Sophomore Adam Mandel rallied with wins in his final four bouts to move from 18th to 12th place and into All-America honors. Junior Julian Cardillo finished in 22nd place in men's foil. The Judges were in 15th place after Day 2.
Junior Julian Cardillo posted two foil wins in the first three rounds of action, defeating foes from St. John's and North Carolina. Adam Mandel was 3-4 in his first round of sabre action, topping two foes from Penn and one from UNC.
Julian Cardillo will make his third-straight appearance in men's foil, while Caroline Mattos and Adam Mandel will make their debuts in women's foil and men's sabre.
Julian Cardillo, Caroline Mattos and Adam Mandel are in good position for berths at the NCAA championships, while Jess Ochs-Willard is up for an at-large berth.
Winning three of the six team weapon titles and a pair of individual crowns, the Brandeis fencers defended their home turf of the Gosman Center. Julian Cardillo won the men's foil and Adam Mandel took the men's saber title.
Rookie epee Ari Feingersch and sophomore saber had the team's top overall records at 9-4, while junior Julian Cardillo was 11-7 in foil The meet was highlighted by a 17-10 win over UAA rival NYU.
Senior saberist Zoe Messinger for the women and sophomore foilist Noah Berman of the men were recognized for their performances at this weekend's Northeast Fencing Conference meet.
At the season opener, sophomores Adam Mandel and Jess Ochs-Willard earned silver and bronze, joining Caroline Matos of the women, who took gold in foil action.
Tim Morehouse (right, photo courtesy fencing.net), a 2009 Brandeis Hall of Famer, won a pair of matches at the London Olympics as the 27th seed to finish in eighth place. The U.S. sabre squad was unable to repeat their silver-medal performance from Beijing, finishing eighth.
For the third time overall and the second as a full member of the team, Brandeis alumnus Tim Morehouse '00 will be part of an Olympic team. Follow his journey to London 2012 here!