The day started at 6am with 258 epee fencers checking in to their events. In the end Nicholas Vomero would post a couple of upset wins, defeat the same opponent twice and bypass repechage to win the Division I Men’s Epee event at the Dallas North American Cup (NAC).
At the same time the Division I Women’s Sabre event was held. Three of the four top spots were claimed by 2010 US National Team members Ibtijah Muhammad, Dagmara Wozniak and Daria Schneider. They were joined in the medals by Margaret McDonald. Muhammad defeated Wozniak 15-13 to win the event. Schneider and McDonald shared bronze.
In the men’s epee event, Vomero, who fences for St. John’s University, entered the elimination bracket as the 98th seed. He put together a run of victories including a 15-14 defeat of Byron Neslund. Neslund would win his repechage bout to make it back to the final 8 where Neslund and Vomero were matched up again! This time Vomero had an easier time and won the bout 15-7. In the final bout Vomero edged out Alexander Tsinis with a 13-12 win.
In addition to the Division I events were one Junior (Under 20) and two Cadet (Under 17) events. The Junior Women’s Foil event provided a possible preview of Monday’s Division I event as Lee Kiefer won 9-8 over Nzingha Prescod. Mona Shaito and Margaret Lu shared bronze. In Cadet Men’s Foil Harrison Bergman won 15-7 in the finals over Leland Bernstein. Cadet Women’s Epee was won by Isabel Ford, who defeated Nina Van Loon 15-11.
Results:
Top 8: Division I Men’s Epee
1. Nicholas Vomero
2. Alexander Tsinis
3. Kristian Boyadzhiev (BUL)
3T. Teddy Sherrill
5. Byron Neslund
6. Igor Tolkachev (RUS)
7. Marc-Andre LeBlanc (CAN)
8. Kyle Wolfson
Top 8: Division I Women’s Sabre
1. Ibtihaj Muhammad
2. Dagmara Wozniak
3. Daria Schneider
3T. Margaret McDonald
5. Celina Merza
6. Faizah Muhammad
7. Sandra Sassine (CAN)
8. Aziza Hassan
Top 8 – Junior Women’s Foil
1. Lee Kiefer
2. Nzingha Prescod
3. Mona Shaito
3T. Margaret Lu
5. Jacqueline Dubrovich
6. Sharon Gao
7. Eve Levin
8. Epiphany Georges
Top 8: Cadet Men’s Foil
1. Harrison Bergman
2. Leland Bernstein
3. Justin Lee
3T. Harry McGuire
5. Ira Schlosberg
6. John Avendano
7. Drew Johnston
8. Robert Iverson IV
Top 8: Cadet Women’s Epee
1. Isabel Ford
2. Nina Van Loon
3. Audrey Abend
3T. Jessie Radanovich
5. Jessica O’Neill-Lyublinsky
6. Victoria Wines
7. Kimberly Young
8. Madeline Kehl
