For the first time since 2014, the Judges will be represented at the National Collegiate Championships, with the first women's sabre fencers since 2009 and first women's teammates since 2002.
Sydney Goldman and Luke Hall were the first spring honorees of 2020, while Lucas Lin, Jessica Gets and Maggie Shealy were all recognized for their winter exploits.
At the 2020 Northeastern Intercollegiate Fencing Conference Championships, Brandeis took home three individual bronze medals and three top-three team placements.
Both the Brandeis men and women defeated the Engineers, 15-12, as part of their annual meet against their local rivals. The Judges fell to Harvard and BC.
Both the men and the women defeated Wayne State and Drew. The women also narrowly lost to Northwestern, 14-13. Rookie Jessica Morales went 14-1 on the day.
After her tremendous showing at an international event in Montreal, first-year sabre fencer Jessica Morales was honored once again by the University Athletic Association.
The men went 2-3 with wins over Cornell and Incarnate Word, while the women also defeated UIW. The Judges honored their seniors during the lunch break.
In addition to the two golds, Ian Quin was second in men's foil, Alexander Holtmann won silver in men's sabre, Maggie Shealy won silver in women's sabre, and Elliott Siegel took bronze in men's foil.
Three incoming members of the men's team and three of the women were honored for their academic success in high school, more than any other NCAA fencing program.