Men's Roster - Duke University Athletics

Men’s Roster
Name Weapon Cl. Hometown (Previous School)
Cole Bosson Foil Fr. Winter Park, Fla. (Trinity Prepatory)
Josiah Brown Epee Fr. Portland, Ore. (Lincoln)
Dorian Cohen Foil Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (St. Ann’s)
Eliot Cohen Foil Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (St. Ann’s)
Daniel Cohen Foil So. Scarsdale, N.Y. (Edgemont)
Jonathan Cross Epee Sr. Springfield, Va. (Robinson Secondary)
Nathaniel Delucia Epee So. Princeton, N.J. (Montgomery)
David Eitel Saber Sr. Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. (Cold Spring Harbor)
Peter Franklin Saber Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier)
Graham Godwyn Epee Jr. Boston, Mass. (Wellesley)
Justin Goldsmith Saber So. Dix Hills, N.Y. (Half Hollow Hills West)
Robert Greer Epee Fr. Portland, Ore. (Sunset)
Tyler Hancock Saber Fr. Portland, Ore. (Garden City)
Blake Horowitz Saber Jr. Great Neck, N.Y. (Great Neck South)
Tristan Jones Epee So. Andover, N.H. (Proctor Academy)
Charles Keilin Foil Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (St. Ann’s)
Jake Kuhn Foil Fr. New York, N.Y. (Horace Mann)
Nikola Lahcanski Foil So. Rochester, N.Y. (Penfield)
James Lambert Epee Sr. Maplewood, N.J. (Columbia)
Anthony Lin Saber Fr. Portland, Ore. (Caitlin Gabel School)
Charles Marquardt Foil Fr. Windsor, Great Britain (Eton College)
Jonathan Parker Epee So. Austin, Texas (David Crockett)
Sam Schack Epee So. Portland, Maine (Deering)
Andrew Simon Foil Sr. Guilford, Conn. (Guilford)
Wade Withington Epee Fr. Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage)
Women’s Roster
Name Weapon Cl. Hometown (Previous School)
Kaitlin Atkinson Saber Sr. Garden City, N.Y. (Garden City)
Nicole Bloom Epee Sr. Great Neck, N.Y. (Great Neck North)
Sean Cadley Saber Fr. New York, N.Y. (The Spence School)
Emily D’agostino Epee Fr. Portland, Ore. (Lakeridge)
Jennifer Denike Epee Fr. Glen Ridge, N.J. (Governor Livingston)
Ashley Donald Saber So. Burlingame, Calif. (Burlingame)
Keara Mageras Foil Fr. Darien, Conn. (Darien)
Margot Mausner Saber Jr. New York, N.Y. (Great Neck North)
Allison Putterman Foil Jr. Oyster Bay Cove, N.Y. (Oyster Bay)
Erin Pytel Epee Jr. Woodlands, Texas (Homeschool)
Camille Ratliff Epee Sr. San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Heights)
Dana Rosen Foil So. Mars, Penn. (Pine-Richland)
Noel Shaskan Foil Sr. Morristown, N.J. (Morristown)
Lily Shepard Foil Fr. Montclair, N.J. (Montclair Kimberley Acad.)
Sylvie Spewak Epee Fr. Gladwyne, Pa. (The Baldwin School)
Becca Ward Saber So. Portland, Ore. (Homeschool)

Table Of Contents
2010 Duke
Fencing
DUKE UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS
Location .................................................................. Durham, N.C.
Founded .................................................. 1838 as Trinity College
Enrollment ...........................................................................6,340
Colors ........................................................ Royal Blue and White
Nickname .................................................................... Blue Devils
Affi liation ..............................................................NCAA Division I
Home Facility .................................................................Card Gym
President ................................................Dr. Richard H. Brodhead
Director of Athletics ....................................................Kevin White
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach ..............Alex Beguinet, National Sports Institute ’76
Email Address ............................................beguinet@duke.edu
Offi ce Phone .................................................... (919) 668-5752
Years at Duke/Overall ......................................................24/32
Duke Record/Women ......................................................159-213
Duke Record/Men ............................................................191-176
Assistant Coach .................................................Hanna Thompson
Email Address ...............................hthompson@duaa.duke.edu
Offi ce Phone .................................................... (919) 668-5752
Volunteer Coach ......................................... Leslie Marx, Duke ’89
Volunteer Coach/Photographer .......... Brenda Neece, Oxford ’02
Program Manager/
Recruiting Coordinator ...... Elizabeth Beguinet, North Carolina ‘02
TEAM INFORMATION
2009 Record .......................................13-5 (Men), 9-11 (Women)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............... 11/3 (Men), 7/1 (Women)
Duke Athletics Website .................................... www.GoDuke.com
Duke Fencing Website .............................. www.DukeFencing.org
SPORTS INFORMATION
Sports Information Director ............................................ Art Chase
Associate SID ............................................................ Lindy Brown
Associate SID .............................................................. Matt Plizga
Assistant SID .............................................................. Ben Blevins
Assistant SID ....................................................... Meredith Rieder
Assistant SID .............................................................. Ashley Wolf
Staff Assistant ..............................................................Colin Small
Assistant SID/Fencing Contact .................................... Chris Cook
Offi ce Phone .................................................... (919) 684-8708
Offi ce Fax ........................................................ (919) 684-2489
Cell Phone ....................................................... (919) 812-7141
Email Address .........................................cook@duaa.duke.edu
Director Of Internet Operations ..............................Rob McKinney
Assistant Director Of Internet Operations .................. Lee Aldridge
Additional copies of the 2010 Duke University Fencing Media
Guide can be obtained by contacting the Duke Sports Information
Offi ce at (919) 684-2633.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Roster/Team Picture .........................................Inside Front Cover
Table of Contents/Quick Facts ..................................................... 1
Covering the Blue Devils ............................................................. 1
Head Coach Alex Beguinet .......................................................... 2
Assistant Coach Hanna Thompson ............................................. 2
Program Manager/Recruiting Coord. Elizabeth Beguinet ............ 3
Volunteer Coach Leslie Marx ....................................................... 3
Volunteer Coach/Photographer Brenda Neece ........................... 3
Fencing Support Staff .................................................................. 4
Fencing Support Facilities ........................................................... 5
The Parents Of Duke Fencing ..................................................... 6
The Duke Home Meet ................................................................. 7
Blue Devil Bios ....................................................................... 8-14
2009 Men’s and Women’s Results ............................................ 15
NCAA Championship History ................................................ 16-17
All-Time Letterwinners .......................................................... 18-19
Duke University .................................................................... 20-21
North Carolina ...................................................................... 22-23
Duke Athletics ............................................................................ 24
The Duke Fencing Gym .................................... Inside Back Cover
2010 Schedule/Team Captains ....................................Back Cover
COVERING THE BLUE DEVILS
CONTACT: Information about the 2009-10 Duke University fencing
team will be coordinated by Chris Cook, who can be reached
by phone at (919) 684-8708 or by email at cook@duaa.duke.edu.
INTERVIEWS: All student-athlete interviews must be arranged
through the Duke Sports Information Offi ce. Please contact Duke
fencing SID Chris Cook with all requests. Phone interviews with
out-of-town media can be arranged by calling the SID. Coach
Alex Beguinet should be contacted directly in his offi ce for
interviews.
E-MAIL LIST: To receive Duke fencing press releases and postmeet
reports via email, contact Duke fencing SID Chris Cook at
(919) 684-8708 or cook@duaa.duke.edu.
GODUKE.COM: For unparalleled coverage of Blue Devil fencing
and the entire intercollegiate athletics department at Duke, access
the world wide web at www.GoDuke.com. The offi cial site
of Duke athletics features the latest technological advances, plus
in-depth coverage of Duke players, coaches and staff.
CREDITS:
The 2009-10 Duke University Fencing Media Guide is a publication of
the Duke Sports Information Offi ce.
Editors: Chris Cook
Design: Chris Cook
Border Design: Zach Moss (Duke, ’07)
Photography: Jon Gardiner, Duke Photography
Brenda Neece
Printing: McCain Printing, Danville, Va.
On the Cover: Dorian Cohen, Jonathan Parker, Erin Pytel and
Becca Ward.
Cover Design: Grant Hawkins Designs; Dallas, Texas
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Coaching Staff
Alex Beguinet
Head Coach
25th Season
National Sports Institute, ’76
Head coach Alex Beguinet enters his 25th season at the helm of the
Duke program. Beguinet has compiled a 351-389 (.474) overall record in
his 24 years with the Blue Devils and has coached two NCAA Champions.
A native of France, Beguinet came to Duke after serving eight years as the
head fencing coach at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore.
Beguinet was the owner/director of Salle La Boessiere in Portland
from 1980-84. He instructed for the city of Portland’s Park Bureau for eight
years and coached for Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Clark College
in Vancouver, Wash., Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Ore., and
Portland Community College.
In Beguinet’s time at Duke, the women’s program has compiled a 156-
210 record under his direction and produced one NCAA Champion and
fi ve All-Americas, while the men’s program has posted a 195-179 mark
with eight All-Americas and one National Champion. Beguinet has helped
Blue Devil Fencers in reaching the NCAA Fencing Championships for 24
of his 25 years.
Beguinet served at US Fencing’s Junior Olympic Training Camps as a
staff member from 1977-80 and again from 1983-88, and has served as
coach for several International Cadet Championships and World Championships.
Beguinet participated as a coach at the fencing events for seven
Olympic Festivals.
Alex Beguinet is the Director of the US Fencing Association’s coaching
education program, Coaches College, a position he has held since 1993,
and has been a member of that coaching education staff since the program
was implemented in 1985. He spends the summer seasons in Colorado
Springs, Colorado instructing at the Coaches College held annually at the
US Olympic Training Center, with Olympic years off.
Born in Toulouse, France, Maitre Beguinet received his Master of Arms
Degree from the National Sports Institute in Paris in 1976. He lives with
his artist wife of 25 years, Elizabeth. They have one daughter, Heather,
who is a Duke alum.
Hanna Thompson
Assistant Coach
First Season
Ohio State, ’06
Hanna Thompson, who helped the USA Women’s Foil Fencing Team
win the silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, joined
the Duke fencing program as an assistant coach on August 1, 2008.
A 2006 graduate of Ohio State University, Thompson was a four-time
NCAA All-America and helped the Buckeyes capture the 2004 NCAA
National Championship. Thompson also placed third individually at the
NCAA Championships in 2002 and 2004 and helped Ohio State capture
four consecutive Midwest Championship titles.
Thompson has also competed with six national teams and two junior
squads, earning a third-place team medal at the 2002 Junior World Championships
in Trapani, Italy. In 2005, she won a Senior National Championship
with the Rochester Fencing Club and also helped that squad bring in fi ve
senior team titles.
Thompson has also served as a volunteer assistant coach at Ohio
State from 2005-07.
Thompson double-majored in Sociology and Criminology at Ohio State
while minoring in History. She has an older sister, Emily, who is a fourth-year
medical student at the University of Colorado-Denver, and a twin sister,
Metta, who was also an All-America fencer at Ohio State and is currently
working as a nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Duke Hospital.
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Coaching Staff
Elizabeth Beguinet
Program Manager/Recruiting Coord.
25th Season
North Carolina, ’02
Elizabeth Beguinet has served as the Duke University Fencing Team
Manager since 1985. She is currently on staff in the same capacity while
also serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator. In addition to managing
the program and recruiting with the head coach, Elizabeth oversees
all Duke Fencing events. Elizabeth was a team co-manager for the 2006
U.S. Junior/Cadet World Championship Team in Taebaek, Korea, and team
co-manager for the 2006 U.S. Senior World Championships in Turin, Italy.
She was also a manager at the 1991 Olympic Festival in Los Angeles.
Elizabeth has been a member of the US Fencing Association’s Coaches
College staff as manager since 1991. Elizabeth assumed the position of
Associate Director of the US Fencing’s Coaching Development Program
in 1999. Elizabeth has a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies in Mathematics,
Sociology and Women Studies from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. Elizabeth and Alex have one daughter, Heather, who is a
Duke alum.
Leslie Marx
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Eighth Season
Duke, ’89
Leslie Marx enters her eighth season as an assistant coach at Duke.
A 1989 graduate of Duke, Marx is one of the most celebrated Blue Devil
fencers, having won the 1995 Pan American Championship as well as
fi nishing 16th in women’s epee at the 1996 Olympics. While at Duke, the
former Leslie McFarland competed in the NCAA Regionals, while also
earning Academic All-America honors.
Following graduation at Duke with a degree in mathematics, she went
on to get her Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern. Marx returned to
Duke in 2002 as an Associate Professor of Economics at the Fuqua
School of Business.
Brenda Neece
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Photographer
Sixth Season
Oxford, ’02
Brenda Neece enters her sixth year on the Duke fencing staff. She has
taught beginning fencing at the University of Oxford, Magdalen College
School (Oxford), Peace College, NCFDP and Edinburgh Activity Camps.
She started fencing when she arrived in Oxford, fenced for Oxford as an
Assassin and took several coaching courses through the British Fencing
Association. She has more recently taken courses at the USFA Coaches
College. Dr. Neece is also the curator of the Duke University Musical
Instrument Collections. She earned her undergraduate degree at North
Carolina, where she was an interdisciplinary studies major in music history,
art history and archaeology. She earned her cello performance master’s
degree at Auburn University in 1993 and was granted a D.Phil. from the
University of Oxford in 2002. This is her ninth year at Duke as the curator
of the Duke University Musical Instrument Collections (DUMIC).
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Support Staff
Kevin White
Vice President And
Director Of Athlelics
Kevin M. White was named Duke
University’s vice president and director
of athletics on May 31, 2008. He also
serves as an adjunct professor of business
administration at the university.
White, 58, joined the Duke family after
leading Notre Dame’s athletics program to
success both on the playing fields and in the
classroom from 2000-08.
Guided by the Strategic Plan that was
approved by Duke’s Board of Trustees in
April of 2008, White made an immediate
impact on Duke Athletics. He reshaped
the organization into a more efficient and
modern department; strengthened ties to both campus and
community constituents through consistent outreach efforts;
successfully oversaw Duke’s fundraising efforts during an
economic downturn; completed partnerships with major corporate
entities to enhance revenue streams; commissioned a master
facilities plan to position Duke well into the 21st Century; and
emphasized a stronger commitment to the university’s intramural,
club and recreational sports programs.
In his first year at Duke, White oversaw a program that won a
national championship (women’s tennis) - the school’s 10th overall -
two individual NCAA Championships (fencing and women’s tennis)
and four ACC titles (men’s basketball, men’s lacrosse, women’s
tennis and volleyball). Duke placed 17th in the 2009 Learfi eld
Sports Directors’ Cup standings, which determines an institution’s
all-around strength in intercollegiate athletics.
White earned his Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University in
1983 with an emphasis on higher education administration. In
1985, he completed postdoctoral work at Harvard University’s
Institute for Educational Management. He earned his master’s
degree in athletics administration from Central Michigan University
in 1976 and his bachelor’s degree in business administration in
1972 from St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Ind., where he also
competed as a sprinter.
White and his wife, Jane, a former college track and field
coach, have fi ve children and eight grandchildren.
Duke Fencing Facilities: The Duke fencing team has access to
some of the finest athletic and academic facilities in the country.
From the Duke Fencing Gym to the Michael W. Krzyzewski
Center for Athletic and Academic Excellence, Duke University
provides all of its student-fencer athletes with the facilities they
need to succeed in and out of the gym.
The Duke Fencing Gym: The Fencing Gym is an effi cient,
well-designed, air-conditioned, high-tech fencing gym that meets
the needs of the fencers in numerous levels: eleven grounded
strips with permanent scoring machines and repeaters on each
end of each strip, all overhead reels; mirrors on three walls;
speed-of-reaction training machines; practice dummies with
electric vest and scoring machine; electric point control station
and storage for bags, weapons, masks and shoes. Adjacent to
the Fencing Gym is a full Armory where all gear is maintained
for the fencers.
The Murray Building: The Murray building houses a studentathlete
weight-training facility as well as the student-athlete
athletic training room. Duke’s strength and conditioning staff
consists of fi ve full-time coaches, including Alayne Rusnak,
who instructs all of Duke’s fencers. Duke also boasts 12 athletic
trainers, including Kristi Hall, who is in charge of treatment of
Duke’s fencing team. In addition, Dr. Bytomski, the Duke Athletics
doctor, sees all student-athletes in the Murray Training Room.
The Michael W. Krzyzewski Center for Athletic and Academic
Excellence: The “CAE” is the newest addition to Duke’s athletic
facilities, having been completed in February, 2008. In addition to
basketball courts and weight training facilities, the center boasts
numerous study rooms, computers and a lounge where Duke’s
student-athletes can work on their class assignments.
Yoga And Pilates Class: Specifi c to Duke’s fencing program,
Lisa Jindra serves as the team’s Yoga and Pilates instructor. The
yoga/pilates sessions, held once or twice weekly, evolve over
the semester in intensity and focus, acting as a counterpoint
to the weight and fencing training programs, helping to create
complete and balanced physical training.
Duke Fencing Support Staff
Jamie Pootrakul
Assistant AD/Sport
Supervisor for Fencing
Chris Cook
Sports Information
Greg Dale
Director Of Mental
Training
Alayne Rusnak
Strength And
Conditioning
Franca Alphin
Nutritionist
Kelly Preussner
Academic Support
Jacki Silar
Associate Director Of
Athletics/SWA
Dave McClain
Equipment Manager
Lisa Jindra
Yoga/Pilates Instructor
Kristi Hall
Sports Medicine
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Dr. Jeff Bytomski
Team Physician

Fencing Support Facilities
The Murray Building Weight Room
The Murray Building Training Room
The Michael W. Krzyzewski Center For
Athletic And Academic Excellence
The Yoga And Pilates Floor
Study Rooms In The Center for Academic
And Athletic Excellence
The Equipment Room
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What The Parents Are Saying
“Being part of the men’s fencing team has been
the highlight of our son’s experience at Duke. The
camaraderie among the team members has been
exceptional. At Duke, academics come first. The
fencing team has accommodated our son’s engineering
class schedule. The Duke Home Meet is
a unique and unparalleled college fencing event.
Coach Beguinet and the fencers transform Card
Gym into an exquisitely decorated venue in which
the fencers duel in a setting invoking eras long
past.”
Jerry and Lydia
Eitel, parents of
David Eitel, Duke ’09
“One of the things we like about Duke Fencing is that
the men’s and women’s teams train and travel together. The
team quickly became a big part of our daughter’s social life,
as it was in high school, and we like the fact that she has a
terrific group of people, both male and female, looking out
for her. We also appreciate how nice Coach Alex Beguinet
and his wife, Elizabeth are to the parents. They know that
we miss our kids and miss seeing them fence, and they are
so welcoming when we visit for Parent’s Weekend or for the
annual Duke tournament. That tournament, by the way, is
a fantastic, well-run event that we wouldn’t miss. It’s one of
the many times you’ll feel proud your son or daughter is at
Duke.”
Kathy and Paul Shaskan parents of
Noel Shaskan, Duke ’09
“Over the years I
have witnessed many talented
fencers leave the sport. It is a testament
to Coach Alex and his
staff that my son’s experience as
a Duke fencer not only helped
him grow as a responsible human
being, but also instilled a
greater love for his sport. For
these, I am eternally grateful.”
Jon Moss, father of
Zach Moss, Duke ’07
“I would say that we did not
feel any pressure in reaching out to
Duke or Alex to express our desire
to attend the university and be part
of a special fencing team. Andrew
is very happy that there is a pre-season
program for the team. It helps to
not only prepare them physically for
the season, but also allows the team
to bond and make a commitment to
each other. There is no meet like
the Duke Meet. No school has a
coach that works so hard to make
the Duke Meet the most memorable
event in the fencers’ season. The
pomp and circumstance that Alex
creates makes every fencer feel like
a champion, and the vision of the
flags, posters and decorated strips,
and the cheers from fellow fencers,
students and parents will be treasured
forever.”
Rob and Lori Simon, parents of
Andrew Simon, Duke ’09
“The pre-acceptance experience was pain free. We were
amazed especially after hearing about all the horror stories
from other fencers. When other fencers got to their university,
things were not as promised. …When Becca arrived at
Duke, things were exactly the way it was promised. Direct
honesty is very refreshing. We were informed very well
about the recruiting process. Even in our final visit to
Duke, Elizabeth and Alex took extra care to make sure
that our time together met the exact letter of the NCAA
rules. The information provided was extremely helpful
in sorting out what could and could not be
done…the process was painless. Due to sponsorships,
we were very careful …any questions we had
were promptly researched and answered by the Duke Compliance
people.
My daughter is sooo happy at
Duke. She had to change a class
and met with her athletic academic
advisor. The problem was handled
promptly and without any fuss.
It was wonderful to see how well
they worked with her.
After meeting with Alex and
Elizabeth, there was no question
that we wanted our daughter to be
a Blue Devil. Having been in the
fencing world 9 years, we saw so
many fencing coaches that were
in it for themselves and just NOT
nice people. Then we met Alex.
We didn’t believe he could be real.
He was completely approachable.
Alex was honest and up-front. We
asked around at meets, too. No one
had a single bad thing to say about
Alex and Elizabeth. We are quite
satisfied Blue Devil Parents.”
Beth and Bill Ward parents of
Becca Ward, Duke ’12.
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The Duke Home Meet
Every year, the Duke fencing team hosts a two-day meet in Card Gym, drawing in five to six
teams for men’s and women’s competition. This year’s meet will take place on Feb. 6-7, 2010.
The Bout Committee Table
Armory
Card Gym set up for the yearly Duke Fencing Home Meet
Referee Lounge
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Scoring Tables
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Jonathan Cross
Epee
Fencer Profiles
Senior
Springfield, Va. (Robinson Secondary)
2009: Did not see action as a junior…named to the ACC Academic Honor
Roll. 2008: Did not see action as a sophomore…named to the ACC Academic
Honor Roll. 2007: Did not compete as a freshman…named to the ACC Academic
Honor Roll. Prep: Served as president of the fencing club…member
of the National Honor Society, as well as Robinson Secondary’s Orchestra.
Personal: Born October 29, 1987…son of James and Karen Cross…doublemajoring
in Religion and Arabic…pursuing an Islamic Studies Certifi cate.
David Eitel
Saber
Senior
Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. (Cold Spring Harbor)
2009: Saw action in 38 bouts, going 15-23…named to the ACC Academic
Honor Roll…competed at every regular season event…had his best outing at
the Penn Invitational where he went 5-4…went 4-5 at the Princeton Duals.
2008: Went 33-28 as a sophomore to earn a berth to the Atlantic/South
Regionals…took 16th at the Atlantic/South Regionals… named to the ACC
Academic Honor Roll…opened his season with a 6-1 outing at the Temple
Duals (1/13)…followed with a 9-6 record at the Penn State Duals (1/26).
2007: Went 3-2 in saber competition as a freshman…claimed his fi rst two
collegiate wins at the MIT/Brandeis Invitational…named to the ACC Academic
Honor Roll. Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Cold Spring Harbor, serving as
a team captain as a senior…earned All-Long Island honors as a senior with
a county-best record of 27-3…two-year participant in Junior Olympics…
three-year participant in Summer Nationals…four-time NYSPHSAA Scholar
Athlete…member of the National Honor Society and High Academic Honor
Roll. Personal: Born March 30, 1988…son of Jerry and Lydia Eitel…doublemajoring
in electrical and computer engineering and computer science.
Peter Franklin
Saber
Senior
Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier)
2009: Did not see action as a junior…named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2008: Turned in a 2-6 record as a sophomore…named to the ACC Academic
Honor Roll…earned one of his wins at the Temple Duals and the other at the
Duke Invitational. 2007: Did not compete as a freshman …named to the ACC
Academic Honor Roll. Prep: In addition to fencing, participated in tennis and
math club…served as president of both The Model United Nations and the
school choir…member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Born June
20, 1988…son of Rick and Betty Franklin…majoring in computer science and
economics…member of the student group Speak of the Devil.
James Lambert
Epee
Andrew Simon
Foil
Eliot Cohen
Foil
Senior
Maplewood, N.J. (Columbia)
2009: Did not see action as a junior…named to the ACC Academic Honor
Roll. 2008: Went 16-24 as a sophomore…named to the ACC Academic
Honor Roll…went 9-11 at the Northwestern Duals. 2007: Did not compete
as a freshman …named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Prep: Lettered
at Columbia High School, serving two seasons as a team captain…member
of two state championship teams…fi nished second at districts and ninth at
states…all-conference selection as a senior. Personal: Born February 1,
1988…son of LeRoy and Sherri Lambert.
Senior
Guilford, Conn. (Guilford)
2009: Did not see action as a junior…named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2008: Went 30-26 as a sophomore…ranked third on the foil squad in wins…
named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll…went 16-9 at the Northwestern Duals
(2/2)…had a 6-4 mark at the Temple Open (1/13). 2007: Fenced on both
the foil and epee squads as a freshman…had the third-best mark in foil at
20-6…went 2-1 in epee competition …placed 10th at the Mid-Atlantic/South
Regional…named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Prep: Named MVP and
team captain as a senior…two-time all-state selection…earned a “B” rating…
placed in the top-16 in both Division 1A and Division II at Summer Nationals…also
competed in the Junior Olympics as well as the NACS…served as
president of the business club…graduated with high honors…member of the
Spanish Honor Society and Interact. Personal: Born October 12, 1987…son
of Robert and Lori Simon…double-major in International and Comparative
Studies with a focus on the Middle East as well as Arabic…also pursuing a
certifi cate in Islamic Studies.
Junior
Brooklyn, N.Y. (St. Ann’s)
2009: Went 23-15 as a junior…took 11th at the Atlantic/South Regionals…
Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll…opened the season by going 9-0 at
the Penn Invitational…went 9-6 at the MIT Duals…took eighth place out of 95
entries at the Temple Open. 2008: Did not see action as a sophomore. 2007:
Posted the second-best record on the foil squad at 39-18 as a freshman…
placed fourth at the Mid-Atlantic/South Regional…took 24th at the NCAA
Championships. Prep: Lettered at St. Ann’s, serving two seasons as a team
captain…led the team through two undefeated seasons…ISFL gold and silver
medalist. Personal: Born December 28, 1987…son of Robert Cohen and
Marian Gewirtz…brother, Dorian, is a junior on the fencing team…is a black
belt in Tae Kwan Do…majoring in Evolutionary Anthropology.
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Fencer Profiles
Dorian Cohen
Foil
Junior
Brooklyn, N.Y. (St. Ann’s)
2009: Finished second on the foil squad with a 31-14 record…took fi fth at
the Atlantic/South Regionals…advanced to the NCAA Championships for
the second straight year and fi nished 21st, despite suffering an injury that
knocked him out of the competition…won the bronze medal at the Junior
Olympics…won the gold at the Division 1A Summer Nationals…Named to
the ACC Academic Honor Roll…Went 10-2 at the Penn Invitational to open
the season…tied for third place out of 95 entries at the Temple Open…turned
in a 9-4 performance at the MIT Duals…had a 6-2 showing at the Duke Invitational.
2008: Finished sixth at the NCAA Championship and was named
an All-America as a freshman…had the highest fi nish of any Blue Devil at
the NCAA Championship…named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll…took
seventh at the Atlantic/South Regionals…was the fourth freshman in school
history to earn All-America honors…led all Duke freshmen and ranked second
on the foil squad with a 50-11 record during the regular season…took seventh
at the Junior Olympics (2/17)…named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll…
tied for the third-most wins on the team…went 12-1 at the Penn State duals
(1/26)…went 19-5 at the Northwestern Duals (2/2)…went 13-1 a the Duke
Invitational (2/8). Prep: Entered his collegiate career ranked 20th in the US
among seniors and 17th among juniors by USAFencing…helped St. Ann’s
School compile an undefeated record during his four years in attendance…
went a combined 90-2 as a junior and senior…won the 1A gold medal at the
2007 Summer Nationals…claimed the gold at the 2007 Pomme De Terre
Tournament…placed fi fth at the North American Cup in the under-17 division…
won the Division 2 silver medal at the North American Cup in 2005…claimed
ninth place at the 2006 Montreal Junior World Cup…took 13th place at the
2005 Division 1 North American Cup…received AP Scholar with distinction
honors. Personal: Born June 16, 1989…son of Robert Cohen and Marian
Gewirtz…has a brother, Eliot, who fences on Duke’s foil squad…is a black
belt in Tae Kwan Do.
Graham Godwyn
Epee
Junior
Boston, Mass. (Wellesley)
2009: Went 10-15 for the epee squad as a sophomore…named to the ACC
Academic Honor Roll…had his best outing at the MIT Duals where he went
5-6…competed at the Princeton Duals and won two of his three bouts…
earned a berth to the Atlantic/South Regionals where he fi nished 14th. 2008:
Went 18-25 as a freshman for the third-most wins on the epee squad…
named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll…had an 8-2 mark at the Temple
Open (1/13)…went 6-9 at the Duke Invitational (2/8). Prep: Took fi rst place
at the 2007 Pomme De Terre Tournament…garnered fi fth-place honors
at the 2006 Division II Nationals…took sixth place at the 2006 Division III
Nationals. Personal: Born July 5, 1989…son of Wynn Schwartz and Mary
Godwyn…father Wynn (’72) is a Duke graduate…plans to attend law school
after graduation.
Blake Horowitz
Saber
Dan Cohen
Foil
Junior
Great Neck, N.Y. (Great Neck South)
2009: Appeared in 27 bouts, fi nishing 11-16 in his fi rst full season of competition…named
to the ACC Academic Honor Roll…fi nished 25th out of 88 entries
at the Temple Open…opened the regular season by going 4-2 at the Penn
Invitational…advanced to the Atlantic/South Regionals where he fi nished
20th…also went 5-5 at the MIT Duals. 2008: Did not see action as a freshman…named
to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Prep: A two-year letterwinner
at Great Neck South High School…went undefeated as a sophomore at
30-0…compiled a 26-4 record as a freshman…received All-Long Island and
all-county fi rst team honors for his sophomore campaign…medaled at the
North American Cup…nationally ranked for four years…received the Congressional
Medal of Merit…selected for the Community Service and Academic
Excellence Award. Personal: Born March 12, 1989…son of Adam Bender
and Cindy Horowitz Bender…has a brother, David and three sisters, Keri,
Shira and Melissa…enjoys playing the guitar and song writing.
Charles Keilin
Foil
Junior
Brooklyn, N.Y. (St. Ann’s)
2009: Did not see action as a sophomore. 2008: Went 16-6 as a freshman
to qualify for the Atlantic/South Regionals…took 16th at the regionals…
named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll…had winning marks in three of his
four outings, including an 8-0 record at the Northwestern Duals (2/2)…also
went 3-1 at the Temple Duals (1/13) and 4-1 at the Penn State Duals (2-2).
Prep: Helped St. Ann’s School to a four-year unbeaten streak …captained
the squad as a senior…took fi rst place at the ISFL Individual Championships
as a senior… claimed third place in the event as a junior…posted a 47-1
record as a senior…went 45-3 as a junior…fi nished fi fth at the ISFL Individual
Championships as a sophomore…was a National Merit Scholarship Finalist
…received AP Scholar recognition. Personal: Born July 23, 1989…son
of Eugene Keilin and Joanne Witty…has a brother, Gregory, age 20 and a
sister, Rachael, age 38.
Sophomore
Scarsdale, N.Y. (Edgemont)
2009: Led the men’s team with a 42-4 record as a freshman…took sixth place
at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors…won six of his fi nal
seven bouts at the NCAA Championships…became only the seventh Blue
Devil to earn All-America honors as a freshman…tied for third at the North
American Cup in St. Louis, Mo….won the Temple Open, taking fi rst out of
95 entries…had the foil squad’s most wins at every event during the regular
season…went 14-1 at the MIT Duals…went 12-1 at the Penn Invitational…
closed out the regular season with a 9-0 showing at the Duke Invitational…
also went 7-2 at Princeton. Prep: Fenced with the Canadian National Cadet
and Junior teams …won the Senior National Championship to follow up a
second-place fi nish in the event the previous year …was president of the
Fencing Club …was an AP Honor student. Personal: The son of David and
Gloria Cohen …has a sister Arielle.
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Nathaniel DeLucia
Epee
Fencer Profiles
Sophomore
Princeton, N.J. (Montgomery)
2009: Did not see action as a freshman…named to the ACC Academic Honor
Roll. Prep: A two-year letterwinner out of Montgomery High School…won the
District Championship as a senior…earned an “A” rank in epee…captained
the men’s team as a senior…took fi fth in the state competition…won the
Junior Olympics qualifi er…placed third in the Garden State Games…served
as president of the Sommerset County Teenage Republicans…a member of
the debate team…ran two years of junior varsity track. Personal: The son
of Louis and Rachel DeLucia…has a sister, Lauren, age 16…plans to major
in Biology and pursue further education in Genetic Biology.
Justin Goldsmith
Saber
Sophomore
Dix Hills, N.Y. (Half Hollow Hills West)
2009: Did not see action as a freshman…named to the ACC Academic Honor
Roll. Prep: Lettered as a senior at Half Hollow Hills West High School in the
team’s fi rst year of competition…captained the saber squad…also lettered
in football and tennis during all four years…a member of the National Honor
Society…also a member of the Dix Hills Fire Department. Personal: The
son of Michael and Susan Goldsmith…has a sister, Haley, age 20…plans to
major in Mechanical Engineering.
Tristan Jones
Epee
Sophomore
Andover, N.H. (Proctor Academy)
2009: Led the epee squad with a 35-15 record as a freshman…fi nished eighth
at the Atlantic/South Regionals…Went 10-2 at Penn Duals…Went 14-4 at
MIT Duals. Prep: Took third at the Pomme de Terre in 2008…also lettered
in cross country and tennis…was a member of the all-state team in cross
country…received the Ocean Classroom and Science Awards. Personal: The
son of Everett and Joyce Jones…has a brother, Douglas, and two sisters,
Emma and Caitlin.
Nikola Lahcanski
Foil
Sam Schack
Epee
Sophomore
Rochester, N.Y. (Penfield)
2009: Went 21-11 as a freshmen on the foil squad…named to the ACC
Academic Honor Roll…fi nished 25th at the Atlantic/South Regionals…went
8-3 at Penn Duals…had his best outing of the year at the MIT Duals, going
9-2. Prep: Competed in the 2008 World Championships in Acireale, Italy…
was nationally ranked in men’s foil…competed with the Rochester Fencing
Club’s Division I team for two years…took 23rd at the Junior North American
Cup…earned an “A” ranking…a member of the National Honor Society…a
four-year member of the high honor roll…earned the Outstanding Leadership
Award in 2007…also honored with the Monroe County Youth Bureau
Citizen of the Year award…was the youngest ever Delegate and Manager
on the committee to re-elect Supreme Court Justice Robert Lunn…a Student
Representative to the Town Board. Personal: The son of Tomi and Roxann
Lahcanski…has two sisters, Taline, age 16, and Ivana, age 14…plans to
major in Political Science.
Jonathan Parker
Epee
Sophomore
Austin, Texas (David Crockett)
2009: Was second on epee squad with 28 wins…Had strongest performance
of the season at the Duke’s home meet going 7-1…Also had a strong showing
at the Penn Duals with a 10-3 record…Finished 5th at Atlantic/South Regionals…Finished
20th at the NCAA Championships. Prep: Was a fi rst alternate
for the 2006 cadet team…took third at the Junior World Cup in Montreal,
Canada, in 2006…was the Cadet Champion at the North American Cup in
Memphis in 2006…fi nished in the top 32 in the Division I men’s epee group
at the 2007 North American Cup in Richmond, Va….graduated in the top
two percent of his class…a member of the National Honor Society…a fouryear
Trustee Award recipient. Personal: The son of Roberto and Margarita
Parker…has a sister, Melissa, age 20…sister is a junior at Temple University
and an active member of the fencing team.
Sophomore
Portland, Maine (Deering)
2009: Had three winning outings for the Blue Devils epee squad with his best
showing at home, going 5-3…named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll…
also went 7-6 at the MIT Duals and 6-5 at the Penn Duals… fi nished 17th at
Atlantic/South Regionals. Prep: Fenced at the Portland Fencing Center…
took second in the 2006 Division III Nationals…placed eighth in the 2008
Pomme de Terre…turned in a third-place fi nish at the 2007 North Atlantic
Junior Sectionals…lettered in track as a sophomore…was a sprinter and
took third at the Southwestern Championships…earned high honors during
all four years of high school…named to the National Society of High School
Scholars…in the Key Club…served on the Class Senate…earned the
University of Maine Book Award. Personal: The son of Michael and Donna
Schack…has a brother, Jacob, age 36, and a sister, Becca, age 21…plans
to major in Mechanical Engineering.
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Fencer Profiles
Cole Bosson
Foil
Jake Kuhn
Foil
Freshman
Winter Park, Fla. (Trinity Prepatory)
Prep: Earned a C-Rating…lettered in cross country and track and fi eld…
won the 1A Championship in the 4x800m relay in 2008 and 2009…led Trinity
Prepatory to the State Championship in 2007 and a runner-up fi nish in 2008.
Personal: Born April 11, 1991 in Stuart, Fla. … the son of Cindy Dawson.
Josiah Brown
Epee
Robert Greer
Epee
Tyler Hancock
Saber
Freshman
Portland, Ore. (Lincoln)
Prep: Was nationally ranked in high school…honored as a Full International
Baccalaureate Diploma Student…a four-year honor roll honoree.
Personal: Born March 12, 1991 in Portland, Ore. …the son of Jeffrey and
Lisa Brown.
Freshman
Portland, Ore. (Sunset)
Prep: The Open Epee Champion at the 2008 Oregon State Games…
ranked 25th as a junior…notched a fi fth-place fi nish at the Summer Nationals…member
of the Robotics Club…a consistent performer at Sunset High
School’s “Apollo’s Unplugged,” which is a student-run concert…also a piano
instructor. Personal: Born April 12, 1991 in Portland, Ore. …the son of David
Greer and Lisa Bell.
Freshman
Portland, Ore. (Garden City)
Prep: Captain of the men’s fencing team at Garden City High School…tabbed
all-county…honored with the Fencer’s Sportsmanship Award…a member
of the National Honor Society…an Eagle Scout. Personal: Born August 9,
1991 in Garden City, N.J. … the son of Donald and Deborah Hancock…
has a sister, Jessica, who fenced at Duke from 2005-08 and captained the
team as a senior.
Freshman
New York, N.Y. (Horace Mann)
Prep: A letterwinner out of Horace Mann High School. Personal: Born April
22, 1991 in New York, N.Y. …the son of James and Marjorie Kuhn.
Anthony Lin
Saber
Freshman
Beaverton, Ore. (Catlin Gabel School)
Prep: Recently earned his A’09 by notching eighth in the Division 1 Summer
National Championships in 2009…took 11th in Division 1 North American
Cup…ranked 10th in Juniors and 17th in Division 1…honored with the Oregon
Fencing Alliance Sportsmanship Award of 2009…Student Body President
of 2008-09…Graduation Speaker of 2009…sat on the Catlin Gabel Board
of Trustees from 2008-09…Catlin Gabel School Ring Recipient of 2009.
Personal: Born December 4, 1990 in Los Angeles, CA…the son of Allen
Lin and Frances Lee-Lin.
Charles Marquardt
Foil
Freshman
Windsor, Great Britain (Eton College HS)
Prep: Captain of the foil team…competed at the Senior Foil Cup in 2005
through 2009…competed at the Keeper’s Challenge Cup in 2004-09…
also played soccer. Personal: Born February 20, 1991 in London, United
Kingdom…the son of Stephen and Deborah Marquardt.
Wade Withington
Epee
Junior (Transfer from Univ. of Washington)
Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage)
Prep: Earned an “A07” ranking…founder and coach of the Blood & Fire
Fencing Club…member of the Fencing Center of Alaska…also lettered in
soccer and helped South Anchorage capture the 2006 State Championship…
President and founder of the South Anchorage High School Philosophy
Club…captained the Alaska Rush 89 Boys Soccer Team…an Eagle Scout…
graduated Magnu Cum Laude. Personal: Born March 7, 1989 in Anchorage,
Alaska…the son of Vincent Withington and Margaret Nye…majoring in
Cultural Anthropology…has a sister, Roni.
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Kaitlin Atkinson
Saber
Fencer Profiles
Senior
Garden City, N.Y. (Garden City)
2009: Did not see action as a junior…Named to the ACC Academic
Honor Roll. 2008: Did not see action as a sophomore…named to the ACC
Academic Honor Roll. 2007: Did not compete as a freshman. Prep: Saber
team captain as a senior at Garden City High School…placed 10th in the
county at individuals as a junior…served as the features editor of the school
newspaper…ran Battle of the Bands. Personal: Born March 14, 1988…
daughter of James and Angela Atkinson…member of St. Joseph’s Girls
Choir…majoring in English.
Nicole Bloom
Epee
Senior
Great Neck, N.Y. (Great Neck North)
2009: Went 25-26 on the epee squad…Named to the ACC Academic Honor
Roll…Best performance of the year came at Princeton Duals with an 8-7
record…fi nished 12th at Atlantic/South Regionals. 2008: Appeared in 78 epee
bouts on the way to a 40-38 record…posted a 9-3 record at the Penn State
Duals (1/26)…followed that with a 19-14 performance at the Northwestern
Duals (2/2). 2007: Tied for the second-most victories on the epee squad
as a sophomore with a 34-25 record…took 15th at the Mid-Atlantic/South
Regional. Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Great Neck North…received allcounty
accolades for three seasons…was the county champion in women’s
epee as a junior and senior…named to the All-Long Island squad as a junior
and senior…four-time participant in the Junior Olympics, where she fi nished
14th in the under-16 event in 2005…three-time competitor at Nationals…
in addition to fencing, was a 10-sport varsity athlete, member of the school
chorus and president of the AIDS educators club …also named Female MVP
of her graduating class. Personal: Born August 1, 1988…daughter of Jon
and Monique Bloom.
Camille Ratliff
Epee
Senior
San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Heights)
2009: Saw limited action, winning four matches as a junior…named to the
ACC Academic Honor Roll…went 2-3 at the Princeton Duals and at the
MIT Duals…went 1-0 at the Duke home meet. 2008: Did not compete as a
sophomore…named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. 2007: Saw limited
action on the epee squad as a freshman and went 2-2 …named to the ACC
Academic Honor Roll. Prep: Member of the All-Texas Athletic Center (ATAC)
Fencing Club in San Marcos…trained with the U.S. Modern Pentathlon Association…national
Merit Finalist…siemens Westinghouse Finalist…CBYX
exchange student in Germany in 2005-06…served as an intern at VA Center
for HIV/AIDS. Personal: Born July 30, 1987…daughter of Dan and Nancy
Ratliff…has a brother, Kent, who fences saber…member of the Alpha Delta
Pi sorority.
Noel Shaskan
Foil
Margot Mausner
Saber
Senior
Morristown, N.J. (Morristown)
2009: Competed in 39 bouts for the Blue Devils, posting 10 wins…named to
the ACC Academic Honor Roll….had her best performance of the year when
she went 5-6 at the Penn Duals. 2008: Went 21-13 as a sophomore…took
24th at the Atlantic/South Regionals…named to the ACC Academic Honor
Roll…combined for a 22-15 record over her last two meets…went 3-4 in
the season-opening Temple Duals (1/13)…followed with a 4-1 performance
at the Penn State Duals (1/26). 2007: Did not compete as a freshman …
named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Prep: Three-year letterwinner at
Morristown High School…served as a team captain as a senior…member of
the National Honor Society…served as vice president of the Spanish Honor
Society and treasurer of the Art Honor Society. Personal: Born August 27,
1988…daughter of Paul and Kathy Shaskan.
Junior
New York, N.Y. (Great Neck North)
2009: Went 9-12 on the saber squad…fi nished 24th at Regionals…named to
the ACC Academic Honor Roll…went 4-3 at the Princeton Duals and at the
MIT Duals…named to the Dean’s List. 2008: Went 31-47 as a freshman…
went 17-17 at the Northwestern Duals (2/2)… named to the ACC Academic
Honor Roll. Prep: A four-year letterwinner at Great Neck North High School…
helped the team earn county championships in 2004, 2005 and 2007…
took second place at the 2007 Nassau County Individual Championships…
claimed fourth place at the event in 2006…named to the all-county fi rst team
in 2006…received all-county honorable mention honors as a senior…also
lettered in soccer and lacrosse…earned All Class-A honors in soccer as a
sophomore and all-division honors as a junior and senior…named MVP of
the soccer team in 2005…claimed all-division honors in lacrosse in 2005
and 2006…received the Unsung Hero award in lacrosse as a freshman…
served as president of AIDS Educators…played bassoon in the band and
earned all-county honors. Personal: Born April 7, 1989…daughter of Daniel
Mausner and Jane Weiser…has a sister, Elizabeth.
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Fencer Profiles
Allison Putterman
Foil
Erin Pytel
Epee
Junior
Oyster Bay Cove, N.Y. (Oyster Bay)
2009: Went 22-18 for the foil squad…named to the ACC Academic Honor
Roll…went 10-5 at the Penn Duals…Also posted nine wins at the MIT Duals…
Finished 16th at Atlantic/South Regionals. 2008: Went 41-20 as a freshman…
had the highest winning percentage on the foil squad with a .672 mark…took
seventh at the Atlantic/South Regionals…fi nished 19th at the NCAA Championships…named
to the ACC Academic Honor Roll…fi nished 38th out of 155
entries at the Junior Olympics (2/17)…had winning marks at every regular
season meet…turned in a 16-8 performance at the Northwestern Duals (2/2)…
went 9-4 a the Temple Open (1/13) and followed with an 8-1 performance
at the Penn State Duals (1/26). Prep: A four-year letterwinner at Oyster Bay
HS…four-time team MVP…went a combined 116-7 during prep career…
went 32-0 as a junior…went 29-1 as a senior…all-county all four years…
named to the All-Long Island team three times…appeared at the National
Championships in 2005 and 2006…participated in the Junior Olympics in 2005
and 2006…president of SADD and the Honor Society…received the George
Washington University Medal…honored as an AP scholar with distinction…
bestowed with the Renaissance Award. Personal: Born September 13,
1989…daughter of Eric and Debby Putterman…has a brother, Alex… father
Eric (’76) and brother Alex (’07) are both Duke graduates.
Junior
Woodlands, Texas (Homeschool)
2009: Won 22 bouts for the epee squad…named to the ACC Academic Honor
Roll…went 10-7 at MIT Duals…won fi ve bouts at Penn Duals…won six bouts
at Princeton Duals…fi nished 13th at Atlantic/South Regionals. 2008: Led the
epee squad with a 44-34 record…took 27th at the Atlantic/South Regionals…
named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll …went 19-14 at the Northwestern
Duals (2/2)…turned in a 9-3 mark at the Penn State Duals. Prep: Took third
place at the 2006 Division III W.E. Summer National Championships…took
part in the Summer Nationals and the Junior Olympics in 2005, 2006 and
2007…fenced for the Alliance Fencing Academy in Houston, Texas…was
a National Merit Commended Scholar…recognized by Who’s Who Among
American High School Students. Personal: Born March 5, 1989…daughter of
John and Laura Pytel…has a brother, David, age 14…majoring in mechanical
engineering and materials science.
Ashley Donald
Saber
Dana Rosen
Foil
Sophomore
Burlingame, Calif. (Burlingame)
2009: Went 31-27 for the saber squad…had a winning record at three meets,
with a season-best performance 11-6 at the Penn Duals...fi nished 21st at the
Atlantic/South Regionals. Prep: A four-year letterwinner out of Burlingame
High School…took second place in Division IA at the Summer National
Championships as a senior…also placed second in Division II at the Summer
National Championships as a junior…earned an “A08” classifi cation…took
24th at the Junior Olympics as a sophomore…won the gold medal at the PCS
Super Regionals in 2005…also lettered in cross country and took fourth place
at the CCS Championship as a freshman and sophomore…was a four-year
member of the honor roll…volunteered with the Lucile Packard’s Childrens
Hospital. Personal: The daughter of Warren and Jennifer Donald…has a
sister, Molly, and a brother, Jack…plans to major in Political Science.
Sophomore
Mars, Penn. (Pine-Richland)
2009: Led the foil squad with a 35-22 record as a freshman…named to the
ACC Academic Honor Roll…posted a winning record in all four meets of the
year…Went 11-7 at both the Princeton Duals and the MIT Duals…Went 9-6
at the Penn Duals…went 4-2 at the Duke home meet…fi nished 12th at the
Atlantic/South Regionals. Prep: A four-year letterwinner out of Pine-Richland
High School…lost just one match during her high school career and went
undefeated as a senior, sophomore and freshman…captained the team and
was team president every year…took third in the Division II North American
Cup as a junior and won the Division III competition as a sophomore…led
Pine-Richland to three Pittsburgh League Championships in addition to a
second-place fi nish during her junior year…a member of the National Honor
Society…played the cello in the orchestra and was involved in the Honors
Orchestra during all four years…appeared on the highest honor roll list during
all four year. Personal: The daughter of Brian and Rhonda Rosen…has a
brother, Zack, and two sisters, Julia and Hannah.
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Becca Ward
Saber
Sean Cadley
Saber
Fencer Profiles
Freshman
New York, N.Y. (The Spence School)
Emily D’Agostino
Epee
Sophomore
Portland, Ore. (Homeschool)
2009: Became the second fencer in Duke history to win a NCAA Championship,
taking fi rst place in saber…lost just one of her 25 bouts during her run
to the NCAA Championship… her +77 touch differential at Nationals was
the highest of any fencer, men or women, in any division…went 53-2 for the
saber squad…posted a winning record in all four meets, including undefeated
records in three meets…went 18-0 at the Penn Duals…went 15-0 at the MIT
Meet…fi nished 14-2 at the Princeton Duals…ended the regular season with
a 6-0 showing at the Duke Home Meet…named to the ACC Academic Honor
Roll. Prep: Won the bronze medals in the team and individual saber events
at the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing, China…entered the individual competition
seeded No. 2 and defeated Spain’s Araceli Navarro 12-7, Hungary’s
Orsolya Nagy 15-5 and Tunisia’s Azza Besbes 15-14 to advance to the
semifi nals…fell to US teammate Mariel Zagunis 15-11 in the semis before
defeating Russia’s Sofi ya Velikaya 15-14 in the bronze medal match…helped
the top-seeded US saber squad defeat France 45-38 fi ve days later to win
the bronze medal in the team saber competition…won six of her nine bouts
in the team competition, including two of three in the bronze medal round…
helped the US win the gold at the Las Vegas Grand Prix…is the top-ranked
senior fencer in women’s saber entering her college career based on the US
Fencing point standings (17,003 points)…took fi rst place at the 2007 Cadet
World Championships…also took fi rst in the Senior, Junior and Cadet World
Championships in 2006…helped her saber team fi nish fi rst in the 2005 Senior
Team World Championships. Personal: Was home-schooled in Portland,
Oregon…the daughter of Bill and Beth Ward…has a brother, William…plans
to major in Environmental Law.
Prep: Notched fi fth place at the 2009 Junior Olympics…took second place
in the 2008 Junior Olympics…notched a top-32 fi nish at the 2009 Budapest
World Cup…a top-eight fi nisher at he 2008 North American Cup…head of
Model Congress…won the Catharine Leuning Music Scholarship for piano.
Personal: Born June 21, 1991 in New York, N.Y. …the daughter of John
Cadley and Christine Twomey.
Freshman
Portland, Ore. (Lakeridge)
Prep: Took third place in the 2009 Junior Olympics…notched eighth place at
the 2009 Summer Nationals…took second at the 2008 Cadet World Cup in
Bonn, Germany…won the Cadet World Cup in Heidenheim, Germany…won
the 2008 Junior Team Championships…took 15th at the 2008 Cadet Worlds…
Vice President of the National Honor Society…a member of the French Club
and National Charity League…also a member of the French National Honor
Society…a Five at Large Senior Class Representative…received 13 Student
of the Quarter Awards. Personal: Born January 30, 1991 in Seattle, Wash.
… the daughter of David and Karen D’Agostino.
Jennifer Denike
Epee
Keara Mageras
Foil
Lily Shepard
Foil
Sylvie Spewak
Epee
Freshman
Berkeley Heights, N.J. (Governor Livingston)
Prep: Notched a top-32 fi nish at the Division II North American Cup…led
her high school team to the State Championship as a senior…also helped
Governor Livingston HS capture two District Championships…tabbed all-state
as a junior and senior…also lettered in soccer…an AP Scholar with Honors…a
National Merit Commended Scholar…member of the French, ASL, Student
Auxilary and Interact Clubs. Personal: Born October 11, 1990 in Glen Ridge,
N.J. …daughter of Kevin and Susan Denike.
Freshman
Darien, Conn. (Darien)
Prep: Competed at the Junior Olympics and Summer Nationals…took third
at the North Atlantic Senior Sectional Championships…took third at the North
Atlantic Junior Sectionals…helped her women’s foil team capture third place at
the 2008 Summer Nationals…fi nished sixth at the 2008 North Atlantic Senior
Sectionals…took eighth in the Division III North American Cup in 2007…
ranked 43rd in the Cadet rankings in 2008…a Person-to-Person Volunteer
Organization Co-Leader. Personal: Born January 13, 1992 in New York, N.Y.
…the daughter of James and Adrienne Mageras.
Freshman
Montclair, N.J. (Montclair Kimberley Academy)
Prep: A four-year letterwinner at Montclair Kimberley Academy…captained
the team as a senior…named to the NJIFA All-State Team…won the Division
III North American Cup as a junior and the Division II North American Cup as
a senior…an AP Scholar…Editor-In-Chief of the Yearbook…honored with the
NJIAA/ETS Scholar-Athlete Award…a National Merit Commended Student…
Tutor at TEAM Academy in Newark, N.J. … President of the Alliance Francaise
Club…a member of the math team. Personal: Born Janurary 30, 1991 in
New York, N.Y. …the daughter of James and Nancy Shepard.
Freshman
Gladwyne, Pa. (The Baldwin School)
Prep: As a junior, placed in the top 16 at the North American Cup…fi nished
in the top 32 at the NAC as a sophomore…qualifi ed for nationals in both
epee and saber as a freshman…also lettered three years in fi eld hockey
and swimming…tabbed All-American Academic in fi eld hockey…captained
the swimming team…head of the Debate Team…participated in Model
Congress…Senior Class Treasurer. Personal: Born March 19, 1991 in Bryn
Mawr, Penn. …daughter of Michael and Karen Spewak.
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2009 Results
WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS
Date Opponent Foil Epee Saber Res Team
Jan. 10-11 FDU 6-3 9-0 8-1 V 23-4
Northwestern 2-7 3-6 5-4 D 10-17
Sacred Heart 9-0 4-5 6-3 V 16-11
Temple 5-4 0-9 5-4 D 10-17
Drew 9-0 3-6 9-0 V 21-6
North Carolina 3-6 3-6 5-4 D 11-16
Jan. 24 Penn State 1-8 2-7 4-5 D 7-20
Penn 2-7 3-6 3-6 D 8-19
Princeton 0-9 3-6 4-5 D 7-20
Temple 3-6 4-5 6-3 D 13-14
Haverford 4-5 4-5 9-0 V 18-9
Cornell 4-5 3-6 6-3 D 13-14
Feb. 1 MIT 3-6 4-5 5-4 D 12-15
Harvard 1-8 1-8 7-2 D 9-18
Brandeis 5-4 3-6 6-3 V 14-13
Boston College 6-3 5-4 6-3 V 17-10
NYU 4-5 7-2 5-4 V 16-11
Haverford 9-0 5-4 9-0 V 23-4
Feb. 6-7 Northwestern 3-6 2-7 6-3 D 11-16
North Carolina 6-3 4-5 6-3 V 16-11
Squad Season Records 8-12 4-16 17-3 9-11
WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Foil (8-12)
Dana Rosen ...........................................................................35-22
Allison Putterman ..................................................................22-18
Sasha Stein ...........................................................................17-14
Noel Shaskan ........................................................................10-29
Epee (4-16)
Nicole Bloom .........................................................................25-26
Erin Pytel ...............................................................................22-31
Jenny Kim ..............................................................................15-37
Camille Ratliff ..........................................................................4-13
Saber (17-3)
Becca Ward .............................................................................53-2
Jessica Hancock ....................................................................28-19
Ashley Donald .......................................................................31-27
Margot Mausner ......................................................................9-12
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Name Weapon Place
Becca Ward Saber 1st
ATLANTIC/SOUTH REGIONAL RESULTS
Name Weapon Place
Becca Ward Saber 1st
Dana Rosen Foil 12th
Nicole Bloom Epee 12th
Erin Pytel Epee 13th
Jessica Hancock Saber 13th
Allison Putterman Foil 16th
Sasha Stein Foil 20th
Ashley Donald Saber 21st
Margot Mausner Saber 24th
MEN’S TEAM RESULTS
Date Opponent Foil Epee Saber Res Team
Jan. 10-11 North Carolina 7-2 5-4 4-5 V 16-11
Drew 9-0 6-3 7-2 V 22-5
Sacred Heart 7-2 5-4 9-0 V 21-6
Johns Hopkins 7-2 6-3 7-2 V 20-7
NJIT 9-0 8-1 9-0 V 26-1
Jan. 24 Penn 4-5 4-5 0-9 D 8-19
Princeton 5-4 2-7 3-6 D 10-17
Penn State 4-5 1-8 4-5 D 9-18
Haverford 8-1 6-3 5-4 V 19-8
Feb. 1 Brandies 7-2 5-4 6-3 V 18-9
MIT 5-4 7-2 6-3 V 18-9
Boston College 8-1 7-2 5-4 V 20-7
NYU 7-2 4-5 4-5 V 15-12
Haverford 9-0 6-3 5-4 V 20-7
Harvard 5-4 3-6 4-5 D 12-15
Feb. 6-7 Notre Dame 5-4 3-6 5-4 D 13-14
Johns Hopkins 4-5 8-1 7-2 V 19-8
North Carolina 7-2 7-2 3-6 V 17-10
Squad Season Records 18-3 12-6 11-7 13-5
MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Foil (18-3)
Dan Cohen ............................................................................ 42-4
Dorian Cohen ...................................................................... 31-14
Eliot Cohen .......................................................................... 23-15
Nikola Lahcanski ..................................................................21-11
Danaan Metge ......................................................................... 0-1
Epee (12-6)
Tristan Jones ....................................................................... 35-15
Jonathan Parker .................................................................. 28-17
Sam Schack ........................................................................ 19-22
Graham Godwyn ................................................................. 10-15
Saber (11-7)
Peter Truszkowski ................................................................58-11
Laughlin Stewart .................................................................. 50-19
David Eitel ........................................................................... 33-28
Blake Horowitz ......................................................................11-16
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Name Weapon Place
Dan Cohen Foil 6th
Peter Truszkowski Saber 16th
Dorian Cohen Foil 21st
Jonathan Parker Epee 22nd
ATLANTIC/SOUTH REGIONAL RESULTS
Name Weapon Place
Dorian Cohen Foil 5th
Jonathan Parker Epee 5th
Peter Truszkowski Saber 8th
Dan Cohen Foil 8th
Tristan Jones Epee 8th
Eliot Cohen Foil 11th
Graham Godwyn Epee 14th
Sam Schack Epee 17th
Blake Horowitz Saber 20th
Loki Stewart Saber 20th
Nikola Lahcanski Foil 25th
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15

NCAA Championship History
NCAA (WOMEN)
1983 Carol Becht Nat.-23rd
1984 Carol Becht Reg.
Cathy Coyle - Foil
Reg.
1985 Cathy Coyle - Foil Reg.
Amy Reibman - Foil Reg.
1989 Leslie McFarland - Foil Reg.
1991 Aleizha Batson - Foil Nat.-20th
1993 Marni Schinman - Foil Reg.
Stacey Swiantek - Foil Reg.
1995 Jennifer Brockett - Foil Reg.
Ann Stewart - Foil
Reg.
1996 Jennifer Brockett - Foil Reg.
Sarah Cairney - Epee Reg.
Michaela Glod - Epee Reg.
Sarah Hamilton - Foil Reg.
Katherine Nichole - Epee Reg.
Ann Stewart - Foil
Reg.
1997 Sarah Hamilton - Foil Nat. -18th
Jennifer Brockett - Foil Reg.
Nora Sigurani - Foil Reg.
Ann Stewart - Foil
Reg.
1998 Jennifer Brockett - Foil Reg.
Sarah Hamilton - Foil Reg.
Katarine Izyanik - Epee Reg.
Katherine Nichols - Epee Reg.
1999 Judith Jacobson - Foil Reg.
Nyasha London - Foil Reg.
Katherine Nichols - Epee Reg.
Kristina Schafer - Epee Reg.
2000 Nyasha London - Foil Nat.-24th
Erin Black - Foil
Reg.
Ashley Cockburn - Foil Reg.
Kristina Schafer - Epee Reg.
2001 Nyasha London - Foil Reg.
Erin Black - Foil
Reg.
Ashley Cockburn - Foil Reg.
2002 Erin Black - Foil Nat.-19th
Ashley Cockburn - Foil Reg.
Nyasha London - Foil Reg.
Jaimie West - Epee Reg.
Kimberly Schafer - Epee Reg.
2003 Ashley Cockburn - Foil Reg.
Erin Black - Foil
Reg.
Andrea Mangones - Foil Reg.
Kimberly Schafer - Epee Reg.
Jaimie West - Epee Reg.
Dorothy Hubbard - Epee Reg.
Nancy Cheng - Saber Reg.
2004 Anne Kercsmar - Epee Nat.-3rd
Ibtihaj Muhammad - Saber Nat.-9th
Allison Schafer - Saber Reg.
Jaimie West - Epee Reg.
2005 Ibtihaj Muhammad - Saber Nat.-11th
Anne Kercsmar - Epee Nat.-16th
Allison Schafer - Saber Nat.-17th
Dorothy Hubbard - Epee Reg.
Marilyn Tycer - Foil Reg.
Jaimie West - Epee Reg.
2006 Ibtihaj Muhammad - Saber Nat.-6th
Anne Kercsmar - Epee Nat.-16th
Dorothy Hubbard - Epee Nat.-18th
Allison Schafer - Saber Nat.-19th
Marilyn Tycer - Foil Nat.-24th
Stephanie Butnik - Foil Reg.
Jessica Hancock - Saber Reg.
Annie Massart - Saber Reg.
Theresa Poulos - Epee Reg.
Alexandra Stein - Foil Reg.
2007 Anne Kercsmar - Epee Nat.-15th
Nicole Bloom - Epee Reg.
Amanda Goldenberg - Saber Reg.
Annie Massart - Saber Reg.
Theresa Poulos - Epee Reg.
Allison Schafer - Saber Reg.
Alexandra Stein - Foil Reg.
Marilyn Tycer - Foil Reg.
2008 Allison Putterman Nat.-19th
Jessica Hancock Reg.-10th
Amanda Goldenberg Reg.-19th
Marilyn Tycer Reg.-21st
Noel Shaskan Reg.-24th
Alexandra Stein Reg.-25th
Erin Pytel
Reg.-27th
2009 Becca Ward Nat.-1st
Dana Rosen
Reg.-12th
Nicole Bloom Reg.-13th
Jessica Hancock Reg.-13th
Erin Pytel
Reg.-13th
Allison Putterman Reg.-16th
Sasha Stein
Reg.-20th
Duke Fencing All-Americas
Matt Andresen ........ 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993
Nathan Bragg ....................................... 2005
Benjamin Cohen ................................... 2001
Dan Cohen ........................................... 2009
Dorian Cohen ....................................... 2008
Benjamin Hendricks .............................. 2008
Jeremy Kahn .............................. 1996, 1997
Anne Kercsmar ..................................... 2004
John Maggio ......................................... 1992
Ibtihaj Muhammad ............ 2004, 2005, 2006
Randy Skrabonja .................................. 1990
Peter Truszkowski ...................... 2006, 2008
Becca Ward .......................................... 2009
National and Regional Qualifiers
(Women)
Regional Qualifi ers ................................... 77
National Qualifi ers .................................... 17
Highest National Finish ............1st (Ward, ’09)
Most National Qualifi ers In A Year ......5 (’06)
Anne Kercsmar took third at the 2004
NCAA Championships, which is the
program’s second-highest finish.
National and Regional Qualifiers
(Men)
Regional Qualifi ers ................................... 97
National Qualifi ers .................................... 66
Highest National Finish ..........1st (Kahn, ‘96)
Most National Qualifi ers .............. 4 (’99, ’09)
In 2009, Becca Ward became the
first Duke women’s fencer to win an
NCAA Championship.
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NCAA Championship History
NCAA (MEN)
1968 John Melville - Saber Nat.-23rd
Ryan Dybdahl - Epee Nat.-24th
1972 Ed Pettiss Nat.-19th
Tom Clark
Nat.
Curt Kimball
Nat.
1974 Chris Lauzen - Saber Nat.
Karl Meyer - Foil
Nat.
1981 David Knowlton - Foil Nat.
1982 David Knowlton - Foil Nat.-28th
Dave Meyers - Epee Nat.
Dave Ryon - Saber Nat.
1983 Derek Bandeen - Epee Nat.
Jung-Yol Lim - Saber Nat.
1984 Steve Kiefer - Foil Nat.
1985 Steve Kiefer - Foil Nat.-23rd
David Kapper - Epee Nat.-30th
1986 David Kapper - Epee Nat.
Frank Chut - Foil
Reg.
1987 David Kapper - Epee Nat.
1988 David Kapper - Epee Nat.-16th
1989 Matt Andresen - Epee Nat.-4th
Chris Engdahl - Epee Nat.-11th
Randy Skrabonja - Foil Nat.-16th
1990 Matt Andresen - Epee Nat.-8th
Randy Skrabonja - Foil Nat.-8th
Darius Goore - Epee Nat.-25th
1991 John Maggio - Saber Nat.-13th
Randy Skrabonja - Foil Nat.-17th
Jeremy Kahn won a National Epee
Championship in 1996, becoming
Duke’s first National Champion in
the process.
Darius Goore - Epee Nat.-25th
1992 Matt Andresen - Epee Nat.-8th
John Maggio - Saber Nat.-8th
Anthony Crupi - Saber Nat.
1993 Matt Andresen - Epee Nat.-5th
John Maggio - Saber Nat.-20th
Anthony Crupi - Saber Reg.
1994 Paul Palmeri - Foil Reg.
Jonathan Stieber - Epee Reg.
1995 Jeremy Kahn - Epee Nat.-18th
Anthony Crupi - Saber Nat.-24th
Ian Keller - Saber
Reg.
Paul Palmeri - Foil Reg.
1996 Jeremy Kahn - Epee Nat.-1st
Paul Palmeri - Foil Nat.-18th
G.P. Aroldi - Foil
Reg.
Thomas Halleran - Saber Reg.
Robert Manchen - Foil Reg.
Jonathan Stieber - Epee Reg.
1997 Jeremy Kahn - Epee Nat.-5th
Michael Baughman - Saber Nat.-14th
Paul Palmeri - Foil Nat.-17th
Robert Manchen - Foil Reg.
Brian Hartman - Epee Reg.
1998 Robert Manchen - Foil Nat.-15th
Michael Baughman - Saber Reg.
David Bright - Foil
Reg.
Beck Weathers - Epee Reg.
1999 Robert Manchen - Foil Nat.-15th
Elliott Chorn - Epee Nat.-16th
Andrew Mahen - Saber Nat.-16th
David Bright - Foil Nat.-21st
Carlo Bertucci - Foil Reg.
2000 Michael Baughman - Saber Nat.-17th
Andrew Mahen - Saber Nat.-19th
David Bright - Foil Nat.-23rd
2001 Benjamin Cohen - Saber Nat.-12th
Andrew Mahen - Saber Nat.-14th
David Bright - Foil
Reg.
2002 Andrew Mahen - Saber Nat.-13th
Benjamin Cohen - Saber Nat.-21st
Nathan Bragg - Epee Reg.
Justin Maggio - Foil Reg.
Christian Barrett - Saber Reg.
2003 Nic Testerman - Epee Nat.-18th
Nathan Bragg - Epee Nat.-20th
Benjamin Cohen - Saber Nat.-23rd
2004 Benjamin Hendricks - Foil Nat.-15th
Nathan Bragg - Epee Nat.-18th
John Cornwell - Saber Reg.
Michael DiMarco - Saber Reg.
2005 Nathan Bragg - Epee Nat.-11th
Jackson McClam - Foil Nat.-16th
John Cornwell - Saber Reg.
Michael DiMarco - Saber Reg.
Zachary Moss - Epee Reg.
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Dorian Cohen (left) and Dan Cohen
(right) both finished sixth as freshmen
at the NCAA Championships.
2006 Peter Truszkowski - Saber Nat.-10th
John Cornwell - Saber Reg.
Mike DiMarco - Saber Reg.
Sam Doran - Epee Reg.
Theodore Lauzen - Epee Reg.
Jackson McClam - Foil Reg.
Zachary Moss - Epee Reg.
Laughlin Stewart - Saber Reg.
Nic Testerman - Epee Reg.
Cameron Virkus - Foil Reg.
Andrew Waddoups - Foil Reg.
2007 Eliot Cohen - Foil Nat.-24th
Ben Hendricks - Foil Nat.-19th
Michael DiMarco - Saber Reg.
Zachary Moss - Epee Reg.
Laughlin Stewart - Saber Reg.
Peter Truszkowski - Saber Reg.
2008 Dorian Cohen Nat.-6th
Peter Truszkowski Nat.-8th
Ben Hendricks Nat.-10th
Zach Moss
Reg.-15th
Laughlin Stewart Reg.-15th
David Eitel
Reg.-16th
Andrew Simon Reg.-16th
Charles Keilin Reg.-17th
2009 Dan Cohen Nat.-6th
Peter Truszkowski Nat.-16th
Dorian Cohen Nat.-21st
Jonathan Parker Nat.-22nd
Tristan Jones
Reg.-8th
Eliot Cohen
Reg.-11th
Graham Godwyn Reg.-14th
Sam Schack
Reg.-17th
Blake Horowitz Reg.-20th
Loki Stewart
Reg.-20th
Nikola Lahcanski Reg.-25th
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All-Time Letterwinners
MEN
Chris Andre 1990
Matt Andresen 1989-1990, 1992-1993
Fredrik Arneborn 1995
G.P. Aroldi 1996-1997
Robert Atcheson 1972
Tony Axam 1971
Robert Bandeen 1981, 1983-1984
David Barber 1970-1972
Christian Barrett 2002-2004
Peter Barton 1991-1992
Michael Baughman 1997, 1999-2000
James Bell 1976, 1978
Thomas Berry 1972-1973
Carlo Bertucci 1999-2001
Jeff Blackwelder 1968
Stuart Bolton 1987
Walter Bradley 1967-1969
Nathan Bragg 2002-2005
Mike Bramble 1976-1977
Steven Brewer 1986-1988
David Bright 1998-2001
Paul Brooks 1975-1976
Murray Brown 1967
Michael DiMarco 2007
Jack Childs 1975, 1976
Elliot Chorn 1999
Frank Chut 1985-1987
Thomas Clark 1971-1973
Mike Clem 1980
Carlie Coats 1973
Robert Coats 1977-1979
Benjamin Cohen 2001-2003
Daniel Cohen 2009
Dorian Cohen 2008-09
Matt Andresen (1989-90, 92-93)
Eliot Cohen 2007, 2009
Jonathan Cohn 1986
John Cornwell 2004-2006
Francis Craig 1967
Anthony Crupi 1992-1993, 1995
Michael DiMarco 2004-2007
Sam Doran 2006
Ryan Dybdahl 1967-1969
David Eitel 2008-09
Neil Elliot 1968-1970
Chris Engdahl 1989-1990, 1992
Raymond Fan 2008
Daniel Feinbloom 1979-1981
Pedro Fenjves 1979-1980
John Fluke 1977-1978
Ian Ford 1991
Peter Franklin 2008-09
James Frazier 1971
George Ganaway 1967-1968
David Giard 1987-1989
Scott Gillespie 1983-1985
Richard Glod 1999-2001
Graham Godwyn 2009
Darius Goore 1989-1992
Andrew Gould 1977-1978
Gordon Grant 1966
Nicholas Graziano 1991
Walter Green 1967
Bradley Hall 1980
Thomas Halleran 1996-1997
Neil Hamilton 1979
Brian Hartman 1997, 1999
Michael Hayes 1972-1973
John Heard 1970-1971
Ben Hendricks 2004-2005, 2007-08
James Higgins 1975
Curtis Holt 1976
Daniel Hornstein 1991-1992
Blake Horowitz 2009
Michael Horowitz 1986
Dudley Houghton 1966-1967
John Huff 1969-1971
Michael Insel 1967-1969
Saleet Jafri 1984-1986
Erik Johnson 2004
Tristan Jones 2009
John Kador 1971-1973
Jeremy Kahn 1995-1997
Nick Kaluk 1970-1971
David Kapper 1985-1988
Stephen Karver 1967
Charles Keilin 2008
Ian Keller 1993, 1995
Steven Keifer 1983-1985
Curtis Kimball 1970-1972
Zach Moss (2005-08)
Ray Kimura 1988-1990
Charles King 1974-1975
David Knowlton 1981-1982
Nikola Lahcanski 2009
Christopher Lauzen 1972-1974
Theodore Lauzen 2006-2007
George Lewis 1983-1984, 1986
Rich Lewis 1988-1989
Edward Light 1987-1989
Daniel Ligon 1966
Jung Lim 1981, 1983
David Ling 1973
Glen Lovejoy 1973-1975
Bruce Luehrs 1974-1975
Charles MacFarlane 1975, 1977
Jonathan Maggio 1990-1993
Justin Maggio 2000, 2002
Andrew Mahen 1999-2002
Robert Manchen 1996-1999
Scott Mann 1984
Mark Marotto 1998
Ronald Marshall 1980-1981
Luis Martinez 1983, 1985
Paul Marynowski 1983
David Mather 1971
Patrick McCroskey 1990, 1992
John McFarland 1969-1970
Robert McKenzie 1967, 1969
Ryan McKim 1997
Jackson McClam 2005-2008
Michael McMillen 1966
Steven Meador 1976-1977
John Melville 1967-1969
Patrick Merrill 1988
Danaan Metge 2009
Richard Metz 1976-1977
Karl Meyer 1973-1976
David Meyers 1982-1983
David Miller 1978-1981
Thomas Moffatt 1969-1971
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All-Time Letterwinners
MEN (Continued)
Lawrence Moore 1988
Joseph Moretz 1966-1968
John Morrison 1976
Zach Moss 2005-2008
Robert Mussenden 1987
Kevin O’Brien 1979
David Olsson 1997
Richard Page 1977-1980
Paul Palmeri 1994-1997
Mark Pardo 1987-1988
Jonathan Parker 2009
David Penn 2005
Williams Perett 1966-1967
Robert Peroutka 1978
Steve Petkus 1988
Edmund Pettiss 1972-1973
Randy Peyser 1968-1970
William Richmond 1979
Frank Ridley 1981
Robert Rivell 1983-1985
Brian Robinson 2008
James Ryan 1998
David Ryon 1981, 1983-1984
Sam Schack 2009
Michael Schreiber 1999
Justin Seamonds 1991-1992
Norman Seid 1973
Richard Sheft 1978-1981
Scott Sherman 1974-1977
Andrew Simon 2008
Randy Skrabonja 1989-1992
John Snitzer 1974-1976
Eric Sommer 1977-1978
Jesse St. Clair 1974-1975
Laughlin Stewart 2006-2009
Jonathan Stieber 1994, 1996-1997
James Summers 1979-1981
Robert Swennes 1966-1967
Nic Testerman 2003, 2005-2006
Peter Truszkowski 2006-2009
James Turner 1971
Cameron Virkus 2006
Andrew Waddoups 2006
Shao Wang 1976-1978
Seaborn Weathers 2001
Steve Weiderhorn 1987-1988
Charles White 2001
Richard White 1983-1984
James Winthrop 1972-1974
Kim Wong 1983-1984
Nathan Wood 1990-1991
Tad Yoneyama 1989-1990
Aaron Young 1970
Tim Young 1988
Gordon Zellers 1978
Marilyn Tycer (2005-08)
WOMEN
Catherine Alegeo 1982-1983
Aleizha Batson 1990-1991
Carol Becht 1981-1984
Erin Black 2000-2003
Nicole Bloom 2007-09
Jennifer Brockett 1995-1998
Stephanie Butnick 2006
Sarah Cairney 1996-1997
Nancy Cheng 2003
Ashley Cockburn 2000-2003
Noeha Coutry 1990-1991
Cathleen Coyle 1982-1985
Marla Custard 1985
Kerry Dolan 1988, 1990
Margaret Dolan 1992-1994
Jeannie Doliner 1987
Ashley Donald 2009
Diane Dudley 1981
Amy Dunham 1982-1985
Katarina Egressy 2000
Liz Enochs 1987-1988
Elizabeth Friedman 1988-1989
Elizabeth Georges 1990
Michaela Glod 1996-1998
Amanda Goldenberg 2007-08
Alicia Gruenebaum 1983-1985
Sarah Hamilton 1996-1999
Jessica Hancock 2006-09
Dulcinea Hanuschak 2004
Dorothy Hubbard 2003-2006
Pamela Hughes 1987
Katarine Izyanik 1998-1999
Judith Jacobson 1999, 2001
Linda Johansen 1981-1982
Molly Kastory 1999
Anne Kercsmar 2004-2007
Joann Kleinneiur 1999
Anne Langsam 1981
Fleur Levitz 1991
Nyasha London 1999-2002
2 0 0 9-10 DUKE BLUE DEVIL FENCING
Erin Malone 1983-1985
Andrea Mangones 2003-2004
Annie Massart 2006-2007
Amy McDowell 1997
Leslie McFarland 1987-1989
Heather Sue Mercer 1997-1998
Beth Miller 1981
Andrea Mindell 1984-1987
Karen Munro 1982-1983
Ibtihaj Muhammad 2004-2006
Marie-Laure Nevoret 1991-1993
Katherine Nichols 1996-1999
Rachel Osleber 1985
Julie Oswald 1981
Valerie Pels 1984-1985
Theresa Poulos 2006-2007
Helen Powell 1982
Heather Prochnow 1992, 1994
Allison Putterman 2008-09
Erin Pytel 2008-09
Polly Ross 1981-1983
Dana Rosen 2009
Allison Schafer 2004-2007
Kimberly Schafer 2002-2004
Kristina Schafer 1999-2002
Marni Schinman 1993
Noel Shaskan 2008-09
Mindi Shinberg 1989
Nora Sigurani 1997-1998
Amy Smith 1981
Carolyn Sprinthall 1983
Alexandra Stein 2006-2009
Ann Stewart 1995-1998
Jennifer Straub 1988-1990
Stacey Swiantek 1991-1993
Stephanie Telesetsky 1984-1986
Marilyn Tycer 2005-2008
Susan Wainer 1982
Becca Ward 2009
Emily Watson 1988
Jaimie West 2002-2005
Andrea Witt 1990, 1992-1993
Ibtihaj Muhammad (2004-06)
19

Majors at Duke
African & African-American Studies
Art & Art History
Biological Anthropology & Anatomy
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Canadian Studies
Chemistry
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Classical Languages
Classical Studies
Comparative Area Studies
Computer Science
Cultural Anthropology
Economics
Electrical Engineering
English
Environmental Sciences & Policy
French Studies
Geology
Germanic Languages & Literature
History
Italian Studies
Literature
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering &
Materials Science
Medieval & Renaissance Studies
Music
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Policy Studies
Religion
Russian
Sociology
Spanish
Theater Studies
Visual Arts
Women’s Studies

Duke University was created in 1924 by
James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his
father, Washington Duke. The Dukes, a Durham
family who built a worldwide financial empire in
the manufacture of tobacco and developed the
production of electricity in the two Carolinas,
had long been interested in Trinity College. Trinity
traced its roots to 1838 in nearby Randolph
County when local Methodist and Quaker communities
joined forces to support a permanent
school, which they named Union Institute. After
a brief period as Normal College (1851-59), the
school changed its name to Trinity College in
1859 and affiliated with the Methodist Church.
The college moved to Durham in 1892 with
financial assistance from Washington Duke
and the donation of land by Julian S. Carr. In
December 1924, the school’s trustees gratefully
accepted the provisions of James B. Duke’s
indenture creating the family philanthropic foundation,
The Duke Endowment, which provided,
in part, for the expansion of Trinity College into
Duke University.
As a result of the Duke gift, Trinity underwent
both physical and academic expansion. The
original Durham Campus became known as East
Campus when it was rebuilt in stately Georgian
architecture. West Campus, Gothic in style and
dominated by the soaring 210-foot tower of Duke
Chapel, opened in 1930. Academic expansion of
the university included the establishment of new
graduate and professional schools.
Modern times have seen Duke realize its
founder’s aspirations to become a major center
of learning. The Duke University Medical Center
has achieved international prominence, and
many Duke schools and departments are consistently
ranked among the nation’s best.
Some quick facts about Duke include:
• Duke has a student:faculty ratio of 10:1
• Seventy-five percent of classes at Duke have
16-35 students
• Student-athletes make up more than 10 percent
of the Duke student body
• Duke has six professional schools — Fuqua
School of Business, Divinity, Nicholas School
of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Law,
Medicine and Nursing —and two undergraduate
schools — Trinity College (Arts & Sciences) and
Pratt School of Engineering
• Ninety-three percent of Duke students graduate
in four years

The average temperature in Durham
is 59 degrees, and snowfall totals
less than eight inches per year. A
temperate climate and unique blend
of big-city activity with an unfrenzied
pace make Durham a great place to
call home.
Located in the heart of North Carolina’s rolling
Piedmont region, Durham stands out as a gem
among southern cities. Through the years, the
city has evolved from a tobacco and textile town
into an international center for medicine, scholarship,
biotechnology and electronics.
Founded in 1853, Durham is widely recognized
for its diversity. Originally a manufacturing
center, the city now is known for excellence in
medicine, education, research and industry. The
wide range of activities available in the area lends
the city a multifaceted appeal that strikes even
fi rst-time visitors.
Durham has a natural appeal as well, characterized
by 98,000 acres of hardwood and evergreen
forests including the only remaining old
growth Piedmont bottomland forests and 7,800
acres of cropland. Hills and dales, meandering
rivers and streams, several lakes, 26 rare plant
species and several rare species of birds and
animals can also be found here.
With 187,000 residents in the one-city county,
Durham is the fourth-largest city in North Carolina.
It is ideally located on the large and small scale.
Within the immediate area it stands as the pinnacle
of the “Triangle” region of North Carolina,
a metropolitan population of 1 million people that
includes Chapel Hill to the south and west and
Raleigh, the state capital, to the south and east.
On a regional level, this area is the primary center
of culture, sports, education and government
between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta.
With excellent sports and cultural activities
in the area, Durham is a fun place to be. People
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warm, rich sense of hospitality and diversity.

The Duke Fencing Gym

Junior Captain
Senior Captain
SCHEDULE
2009-10
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Day Date Event/Host Location
Sat.-Sun. Jan. 9-10 Penn Duals Philadelphia, Pa.
Sat. Jan. 23 Penn State Duals State College, Pa.
Sat.-Sun. Jan. 30-31 Northwestern Duals Evanston, Ill.
Sat.-Sun. Feb. 6-7 Duke Home Meet Durham, N.C.
Sat. Feb. 27 Temple Duals Philadelphia, Pa.
Sat. March 13 Mid-Atlantic South Regionals TBD
Thurs.-Sun March 25-28 NCAA Championships TBD