PRINCETON, N.J. – Following the Ivy League fencing championships, additional awards were announced as Princeton’s Chin-Yi Kong was named the Ivy League women’s fencing Rookie of the Year, Columbia’s Will Morrill was named the men’s fencing Rookie of the Year, the Princeton coaching staff earned men’s coaching staff of the year accolades and the Harvard coaching staff garnered women’s coaching staff of the year honors.
 
Princeton’s Chin-Yi Kong, a foilist from San Mateo, California, had an outstanding showing at her Ivy League fencing championships debut, posting a 14-4 record to finish fourth in the women’s foil category and earn second team All-Ivy honors. Kong was perfect on day one of the event, going 12-0 over the course of Saturday’s action.   
 
Will Morrill, a first-year from New York City, earned the sabre crown, going 10-2 over the weekend for an .833 winning percentage, unanimously earning Ivy League Sabre Fencer of the Year honors.
 
The Princeton coaching staff, led by Zoltan Dudas, unanimously earned men’s coaching staff honors after leading the Tigers to a No. 1 national ranking and fourth-straight Ivy League men’s fencing coaching title. At the Ivy League Championships, the Princeton coaching staff mentored five Ivies to the All-Ivy teams including Alec Brooke (epee), Nicholas Lawson (epee) and Allen Chen (foil) to the first team.
 
In addition to the awards above, the Ivy League also announced its men’s and women’s fencing Academic All-Ivy awards, honoring individuals for their outstanding performance in the classroom and on the strips. On the women’s side, Brown’s Alexandra Tzou, Columbia’s Evelyn Cheng, Cornell’s Emma Ni, Harvard’s Chloe Williams, Penn’s Vivian Lu, Princeton’s Jessica Lin, and Yale’s Helen Tan were honored. On the men’s side, Columbia’s Justin Haddad, Harvard’s James Chen, Penn’s Simon Kushkov, Princeton’s Nicholas Lawson and Yale’s Vinni Yu earned the award.

Following the Ivy League Championships, the individuals below earned All-Ivy accolades: 

WOMEN'S ALL-IVY

Women's Foil Fencer of the Year:
Jessica Guo, Harvard
 
Women's Epee Fencer of the Year:
Tierna Oxenreider, Columbia
 
Women's Saber Fencer of the Year:
Emese Domonkos, Princeton

Women's Rookie of the Year:
Chin-Yi Kong

Women's Coaching Staff of the Year
Harvard

FIRST TEAM:
Epee:
Tierna Oxenreider, Columbia
Hadley Husisian, Princeton
Mina Yamanaka, Columbia
 
Foil:
Jessica Guo, Harvard
Lauren Scruggs, Harvard
Carolina Stutchbury, Columbia
 
Sabre: 
Emese Domonkos, Princeton
Ibla Vadasz, Brown
Alexandra Lee, Princeton
 
SECOND TEAM:
Epee:
Nora Weber, Cornell
Isabella Chin, Harvard
Ketki Ketkar, Cornell
 
Foil:
Chin-Yi Kong, Princeton
Zander Rhodes, Columbia
Maia Weintraub, Princeton
 
Sabre: 
Kaitlyn Pak, Harvard
Chloe Williams, Harvard
Madeline Sanz, Princeton

MEN'S ALL-IVY

Men's Epee Fencer of the Year:
Justin Haddad, Columbia
 
Men's Foil Fencer of the Year:
Samarth Kumbla, Columbia
 
Men's Sabre Fencer of the Year:
Will Morrill, Columbia

Men's Rookie of the Year:
Will Morrill, Columbia*

Men's Coaching Staff of the Year
Princeton*

*Unanimous selection

FIRST TEAM:
Epee:
Justin Haddad, Columbia
Alec Brooke, Princeton
Nicholas Lawson, Princeton
 
Foil:
Samarth Kumbla, Columbia
Bryce Louie, Penn
Allen Chen, Princeton
Daniel Zhang, Harvard
 
Sabre: 
Will Morrill, Columbia
Simon Kushkov, Penn
Antonio Heathcock, Penn
 
SECOND TEAM:
Epee:
Henry Lawson, Harvard
Ethan Kushnerik, Columbia
Joey Wu, Penn
Nick Jin, Penn
Skyler Liverant, Columbia
 
Foil:
Marsel Nagimov, Columbia
Castor Kao, Yale
 
Sabre: 
Matthew Limb, Princeton
Jordan Silberzweig, Yale
Adam Lai, Princeton
 
The 2025 NCAA fencing postseason begins on Sunday, March 9. The NCAA Championships are set for March 20-23 in University Park, Pa.