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Fencers Take Part in October NAC Event in Oregon
October 15, 2014 | Men's Fencing, Women's Fencing
Princeton fencers current and former took part in the October North American Cup event in Portland, Oregon, which wrapped up Monday.
Eliza Stone '13 won bronze in the Division I women's saber, making it to the semifinals before bowing out to former Columbia fencer Loweye Diedro, 15-14. Katharine Holmes, who is taking time off from collegiate fencing to prepare for a run at the 2016 Olympics, took bronze in the epee, advancing to the semifinals.
Freshman Edward Chin advanced to the quarterfinals in the Division I men's saber draw, finishing sixth, and alumni Soren Thompson '05 and Jonathan Yergler '13 also advanced to the quarters on opposite sides of the Division I men's epee bracket.
Results for the current and recent alums are below, and complete results can be found here.
Division I men's saber (138 fencers): 6. Edward Chin, 32. Peter Pak
Division I women's saber (103 fencers): 3. Eliza Stone '13
Division I women's epee (150 fencers): 3. Katharine Holmes, 13. Anna Van Brummen
Division I men's epee (255 fencers): 6. Soren Thompson '05, 9. Jonathan Yergler '13, 25. Alex House