THE BASICS:
- Event: New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference Championship
- Results:Â 1st of 14
- Location: Wellesley, Mass. (Wellesley College)
- The Lead: For the 27th time in program history and the first since 2020, the MIT men's fencing captured the New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference (NEIFC) Championship on Saturday at Wellesley College. The sabre team claimed first place with a 35-4 ledger, helping it secure the Silvio Vitale Cup, which goes to the squad with the highest winning percentage. This marks the third straight NEIFC competition the Engineers have won the Vitale Cup as the foil team earned it last year and the epee team was the recipient in 2020. Sophomore Wilson Zhu (Diamond Bar, Calif.) repeated as the epee champion while first year Surya Sakhamuri (Sharon, Mass.) claimed the individual sabre title. First year Niles Liu (Bedford, Mass.) led the way for the foil contingent as he tied for third place.
Epee (First Place with 34-5 record)
|
Overall Finish |
Team Competition Record |
Individual Competition
Pool Round |
Direct Elimination |
| Wilson Zhu |
First Place |
13-0 in Group A |
5-0 |
Round of 8: Won 15-7 vs. Robert Washbourne (UMass)
Semifinals: Won 15-4 vs. Darragh Cronin (UNH)
Final: Won 15-9 vs. Eli Weise (Vassar) |
| Chris Picard |
Tied for Third Place |
11-2 in Group B |
5-0 |
Round of 8: Won 15-7 vs. Seth Wyatt (UMass)
Semifinals: Lost 15-12 vs. Eli Weise (Vassar) |
| Mario Mrowka |
Tied for Third Place |
10-3 in Group C |
3-2 |
Round of 8: Lost 7-5 vs. Darragh Cronin (UNH) |
Foil (Fourth Place with 30-9Â record)
|
Overall Finish |
Team Competition Record |
Individual Competition
Pool Round |
Direct Elimination |
| Niles Liu |
Tied for Third Place |
11-2 in Group A |
5-0 |
Round of 8: Won 15-6 vs. Luke Adams (Northeastern)
Semifinals: Lost 15-13 vs. Ryan Scarpa (Brown) |
| Henry Zhang |
n/a |
10-3 in Group B |
n/a |
n/a |
| Richard Lin |
n/a |
10-3 in Group C |
n/a |
n/a |
Sabre (First Place with 35-4Â record)
|
Overall Finish |
Team Competition Record |
Individual Competition
Pool Round |
Direct Elimination |
| Surya Sakhamuri |
First Place |
11-2 in Group A |
5-0 |
Round of 8: Won 15-2 vs. Zachary Chan (Brown)
Semifinals: Won 15-14 vs. Josh Sohn (MIT)
Final: Won 15-9 vs. Oliver Berger (Vassar) |
| Josh Sohn |
Tied for 3rd place |
13-0 in Group B |
3-2 |
Round of 8: Won 15-12 vs. Domenic Bartolo (Sacred Heart)
Semifinals: Lost 15-14 vs. Surya Sakhamuri (MIT) |
| Alex Harris |
10th Place
(Career Best) |
11-2 in Group B |
1-4 |
n/a |
UP NEXT:
- MIT continues its postseason push on Sunday, March 12 at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship hosted by Harvard University.
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