2025 Junior & Cadet Worlds Recap, Day 7 (Junior Epee): Wimmer’s Sixth-Place Finish Highlights Team USA’s Strong Effort

WUXI, China — Not every strong performance at a World Championships earns a medal, but every bout offers valuable experience and points toward future success.

That was true on Sunday at the 2025 Junior & Cadet Fencing World Championships in Wuxi, China, where Team USA’s Junior Epee fencers delivered solid results against some of the toughest competitors on the international stage.

Nathaniel Wimmer (Elite Fencing Academy) earned Team USA’s highest finish of the day, placing sixth in Junior Men’s Epee. Wimmer fenced consistently and confidently throughout the tournament, narrowly missing a spot in the medal rounds.

Samuel Imrek (St. John's University, Alliance Fencing Academy) also impressed with an 11th-place result, while Sophia Jakel (Columbia University, DC Fencers Club) led Team USA’s women’s contingent, finishing 18th.

Heading into the final two days of competition — featuring Cadet Epee and Junior Epee Team events — Team USA continues to lead the overall medal count with 11 total medals and holds the gold medal lead with seven.

Junior Women’s Epee

• 18th: Sophia Jakel (Columbia University, DC Fencers Club)
• 19th: Leehi Machulsky (Princeton University, Academy of Fencing Masters)
• 41st: Sumin Lee (Columbia University, Battle Born Fencing Club)
• 59th: Yasmine Khamis (Harvard University, Alliance Fencing Academy, Olympia Fencing Center)

Junior Men’s Epee

• 6th: Nathaniel Wimmer (Elite Fencing Academy)
• 11th: Samuel Imrek (St. John's University, Alliance Fencing Academy)
• 23rd: Simon Lioznyansky (Alliance Fencing Academy)
• 52nd: James Sennewald (University of Notre Dame, Alliance Fencing Academy)