Banner Season: Defending champ Blues lead after first day of men’s championship
St. Catharones, Ont. - Steel clashed during an action-packed day of individual competition on Day 1 of the 2020 OUA Men’s Fencing Championships at Brock University’s Ian D. Beddis Gymnasium on Feb. 1.
The Toronto Varsity Blues lead the team standings with 143 points after the first day of competition followed by the RMC Paladins (120) and the host Brock Badgers (71).
No. 1 seed Gareth Marks of Waterloo captured the Charles Walters Trophy as individual foil champion by defeating Ethan Haines of Ryerson by a score of 15-10 in the final. Malcolm McLeod of the Brock Badgers held on to defeat Toronto’s David Chen-Li 15-13 to win bronze for a second consecutive year.
In the individual men’s sabre final, No. 2 seed Garrett Whelan of the RMC Paladins outlasted No. 1 Alex Sun of Queen’s 15-12 to win the Schwende Trophy. Brock’s Aaron Olmstead claimed bronze by upending RMC’s Hugo Clements 15-8.
Ben Mucsi of Toronto won the Desjarlais Trophy in the individual epee final. Mucsi overcame an ankle injury to beat Brock’s Logan Wilford 15-12. In the bronze-medal match, Kim Byoungchan of RMC dispatched Kyle MacKinnon 12-11.
Individual Men’s Results (Day 1):
Foil Individual
Gold (Charles Walters Trophy): Gareth Marks, Waterloo
Silver: Ethan Haines, Ryerson
Bronze: Malcolm McLeod, Brock
Sabre Individual
Gold (Schwende Trophy): Garrett Whelan, RMC
Silver: Alex Sun, Queen’s
Bronze: Aaron Olmstead, Brock
Epee Individual
Gold (Desjarlais Trophy): Ben Musci, Toronto
Silver: Logan Wilford, Brock
Bronze: Kim Byoungchan, RMC
Overall Men’s Standings (Day 1)
Toronto, 143
RMC, 120
Brock, 71
Queen’s, 58
Western, 49
Ryerson, 37
Carleton, 36
Waterloo, 35
Guelph, 7
McMaster, 3
Trent, 0
York, 0
