Fencing
Quakers fencing on point at Temple, win two medals the next day
Saturday morning, the No. 8 Penn men’s fencing team defeated No. 1 Penn State and No. 5 St. John’s at the Temple Invitational before hitting the road with the No. 10 women’s fencing team for the third U.S. Collegiate Weapon Squad Championships hosted by Ohio State on Sunday.Penn fencing gets final prep for rescheduled Ivy Round-Robins
This weekend, the teams will face their final test before the rescheduled Ivy tournament, which takes place on Mar. 2-3.
Penn fencing freshman Xu reaching for Paralympics
David Xu has taken up the sport of wheelchair fencing under Penn assistant coach Mickey Zeljkovic and is already considering competing in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.BRIEF | Penn fencing undefeated at Eric Sollee Invitational
Both the men’s and women’s squads swept the competition of Stevens Tech, MIT, Boston College and Brandeis.Penn fencing confirms expectations at Philadelphia Invitational
Midway through the season, Penn men’s and women’s fencing seemed to have defined their statuses at the Philadelphia Invitational, held at Temple Saturday, as they went 6-0 and 4-2 on the day, respectively.
For fencing's Mike Mills, help came down from above
Sophomore year in high school, Mills began traveling 45 minutes into Manhattan in order to practice inside the biggest club in the city – the Fencers Club – with the Peter Westbrook Foundation, a nonprofit which mostly works with inner city youth.BRIEF | Penn fencing comes up just short of perfection at Penn State Invitational
Despite losing to the Nittany Lions, both the men and women were able to register victories over fellow guests Duke, Haverford and North Carolina in their first action of the semester.
Penn fencing hoping to surprise at Penn State
The Invitational promises tough competition for fencing as the Quakers take on a handful of teams — in addition to powerhouse Penn State — in the first in a long string of dual meets.Northeast a hotspot for Penn fencing
The region is the lifeblood of both Penn fencing and the school’s student body, as fencing has historically been most popular in the Northeast.Foil on point for women's fencing
Penn women’s fencing consists only of 14 members, four on the foil squad. With the top three competing in team competitions, every person really matters.Men's fencing nearly perfect in New York
The men finished their day in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., undefeated, easily beating North Carolina, Vassar, Sacred Heart and NYU. The women’s sabre team lost to Temple, 5-4, while the epee team beat the Owls, 5-4.
Fencing looks for another strong start
Penn hopes to have a strong start in its first regular season tournament as they travel to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for the Vassar Invitational.Fencing has its leader in Evan Prochniak
As one of just three seniors on the squad, captain Evan Prochniak has stepped up to assume a leadership role on the men’s fencing team.
A new Hutchinson Gym coming soon for Penn
The University is currently renovating the nearly century-old Hutchinson Gym, long-time home of practice facilities for the gymnastics, fencing, rowing and wrestling teams.
Fencing in the Ivy League a Mills family affair
Penn’s sophomore sabre, who finished 16th at last weekend’s NCAA Fencing Championships in Columbus, Ohio, was introduced to the sport by his father, Robert, an All-Ivy fencer at Columbia.
Foilist Luona Wang finishes in second at NCAA Championships
In her debut appearance at the NCAA Championships, freshman Lunoa Wang became Penn’s first women’s fencer to appear in a championship bout since Jane Hall in 1986.