Nov. 4, 2018
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Buckeyes competed in the 46th annual Garret Open this past weekend at Penn State. The women’s squad competed on Saturday Nov. 4 and the men’s squad competed today. Members from both the men’s and women’s squad placed in the top 3.
Women’s Squad
On Saturday, the women had an impressive finish with Camilla Rivano placing first after defeating Notre Dame’s Morgan Partridge and Buckeye Gabriela Cecchini, placing third in women’s foil. Also competing for the women’s foil unit was Natalia Falkowski with six victories in the pool competition, placing 34th overall.
Emma Von Dadelszen and Alexanne Verret both placed in the top twenty for women’s epee. Emma Von Dadelszen had eight victories and Alexanne Verret had ten in the pool competition. Gabriella Leccese and Eva Petronchak placed in the top 50.
Several Buckeyes including Sarah Merza, Areil Gluck, Aleksandra Kolmykova, Nicole Fisher, and Stephanie Miller, placed in the top 50 for women’s sabre.
Men’s Squad
The men rounded out the competition on Sunday with two fencers placing in the top twenty in men’s foil. James Hu placed 13th with nine pool victories and Liam Smith placed 20th with seven victories. Four other Buckeyes placed in the top 50 in this category, including Jacob Gordon, William Gaziano, Nathan Wriedt, and Leon Cao.
John Culpepper ended the day with an impressive third place finish, defeating Notre Dame’s Dylan French in men’s epee. Henry Lange finished close behind with an eighth-place finish. Several other Buckeyes including Oliver Shindler, Ethan Edwards, Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Kaiden Crotchett, and Sean Lauron all placed in the top 50.
For Men’s Sabre, Domenik Koch placed sixth, defeating Yale fencer, Kevin Callahan. Roscoe Swartz, Frank Ditullio, Shanvanth Arnipalli, and Calvin Ong finished in the top 50.
What’s Next
The Buckeyes are set to host the Elite Invitational Duals the weekend of November 17 and 18 at French Field House. This will be the Buckeyes third competition of the 2018-2019 season.
2018 Garret Penn State Open
Nov. 3-4, 2018
White Building – University Park, Pa.
Women’s Foil
1 – Camilla Rivano
3T – Gabriela Cecchini
34 – Natalia Falkowski
Women’s Epee
14 – Emma Von Dadelszen
19 – Alexanne Verret
39 – Eva Petronchak
42 – Gabriella Leccese
Women’s Sabre
23 – Sarah Merza
36 – Arel Gluck
37 – Aleksandra Kolmykova
44T – Nicole Fisher
50 – Stephanie Miller
Men’s Foil
13 – James Hu
20 – Liam Smith
27 – Jacob Gordon
31 – Nathan Wriedt
46T – Leon Cao
Men’s Epee
3T – John Culpepper
8 – Henry Lange
12 – Oliver Shindler
15 – Ethan Edwards
26 – Ahmed Al-Tayeb
28 – Kaiden Crotchett
37 – Sean Lauron
Men’s Sabre
6 – Domenik Koch
31 – Roscoe Swartz
35 – Frank Ditullio
44T – Shanvanth Arnipalli
49 – Calvin Ong
55 – Matthew Hayes
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