Brian Sirlin
Coach Brian fenced foil at Brandeis under Coach Bill Shipman. While at Brandeis, he qualified for the NCAA Championships three times. He was Empire State Games Foil Champion twice. In high school he was a student of Coach Jeff and since joining the coaching staff at Mission he has developed successful students at the local, regional and national level, including All County, All Long Island, County Champions and National Medalists. In addition to being an accomplished fencer and coach, Brian is also a nationally rated Director. You will often see him directing bouts and meets for the Long Island Division and the Suffolk and Nassau County high school teams.
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Tommy Gerrity
Coach Tommy has been fencing for 20 years. He is a product of the Mission Fencing Sabre Program having trained under Coaches Jeff & Jennie Salmon. Tommy attended Saint Anthony’s High School where he was the Co-Founder and President of the SAHS Fencing Club.
Tommy was recruited to Sacred Heart University on a fencing scholarship where he fenced for 4 years. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, Tommy brings a knowledge of biomechanics, strength & conditioning, and sports performance to Mission and its athletes. During his tenure at Sacred Heart, Tommy lead the Pioneers as a 3-year Captain, winning 4 consecutive North East Conference Team Titles, and was a 3-time All-Conference selection. While representing Mission Fencing, Tommy competed at USFA Nationals, Junior Olympics, North American Cups, was a Cadet National point-holder, and a 2-time National Champion (2009 & 2010). In addition to coaching, he is also a nationally rated referee and you will often see him directing at Mission as well as Suffolk and Nassau high school tournaments and meets. Coach Tommy is also active in the Three Village Community as a First Responder-Firefighter/EMT of the Setauket Fire Department. |
Chris Zebuth
Coach Chris has been fencing for over 44 years. He began fencing at Newfield HS, coached by Van Wolosin. He received a 4-year scholarship to fence for St. John’s University. While at SJU, he was a 4-year NCAA Championship participant. Chris’s highest placement was 2nd, earning him First Team All-American honors.
Chris is a 3-time medalist at US Nationals (team), Silver medalist at U.S. Olympic Festival, and Alternate to the World University Games. He is a 4-time Empire State Games champion and 2-time North Atlantic Champion. Coach Chris started his coaching career as an assistant coach at St. John’s University. While at St. John’s, he coached one NCAA Champion and 11 All-Americans. The team won two combined IFA Championships and a second-place team finish at the NCAA Championships. After leaving St. John’s, Coach Chris was a member of the coaching staffs at the Fencing Center of Long Island (FCLI) and Long Island Fencing Center (LIFC), where his students went on to fence at Penn State, FDU, Sacred Heart, BC, NYU, and U Penn. Chris has been an active fencing referee for over 25 years, is nationally rated, and you will often see him refereeing at Mission as well as Suffolk and Nassau high school events. Coach Chris joined the Mission staff in the fall of 2018 |
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Former Mission Coaches turned Guest Coach:
Jennie Salmon (Mission co-founder and current Temple University Div 1 Head Coach) Peter Freiss Dorian Cohen Kevin Nadeau |
Buckie Leach Kornel Udvarhelyi Alexander Panteleev Vitali Nazlymov Kasha Trotkpek |
Luther Clement Terrence Lasker Brendan Baby Mikhail Momtselidze Stephanie Tam |
