Fencers finish 12th in the country
3/22/2015 12:00:00 AM | Fencing
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. - March 22 - Following the 2015 NCAA Men's and Women's Fencing Championships in Columbus, Ohio, Air Force fencer James Salem finished fifth with .565 percent of bouts won in the individual men's epee championships. As a team, Air Force finished 12th in the country. Salem, Alexander Chiang and Mary McElwee were the team's top performers.
In the women's championships, McElwee finished 13th in the individual foil contest with an 11-12 bout record. In the same event, Madeleine Girardot finished 19th with an 8-15 record.
In the men's championships, Salem finished fifth and had a 13-10 finishing with 86 touches scored, 72 touches received and a +10 indicator. Chiang, with a 78 TS, 91 TR and -13 indicator, finished 17th in men's foil earning ten victories. In men's saber, Ryan Redhead finished 21st (7-16), and Emiliano Kaptain placed 22nd (3-10).
With six qualifiers, Air Force finished with 52 team points. The men tallied 33 points, and the women earned 19 points. Twelfth is the highest team finish for Air Force since 2010 (12th).
