Saturday, October 26
Philadelphia, Pa.
8:00 AM / 8:00 AM
Boston College
vs
Nikki Franke Classic
Fencing Competes at Nikki Franke Classic
October 27, 2024 | Fencing
Eagles compete at preseason tournament to prepare for upcoming season.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Boston College Men's and Women's Fencing team competed at the 2024 Coach Nikki Franke Classic preseason tournament at the Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University.Â
The Coach Nikki Franke Classic is a preseason tournament where many of the top teams from across the country compete to prepare for the upcoming season. The meet began on Saturday with the Women's events, and wrapped up on Sunday with the Men's events.
Luca Berman was the top finisher throughout the weekend for the Eagles, placing first overall in Men's Sabre. Ryan Wong (13th) and Lukas Eichhorn (t.18) both finished in the top-20 in this event.Â
Elijah Onik and Daniel Gao both finished top-five in their events, while three other eagles placed in the top-20 of Men's Foil and Men's Epee. Onik finished fifth in Men's Foil and Gao landed at fifth in Men's Epee.Â
Cameron Cho had the highest overall finish on the Women's side, finishing eighth in Women's Foil. Greta DeBack (12th) and Taylor Sartori (18th) both also placed in the top-20.Â
Three other Eagles placed inside the top-20 on Sunday during the Women's events. Junyao Lu finished 17th overall in Women's Epee, while Valeria Sourimto finished 11th in Women's Sabre and Isabella Zielinski placed tied for 19th.
Up next: The Eagles open the 2024-25 season on Nov. 13 as they host the Beanpot at the Margot Connell Rec Center.Â
ResultsÂ
Women's Foil (80 competitors)Â
8. Cameron Cho
12. Greta DeBack
18. Taylor Sartori
33. Taylor Cho
Women's Epee (88 competitors)Â
17. Junyao Lu
22. Anisha Kundu
t.24. Ginevra Giordano
t24. Cynthia Ming
29. Lulu McCutchen
Women's Sabre (77 competitors)Â
11. Valeria Sourimto
t19. Isabella Zielinski
30. Rachel Buhay
34. Artemis Christeas
Men's Foil (100 competitors)
5. Elijah Onik
t.12 Ethan Kwon
t.12 Adam Yang
t.24 Christian Ko
43. Ryan Ho
47. Daniel Hong
Men's Epee (105 competitors)
5. Daniel Gao
8. Tora MishimaÂ
t.17 Alex Sennewald
26. Colin Yu
39. Thomas Huang
Men's Sabre (83 competitors)
1. Luca Berman
13. Ryan Wong
t.18 Lukas Eichhorn
32. Colin NobleÂ
50. Taras Erachshaw
51. William Kilgallen
t.56 William Xu
66. Kaden Ho
Â
The Coach Nikki Franke Classic is a preseason tournament where many of the top teams from across the country compete to prepare for the upcoming season. The meet began on Saturday with the Women's events, and wrapped up on Sunday with the Men's events.
Luca Berman was the top finisher throughout the weekend for the Eagles, placing first overall in Men's Sabre. Ryan Wong (13th) and Lukas Eichhorn (t.18) both finished in the top-20 in this event.Â
Elijah Onik and Daniel Gao both finished top-five in their events, while three other eagles placed in the top-20 of Men's Foil and Men's Epee. Onik finished fifth in Men's Foil and Gao landed at fifth in Men's Epee.Â
Cameron Cho had the highest overall finish on the Women's side, finishing eighth in Women's Foil. Greta DeBack (12th) and Taylor Sartori (18th) both also placed in the top-20.Â
Three other Eagles placed inside the top-20 on Sunday during the Women's events. Junyao Lu finished 17th overall in Women's Epee, while Valeria Sourimto finished 11th in Women's Sabre and Isabella Zielinski placed tied for 19th.
Up next: The Eagles open the 2024-25 season on Nov. 13 as they host the Beanpot at the Margot Connell Rec Center.Â
ResultsÂ
Women's Foil (80 competitors)Â
8. Cameron Cho
12. Greta DeBack
18. Taylor Sartori
33. Taylor Cho
Women's Epee (88 competitors)Â
17. Junyao Lu
22. Anisha Kundu
t.24. Ginevra Giordano
t24. Cynthia Ming
29. Lulu McCutchen
Women's Sabre (77 competitors)Â
11. Valeria Sourimto
t19. Isabella Zielinski
30. Rachel Buhay
34. Artemis Christeas
Men's Foil (100 competitors)
5. Elijah Onik
t.12 Ethan Kwon
t.12 Adam Yang
t.24 Christian Ko
43. Ryan Ho
47. Daniel Hong
Men's Epee (105 competitors)
5. Daniel Gao
8. Tora MishimaÂ
t.17 Alex Sennewald
26. Colin Yu
39. Thomas Huang
Men's Sabre (83 competitors)
1. Luca Berman
13. Ryan Wong
t.18 Lukas Eichhorn
32. Colin NobleÂ
50. Taras Erachshaw
51. William Kilgallen
t.56 William Xu
66. Kaden Ho
Â
Players Mentioned
Sabre
/ Fencing
Sabre
/ Fencing
Foil
/ Fencing
Foil
/ Fencing
Sabre
/ Fencing
Foil
/ Fencing
Sabre
/ Fencing
Sabre
/ Fencing
Epee
/ Fencing
Epee
/ Fencing
Sabre
/ Fencing
Foil
/ Fencing
Foil
/ Fencing
Epee
/ Fencing
Sabre
/ Fencing
Foil
/ Fencing
Epee
/ Fencing
Foil
/ Fencing
Epee
/ Fencing
Epee
/ Fencing
Epee
/ Fencing
Epee
/ Fencing
Sabre
/ Fencing
Foil
/ Fencing
Foil
/ Fencing
Epee
/ Fencing
Sabre
/ Fencing
Sabre
/ Fencing
Sabre
/ Fencing
Foil
/ Fencing
Epee
/ Fencing
Sabre
/ FencingFootball: Head Coach Bill O'Brien Media Availability (October 21, 2025)
Tuesday, October 21
Football: Kaelan Chudzinski Media Availability (October 21, 2025)
Tuesday, October 21
Football: KP Price Media Availability (October 21, 2025)
Tuesday, October 21
Football: Grayson James Postgame Press Conference (Oct. 18, 2025)
Saturday, October 18
