Fencing NATIONAL COLLEGIATE MEN’S and WOMEN’S
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Fencing NATIONAL COLLEGIATE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S Highlights Ohio State clinches 2012 championship; wins team title during morning session on fi nal day: Building off a nearly fl awless, 13-1 performance the fi rst day of the championship, redshirt junior Max Stearns cemented host Ohio State’s fourth fencing NCAA champion- ship and sent the decibel levels soaring inside French Field House with his fi fth and fi nal touch against Yale’s Nathaniel Benzimra in the seventh round March 24. Coming into the fourth and fi nal day, the Buckeyes held a 14-point lead over Princeton and remained stable through the fi rst hour and a half before opening a 20-point gap that clinched the title. The Buckeyes added one more point to their lead to fi nish with a 21-point advantage, 182 to Princeton’s 161. Notre Dame nearly overcame the Tigers in the fi nal round, but fi nished third with 160 points. St. John’s (New York) and Penn State rounded out the top fi ve. The championship is the third combined (men’s and women’s) for the program, with all three coming under the direction of head coach Vladimir Nazlymov, who spent little time celebrating and remained focused on motivating his team for strong individual fi nishes. Ohio State won its fi rst title in 1942 when the NCAA supported only men’s fencing. Nazlymov also led the squad to titles in 2004 and 2008. Stearns fi nished at the top of the sabre leaderboard at the end of qualifying rounds and earned the No. 1 seed heading into the semifi - nals. Sophomore teammate Rhys Douglas fi nished his second NCAA appearance with 12 victories to place 13th. Junior Marco Canevari and sophomore Kristian Boyadzhiev continued their impressive run in men’s épée as both earned a berth in semi- fi nal bouts. Canevari remained in fi rst throughout the day while Boyadzhiev edged Princeton’s Jonathan Yergler and Nicholas Vomero of St. John’s by one victory to secure third and ensure the possibility of an all-Buckeye championship. Second-year foilist Zain Shaito gave the Buckeyes the sweep of No. 1 seeds in men’s weapons. Shaito earned 19 wins, one more than Princeton’s Alexander Mills, and went on to capture the title by deafeating Stanford’s Turner Caldwell in the fi nal. Ohio State sophomore Katarzyna Dabrowa won the women’s épée, edging Penn State’s Margherita Guzzi Vecenti, 15-14, in the title bout. The Buckeyes’ Mona Shaito fi nished fi rst in the women’s foil round robin, winning 21 of 23 bouts, but lost in the semifi nals. 2012 TEAM STANDINGS 11. Northwestern ................................................................52 21. Vassar ................................................................................12 12. Yale .....................................................................................50 22. New York U. ....................................................................11 1. Ohio St. ...........................................................................182 13. Brown ...............................................................................44 23. Brandeis ..............................................................................7 2. Princeton .......................................................................161 14. Temple ..............................................................................40 24. MIT ........................................................................................5 3. Notre Dame .................................................................160 15. Air Force ...........................................................................26 25. UC San Diego ...................................................................1 4. St. John’s (NY) ..............................................................158 5. Penn St. ..........................................................................151 16. Sacred Heart ..................................................................23 17. Wayne St. (MI) ...............................................................19 6. Harvard ..........................................................................136 18. Cornell ..............................................................................18 7. Penn ................................................................................124 19. Boston College .............................................................14 8. Columbia .........................................................................97 North Carolina ..............................................................14 9. Duke ..................................................................................67 10. Stanford ...........................................................................62 2 FENCING—INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 2012 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS MEN’S FOIL WOMEN’S ÉPÉE Round-robin standings: 1. Zain Shaito, Ohio St., 19-4; 2. Round-robin standings: 1. Margherita Guzzi Vincenti, MEN’S SABRE Alexander Mills, Princeton, 18-5; 3. Turner Caldwell, Stanford, Penn St., 19-4; 2. Katherine Holmes, Princeton, 19-4; 3. Round-robin standings: 1. Max Stearns, Ohio St., 19-4; 17-6; 4. Enzo Castellani, Notre Dame, 16-7; 5. Reggie Bentley, Katarzyna Dabrowa, Ohio St., 18-5; 4. Kate Cavanaugh, 2. Aleksander Ochocki, Penn St., 17-6; 3. Philip Dershwitz, Notre Dame, 16-7; 6. Vidur Kapur, Penn, 15-8; 7. Shiv Kachru, Northwestern, 17-6; 5. Ashley Severson, Notre Dame, Princeton, 16-7; 4. Valentin Staller, Harvard, 15-8; 5. William Yale, 14-9; 8. Lucas Lin, Harvard, 14-9; 9. Eli Schenkel, St. 16-7; 6. Alina Ferdman, St. John’s (NY), 16-7; 7. Hannah Spear, Columbia, 15-8; 6. Adrian Bak, Penn St., 14-9; 7. Kevin John’s (NY), 14-9; 10. Daniel Gomez Tanamachi, Penn St., Safford, Princeton, 15-8; 8. Lydia Kopecky, Columbia, 15-8; Hassett, Notre Dame, 14-9; 8. Evan Prochniak, Penn, 13-10; 13-10; 11. Alex Chiang, Air Force, 13-10; 12. Brian Kaneshige, 9. Caroline Piasecka, Ohio St., 15-8; 10. Oksana Samorodov, 9. Alejandro Rojas, St. John’s (NY), 13-10; 10. Sean Buckley, Harvard, 13-10; 13. Philip Jamesson, New York U., 11-12; 14. Penn St., 12-11; 11. Nicole Ameli, Notre Dame, 12-11; 12. St. John’s (NY), 13-10; 11. Michael Josephs, Columbia, 12-11; Max Blitzer, St. John’s (NY), 10-13; 15. Zane Grodman, Penn, Amrit Bhinder, Penn, 12-11; 13. Sarah Collins, Duke, 11-12; 12. Nathaniel Benzimra, Yale, 12-11; 13. Rhys Douglas, Ohio 10-13; 16. Quentin Schneider, Wayne St. (MI), 10-13; 17. Chris 14. Emma Vaggo, Harvard, 10-13; 15. Courtney Dumas, St., 12-11; 14. Jason Choy, Notre Dame, 11-12; 15. Marty Colley, Ohio St., 9-14; 18. David Gomez Tanamachi, Penn St., Northwestern, 10-13; 16. Jillian Bratton, Temple, 10-13; 17. Williams, Sacred Heart, 11-12; 16. Michael Mills, Penn, 10-13; 8-15; 19. Julian Cardillo, Brandeis, 7-16; 20. Marcus Howard, Diana Tsinis, Columbia, 10-13; 18. Nadia Eldeib, Harvard, 17. Peter Souders, Boston College, 10-13; 18. Eric Arzoian, Princeton, 6-17; 21. Kevin Nadeau, North Carolina, 6-17; 22. 9-14; 19. Zsofia Fath, St. John’s (NY), 7-16; 20. Emily Harvard, 10-13; 19. Anthony Lin, Duke, 9-14; 20. Stryker Stuart Holmes, Sacred Heart, 6-17; 23. Phillip Choy, Air Force, D’Agostino, Duke, 7-16; 21. Cory Abbe, Brown, 7-16; 22. Weller, Brown, 9-14; 21. Cameron Lindsay, Stanford, 8-15; 22. 6-17; 24. Barrett Weiss, Brown, 5-18. Megan Floyd, Sacred Heart, 6-17; 23. Ashley Titan, Stanford, Robert Stone, Princeton, 5-18; 23. Nikita Silantyev, Wayne St. 3-20; 24. Rebecca Chung, Stanford, 0-23. (MI), 4-19; 24. Jeremy Klepner, Stanford, 4-19. Semifinals: Shaito def. Castellani, 15-8; Caldwell def. Mills, 15-12. Championship: Shaito def. Caldwell, 15-11. Semifinals: Guzzi Vincenti def. Cavanaugh, 15-7; Dabrowa Semifinals: Staller def. Stearns, 15-13; Ochocki def. WOMEN’S SABRE def. Holmes, 15-8. Championship: Dabrowa def. Guzzi Dershwitz, 15-12. Championship: Ochocki def. Staller, Vincenti, 15-14. 15-11. Round-robin standings: 1. Rebecca Ward, Duke, 19-3; 2. Monica Aksamit, Penn St., 19-3; 3. Anna Limbach, St. WOMEN’S FOIL MEN’S ÉPÉE John’s (NY), 16-6; 4. Eliza Stone, Princeton, 16-6; 5. Caroline Round-robin standings: 1. Mona Shaito, Ohio St., 21-2; Round-robin standings: 1. Marco Canevari, Ohio St., 19-4; Vloka, Harvard, 15-7; 6. Kamali Thompson, Temple, 15-7; 2. Alina Antokhina, Penn St., 18-5; 3. Evgeniya Kirpicheva, 2. Alen Hadzic, Columbia, 17-6; 3. Kristian Boyadzhiev, Ohio 7. Margarita Tschomakova, Ohio St., 13-9; 8. Lian Osier, St. John’s (NY), 17-6; 4. Luona Wang, Penn, 17-6; 5. St., 16-7; 4. Jonathan Yergler, Princeton, 15-8; 5. Nicholas Notre Dame, 13-9; 9. Nicole Glon, Penn St., 13-9; 10. Grace Hartman, Notre Dame, 16-7; 6. Dayana Sarkisova, Vomero, St. John’s (NY), 15-8; 6. Peregrine Badger, Harvard, Dominika Franciszkowicz, Penn, 12-10; 11. Alison Miller, Northwestern, 16-7; 7. Lauren Miller, Yale, 15-8; 8. Madison 14-9; 7. James Kaull, Notre Dame, 14-9; 8. Edward Kelley, Ohio St., 12-10; 12. Samantha Roberts, Columbia, 12-10; Zeiss, Notre Dame, 15-8; 9. Irina Koroleva, St. John’s (NY), Princeton, 13-10; 9. Kian Ameli, Stanford, 13-10; 10. Rene 13. Diamond Wheeler, Princeton, 11-11; 14. Essane Diedro, 15-8; 10. Ambika Singh, Princeton, 14-9; 11. Alexandra Kiefer, Gannon-O’Gara, Penn, 13-10; 11. Marat Israelian, St. John’s Columbia, 10-12; 15. Abigail Nichols, Notre Dame, 10-12; Harvard, 13-10; 12. Eve Levin, Princeton, 13-10; 13. Sarah (NY), 12-11; 12. Tristan Jones, Duke, 12-11; 13. Nick Johnson, 16. Martyna Wieczorek, St. John’s (NY), 10-12; 17. Kara Lee, Parmacek, Penn, 11-12; 14. April Whitney, Cornell, 11-12; Vassar, 12-11; 14. Clifford Fishler, Penn, 11-12; 15. Dylan Harvard,