SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The UC San Diego fencing team came away with two regional champions and automatically qualified five Tritons for Nationals as the NCAA West Regionals took place Saturday.
The University of the Incarnate Word hosted the event at the Alice P. McDermott Center.
Junior
Shawn Kim successfully defended his West Region Saber Champion title, while junior
Sarah Shen is the new West Region Saber Champion on the women's side.
Both Kim and Shen earned automatic berths in the upcoming NCAA National Collegiate Championships due to their stellar performances.
Also finishing on the podium and getting an automatic spot at Nationals were senior
Julia Hill (2nd in Women's Saber), freshman
Rafaella Gomes (2nd in Women's Foil), and senior
Justin Park (2nd in Men's Saber).
Picking up fourth-place finishes Saturday were junior
Vedran Markota (Men's Epee), sophomore
Lawrence Song (Men's Foil).
The 2022 NCAA National Collegiate Championships selections will be announced on Tuesday, March 15 at 12 p.m. PT via press release onÂ
NCAA.com. With five spots already solidified, the Tritons will find out if they have earned at-large bids.Â
Nationals are slated for March 24-27Â at Notre Dame's Castellan Center.
The Tritons are right back in action on Sunday, March 13, in San Antonio for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Championships. It is the inaugural running of the event as the MPSFÂ is in its first season sponsoring the sport of fencing. Action gets underway at 7 a.m. PT with the Women's Foil Individual Semifinals. See below for live coverage links.
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THE NCAA WEST REGIONALS
Saturday, March 12
Alice P. McDermott Center
San Antonio, Texas
Men's Epee (15 competitors)
1. Matthew Han, Air Force
2. Aiden Kung, Stanford
3. Julian Spier, Incarnate Word
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4.
Vedran Markota, UC San Diego
5.
Isaac Ive, UC San Diego
7.
Andrew Graber, UC San Diego
11.
Brandon Chien, UC San Diego
12.
Milan Rona, UC San Diego
Men's Foil (13 competitors)
1. Lucas Orts, Stanford
2. Nestor Levin, Air Force
3. Jake Thayer, Incarnate Word
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4.
Lawrence Song, UC San Diego
7.
Rishi Ranadive, UC San Diego
8.
Jason Chin, UC San Diego
10.
Nathan Jeon, UC San Diego
Men's Saber (12 competitors)
1. Shawn Kim, UC San Diego*
2. Justin Park, UC San Diego*
3. Brendan Barber, Incarnate Word
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9.
Phileas Auray, UC San Diego
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Women's Epee (11Â competitors)
1. Rylie Rueda, Incarnate Word
2. Jocelyn Ratzlaff, Air Force
3. Hanna Lee, Stanford
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6.
Ariane Mohabir, UC San Diego
7.
Logan Daranouvong, UC San Diego
9.
Tiara Kwon, UC San Diego
10.
Anika Soin, UC San Diego
Women's Foil (11 competitors)
1. Koo Haley, Stanford
2. Rafaella Gomes, UC San Diego*
3. Maia Slowinski, Incarnate Word
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7.
Joanne Luong, UC San Diego
8.
Kyra Wu, UC San Diego
10.
Alyssa De La Cruz, UC San Diego
Women's Saber (11 competitors)
1. Sarah Shen, UC San Diego*
2. Julia Hill, UC San Diego*
3. Erin Shea, Air Force
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9.
Maya Desai, UC San Diego
10.
Roxane Cayrat, UC San Diego
* automatic qualifer for NCAA Nationals
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THE MPSF CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Sunday, March 13
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Alice P. McDermott Center
• San Antonio, Texas
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Tickets ($10/day)
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Live Video ($6.99)
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Live Results (free)
All Times Pacific
7:00am: Women's Foil Individual Semifinals
7:00am: Men's Epee Individual Semifinals
7:30am: Women's Saber Individual Semifinals
7:30am: Men's Foil Individual Semifinals
7:55am: Women's Epee Individual Semifinals
7:55am: Men's Saber Individual Semifinals
8:20am: Men's Epee Individual Final
8:40am: Women's Foil Individual Final
9:05: Men's Foil Individual Final
9:30am: Women's Saber Individual Final
9:50am: Women's Epee Individual Final
10:20am: Men's Saber Individual Final
10:50am: Individual Champions Awards Ceremony
11:45am: Team Relay Direct Elimination Semifinals
12:30pm: Team Relay Direct Elimination Final
1:10pm: MPSF Team Champion Awards Ceremony
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THE TRITON LINEUP
Epee
Men:
Brandon Chien,
Vedran Markota,
Isaac Ive,
Andrew Graber,
Milan Rona
Women:
Ariane Mohabir,
Tean Brooks,
Anika Soin,
Tiara Kwon,
Logan Daranouvong
Foil
Men:
Nathan Jeon,
Rishi Ranadive,
Lawrence Song,
Jason Chin
Women:
Alyssa De La Cruz,
Joanne Luong,
Kyra Wu,
Rafaella GomesÂ
Saber
Men:
Shawn Kim,
Justin Park,
Phileas Auray
Women:
Maya Desai,
Julia Hill,
Sarah Shen,
Roxane Cayrat
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BE SOCIAL
The UC San Diego Fencing Team can be found on
Facebook,
Instagram (@ucsdfencing), and
Twitter (@ucsdfencing). We just kicked off a new series called In the Classroom, where the Tritons talk about their majors and some of their favorite classes. Check it out!
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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
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