• Women's Foil
• Women's Epee
• Women's Sabre
• Men's Foil
• Men's Epee (includes 2013 NCAA qualifier Peter Cohen; also will be posting Michael Rossi prior to 2013 NCAAs)
• Men's Sabre
PETER COHEN
YALE ... Epee ... So. ... Irvington, NY
... 2011 All-American (NCAA semifinalist)
... #4 seed entering 2012 NCAA Northeast Regional (placed 12th)
... placed 10th at 2011 NCAA Northeast Regional
Birthplace – New York City
High School – Hackley (Tarrytown, NY)
College major – Environmental Engineering
FENCING BACKGROUND ...
How did you get started – My sister came home for a break from Yale when I was in 8th grade and I met her friend Michael Pearce who was on the Yale fencing team. He told me about the sport and I found a club nearby (FAW) and started with Alexy Cheremsky. I then fenced with Mike at the Maccabiah Games in Israel and lost to him 15-13 in the individual competition but beat him when he came for the alumni tournament last year when I was a freshman.
Relatives in other sports – Sister Abby was recruited to play squash at UPenn but was injured and never competed.
Current Coaches – Henry Harutunian (Yale), Alexy Cheremsky (Empire United)
Key Influences – Michael Pearce, he introduced me to the sport and I have had a lot of interaction with him since then.
ATHLETIC CAREER ...
Former Teammates – Marat Israelian (EUF) and Nick Vomero (EUF) from St. John's, PSU's Anthony Green (EUF/FAW), ND's Mike Rossi (EUF/FAW) and Columbia's Alen Hadzic (EUF)
Favorite Fencer – Fabrice Jeannet, he is amazing to watch and an inspiration for using the french grip.
FAVORITES ...
My most memorable fencing moment was fencing at the 18th Maccabiah Games in Israel. It was great to represent my country and my religion and be surrounded by Jewish athletes from around the world.
Favorite pro sports teams – NY Knicks
Favorite food – Chinese food
Favorite TV show – Entourage
Favorite movie – Gladiator