2014 Fencing
Capsules from CF360:
See below for brief summary looks at the Penn State fencing teams, followed by a capsule overview of each squad (key returners, top fencers lost & top newcomers, etc.) … note that additional info., photos, etc. may be added to this page throughout the season (updates will be noted by re-links & re-tweets):
all content courtesy of CollegeFencing360.com (please link/credit accordingly)
• #2 PENN STATE men – return 8 of 12 participants from the 2013 NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional and two of six 2013 NCAA entrants, both of them three-time All-Americans: two-time NCAA foil runner-up David Willette (’10 & ’13; also 3rd in ’11) and sr. Adrian Bak (7th in ’11, 6th in ’12, 3rd in ’13) ... PSU has some big slots to fill, most notably with the departure of four-time NCAA foil semifinalist Miles Chamley-Watson (the 2013 world champion) and the transfer of 2013 NCAA sabre runner-up Shaul Gordon ... there still is plenty of depth on the foil squad, including so Nobuo Bravo (placed 3rd at ’13 Regional) ... promising fr. epeeist Conor Shepard did not fence at the recent Penn State Invitational, but PSU is hopeful for his return to active status soon ... the squad also has a top sabre newcomer in f. Adam Lewicki ... Penn State’s only blemish so far (12-1), spanning some fall bouts and the recent home event, was the 12-15 loss to Columbia (top wins have come vs. Princeton, Harvard, Penn and Duke).
• #4 PENN STATEwomen – return 1 of 12 participants from the 2013 NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional and four of five 2013 NCAA entrants, three of them All-Americans: so. foilist Clarise Luminet (7th) among with sabre senior Nicole Glon (8th in ’13, also 17th in ’11 & 9th in ’12) ... PSU has another fencer with NCAA tournament experience, as jr. Alina Antokhina was a 2012 NCAA finalist before slipping to a 22nd-place finish in ’13 ... the Nittany Lions could field one of the nation’s top women’s sabre trios, thanks to the addition of graduate student Heather Nelson (who fenced at the NCAAs twice with Air Force, placing 19th in 2011 & 23rd in ’12 ... four-time NCAA epee semifinalist Marg Guzzi (2010 NCAA champ, ’12 runner-up) is impossible to replace, and none of the squad’s returning epeeists finished among the top-18 at the 2013 Regional ... promising fr. Jessie Radanovich (Frisco, Calif.) could emerge as a key member of the 2014 PSU epee squad ... results so far for the PSU women (fall and early-Jan. home event) have produced an 8-3 record, with losses coming against Princeton 8-19, Harvard 11-16 and Penn 13-14 (top wins over Temple and Duke).
• Fencing Coaches Poll History (spreadsheets; 2001-14): MEN | WOMEN
PDF lists of top returners from 2013 fencing season (indicated by highlighting):
from NCAA Championships | from Northeast Regional
from Mid-Atlantic/South Regional | from Midwest Regional | from West Regional
CLICK HERE for quick rundown of 2013-14 results
PENN STATE MEN Roster | Stats | Schedule & Results | Coach Wes Glon | Media Guide
team history: NCAA tournament & coaches poll (info. to be added)
David Willette (right)
– photo by Pete LaFleur
(College Fencing 360);
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FOIL
returning
• 6th-yr. sr. David Willette (2nd at 2013 Regional ... NCAAs: 2nd in 2010, 3rd in '11, 2nd in '13)
• so. Nobuo Bravo (3rd at 2013 Regional)
• jr. David Gomez Tanamachi (6th at 2013 Regional ... NCAAs: 18th in 2012)
• sr. Jeremy Goldstein (8th at 2013 Regional)
departed
• Miles Chamley-Watson (1st at 2013 Regional ... NCAAs: 3rd in 2009, 3rd in '10, 2nd in '11, 3rd in '13)
top newcomer
• Howie Ho Yin Chan (Hong Kong), listed 10th in USFA junior men's foil rankings (rolling; 1–22–14)
EPEE
returning
• so. Yasser Mahmoud (7th at 2013 Regional)
• jr. Jeffrey Miller (16th at 2013 Regional)
departed
• Benjamin Russell (8th at 2013 Regional ... NCAAs: 15th in 2013, as a freshman)
• Vernon O'Garra (9th at 2013 Regional ... NCAAs: 14th in 2013)
top newcomers
• fr. Conor Shepard (Colleyville, TX), listed 11th in USFA jr. m-epee rankings (1–22–14)
• so. Oskar Tang (Stockholm, Sweden), first year with program
SABRE
returning
• sr. Adrian Bak (4th at 2013 Regional ... NCAAs: 7th in 2011, 6th in '12, 3rd in '13)
• so. Kaito Streets (8th at 2013 Regional)
• jr. Pawel Puchalski (Lake Forest, IL)
departed
• Shaul Gordon (1st at 2013 Regional), transfer to Penn (NCAAs: 2nd in 2013, as a freshman)
top newcomer
• Adam Lewicki (Oakland, NJ), listed 10th in USFA jr. m-sabre rankings (1–22–14)
PENN STATE WOMEN Roster | Stats | Schedule & Results | Coach Wes Glon | Media Guide
team history: NCAA tournament & coaches poll (info. to be added)
Clarisse Luminet (right)
– photo by Pete LaFleur
(College Fencing 360);
all rights reserved
FOIL
returning
• so. Clarisse Luminet (2nd at 2013 Regional ... NCAAs: 7th in 2013)
• jr. Alina Antokhina (3rd at 2013 Regional ... NCAAs: 3rd in 2012, 22nd in '13)
• jr. Kane Gladnick (9th at 2013 Regional)
• sr. Kylei McGill-Patterson (13th at 2013 Regional)
departed
none from 2013 Regional entrants
EPEE
returning
• sr. Anne Stephenson (19th at 2013 Regional)
• so. Rebecca Stanley (35th at 2103 Regional)
• sr. Ana Moreira Coutinho (26th at 2013 Regional), second season with program
• so. Jessica O'Neill-Lyublinsky (North Salem, NY), currently 8th in the USFA jr. w-epee rankings
departed
• Marg Guzzi (4th at 2013 Regional ... NCAAs: 1st in 2010, 3rd in '11, 2nd in '12, 3rd in '13)
top newcomers
• fr. Jessie Radanovich (Frisco, CA), listed 5th in the USFA jr. w-epee rankings (1–22–14)
SABRE
returning
• sr. Nicole Glon (8th at 2013 Regional ... NCAAs: 17th in 2011, 9th in '12, 8th in '13)
• jr. Elizabeth Rapp (12th at 2013 Regional)
• so. Brianne Cavaliere (17th at 2013 Regional)
departed
• Jessica Russo (7th at 2013 Regional ... NCAAs: 7th in 2013)
top newcomers
• grad. student Heather Nelson (Albany, NY), fenced at Air Force 2010-13 (18th at 2011 NCAAs, 23rd in '12)
• fr. Teodora Kakhiani (Tbilisi, republic of Georgia)