Fencing
Luona Wang and Wendy Zhao once again competing together
Freshman Luona Wang and Wendy Zhao attended Vestavia Hills High School in Alabama and have fenced together for ten years.Nine fencers reach round of 16 at Penn State
Historically, reaching the round of 16 at the Penn State Open, has been a strong predictor of qualification for the NCAA Championships.
Bout time for Penn fencing
Penn fencing has an advantage that no other varsity team at the school can boast — the men and women go head to head in practice.Eight Quakers qualify for fencing NCAAs
Though Penn failed to capture the 2011 Ivy League title, there is still a chance for the fencers to win a different crown.Fencers finish in middle of Ivy pack
The men defeated Brown, Columbia and Princeton, but notched third place overall with a 3-2 record in the Ivy tournament. The women went 3-3, taking fourth.Quakers duel with nation's best
Having competed against some of the most talented fencers in the world, the Quakers hope to find success in the upcoming MIT Eric Sollee Invitational on Sunday.Quakers coast at home
In its only appearance at Hutchinson Gymnasium this season, the men’s fencing squad had no trouble handling the six visitors at the Philadelphia Invitational on Saturday, going 6-0.Quakers open with home advantage
The Quakers will host the Philadelphia Invitational Saturday for their first official tournament of the season.Penn fencers make statement in State College
Both fencing teams met with relative success in State College, Pa., with three Penn men earning top-seven finishes and five members of the women’s team placing in the top 20 in their respective weapons.Fencing aims to put ‘team-first’
Both the men’s and women’s fencing teams look to bond more as a team and hope it brings success on the mat.
Quakers duel their way to the top ten
Despite being riddled by numerous setbacks throughout the 2010 campaign, the Penn fencing team nearly reproduced last year’s seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships on the season’s final weekend.
Freshmen fencers see familiar faces
Few college students' experiences include a trip to the NCAA Championships, which is exactly what Penn fencers Evan Prochniak and Aida Abdikulova will be able to do after this weekend.
Quakers staying alive for one last week
The fate of two Quakers will remain undetermined until later this week as the results of Saturday’s NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Fencing Regional tournament count for only part of the qualifying criteria for NCAA championships.Men's and Women's Fencing take second and third, respectively, at Ivy champs
The men tied for second place and the women clinched third on Sunday at the Ivy Fencing Championship in Hutchinson Gymnasium.