Jones Paces Fencing at NCAA Northeast Regional

Sunday, March 13

Brown University

NCAA Northeast Regional

Jones Paces Fencing at NCAA Northeast Regional

3/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Fencing

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Senior Simon Jones earned a fifth-place finish in men's epee to lead Brown University fencing at the NCAA Northeast Regional on Sunday at Walker Field House on the campus of Vassar College.

A two-time NCAA qualifier, Jones (Louisville, Colo.) went 14-9 overall on the day on his way to a top-5 finish. Freshman Umar Masood (Pittsford, N.Y.) stood as the only other Bear to reach the final round, placing 12^th in men's foil. Senior Lauren Altman (New York, N.Y.) paced the women's side with a 13^th-place finish in women's sabre.

Supporting Masood in men's foil, senior Kyle Kennedy (Wall, N.J.) came in 15^th place with a 7-5 record. Senior Robert Iverson (Basking Ridge, N.J.) finished in a tie for 22^nd, and junior David Adler (Bellevue, Wash.) came in 31^st in a field of 38 competitors.

Behind Jones in men's epee, sophomore Samuel Koch (San Francisco, Calif.) came in 24^th, junior James Yoon (Austin, Texas) placed 27^th, and sophomore Ryan Connor (Lincoln, R.I.) finished in a tie for 28^th in a field of 41 fencers.

In men's sabre, junior Alex Palabrica (Los Angeles, Calif.) placed 17^th while sophomore Alexander Catoya (Rutherford, N.J.) finished in 23^rd place in a field of 33 competitors.

Following Altman in women's sabre, freshman Claudia Jiang (Basking Ridge, N.J.) came in a tie for 39^th out of 49 fencers in the weapon.

Senior Audrey Lee (Upper Saddle River, N.J.) led the women's foil squad with a 17^th-place finish and a 10-6 overall mark. Sophomore Clarissa Allen (Newtown, Pa.) registered a 20^th-place finish, and freshman Ebba Brunnstrom (London, England) tallied a 38^th-place finish in a field of 47 entrants.

In women's epee, sophomore Signe Ferguson (Wilmington, Del.) came in 20^th, senior Yoojin Cha (Seoul, South Korea) placed in a tie for 38^th, and junior Mika Gross (Newton, Mass.) finished 48^th in a field of 56 fencers.

Next, Brown will look to send representatives to the NCAA Championships at the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center on the campus of Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., from March 24-27. The NCAA will announce selections on Tuesday.

The Bears' previous NCAA qualifiers include Jones (2014, 2015), Palabrica (2015), and Ferguson (2015).

Brown Results:

Men's Foil (38 Competitors)
Umar Masood – 12^th place (4-2 Rd. 2 | 3-3 Rd. 3 | 1-10 Rd. 4 | 8-15 overall)
Kyle Kennedy – 15^th place (5-1 Rd. 2 | 2-4 Rd. 3 | 7-5 overall)
Robert Iverson – T-22^nd place (2-4 Rd. 2 | 2-4 overall)
David Adler – 31^st place (4-0 Rd. 1 | 0-6 Rd. 2 | 4-6 overall)

Men's Sabre (33 Competitors)
Alex Palabrica – 17^th place (4-2 Rd. 1 | 1-5 Rd. 2 | 5-7 overall)
Alex Catoya – 23^rd place (2-4 Rd. 1 | 2-4 overall)

Women's Foil (47 Competitors)
Audrey Lee – 17^th place (4-0 Rd. 1 | 4-2 Rd. 2 | 2-4 Rd. 3 | 10-6 overall)
Clarissa Allen – 20^th place (4-2 Rd. 2 | 0-6 Rd. 3 | 4-8 overall)
Ebba Brunnstrom – 38^th place (2-2 Rd. 1 | 2-2 overall)

Women's Epee (56 Competitors)
Signe Ferguson – 20^th place (4-2 Rd. 2 | 1-5 Rd. 3 | 5-7 overall)
Yoojin Cha – T-38^th place (2-2 Rd. 1 | 2-2 overall)
Mika Gross – 48^th place (1-3 Rd. 1 | 1-3 overall)

Women's Sabre (49 Competitors)
Lauren Altman – 13^th place (2-4 Rd. 1 | 3-3 Rd. 2 | 5-7 overall)
Claudia Jiang – T-39^th place (1-3 Rd. 1 | 1-3 overall)