About the NJIFA, Inc.

New Jersey Interscholastic Fencing Association, Incorporated

 

• The association of New Jersey high school fencing coaches
• Incorporated in 2008
• All NJ high schools with varsity fencing programs are members of the NJIFA
• The membership of NJIFA includes some schools who are not members of the NJSIAA
• There are 49 boys’ and 49 girls’ teams in the state
   

NJIFA Board – 9 members
Officers		Send e-mail to All Officers
President	Chris Awad	Wayne Valley High School
Vice President	Sabina Orsi	Teaneck High School
Secretary	Laura Pelizzoni	Mendham High School
Treasurer	Gail Kedoin	W Windsor-Plainsboro North HS

 

District Representatives		Send e-mail to NJIFA Board(9)
District 1	Tom Tishman	Mendham High School
District 2	Ted Li	Pingry School
District 3	Susan Lewis	Mendham High School
District 4	Gene Packer	Fair Lawn High School
Non-NJSIAA	John Harrold	Lawrenceville School

 

Tournaments Organized Directly by NJIFA

• Cetrulo Boys' Relay Championships
• Santelli Girls' Relay Championships
• Carpenter Freshman-Sophomore Individual Tournament, discontinued after 2007
   

Other Functions

• Organize and hold the NJSCA/NJIFA Coaches' Clinic each fall
• Hold two coaches' organizational meetings, pre- and post-season
• Name the NJIFA All-State Teams
• Work closely with the NJSIAA to help manage the District and State HS Championships
• Work with the Conferences to establish their freshman-sophomore tournaments
• Set state-wide policies for NJ high school fencing
   

Competition Committee	Send e-mail to entire committee
Harry James, Chairman	Somerville High School
Gus de la Llave	Millburn High School
Dmitri Kopylov	West Essex Regional High School
Jim Lawless	Voorhees High School
Barb Lynch	Morris Hills High School
Tom Tishman	Mendham High School

 

All-State Points Committee	Send e-mail to entire committee
Dmitri Kopylov	West Essex Regional High School
Gene Packer	Fair Lawn High School

 

Managers of Last Season’s 2008 District Championships	Send e-mail to all District Managers
District 1 – Morris, Somerset & Warren; Indpndnt Qual.	Marianne Pratchler	Hackettstown HS
District 2 – Somerset & Hunterdon	John Reid	North Hunterdon HS
District 3 – Essex, Union, & Hudson	Chris Awad	Wayne Valley HS
District 4 – Passaic & Bergen	Gene Packer	Fair Lawn HS

 

 

 

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