UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State returns to the White Building for the first time since hosting the Nittany Lion Cup in September for the 46th annual Garret Open. The two-day event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, starting at 8:30 a.m. each day.
The Nittany Lions will host some of the best collegiate fencing programs in the country as well as some various independent fencers from club programs.
The women competing for Penn State this weekend is as followed:
Epee: Julia Duffy (Stony Brook, N.Y.), Hailey Hahn (Berdnardsville, N.J.), Medora McCarthy (Los Altos Hills, Calif.), Barbara VanBenthuysen (Spring, Texas), Alexandra Gillis (Dix Hills, N.Y), Alissa Hofmann (Cambridge, Mass.), Anastasia Kalonji (Rennes, France), Nicolette Vigna (Thornwood, N.Y.).
Foil: Najiyyah Clark (Maplewood, N.J.), Tyanne Fong (Ampang, Malaysia), Alissa Gozali (Singapore, Singapore), Jiajing Li (Jiangsu, China),Jade Rowland (Princeton Junction, N.J.), Isabella Zuzulo (Newtown, Pa.), Jasmine Bajaj (Commack, N.Y.), Lodovica Bicego (Vicenza, Italy),Ximena Iriarte-Estrada (Huixquilucan, Mexico).
Saber: Carlee Beaty (State College, Pa.), Karen Chang (Hong Kong, China), Sara Cunningham (Decatur, Ga.), Erin McLoughlin (San Jose, Costa Rica), Zara Moss (Cranberry Township, Pa.), DeAna Oliver (Montclair, N.J.), Kelli Wozniak (Westerville, Ohio).
The men competing for Penn State this weekend is as followed:
Epee: Joshua Cole (Chappaqua, N.Y.), Elias Cole (Chappaqua, N.Y.), Ryan Griffiths (Fair Lawn, N.J.), Alex Konert (Bristol, R.I.), Anton Piskovatskov (Houston, Texas), Stefan Nico Popovici (Katy, Texas), Devin Tafoya (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Demetri Zacharakis (Houston, Texas).
Foil: Petar Agatonovic (White Plains, N.Y.), Matthew Lewicki (Oakland, N.J.), Sebastian Tirado (Dorado, Puerto Rico), Sebastiano Bicego(Vicenza, Italy), Andrew Grass (Burke,Va), Shane Iverson (Basking Ridge, N.J.), Andrey Ostatnigrosh (Fresno, Calif.), Felipe Rosario(Maplewood, N.J.).
Saber: Marcel Dolegiewicz (Park Ridge, Ill.), Eduardo Lara (Queretaro, Mexico), Matthew Lewicki (Oakland, N.J.), Karol Metryka (Linden, N.J.), Chase Pflueger (Highlands Ranch, Colo), Gavin Turner (Rehoboth, Mass.), Inti Farfan-Bayerl (Morrison, Colo.), Stephen Matthews(Denver, Colo.), Owen Prevey-Sullivan (Redding, Conn.).
Live stats for this weekend's action can be found here: http://livestats.athletics.psu.edu/fencing/GarretOpen2018/index.htm
After this weekend's action in State College, select Penn State fencers will participate in the Junior/Cadet/Y-14 NAC event that starts Friday, Nov. 9, through Monday, Nov. 12.