University Park, Pa. - The Penn State men's and women's fencing team will be represented by 23 athletes at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regionals Saturday, March 12 in Princeton, N.J. Penn State will have 23 total representatives at the event in all weapons.
Competing for the men at the event will be:
Epee - Elias Cole, Sr. (Chappaqua, N.Y.) 16-7; Ryan Griffiths, Sr. (Fair Lawn, N.J.) 31-15; Jonathan Piskovatskov Jr. (Houston, Texas) 31-17; Devin Tafoya, Sr. (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 27-19
Foil - Sebastiano Bicego, Gr. (Vicenza, Italy) 25-12; Arwen Borowiak, So. (Tauberbischofsheim, Germany) 29-9; Shane Iverson Sr. (Basking Ridge, N.J.) 10-15; Aidan Johnson So. (Oceanport, N.J.) 30-19
Saber - Ethan Mullenix, Jr. (San Francisco, Calif.) 23-24; Clement Perrier, Jr. (Paris, France) 20-17; Kamar Skeete, Fr. (Duluth, Ga.) 21-12; Nicholaus Zieliniski, Fr. (Prospect Heights, Ill.) 19-14
Competing for the women will be:
Epee - Kateryna Chorniy, So. (Kyiv, Ukraine) 43-11; Sabine Desamours, Fr. (Warrenton, Va.) 11-10; Jaclyn Khrol, Fr. (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 18-12; Axelle Wasiak, Jr. (Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium) 39-15
Foil - Samantha Catantan, So. (Quezon City, Philippines) 42-11; Sofia McGoff-Medero, Sr. (Gurabo, Puerto Rico) 17-28; Arianna Prioietti, Fr. (Combo, Italy) 43-12, Ariel Ratsep, Fr. (San Francisco, Calif.) 13-12
Saber - Pauline Conscience, Gr. (Paris, France) 45-15; Stephanie Jen, So. (Taichung, Taiwan) 16-14; Ola Strzalkowski, Fr. (Littleton, Colo.) 21-9
Following this meet, the Nittany Lion qualifiers will compete in NCAA Championships from March 24-27 in South Bend, Ind.
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