UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Wes Glon and the Nittany Lion fencing teams will make their way to Philadelphia, Pa this Saturday, Nov. 16th, for their first dual meet series of the season. The event is hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. Both the men's and women's team will compete against Ohio State, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and NJIT. Additionally, the Penn State women's team will also fence against Northwestern.
Fencing for the men's team this weekend will be:
Foil – Shane Iverson (Basking Ridge, N.J.), Maximillian Lewicki (Hillsborogh, N.J.), Nicolas Prince (New York, N.Y.), Andrey Ostatnigrosh (Fresno, Calif.), Felipe Rosario (Maplewood, N.J.), and Sebastiano Bicego (Vicenza, Italy).
Epee – Ryan Griffiths (Fair Lawn, N.J.), Jonathan Piskovatskov (Houston, Texas), Devin Tafoya (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Demetri Zacharakis (Houston, Texas), Elias Cole (Chappaqua, N.Y.), and Tylen Butler (Charlotte, N.C.).
Saber – Inti Farfan-Bayerl (Morrison, Colo.), Chase Pflueger (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Ethan Mullennix (San Francisco, Calif.), and Michal Wisniowski (Clark, N.J.).
Fencing for the women's team this weekend will be:
Foil – Isabella Zuzulo (Newtown, Pa.), Sofia McGoff-Medero (Gurabo, Puerto Rico), Jade Rowland (Princeton Junction, N.J.), Alissa Gozali (Singapore), Lodovica Bicego (Vicenza, Italy), and Ximena Iriarte-Estrada (Huixquilucan, Mexico).
Epee – Barbara VanBenthuysen (Spring, Texas), Nirali Igoe (Washington, D.C.), Axelle Wasiak (Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium), Evelyn Pham (Houston, Texas), and Medora McCarthy (Los Altos Hills, Calif.).
Saber – Zara Moss (Cranberry Twp., Pa.), Pauline Conscience (Paris, France), Carlee Beaty (State College, Pa.), Sara Cunningham (Dectur, Ga.), and Kelli Wozniak (Westerville, Ohio).
Following this Saturday's action, Penn State will be in action when it returns home to host the Penn State Garret Open on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 23-24.
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