Sada Jacobson '06 will have to make room for a third Olympic medal in her trophy case. Jacobson earned a bronze metal in the team sabre competition Thursday to accompany the silver she won individually last Saturday and the individual bronze she picked up in Athens four years ago. After the match, she announced her retirement from fencing to pursue a degree from the...
It did not take long for the Americans to leap — or duel rather — to the top of the medal standings at the Beijing Olympics with the help of a Yale alumna. Sada Jacobson '06 earned a silver medal on Saturday after falling to fellow American Mariel Zagunis, 15-8, in the finals of women’s sabre fencing. A trio of Americans saw only the stars and stripes rise to the...
Michael Pearce ’09, John Gurrieri ’10, Nathaniel Botwinick ’11 and Lidia Gocheva ’10 all qualified for the NCAA Championships with strong performances at this past Sunday’s NCAA Northeast Regional Championships. NCAA bids are awarded through a formula that takes into account placement at Regionals as well as a season-long record. The Regionals, which were held...
The men’s foil squad finally clasped the coveted Little Iron Man Trophy, fulfilling the request that its coach delivered to two sophomore epeeists when they first suited up for the Elis a year and a half ago. Those two sophomores — John Gurrieri ’10 and Andrew Holbrook ’10 — along with newcomer Nathaniel Botwinick ’11, once again proved that they are among...
A pair of Eli epeeists posted strong showings at the Junior Olympics, the United States Fencing Association’s under-20 championships that finished yesterday in Charlotte, NC. Both Rebecca Moss ’10 and Matt Lee ’09 advanced past the initial round, which pitted fencers against six others in small pools to determine seedings for the ensuing bracket-format...
Four Yale fencers solidified their spots on the All-Ivy League teams at the Ivy South Fencing Competition on Sunday. But on the team level, both the men and women went winless, falling to Princeton and Columbia. Michael Pearce ’09, John Gurrieri ’10 and Rebecca Moss ’10 all made First Team, while Lidia Gocheva ’10 was named to the Second Team. Both the men and...
The Yale men’s and women’s fencing teams saw impressive individual performances in a disappointing day for both squads at the Ivy North Competition Sunday. The men finished the day with a 1-2 mark, defeating Brown but falling to Penn and Harvard, teams ranked Nos. 6 and 7, respectively, in the United States Fencing Coaching Association college poll. Michael Pearce...
On the brink of Ancient Eight competition, the men’s and women’s fencing teams both faltered this weekend in non-conference meets. Both sets of Bulldogs struggled in the face of tough competition at the NYU Invitational — their last meet before Ivy League competition gets underway Sunday. The men’s squad (6-5) returned with two wins and three losses, and the...
Nevermind the more than six weeks of inaction. Both the men’s and women’s fencing teams cruised to easy victories against Vassar last night at Payne Whitney Gymnasium. The wins set the stage for the Ivy North Competition — which includes all of the Ancient Eight’s squads — on Feb. 3 in New Haven, a week after this weekend’s upcoming matches at NYU. A trio of...
Yale’s foils shone in Waltham, Mass. Led by its talented young foil squad, the men’s fencing team (2-2) kicked off its season at the Brandeis Invitational on Saturday by matching its record at last year’s tournament — although the Elis won more bouts overall than in 2006. Yale beat Boston College and MIT in two close matches, but St. John’s and Brandeis, two...
Q: How did you get into fencing? It’s not something you pick up on the playground. A: I moved to San Francisco when I was six. I used to love playing with swords and Legos, and my mom signed me with a coach who was teaching fencing at the Jewish Community Center. Q: What is fencing like? And what do you have to do to be successful at it? A: It’s a very mental...
The nitty gritty A collegiate fencing match is split into three divisions, with three fencers assigned to each division. Each of these three divisions corresponds with a different weapon, and each contestant in a given division fences against every opponent in that division to make for a total of up to 27 bouts. Each match is fought to five touches or three minutes...
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