Men’s Fencing Competes at Nikki Franke Classic

Sunday, October 27

Philadelphia, Pa. / Liacouras Center

Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics

Temple University

Photo by: Greg Vasil

Men’s Fencing Competes at Nikki Franke Classic

10/28/2024 2:34:00 PM | Men's Fencing

Results

Pios collect eight top-50 finishes

By: Matthew Janik

PHILADELPHIA (October 28, 2024) – A 20^th-place finish by Jacob Bartel (La Mesa, Calif.), out of 100 fencers in the foil, was the top finish on the day for the Sacred Heart University men's fencing team on Sunday, as the team competed at the Nikki Franke Classic, hosted by Temple.

Foil was the most successful event of the day for the Pioneers. SHU had five fencers competing in the weapon and all five of them finished in the top 50. Bartel led the way, as he went 2-2 in the first round of pool play and 3-1 in the second to take the 16^th seed in the knockout portion of the event. He received a bye through the round of 128 and then scored a 15-10 win over teammate Alexander Ligos (Basking Ridge, N.J.) in an all-SHU matchup in the round of 64, before bowing out in the round of 32.

Chaissen Costello (Tiverton, R.I.) finished 30^th, but narrowly missed out on a top-16 finish instead. He suffered a tight, 15-13 defeat at the hands of Boston College's Elijah Onik in the round of 32.

Gleb Syomichev (Westport, Conn.) took 33^rd, David Belluomo was 46^th and Ligos placed 50^th, to round out SHU's participation in the foil.

The Pioneers also recorded a trio of top-50 finishes in the other two events on Sunday. Declan McAdoo (Golden, Colo.) and Brennan Robins (Selden, N.Y.) were 42^nd and 43^rd, respectively, in the 104-fencer epee field, while Oliver Lindholm (Atlanta, Ga.) finished 48^th, out of 83, in the sabre.

SHU is back in action on Saturday at Smith College, for the NEIFC Fall Invitational.

Results

Men's Epee
Declan McAdoo – 42^nd (of 104); advanced to round of 64
Brennan Robins – 43^rd; advanced to round of 64
David Bailey – 63^rd; advanced to round of 64
Benjamin Fleckenstein – 68^th; advanced to round of 128
Stephen Scapicchio – T-70^th; advanced to round of 128
Damien Nguyen – T-72^nd; advanced to round of 128

Men's Foil
Jacob Bartel – 20^th (of 100); advanced to round of 32
Chaissen Costello – 30^th; advanced to round of 32
Gleb Syomichev – 33^rd; advanced to round of 64
David Belluomo – 46^th; advanced to round of 64
Alexander Ligos – 50^th; advanced to round of 64

Men's Sabre
Oliver Lindholm – 48^th (of 83); advanced to round of 64