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National College Fencers of the Week (Feb. 1-7, 2010)
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DANIEL TRAPANI (men's epee ... Air Force ... Jr. ... Houston, TX)
Went 12-0 at the Duke Duals, with sweep of Penn State (including '09 NCAA foil champ
Nick Chinman and '09 NCAA epee entrant Max Dettlinger), other key wins vs. Duke's Jonathan
Parker ('09 NCAA entrant) & UNC newcomer Thomas LeGuillou ('09 PennSt Open champ)
BECCA WARD (women's sabre ... Duke ... So. ... Portland, OR)
Continued dominating season (60-1; 113-3 career record in college reg.-season bouts) by going
12-0 at Duke Duals (beat club teammate/Penn St. All-American Caity Thompson)
Honorable Mention Fencers of the Week
KERI BYERTS (women's epee ... Penn State ... Sr. ... Webster, NH)
All-America veteran who went 11-1 at Duke Duals (only loss came vs. Emily D'Agostino)
EMILY D'AGOSTINO (women's epee ... Duke ... Fr. ... Portland, OR)
Impressive rookie went 11-1 at Duke Duals (beat Byerts and '09 NCAA champion Anastasia Ferdman; only loss came vs. Air Force 2009 NCAA entrant Simone Barrette)
KELLEY HURLEY (women's epee ... Notre Dame ... Sr. ... San Antonio, TX)
Swept regional rivals from Northwestern en route to 27-0 day at ND Duals (62 straight wins)
TRISTAN JONES (men's epee ... Duke ... So. ... Andover, NH)
Provided key sweep of Penn State to help Blue Devils men upset #1-ranked Nittany Lions
JARED REBOER (men's foil ... Sacred Heart ... Fr. ... Coeyman's Hollow, NY)
Swept Columbia (beat All-American Kurt Getz) and NYU, then went 12-1 to help win NEIFC title
ANDREW STANCO (men's epee ... NYU ... Sr. ... Princeton, NJ)
Went 3-0 to lead upset of #5 Columbia (win over All-American Dwight Smith)
CAITY THOMPSON (women's sabre ... Pen State ... 5th-Yr. Sr. ... Portland, OR)
Her only loss at Duke Duals (11-1) came vs. Olympian and '09 NCAA champ Becca Ward
KEVIN ZEICHMANN (men's sabre ... North Carolina ... Jr. ... Charlotte, NC)
Swept Penn State (including top-3 starter Bobby Thompson) during 11-1 day at Duke Duals
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