UNIVERSITY PLACE, Pa. – Stanford freshman Donghwan Park earned All-America honors by placing 11th in the men's sabre at the National Collegiate Fencing Championships on Friday at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center.
Park went 12-11 overall and Calvin Zau placed 17th in the same weapon to close out competition for the Stanford men. Zau, a sophomore, went 9-14, over two days through the 24-fencer field.
Park went 4-4 on Friday to finish among the top 12 and an All-America honorable mention spot. Park had a series of impressive matches, going 5-6 against fellow All-Americans over two days, including victories over NJIT's Justin Petway, 5-0, and North Carolina's Alec Mulvaney, 5-3, on Friday.
"Becoming an All-American is a great honor and a tradition I hope I am able to continue at Stanford," Park said.
Stanford is scheduled to discontinue varsity fencing after this season.
Zau, in his first National Collegiate tournament, had his best bout in a loss. Zau took Notre Dame's Luke Linder, to the brink in a 5-4 result. Linder finished atop the standings at 21-2, with Zau going 1-7 on the final day.
Stanford's three freshmen women – Haley Koo, Irene Yeu, and Joy Yun – are up next, competing Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday (all times Pacific), Yeu begins in the epee 6 a.m., Koo opens in the foil at 8 a.m., and Yun opens in the sabre at 10:30 a.m.
Calvin Zau (right) gave Notre Dame's Luke Linder all he could handle. Photo by Craig Houtz/Penn State Athletics
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Men
Sabre
Day 2 of 2
Standings: 11, Donghwan Park (Stanford) 12-11; 17, Calvin Zau (Stanford) 9-14.
Friday's results
Donghwan Park (12-11, 88-76 pts.)
d. Mason Moskowitz (Cleveland State), 5-2
l. to Dalton Walker (St. John's), 1-5
l. to Jared Smith (Notre Dame), 2-5
l. to Luke Linder (Notre Dame), 2-5
d. Justin Petway (NJIT), 5-0
d. Joey D'Orazio (NJIT), 5-4
l. to Benjamin Rabinowitz (North Carolina), 4-5
d. Alec Mulvaney (North Carolina), 5-3
Calvin Zau (9-14, 82-85 pts.)
l. to Mason Moskowitz (Cleveland State), 2-5
l. to Dalton Walker (St. John's), 4-5
l. to Jared Smith (Notre Dame), 1-5
l. to Luke Linder (Notre Dame), 4-5
l. to Justin Petway (NJIT), 3-5
d. Joey D'Orazio (NJIT), 5-2
l. to Benjamin Rabinowitz (North Carolina), 4-5
l. to Alec Mulvaney (North Carolina), 4-5