Penn State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Harvard, and two-time defending national champion Columbia came to Taffner Fieldhouse this Saturday for the St. John’s Fencing Invitational.
The Red Storm men tied for first place after going 3-2 in all, taking down Harvard, Notre Dame, and Columbia. St. John’s took down the nationally top-ranked Columbia 15-12. Saber fencer Ferenc Valkai went 14-1 on the day and Ben Natanzon finished with an impressive 12-3 record as well. The men’s saber squad finished 27-18 as a whole.
Yevgeniy Karyuchenko led the men’s epee team with nine wins. Cooper Schumacher and Curtis McDowald both provided solid outings as well, winning seven and eight bouts respectively.