The wushu club is living out a lot of sports’ worst nightmares. Its members have a dedicated team ready to train, but no coach.
And that’s just the way they like it.
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Kristen Shafer honors deceased friend by keeping her promise to fence
Daily Emerald, Fencing, Stories & Features, University of OregonEveryone has different reasons for joining club fencing. Some got into it by chance, some through a friend. Kristen Shafer, however, had very different reasons for fencing.
Because two years ago, Shafer watched the fencing trials in the London Olympics and thought: “I want to try that.”
Because deep down she wanted to be like the Olympians she had watched that day — even though she had never even held a sword.
Because she doesn’t break promises.