Fencing
Penn men's fencing stars Yoo, Raynis go way back
Raynis and Yoo met when they were twelve and eleven years old, respectively, and from that point on did basically all of their fencing together. Though their high school team was not highly competitive, they also competed for the same club team throughout high school, strengthening their friendship even more.
Penn fencing dominates at Philadelphia Invitational
Both teams produced mirror 6-0 records on the day, with both teams posting wins against Duke, Haverford, NYU, and NJIT, and Sacred Heart. The men’s sixth win came against Drew, while the women closed their day with an impressive performance to defeat Temple.
Penn fencing to host Philadelphia Invitational over the weekend
It’s the first time this season that a team other than Penn fencing will face off at the Quakers’ home stage, and if things go Penn’s way, those teams won’t be eager to come back. The Red and Blue host five teams in the Philadelphia Invitational this weekend. Penn will face off against Cornell, Northwestern, Sacred Heart, Temple and Duke in the Coach Dave Micahnik Center.
Another stellar showing for Penn fencing at Penn State Invitational
Two down, check. On Sunday, Penn fencing recorded another strong showing in the second event of its January non-conference campaign.
Penn fencers individually excel at North American Open
New year, same great Penn fencing. This past weekend, the Quakers' fencing teams recorded strong efforts at the North American Cup (NAC) in Columbus, Ohio to bring in the new year.
Penn fencing ready for winter break grind
With only preseason tournaments under their belt thus far, Penn’s men and women fencing teams will look to use winter break as one of the final tune-ups before the rigors of the conference season begin.
Penn fencing's Justin Yoo has his eye on the Olympics
In Penn’s history, 24 fencers have represented the Red and Blue at the Olympic Games. If sophomore Justin Yoo has anything to say about it, he will be the 25th come Tokyo.
Vaiani siblings take over Penn fencing together
When Nicole Vaiani first started learning how to fence, she would beat her older brother all the time.
Seven Penn fencers place at Penn State Open
If the NCAA fencing world wasn’t already on high alert for the Quakers, it has now been put on notice after an impressive performance at the Garret Penn State Open.
Penn fencing readies for Penn State Open
BEWARE: Objects on Penn fencing’s preseason schedule are more hectic than they appear. “Coming in to college we’re not used to this being a seasonal sport,” senior Alejandra Trumble said.
Green, Merchant put in strong showings at November North American Cup
Both Green and sophomore sabre Julian Merchant traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin this past weekend to participate in the November North American Cup where they finished 21st and 32nd respectively out of 210 fencers.
Fencing Issue | Looking back on 2015-16
For anyone who kept up with Penn fencing last season, the year was nothing short of remarkable. Penn sent six male fencers and two female fencers to the NCAA Championships and Coach Andy Ma won the Ivy League Men's Coach of the Year.
Fencing Issue | Quakers look to take more than a third of Ivy title
Another sport, another three-way tie at the top. After winning their third of a title last season, just weeks after the football team, Penn men’s fencing is looking forward to what should be another successful year.
Fencing Issue | Quakers ready for November edition of North American Cup
As the rest of the country copes with the task of naming of the 45th president of the United States, Adam Green will have a peculiar task to deal with this weekend: figuring out how to get his sabres past the TSA.
Fencing Issue | Andy Ma makes his mark
The Penn men's and women's fencing teams are returning a slew of Ivy champions, NCAA qualifiers, and many key fencers from last year's men's Ivy title. But their biggest strength might just be standing on the sideline. Head coach Andy Ma has had an illustrious career in the world of fencing, and as he enters his seventh year as the head coach of both the men's and women's programs, his . His strength as a coach led him to be named the Ivy League men's fencing Coach of the Year last season. Ma was able to lead the men's team to its most successful season in recent memory last year, as the team captured its first Ivy League Championship since 2009, several individuals earned All-American Honors, and the team rose to the number one ranking for the first time in program history.
Penn fencing opens year strong with home meet
En garde...ready...fencing season! On Saturday, Penn fencing got its season underway with a strong performance at their home exhibition, the Elite Invitational.
Penn fencing to kick off promising season at Elite Invitational
Two top ten football teams collide this Saturday when the Nebraska Cornhuskers travel to Columbus to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in primetime. Although that lede might appear to be misplaced in a fencing article, the all-important Big Ten showdown is the reason the Elite Invitational returns to Penn for the second consecutive year instead of alternating to Ohio State.
Penn fencing takes eighth at nationals
In its final hurrah of the 2015-16 season, Penn fencing fought through four days of intense competition at NCAA Championships in Waltham, Mass., to take eighth and score 98 points.
Penn fencing picks up several NCAA bids, men rise to No. 1 nationally
The Quakers are entering the home stretch. The 2015-2016 season has been a rather successful one for Penn Fencing.