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Chan and Yee-Wadsworth Finish at NCAA Championships; Chan Named Elite 90 Award Recipient
3/26/2023 5:27:00 PM | Fencing
DURHAM, N.C. – Brown fencers Casey Chan and Sofia Yee-Wadsworth closed out the 2022-23 season at the 2023 NCAA Championships at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina over the weekend.
Chan racked up 10 victories in the saber to finish 15th in the nation. Yee-Wadsworth compiled five wins in the épée to finish 23rd in the nation. Chan was also named the recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 Award, given in recognition of the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers.
"I'm extremely proud of Casey and Sofie for their hard work over the season and their amazing effort over a weekend of difficult fencing alongside their peers, the nation's best and brightest!" said head coach Alex Ripa, "One of the most demanding fencing events, the NCAA Championships is always a grueling challenge - congratulations to them both for representing Brown so well!
"And, big congratulations to Casey for winning the Elite 90 Award for fencing - Brown Fencing has both brains AND brawn! The weekend was a wonderful finish to one of our best seasons to date!"
Both fencers competed in the first three rounds on Saturday before the fourth and fifth rounds on Sunday. Both Chan and Yee-Wadsworth competed in a bout against the 23 other competitors in their respective weapon class.
Chan picked up four wins on Saturday and sat in 23rd-place heading into today's final rounds. The senior posted six wins in eight bouts on Sunday to climb the final standings and take 15th overall. She went 3-1 in both the fourth and fifth rounds and took a 5-4 win over Harvard's Elizabeth Tartakosky, the eventual National Runner-Up.
Yee-Wadsworth took three wins in Saturday's competition before adding two more victories on Sunday to finish with five. On Sunday, she took wins over Ohio State's Yeva Mazur and Tufts' Karen Bei.
Complete results and a photo gallery from each day of competition are below.
CHAN:
Saturday
L, 5-1 vs. Vivian Lu, Penn
L, 5-3 vs. Hailey Lu, Penn
L, 5-4 vs. Vera Kong, Columbia
L, 5-0 vs. Nora Burke, Columbia
L, 5-4 vs. Julieta Toledo, Ohio State
L, 5-2 vs. Sydney Hirsch, Yale
L, 5-3 vs. Sky Miller, Northwestern
W, 5-3 vs. Megumi Oishi, Northwestern
W, 5-1 vs. Sophia Kovacs, North Carolina
L, 5-4 vs. Aleksandra Strzalkowski, Penn State
L, 5-0 vs. Chloe Fox-Gitomen, Princeton
L, 5-2 vs. Ryan Jenkins, Princeton
L, 5-2 vs. Maggie Shealy, Brandeis
W, 5-4 vs. Anneke Zegers, Duke
W, 5-2 vs. Kunling Tong, Duke
Sunday
W, 5-2 vs. Julia Cieslaer, St. John's
W, 5-3 vs. Kristen Palmer, MIT
L, 5-2 vs. Zoe Kim, Harvard
W, 5-4 vs. Elizabeth Tartakowsky, Harvard
W, 5-4 vs. Joy Yun, Stanford
W, 5-2 vs. Mira Vestel, Air Force
L, 5-0 vs. Kara Linder, Notre Dame
W, 5-3 vs. Atara Greenbaum, Notre Dame
YEE-WADSWORTH
Saturday
L, 5-3 vs. Costanza Greggi, LIU
L, 5-2 vs. Laura Fekete, LIU
L, 4-3 vs. Faith Park, Harvard
L, 5-1 vs. Emily Vermeule, Harvard
L, 5-2 vs. Jocelyn Ratzloff, Air Force
W, 5-3 vs. Dominika Pawlowska, NJIT
L, 5-1 vs. Jessica Liang, Penn
L, 5-4 vs. Shirley Guo, Penn
W, 5-1 vs. Renee Zuhars, UC-San Diego
L, 5-3 vs. Irene Yeu, Stanford
L, 5-3 vs. Kateryna Chorniy, Penn State
W, 5-4 vs. Chloe Beittel, Duke
L, 5-4 vs. Karen Wang, Northwestern
L, 5-3 vs. Kaylin Hsieh, Notre Dame
L, 5-3 vs. Eszter Muhari, Notre Dame
Sunday
L, 5-3 vs. Hadley Husisian, Princeton
L, 5-0 vs. Jessica Lin, Princeton
W, 5-4 vs. Yeva Mazur, Ohio State
L, 5-0 vs. Montserrat Viveros, Ohio State
W, 5-4 vs. Karen Bei, Tufts
L, 5-3 vs. Nicole Gavrilko, St. John's
L, 5-2 vs. Ariana Mangano, Columbia
L, 5-1 vs. Tierna Oxenreider, Columbia
Gallery: (3-26-2023) Fencing at NCAA Championship (3/25/23)
Gallery: (3-26-2023) Fencing at NCAA Championship (3/26/23)
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Chan racked up 10 victories in the saber to finish 15th in the nation. Yee-Wadsworth compiled five wins in the épée to finish 23rd in the nation. Chan was also named the recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 Award, given in recognition of the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers.
"I'm extremely proud of Casey and Sofie for their hard work over the season and their amazing effort over a weekend of difficult fencing alongside their peers, the nation's best and brightest!" said head coach Alex Ripa, "One of the most demanding fencing events, the NCAA Championships is always a grueling challenge - congratulations to them both for representing Brown so well!
"And, big congratulations to Casey for winning the Elite 90 Award for fencing - Brown Fencing has both brains AND brawn! The weekend was a wonderful finish to one of our best seasons to date!"
Both fencers competed in the first three rounds on Saturday before the fourth and fifth rounds on Sunday. Both Chan and Yee-Wadsworth competed in a bout against the 23 other competitors in their respective weapon class.
Chan picked up four wins on Saturday and sat in 23rd-place heading into today's final rounds. The senior posted six wins in eight bouts on Sunday to climb the final standings and take 15th overall. She went 3-1 in both the fourth and fifth rounds and took a 5-4 win over Harvard's Elizabeth Tartakosky, the eventual National Runner-Up.
Yee-Wadsworth took three wins in Saturday's competition before adding two more victories on Sunday to finish with five. On Sunday, she took wins over Ohio State's Yeva Mazur and Tufts' Karen Bei.
Complete results and a photo gallery from each day of competition are below.
CHAN:
Saturday
L, 5-1 vs. Vivian Lu, Penn
L, 5-3 vs. Hailey Lu, Penn
L, 5-4 vs. Vera Kong, Columbia
L, 5-0 vs. Nora Burke, Columbia
L, 5-4 vs. Julieta Toledo, Ohio State
L, 5-2 vs. Sydney Hirsch, Yale
L, 5-3 vs. Sky Miller, Northwestern
W, 5-3 vs. Megumi Oishi, Northwestern
W, 5-1 vs. Sophia Kovacs, North Carolina
L, 5-4 vs. Aleksandra Strzalkowski, Penn State
L, 5-0 vs. Chloe Fox-Gitomen, Princeton
L, 5-2 vs. Ryan Jenkins, Princeton
L, 5-2 vs. Maggie Shealy, Brandeis
W, 5-4 vs. Anneke Zegers, Duke
W, 5-2 vs. Kunling Tong, Duke
Sunday
W, 5-2 vs. Julia Cieslaer, St. John's
W, 5-3 vs. Kristen Palmer, MIT
L, 5-2 vs. Zoe Kim, Harvard
W, 5-4 vs. Elizabeth Tartakowsky, Harvard
W, 5-4 vs. Joy Yun, Stanford
W, 5-2 vs. Mira Vestel, Air Force
L, 5-0 vs. Kara Linder, Notre Dame
W, 5-3 vs. Atara Greenbaum, Notre Dame
YEE-WADSWORTH
Saturday
L, 5-3 vs. Costanza Greggi, LIU
L, 5-2 vs. Laura Fekete, LIU
L, 4-3 vs. Faith Park, Harvard
L, 5-1 vs. Emily Vermeule, Harvard
L, 5-2 vs. Jocelyn Ratzloff, Air Force
W, 5-3 vs. Dominika Pawlowska, NJIT
L, 5-1 vs. Jessica Liang, Penn
L, 5-4 vs. Shirley Guo, Penn
W, 5-1 vs. Renee Zuhars, UC-San Diego
L, 5-3 vs. Irene Yeu, Stanford
L, 5-3 vs. Kateryna Chorniy, Penn State
W, 5-4 vs. Chloe Beittel, Duke
L, 5-4 vs. Karen Wang, Northwestern
L, 5-3 vs. Kaylin Hsieh, Notre Dame
L, 5-3 vs. Eszter Muhari, Notre Dame
Sunday
L, 5-3 vs. Hadley Husisian, Princeton
L, 5-0 vs. Jessica Lin, Princeton
W, 5-4 vs. Yeva Mazur, Ohio State
L, 5-0 vs. Montserrat Viveros, Ohio State
W, 5-4 vs. Karen Bei, Tufts
L, 5-3 vs. Nicole Gavrilko, St. John's
L, 5-2 vs. Ariana Mangano, Columbia
L, 5-1 vs. Tierna Oxenreider, Columbia
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program, and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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