About the NJIFA

New Jersey Interscholastic Fencing Association

 

• The association of New Jersey high school fencing coaches.
• 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.
   

Officers:		Send e-mail to All Officers
President	Molly A. James	Somerville High School
Vice President	Barb Lynch	Morris Hills High School
Secretary	Laura Pelizzoni	West Morris Mendham High School
Treasurer	Gail Kedoin	W Windsor-Plainsboro North HS

 

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 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
   

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: District Championships & State Qualifiers	Send e-mail to all District Managers
District 1 – Morris & Somerset; Independent Qualifier	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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