PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's fencing team wrapped up the 2025 Ivy League fencing championships on Sunday afternoon in The Palestra, with five student-athletes claiming All-Ivy nods.
 
Antonio Heathcock, Simon Kushkov, and Bryce Louie landed First Team All-Ivy, while Nicholas Jin and Joseph Wu landed Second Team All-Ivy to account for Penn's honorees. As a team, the Quakers claimed third place at the championships off a 2-2 record.
 
The Quakers swept the day, picking up wins over #5 Yale (17-10) and #3 Harvard (15-12) to finish the tournament.
 
Senior Louie and junior Kushkov led the charge for the Red and Blue, capturing second place in their weapons. Louie ended Ivies with a 9-3 record to claim second in the foil table, while Kushkov went 7-2 over the weekend to land silver among the sabers. Freshman Heathcock closely followed Kushkov in third place off a 9-3 record. Freshman Jin and sophomore Wu both claimed tied fifth place in epee off 7-5 records, while Avery Townsend placed ninth (5-4) to even out Penn's presence in the top ten.
 
Up Next
The Quakers (20-6) finish out the regular season on Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Temple Open.
 
Individual Results
Saber
2nd Simon Kushkov (7-2)
3rd Antonio Heathcock (9-3)
12th Gian Dhingra (4-7)
NR Jaesun Yun (2-2)
Foil
2nd Bryce Louie (9-3)
12th Noah Nager (2-7)
13th Nicholas Wu (2-8)
NR Boris Chen (1-4)
Epee
5th Joseph Wu (7-5)
5th Nicholas Jin (7-5)
9th Avery Townsend (5-4)
NR Donghyeok Kim (0-3)
 
Team Results
vs. #5 Yale – W, 17-10 (5-4 saber, 3-6 foil, 9-0 epee)
vs. #3 Harvard – W, 15-12 (5-4 saber, 4-5 foil, 6-3 foil)