LOUISVILLE, KY. - The final day of the 2024 November North American Cup (NAC) finished out with lots of excitement.
Junior Women’s Saber gold medalist, Sophie Liu (Capital Fencing Academy) said she felt an “overwhelming amount of support” during her victory. This gold medal for her makes her even more excited for what is to come in the future.
She said she had results based goals but “in terms of myself, definitely, take it one competition at a time. Just enjoy the process. It’s really easy to get caught up in points and stuff, but I just want to have a good time.”
Roy Graham (Jovanovic Fencing) proved just how much of a marathon a day of fencing really is after claiming gold in the junior men’s foil event. He came out of pools ranked 97th and ended up at the top of the podium. “It feels absolutely amazing. It’s been awhile since I have won an event, I came into today with a lot of pressure. It was a battle.”
Thinking back on his day he said “just take it one bout at a time. I don’t care about my seeding, once I get into direct elimination, I felt like I had nothing to lose then. I really felt like with that mentality I was able to push through.
In one of the final events of the day, Leehi Machulsky (Academy of Fencing Masters & Princeton University), claimed gold in junior women’s epee. She said “it’s definitely rewarding” when reflecting on her win.
Her secret to success was just keeping calm, “I just tried to keep calm, I was listening to music, tried to stay focused, listen to my coach, and my mom was there to support me so I think the help of everyone around me was really helpful.”
November NAC Day 4 Photos#
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Day 4 Top 8 Results
Junior Women’s Saber
Gold: Sophie Liu (Capital Fencing Academy)
Silver: Keira Lauri (Tim Morehouse Fencing Club)
Bronze: Xuanyi Zhang (LA Fencing Academy of Pomona & Spartak)
Bronze: Nisha Hild (Northwestern University & Boston Fencing Club)
5th: Hannah Lee (Boston Fencing Club)
6th: Natalie Tsui (Manhattan Fencing Center)
7th: Katherine A. Andres (University of Pennsylvania & Southern California Fencing Academy)
8th: Carina Festa (Manhattan Fencing Center)
Junior Women’s Epee
Gold: Leehi Machulsky (Academy of Fencing Masters & Princeton University)
Silver: Yasmine A. Khamis (Alliance Fencing Academy & Olympia Fencing Center)
Bronze: Sophia N. Jakel (DC Fencers Club)
Bronze: Isabella Chin (New York Fencing Academy)
5th: Alexandra Rakhovski (New York Fencing Academy)
6th: Phoebe C. Chisholm (Olympia Fencing Center)
7th: Sarah Gu (Medeo Fencing Club)
8th: Victoria R. Zhang (Alliance Fencing Academy)
Junior Men’s Foil
Gold: Roy Graham (Jovanovic Fencing)
Silver: Aiden Siu (SoCAL Fencing Center)
Bronze: Richard Li (Star Fencing Academy)
Bronze: Cristiano Coelho (Massialas Foundation)
5th: Jayden Hooshi (East Coast Fencing Club)
6th: Jonathan Dai (V Fencing Club)
7th: Alexander Wu (Star Fencing Academy)
8th: Yonjae Kim (Top Fencing Club)
Cadet Men’s Epee Team
Gold: Those Who Know (Christopher Davoodian, Leon Fu, Nathan Kim, and Jake Lo)
Silver: Dynamo (Ethan Sheng Xuan Chung, Daniel Rubin, and Hongrui Yue)
Bronze: Alliance Red (Jonathan Barg, Caleb Eskridge, Nikhil Khanna, and Ethan Romanov)
Cadet Women's Foil Team
Gold: Supermach (Samantha Liu, Ziyue Luo, Ke Ma, and Zhihe Tie)
Silver: PJ Masks (Chuxi Sheng, Carol Wang, Dina C. Wang, and Ivy Zhang)
Bronze: Touched and Confused (Lola Brown, Seren Deseranno, Samyuta Mummaneni, and Evelyn Watson)
Y-14 Men’s Saber
Gold: Howard Li (LA Fencing Academy of Pomona)
Silver: Isaac Yook (Tim Morehouse Fencing Club)
Bronze: Jayden Hwang (LA Fencing Academy of Pomona)
Bronze: Aiden J. Tse (Premier Fencing Academy & Halberstadt Fencers' Club)
5th: Alex F. Huang (Lilov Fencing Academy)
6th: Ilyas Sassi (International Fencing Club)
7th: Ayden Li (Southern California Fencing Academy)
8th: Ivan Ye (Alpha Fencing Academy)