SAN DIEGO – The University of California San Diego fencing team posted solid results at the San Diego Cup Sunday at Cathedral Catholic High School. The Tritons ended the day with wins in five out of six events and earned a total of 14 podium finishes.
For the men, junior
Ziad Khayat (epee), sophomore
Benjamin Hadler (foil), and freshman
Shawn Kim (saber) all took gold in their respective weapons. On the women's side, juniors
Miya Coimbra (saber) and
Emma Zmurk (epee) were victorious in their weapons.
Ultimately, the Tritons ended the day with 14 podium finishes, seven for the men and seven for the women.
Freshman
Rishi Ranadive took second in Senior Men's Foil and Sophomore
Nathan Jeon tied for third. Sophomore
Syed Adam Emir Putra placed second in Senior Men's Saber and freshman
Justin Cho tied for third.
Senior
Amelia Harrison placed second in Senior Women's Epee and Sophomore
Ariane Mohabir tied for third. Both freshmen,
Alyssa De La Cruz and
Joanne Luong tied for third in Senior
Women's Foil. Sophomore
Julia Hill tied for third in Senior Women's Saber.
UC San Diego fences next on January 29th with the Spanish, Mexican and German National Teams at Main Gym on campus.
Senior Men's Epee (33 competitors)
1.
Ziad Khayat, UC San Diego
2. Alexander Jeon, Swords Fencing Studio
T3.
Alex Soderberg, Team Touche Fencing Center
T3. Alex Paek, Golubitsky Fencing Center
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7.
Justin Phen, UC San Diego
13.
Brandon Chien, UC San Diego
24.
Scott Phillips, UC San Diego
Senior Men's Foil (20 competitors)
1.
Benjamin Hadler, UC San Diego
2.
Rishi Ranadive, UC San Diego
T3.
Nathan Jeon, UC San Diego
T3. Brian Ko, Elite International Fencers Club
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6.
Brandon Lee, UC San Diego
9.
Aidan Chu, UC San Diego
11.
Daman Heer, UC San Diego
Senior Men's Saber (12 competitors)
1.
Shawn Kim, UC San Diego
2.
Syed Adam Emir Putra, UC San Diego
3.
Justin Cho, UC San Diego
3. Anthony Jiang, Spartak
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5.
Justin Park, UC San Diego
6.
Alexandre Leonelli, UC San Diego
7.
Matthew Misogas, UC San Diego
9.
Keegan Oster, UC San Diego
11.
Kevin Lee, UC San Diego
Senior Women's Epee (14 competitors)
1.
Emma Zmurk, UC San Diego
2.
Amelia Harrison, UC San Diego
3. Cheri Chan – Battle Born Fencing Club
3.
Ariane Mohabir , UC San Diego
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8.
Avery Coble, UC San Diego
9.
Ishani Sikdar, UC San Diego
Senior Women's Foil (13 competitors)
1. Nicole Pustilnik, Team Touche Fencing Center
2. Claire Iben, Precision Athletics Fencing Club
3.
Alyssa De La Cruz, UC San Diego
3.
Joanne Luong, UC San Diego
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5. Alexandra Brondum, UC San Diego
7.
Konami Masui, UC San Diego
8.
Erica Kuen, UC San Diego
Senior Women's Saber (10 competitors)
1.
Miya Coimbra, UC San Diego
2. Audrey Chan, Laguna Fencing Center
3.
Julia Hill, UC San Diego
3. Mariana Guzman, San Diego Fencing Center
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5.
Dana Chou, UC San Diego
7.
Sarah Shen, UC San Diego
8.
Maya Desai, UC San Diego
9.
Mohini Iyer, UC San Diego
10.
Erin Lee, UC San Diego
About UC San Diego Athletics
With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles, and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country. The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in the summer of 2020, begin a four-year transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's pre-eminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent. A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships. In competition, almost 1,400 UC San Diego scholar-athletes have earned All-America honors.
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