Skip To Main Content

University of Pennsylvania Athletics

Antonio Heathcock 2025-26 Media Day
Diego Zubieta-Soto

Men's Fencing

Heathcock, Kuznetsov Medal at NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania fencing programs competed at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional at Haverford College on Saturday.
 
Antonio Heathcock and Victoria Kuznetsov led the charge for Penn, earning medals in their weapons. Sophomore Heathcock earned gold at saber while junior Kuznetsov grabbed bronze at epee to round out the Quakers, who earned top-three finishes.
 
On the men's side, six other Quakers landed in the top ten at their weapons, with Joseph Wu coming in seventh (epee), Conrad Lo eighth (foil), Simon Lioznyansky (epee), Simon Kushkov (saber) ninth, and Jaesun Yun in tenth (saber).
 
For the women, four other Quakers earned top ten finishes, with Kimberley Jang trailing Kuznetsov in third (foil), Leah Blum in tied fourth (saber), Grace Hu in fifth (epee), and Lila Paul in sixth (saber).
 
Up Next
The Quakers await to see who will earn bids to the 2026 NCAA Fencing Championships hosted at Notre Dame, on March 19-22. The selection will be held on NCAA.com on Tuesday, March 11.
 
Men
Foil
8th, Conrad Lo
14th, Nicholas Wu
25th, Boris Chen
33rd, Alexander Wu
Epee
7th, Joseph Wu
9th, Simon Lioznyansky
18th, Nicholas Jin
22nd, Alexander Moses
Saber
1st, Antonio Heathcock
9th, Simon Kushkov
10th, Jaesun Yun
19th, Ben Kogan
 
Women
Foil
4th, Kimberley Jang
23rd, Lenna Choi
24th, Malak Hamza
28th, Victoria Amore
Epee
3rd, Victoria Kuznetsov
5th, Grace Hu
29th, Eda Cevikol
Saber
T4th, Leah Blum
6th, Lila Paul
22nd, Amanda Li
 

#FightOnPenn
 
 
Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Boris Chen

Boris Chen

Foil
6' 0"
Junior
Antonio Heathcock

Antonio Heathcock

Saber
Sophomore
Nicholas Jin

Nicholas Jin

Epee
Sophomore
Ben Kogan

Ben Kogan

Saber
Sophomore
Simon Kushkov

Simon Kushkov

Saber
Senior
Joseph Wu

Joseph Wu

Epee
Junior
Nicholas Wu

Nicholas Wu

Foil
5' 11"
Junior
Jaesun Yun

Jaesun Yun

Saber
Sophomore
Leah Blum

Leah Blum

Saber
5' 7"
Junior
Lenna Choi

Lenna Choi

Foil
5' 7"
Senior
Malak Hamza

Malak Hamza

Foil
Sophomore
Grace Hu

Grace Hu

Epee
5' 11"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Boris Chen

Boris Chen

6' 0"
Junior
Foil
Antonio Heathcock

Antonio Heathcock

Sophomore
Saber
Nicholas Jin

Nicholas Jin

Sophomore
Epee
Ben Kogan

Ben Kogan

Sophomore
Saber
Simon Kushkov

Simon Kushkov

Senior
Saber
Joseph Wu

Joseph Wu

Junior
Epee
Nicholas Wu

Nicholas Wu

5' 11"
Junior
Foil
Jaesun Yun

Jaesun Yun

Sophomore
Saber
Leah Blum

Leah Blum

5' 7"
Junior
Saber
Lenna Choi

Lenna Choi

5' 7"
Senior
Foil
Malak Hamza

Malak Hamza

Sophomore
Foil
Grace Hu

Grace Hu

5' 11"
Junior
Epee