For the men’s fencing team, however, its most recent competition brought a slightly more unconventional storyline — a veteran winning against a hotshot rookie without any animosity on either side.
Led by senior Tommi Hurme’s winning performance in the men’s epee, Princeton had a solid showing at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional last Saturday. The regional tournament, a competitive tournament on its own, also serves as the qualifier for the NCAA Championships, which will be held next Thursday through Sunday at Ohio State.
Overall, four members of the men’s team and two members of the women’s team put themselves in position to be selected for the NCAA Tournament by virtue of their strong performances.
Nearing the end of his Princeton career, Hurme displayed commendable maturity as he advanced through the draw and earned the top spot on the podium.
To ascend to such glorified heights, Hurme had to first get through a teammate — outstanding freshman epeeist Graham Wicas.
Hurme and Wicas’ closely contested match resulted in a win for the veteran. Wicas, however, also performed at a high caliber at the regional. Coming off his gold medal-winning showing at the IFA Championships on Feb. 24, Wicas advanced all the way to the finals before falling to Hurme. In the wake of his results at these two events, Wicas is likely to be selected to compete in the NCAA Championships.
In the sabre, freshman John Stogin took ninth place to put himself in contention for selection into the NCAA bracket. Sophomore Clayton Flanders is in a similar position, having finished eighth in the foil.
In events other than the epee, Penn State dominated the field. The Nittany Lions’ Franz Boghicev and Nicholas Chinman took first place in sabre and foil, while Allison Glasser and Anastasia Ferdman did the same in the women’s foil and epee events.
On the women’s side, both freshman Lyuba Docheva and junior Jasjit Bhinder put themselves in contention for spots in the NCAAs by virtue of their solid performances. Docheva finished fifth in the sabre, while Bhinder finished fifth in the epee.
In addition to Docheva and Bhinder, five other female fencers had strong showings, finishing in the top 16. Freshman Caroline Merz and senior Cara DiGirolamo finished 11th and 12th respectively in the sabre, while freshman Mina Zargham and sophomore Karen Petsche finished 13th and 14th in the foil. In the epee, sophomore Chandler Clay also garnered a top-10 finish.
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