Fencing Adds 12 Athletes To the 2018-19 Roster

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Twelve future members of the Boston College fencing team signed National Letters of Intent to join the Eagles for the 2018-19 season.

Laura Boden, Kate Deveraux, Spencer Kuldell, Junseo Park, Bolang Meng, Jahi Tracy, Aiden Banyon-Mrak, Sem Hoogendorn, Griffen Rollert, Phillip Acinapuro, Christina Ko, Madison Lee will add to the BC fencing team which will work under the tutelage of new head coach Brendan Doris-Pierce.

Laura Boden
Mendham, New Jersey | High School
Epee
Boden was coached by Yakov Danilenki at Medeo Fencing Club … Finished sixth at the Division 3 Women's Epee at the Summer Nationals in 2017 … Will study international studies in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences.

Kate Devereaux
Oyster Bay, NY
Epee | Foil
Devereaux is a member of the H3 Fencing Institute and is coached by Dennis Daly … Placed in the Top 16 in Division III Women's Epee at the 2017 North American Cup …
Finished in the Top 32 in Division III Women's Foil at the 2017 North American Cup … Enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences as a biology major.

Spencer Kuldell
Newton, Mass.
Sabre
Kuldell was coached by David Sach and Brendan Doris-Pierce at the Boston Fencing Club … won the 2017 Senior Team Championship at the 2017 Summer Nationals … Finished third at the Viking Cup, FIE Senior Satellite Tournament, Reykjavik, Iceland in 2017 … Enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences with the intent to study computer science.

Junseo Park
Westhills, California
Epee
Park fenced for the Battle Born Fencing Club under coach Sangyup Lee … Finished in the Top 64 at the Division 1 North American Cup in Dec. 2017 … Placed in the Top 32 at the U-20 Junior Olympics in Feb. 2017 … Intends to study biology in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences.

Bolang Meng
Foster City, California
Sabre
Meng competed for the Peninsula Fencing Academy and was coached by Christopher Atwood … Placed in the Top 32 at the Division 1 North American Cup in Dec. 2017 …. Finished in the Top 64 at the Junior World Coup in Phoenix, Arizona in 2018 … Enrolled in the Carroll School of Management with the intent to study economics.

Jahi Tracy
Randolph, Mass.
Sabre
Tracy competes at the Boston Fencing Club and is coached by David Sach and Brendan Doris-Pierce … Finished in the Top 32 at the Under-17 North American Cup in Dec. of 2015 … Placed second in the Division II at the North American Cup in April of 2017 … Entering the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences to study biology.

Aiden Banyon-Mrak
Far Hills, New Jersey
Epee
Banyon-Mrak fences at the Medeo Fencing Club and is coached by Nastia Ferdman and Yakov Danilenko … Placed in the Top 64 at the Under-20 Junior Olympics in 2018 … Placed in the Top 64 at the Under-17 at the Junior Olympics in 2017 … Enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences to study biology.

Sem Hoogendorn
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Sabre
Hoogendorn is a member of the Minnesota Sword Club and is coached by Sam Kragh … Placed second at the Division II Championship at Summer Nationals in 2017 … Placed in the Top 16 at the Division 1A NAC in December of 2017 … Enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences.

Griffen Rollert:
Denver, Colorado
Epee
Rollert fences at The Denver Fencing Center and is coached by Nathan Anderson Placed third in the Junior Men's Epee at the 2018 RJCC of the Rockies … Finished in the Top 32 at the Division III Men's Foil at the North American Cup in April of 2017 … Enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences to study physics.

Phillip Acinapuro
Garden City, New York
Foil
Acinapuro is a member at 5 Towns Fencers Club and is coached by Jon Tiompkin … Placed in the Top 128 at the 2018 Junior Olympics … Placed in the Top 32 at the Division III Summer Nationals in 2017 … Enrolled in the Carroll School of Management.

Christina Ko
Hong Kong
Epee
Ko fenced at the Primo Fencing Club and is coached by Ho Sze Lok Sunny … Currently ranked fourth in the Under-20's for Hong Kong … Placed third in the Under-20 National Championships in Hong Kong … Enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences.

Madison Lee
Fairfield, Connecticut
Foil
Lee is a member of the Fairfield Fencing Academy and is coached by Jim Roberts … Placed in the Top 32 in Division 1A Summer Nationals in 2016 … Finished in the Top 32 in Division 1A at the December North American Cup in 2016 … Enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences to study physics.

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