From left, Princeton saber coach Oleg Stetsiv, Eliza Stone '13, rising senior Kasia Nixon, rising sophomore Chloe Fox-Gitomer, Anna Van Brummen '17, Katharine Holmes '17, and USA Fencing President Don Anthony '79 at the World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Photo by: Mark Nixon
Stone '13 Finishes Fifth at Senior World Fencing Championships
July 21, 2019 | Women's Fencing
Princeton alumna Eliza Stone '13, the 2013 NCAA saber champion, finished fifth at the Senior World Fencing Championships in Saturday's individual saber competition in Budapest, Hungary.
Stone won three direct-elimination bouts, including against fellow American and 2008 Olympic gold medalist Mariel Zagunis 15-14 in the round of 16, before falling 15-13 to Romania's Bianca Pascu in the quarters. Ukraine's Olga Kharlan defeated Pascu in the semis and went on to win the title.
Princeton was well represented at the fencing championships, with fellow saber Chloe Fox-Gitomer, a rising sophomore, placing 67th, épée Katharine Holmes '17 placing 25th in that weapon, and 2018 NCAA épée champ and rising senior Kasia Nixon finishing 115th.
The competition wrapped for the Tiger contingent Sunday with the women's épée team competition, with Holmes and Nixon helping Team USA to a fifth-place finish. The U.S. began the competition with a 45-21 round-of-32 win over Vietnam, followed by a 45-25 round-of-16 win over Canada and a 25-22 quarterfinal loss to Italy. The team then defeated South Korea 34-31 and Estonia 35-30 to finish fifth.
Complete results can be found here.
Stone won three direct-elimination bouts, including against fellow American and 2008 Olympic gold medalist Mariel Zagunis 15-14 in the round of 16, before falling 15-13 to Romania's Bianca Pascu in the quarters. Ukraine's Olga Kharlan defeated Pascu in the semis and went on to win the title.
Princeton was well represented at the fencing championships, with fellow saber Chloe Fox-Gitomer, a rising sophomore, placing 67th, épée Katharine Holmes '17 placing 25th in that weapon, and 2018 NCAA épée champ and rising senior Kasia Nixon finishing 115th.
The competition wrapped for the Tiger contingent Sunday with the women's épée team competition, with Holmes and Nixon helping Team USA to a fifth-place finish. The U.S. began the competition with a 45-21 round-of-32 win over Vietnam, followed by a 45-25 round-of-16 win over Canada and a 25-22 quarterfinal loss to Italy. The team then defeated South Korea 34-31 and Estonia 35-30 to finish fifth.
Complete results can be found here.
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