April 2025 NAC, Day 2: Legacies Secured Among National Championship Events

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by Nicole Kirk & Rachel Luce

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The second day of the 2025 Division I National Championship, Parafencing National Championship, and April North American Cup was monumental as the legacy of Peter Westbrook was honored and cemented forever as the Division I Men’s Saber event is now the Peter Westbrook Division I Men’s Saber National Championship.


Susan Miles Westbrook and Peter’s family came today in honor of the naming of the event. 


“Wow, it's such an honor, really, such an honor.” She says Peter lived and dreamed and breathed fencing. It was an honor for me to learn about fencing. I actually learned about him in 1984 when he won the bronze metal here in Los Angeles, 40 years ago. And so to come full circle and full fencing to honor him, I'm so blessed. I'm so happy. My job in life is to keep the legacy of Peter Westbrook.


Pat Bedrosian (Salle Couturier) battled back after having to leave her Malibu home twice during the Los Angeles fires earlier this year. Because of this, her tournament preparation was barely there. Before today's matches, she went with the flow and gave her best effort.


”Well, I can't say that I did much. I live in Malibu, and I was evacuated twice in the last two months, and my fencing here wound up, who knows where, and I just didn't have any chance to practice at all.“


Shelby Mitchell (Valkyrie Fencing) won her first gold medal, which happens to also be a national championship, after a tragic loss in her family whom she dedicated the win to. 


“I’ve been working my butt off for this,” she said. After taking a hiatus, she said she really relied on her breathing to get her through the day. 


“I really like breathing. So if you saw me in the final, you saw me like [taking a deep breath], you saw me breathing.

Day 2 Results

Division I Women’s Epee

Gold: Kasia Nixon (Peter Westbrook Foundation & Fencers Club Inc.)

Silver: Kyle Fallon (Fencing Academy of Westchester & University of Notre Dame)

Bronze: Elizabeth Zigalo (New York Fencing Academy)

Bronze: Sarah Gu (Medeo Fencing Club)

5th: Isis Washington (Peter Westbrook Foundation & Top Fencing Club)

6th: Sierra Springer (LEO Fencing Club)

7th: Anna Van Brummen (Alliance Fencing Academy)

8th: Ketki Ketkar


Peter Westbrook Division I Men’s Saber
Peter Westbrook National Champion: Darii Lukashenko (Manhattan Fencing Center)

Silver: Mitchell Saron (New York Athletic Club & Bergen Fencing Club)

Bronze: Eli Dershwitz (Tim Morehouse Fencing Club)

Bronze: Max Denner (Scarsdale Fencing Center & Fencers Club Inc.)

5th: Tony Escueta (Globus Fencing Academy & Boston Fencing Club)

6th: Darren Yen (New York Athletic Club & Integrity Fencing Studio)

7th: Lev Benavram (Nazlymov Fencing Foundation & National Capital Fencers Club)

8th: Kamar Skeete (Nellya Fencers & Manhattan Fencing Center)


Junior Men’s Epee

Gold: Alexander Bezrodnov (Medeo Fencing Club)

Silver: Christopher Chong (Penta Olympic Fencing Club & University of Notre Dame)

Bronze: Caleb Su (DC Fencers Club)

Bronze: Peyton Young (Duke University Fencing & Alliance Fencing Academy)

5th: Daniel Gao (Cavalier Fencing Club & Boston College)

6th: Shawn Xiao (New Jersey)

7th: Boyan Yang (Elite Fencing Academy (GA) & Elite Fencing Academy (VA))

8th: Samuel Lee (Elite Fencing Academy (VA) & Elite Fencing Academy (GA))


Junior Team Men’s Foil

Gold: Skibidi Slicers (Castor Kao, Aidan Lee, Yikai Lu and Alexander Wu)

Silver: Coach is Calling (Darius Martin, Ivan-Asen Radoslavov, Riccardo Sisinni and Tiya Biaya)

Bronze: Ashton Hall's MR (Sebastian Elwood, Philip Matsakh, Leor Sadovsky and Lucas Senic)


Parafencing Women’s Foil

National Champion: Shelby Mitchell (Valkyrie Fencing Club)

Silver: Jataya Taylor (Denver Fencing Center & Invictus Fencing)

Bronze: Cora Weeks (German Fencing Academy)

Bronze: MariaIsabel Hinds (Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation)

5th: Mama T Dykes (Orion Fencing & Zeljkovic Fencing Academy)

6th: Marley Timko

7th: Alanna Flax-Clark (United Fencing Academy)

8th: Aine Mallory (United Fencing Academy)


Parafencing Men’s Foil

National Champion: Abe Kaplan (Greensboro Fencing Academy)

Silver: William Schoonover (Valkyrie Fencing Club)

Bronze: Kevin Reeve (Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation)

Bronze: Josh Russell (Virginia)

5th: Sam Long (Denver Fencing Center)

6th: Noah Hanssen (Maryland)

7th: Scott Rodgers (Denver Fencing Center)

8th: Tim Kortenkamp (San Francisco Fencing Academy)


Vet-40 Women’s Foil

Gold: Inga Cho (Renaissance Fencing Club)

Silver: Christina Kaneshige (Denver Fencing Center & Polaris Fencing Center)

Bronze: Lacey Maddox (Charlotte Fencing Academy)

Bronze: Kathryn Pierrynowski (Research Triangle Fencing)

5th: Rachel Fedde (Brooklyn Fencing Center)

6th: Polina McGrath (Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy)

7th: Sarah Lippai (Salle Auriol Seattle)

8th: Selina Kaing (California Fencing Academy)


Vet-50 Women’s Foil

Gold: Julie Seal (Valkyrie Fencing Club)

Silver: Celine De La Foscade-Condon (Moe Fencing Club)

Bronze: Judith Bassik (Ohio Fencing Center)

Bronze: Morgane Bhatt (Halberstadt Fencers' Club & West Berkeley Fencing Club)

5th: Jane Carter (Marx Fencing Academy & Tanner City Fencers Club)

6th: Nadia Dreyer (Nova Fencing Club)

7th: Margaret Kerr (Worcester Fencing Club)

8th: Cornelia Jolitz (New England)


Vet-60 Women’s Foil

Gold: Bonnie Hennig-Trestman (Research Triangle Fencing)

Silver: Georgina Love (Space Coast Olympic Fencing)

Bronze: Badger Merritt (Capitol)

Bronze: Rachel Brown (Fencing Center of Chicago)

5th: Allison Treloar (Salle De Long Fencers)

6th: Kathleen Hermes (Fencers School of Connecticut)

7th: Monica Morrison (Salle Auriol Seattle)

8th: Cathleen Coyle Randall (Forge Fencing Teams DUR)


Vet-70 Women’s Foil

Gold: Jennette Starks-Faulkner (Connecticut Fencers Club & Marx Fencing Academy)

Silver: Anne-Marie Walters (Masters Fencing Club)

Bronze: Jude Offerle (RedStar Fencing Club Chicago & University of Notre Dame)

Bronze: Lynnette Whitt (Maryland)

5th: Harriet Eckstein (Presidio Fencing Club)

6th: Muriel Cawthorn (Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club)

7th: Rachel El-Saleh (Space City Fencing Academy)

8th: Gemin Channing


Vet-80 Women’s Foil

Gold: Patricia Bedrosian (Salle Couturier)

Silver: Bettie Graham (Chevy Chase Fencing Club)

Bronze: Erica Julien (Forge Fencing Teams DUR & Cape Fear Fencing Association)

Bronze: Mary Turzillo


Veteran Women’s Epee

Gold: Kira Hansen (Academy of Fencing Masters)

Silver: Meghan Pinchuk (Ace Fencing Academy)

Bronze: Caterina Rovati (Orlando Fencing Sports Center LLC)

Bronze: Sandra Marchant (Rogue Fencing Academy & The Phoenix Center)

5th: Janet Marsh (No Fear Fencing)

6th: Nicole Polanichka (Lancaster Fencing Academy & DC Fencers Club)

7th: Leslie Marx (Marx Fencing Academy)

8th: Valerie Asher (DC Fencers Club)

Vet-40 Men’s Foil #

Gold: Stephen Jan (Metropolitan NYC)

Silver: Alexander Wood (Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.)

Bronze: Aleksandr Volkov Sr (Auburn Fencing Club)

Bronze: Dong-Ying Pai (Twin Cities Fencing Club)

5th: Carlos Junco (Mexico)

6th: Douglas Miller (RedStar Fencing Club Chicago)

7th: Mitchell Lane (Fencing Club Asheville)

8th: Michael Kreidman (Polaris Fencing Center)


Vet-50 Men’s Foil #

Gold: Michael Cho (Renaissance Fencing Club)

Silver: Leo Popokh (Fencing Institute of Texas)

Bronze: Nathan Anderson (Denver Fencing Center & Denver Fencing Foundation)

Bronze: Rafael Suarez (Masters Fencing Club)

5th: Marek Wyszynski (Fencers Club Inc.)

6th: Julian Tang (Canada)

7th: Andrey Tyshchenko (Australia)

8th: Craig Harkins (Lotus Fencing Academy)


Vet-60 Men’s Foil #

Gold: Eric Dew (Halberstadt Fencers' Club)

Silver: Chris Balestracci (Iconic Fencing Club & Fencers School of Connecticut)

Bronze: Paul Abrahams (Great Britain)

Bronze: Emanuel Voyiaziakis (Fencers Club Inc.)

5th: Fretz Olivares (Fencers Club Inc.)

6th: Edward Kaihatsu (RedStar Fencing Club Chicago & Athletic Training Fencing)

7th: Stephen Gross (Capitol)

8th: Gary Hayenga (Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy & Ann Arbor Dueling Society)


Vet-70 Men’s Foil #

Gold: Tom Lutton (Denver Fencing Center)

Silver: Joseph Biebel (AZ United Fencing Club)

Bronze: Joseph Streb (Columbus International Fencing Academy & Royal Arts Fencing Academy)

Bronze: Henri Darricau (Denver Fencing Center)

5th: Philippe Bennett (Fencers Club Inc.)

6th: Janmon Patterson (Salle Auriol Seattle)

7th: Johannes Klein (Rain City Fencing Center)

8th: Michael Gladnick (Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA)


Vet-80 Men’s Foil

Gold: Davis Carvey (Rain City Fencing Center & Salle Auriol Seattle)

Silver: Donald Anderson (New Mexico Fencing Foundation)

Bronze: Lun-Hun Lin 


Veteran Men’s Saber #

Gold: Jeffrey Kallio (Forge Fencing Teams DUR)

Silver: Shirui Zhu (Lone Star Fencing Center)

Bronze: Michael Bacon (Manhattan Fencing Center)

Bronze: Chris Matt (Capital Fencing Academy)

5th: Tony Escueta Jr (Globus Fencing Academy)

6th: Pietro Ferraro (Capital Fencing Academy)

7th: James Zirkle (RedStar Fencing Club Chicago)

8th: Daniel Bailey-Yavonditte


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