Sunday, April 13, 2003
For Immediate Release
Silver and Bronze
On the final day of competition at the Junior & Cadet World Championships,
U.S. teams won silver and bronze, to take the total U.S. medal count for the
entire competition to five.
The U.S. men's sabre team of Adam Crompton (18, Irvington, N.J.), Patrick
Ghattas (18, Beaverton, Ore.), Mike Momtselidze (19, Columbus, Ohio), and
Jason Rogers (19, Los Angeles, Calif.), sliced through all competition until
the final match. After a bye into the round of 16, they defeated Germany
45-39, Russia 45-44, and Poland 45-41 before meeting the team from South
Korea in the final.
The final was breathtaking, with several changes of lead throughout. But in
the end, the Korean team won by the score of 45:38, and the U.S. finished
with a silver medal.
The U.S. women's foil team of Emily Cross (16, New York, N.Y.), Jacqueline
Leahy (18, Hanna Thompson (19, Rochester, N.Y.), and Metta Thompson (19,
Rochester, N.Y.) went into team women's foil competition seeded fifth.
They, too, had a bye into the round of 16, and like the men's sabre team,
started off with impressive victories, defeating Holland 45-21 and then
China 45-33. In the round of eight, they met the Italian team and lost a
heartbreaking match 45-44.
The team bounced back in the match for the bronze medal, defeating
third-seeded Poland 45-43.
In men's epee competition, the U.S. team of Benjamin Bratton (17, Richmond
Hill, N.Y.), Tim French (19, Austin, Texas), Benjamin Solomon (19, Chagrin
Falls, Ohio) and William Verigan (18, Wyckoff, N.J.) was seeded seventh
going in to the competition.
In the round of 32, they defeated Japan 45-34. Next came Greece, and another
victory, this time 45-44. Finally, in their attempt to reach the semifinals,
they U.S. team was defeated by the eventual gold medallists, France, 45-33.
(Chris Karl, Communications)
(Cindy Bent, U.S. Fencing Media Relations)
For more results, see
www.escrimetrapani2003.com
Team Men's Sabre
Sunday, April 13, 2003
19 teams
1. SOUTH KOREA, def. U.S.A. 45-38
2. U.S.A.
- Patrick Ghattas (18, Beaverton, Ore./Oregon Fencing Alliance)
- Jason Rogers (19, Los Angeles, Calif./Salle Gascon/Ohio State Univ. '05)
- Mike Momtselidze (19, Columbus, Ohio/Ohio Fencing Alliance)
- Adam Crompton (18, Irvington, N.J./Westbrook Foundation/Ohio State Univ. '
06)
3. POLAND def France, 45-41.
4. FRANCE
Team Women's Foil
Sunday, April 13, 2003
16 teams
1. ITALY def Russia, 45-29
2. RUSSIA
3. U.S.A. def. Poland, 45-43
- Emily Cross (16, New York, N.Y./Fencers Club)
- Jacqueline Leahy (18, Aurora, Colo/Fencers Club/Princeton '06)
- Hanna Thompson (19, Rochester, N.Y./Rochester Fencing Center/Ohio State
Univ. '05)
- Metta Thompson (19, Rochester, N.Y./Rochester Fencing Center/Ohio State
Univ. '05)
4. POLAND
Team Men's Epee
Sunday, April 13, 2003
35 teams
1. FRANCE def. Russia 45-36
2. RUSSIA
3. POLAND 45-34
4. KOREA
7. U.S.A.
- Benjamin Solomon (19, Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Alcazar Fencing Club/Princeton '
05)
- Tim French (19, Austin, Texas/Texas Fencing Academy/Air Force Acad. '06)
- Benjamin Bratton (17, Richmond Hill, N.Y./Westbrook Foundation)
- William Verigan (18, Wyckoff, N.J./N.Y.A.C./Columbia '06)
For more information, contact:
Cindy Bent
US Fencing Media Relations
614.746.6733 *
USFencingMedia@earthlink.net www.USFencing.org
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