Fencers

Fencers

By Col. Gary Tocchet
Army Fencing Team OIC

Army’s women fencers broke new ground and set new team records Sunday at the National Intercollegiate Women’s Fencing Association Christmas Open held at Drew University in Madison, N.J.

Eight USMA women competed in the day-long tournament. Freshman Michelle Weinbaum established herself as one of the best fencers at the tournament and impressed the field by remaining a determined and poised rookie collegiate fencer under great pressures all day from experienced and more senior opponents. She earned the gold medal by placing first out of 53 women saber fencers. She also took home the NIWFA Saber Trophy Cup to hold for a year and will have her name inscribed on it. No Army fencer has ever won a gold medal at this competition before.