Buckeyes Capture Five CCFC Event Titles

Sunday, February 26

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio State

CCFC Championships

Buckeyes Capture Five CCFC Event Titles

2/26/2023 5:56:00 PM | Fencing

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men's and women's fencing programs combined for five weapon titles and 27 Top 8 finishes at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Championships Sunday in French Field House. This is the third year of the CCFC and the first year the conference held individual championships. Saturday, the Buckeyes claimed their second consecutive women's and men's CCFC team titles and won five of six squad crowns.

The women earned the gold medal in all three events, with Eva Mazur, Dasha Myroniuk and Julieta Toledo victorious. Solin Li and Miles Weiss were event winners for the men.

In women's foil, Buckeye freshman Dasha Myroniuk, the top seed heading into the tableau, topped a Northwestern fencer in the final, 15-10. Claire Teresa Galavotti reached the semifinals to finish tied for third and Alina Lee placed fifth to earn a spot on the podium.

Sophomore Eva Mazur, the No. 5 seed heading into the bracket, took the women's epee title, as she defeated a Northwestern fencer in overtime, 12-11, in the final. Kelly Feng finished fifth and Lucy Whittemore was sixth.

Senior Julieta Toledo, the No. 1 seed, posted a 15-9 victory against a fencer from Northwestern to claim the women's sabre gold medal. Ele Perrier placed eighth in sabre to join Toledo on the podium. This is Toledo's second conference title, as she claimed the 2020 Midwest Fencing Conference crown.

Ohio State had three of the four semifinalists in men's foil. Freshman Solin Li, the No. 4 seed after pools, was the champion, as he topped a Wayne State fencer in the final, 15-11. Diego Cervantes and Ilya Ayupov both tied for third. Cervantes lost in the semifinals by one touch, 15-14. Three other Buckeyes notched Top 8 finishes – Justin Vogler was fifth, Lorenzo Mion was sixth and James Flanagan was seventh.

In men's epee it was an all-Buckeye semifinal and Ohio State fencers took seven of the Top 8 spots. Sophomore Miles Weiss earned the No. 1 seed and defeated Paul Veltrup, who reached the final as the No. 7 seed, in the championship match, 15-10. Weiss topped Nowell Gibson in the semis 15-10 and Veltrup was a 15-10 victor vs. Matthew Buelau in the other semifinal. Gabriel Feinberg placed fifth, with Henry Lange sixth and Anitya Kumar sixth.

In men's sabre, Ohio State made up three of the four semifinalists. In the final, Buckeye junior Jack Price, the No. 1 seed, lost to a Wayne State fencer, 15-13. Aaron Buergenthal and Nolan Williams finished tied for third. Stephen Chou (fifth), Hank Bauer (sixth) and Avin Rai (eighth) earned podium spots as well.

Postseason Competition Continues with NCAA Events
NCAA competition starts with regionals March 11 in Evanston, Ill., hosted by Northwestern. The NCAA Championships will be March 23-26 in Durham, N.C.