Story by Philip J. Daly
From obscurity to prominence, Vassar College has entered a new era in its fencing history under the guidance of Coach Bruce Gillman and Assistant Coach Eric Sovka. The Brewers season included a host of first time accomplishments; inclusive of a 17-10 victory over an extremely respectable a NYU team to whom they suffered a 14-13 loss in their first meet of the year. Believe me when I say NYU is and always has been a powerhouse in the fencing world so this was no small accomplishment. The Vassar Brewers Women’s Team finished the season with a 31-7 record which can be counted as their best record to date. Fencing Meets have 27 bouts and are comprised of individual fencers fencing 9 Epee bouts, 9 Foil bouts and 9 Saber bouts. Vassar’s Women’s Team had many stellar performances this year; inclusive of Julie Carlsen (Saber) 68-25, Brooke Schieffer (Saber) 64-24, Katie LeClair (Foil) 79-22, Jackie Kory (Foil) 77-27, Sophie Courser (Epee) 84-15, Caitlin Clevenger (Epee) 68-28 and Victoria Weser (Epee) 69-36. Coach Gilman was recognized for his leadership a unanimous selection as the 2010-11 Northeast Conference Coach of the Year.
The Vassar Brewers Men’s Team finished the season with a 23-12 record lead by fencing sensation Andrew Fischl with a 53-8 (Saber) personal record. Additional strong performances were turned in by Tavish Pegram with a 60-15 (Epee) personal record, Alex Bue with a 56-40 (Foil) personal record, Michael D’Urso with a 60-15 (Foil) Nick Johnson with a 60-23 (Epee) personal record and Brian Rouse with a 62-24 (Epee) personal record.
To read more about the Vassar Brewers Fencing program go to http://www.vassarathletics.com/index.aspx?tab=fencing2&path=wfence
2010-11 Vassar Men’s Team Roster
Tushar Agarwal
John Arden
Alex Blue
Dennis D’Urso
Michael D’Urso
Andrew Fischl
Nicholas Johnson
Conr Kenny
Kenny Lee
Nichloas Mongillo
Tavish Pegram
Gabriel Perez
Brian Rouse
Matt Steinschneider
Alex Castola
Giovanni Zaccheo
2010-11 Vassar Women’s Team Roster
Tracy Bratt
Julie Carlsen
Caitlin Clevenger
Sophie Courser
Comino Gehard-O’Connell
Alia Heintz
Elizabeth Ilechko
Jillian Kosimovich
Jacquelin Kory
Katie LeClair
Brooke Schieffer
Hallie Stotler
Katharine Sweeney
Emma Telischi
Victorua Weiss
Veronica Weser
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