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2025-26 Men's Fencing Roster

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Players

  • he/him/his

    Jacob Anderson

    Jr. Foil HSSP San Francisco, Calif. San Francisco Waldorf
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    Junior HSSP Foil San Francisco, Calif. San Francisco Waldorf
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    Lev BenAvram

    Sr. Saber Business Bethesda, Md. Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
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    Senior Business Saber Bethesda, Md. Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
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  • Jacob Benson

    Fy. Sabre Undeclared Arlington, Va. Yorktown
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    First-year Undeclared Sabre Arlington, Va. Yorktown
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    Matthew Chaves

    Jr. Saber Politics Durham, N.C. Durham Academy Upper School
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    Junior Politics Saber Durham, N.C. Durham Academy Upper School
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  • Jonah Daniels

    Fy. Epee Undeclared Bozeman, Mont. Bozeman
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    First-year Undeclared Epee Bozeman, Mont. Bozeman
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    Seth Edelman

    Sr. Saber Physics New York, N.Y. Brooklyn Tech
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    Senior Physics Saber New York, N.Y. Brooklyn Tech
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  • Alex Fortune

    So. Foil Economics / Mathematics Alto, Mich. Forest Hills Northern
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    Sophomore Economics / Mathematics Foil Alto, Mich. Forest Hills Northern
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  • David Knizhnik

    Fy. Foil Undeclared Bethesda, Md. Aeon
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    First-year Undeclared Foil Bethesda, Md. Aeon
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  • Luc Kong

    Fy. Foil Undeclared Medford, Mass. Boston College High School
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    First-year Undeclared Foil Medford, Mass. Boston College High School
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  • Jeffrey Longstreet

    So. Epee Business Commack, N.Y. Commack
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    Sophomore Business Epee Commack, N.Y. Commack
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  • Alex Piwowar

    Jr. Saber History / Politics Westford, Mass. Westford Academy
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    Junior History / Politics Saber Westford, Mass. Westford Academy
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  • Bryce Rittershaus

    So. Epee Politics Andover, Mass. Andover
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    Sophomore Politics Epee Andover, Mass. Andover
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  • Dylan Schroeder

    Fy. Epee Undeclared Culver City, Calif. Culver City
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    First-year Undeclared Epee Culver City, Calif. Culver City
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  • Lucas Strauss

    So. Epee Undeclared Boulder, Colo. Boulder
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    Sophomore Undeclared Epee Boulder, Colo. Boulder
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    Jackson Sullivan

    Jr. Foil Anthropology Somerville, Mass. Greater Commonwealth Virtual School
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    Junior Anthropology Foil Somerville, Mass. Greater Commonwealth Virtual School
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    Ross Vine

    Jr. Epee Politics Fairfield, Conn. Hopkins School
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    Junior Politics Epee Fairfield, Conn. Hopkins School
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  • James Wallace

    So. Epee Business Asheville, N.C. Asheville
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    Sophomore Business Epee Asheville, N.C. Asheville
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  • Zichun Wang

    So. Epee Undeclared Beijing, China Beijing National Day School
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    Sophomore Undeclared Epee Beijing, China Beijing National Day School
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  • Jude Wilson

    Fy. Sabre Undeclared Jersey City, N.J. Hudson Catholic
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    First-year Undeclared Sabre Jersey City, N.J. Hudson Catholic
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  • Michael Yerokhin

    Sr. Foil Computer Science Paramus, N.J. Paramus
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    Senior Computer Science Foil Paramus, N.J. Paramus
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  • Hunter Yu

    So. Epee Undeclared Toronto, ON Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
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    Sophomore Undeclared Epee Toronto, ON Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
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    Brandon Zhao

    So. Foil Undeclared Melrose, Mass. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
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    Sophomore Undeclared Foil Melrose, Mass. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School
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Staff Roster

Men's Fencing Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Elif Soyer Sachs

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  • Assistant Coach - Sabre

    Matthew Zich

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  • Assistant Coach - Foil

    Tudor Popescu

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  • Assistant Coach - Epee

    Hunter Stusnick

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  • Armorer

    Al Merritt

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Men's Fencing Support Staff

2025-26 Men's Fencing Roster
Name Yr. Weapon Hometown / High School Major Pronouns
Jacob Anderson Jr. Foil San Francisco, Calif. / San Francisco Waldorf HSSP he/him/his
Lev BenAvram Sr. Saber Bethesda, Md. / Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Business he/him/his
Jacob Benson Fy. Sabre Arlington, Va. / Yorktown Undeclared
Matthew Chaves Jr. Saber Durham, N.C. / Durham Academy Upper School Politics he/him/his
Jonah Daniels Fy. Epee Bozeman, Mont. / Bozeman Undeclared
Seth Edelman Sr. Saber New York, N.Y. / Brooklyn Tech Physics he/him/his
Alex Fortune So. Foil Alto, Mich. / Forest Hills Northern Economics / Mathematics
David Knizhnik Fy. Foil Bethesda, Md. / Aeon Undeclared
Luc Kong Fy. Foil Medford, Mass. / Boston College High School Undeclared
Jeffrey Longstreet So. Epee Commack, N.Y. / Commack Business
Alex Piwowar Jr. Saber Westford, Mass. / Westford Academy History / Politics
Bryce Rittershaus So. Epee Andover, Mass. / Andover Politics
Dylan Schroeder Fy. Epee Culver City, Calif. / Culver City Undeclared
Lucas Strauss So. Epee Boulder, Colo. / Boulder Undeclared
Jackson Sullivan Jr. Foil Somerville, Mass. / Greater Commonwealth Virtual School Anthropology he/him/his
Ross Vine Jr. Epee Fairfield, Conn. / Hopkins School Politics he/him/his
James Wallace So. Epee Asheville, N.C. / Asheville Business
Zichun Wang So. Epee Beijing, China / Beijing National Day School Undeclared
Jude Wilson Fy. Sabre Jersey City, N.J. / Hudson Catholic Undeclared
Michael Yerokhin Sr. Foil Paramus, N.J. / Paramus Computer Science
Hunter Yu So. Epee Toronto, ON / Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute Undeclared
Brandon Zhao So. Foil Melrose, Mass. / Mystic Valley Regional Charter School Undeclared he/him/his

Men's Fencing Coaching Staff

Men's Fencing - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Elif Soyer Sachs Elif Soyer Sachs Head Coach
Matthew Zich Matthew Zich Assistant Coach - Sabre
Tudor Popescu Head Shot Tudor Popescu Assistant Coach - Foil
Andrew Cohen Hunter Stusnick Assistant Coach - Epee
Andrew Cohen Al Merritt Armorer

Men's Fencing Support Staff

Men's Fencing - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Andrew Cohen Carol Osler Faculty Advisor

Staff Roster

Men's Fencing Coaching Staff

Men's Fencing Support Staff

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