About Us
You'll benefit from the very best coaching expertise, plus a coach-to-student ratio
that guarantees a high level of attention to your development. All Hangtown Saber coaches are Safe Sport trained.
Ted Smith
Head Coach
Ted is respected by his peers around the world for his ability to develop competitive fencers. He emphasizes sound technique coupled with strategies for ensuring smart decision making under pressure.
His students have achieved admirable competitive success, but their fencing has also been a springboard for their academic and personal growth.
Coach Smith with student and Olympic silver medalist James Wiliams
Chaz Smith
Assistant Coach
Chaz has been a national and international champion in both saber and foil.
Collegiately, she was a member of Yale’s NCAA champion foil team. As a top saberist, she's been a finalist at multiple North American Cups and a World Cup competitor. Chaz is World Veteran Team, National Div. IA, Veteran 50, Pacific Coast and three-time Senior Open Team champion.
Julian La-Mers Noble
Assistant Coach
Julian started working with Head Coach Ted Smith at Hangtown Saber when he was 9 years old. After a successful competitive career as a top regional fencer, Julian dove in to teaching in 2018. Qualified as a Moniteur de Sabre by the US Fencing Coaches Association, Julian believes everyone learns differently and it’s his job to most effectively unlock each student’s unique potential.
Ted's Students: Competitive Highlights
2022 NAC Veteran 60 gold: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran 70 bronze: Ted Smith
Nationals Veteran 60 silver: Chaz Smith
Nationals Veteran 70 bronze: Claire Hanamoto
Nationals Veteran 70 bronze: Ted Smith
NAC Veteran Team gold: Chaz Smith
2021 Veteran World Championships: Chaz Smith and Claire
Hanamoto qualified for US team. Event cancelled.
Nationals Veteran 50 gold: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran Team gold: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran 70 silver: Claire Hanamoto
2020 Veteran World Championships: Chaz Smith and Claire
Hanamoto qualified for US team. Event cancelled.
2019 Veteran World Championships 7th: Claire Hanamoto
NAC Veteran 50 gold: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran 70 bronze: Claire Hanamoto
Crescent City Open ROC gold: Chaz Smith
Nationals Veteran 70 silver: Claire Hanamoto
2018 Veteran World Championships Team bronze: Chaz Smith
Nationals Veteran 50 bronze: Chaz Smith
2017 NAC Veteran 50 gold: Chaz Smith
Nationals Veteran 50 gold: Chaz Smith
2016 Veteran World Championships Team silver: Chaz Smith
Regional Cadet Circuit gold: Keegan Oster
Regional Junior Circuit bronze: Keegan Oster
NAC Veteran gold: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran 50 gold: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran Team gold: Chaz Smith
Nationals Veteran 50 silver: Chaz Smith
2015 NAC Veteran 50 gold: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran gold: Chaz Smith
Veteran World Championships Team gold: Chaz Smith
Nationals Veteran 60 bronze: Ted Smith
NAC Veteran bronze: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran 60 bronze: Ted Smith
2014 Veteran World Championships Team gold: Chaz Smith
Nationals Veteran 50 gold: Chaz Smith
Nationals Veteran 60 bronze: Ted Smith
NAC Veteran silver: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran 50 bronze: Chaz Smith
Regional Youth Circuit silver: Julian Lamers-Noble
2013 NAC Veteran 50 silver: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran gold: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran 50 gold: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran 60 bronze: Ted Smith
Nationals Veteran 60 bronze: Ted Smith
Nationals Veteran 50 silver: Chaz Smith
Regional Youth Circuit gold: Julian Lamers-Noble
Regional Youth Circuit bronze: Julian Lamers-Noble
2012 NAC Veteran gold: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran bronze: Ted Smith
Nationals Veteran 50 gold: Chaz Smith
Veteran World Championships Veteran 50 silver: Chaz Smith
2011 NAC Veteran gold: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran bronze: Ted Smith
Nationals Veteran 40 silver: Chaz Smith
Nationals Veteran Team silver
Nationals Div III bronze: Vernon Thomson
Super Youth Circuit gold: Nicholas No
2010 NAC Div II bronze: Sarah Yee
Bladerunner ROC** gold: Anika Davis
Nationals Veteran 40 silver: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran bronze: Chaz Smith
NAC Veteran bronze: Ted Smith
Pacific Coast Senior bronze: Kyle Smith
Senior Worlds: James Williams
2009 NAC Veteran gold: Chaz Smith
Nationals Div I finalist: Caitlin Taylor
Pacific Coast Snr, Jnr gold: Caitlin Taylor
2008 Beijing Olympic Games Team silver: James Williams
Pacific Coast Junior gold: Caitlin Taylor
2006 Senior Worlds: James Williams
2005 Nationals Div IA bronze: Lexi Baran
Pacific Coast Senior gold: Lexi Baran
Pacific Coast Senior team gold
2004 Pacific Coast Senior gold: Zach Yeates
Nationals Div IA gold: Zach Yeates
2003 Pacific Coast Cadet Jnr gold: Zach Yeates
2002 Nationals Y-14 gold: Anders Eiremo
2001 Nationals Open Women’s Team gold
Nationals Div III gold: Anika Davis
2000 NAC Veteran gold: Sally Seymour
Nationals Div IA gold: Chaz Smith
Pacific Coast Senior gold: Chaz Smith
Nationals Open Women’s Team gold
Nike World Master’s gold: Sally Seymour
1999 Nationals Open Women’s Team gold
Nationals Y-14 gold: Amy Macarow
Pan Am Games Cadet gold: Amy Macarow
NAC (Montreal) bronze: Chaz Smith
1998 Nationals Cadet gold: Amy Macarow
NAC Veteran gold: Sally Seymour
NAC Y-12 gold: Anna-Paula Murphy
1997 Nationals Open Women’s Team gold
*NAC = North American Cup
**ROC = Regional Open Circuit