Fencing's Will Morrill and Zander Rhodes Take Gold at October NAC

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Fencing's Will Morrill and Zander Rhodes Take Gold at October NAC

10/8/2024 10:37:00 AM | Fencing

Final Results Morrill & Rhodes USA Fencing Feature

Columbia saw four current members and two alumni medal at the event

NEW YORK — Columbia fencing first-year Will Morrill (Division I men's sabre) and junior Zander Rhodes (Division I women's foil) each earned gold medals at the October North American Cup, which took place in Atlantic City from October 4-7. In total, four current members of the program and two alumni reached the podium.

Morrill went 6-for-6 in the pool stage and remained unbeaten in the bracket phase, earning seven wins on his way to victory. Rhodes took the same path as Morrill on her way to gold, going undefeated in the group stage and picked up seven more bout wins to take the top spot.

First-year Carolina Stutchbury reached the finals of the foil competition, highlighted by a victory over women's foil team gold medalist Maia Weintraub in the quarterfinals. Her only blemish on the day was falling to Rhodes, 15-9, in the last bout of the event.

Junior Tierna Oxenreider was the runner-up in Division I women's epee on Monday after posting six victories in the knockout rounds to reach the finals.

Teddy Lombardo '23CC and James Bourtis '22CC each took bronze in Division I men's epee and men's foil, respectively.

In total, Columbia boasted 22 top-32 finishes between current and former members of the program.

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October North American Cups
Top-32 Results
Friday, October 4

Junior Women's Foil (211 Competitors)
24th - Rachael Kim

Division 1 Women's Saber (196 Competitors)
18th - Janna Freedman

Division 1 Men's Epee (433 Competitors)
BRONZE - Teddy Lombardo '23CC
9th - Skyler Liverant
11th - Justin Haddad
30th - Ethan Kushnerik

Saturday, October 5

Junior Women's Epee (275 Competitors)
22nd - Sumin Lee

Junior Women's Saber (278 Competitors)
13th - Janna Freedman

Division 1 Men's Foil (305 Competitors)
BRONZE - James Bourtis '22CC
10th - Enoch Xiao
11th - Sam Kumbla
16th - Sidarth Kumbla '22CC
18th - Marsel Nagimov

Sunday, October 6

Division 1 Women's Foil (196 Competitors)
GOLD - Zander Rhodes
SILVER - Carolina Stutchbury
8th - Sofia Gaydos
17th - Evelyn Cheng

Division 1 Men's Saber (264 Competitors)
GOLD - Will Morrill
14th - Jaden Callahan
22nd - Jackson McBride

Monday, October 7

Division 1 Women's Epee (222 Competitors)
SILVER - Tierna Oxenreider
17th - Sophia Jakel