St. John's University Athletics
Schumacher Finishes Top-50 at World University Games
7/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Fencing
QUEENS, N.Y. - Sophomore Cooper Schumacher was the only member of the St. John's fencing team from the U.S. to compete at the World University Games that were held from July 3-14 in Gwangu, Korea.
Schumacher finished in 43rd place in the men's epee individual after being seeded 88th coming into the competition. He started his competition in pool play, where he recorded three victories and finished ranked third.
The Pompton Lakes, N.J., native received a bye in the first round and was seeded No. 36 en route to the round of 64. Schumacher then faced No. 29 seed Yurii Taranenko of the Ukraine, where he kept the bout close but fell 15-11.
Schumacher had a great 2014-15 season as he posted 49 victories to lead the men's epee squad, and helped the Red Storm to a sixth-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Fencing Championship in March. As a freshman, he was instrumental in St. John's third-place team finish at the 2014 championship and was named second-team All-American after an eighth-place finish.
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