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Bryce Louie at Philly Invite Jan. 2024
Hunter Martin

Men's Fencing

Fencing Sends Seven to NCAA Championships This Weekend

PHILADELPHIA – Let the madness begin! The University of Pennsylvania fencing programs send seven fencers to the 2025 NCAA Fencing Championships at Penn State from March 20-23. 
 
2024 NCAA Championships Recap
*The women ended the 2024 NCAA Championships with Sabrina Cho and Grace Hu landing Honorable Mention All-America off top 12 placements.
 
*On the men's side, Bryce Louie edged out his teammate Blake Broszus in the foil final round to become the 2024 NCAA foil national champion. Louie, Broszus, and Joseph Wu all earned All-America honors from their top 12 finishes at the championships. 
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Leah Blum, Cho, Antonio Heathcock, Simon Kushkov, Victoria Kuznetsov, Bryce Louie, and Katina Proestakis Ortiz will represent Penn at the championships in Happy Valley.
 
*The Quakers competed at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, where senior Cho and junior Kushkov won gold at their weapons. Freshman Heathcock placed second, sophomore Blum grabbed fifth in saber, while sophomore Kuznetsov landed fourth in epee. Senior Proestakis Ortiz earned sixth in foil to round out the Quakers, who placed in the regional.
 
*The USFCA announced its All-Mid-Atlantic/South Region Teams earlier this week, with 13 Quakers grabbing the honor. Cho (foil), Gian Dhingra (saber), Heathcock (saber), Kushkov (saber), and Kuznetsov (epee) led the charge for Penn, earning First Team All-Mid-Atlantic/South Region in their weapons.     
 
*Katherine Andres (saber), Blum (saber), Grace Hu (epee), and Proestakis Ortiz (foil) grabbed Second Team All-Mid-Atlantic/South Region. Lenna Choi (foil), Vivian Lu (saber), Wu (epee), and Nicholas Wu (foil) wrapped up the Quakers who landed spots on the teams with Honorable Mention All-Mid-Atlantic/South Region.
 
Women's Lineup 
Epee
Victoria Kuznetsov
Foil
Sabrina Cho and Katina Proestakis Ortiz
Saber
Leah Blum
 
Men's Lineup 
Foil
Bryce Louie
Saber
Antonio Heathcock and Simon Kushkov

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Players Mentioned

Blake Broszus

Blake Broszus

Foil
5' 10"
Senior
Gian Dhingra

Gian Dhingra

Sabre
Sophomore
Simon Kushkov

Simon Kushkov

Sabre
Junior
Bryce Louie

Bryce Louie

Foil
5' 10"
Senior
Joseph Wu

Joseph Wu

Epee
Sophomore
Nicholas Wu

Nicholas Wu

Foil
5' 11"
Sophomore
Katherine Andres

Katherine Andres

Sabre
5' 2"
Sophomore
Leah Blum

Leah Blum

Sabre
5' 7"
Sophomore
Sabrina Cho

Sabrina Cho

Foil
5' 9"
Senior
Lenna Choi

Lenna Choi

Foil
5' 7"
Junior
Grace Hu

Grace Hu

Epee
5' 11"
Sophomore
Victoria Kuznetsov

Victoria Kuznetsov

Epee
5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Blake Broszus

Blake Broszus

5' 10"
Senior
Foil
Gian Dhingra

Gian Dhingra

Sophomore
Sabre
Simon Kushkov

Simon Kushkov

Junior
Sabre
Bryce Louie

Bryce Louie

5' 10"
Senior
Foil
Joseph Wu

Joseph Wu

Sophomore
Epee
Nicholas Wu

Nicholas Wu

5' 11"
Sophomore
Foil
Katherine Andres

Katherine Andres

5' 2"
Sophomore
Sabre
Leah Blum

Leah Blum

5' 7"
Sophomore
Sabre
Sabrina Cho

Sabrina Cho

5' 9"
Senior
Foil
Lenna Choi

Lenna Choi

5' 7"
Junior
Foil
Grace Hu

Grace Hu

5' 11"
Sophomore
Epee
Victoria Kuznetsov

Victoria Kuznetsov

5' 11"
Sophomore
Epee