Over the weekend, the St. John’s Fencing Team competed in the NCAA Championships. St. John’s was represented by eight fencers, five men and three women. After finishing sixth overall in points among schools, St. John’s has now finished in at least sixth place overall for 25 straight years.
Cooper Schumacher and Andras Nemeth dominated the competition. They both finished first in their respective events.
Schumacher competed in Men’s Epee. He went 17/23 in his bouts before moving onto the finals where he defeated both Ariel Simmons of Notre Dame and Justin Yoo of Pennsylvania to claim the title.