KINGSTON, Ont. – This past weekend (March 1-2, 2025) the University of Guelph men's fencing team made trip north to Kingston as they competed in the 2025 OUA Men's Fencing Championships, hosted by the RMC Paladins. The Gryphons finished the two-day provincial tournament in 12th-place.
The Gryphons men's performance was highlighted by
Campbell Merer in the individual epee event. Merer, a third-year software engineering major at the University of Guelph, won four of his six matches in pool play with 26 touches scored to 24 touches received to enter the knockout round as the 16th-seed. Maher would see his day end in the round of 32 as he fell to the 17-seeded McMaster's Mohab Mefreh 15-10 to finish 20th in the induvidual epee.
At the conclusion of the two-day championship tournament, the Toronto Varsity Blues captured their fifth consecutive OUA men's fencing championship in dominant fashion which saw them finish with a total of 358 points.
OUA Major Award Winners & All-Stars
George Tully Trophy - Sacha Vasiliev, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Coach of the Year - Patricia Howes, RMC Paladins
OUA Team All-Stars
Épée : Edward Yang, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Foil : Daniel Oroszlan, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Sabre : Daniel Manyoki, Waterloo Warriors
*Note: all individual medalists are OUA all-stars
Team Standings
GOLD – Toronto Varsity Blues - 358
SILVER – Waterloo Warriors - 272
BRONZE – Western Mustangs – 195
4th – McMaster Marauders - 177
5th – Ottawa Gee-Gees - 167
6th – Queen's Gaels - 126
7th – TMU Bold - 62
8th – RMC Paladins - 56
9th – York Lions - 48
10th – Carleton Ravens - 23
11th – Brock Badgers - 15
12th – Guelph Gryphons - 0
13th – Trent Excalibur – 0
Event Results
Day 1 (Saturday, March 1)
Individual Épée
GOLD – Ruibo Xiao, Toronto Varsity Blues
SILVER – Oscar Hand, McMaster Marauders
BRONZE – Seraphim Jarov, Toronto Varsity Blues
Individual Foil
GOLD – Mike Howard, Toronto Varsity Blues
SILVER – Sacha Vasiliev, Ottawa Gee-Gees
BRONZE – Jiaan Li, Waterloo Warriors
Individual Sabre
GOLD – Matthew Teng, Toronto Varsity Blues
SILVER – Charles Wang, Waterloo Warriors
BRONZE – Richard Yang, Waterloo Warriors
Day 2 (Sunday, March 2)
Team Épée
GOLD – Western Mustangs
SILVER – Toronto Varsity Blues
BRONZE – McMaster Marauders
Team Foil
GOLD – Ottawa Gee-Gees
SILVER – Toronto Varsity Blues
BRONZE – Waterloo Warriors
Team Sabre
GOLD – Waterloo Warriors
SILVER – Queen's Gaels
BRONZE – Toronto Varsity Blues
