2023-24 Men's Fencing Roster
Biography
2023-24: Won 22 bouts on the season … Went 5-5 against Ohio State, Stanford and Notre Dame at the Elite Invitational … Finished 3-6 against UNC, Columbia, and Penn State at the Penn State Invitational … Went 9-10 against Haverford, NJIT, NYU, Duke, Wagner, UCSD, St. John’s, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Drew at the Philadelphia Invitational … Finished 3-3 against Princeton and St. John’s at the Temple Invitational … Went 6-6 at the Ivy League Championships.
2022-23: Earned 18 wins, taking 46.2 percent of his bouts … Posted five wins at Elite Invitational including 2-0 performances against UC San Diego and Air Force (1/19) … Went 11-6 at the Philadelphia Invitational, including 3-0 mark against NJIT and 2-1 marks against Duke, Ohio State, and Notre Dame (1/21-1/22).
2021-22: Finished season 22-31 in sabre over 19 team bouts … Went 3-0 against Wayne State as part of 6-6 performance at Ohio State Invitational (12/5) … Swept Johns Hopkins, Haverford, and Ohio State during 12-11 weekend at Philadelphia Invitational (1/22-1/23) … Picked up wins over Princeton and Columbia at Ivy Round-Robins (2/12-2/13).
High School: Silver medalist at 2018 Cadet World Cup ... Earned gold medal at the 2018 November NAC ... Formerly ranked No. 4 nationally and 12th in the world in Cadet Men's Saber.
Personal: Son of Lianne and Gregory Merchant ... Older brother, Julian, also fenced at Penn ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
| Career Statistics |
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| Year |
W-L |
Pct. |
| 2021-22 |
22-31 |
.415 |
| 2022-23 |
18-21 |
.462 |
| Career |
40-52 |
.435 |
Historical Player Information
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2021-22Sophomore
Sabre
6'0"
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