STATE COLLEGE, Pa., November 17, 2002 ¨C Senior Jessica Burke (Upper Marlboro, N.J.) earned her second career Garret Open women¡¯s epee title today with a victory over teammate Katarzyna Trzopek (Warsaw, Poland) in the gold medal bout. In addition to Trzopek, senior Austin O¡¯Neill (Pound Ridge, N.Y.) also claimed a silver medal in the 30th Annual Garret Penn State Open, held this weekend at the Mary Beaver White Building. The Lady Lions finished the day with six medals to follow up the eight-medal performance their male teammates posted yesterday.
For the second time in the tournament, an event culminated in an all-Penn State gold medal bout, as the 2000 Garret Open champion Burke tangled with impressive freshman Trzopek in the women¡¯s epee final. Burke, who won the National Championship in her freshman season, used her extensive championship experience to top Tryzopek by a 15-8 margin. It is interesting to note that both Lady Lions finished ahead of the defending women¡¯s epee National Champion Kerry Walton of Notre Dame, who left with the bronze medal. The other all-Penn State title bout occurred in the men¡¯s saber when All-American Alex Weber (Frieburg, Germany) held off another talented freshman, Marten Zagunis (Beaverton, Ore.), to win his second consecutive Garret Open championship.
O¡¯Neill also reached the gold medal bout in the women¡¯s saber, but she came up just short of claiming the crown. She jumped out to an early lead over Alexis Jemal of Rutgers, but Jemal came back to post a 15-8 victory. Juniors Heather Brosnan (Portland, Ore.) and Meredith Steyer (Topsfield, Mass.) finished in back-to-back medalist positions, as they recorded sixth and seventh place finishes, respectively.
In the women¡¯s foil, sophomore Meredith Chin (Wynnewood, Pa.) led the Lady Lions with a seventh place medal performance. Fellow freshman Rachel Smith (Pittsburgh, Pa.) logged the next best effort for Penn State, as she came in at 12th place in the event.
Penn State head coach Emmanuil Kaidanov was pleased with the outcome of the tournament and his team¡¯s performance. ¡°This was a big tournament, a good tournament, and a tough tournament,¡± said Kaidanov. ¡°In general, I¡¯m satisfied with the results. There are still some improvements that need to be made, but I have a lot of answers,¡± elaborated Kaidanov. ¡°I still have some questions, but I have a lot of answers.¡±
The Penn State fencing team will kick off its dual meet season this coming weekend as they travel to North Carolina to face the Tarheels, New York University, Rutgers, and Northwestern. The meet is scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m.
Garret Penn State Open Results ¨C Women
Women¡¯s Foil
1. Alicja Kryczalo Notre Dame
2. Inga Wallrabstein Wayne State
3. Jacqueline Leahy Princeton
4. Chloe Stinetorf Harvard
5. Mindy Rostal Princeton
6. Anne Austin Harvard
7. Meredith Chin Penn State
8. Andrea Ament Notre Dame
9. Lisa Boutsikaris Notre Dame
10. Jenna Remmert Temple
11. Jeanne Brown Temple
12. Rachel Smith Penn State
13. Christina Giblin Johns Hopkins
14. Ivona Pucszkarczuk North Carolina
15. Maryanne Forsythe Temple
16. Nnenna Okoro Temple
17. Inhwa Song Princeton
18. Justine Aw Yale
19. Liz Blaze Harvard
20. Ellie Haywood North Carolina
21. Laura Yee Penn State
22. Katie Zenger Clemson
23. Crystal Jiang Princeton
24. Colleen Walsh Notre Dame
25. Nerita Brumell Temple
26. Tara Watkins Cornell
27. Lauren Pilnick Penn State
28. Victoria Helmer Farleigh Dickinson
29. Stephanie Ferrence Rutgers
T30. Romana Krycak Rutgers
T30. Elizabeth Ordun Johns Hopkins
T32. You-Shan Feng Johns Hopkins
T32. Elizabeth Tucker Clemson
T34. Elizabeth Stolte Penn State
T34. Becky Amidon North Carolina
36. Isadora Botwinick Yale
37. Rachel Leiberman Haverford
T38. Randi Knowles Rutgers
T38. Anabelle Pereira North Carolina
40. Sarit Kattan Princeton
41. Jill Inghram Notre Dame
42. Danielle Awad Rutgers
43. Julia Laurence Johns Hopkins
44. Sochivly Ou Farleigh Dickinson
Women¡¯s Epee
1. Jessica Burke Penn State
2. Katarzyna Trzopek Penn State
3. Kerry Walton Notre Dame
4. Erica Korb Yale
5. Eleanor Leighton Princeton
6. Anna Vinikov Wayne State
7. Evelyn Scarborough Cornell
8. Anna Carnick Notre Dame
9. Kira Hohensee Princeton
10. Dora Lendvai Rutgers
11. Rebecca Kehoe Rutgers
12. Lauren Wangner Penn State
13. Stephanie Sargent Temple
14. Sara Forsythe Temple
15. Megan Call Notre Dame
16. Georgiana Lee Johns Hopkins
17. Siobhan Cully Cornell
T18. Caroline Grey Johns Hopkins
T18. Lauren Rath Rutgers
20. Amanda Collins Wayne State
21. Sarah Park Harvard
22. Courtney Brennan Farleigh Dickinson
23. Kathleen Kololouski Farleigh Dickinson
24. Rebecca Cantu Harvard
25. Mary Widmeyer Harvard
26. Nora Smith Haverford
27. Andrea Wine Penn State
28. Elnaz Firaz Harvard
29. Jenn Golia Princeton
30. Jillian Peabody Farleigh Dickinson
31. Erica Wilhelm Cornell
T32. Libby Howard Princeton
T32. Candice Cummings Rutgers
T34. Laura Hays North Carolina
T34. Kara Luckhardt Temple
36. Jaimie West Duke
37. Elizabeth Hammel Penn State
38. Katherine Burghardt Yale
39. Nicole Whitman North Carolina
40. Sarah Senk Yale
41. Katrina Najm Temple
42. Rebecca Chimahusky Notre Dame
43. Phoung Tran Johns Hopkins
Women¡¯s Saber
1. Alexis Jemal Rutgers
2. Austin O¡¯Neill Penn State
3. Sakinah Shaahid Temple
4. Destanie Milo Notre Dame
5. Catherine Pack Princeton
6. Heather Brosnan Penn State
7. Meredith Steyer Penn State
8. Sophie Jones Yale
9. Aziza Hassan Temple
10. Amy Bei Harvard
11. Eunice Yi Harvard
12. Allison Barker Johns Hopkins
13. Jessica Clark Penn State
14. Melanie Duda Wayne State
15. Cathleen Ferris Farleigh Dickinson
16. Lindsey Clark Penn State
17. Jen Hunt North Carolina
18. Carly Guss Yale
19. Maggie Jordan Notre Dame
20. Figgy Mpofu North Carolina
21. Caroline Block Princeton
22. Asya Agulnik Harvard
23. Danielle Davis Notre Dame
24. Amy Li Harvard
25. Keri Ecker Temple
26. Carolyn Hack North Carolina
27. Amanda Gerwer Temple
28. Nicole Macomber Temple
29. Liz Rainbolt North Carolina
30. Angel Tao Johns Hopkins
31. Joanna Szklarska Rutgers
32. Dulcinea Hanuschak Duke
33. Diana Johnson North Carolina
34. Lauren Hayward Princeton
35. Lulu Baker Princeton
36. Catherine Fryszczyn Rutgers
37. Maura Coleman Princeton
T38. Eleanor Bartololeo Cornell
T38. Erin Conroy Cornell
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