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Woodward Academy student wins gold, bronze medals in fencing

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Oct 20, 2016

Woodward Academy seventh-grader Chloe Williams competed in the Peoria Fencing Academy Regional Youth Circuit in September and earned a gold and bronze medal. In August, Chloe won a bronze medal in the Pan American Youth and Veteran Championship, her first international competition. With just four years of fencing experience, Chloe is ranked 14th nationally in her Y12 division. She hopes to join the Olympic and World Cup USA teams.

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