sport? Cuts possible based skill proficiency
Levels: Varsity/Junior Varsity
Start Date: Oct. 21, 2024
Head Coach: John Lartz
Associate Head Coach: Jaclyn Adler
Assistant Coaches: Jordan Chiefetz, David Delgado, John Rammel, Sunny Yun

Varsity Schedule
JV Schedule

Tryout Information

Tryout Date

4 - 7 p.m. on Oct. 21, 2024
Field House

• Foil: 4 - 5 p.m.
• Saber: 5 - 6 p.m.
• Epee:  6 - 7 p.m.

Informational Meetings

7 p.m. on Oct. 1, 2024
Virtual Meeting via Zoom

Meeting Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2057961186?pwd=N1p3czZsaFYwUkpkWGVrRUQvS2JMZz09&omn=79936970692
Meeting ID: 205 796 1186
Passcode: 8pdZgs

Registration

• Every athlete is required to register before they can participate in a tryout.

Records and History

Team Championships

• Great Lakes High School Championships - Men’s Overall
  • 2006, 2007, 2017, 2022, 2023
• Great Lakes High School Championships - Men’s Epee
  • 2019, 2022
• Great Lakes High School Championships - Men’s Foil
  • 2019
• Great Lakes High School Championships - Men’s Saber
  • 2024, 2019, 2023
• Midwest High School Championships - Men’s Epee
  • 2007
• Midwest High School Championships - Men’s Foil
  • 2006, 2007, 2011
• Midwest High School Championships - Men’s Saber
  • 2003, 2006, 2009
• Midwest High School Championships - Men’s Overall
  • 2006, 2007

Team Records

• 2018
  • GLHSFC Championships
    • 3rd Place - Overall
• 2019
  • GLHSFC Championships
    • 2nd Place - Overal 
• 2020
  • GLHSFC Championships
    • 3rd Place - Overall
• 2022
  • GLHSFC Championships
    • 1st Place - Overall
    • 1st Place - Epee
    • 2nd - Foil
    • 2nd - Sabre
• 2023
  • GLHSFC Championships
    • 1st Place - Overall
    • 2nd Place - Epee
    • 1st Place - Sabre
• 2024
  • GLHSFC Championships
    • 2nd Place - Overall
    • 1st Place - Sabre

Head Coach Bio

John Lartz

2nd Season
jlartz@d125.org

John has been with the Stevenson Fencing Program since 2016, where he became an assistant coach specializing in the teachings of the epee sword. In the 2024-25 season, John will be starting his second year as the Head Coach for the Patriots. As part of the Illinois Fencers Club, Lartz has participated in several competitions currently ranked #5 in the epee category as a veteran (60-69). Most recently, John has earned a gold medal at the Veteran World Championships with his team in 2017. In that same year he earned a bronze medal at the April North American Cup, finished 19th at the USA Fencing National Championships and 20th at the Veteran World Championships in the 60-69 age group. We are thrilled to have John’s expertise as he works with our male and female fencing athletes. When John is not coaching, he practices law, where he is an expert in real estate taxation, government and operational solutions.