Four Gold Medalists Lead Buckeyes at OSU Open

Saturday, October 11

Columbus, Ohio

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OSU Open

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Four Gold Medalists Lead Buckeyes at OSU Open

10/11/2025 9:55:00 PM | Fencing

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Buckeyes total 15 Top 3 finishes

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State fencing program started the season with 15 Top 3 finishes at the OSU Open in French Field House Saturday. Gloria Klughardt (women's epee), Natalia Botello (women's sabre), Matthew Buelau (men's epee) and Carter Berrio (men's sabre) all claimed gold medals to lead the Buckeyes.

OSU Duals Sunday
Sunday features six rounds of dual competition, with Ohio State, Wayne State, Cleveland State, Michigan, Purdue, Denison (men) and the OSU Club team (men) participating. Results will be updated throughout the day on OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Admission and parking are free.

Round 1 (8:30 a.m.) – Ohio State vs. Purdue (M&W), Cleveland State vs. Michigan (M&W), OSU Club (M) vs. Dension (M)
Round 2 (9:45 a.m.) – Ohio State (W) vs. Michigan (W), Ohio State (M) vs. OSU Club (M), Cleveland State (W) vs. Purdue (W), Cleveland State (M) vs. Dension (M), Wayne State (M) vs. Purdue (M)
Round 3 (11 a.m.) – Ohio State (W) vs. Cleveland State (W), Ohio State (M) vs. Michigan (M), Michigan (W) vs. Wayne State (W), OSU Club (M) vs. Wayne State (M), Cleveland State (M) vs. Purdue (M)
Round 4 (12:15 p.m.) – Ohio State (W) vs. Wayne State (W), Purdue (W) vs. Michigan (W), Purdue (M) vs. OSU Club (M), Cleveland State (M) vs. Wayne State (M), Michigan (M) vs. Denison (M)
1:30 p.m. – Lunch break
Round 5 (2 p.m.) – Ohio State (M) vs. Wayne State (M), Wayne State (W) vs. Purdue (W), OSU Club (M) vs. Michigan (M)
Round 6 (3:15 p.m.) – Ohio State (M) vs. Denison (M), Cleveland State (W) vs. Wayne State (W)

Women's Epee
The Buckeyes claimed all four semifinal spots in women's epee. Gloria Klughardt was the No. 1 seed after pools and ended as the event champion. She downed teammate Sally Fan, the No. 2 seed, 15-9 in the final. Klughardt topped teammate Erika Gumagay, 15-13, in the semifinals. Fan was a 15-14 winner over Buckeye Julia Semikin in the semis. Newcomer Gillian Schultz ended fifth after reaching the Table of 8, where she fell to Gumagay by a touch, 12-11.

1. Gloria Klughardt
2. Sally Fan
3t. Erika Gumagay
3t. Julia Semikin
5. Gillian Schultz
13. Catherine Popa
17. Catherine Zhou
19. Klaire Gieleghem

Women's Foil
Buckeye newcomer Maria Cojocari was the silver medalist in women's foil, dropping the final bout, 15-7. Cojocari prevailed by a touch, 15-14, in the semifinals. Another Buckeye newcomer, Lira Cannon, placed fifth after advancing to the Table of 8.

2. Maria Cojocari
5. Lira Cannon
9. Raiyan Moradi
11. Alexis Kostelny
25. Fara Latifi
30. Avery Levy

Women's Sabre
The No. 1 seed out of pools, Natalia Botello ended the event as the champion with a 15-7 win in the final. Grace Fan tied for third; she was a 15-4 winner in the Table of 8 over teammate Hamsika Arnipalli, who placed eighth. Arlow Wiggers was sixth, as she fell in the third round, 15-13. Newcomer Varvara Mankova was seventh, reaching the Table of 8 before a 15-11 loss ended her run.

1. Natalia Botello
3t. Grace Fan
5. Arlow Wiggers
7. Varvara Mankova
8. Hamsika Arnipalli

Men's Epee
Buckeye Matthew Buelau, the No. 6 seed after pools, took the men's epee crown with a 15-11 win over Ohio State alum and No. 1 seed Gabriel Feinberg in the final. In the semifinals, Buelau downed his freshman teammate Jakob Stange, 15-10, for a third-place finish for Stange. Ayush Shah was eighth after reaching the table of eight as the No. 13 seed.

1. Matthew Buelau
3t. Jakob Stange
8. Ayush Shah
10. Sami Boumedienne
11. Viktor Kulcsar
18. Nowell Gibson

Men's Foil
Lorenzo Mion and Mitchell Huth both reached the semifinals in men's foil. Mion defeated teammate Samuel Freedman in the Table of 8, 15-9, before falling 15-11 in the semifinals. Huth was a 15-7 winner in the Table of 8 but fell 15-13 in the semifinals. Solin Li, who lost to the eventual champion in the Table of 8, finished seventh and Freedman was eighth.

3t. Lorenzo Mion
3t. Mitchell Huth
7. Solin Li
8. Samuel Freedman
9. Mostafa Tahoun

Men's Sabre
The Buckeyes took the top four spots in men's sabre. Newcomer Carter Berrio was the gold medalist after defeating Samuel Rightler in the final, 15-13. Hank Bauer and James Schardine tied for third. Rightler topped Bauer in the semis, 15-10, and Berrio advanced with a 15-6 win over Schardine, who was the No. 2 seed after pools. Avin Rai and Kelly Liu were sixth and seventh, respectively, after reaching the Table of 8.

1. Carter Berrio
2. Samuel Rightler
3t. Hank Bauer
3t. James Schardine
6. Avin Rai
7. Kelly Liu