COLLEGE FENCING 360.com
FENCER OF THE WEEK ARCHIVE (2009 and 2010 seasons)
RELEASE: March 2, 2010 CONTACT: Pete LaFleur (editor@collegefencing360.com)
National College Fencers of the Week (Feb. 21-28, 2010)
presented by CollegeFencing360.com
JONATHAN YERGLER (men's epee ... Princeton ... Fr. ... Winter Park, FL)
Swept all six of his bouts during part-2 of Ivy League Championships to finish atop Ivy men's epee standings (11-1) while helping Tigers men claim first Ivy title since 2001
MARGHERITA GUZZI (women's epee ... Penn State ... Fr. ... Italy)
8-1 at Temple Invit., vs. top fencers from #5 St. John's, the #8 host Owls and Duke
Honorable Mention Fencers of the Week
ANDREW BOSTICK (men's epee ... Haverford ... So. ... Bernardsville, NJ)
Finished second individually and won all 11 of his team bouts, as Fords won MACFA title
EMMA BUCKINGMAN (women's epee ... Haverford ... Sr. ... Houston, TX)
Tied for 1st in EWFC round-robin (15-1), w/ head-to-head win vs. JHU's Lauren Chin
(who ended up beating Buckingham in the fenceoff rematch)
EVGENIYA KIRPICHEV (women's foil ... St. John's ... Fr. ... Ufa, Russia)
Continued impressive season by going 8-1 at the Temple Invit. (also vs. PSU & Duke)
SHELBY MacLEOD (women's foil ... Harvard ... So. ... Sturbridge, MA)
Posted 8-1 record at Ivy League part-2, earning overall runner-up finish (15-13)
BRIANNA MARTIN (women's foil ... Princeton ... Fr. ... Short Hills, NJ)
Led Princeton women to their first Ivy League title since 2001 (top w-foil record of 15-1)
ALEX SIMONS (men's foil... Penn ... So. ... Princeton, NJ)
Finished atop Ivy League men's foil standings (11-3; 4-1 in part-2
VALENTIN STALLER (men's sabre ... Harvard ... So. ... Old Field, NY)
Ivy League's top finisher in men's sabre (13-2), after winning all nine part-2 bouts
MARION TRUMBULL (women's foil ... Johns Hopkins ... Fr. ... Westport, CT)
Claimed EWFC women's foil title, after winning nearly all of her round-robin bouts (16-1)
A pair of top epee newcomers – Princeton's Jonathan Yergler and Penn State's Margherita Guzzi – have been named national fencers of the week for Feb. 21-28, as presented by CollegeFencing360.com. Seven other fencers, as listed above, received CF360 honorable mention for their performances during the past week.
More fencer details and action photos to be added to this release (and earlier 2010 awards pages, time permitting).
