Columbia Sits In First After Day One of NCAA Fencing Championships
3/19/2015 7:25:00 PM | Fencing
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbia fencing program headed west with one purpose, bring the NCAA Fencing National Championship back to Morningside Heights and after the first day of competition at the French Field House the Lions did not disappoint. After three rounds in each men's weapon, Columbia sits in first place with 56 combined victories.
Behind the Lions' 56 wins there is a tight race for a national title with Ohio State and Penn State with 55 victories each. The Buckeyes' scoring indicator of 94 outweighs that of the Nittany Lions' to hold second. St. John's (45) and Penn (43) round out the top five.
Columbia's foilist got the swords roaring for the Lions in the early onset of the day. Harry Bergman notched a 12-3 ledger through 15 bouts on the first day on the strip. The junior will head into day two in second place. Adam Mathieu, meanwhile, notched six victories to remain in the All-American status hunt as the junior lands in 16th.
In the men's epee both Columbia fencers remain in the individual national title mix with Jake Hoyle leading the pack of 24 competitors. Hoyle, a junior, holds one-victory over second through fourth place with a 12-3 mark to sit atop his competition. In sixth place is the Lions' junior Brian Ro who earned a 10-5 record.
Geoffrey Loss and Will Spear rounded out Columbia on the first day in the men's sabre. Both Lions are 8-15, however, Loss is tied for ninth with Princeton's Peter Pak thanks to a plus-14 edge. Spear on the other hand is in 14th due to a -6 indicator.
The Columbia men continue to contribute to the Lions quest of capturing the 2015 NCAA Championship tomorrow at 10 a.m. with individual medal bouts set to begin at 1:30 p.m. live on ESPN3. The women's competition is set to begin Saturday, March 21.
RESULTS
Men's Sabre
Geoffrey Loss 8-15 (Tied-Ninth)
- Lost to Edward Chin (Princeton), 5-2
- Defeated Peter Pak (Princeton), 5-3
- Lost to Will Spear (Columbia), 5-4
- Defeated Shaul Gordon (Penn), 5-2
- Defeated Steven Yang (Penn), 5-4
- Lost to Eli Dershwitz (Harvard), 5-4
- Defeated Duncan O'Brien (Harvard), 5-4
- Defeated Emiliano Kaptain (U.S. Air Force) 5-0
- Defeated Ryan Redhead (U.S. Air Force) 5-0
- Defeated Jonah Shainberg (Notre Dame) 5-0
- Defeated Jonathan Fitzgerald (Notre Dame) 5-2
- Lost to Alejandro Palabrica (Brown), 5-4
- Lost to Ziad Elsissy (Wayne State), 5-4
- Lost to Ferenc Valkai (St. John's), 5-2
- Lost to Roman Sydorenko (St. John's), 5-4
Will Spear 8-15 (14th)
- Defeated Edward Chin (Princeton), 5-4
- Defeated Peter Pak (Princeton), 5-4
- Defeated Geoffrey Loss (Columbia), 5-4
- Defeated Shaul Gordon (Penn), 5-3
- Defeated Steven Yang (Penn), 5-3
- Lost to Eli Dershwitz (Harvard), 5-1
- Defeated Duncan O'Brien (Harvard), 5-2
- Lost to Emiliano Kaptain (U.S. Air Force) 5-1
- Lost to Ryan Red Head (U.S. Air Force) 5-4
- Lost to Jonah Shainberg (Notre Dame) 5-1
- Defeated Jonathan Fitzgerald (Notre Dame) 5-4
- Lost to Alejandro Palabica (Brown), 5-2
- Defeated Ziad Elsissy (Wayne State), 5-4
- Lost to Ferenc Valkai (St. John's), 5-4
- Lost to Roman Sydorenko (St. John's), 5-4
Men's Foil
Adam Mathieu 6-9 (16th)
- Lost to Andrew Holmes (Sacred Heart), 5-2
- Defeated Daniel Sconzo (NYU), 5-1
- Defeated David Gomez Tanamachi (Penn State), 5-3
- Lost to Nobuo Bravo (Penn State), 5-4
- Lost to Harry Bergman (Columbia), 5-4
- Lost to Simon Rizell (NJIT), 5-4
- Defeated to David Kong (NJIT), 5-1
- Lost to Alex Chiang (U.S. Air Force Academy), 5-3
- Defeated David Hadler (U.C. San Diego), 5-2
- Lost to Brian Wang (Yale), 5-2
- Lost to Stanford's Alex Massialas (Stanford), 5-3
- Lost to Stanislav Sudilovksy (Ohio State), 5-1
- Lost to Maximillian Chastanet (Ohio State), 5-3
- Defeated Michele Caporizzi (St. John's), 5-1
- Defeated Andras Nemth (St. John's), 5-2
Harrison Bergman 12-3 (Second)
- Defeated Andrew Holmes (Sacred Heart), 5-1
- Lost to Daniel Sconzo (NYU), 5-4
- Defeated David Gomez Tanamachi (Penn State), 5-3
- Defeated Nobuo Bravo (Penn State), 5-0
- Defeated Adam Mathieu (Columbia), 5-4
- Defeated Simon Rizell (NJIT), 5-3
- Defeated David Kong (NJIT), 5-2
- Defeated Alex Chiang (U.S. Air Force Academy), 5-0
- Defeated David Hadler (U.C. San Diego), 5-3
- Defeated Brian Wang (Yale), 5-4
- Lost to Alex Massialas (Stanford), 5-1
- Defeated Stanislav Sudilovsky (Ohio State), 5-3
- Defeated Maximilian Chastanet (Ohio State), 5-1
- Lost to Michele Caporizzi (St. John's), 5-3
- Defeated Andras Nemth (St. John's), 5-1
Men's Epee
Jake Hoyle 12-3 (First)
- Defeated Conor Shepard (Penn State), 5-4
- Lost to Oskar Tang (Penn State), 5-4
- Defeated Garrett McGrath (Notre Dame), 5-2
- Defeated Nicholas Hanahan (Notre Dame), 5-4
- Lost to Lewis Weiss (Ohio State), 5-4
- Defeated Marc-Antoine Blais (Ohio State), 5-4
- Defeated Brian Ro (Columbia) 5-4
- Defeated John Cramerus (NYU), 5-3
- Defeated Nicolas Simko (Harvard), 5-4
- Defeated Jake Raynis (Penn), 5-2
- Defeated Zsombor Garzo (Penn) 5-2
- Defeated Dean Ischiropoulous (Duke) 5-4
- Defeated Logan Koester (Stevens), 5-1
- Defeated Jack Hudson (Princeton), 5-1
- Lost to Alex House (Princeton), 5-4
Brian Ro 10-5 (Sixth)
- Defeated Conor Shepard (Penn State), 5-1
- Defeated Oskar Tang (Penn State), 5-4
- Lost to Garrett McGrath (Notre Dame), 3-2
- Defeated Nicholas Hanahan (Notre Dame), 5-1
- Lost to Lewis Weiss (Ohio State), 5-2
- Defeated Marc-Antoine Blais (Ohio State), 4-3
- Lost to Jake Hoyle (Columbia) 5-4
- Defeated John Cramerus (NYU), 5-3
- Defeated Nicolas Simko (Harvard), 5-2,
- Defeated Jake Raynis (Penn), 5-3
- Defeated Zsombor Garzo (Penn) 4-3
- Defeated Dean Ischiropoulos (Duke) 4-, 3
- Lost to Logan Koester (Stevens), 5-3
- Defeated Jack Hudson (Princeton), 3-2
- Defeated Alex House (Princeton), 4-3
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