Boston College
Nikki Franke Classic (Women)
Fencing Begins 2025-26 Campaign With Coach Nikki Franke Classic
October 24, 2025 | Fencing
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Boston College fencing begins its 2025-26 campaign with the 2025 Coach Nikki Franke Classic in Philadelphia, Pa., on Saturday. The meet is hosted by Temple University, and will be held at Liacouras Center.
The event will kick off at 8 a.m. on Saturday with Women's Foil. Women's Epee begins at 9:30 a.m. and Women's Sabre starts at 12:30 p.m.
Day two of the invitational will hold the men's events. Men's Epee starts at 8 a.m., Men's Foil begins at 9:30 a.m., and the invitational wraps up with Men's Sabre at 12:30 p.m.
Live results can be found here.
This is the third annual Nikki Franke Classic, which was formerly known as the Temple Open. The Coach Nikki Franke Classic is a preseason tournament featuring many of the top teams as they prepare for the start of their seasons. The Eagles competed at last year's meet, with Luca Berman winning the Sabre, while the team recorded four more top-ten finishes and ten top-20 finishes.
Look Back at Last Season
The Eagles are coming off a 2024-25 campaign where they saw success on and off the strip. Elijah Onik competed at the 2025 NCAA Fencing Championships this past spring and finished 13th.
Boston College fencing also saw individual success at the 2024 NCAA Northeast Regionals and the 2024 ACC Fencing Championships. Onik earned second overall in Men's Foil at the NCAA Northeast Regionals, while the Eagles earned 10 top-20 finishes. At the ACC Fencing Championships, Junyao Lu and Ethan Kwon were the top finishers, with Lu taking home fifth in the Epee. Kwon came in seventh in the men's foil. The teams both came in third place.
The Eagles' accomplishments on meet day and in the classroom were noticed and celebrated. Boston College landed 19 athletes on the ACC all-academic team for their hard work in the classroom. The Eagles had five athletes land on the 2025 USFCA Northeast All-Region Team. Onik earned first team honors, Adam Yang and Lu received second team honors, while Colin Yu and Laura Fekete landed honorable mentions.
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