M. fencing team takes their 25th championship
The women's fencing team traveled to New York to take place in the 80th annual NIWFA championships this weekend. They finished third overall, behind winner Temple and runner-up Haverford. The second place finish for Haverford is the best in their school's history. Nevertheless, Temple ended the day sweeping all three individual events and all three team events. Of the three blade types, the Jays placed eighth in the Sabre, fourth in the Epee and were runners-up in Foil.
Individual medalists for the Jays include junior Grace Fried and sophomore Samantha Dolan. They placed sixth and seventh in the foil event, respectively. Also fencing well that day was freshman epee Corrine Warren, picking up nine wins.
Coach James Hurray, finishing up his seventh season at the helm for the Blue Jays, expressed his pleasure in the team's performance. "The depth of this team is indicated by Sophia DeBenedictis, an alternate, who was a finalist and all-conference selection in The Eastern Women's Fencing Conference Championships a week ago."
Also to cap off their successful season, senior captain Cindy Liu was named to the NIWFA All-Academic team. "Team Captain, Cindy Liu faced the strongest lineup of opponents," Murray said. "Calling for all the experience and cleverness she has acquired in four seasons as a starting epee."
Not to be outdone, the men's fencing team also competed in the MACFA championships on the 24th. The Jays won their championship over North Carolina by a single bout. This marks the 25th time the Jays have won the tournament. They were champions in epee, their 22nd time winning that event, while coming in second in foil and sabre.
The epee team finished with a record of 35-7. In the A-strip, freshman Nick Krywopusk went undefeated, winning all 14 of his bouts and bringing his season record to an impressive 67-30. Sophomore Harry Oppenheim competed in the B-strip of competition, going 11-3, bringing his season record to 45-24. And in the C-strip, James Pearse improved to 40-12 overall when he went 10-4.
In foil, competing in the three strips were junior Ben Dorfman, junior David Ferguson and junior Jimmy Einsiedler. In the A-strip, Dorfman went 9-4 and is now 71-32 overall. Ferguson won 12 of his 14 bouts in the B-strip and is now 69-31 on the year. Einsiedler finished strong in the C-strip, going 13-1, now 44-13 overall.
The sabre team also performed well, going winning 33 of their total 38 bouts. Freshman Max Wieder competed in the A-strip, finishing 12-1 and is 90-30, the most wins on the team. Senior Aaron Fernandes competed in the B-strip, winning 11 of his 13 bouts and improving to 78-27 on the year. Finishing up was senior Jacob Sand who went 10-2 and is now 32-32 on the year.
The men will return to action this Saturday at the NCAA Regionals at Drew University in Madison, N.J. where they continue their search for a championship.
Individual medalists for the Jays include junior Grace Fried and sophomore Samantha Dolan. They placed sixth and seventh in the foil event, respectively. Also fencing well that day was freshman epee Corrine Warren, picking up nine wins.
Coach James Hurray, finishing up his seventh season at the helm for the Blue Jays, expressed his pleasure in the team's performance. "The depth of this team is indicated by Sophia DeBenedictis, an alternate, who was a finalist and all-conference selection in The Eastern Women's Fencing Conference Championships a week ago."
Also to cap off their successful season, senior captain Cindy Liu was named to the NIWFA All-Academic team. "Team Captain, Cindy Liu faced the strongest lineup of opponents," Murray said. "Calling for all the experience and cleverness she has acquired in four seasons as a starting epee."
Not to be outdone, the men's fencing team also competed in the MACFA championships on the 24th. The Jays won their championship over North Carolina by a single bout. This marks the 25th time the Jays have won the tournament. They were champions in epee, their 22nd time winning that event, while coming in second in foil and sabre.
The epee team finished with a record of 35-7. In the A-strip, freshman Nick Krywopusk went undefeated, winning all 14 of his bouts and bringing his season record to an impressive 67-30. Sophomore Harry Oppenheim competed in the B-strip of competition, going 11-3, bringing his season record to 45-24. And in the C-strip, James Pearse improved to 40-12 overall when he went 10-4.
In foil, competing in the three strips were junior Ben Dorfman, junior David Ferguson and junior Jimmy Einsiedler. In the A-strip, Dorfman went 9-4 and is now 71-32 overall. Ferguson won 12 of his 14 bouts in the B-strip and is now 69-31 on the year. Einsiedler finished strong in the C-strip, going 13-1, now 44-13 overall.
The sabre team also performed well, going winning 33 of their total 38 bouts. Freshman Max Wieder competed in the A-strip, finishing 12-1 and is 90-30, the most wins on the team. Senior Aaron Fernandes competed in the B-strip, winning 11 of his 13 bouts and improving to 78-27 on the year. Finishing up was senior Jacob Sand who went 10-2 and is now 32-32 on the year.
The men will return to action this Saturday at the NCAA Regionals at Drew University in Madison, N.J. where they continue their search for a championship.
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