USA FENCING BIO/RESULTS | INTERNATIONAL FIE BIO/RESULTS
- NCAA Northeast Regional Silver Medalist in sabre (2020)
- First Team All-Northeast Region honoree (2020)
- Second Team All-Ivy League honoree (2020)
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
| Season |
Dual Record |
Ivy League |
Northeast Regional |
NCAA Championship |
| 2017-18 |
24-9 |
7-5 |
13-9, 8th place |
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| 2018-19 |
28-13 |
7-4 |
4-8, 14th place |
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| 2019-20 |
15-6 |
8-4, 4th place |
18-5, 2nd place |
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| 2020-21 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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| Career |
67-28 |
22-13 |
35-22 |
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2020-21
Did not enroll at Columbia … Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20
As a junior, earned First Team All-Northeast Region honors in sabre … Claimed Silver Medalist honors with an 18-5 overall record and 9-2 final pool record at NCAA Northeast Regionals … Second Team All-Ivy League honoree after finishing in fourth place with an 8-4 record at Ivy League Round Robins … Registered 15-6 overall dual match record.
2018-19
As a sophomore, started with a perfect 6-0 record at the Columbia Invite (Nov. 16) ... Won all three bouts against Notre Dame at the St. John's Super Cup (Jan. 19) ... Tabbed a 7-4 record at Ivy League Round Robins, helping the Lions win an Ivy title (Feb.10) ... Competed at Northeast Regionals, hosted by Columbia, finishing 14th overall in men's sabre (Mar. 10).
2017-18
As a first-year, made collegiate debut with 7-0 record at the Columbia Invitational (Nov. 17) ... Placed 8th with a 13-9 record at NCAA Northeast Regionals (Mar. 11) … Tallied impressive 11-3 record at Penn State Invitational (Jan. 14) ... Put together 7-5 record at Ivy League Championships, including a victory over NCAA All-American Erwin Cai from Harvard (Feb. 10-11).
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Coached by Alex Ripa and Jeff Mooney at the Rhode Island Fencing Academy… Two-year sabre captain ... Placed third in team and eighth individually at the 2014 Hungary Cadet World Cup… Finished third at the 2014 Portland Cadet North American Cup… Placed fifth at the 2014 Cadet Summer Nationals.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Barrington High School in Barrington, R.I. … Member of the Rhode Island Honor Society … Received the 2017 President’s Award for Educational Excellence.
PERSONAL
Born Josef Alexander Cohen on September 4, 1998 … Son of Gretchen Conn and Robert Cohen … Mother was a four year track athlete at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania … Older brother Jack attends the University of Rhode Island … Uncle attended Penn Law School and wrestled at Millersville University (Pa.) … Volunteers at fencing club as counselor for younger fencers … Chose Columbia because of “both the fencing team and academics are incredible” … Women’s foil fencer Quinn Crum is also a product of the Rhode Island Fencing Academy and persuaded him to come to Columbia … Looks up to the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry because of his ability to overcome physical disadvantages to become the NBA’s first unanimous MVP … Friend Andy Sun is a first-year fencer at Penn … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Biological Sciences.
