USA Fencing

Welcome to the hub for the 2024 Junior & Cadet Fencing World Championships, happening April 12–20, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Last year in Bulgaria, Team USA tied its record medal count, with 15.

Friday, April 12: Junior Foil Individual

Saturday, April 13: Cadet Foil Individual

Sunday, April 14: Junior Foil Team

Monday, April 15: Junior Epee Individual

Tuesday, April 16: Cadet Epee Individual

Wednesday, April 17: Junior Epee Team

Thursday, April 18: Junior Saber Individual

Friday, April 19: Cadet Saber Individual

Saturday, April 20: Junior Saber Team

2024 Junior World Championship Team

Women's Epee

• Sarah Gu (Medeo Fencing Club)
• Leehi Machulsky (Academy of Fencing Masters)
• Michaela Joyce (University Of Notre Dame and Elite Fencing Academy (VA))
• Yasmine Khamis (Alliance Fencing Academy)

Men's Epee

• Samuel Imrek (Alliance Fencing Academy)
• Henry Lawson (Fencers Club Inc.)
• Noah Silvers (University Of Notre Dame and Windy City Fencing-Chicago)
• Skyler Liverant (Columbia University and New York Fencing Academy)

Women's Foil

• Emily Jing (Star Fencing Academy)
• Jaelyn Liu (Star Fencing Academy and Fencing Institute Of Texas)
• Katherine Kim (Golubitsky Fencing Center)
• Katerina Lung (Moe Fencing Club LLC)

Men's Foil

• Chase Emmer (Massialas Foundation (M Team) and University Of Notre Dame)
• Samarth Kumbla (Silicon Valley Fencing Center and Columbia University)
• Daniel Zhang (Star Fencing Academy and Harvard University)
• Andrew Chen (Bluegrass Fencers' Club)

Women's Saber

• Magda Skarbonkiewicz (Oregon Fencing Alliance)
• Tatiana Nazlymov (Nazlymov Fencing Foundation and Princeton University) — Individual only
• Zoe Kim (Nellya Fencers and Harvard University)
• Lola Possick (Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy)
• Jenna Shoman (Manhattan Fencing Center) — Team only

Men's Saber

• Colin Heathcock (Manhattan Fencing Center and Christian Bauer Academy)
• Cody Walter Ji (Nellya Fencers)
• Will Morrill (Scarsdale Fencing Center and Fencers Club Inc.)
• Jordan Silberzweig (Manhattan Fencing Center and Yale University)

2024 Cadet World Championship Team

Women's Epee

• Sharika Gajjala (Medeo Fencing Club)
• Elizabeth Zigalo (New York Fencing Academy)
• Regina Lee (Swords Fencing Studio)

Men's Epee

• Alexander Bezrodnov (Medeo Fencing Club)
• Nathaniel Wimmer (Elite Fencing Academy)
• Ryan Jeyoon (Elite Fencing Academy)

Women's Foil

• Emily Jing (Star Fencing Academy)
• Jaelyn Liu (Star Fencing Academy and Fencing Institute Of Texas)
• Katerina Lung (Moe Fencing Club LLC)

Men's Foil

• Luao Yang (Renaissance Fencing Club)
• Jeidus Deseranno (Renaissance Fencing Club)
• Roy Graham (Jovanovic Fencing, Cambridge Fencing Center)

Women's Saber

• Sophie Liu (Capital Fencing Academy)
• Irene Jung (Premier Fencing Academy)
• Charmaine Andres (Southern California Fencing Academy)

Men's Saber

• Shaun Kim (Tim Morehouse Fencing Club)
• Silas Choi (Globus Fencing Academy)
• Robert Wang (Tim Morehouse Fencing Club)

Men’s Epee Coach: Franco Cerutti

Women’s Epee Coach: Natalie Dostert

Men’s Saber Coach: Terrence Lasker

Women’s Saber Coach: Adam Skarbonkiewicz

Men’s Foil Coach: Greg Massialas

Women’s Foil Coach: Ralf Bissdorf

Sports Med: Tomy Ton & Yuko Kimura

Chief of Mission:  Saul Mendoza

Armorers: Liz Morey & David Burgess

Team Leader: Kate Reisinger

JUNIOR WOMEN'S FOIL
10th: Katherine Kim (Golubitsky Fencing Center)
15th: Jaelyn Liu (Star Fencing Academy and Fencing Institute Of Texas)
17th: Emily Jing (Star Fencing Academy)
37th: Katerina Lung (Moe Fencing Club LLC)

JUNIOR MEN'S FOIL
Bronze: Samarth Kumbla (Silicon Valley Fencing Center and Columbia University)
9th: Chase Emmer (Massialas Foundation (M Team) and University Of Notre Dame)
15th: Andrew Chen (Bluegrass Fencers' Club)
24th: Daniel Zhang (Star Fencing Academy and Harvard University)

CADET WOMEN'S FOIL
Gold and 2024 World Champion: Jaelyn Liu (Star Fencing Academy and Fencing Institute Of Texas)
9th: Emily Jing (Star Fencing Academy)
11th: Katerina Lung (Moe Fencing Club LLC)

CADET MEN'S FOIL
Silver: Jeidus Deseranno (Renaissance Fencing Club)
5th: Luao Yang (Renaissance Fencing Club)
17th: Roy Graham (Jovanovic Fencing, Cambridge Fencing Center)

TEAM USA WOMEN
6th Place: Emily Jing, Jaelyn Liu, Katherine Kim, Katerina Lung

TEAM USA MEN
Gold and 2024 World Champions: Samarth Kumbla, Chase Emmer, Andrew Chen, Daniel Zhang 

JUNIOR WOMEN'S EPEE
Bronze: Leehi Machulsky (Academy of Fencing Masters)
6th:Michaela Joyce (Elite Fencing Academy and University of Notre Dame)
14th: Yasmine Khamis (Alliance Fencing Academy)
36th: Sarah Gu (Medeo Fencing Club)

JUNIOR MEN'S Epee
Bronze: Samuel Imrek (Alliance Fencing Academy)
9th: Noah Silvers (Windy City Fencing Chicago and University Of Notre Dame)
23rd: Henry Lawson (Fencers Club and Harvard Fencing )
50th: Skyler Liverant (New York Fencing Academy)

CADET WOMEN'S EPEE
Silver: Sharika Gajjala (Medeo Fencing Club)
10th: Regina Lee (Swords Fencing Studio)
28th: Elizabeth Zigalo (New York Fencing Academy)

CADET MEN'S EPEE
Bronze: Alexander Bezrodnov (Medeo Fencing Club)
20th: Ryan Jeyoon (Elite Fencing Academy)
49th: Nathaniel Wimmer (Elite Fencing Academy )

TEAM USA WOMEN
Gold and 2024 World Champions: Sarah Gu, Michaela Joyce, Yasmine Kahmis, Leehi Machulsky

TEAM USA MEN
5th: Samuel Imrek, Henry Lawson, Skyler Liverant, Noah Silvers

JUNIOR WOMEN'S SABER
5th: Magda Skarbonkiewicz (Oregon Fencing Alliance
15th: Tatiana Nazlymov (Nazlymov Fencing Foundation & Princeton University)
21st: Zoe Kim (Nellya Fencers & Harvard University)
26th: Lola Possick (Advance Fencing & Fitness Academy)

JUNIOR MEN'S SABER
Bronze: Will Morrill (Scardsdale Fencing Center & Fencers Club Inc.)
8th: Cody Walter Ji (Nellya Fencers)
9th: Colin Heathcock (Christian Bauer Academy & Manhattan Fencing Center)
29th: Jordan Silberzweig (Manhattan Fencing Center & Yale University)

CADET WOMEN'S SABER
17th: Charmaine Andres (Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA))
23rd: Sophie Liu (Capital Fencing Academy)
47th: Irene Jung (Premier Fencing Academy)

CADET MEN'S SABER
11th: Robert Wang (Tim Morehouse Fencing Club)
25th: Silas Choi (Globus Fencing Academy)
37th: Shaun Kim (Tim Morehouse Fencing Club)

TEAM USA WOMEN
5th: Magda Skarbonkiewicz, Jenna Shoman, Zoe Kim, Lola Possick

TEAM USA MEN
Gold: Cody Walter Ji, Will Morrill, Colin Heathcock, Jordan Silberzweig

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• USA Fencing Point Standings

Here's where the past 10 Junior & Cadet Fencing World Championships have been held:

2015 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2016 - Bourges, France
2017 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2018 - Verona, Italy
2019 - Toruń, Poland
2020 - The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 - Cairo, Egypt
2022 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2023 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2024 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Team USA won 15 medals at the 2023 Junior & Cadet Worlds in Plovdiv, tying their own record set in 2022. 

Junior Women’s Saber

• Gold: Magda Skarbonkiewicz

Junior Men’s Saber

• Gold: Colin Heathcock

Cadet Women’s Saber

• Bronze: Jenna Shoman

Cadet Men’s Saber

• Gold: Will Morrill
• Bronze: Taylor Chon

Junior Women’s Foil

• Gold: Zander Rhodes
• Silver: Lauren Scruggs

Junior Men’s Foil

• Bronze: Samarth Kumbla

Cadet Women’s Foil

• Bronze: Emily Jing

Junior Women’s Epee

• Gold: Hadley Husisian

Junior Men’s Epee

• Bronze: Samuel Imrek

Junior Men’s Saber — Team Event

• Gold: Team USA (Colin Heathcock, William Morrill, Cody Walter Ji, Lev BenAvram)

Junior Women’s Foil — Team Event

• Gold: Team USA (Lauren Scruggs, Zander Rhodes, Ryanne Leslie, Emily Jing)

Junior Men’s Foil — Team Event

• Gold: Team USA (Samarth Kumbla, Brandon Li, Andrew Chen, Daniel Zhang)

Junior Women’s Epee — Team Event

• Silver: Team USA (Hadley Husisian, Ketki Ketkar, Faith Park, Tierna Oxenreider)