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CF360 FENCERS OF THE WEEK ARCHIVE (2009-11 seasons)
RELEASE: March 2, 2011 CONTACT: Pete LaFleur (editor@collegefencing360.com)
Air Force veteran men's foilist Daniel Cohen (Scarsdale, N.Y.) and Stanford junior women's epeeist Ashley Titan (Great Neck, N.Y.) have been named CF360 National Fencers of the Week, for the period of Feb. 28-March 6. Four other fencers round out the CF360 Primetime Performers of the Week while Stanford freshman men's epeeist Jake Harbour (Santa Fe, N.M.) is the College Fencing Rookie of the Week – with all of these awards presented by CollegeFencing360.com.
Four others among CF360's most recent Primetime Performers; Stanford's Jake Harbour named College Fencing Rookie of the Week
Air Force's Daniel Cohen, Stanford's Ashley Titan Named CF360 National Fencers of the Week
The Primetime Performer designation – awarded regularly on sister sites CollegeSoccer360com and CollegeBaseball360.com, in addition to being a lead feature on the soon-to-be-launched CollegeSports360.com hub site – seeks to recognize achievement based primarily on situational factors, and not solely on raw stats. Selection for the CF360 weekly awards are based on any/all of the following "primetime" criteria:
• In general, preference is given based on the quality of the opponents and situational factors involved in the fencer's accomplishments (including contribution to team success).
• Exhibited strong leadership and/or involved in clutch performances, such as match-winning bouts, noteworthy upsets, etc.
• Contributed to team success, particularly in conference/regional/national postseason events.
• Overcame adversity or extreme circumstances (for the team and/or individual).
Capsule tributes for all seven fencers follow below (with action photos included; headshots in right sidebar).
Note that headshot size is dependent on photos sent by the schools.• Bonus consideration is given for key performances away from team's home facility.
College Fencing Primetime Performers of the Week
(Feb. 28-March 6, 2011 ... presented by CollegeFencing360.com)
*Daniel Cohen (men's foil ... Air Force... Jr./Fr. ... Scarsdale, NY)
James Nieuwland (men's epee ... Haverford ... So. ... Dubai, UAE)
Hayley Reese (women's foil ... Notre Dame ... Sr. ... Crestwood, KY)
Daniel Tafoya (men's epee ... Ohio State... So. ... Overland Park, KS)
*Ashley Titan (women's epee ... Stanford... Jr. ... Great Neck, NY)
Daniel Trapani (men's epee ... Air Force ... Sr. ... Houston, TX)
* Cohen and Titan are the CF360 National Fencers of the Week.
College Fencing Rookie of the Week
(Feb. 28-March 6, 2011 ... presented by CollegeFencing360.com)
Jake Harbour (men's epee ... Stanford ... Fr. ... Santa Fe, NM)
CF360 National College Fencers of the Week
photo by Pete LaFleur/CF360
DANIEL TRAPANI
Air Force ... Men's Epee
Sr. ... Houston, Texas
Delivered several clutch wins at the NCAA West Regional (March 5, at Air Force) to likely secure his fourth trip to the NCAA Championships (bid becomes official on March 15) ... entered Regional as #7 seed but finished second, after going 9-3 in his round-robin bouts (55-31; +24 scoring edge) ... nearly swept Stanford's talented quartet – which would have forced a fenceoff with the Cardinal's Jake Harbour (who went 10-2, as the #2 seed) ... came one touch shy of tying atop the standings, after dropping 4-5 bout to Harbour ... knocked off the other Stanford fencers, highlighted by 5-1 win over top seed Kevin Mo (also 5-3 vs. #5 seed Cole Connely and 5-2 vs. #3 Kian Ameli) ... his only other losses (both 3-5) came against UC San Diego teammates Nicholas McGuiness (#6 seed) and James Galamba (#4), who ultimately won only six and seven bouts, respectively ... earned All-America honors and nearly reached the final-4 DE at the 2009 NCAAs (placing 5th ... also 14th in '08 and 22nd in '10).
CF360 Rookie of the Week
JAKE HARBOUR
Stanford ... Men's Epee
Fr. ... Santa Fe, New Mexico
(action photo currently unavailable)
Earned likely spot in the 2011 NCAA Championship field (becomes official on March 15), after winning the NCAA West Regional title ... went 10-2 (52-32; +20) as the #2 seed, with his key wins including a 5-4 bout with Air Force's Daniel Trapani (the eventual runner-up) and a 5-2 bout vs. Stanford teammate Cole Connely (#5 seed) ... his only losses came against two other top Stanford fencers: 0-5 vs. top seed Kevin Mo and 2-5 vs. #3 seed Kian Ameli ... added key 5-1 win over Air Force's Nick Stockdale (a former NCAA qualifier).
photo by Pete LaFleur/CF360
DANIEL COHEN
Air Force ... Men's Foil
Jr./Fr. ... Scarsdale, New York
Veteran fencer who will be returning to the NCAAs, after previously earning All-America honors in 2009 (when he placed 6th at the NCAAs, as a freshman at Duke) ... transferred to Air Force and sat out the 2010 college season, before fencing for the Falcons this season ... entered the 2011 NCAA West Regional (March 5, at Air Force) as #2 seed and secured his spot in the NCAA Championships by tying with the top seed, Stanford freshman Turner Caldwell, atop the round-robin standings (9-1 ... 47-22/+25 in touches) ... Caldwell also went 9-1, with the Regional title decided in a fenceoff (Cohen led 4-1 and held on for the 5-4 win) ... earlier had a 5-4 comeback win over Caldwell ... lost his first bout of the day, 2-5 vs. teammate Nick Stockdale, before rattling off 10 straight victories ... registered a pair of key wins over two other Stanford fencers (5-2 vs. Alex Khoshnevissan; 5-0 Phil Arrendondo) ... has two years of college fencing eligibility remaining but set to graduate from Air Force in 2014.
photo by Pete LaFleur/CF360
ASHLEY TITAN
Stanford ... Women's Epee
Jr. ... Great Neck, New York
Rose to the occasion as #4 seed at the NCAA West Regional (March 5; Air Force East Gym), tying teammate and top-seeded Francesca Bassa atop the round-robin standings (8-1; 44-28/+16) ... ended up losing fenceoff vs. Bassa (a 2012 Olympic hopeful) but still has likely earned a spot in the NCAA Championship field (officially announced on March 15) ... had a pair of key 5-4 wins over #2 seed Simone Barette (Air Force) and Stanford teammate Kersten Schernle (#3 seed) ... Bassa – who went +19 in the round-robin – also edged Barrette, 4-3 (averting a 3-way tie for the top spot).
Other CF360 Primetime Performers of the Week
photo courtesy of Haverford
JAMES NIEUWLAND
Haverford ... Men's Epee
So. ... Dubai, United Arab Emirtates
(note – action photo currently unavailable)
Won the men's epee competition at the Middle Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association (MACFA) Championships (March 6; at William & Mary) ... led Haverford to the men's epee team title and a one-bout margin to finish atop the men's team standings (followed by Stevens Tech) ... no other information available at this time (more content will be added, if provided).
photo by Pete LaFleur/CF360
HAYLEY REESE
Notre Dame ... Women's Foil
Sr. ... Crestwood, Kentucky
Two-time All-American ('09 NCAA runner-up) and three-time NCAA participant who led the way for ND women's foil team at the annual Midwest Fencing Conference Championships (March 5-6, at ND) ... swept her six MFC pool bouts (all 5-0), followed by pair of wins over two club-team fencers (15-2; 15-6) and a 10-0 quarterfinal bout vs. teammate Radmila Sarkisova ... added 15-9 semifinal win over another ND fencer (Rachel Beck) before besting Northwestern's Dayana Sarkisova (a 2010 NCAA semifinalist) in 15-6 title bout ... racked up a 100-23 scoring edge in her individual bouts ... played key role in Irish men and women sweeping all six team-weapon titles (a first in the history of the MFC) ... member of ND women's foil team that posted 5-0 wins over Chicago and Michigan State, followed by 5-3 victory in semifinal vs. Ohio State (5-3 bout vs. All-American Allison Henvick; 5-1 vs. two-time NCAA semifinalist and three-time All-American Oksana Dmytruk) ... closed the weekend by going 2-1 in team's 5-2 win over Northwestern: 4-5 vs. Devynn Patterson ('10 NCAA entrant), 5-4 vs. Sarkisova and 5-2 vs. Camille Provencal-Dayle.
DANIEL TAFOYA
Ohio State ... Men's Epee
So. ... Overland Park, Kansas
(note – action photo currently unavailable)
Emerged as men's epee champion at annual Midwest Fencing Conference Championships (March 5, at Notre Dame), despite being outside the typical top-3 on the Ohio State epee squad ... earned top seed in the direct-elimination, after winning all six of his pool bouts by 5-0 scores ... topped a pair of club-team fencers in his first two DE bouts (15-1; 15-3), followed by 15-9 win over ND's Chris Pinkowski and huge 15-14 quarterfinal vs. OSU teammate Igor Tolkachev (a two-time All-American) ... added 15-12 win over another OSU fencer (Eric Gurnowski) in semifinal round before closing with 15-11 title bout against ND All-American James Kaull.