St. John's University Athletics
Dalton and Colon Capture Third Place at NCAA Championships
3/26/2021 7:56:00 PM | Fencing
Both fencers earn First Team All-America honors
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (Mar. 26, 2021) – As the male portion of the competition came to a close at the NCAA Fencing Championships on Friday, saber fencer Dalton Walker and foilist Cesar Colon highlighted the Red Storm's efforts by earning First Team All-America honors.
Colon, a freshman, captured 16 victories on the piste in the tournament. Colon met Marcello Olivares of Notre Dame in the semifinal round, falling to the eventual national champion, 15-9. The Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, native earned First Team All-America honors by virtue of his third place finish.
Walker, a senior from Brooklyn, won 18 of his 23 bouts in the NCAA Championship round and outscored his opponents by 32 touches. Walker was defeated in the men's saber semifinals, 15-6, by Luke Linder of Notre Dame, who went on to become the NCAA Champion. Like Colon, Walker's third place finish earned him a spot on the All-America First Team.
Also competing in men's foil was senior Maxime Tarasiewicz, who made his NCAA Championship debut. The Wroclaw, Poland native, ended his collegiate career with a 14th place finish and 11 wins on the stripe.
Rounding out the men's team's performance was epee specialist Nathan Vaysberg, a 2020 USFCA Second Team All-American, who claimed 17th place with nine victories.
Notre Dame holds first place with 105 points after two days of competition. Penn State College is in at second with 96 points followed by Boston College (73 points), New Jersey Institute of Technology (72 points) and Duke University (69 points) to round out the top five.
Under the guidance of Head Coach Yury Gelman, the Red Storm entered this week's event with 27 consecutive years of placing sixth or better at the NCAAs. At the moment, the Johnnies currently sit in ninth place as a team with 54 points.
The women's portion of the NCAA Championships begins tomorrow morning as four Red Storm fencers will look to bring back hardware to Queens.
St. John's Men's Individual Results/Records from the 2021 NCAA Fencing Championship
Men's Foil
Cesar Colon – T-3rd place – First Team All-American – 16-22
Maxime Tarasiewicz – 14th place – 11-22
Men's Saber
Dalton Walker – T-3rd place – First Team All-American – 18-23
Men's Epee
Nathan Vaysberg – 17th Place – 9-23
Colon, a freshman, captured 16 victories on the piste in the tournament. Colon met Marcello Olivares of Notre Dame in the semifinal round, falling to the eventual national champion, 15-9. The Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, native earned First Team All-America honors by virtue of his third place finish.
Walker, a senior from Brooklyn, won 18 of his 23 bouts in the NCAA Championship round and outscored his opponents by 32 touches. Walker was defeated in the men's saber semifinals, 15-6, by Luke Linder of Notre Dame, who went on to become the NCAA Champion. Like Colon, Walker's third place finish earned him a spot on the All-America First Team.
Also competing in men's foil was senior Maxime Tarasiewicz, who made his NCAA Championship debut. The Wroclaw, Poland native, ended his collegiate career with a 14th place finish and 11 wins on the stripe.
Rounding out the men's team's performance was epee specialist Nathan Vaysberg, a 2020 USFCA Second Team All-American, who claimed 17th place with nine victories.
Notre Dame holds first place with 105 points after two days of competition. Penn State College is in at second with 96 points followed by Boston College (73 points), New Jersey Institute of Technology (72 points) and Duke University (69 points) to round out the top five.
Under the guidance of Head Coach Yury Gelman, the Red Storm entered this week's event with 27 consecutive years of placing sixth or better at the NCAAs. At the moment, the Johnnies currently sit in ninth place as a team with 54 points.
The women's portion of the NCAA Championships begins tomorrow morning as four Red Storm fencers will look to bring back hardware to Queens.
St. John's Men's Individual Results/Records from the 2021 NCAA Fencing Championship
Men's Foil
Cesar Colon – T-3rd place – First Team All-American – 16-22
Maxime Tarasiewicz – 14th place – 11-22
Men's Saber
Dalton Walker – T-3rd place – First Team All-American – 18-23
Men's Epee
Nathan Vaysberg – 17th Place – 9-23
Players Mentioned
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