April 2025 NAC, Day 4: April NAC Wraps Up

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by Nicole Kirk & Rachel Luce

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The final day of the 2025 Division I National Championship, Parafencing National Championship, and April North American Cup wrapped up.


Right in his backyard, Nick Itkin OLY (LA International Fencing) won the Division I Men’s Foil National Championship. He credits his friends and family for this win, especially those from his childhood. 


On talking about the incredible community that supports him he said, “They're loyal, they last a lifetime, for real, the people that came, I haven't seen them for a long time, since I was a kid, so it's really cool to see them. And I knew that since it was in LA, I had to be here, just to put on for the club and for everyone that came out to support.”


He loves the city of Los Angeles and is excited to potentially represent the United States in the 2028 Summer Olympics in his hometown.


“I'll always rep LA, always. So you know, the next Olympics is gonna be right here. So, it's really exciting. I gotta represent my country and my city, amazing!”

Day 4 Results

Division I Men’s Foil

Gold: Nick Itkin OLY (LA International Fencing & University of Notre Dame)

Silver: Sidarth Kumbla (New York Athletic Club & Silicon Valley Fencing Center)

Bronze: Ethan Gassner (Golden State Fencing Academy)

Bronze: James Bourtis (New York Athletic Club)

5th: Bryce Louie (LA International Fencing & University of Pennsylvania)

6th: Jack Griffith (US Air Force Academy)

7th: Roy Graham (Jovanovic Fencing)

8th: Dylan Co (Massialas Foundation)


Junior Women’s Saber

Gold: Nisha Hild (Northwestern University & Boston Fencing Club)

Silver: Natalie Tsui (Manhattan Fencing Center)

Bronze: Keira Lauri (Tim Morehouse Fencing Club)

Bronze: Brynnley McKee (Tim Morehouse Fencing Club)

5th: Gabriela Hwang (Phoenix Fencing Academy)

6th: Lila Paul (Sheridan Fencing Academy)

7th: Xuanyi Zhang (LA Fencing Academy of Pomona & Spartak)

8th: Aria Bevacqua (Manhattan Fencing Center)


Junior Team Women’s Foil

Gold: SVF (Eunice Zhang, Bonnie Davis, Vera Fung, and Emma Fung)

Silver: Kimchi Rice (Rebecca Cho, Audrey Feng, Aileen Mi, and Kaitlyn Tan)

Bronze: EAIG (Chuxi Sheng, Gabby Taylor, Ivy Zhang, and Ella Zou)


Junior Team Men’s Epee

Gold: Swords (Christopher Davoodian, Lake Donahue, Leon Fu and Jake Lo)

Silver: Alliance Red (Jonathan Barg, Caleb Eskridge, Stewart Lee and Ethan Romanov)

Bronze: MFO (Gabriel Carrier, Logan Dieck, Eliott Loiseau and Luke Strauss)


Junior Team Women’s Epee

Gold: NYFA-1 (Polina Kharchyna, Mia Smotritsky, Michelle Wu and Elizabeth Zigalo)

Silver: Lardy Lube Lords of LA (Chelsea Chi, Jolie Korfonta, Sierra Springer and Zoe Wang)

Bronze: Alliance Red (Daniella Barg, Lexi Caldera, Avni Shiv and Melinda Yao)


Junior Team Men’s Saber

Gold: AGFC 1 (Arthur Bonifield, Samuel Wang, Harry Weinberg, and Yogi Zhao)

Silver: Fencing Academy of Denver (Gavin Fox, Krish Kilari, Nicolas Wang)

Bronze: South Bay Fencing Academy (Diego Barrios, Yijin Liu, Masanobu Miyasaki-Castro, and Phillip Yang)


Veteran Men’s Epee

Gold: Kyle Yamasaki (East Bay Fencers Gym & San Luis Highlanders Fencing Club)

Silver: Keith Lichten (East Bay Fencers Gym)

Bronze: Adam Maczik (Marx Fencing Academy)

Bronze: Nick Hallman (Austin Fencers Club)

5th: Daniel Wheeler (DC Fencers Club)

6th: Aaron Gaines (No Fear Fencing & San Diego Fencing Center)

7th: Joseph Deucher (DC Fencers Club)

8th: John Varney (Salle Auriol Seattle)


Veteran Women’s Saber

Gold: Julie Seal (Valkyrie Fencing Club)
Silver: Shannon Dudnick (Fencing Academy Of Denver)
Bronze: Jing Zhao (Las Vegas Fencing Academy)
Bronze: Jamie Willemse (PDX Fencing & LA International Fencing)
5th: Kathryn Pierrynowski (Research Triangle Fencing)
6th: Liz Enochs (United Fencers Of Oakland)
7th: Giselle Martinez Elizalde (Mexico)
8th: Robin King (Salle Auriol Seattle)

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