Nov. 5, 2016
By Joanne Norell
NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame fencing program wasted no time in seeking out the best teams in the country to begin its collegiate slate Saturday at the Elite Invitational. After a full day of dual play, the Irish proved they are again among that group.
Both Notre Dame men’s and women’s squads came away with 4-1 records on the day at the Michanik Fencing Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The men defeated NJIT, Princeton, Yale and North Carolina, while the women bested Temple, Yale, Penn and Cornell. The men fell to Penn, while the women dropped to Princeton.
For the Irish men, foilists Hazem Khazbak and John Crumpler went 6-0 apiece, while Axel Kiefer turned in a 7-2 mark and Kristjan Archer came in at 6-3 on the day. Dylan French was 6-3 in epee for the Irish, while freshman Arsenii Panteleev went 8-4 on the day in sabre.
On the women’s side, newcomer Amanda Sirico was 8-4 on the day in epee while, in foil, sophomore Elyssa Kleiner posted an 8-2 record.
Members of the Irish will be back in action November 11-14 at the Junior North American Cup at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. The next collegiate event for the Irish will be the Penn State Open, slated for November 20 at the White Building at Penn State University.
Elite Invitational
Coach Dave Micahnik Fencing Center
Philadelphia, Pa.
November 5, 2016
Men
Notre Dame 17, NJIT 10
Epee 3-6
Dylan French 2-1
Ariel Simmons 1-2
Nicholas Hanahan 0-1
Aidan Antekeier 0-1
Zachary Zeller 0-1
Foil 6-3
Axel Kiefer 2-1
Kristjan Archer 2-1
Virgile Collineau 2-1
Sabre 8-1
Arsenii Panteleev 3-0
Jonah Shainberg 2-0
Jonathan Fitzgerald 2-0
Ariel Croitoru 1-0
Ian Jones 0-1
Notre Dame 17, Princeton 10
Epee 6-3
Dylan French 2-1
Nicholas Hanahan 2-0
Ariel Simmons 1-1
Zachary Zeller 1-0
Cole Mallette 0-1
Foil 7-2
Axel Kiefer 3-0
Kristjan Archer 2-1
Virgile Collineau 2-1
Sabre 4-5
Arsenii Panteleev 2-1
Jonathan Fitzgerald 1-2
Jonah Shainberg 1-2
Notre Dame 16, Yale 11
Epee 4-5
Cole Mallette 2-1
Aidan Antekeier 1-2
Zachary Zeller 1-2
Foil 7-2
Hazem Khazbak 3-0
John Crumpler 3-0
Michael Antipas 1-2
Sabre 5-4
Jonah Shainberg 2-1
Jonathan Fitzgerald 2-1
Arsenii Panteleev 1-2
Penn 15, Notre Dame 14
Epee 5-4
Nicholas Hanahan 2-1
Dylan French 2-1
Ariel Simmons 1-2
Foil 5-4
Axel Kiefer 2-1
Kristjan Archer 2-1
Virgile Collineau 1-2
Sabre 3-6
Arsenii Panteleev 2-1
Jonah Shainberg 1-2
Jonathan Fitzgerald 0-3
Notre Dame 21, North Carolina 6
Epee 6-3
Cole Mallette 2-0
Zachary Zeller 2-1
Ariel Simmons 1-0
Aidan Antekeier 1-2
Foil 8-1
Hazem Khazbak 3-0
John Crumpler 3-0
Michael Antipas 2-1
Sabre 7-2
Jonathan Fitzgerald 2-0
Jonah Shainberg 2-1
Arsenii Panteleev 1-1
Ariel Croitoru 1-0
Ian Jones 1-0
Women
Notre Dame 14, Temple 13
Epee 6-3
Julia Barry 3-0
Amanda Sirico 2-1
Marie-Anne Roche 1-0
Molly Hudson 0-2
Foil 5-4
Elyssa Kleiner 3-0
Finnula Mageras 1-2
Morgan Partridge 1-2
Sabre 3-6
Claudia Kulmacz 2-1
Tara Hassett 1-2
Francesca Russo 0-3
Princeton 18, Notre Dame 9
Epee 1-8
Amanda Sirico 1-3
Julia Barry 0-3
Marie-Anne Roche 0-2
Molly Hudson 0-1
Foil 5-4
Elyssa Kleiner 2-1
Morgan Partridge 2-1
Finnula Mageras 1-1
Erin Dietsche 0-1
Sabre 3-6
Francesca Russo 2-1
Tara Hassett 1-2
Claudia Kulmacz 0-3
Notre Dame 20, Yale 7
Epee 6-3
Eva Niklinska 2-1
Julia Barry 2-1
Marie-Anne Roche 2-1
Foil 8-1
Finnula Mageras 3-0
Zoe Loh 3-0
Erin Dietsche 2-1
Sabre 6-3
Claudia Kulmacz 2-0
Francesca Russo 2-1
Tara Hassett 1-1
Regina O’Brien 1-0
Jamie Norville 0-1
Notre Dame 15, Penn 12
Epee 6-3
Amanda Sirico 3-0
Marie-Anne Roche 2-1
Julia Barry 1-2
Foil 5-4
Elyssa Kleiner 2-1
Morgan Partridge 2-1
Finnula Mageras 1-2
Sabre 4-5
Tara Hassett 2-1
Francesca Russo 2-1
Claudia Kulmacz 0-3
Notre Dame 16, Cornell 11
Epee 3-5
Amanda Sirico 2-1
Marie-Anne Roche 1-2
Julia Barry 1-2
Foil 5-4
Erin Dietsche 2-1
Finnula Mageras 2-1
Elyssa Kleiner 1-0
Zoe Loh 0-2
Sabre 7-2
Francesca Russo 3-0
Tara Hassett 2-1
Jamie Norville 2-1
— ND —
Joanne Norell, athletics communications assistant director at the University of Notre Dame, has been part of the Fighting Irish athletics communications team since 2014 and coordinates communications efforts for the Notre Dame women’s soccer, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and fencing programs. Norell is a 2011 graduate of Purdue University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communication, and earned her master’s degree in sports industry management from Georgetown University in 2013.