27 February 2007

All-Ivy Teams Announced

The following names are men and women that have been honored with First or Second Team All-Ivy distinction for Fencing.

Men's Saber - 1st Team All-Ivy
James Williams (Columbia) - 14-1
Matt Kolasa (Penn) - 13-2
Tim Hagamen (Harvard) - 13-2

Men's Saber - 2nd Team All-Ivy
Andrew Bielen (Penn) - 12-3
Jeffrey Spear (Columbia) - 12-3
Alexander Krul (Columbia) - 11-4

Women's Saber - 1st Team All-Ivy
Daria Schneider (Columbia) - 17-1
Emily Jacobson (Columbia) - 17-1
Cassandra Partyka (Penn) - 13-5
Danielle Gordet (Columbia) - 13-5
Katelyn Sherry (Penn) - 13-5

Women's Saber - 2nd Team All-Ivy
Alexa Weingarden (Harvard) - 12-6
Eva Rosenberg (Harvard) - 11-7
Alexis Baran (Penn) - 10-7

Men's Foil - 1st Team All-Ivy
Ron Berkowsky (Penn) - 14-1
Enoch Woodhouse (Harvard) - 11-4
Kurt Getz (Columbia) - 11-4
Scott Sugimoto (Columbia) - 11-4

Men's Foil - 2nd Team All-Ivy
Douglas Hohensee (Princeton) - 10-5
Kai Itameri-Kinter (Harvard) - 10-5
Mike Galligan (Penn) - 10-5

Women's Foil - 1st Team All-Ivy
Cassidy Luitjen (Columbia) - 13-2
Kathleen Reckling (Columbia) - 15-3
Abby Emerson (Penn) - 13-5
Alisa Mendelsohn (Yale) - 13-5
Jocelyn Svengsouk (Princeton) - 13-5

Women's Foil - 2nd Team All-Ivy
Arielle Pensler (Harvard) - 12-6
Ilana Sinkin (Penn) - 12-6
Misha Goldfeder (Harvard) - 8-6

Men's Epee - 1st Team All-Ivy
Dwight Smith (Columbia) - 14-1
Benji Ungar (Harvard) - 11-4
Brent Kelly (Columbia) - 11-4
Teddy Sherrill (Harvard) - 11-4
Tommi Hurme (Princeton) - 11-4

Men's Epee - 2nd Team All-Ivy
Ben Wieder (Penn) - 10-5
Edward Hurme (Princeton) - 10-5
Michael Pearce (Yale) - 9-6

Women's Epee - 1st Team All-Ivy
Jasmine McGlade (Harvard) - 16-2
Alexie Rubin (Columbia) - 14-4
Jasjit Bhinder (Princeton) - 14-4

Women's Epee - 2nd Team All-Ivy
Erin McGarry (Princeton) - 13-4
Precious Eboigbe (Harvard) 12-6
Rebecca Moss (Yale) - 12-6

For the rundown as to how the All-Ivy distinctions are determined, please consult All-Ivy Explained.

26 February 2007

Video Highlights from the Round-Robins!

Our trusty Canon digital camcorder was roaming the floor at the Ivy League Fencing Round-Robins on Sunday, February 25 at Harvard's Gordon Track. I was not able to get as much women's fencing video as I would have hoped, but we have some sound from Columbia All-American and 2004 U.S. Olympian Emily Jacobson. Congratulations to the Lions on the women's title, and to both Columbia and Harvard on sharing the men's title.

25 February 2007

Columbia Takes One Outright ...

The last matches of the day have been recorded and it has been determined that the Women's Champion for 2007 is ...

Columbia University.

Riding a perfect undefeated season, Columbia stormed through the Ivy Championship with a 13-0 record that saw the women win their seventh Ivy League championship in the program's history, and the first since 2003.

Congratulations Columbia Women on a great showing at both the South and North Championships.

... And Shares One with Harvard

It has been determined that the Men's Championship, by virtue of identical records, will be shared by Columbia University and Harvard University. Harvard actually won the head-to-head match up today, 14-13, to force the tie, but Columbia had carried an undefeated record into the 2nd day of competition, whereas Harvard was defeated in their first bout of the South championships.

The tie meant that Harvard would retain a share of the title that they won outright in 2006, and Columbia would also join the discussion as Co-Champions.

Congratulations goes out to the men at both schools.

Men: Harvard 19, Yale 8

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of the Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Harvard, 9-0
Harvard: Tim Hagamen 3-0, Scott DiGuilio 3-0, Dan Sachs 3-0.
Yale: Sebastian Cano-Besquet 0-3, Brad Broadhead 0-3, Nicholas Peterson 0-2, ___ 0-1.

Foil: Yale, 5-4
Harvard: Kai Itameri-Kinter 0-3, Long Ouyang 1-2, Enoch Woodhouse 3-0.
Yale: John Gurrieri 2-1, Mike Aboodi 2-1, Andrew Holbrook 1-2.

Epee: Harvard, 5-4
Harvard: Benji Ungar 2-1, Billy Stallings 0-2, Teddy Sherrill 3-0, Karl Harmenberg 0-1.
Yale: John Beski 1-2, Michael Pearce 2-1, Steven Miller 1-2.


Women: Princeton 19, Cornell 8

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Cornell, 6-3
Cornell: Ivana Zgaljic 2-1, Elise Pasoreck 2-1, Alexandra Heiss 2-1.
Princeton: Cara DiGirolamo 2-1, Jessica Fields 0-3, Anastasia Dubov 1-2.

Foil: Princeton, 7-2
Cornell: Celia Smith 0-3, Shannon Flatley 0-3, Dana Baines 2-1.
Princeton: Sara Jew-Lim 2-1, Karen Petsche 2-1, Jocelyn Svengsouk 3-0.

Epee: Princeton, 6-3
Cornell: Katherine Thompson 1-2, Erica Waichman 1-2, Tasha Hall 1-2.
Princeton: Jasjit Bhinder 2-1, Chandler Clay 1-2, Erin McGarry 3-0.


Women: Harvard 20, Yale 7

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Harvard, 7-2
Harvard: Alexa Weingarden 3-0, Samantha Parker 2-1, Eva Rosenberg 2-1.
Yale: Katie Arden 0-3, Erin Frey 1-2, Farrah Kimovec 0-2, Jen Ivers 1-0.

Foil: Harvard, 6-3
Harvard: Arielle Pensler 1-2, Anna Podolsky 2-1, Misha Goldfeder 3-0.
Yale: Jennifer Cohen 1-2, Lidia Gocheva 0-3, Alisa Mendelsohn 2-1.

Epee: Harvard, 7-2
Harvard: Maria Larsson 2-1, Precious Eboigbe 2-1, Jasmine McGlade 3-0.
Yale: Rebecca Moss 0-3, Kristin Saetveit 1-2, Anne Nguyen 1-2.


Women: Cornell 14, Brown 13

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Cornell, 5-4
Brown: Randy Alevi 2-1, Charlotte Rose 1-1, Deborah Gorth 1-2, Charlotte Gartenberg 0-1.
Cornell: Ivana Zgaljic 2-1, Elise Pasoreck 1-2, Alexandra Heiss 2-1.

Foil: Brown, 6-3
Brown: Linda Zhang 3-0, Kirsten Lynch 3-0, Allison Kwong 0-3.
Cornell: Celia Smith 1-2, Shannon Flatley 1-2, Dana Baines 1-2.

Epee: Cornell, 6-3
Brown: Christina Salvatore 0-3, Jennifer Hausmann 1-2, Christine Livoti 2-1.
Cornell: Katherine Thompson 2-1, Erica Waichman 1-2, Tasha Hall 3-0.


Women: Penn 22, Brown 5

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Penn, 7-2
Brown: Deborah Gorth 1-2, Randy Alevi 0-3, Charlotte Gartenberg 0-1, Charlotte Rose 1-1.
Penn: Katelyn Sherry 2-1, Cassandra Partyka 3-0, Alexis Baran 2-0, Tamara Levy 0-1.

Foil: Penn, 8-1
Brown: Allison Kwong 0-3, Kirsten Lynch 1-2, Lyla Fujiwara 0-3.
Penn: Abby Emerson 3-0, Eve Overton 2-1, Ilana Sinkin 3-0.

Epee: Penn, 7-2
Brown: Christina Salvatore 0-3, Christine Livoti 0-3, Jennifer Hausmann 2-0, Robyn Thvedt 0-1.
Penn: Kate Anthony 2-1, Holly Buechel 3-0, Kristen Hughes 1-1, Ann Gutierrez-Colina 1-0.

Ivy Records: Brown 1-3, Penn 3-1


Women: Columbia 15, Penn 12

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of the Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Columbia, 5-4
Columbia: Daria Schneider 3-0, Emily Jacobson 2-1, Danielle Gordet 0-3.
Penn: Katelyn Sherry 2-0, Alexis Baran 1-2, Cassandra Partyka 1-2.

Foil: Columbia, 5-4
Columbia: Kathleen Reckling 3-0, Kelsey Finkel 0-3, Cassidy Luitjen 2-1.
Penn: Abby Emerson 1-2, Eve Overton 1-2, Ilana Sinkin 2-1.

Epee: Columbia, 5-4
Columbia: Alexie Rubin 3-0, Tess Finkel 1-2, Rachel Rowe 1-2.
Penn: Holly Buechel 2-1, Kristen Hughes 0-3, Kate Anthony 2-1.


Women: Columbia 22, Harvard 5

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Columbia, 9-0
Columbia: Emily Jacobson 3-0, Danielle Gordet 3-0, Daria Schneider 3-0.
Harvard: Alexa Weingarden 0-3, Samantha Parker 0-3, Eva Rosenberg 0-3.

Foil: Columbia, 8-1
Columbia: Kelsey Finkel 3-0, Cassidy Luitjen 3-0, Kathleen Reckling 2-1.
Harvard: Misha Goldfeder 1-2, Arielle Pensler 0-3, Anna Podolsky 0-3.

Epee: Harvard, 5-4
Columbia: Tess Finkel 1-2, Rachel Rowe 1-2, Alexie Rubin 2-1.
Harvard: Maria Larsson 3-0, Precious Eboigbe 0-3, Jasmine McGlade 2-1.

Ivy Records: Columbia 5-0, Harvard 4-1


Women: Yale 18, Princeton 9

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Yale, 8-1
Princeton: Cara DiGirolamo 1-2, Jessica Fields 0-3, Anastasia Dubov 0-3.
Yale: Erin Frey 3-0, Katie Arden 3-0, Farrah Kimovec 2-1.

Foil: Princeton, 5-4
Princeton: Jocelyn Svengsouk 2-1, Sara Jew-Lim 1-2, Karen Petsche 2-1.
Yale: Lidia Gocheva 2-1, Jennifer Cohen 0-3, Alisa Mendelsohn 2-1.

Epee: Yale, 6-3
Princeton: Jasjit Bhinder 1-2, Erin McGarry 2-1, Chandler Clay 0-3.
Yale: Rebecca Moss 3-0, Tejas Srinivas 2-1, Anne Nguyen 1-2.

Ivy Records: Princeton 1-4, Yale 1-4


Men: Columbia 17, Penn 10

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Columbia, 6-3
Columbia: Alexander Krul 1-2, James Williams 3-0, Jeffrey Spear 2-1.
Penn: Matt Kolasa 2-1, David DiPaola 0-3, Andrew Bielen 1-2.

Foil: Columbia, 5-4
Columbia: Sherif Farraq 1-2, Kurt Getz 2-1, Scott Sugimoto 2-1.
Penn: Ron Berkowsky 3-0, Corey Purcell 0-3, Mike Galligan 1-2.

Epee: Columbia, 6-3
Columbia: Brent Kelly 1-2, Dwight Smith 3-0, Lorenzo Casertano 2-1.
Penn: Ben Wieder 2-1, Christian Pearson 1-2, Sam Monk 0-3..

Ivy Records: Columbia 4-1, Penn 3-2


Men: Princeton 14, Yale 13

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Princeton, 5-4
Princeton: Gregory Hohensee 1-2, Thomas Abend 3-0, Paul Boswell 1-2.
Yale: Sebastian Cano-Besquet 1-2, Nicholas Peterson 1-2, Brad Broadhead 2-1.

Foil: Yale, 5-4
Princeton: JP Mitchell 1-2, Alejandro Bras 1-2, Douglas Hohensee 2-1.
Yale: John Gurrieri 1-2, Mike Aboodi 1-2, Andrew Holbrook 3-0.

Epee: Princeton, 5-4
Princeton: Edward Hurme 2-1, Tommi Hurme 1-2, Max Peck 0-1, Noah Arjamond 2-0.
Yale: Michael Pearce 2-1, Steven Miller 0-3, John Beski 2-1.

Ivy Records: Princeton 3-2, Yale 2-2


Men: Harvard 14, Columbia 13

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Columbia, 5-4
Columbia: James Williams 2-1, Jeffrey Spear 1-2, Alexander Krul 2-1.
Harvard: Tim Hagamen 2-1, Scott DiGuilio 0-3, Dan Sachs 2-1.

Foil: Columbia, 5-4
Columbia: Kurt Getz 3-0, Sherif Farraq 2-1, Scott Sugimoto 0-3.
Harvard: Enoch Woodhouse 1-2, Kai Itameri-Kinter 2-1, Long Ouyang 1-2.

Epee: Harvard, 6-3
Columbia: Dwight Smith 2-1, Max Czapanskiy 0-3, Brent Kelly 1-2.
Harvard: Teddy Sherrill 2-1, Benji Ungar 3-0, Billy Stallings 1-2.

Ivy Records: Columbia 3-1, Harvard 3-1


Men: Penn 19, Brown 8

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Penn, 6-3
Brown: Sam Levine 1-2, Dan Mahoney 1-2, Mike Groth 1-2.
Penn: Matt Kolasa 3-0, Hal Emmer 0-2, David DiPaola 0-1, Andrew Bielen 3-0.

Foil: Penn, 7-2
Brown: Jeremy Zeitlin, 1-2, Nick Bender 1-1, Andreos Varotsis 0-2, Elias Jaffa 0-1, Toby Cohen 0-1.
Penn: Ron Berkowsky 3-0, Corey Purcell 0-2, Mike Galligan 3-0, Mario Ponticello 1-0.

Epee: Penn, 6-3
Brown: David Pagliaccio 1-2, Adam Yarnell 1-2, John Sheehy 0-1, David Berliner 1-1.
Penn: Ben Wieder 3-0, Ben Scholom 0-2, Christian Pearson 0-1, Sam Monk 3-0.

Ivy Records: Brown 0-5, Penn 3-1


Delay with Rounds 2 and 3 Scores

I had to throw some 'bows as they say in order to get back on the Internet here at Harvard University (and yes for the record I know it is Harvard University and not the University of Harvard) ... I actually only wrote the University of Harvard before because it was a joke swirling around the immediate area.

You know - a joke - kinda like not being able to access wireless internet because there isn't any? Yeah, kinda like that.

So since we are all on the same page here with the joke, we can move forward as one.

Bring on Rounds 2 and 3 in a Speed Round of Scores. They're delicious.

Women: Columbia 19, Princeton 8

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of the Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Columbia, 8-1
Columbia: Emily Jacobson 3-0, Danielle Gordet 2-1, Daria Schneider 3-0.
Princeton: Cara DiGirolamo 0-3, Jessica Fields 0-3, Anastasia Dubov 1-2.

Foil: Columbia, 5-4
Columbia: Kelsey Finkel 0-3, Cassidy Luitjen 2-1, Kathleen Reckling 3-0.
Princeton: Sara Jew-Lim 1-2, Jocelyn Svengsouk 2-1, Karen Petsche 1-2.

Epee: Princeton, 6-3
Columbia: Tess Finkel 2-1, Oriana Isaacson 0-2, Alexie Rubin 1-2, Rachel Rowe 0-1.
Princeton: Jasjit Bhinder 3-0, Erin McGarry 1-2, Chandler Clay 2-1.

Ivy Records: Columbia 4-0, Princeton 1-3


Women: Cornell 18, Yale 9

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Cornell, 6-3
Cornell: Ivana Zgaljic 2-1, Elise Pasoreck 2-1, Alexandra Hess 2-1.
Yale: Erin Frey 2-1, Katie Arden 1-2, Farrah Kimovec 0-1, Jen Ivers 0-2.

Foil: Yale, 6-3
Cornell: Celia Smith 0-3, Shannon Flatley 1-2, Dana Baines 2-1.
Yale: Lidia Gocheva 3-0, Jennifer Cohen 1-2, Alisa Mendelsohn 2-1.

Epee: Cornell, 6-3
Cornell: Katherine Thompson 2-1, Erica Waichman 2-1, Tasha Hall 2-1.
Yale: Tejas Srinivas 0-1, Rebecca Moss 3-0, Anne Nguyen 0-3, Abigail Fraeman 0-2.

Ivy Records: Cornell 1-3, Yale 0-4


Women: Harvard 20, Brown 7

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Harvard, 5-4
Brown: Randy Alevi 2-1, Charlotte Gartenberg 0-3, Deborah Gorth 2-1.
Harvard: Eva Rosenberg 1-2, Alexa Weingarden 3-0, Samantha Parker 1-2.

Foil: Harvard, 7-2
Brown: Kirsten Lynch 1-2, Lyla Fujiwara 0-2, Allison Kwong 1-2, Linda Zhang 0-1.
Harvard: Misha Goldfeder 2-1, Arielle Pensler 3-0, Anna Podolsky 2-1.

Epee: Harvard, 8-1
Brown: Christine Livoti 0-3, Jennifer Hausmann 0-2, Christina Salvatore 1-2, Robin Thvedt 0-1.
Harvard: Jasmine McGlade 3-0, Maria Larsson 2-1, Precious Eboigbe 3-0.

Ivy Records: Brown 1-3, Harvard 4-0


Men: Columbia 21, Princeton 6

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of Harvard University in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Columbia, 9-0
Columbia: James Williams 3-0, Jeffrey Spear 3-0, Alexander Krul 3-0.
Princeton: Thomas Abend 0-3, Gregory Hohensee 0-3, Robert Brenner 0-2, Paul Boswell 0-1.

Foil: Columbia, 6-3
Columbia: Kurt Getz 2-1, Sherif Farraq 1-2, Scott Sugimoto 3-0.
Princeton: Douglas Hohensee 2-1, Alejandro Bras 1-2, JP Mitchell 0-3.

Epee: Columbia, 6-3
Columbia: Dwight Smith 3-0, Max Czapansky 0-2, Brent Kelly 3-0, Lorenzo Casertano 0-1.
Princeton: Edward Hurme 1-2, Tommi Hurme 1-2, Max Peck 0-2, Noah Arjomand 1-0.

Ivy Records: Columbia 3-0, Princeton 2-2


Men: Harvard 25, Brown 2

The second half of the Ivy League Fencing Championship is taking place at Gordon Track on the campus of the University of Harvard in Allston, Massachusetts. Below is the latest match report.

Sabre: Harvard, 8-1
Brown: Dan Mahoney 1-2, Pete Donnelly 0-3, Sam Levine 0-3.
Harvard: Dan Sachs 3-0, Tim Hagamen 3-0, Scott DiGuilio 2-1.

Foil: Harvard, 9-0
Brown: Jeremy Zeitlin 0-3, Toby Cohen 0-1, Andreos Varotsis 0-3, Nick Bender 0-2.
Harvard: Enoch Woodhouse 3-0, Kai Itameri-Kinter 3-0, Long Ouyang 3-0.

Epee: Harvard, 8-1
Brown: Adam Yarnell 1-2, John Sheehy 0-3, David Berliner 0-3.
Harvard: Teddy Sherrill 2-1, Benji Ungar 3-0, Billy Stalling 3-0.

Ivy Records: Brown 0-4, Harvard 2-1


Round One Updates - The Scores are Comin'

I apologize for the delay in score reporting but there is a good reason for the problem: lack of internet access for my laptop at Harvard.

No worries, I broke into a fun little compy and hijacked the ethernet cord, hacked into the mainframe...and now we're online. And just like Bryan Adams ... everything I do, I do it for you. So if I get arrested for illegal activity - I want all of ya'll vouching for me at the trial.

I also learned something today ... a fun little fact if you will ... Although Harvard is technically in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the athletic facility where we will be reporting from is actually in Allston, Massachusetts (by physical address). Therefore, greetings from Cambridge/Allston/Boston (depending on what computer I am on when reporting).

Anyway, on with the scores, and better late than never, right?