CF360 FENCERS OF THE WEEK ARCHIVE (2009-11 seasons)
Sabreists Max Stearns (Ohio State) and Anna Limbach (St. John's)
Named CF360 National Fencers of the Week; four others among Primetime Performers ...
OSU newcomer Mona Shaito tabbed for Rookie of the Week.
RELEASE: Jan. 25, 2012 CONTACT: Pete LaFleur (editor@collegefencing360.com)
A pair of talented sabre fencers – Ohio State veteran Max Stearns (Winnipeg, Manitoba) – and St. John's sophomore Anna Limbach (Cologne, Germany) – have been named national fencers of the week for Jan. 16-22, 2012, as presented by CollegeFencing360.com (CF360). Stearns and Limbach lead the way among the six CF360 Primetime Performers of the Week for college fencing. Women's foil sensation Mona Shaito (Garland, Texas) – a recent arrival at Ohio State – has been selected by CF360 as the national rookie of the week (her brother Zain and sister Mai also are foilists with the OSU fencing program).
St. John's sophomore women's sabreist Anna Limbach (right)
(other action photos to be added, as available)
The Primetime Performer designation – awarded regularly on sister sites CollegeSports360, CollegeSoccer360 and CollegeBaseball360 – 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 opponent, contribution to team success and situational factors involved in the fencer's accomplishments.
• Exhibited strong leadership and/or involved in clutch performances, match-winning bouts, noteworthy upsets, etc.
• Overcame adversity or extreme circumstances (for the team and/or individual).
• Bonus consideration is given for key performances away from team's home facility.
The four fencers who round out this week's installment of College Fencing Primetime Performers include: St. John's junior men's sabreist Sean Buckley (Seacaucus, N.J.), Ohio State sophomore women's epeeist Katarzyna Dabrowa (Wroclaw, Poland), Penn sophomore men's epeeist Clifford Fisher (Great Neck, N.Y.) and Sacred Heart senior men's sabreist Marty Williams (Plainfield, N.J.).
Brief notes for each honoree are included below. More detailed capsule tributes (headshots of all seven are included in the right sidebar). Thanks as always to the respective schools for providing the various photos.
College Fencing Primetime Performers of the Week
(Jan. 16-22, 2012 ... presented by CollegeFencing360.com)
Sean Buckley (men's sabre... St. John's... Jr. ... Seacaucus, NJ)
... Went 12-3 at STJ Invitational (swept OSU/PSU/Harvard) and again at NYU Invit. (swept ND).
Katarzyna Dabrowa (women's epee ... Ohio State ... So. ... Wroclaw, Poland)
... Posted 11-4 record at STJ and 14-2 at NYU, for OSU women's team that went 10-1 during the weekend.
Clifford Fishler (men's epee ... Penn ... So. ... Great Neck, NY)
... Won final bout, vs. 2011 NCAA entrant Justin Dion, for 14-13 win over #9 Sacred Heart (also helped beat #8 Duke).
* Anna Limbach (women's sabre ... St. John's ... So. ... Cologne, Germany)
... Racked up 28-2 overall record during action at home tournament (13-2) and NYU (15-0), vs. challenging field.
* Matt Stearns (men's sabre ... Ohio State ... Sr. ... Winnipeg, Manitoba).
... Made impressive return to college fencing stage (did not fence collegiately a year ago), sparking OSU men to 10-1 showing in tournament action at St. John's and NYU (his 24-8 record included several wins over top opponents).
Marty Williams (men's sabre ... Sacred Heart ... Sr. ... Plainfield, NJ)
... Extended his 2011-12 record to 38-6, w/ 11-1 record at Philadelphia Invit. (beat fellow All-American Evan Prochniak of #7 Penn and helped defeat #8 Duke; only loss was 5-4).
* Limbach and Stearns are the CF360 National Fencers of the Week.
College Fencing Rookie of the Week
(Jan. 16-22, 2012 ... presented by CollegeFencing360.com)
Mona Shaito (women's foil ... Ohio State ... Fr. ... Garland, TX)
... Had impressive 15-0 debut at STJ Invit. (after recently joining OSU program), adding 10-5 showing at NYU Invit.