St. John's University Athletics
St. John's University
Northeast Regional Championships
Red Storm Fencers Qualify 10 for NCAA Championships
3/8/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Fencing
March 8, 2004
New York, N.Y. -- Ten members of the St. John's men's and women's fencing team qualified for the NCAA Championships after their performances at the NCAA East Regional, held at Columbia University Sunday afternoon.
The Red Storm men, who finished the season 16-0, qualified six individuals, the maximum of two per weapon, while the women's team, which finished the regular season at 10-6 overall, qualified four individuals for the championships.
The NCAA Championships will be held at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts from Thursday, March 25 to Sunday, March 28. St. John's has finished among the top-five at the NCAA Championships in each of the last eight years.
On the men's side, the Red Storm had two individuals qualify in the sabre, epee and foil. Leading the way in the sabre was senior Darrin Whitmer (W. Bloomfield, Mich./Brother Rice) and junior Sergey Isayenko (Cherkassy, Ukraine), who placed third and fourth, respectively, and will advance to the NCAAs. Senior Matthew Cox (Flourtown, Pa./Springfield Township) placed 22nd overall.
In men's epee, junior Arpad Horvath (Budapest, Hungary/Varosmarty Mihaly), who won the NCAA title as a freshman, placed East Regional for the second-straight year, while sophomore Josh Guevara (Coppell, Texas/Coppell) placed second, with both fencers advancing. Freshman Ben Bratton (New York, N.Y./The Dwight School) placed seventh overall.
In men's foil action, junior Nitai Kfir (Simtat Haveredy, Israel/Yifut Hyvamek Hamvuri), who won the East Regional and placed second at NCAAs as a freshman, won the Regional again, and was followed by freshman Henry Kennard (Concord, Mass./Concord-Carlisle), who placed third. Freshman Samuel Wunderlich (Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier) placed sixth overall.
In women's sabre, juniors Julia Gelman (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Christina Crane (Madison, Ga./Counterpane) placed second and fifth, respectively, to advance to the NCAAs. Sophomore Kasia Wieronski (Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills) placed 11th overall.
The Red Storm qualified a pair of women in the foil, led by freshman Amy Delahanty (Louisville, Ky./duPont Memorial), who placed first overall, and sophomore Erszebet Garay (Budapest, Hungary/Blanka Teleni), who placed second. In women's epee action, sophomore Angelica Miranda placed 23rd overall, but did not qualify for the NCAAs.
