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Season in Review: Fencing

STANFORD, Calif. – For the third-straight season, the Stanford Cardinal proved to be the best in the MPSF. Card fencers accounted for two MPSF individual champs, two NCAA West Regional champs, seven competitors at NCAAs and a pair of All-Americans.

The Card’s two All-American selections were repeat selections – Irene Yeu earned the honor for the third time in her career, and Crystal Qian picked it up for the second time in her career.

Qian was also named the women’s fencing Elite 90 recipient, which is given to the national championships competitor with the highest cumulative GPA.

Five others joined the Cardinal at nationals, including USFCA and MPSF First Team honorees Joy Yun, Casey Chan, Arianna Cao, Sanjay Kasi and Jared Hammerstrom.

After the season, longtime co-head coaches Lisa Posthumus and George Pogosov announced their retirement. The duo combined for over 45 years combined at the helm of the men’s and women’s fencing teams.

In Posthumus’ 25 seasons, the final 21 of which were alongside Pogosov, the Cardinal posted three Final Four finishes and 16 top-10 NCAA finishes. The programs boasts five Olympians and a 100 percent graduation rate.


Honors

Team

11th at NCAA Championships

MPSF Champions

Seven NCAA qualifiers

Two MPSF Individual Champions

Two NCAA West Regional Champions


 

Individuals

Crystal Qian

Elite 90 Award winner

Second Team All-American

NCAA West Regional Women’s Foil Champ

MPSF Women’s Foil second place

MPSF Women's Fencer of the Year

USFCA West All-Region First Team

All-MPSF First Team

MPSF All-Academic Team

 

Irene Yeu

Honorable Mention All-American

MPSF Women’s Epee third place

NCAA West Regional Women’s Epee second place

USFCA West All-Region First Team

All-MPSF Second Team

MPSF All-Academic Team

 

Arianna Cao

MPSF Women’s Foil Champ

NCAA West Regional Women’s Foil second place

USFCA West All-Region First Team

All-MPSF First Team

 

Joy Yun

MPSF Women’s Saber second place

NCAA West Regional Women’s Saber second place

USFCA West All-Region First Team

All-MPSF First Team

MPSF All-Academic Team

 

Sanjay Kasi

MPSF Men’s Foil third place

USFCA West All-Region Second Team

All-MPSF Second Team

MPSF All-Academic Team

 

Jared Hammerstrom

MPSF Men’s Saber Champ

All-MPSF First Team

USFCA West All-Region Honorable Mention

 

Casey Chan

NCAA West Regional Women’s Saber Champ

USFCA West All-Region First Team

All-MPSF Second Team

 

Erika Yong

NCAA West Regional Women’s Saber third place

USFCA West All-Region Second Team

All-MPSF Second Team

MPSF All-Academic Team

 

Nash Young

USFCA West All-Region Second Team

 

Alexander Jeon

USFCA West All-Region Honorable Mention

 

Draper Dayton

USFCA West All-Region Honorable Mention

 

Haley Koo

USFCA West All-Region Honorable Mention

 

Ellen Wang

USFCA West All-Region Honorable Mention

 

Luke Park

MPSF All-Academic Team

 

Kai Rayle

MPSF All-Academic Team

 

Sofia Raso

MPSF All-Academic Team