Friday, November 16, 2012
Olympic medalist Maya Lawrence, a Teaneck High School graduate, returned to Teaneck for a reception with fans Thursday.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Teaneck’s hometown Olympian Maya Lawrence was met with cheers and hugs from a crowd of fans at a reception in her honor Thursday night. Lawrence, who captured the bronze medal in epee fencing at the London Games, picked up the sport on a lark when friends convinced her to fence as a student at Teaneck High School. “Her friends kind of dragged her into it,” said her mother Pat Lawrence, who is also the high school’s fencing coach. Since her first match in Teaneck, Maya Lawrence has overcome two torn ACLs and grueling training in Paris to reach success at the London Games. Her athletic achievements came after she also earned degrees from Princeton and Columbia. Pat Lawrence said the school’s fencing team was “ecstatic” over her daughter’s …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Reception planned Thursday to honor olympic medalist from Teaneck.
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Olympic Fencer Maya Lawrence will return to her hometown of Teaneck Thursday for a reception hosted by the recreation department, according to the township. Lawrence, a Teaneck High School graduate, and her team took home the bronze medal at the London games. Lawrence made her way to Olympic achievement after overcoming serious injuries. She graduated with honors from Princeton University and Columbia University Teachers College. Lawrence started fencing in her sophomore year at Teaneck High School. She worked for the town’s recreation department and is the daughter of Teaneck High School’s head fencing coach, Pat Lawrence. The event is planned to include dignitaries, residents and local students, according to the township. Sumner …
Sunday, August 5, 2012
The local Olympian and her teammates beat Russia in a close match.
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Teaneck fencer Maya Lawrence and her teammates on the U.S. Olympic fencing team grabbed their first bronze medal at the London games. The Associated Press reports the American team beat Russia, 31-30. Lawrence was 1-1 in the medal match. "I'm so happy, so excited we got a medal — it's great! I am speechless," Lawrence said in a report on USAToday.com Last week, the No. 24 ranked Lawrence lost to Italian epee fencer No. 7 Rossella Fiamingo. She beat the No. 9 ranked Mara Navarria. Lawrence reached the Olympics after overcoming two serious injuries. Lawrence, who graduated with honors from Princeton University and Columbia University Teachers College, started fencing in her sophomore year at Teaneck High School. She worked for the town’s …
Monday, July 30, 2012
Analyst offers “huge kudos” for local Olympian.
Olympic fencer Maya Lawrence, a Teaneck-native, will leave the London Olympics with one victory against Italy's Mara Navarria. Although the No. 24 ranked Lawrence lost Monday in the next round to Italian epee fencer No. 7 Rossella Fiamingo, her victory comes after she overcame serious injuries to reach London. She beat the No. 9 ranked Navarria. “Huge kudos to Lawrence for attaining her dream,” NBC fencing analyst Jeff Bukantz said in an Associated Press report published early Monday. “Her perseverance should be an inspiration to every fencer.” Lawrence, who graduated Princeton University and Columbia University Teachers College, started fencing in her sophomore year at Teaneck High School. At Princeton, she was on the All-Ivy and All-…
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
THS, Princeton grad heads to London.
A township resident and Teaneck High School graduate has qualified and will represent the United States in fencing at the 2012 Olympics in London. Maya Lawrence will represent the individual and team epee events, according to a news release issued Tuesday. Lawrence was third in the national championships, held in Virginia Beach, Va. “Maya is member of the first US women’s epee team to win a medal at a World Cup,” the release said. “The team won a silver medal in St. Maur, France, the last Olympic qualifying event for the 2012 Olympic Games.” Lawrence was a member of U.S. World Championship and National Teams in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2011. In 2008, she was named to the World Championship Team, but did not fence because of a torn ACL. Despite…
Diane Schwarz
3:57 pm on Monday, November 12, 2012
I hope the Teaneck HS Student body comes out! Especially the Phys, Ed. Dept. and all teams! more ›