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Men's Fencing 6/17/2026 2:50:00 PM Adam Levin '94

Fencing places 12 on CSC Academic All-District At-Large teams

Men's Fencing 6/17/2026 2:50:00 PM Adam Levin '94

Fencing places 12 on CSC Academic All-District At-Large teams

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Twelve members of the Brandeis University men's and women's fencing teams have been named to the 2026 Division III Academic All-District At-Large teams, as selected by the College Sports Communicators.

To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District honors, a player must be a sophomore or older in eligibility; have competed in 75 percent of a team's events, or finished among the top competitors in conference or regional play; and carry at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average. Schools are allowed to nominate a maximum of five members.

Representing the Brandeis men were:

Senior saber fencer Lev BenAvram of Bethesda, Maryland, with a 3.75 GPA as a business major;
Senior saber fencer Seth Edelman of New York, New York, with a 3.93 GPA as physics major;
Junior saber fencer Matthew Chaves of Durham, North Carolina, with a 3.72 GPA as a politics major;
Sophomore foil fencer Alex Fortune of Alto, Michigan, with a 3.97 GPA as a double major in mathematics and economics;
Sophomore epee fencer Lucas Strauss of Boulder, Colorado, with a 3.63 GPA, major undeclared;
And sophomore epee fencer Zichun Wang of Beijing, China, with a 3.62 GPA, major undeclared.

Representing the Brandeis women were:

Senior epee fencer Olivia Bennett of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, with a 3.58 GPA as an economics and studio art double major;
Senior foil fencer Hannah Du of Winchester, Massachusetts, with a 3.77 GPA as a business major;
Senior foil fencer Rhea Menon of Princeton, New Jersey, with a 3.76 GPA as a neuroscience and biology double major;
Junior foil fencer Ella Richards of Harvard, Massachusetts, with a 3.97 GPA as a physics and mathematics double major;
Junior epee fencer Vera Witte of Ridgewood, New Jersey, with a 3.83 GPA as an anthropology and Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies double major;
And senior saber fencer Kat Xikes of Chatham, New Jersey, with a 3.77 GPA as a biology and Health: Science, Society, and Policy double major.

For more information on Brandeis University men's fencing, please visit their website at https://brandeisjudges.com/sports/mens-fencing.

For more information on Brandeis University women's fencing, please visit their website at https://brandeisjudges.com/sports/womens-fencing.

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Players Mentioned

Lev BenAvram: Senior

Matthew Chaves: Junior

Seth Edelman: Senior

Alex Fortune: Sophomore

Lucas Strauss: Sophomore

Zichun Wang: Sophomore

Olivia Bennett: Senior

Hannah Du: Senior

Rhea Menon: Senior

Ella Richards: Junior

Players Mentioned

Lev BenAvram
: Senior

Matthew Chaves
: Junior

Seth Edelman
: Senior

Alex Fortune
: Sophomore

Lucas Strauss
: Sophomore

Zichun Wang
: Sophomore

Olivia Bennett
: Senior

Hannah Du
: Senior

Rhea Menon
: Senior

Ella Richards
: Junior