Fencing

Spartan Fencing closed out the 2022-23 season on a high note at the Minnesota State High School Fencing Championships on February 25-26. In the team competition, mens’ and womens’ fencing both finished in the top three in the state, with the boys finishing third and the girls finishing second overall.

At State, Spartan fencers competed in women’s foil, women’s epee, women’s saber, men’s epee, men’s foil, and men’s saber. Individual finishes included: 

• Women’s saber: Annie Bai ’24 (4th place) and Halle Cowgill ’24 (2nd place)
• Men’s saber: William Moran ’23 (3rd place)
• Women’s epee: Belle Weng ’25 (5th place)
• Men’s epee: Milan Mishra ’25 (3rd place) and Maik Nguyen ’24 (2nd place)
• Women’s foil: Claire Kim ’24 (6th place)

In addition to the individual competition, the SPA team placed in the top ten in every team event:

• Women’s epee: 2nd place: Rita Li ’24, Belle Weng ’25, and Annie Zhang ’25
• Women’s saber: 3rd place: Annie Bai, Halle Cowgill, Zadie Martin ’24, and Rowan Moore ’26
• Men’s epee: 1st place: Milan Mishra, Humza Murad ’23, and Maik Nguyen
• Men’s foil: 8th place: Jack Gordon ’28, Elijah Peres ’24, Allan Wang ’26, and Jesse Wussler ’26
• Men’s saber: 1st place: Soren Miller ’23, William Moran, and Roberto Velez ’23