Fencer to become first Brandeis Olympian

Apr. 04, 2008

David E. Nathan
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dnathan1@brandeis.edu

tim morehouseFencer Tim Morehouse ’00 has qualified for this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing, the first Brandeis graduate to compete in the quadrennial sports festival that brings together the best athletes in the world.

Morehouse, 29, who is ranked 17th in the world and second in the United States, became an Olympian when the U.S. team officially qualified for the Games during a competition in late March in Algeria. Morehouse will compete in the men’s individual and team saber competitions.

Morehouse was an alternate member of the U.S. team at the Summer Olympics in Athens four years ago, but did not get the chance to compete. The Americans finished fourth, suffering two one-point defeats in the medal round.

At Brandeis, where he was coached by Bill Shipman, Morehouse qualified for the NCAA Tournament as a sophomore, finishing 10th in saber. He was sixth as a junior and earned a fourth-place finish nationally as a senior.

Morehouse started fencing as a teenager in New York and competed at Riverdale Country Day School under coach Martin Schneider. For the last eight years, he has worked with U.S. national team coach Yury Gelman.