After an NCAA near-miss last year, Joanne Carminucci was named Northeast Fencing Conference Fencer of the Year in 2019. We caught up with her just before this year's NCAA Regionals at Vassar.
The Judges were second in both the men's and women's competition but were able to take home the overall title. Alexander Holtmann won the men's sabre title, and Jada Harrison won the women's
Two fencers were honored for the second time in their career, while Emily Bryson added her fifth weekly award of the academic year and 17th of her career.
The long-time Mission Fencing Club and Ward-Melville High School fencing coach from Long Island will succeed Bill Shipman, who retired this summer after 37 years.