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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2008-09 Men's Fencing

Samuel Monk

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Basking Ridge, N.J.
  • Highschool Ridge

Biography

2008-09: IFA Epee Team champion … IFA Men’s Three-Weapon champion … IFA Six-Weapon champion … Went 20-18 in dual bouts … Began the season with a 3-0 meet against North Carolina (1/11) … Went 2-1 against Duke (1/25) … Won eight Ivy bouts … Won six bouts at the IFA Championships (2/28) to help Penn to an epee team championship … Also contributed to the men’s three-weapon championship and the overall six-weapon championship at IFAs.


2007-08: Finished the season with a 22-14 record ... Was 2-0 against Stevens (12/1) and Duke (1/13) ... Was 3-0 against both Haverford andCleveland State (1/26) ... Went 8-7 against Ivy competition, including a 3-0 record against Brown (2/3).


2006-07: Went 49-20 in epee overall and 7-8 in Ivy League bouts ... Went 4-1 at the Philadelphia Invitational (1/20) ... Recorded 3-0 sweeps over Ivy opponents at Yale (2/11) and Brown (2/25).

2005-06: Went 6-9 in the regular season and 1-2 in Ivy League bouts ... Placed 17th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional (3/5) ... Was 4-2 against opponents from Rutgers and Duke at the Philadelphia Invitational Multi-Meet (1/22).

High School: Lettered three years in fencing and captained his team two years ... Named team MVP as a senior ... 2005 New Jersey District 2 champion ... Placed 19th at the 2005 USA Fencing Summer Nationals ... Also lettered one year in swimming. 

Personal: Son of Catherine and Geoffrey Monk ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2005-06Freshman

    Epee
  • 2006-07Sophomore

    Epee
  • 2007-08Junior

    Epee
  • 2008-09Senior

    Epee