ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell women's fencing team will welcome six newcomers for the upcoming 2023-24 campaign. The Big Red will welcome three sabre, two epee and one foil fencer to the roster.
Fr. • Sabre • New York, N.Y. • The Brearley School
A four-time Brazilian national senior semifinalist in sabre while competing at the Manhattan Fencing Center and attending The Brearley School ... was the Brazilian junior national champion in 2023 after finishing as runner-up previously ... two-time U.S. national championship medalist (2020, 22) ... participant at the Senior World Championships in 2022 and the Junior World Championships in 2023.
Fr. • Sabre • Atlanta, Ga. • North Atlanta HS
Had top finishes at all levels in sabre while competing for Nellya Fencers Club and attending North Atlanta HS ... took first and second at the 2022 Peachtree Battle ROC in Division I-A and Division II, respectively ... took third at juniors at the 2022 Magic City RJCC ... grabbed third at the 2021 Cadet Infinity Cup and the 2020 Orlando Challenge.
Fr. • Foil • Cupertino, Calif. • Saratoga HS
Lee was a member of the U.S. Fencing Cadet National Team in 2020-21 while attending Saratoga HS ... placed ninth at the 2022 Thailand Junior World Cup ... earned cadet gold at the July 2021 Challenge Tournament ... grabbed bronze at the December 2021 NAC ... has regularly placed in the top 10 at national events on the cadet and junior level ... helped her team to silver at the Budapest-European Cadet Circuit in 2021 ... finished in the top 32 at the European Cadet Circuit in both 2020 and 2021 ... ranked as high as 10th in foil in the U.S. cadet rankings and 36th in the senior rankings.
Fr. • Epee • Los Angeles, Calif. • Flintridge Preparatory School
Leung was a first-team All-American in 2021 while attending Flintridge Preparatory School ... finished 13th at the 2022 Summer Nationals Junior Women's Epee ... took 19th at 2021 Grenoble Cadet World Cup ... claimed Gold at 2020 Junior Olympics Junior Team Women's Epee ... finished eighth at the 2019 October NAC Cadet Women's Epee.
Fr. • Sabre • Sacramento, Calif. • St. Francis HS
Marsee posted top finishes on the local, regional, national and international level in sabre while competing for Premier Fencing Academy and attending St. Francis HS ... finished second at the juniors NAC event in 2022 ... placed 15th overall at the Junior Olympics ... part of a silver-medal winning team at the World Cup cadet event in Sofia, Bulgaria ... grabbed 22nd overall as an individual in Bulgaria ... finished fifth at the Cadet World Cup in Meylan, France ... placed second at the Division I NAC event in June of 2021 ... third in the Cadet division at the 2021 Junior Olympics ... was 11th at the 2020 Junior Olympics in the junior division.
Fr. • Epee • Sydney, Australia • Kambala HS
Captured gold at the 2022 Australian Fencing Federation senior school national championships while attending Kambala HS ... won bronze at the Junior Women's Commonwealth Fencing Championships ... earned silver at the 2022 Australian Fencing Federation in open women's epee ... captured bronze at the junior women's epee in London ... has placed highly at national and international competitions throughout the world at the junior, cadet and open levels.
