Previous 2012 Honorees: Jan. 24 ... Jan. 31
CF360 FENCERS OF THE WEEK ARCHIVE (2009-11 seasons)
Foilists Dayana Sarkisova (Northwestern) & Mona Shaito (Ohio State) Named
CF360 Co-National Fencers of the Week; six others among Primetime Performers;
Duke's Sarah Collins Receives Rookie-of-the-Week Honots.
RELEASE: Feb. 7, 2012 CONTACT: Pete LaFleur (editor@collegefencing360.com)
A pair of women's foilists from top Midwesten teams – Northwestern junior Dayana Sarkisova (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Ohio State rookie sensation Mona Shaito (Garland, Texas) – shared National Fencer of the Week honors for the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5, as presented by CollegeFencing360.com. Sarkisov and Shaito led the way among eight fencers named to the CF360 Primetime Performers of the Week (listed below) – a group which includes Duke women's foilist Sara Collins (Palm Harbor, Fla.), the CF360 National Freshman of the Week.
Northwestern junior women's foilist Dayana Sarkisova (right)
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.
College Fencing Primetime Performers of the Week
(Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2012 ... presented by CollegeFencing360.com)
JILL BRATTON (women's epee ... Temple ... Jr. ... New York, NY) ... action photo currently not available
... Went 20-5 at the Northwestern Duals, as #7 Owls faced several top-10 opponents ... won 2-of-3 bouts to help edge host #4 Wildcats (14-13) ... swept the epeeists from #3 Notre Dame, in another 14-13 thriller (won by the Irish, on final bout that went to OT) ... two of her three losses all weekend came vs. #4 Ohio State team that later was elevated to #1 spot (she posted 4-3 win over OSU veteran Tasha Domashovetz, with her losses coming in 4-5 and 3-5 bouts) ... also went 1-2 vs. talented epee group from #2 Princeton.
* SARAH COLLINS (women's epee ... Duke ... Fr. ... Palm Harbor, FL) ... action photo currently not available
... Combined with veteran All-American Emily D'Agostino to lead strong showing by Duke women's epee team at Northwestern Duals ... her 28-6 record in the two-day tournament included key sweep of #3 Notre Dame, as #10 Blue Devils pulled off 14-13 upset ... added 2-1 record in 18-9 win over Stanford ... most of her losses came vs. a couple other top-10 teams (#4 Northwesern and #6 Ohio State) ... beat OSU veteran Carolina Piasecka (5-4) while ending up on wrong side of 5-4 bouts vs. two other top OSU epeeists (Tasha Domashovetz & All-American Katarzyna Dabrowa).
CARA HALL (women's epee ... Boston College ... Fr. ... Los Angeles, CA)
... Repeated as a Primetime Performer honoree, after delivering key sweep in team's 14-13 upset of #9 Penn, at Brandeis in the annual Eric Sollee Unvitational ... went 12-3 overall during the day, further boosting her hopes for a spot in the 2012 NCAAs.
LIAN OSIER
(women's sabre ... Notre Dame ... Jr. ...Battle Ground, WA)
... Opened match vs. #10 Duke with huge 5-4 win over 2-time NCAA champion Becca Ward (2008 Olympic bronze medalist), highlighting her 8-3 record at the Northwestern Duals ... ended up sweeping Duke, but Irish women dropped 14-13 heartbreaker (she was one of two ND women to go 3-0 vs. the Blue Devils) ... beat a pair of top competitors from #2 Princeton – 5-3 vs. Diamond Wheeler & Joanna Cichomski (both former NCAA qualifiers) – to help ND post 15-12 win (loss was to 2011 NCAA runner-up Eliza Sont) ... also had pair of key wins, including 5-2 vs. NCAA Tournament veteran Kamali Thompson, in 14-13 thriller vs. #8 Temple.
* DAYANA SARKISOVA (women's foil ... Northwestern .. Jr. ... Grand Rapids, MI) ... action photo above
... Two-time All-American and 2010 NCAA semifinalist who displayed her veteran talent at home event, going 16-1 over two days at Northwestern Duals while facing fencers from several top teams ... led team to 7-0 weekend that included 17-0 victory over #11 Duke (won 5-2 or 5-3 in all three bouts), along with wins other noteworthy opponents Stanford (22-5; 5-2 win vs. 2011 NCAA entrant Meaghan Conway) and North Carolina (19-8) ... her near-perfect showing also included bouts against talented foil group from #2 Princeton and the #8 Temple foilists (her wins nearly delivered win vs. the Owls, with 13-14 final team score).
* MONA SHAITO (women's foil ... Ohio State ... Fr. ... Garland, TX) ... action photo currently not available
... Extended her impressive debut season in college fencing by rolling to a 21-0 record at the Northwestern Duals, leading #6 OSU women to a 7-0 record and eventual #1 national ranking ... team's top wins included 15-12 vs. #2 Princton, 19-8 vs. #8 Temple and 17-10 vs. #11 Duke ... racked up string of 5-1 vs. Princeton epeeists who all have fenced in the NCAAs during past seasons: Eve Levin, Brianna Martin & Lucille Jarry 5-1 ... her other noteworthy wins came vs. Temple's Mikayla Varadi (5-1) & Epiphany Georges (5-3), along with Wayne State's Olivia Dobbs (5-2).
ELIZA STONE
(women's sabre ... Princeton ... Jr. ... Chicago, IL)
... 2011 NCAA runner-up who delivered numerous noteworthy wins during two-day Northwestern Duals (team 11-1 overakk), while facing sabre competitors from several top-10 opponents ... led team to top wins over the host #4 Wildcats (16-11; 8-1 sabre edge) and Stanford (22-5) ... registered big-match sweeps vs. #3 Notre Dame and #6 Ohio State, but the Tigers women lost each battle by 15-12 final scores ... edged OSU veteran and past NCAA semifinalist Margarita Tschomakova, 5-4, while allowing only one touch vs. the other OSU fencers (5-1 vs. All-American Allison Miller and 5-0 vs. top newcomer Celina Menza) ... won all three of her bouts vs. ND by 5-1 scores (including vs. fellow All-American Lian Osier).
JONATHAN YERGLER
(men's epee ... Princeton ... Jr. ... Winter Park, FL)
... Delivered clutch win vs. longtime friend and fellow All-American James Kaull, with that 5-3 win breaking 13-13 deadlock and giving #2 Tigers men exciting team victory over #4 Notre Dame (at Northwestern Duals) ... helped team rack up 10-1 record over the two-day event, with lone loss coming 15-2 vs. #5 Ohio State (which later moved up to the #1 ranking) ... won 2-of-3 bouts vs. both ND and OSU, with 5-0 win over All-American Igor Tolkachev and 2-1 defensive battle vs. another veteran, Kristian Boyadzhiev (5-3 loss vs. OSU All-American Marco Caneveri) ... also helped Tigers win handily over solid Stanford team, 18-9.
* Sarkisova and Shaito are the CF360 National Fencers of the Week and Collins the National Rookie of the Week