Saturday, September 28
8:00 am MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Air Force ROC
Photo by: Mark Coen
Falcon Fencing With Three Champions At Air Force ROC
9/30/2024 11:54:00 AM | Fencing
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - Air Force fencing opened the 2024-25 season by hosting the Air Force ROC this weekend, Sept. 28-29 at the East Gym in the Cadet Gymnasium. The Falcons had three champions crowned.
Sophomore Audrey Baker and Raphael Li and junior Mira Vestel led the way for the Falcons by winning their respective weapons. Baker captured the Div. 2 women's saber by going 9-1 overall, including a 5-0 run through the direct elimination rounds. Li won the Div. IA men's foil with a perfect 10-0 record, including a 4-0 record in the direct elimination rounds. Vestel went 9-1 in the Div. IA women's saber, including a 5-0 record in the elimination rounds.
Air Force also had six runner-ups and 12 total medalists on the weekend.
In addition to his win in the Div. IA men's foil, Li was the runner-up in the junior men's foil. Also earning runner-ups were Melissa Kline in the Div. IA women's foil, freshman Shwan Lee in the Div. IA men's epee, junior Mack Luebbe in the Div. IA men's saber, junior Jack Griffith in the Div. IA men's foil and sophomore Anning Mi in the Div. 2 women's foil.
Air Force returns to action at the October NAC, Oct. 4-7 in Atlantic City, NJ.
2024 Air Force ROC Results For Air Force
Day One
Junior Men's Foil (30 competitors)
2. Raphael Li
7. Vlad Lovin
D2 Women's Saber (27 competitors)
1. Audrey Baker
19. Priscilla Yao
24. Rachael Yim
26. Valeria Pacheco-Lugo
D1A Women's Foil (12 competitors)
2. Melissa Kline
5. Alexis Dragne
7. Anning Mi
8. Maddie Converse
D1A Men's Epee (59 competitors)
2. Shwan Lee
5. Omar Emara
20. Siddhant Padhye
D1A Women's Epee (36 competitors)
8. Ellie Kim
11. Keira Lonadier
26. Heila Pearson
D1A Men's Saber (43 competitors)
2. Mack Luebbe
3. Jackson Houtz
16. Stylianos Tasikas
Day Two
Junior Women's Epee (21 competitors)
6. Keira Lonadier
Junior Men's Saber (38 competitors)
14. Stylianos Tasikas
Junior Women's Saber (20 competitors)
18. Priscilla Yao
20. Rachael Yim
D1A Men's Foil (28 competitors)
1. Raphael Li
2. Jack Griffith
11. Vlad Lovin
12. Jaewon Jang
Junior Women's Foil (16 competitors)
2. Anning Mi
3. Alexis Dragne
D1A Women's Saber (27 competitors)
1. Mira Vestel
11. Audrey Baker
21. Priscilla Yao
23. Rachael Yim
24. Valeria Pacheco-Lugo
D2 Women's Foil (15 competitors)
6. Maddie Converse
D2 Men's Saber (29 competitors)
3. Stylianos Tasikas
Sophomore Audrey Baker and Raphael Li and junior Mira Vestel led the way for the Falcons by winning their respective weapons. Baker captured the Div. 2 women's saber by going 9-1 overall, including a 5-0 run through the direct elimination rounds. Li won the Div. IA men's foil with a perfect 10-0 record, including a 4-0 record in the direct elimination rounds. Vestel went 9-1 in the Div. IA women's saber, including a 5-0 record in the elimination rounds.
Air Force also had six runner-ups and 12 total medalists on the weekend.
In addition to his win in the Div. IA men's foil, Li was the runner-up in the junior men's foil. Also earning runner-ups were Melissa Kline in the Div. IA women's foil, freshman Shwan Lee in the Div. IA men's epee, junior Mack Luebbe in the Div. IA men's saber, junior Jack Griffith in the Div. IA men's foil and sophomore Anning Mi in the Div. 2 women's foil.
Air Force returns to action at the October NAC, Oct. 4-7 in Atlantic City, NJ.
2024 Air Force ROC Results For Air Force
Day One
Junior Men's Foil (30 competitors)
2. Raphael Li
7. Vlad Lovin
D2 Women's Saber (27 competitors)
1. Audrey Baker
19. Priscilla Yao
24. Rachael Yim
26. Valeria Pacheco-Lugo
D1A Women's Foil (12 competitors)
2. Melissa Kline
5. Alexis Dragne
7. Anning Mi
8. Maddie Converse
D1A Men's Epee (59 competitors)
2. Shwan Lee
5. Omar Emara
20. Siddhant Padhye
D1A Women's Epee (36 competitors)
8. Ellie Kim
11. Keira Lonadier
26. Heila Pearson
D1A Men's Saber (43 competitors)
2. Mack Luebbe
3. Jackson Houtz
16. Stylianos Tasikas
Day Two
Junior Women's Epee (21 competitors)
6. Keira Lonadier
Junior Men's Saber (38 competitors)
14. Stylianos Tasikas
Junior Women's Saber (20 competitors)
18. Priscilla Yao
20. Rachael Yim
D1A Men's Foil (28 competitors)
1. Raphael Li
2. Jack Griffith
11. Vlad Lovin
12. Jaewon Jang
Junior Women's Foil (16 competitors)
2. Anning Mi
3. Alexis Dragne
D1A Women's Saber (27 competitors)
1. Mira Vestel
11. Audrey Baker
21. Priscilla Yao
23. Rachael Yim
24. Valeria Pacheco-Lugo
D2 Women's Foil (15 competitors)
6. Maddie Converse
D2 Men's Saber (29 competitors)
3. Stylianos Tasikas
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