ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - This past weekend the Guelph Gryhons men's and women's varsity fencing teams took the short trip to St. Catharines for the 2023 OUA Fencing Championships, hosted by Brock University. The Gryphons men's team finished the weekend 13th, while the women's team placed 12th.
For the Gryphon men,
Campbell Merer had the best individual result, finishing 21st in the men's epée among 49 fencers. As a team, the Gryphons highest finish was 10th in the men's epée team relay.
On the women's side
Kaitlyn Root finished 27th out of 37 fencers in the women's sabre for the best individual result. In the team events the Gryphons best finish was 8th in the women's foil team relay.
RESULTS
OUA Major Award Winner & All-Stars
Major Award Winners
Dave O'Donnell Trophy: Ava Zheng, Carleton
George Tully Trophy: Nicholas Gutierrez-Sarabia, Brock
Women's Coach of the Year: Paul Godin, Waterloo
Men's Coach of the Year: Kyle Girard, Carleton
All-Stars
Women's Foil: Jessica Jia, Western
Women's Epée: Leanna Lui, Toronto
Women's Sabre: Esther Isadora, Toronto
Men's Foil: Gerald Wanf, Toronto
Men's Epée: Lean Xiao, Toronto
Men's Sabre: Oscar Zhao, Toronto
Team Standings
WOMEN
GOLD - Toronto (402)
SILVER - Western (310)
BRONZE - Queen's (182)
4th - Carleton (133)
5th - RMC (128)
6th - McMaster (83)
7th - Waterloo (78)
8th - Brock (76)
9th - Trent (43)
10th -TMU (27)
11th - Ottawa (20)
12th - Guelph (15)
MEN
GOLD - Toronto (300)
SILVER - Western (233)
BRONZE - Waterloo (183)
4th - York (123)
5th - Queen's (111)
6th - Ottawa (92)
7th - RMC (89)
8th - TMU (89)
9th - Brock (77)
10th - Trent (72)
11th - Carleton (69)
12th - McMaster (60)
13th - Guelph (0)
Event Results
Day 1 (Friday, February 17)
Women's Epée Individual
GOLD - Ava Zheng (Carleton)
SILVER - Nicole Su (Toronto)
BRONZE - Anna Maria Mucsi (Toronto)
Women's Sabre Individual
GOLD - Janna Elshakankiri (Toronto)
SILVER - Lily Liu (Western)
BRONZE - Caroline Whitehead (Queen's)
Men's Foil Individual
GOLD - Jiaan Li (Waterloo)
SILVER - Steven Xhang (Western)
BRONZE - Sacha Vasiliev (Ottawa)
Men's Sabre Individual
GOLD - Richard Yang (Waterloo)
SILVER - Daniel Manyoki (Carleton)
BRONZE - Royoto Miyake (Waterloo)
Day 2 (Saturday, February 18)
Women's Foil Individual
GOLD - Catherine Wu (Toronto)
SILVER - Erika Dominguez (TMU)
BRONZE - Serena Fang (Western)
Men's Epée Individual
GOLD - Colin McCurdy (Toronto)
SILVER - Nicholas Gutierrez-Sarabia (Brock)
BRONZE - Kevin De-tai Wang (York)
Women's Sabre Team Relay
GOLD - Toronto Varisty Blues
SILVER - Western Mustangs
BRONZE - Queen's Gaels
Men's Foil team Relay
GOLD - Toronto Varisty Blues
SILVER - Waterloo Warriors
BRONZE - Western Mustangs
Day 3 (Sunday, February 19)
Men's Epée Team Relay
GOLD - Toronto Varsity Blues
SILVER - York Lions
BRONZE - Brock Badgers
Women's Epée Team Relay
GOLD - Toronto Varsity Blues
SILVER - Carleton Ravens
BRONZE - Western Mustangs
Women's Foil Team Relay
GOLD - Toronto Varsity Blues
SILVER - Western Mustangs
BRONZE - Waterloo Warriors
Men's Sabre Team Relay
GOLD - Toronto Varsity Blues
SILVER - Waterloo Warriors
BRONZE - Queen's Gaels
