Div I Men’s Epee medalists (l to r): 8th – Benjamin Bratton (Metro NYC), 7th – Zeyad Elashry (SoCal, Fortune Fencing), 6th – Soren Thompson (Metro NYC), 5th – James Kaull (Metro NYC), tied for 3rd – Jacob Hoyle (Metro NYC) and Ari Simmons (Gulf Coast), 1st – Adam Rodney (Metro NYC), 2nd – Stephen Ewart (SoCal, Swords / Notre Dame).
Sixty-five SoCal fencers (25 women and 40 men) made the trek to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for four days in October to compete in the first North American Cup competition of the 2018-19 season. Twenty-six events were contested in Division I, Division II, Cadet and Wheelchair.
Congratulations to all our medalists, and especially to Eric Yu of LAIFC for bringing home gold!
SoCal medalist are listed below. For full results, see here.
SoCal Medalists - Women
| EVENT | PLACE | FENCER | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Div I Women’s Foil | 5 | Madison Zeiss | EDL / LAIFC |
| Div I Women’s Epee | 2 | Kasia Nixon | Princeton / LAIFC |
| Div II Women’s Foil | 6 | Mia Jo | Precision |
| Div II Women’s Epee | 3T | Aafreen Qureshi | Fortune |
| Div II Women’s Saber | 3T | Madeline Limb | AGFC |
| Cadet Women’s Saber | 2 | Mikaela Avakian | WCFA |
SoCal Medalists - Men
| EVENT | PLACE | FENCER | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Div I Men’s Foil | 5T | Tarek Ayad | LAIFC |
| Div I Men’s Epee | 2 | Stephen Ewart | Swords / Notre Dame |
| Div I Men’s Epee | 7 | Zeyad Elashry | Fortune |
| Div II Men’s Foil | 8 | Adam Catlin | UFA |
| Div II Men’s Saber | 3T | Alexander Jeffords | LAIFC |
| Cadet Men’s Foil | 1 | Eric Yu | LAIFC |
Gold medalist Eric Yu (in glasses) with the other medalists in Cadet Men’s Foil.
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