Club: V Fencing Club
Coaches: Serge Vashkevich and Vladimir Lyshkovski
Family: Parents TJ Emmer and Natalin Po
Hobbies: Downhill skiing, fishing, soccer, football, cycling, hiking, traveling, kayaking and the great outdoors
How He Started Fencing: An after school activity with cousin Zander Rhodes
Favorite Fencing Memory: Standing on the podium at the 2018 October NAC and 2019 January NAC with three out of the four Rio Olympians after earning a bronze
Who Has Influenced His Fencing Career: His coaches, and his cousin and fellow fencer Zander Rhodes
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: He has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Also, he is dyslexic.
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 2 (Cadet), No. 5 (Junior), No. 11 (Senior)
Current World Ranking: No. 8 (Junior)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2021 (Bronze), 2020, 2019

Results

2021:

Gold - April North American Cup (Division I)
Bronze - Cadet World Championships

2020:

Gold - Junior Pan American Championships (Individual)
Gold - Junior Pan American Championships (Team)
Silver - Junior Pan American Championships (Team Epee)
Silver - Sabadell Junior World Cup (Team)
Silver - Leszno Junior World Cup (Team)
Bronze - January North American Cup (Division I)
Fifth - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Individual)
Seventh - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Team)
17th - San Jose Junior World Cup
20th - January North American Cup (Junior)
28th - Aix-En-Provence Junior World Cup
43rd - Sabadell Junior World Cup (Individual)
59th - Leszno Junior World Cup (Individual)

2019:

Gold - Cabries Cadet European Cup (Individual)
Gold - Cabries Cadet European Cup (Team)
Gold - Moedling Cadet European Cup (Team)
Gold - November North american Cup (Cadet)
Silver - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
Bronze - Rome Cadet European Cup
Bronze - Bangkok Junior World Cup (Team)
Fifth - October North American Cup (Cadet)
Sixth - Leszno Junior World Cup (Team)
Ninth - July Challenge (Junior)
12th - Bangkok Junior World Cup (Individual)
12th - London Junior World Cup
12th - Bratislava Cadet European Cup
14th - October North American Cup (Division I)
21st - November North American Cup (Junior)
21st - July Challenge (Cadet)
28th - January North American Cup (Junior)
29th - Cadet World Championships
29th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
39th - Moedling Cadet European Cup (Individual)
43rd - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
49th - July Challenge (Division I)
54th - Aix-En-Provence Junior World Cup
64th - Leszno Junior World Cup (Individual)

2018:

Gold - Cabries Cadet European Cup (Team)
Silver - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
Bronze - October North American Cup (Division I)
Sixth - Moedling Cadet European Cup (Team)
Sixth - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
Ninth - Moedling Cadet European Cup (Individual)
Ninth - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Ninth - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
11th - January North American Cup (Junior)
17th - December North American Cup (Division I)
17th - March North American Cup (Y14)
25th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
37th - Cabries Cadet European Cup (Individual)

2017:

Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
Bronze - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Fifth - March North American Cup (Y12)
10th - November North American Cup (Y14)
37th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
48th - July Challenge (Cadet)
50th - March North American Cup (Y14)
52nd - October North American Cup (Cadet)
53rd - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)

2016:

22nd - November North American Cup (Y12)
51st - November North American Cup (Y14)

2015:

Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Y10)
Gold - April North American Cup (Y10)
15th - April North American Cup (Y14)
33rd - April North American Cup (Y12)
34th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
60th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)

2014:

Bronze - March North American Cup (Y10)
10th - July North American Cup (Y10)
33rd - March North American Cup (Y12)
40th - July North American Cup (Y12)

2013:

15th - July North American Cup (Y10)
30th - April North American Cup (Y10)

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