Mark Peros: Diary of a Fencer

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Team Selection.

So its official. Last week the High Performance Committee and Selection Committee met in Montreal to decide the roster of teams and who will represent Canada this fall. The two tournaments that remain this season are the Pan-American Championships at the end of August in Mt. Tremblant, Quebec....(not to be mistaken with the Pan-Am's Games next week in Brazil)....and the World Championships at the end of September in St. Petersburg, Russia. After a lot of hard work, and a great season I was officially given the fourth spot on the team...Yehhhhhhh!!!!! Actually, I have to admit, I was a little nervous last week after not performing well in Vegas. I had heard that that spot was still up for grabs.
The team consists of....

Philippe Beaudry - Montreal
Nicolas Mayer - Montreal
Michel Boulos - Montreal
Mark Peros - Toronto

I'm pretty ecstatic right now...(even when I'm still in break-mode)...because it was my goal since last August to make the team selection, and I did it!! Qualifying for the World Championships is a great accomplishment, in any sport. They don't just take you for the sake of taking you. You have to earn your spot and I feel I did just that.
So now it comes to these two tournaments. We are in direct competition with the US who are up on us by roughly 20 points. As the Pan-Am's are our Zone qualifier, it is a must win for us....and then depending on the results at Worlds it will then be decided who will go to the Olympics, them or us. Remember, only ONE team can represent the Zone.
I just wanted you to know that I'm really happy right now, (and so are my parents) and I'm feeling great...just got to build the momentum now. Let's Rock!!!!!