Fencing
2025-2026 Highlights
The SPA fencing team delivered a standout performance at the 2026 Minnesota State Championships on February 28 and March 1, highlighted by a repeat individual state title and multiple podium finishes.
Individual Results:
- Men’s saber: Yassin Mokbel ’26 (2nd)
- Women’s saber: Rowan Moore ’26 (1st), Kate Gao ’30 (6th)
Team Relay Results:
- Women’s saber: 2nd place — Rowan Moore ’26, Aurelia Kidder ’30, Kate Gao ’30
- Men’s saber: 2nd place — Yassin Mokbel ’26, Jeremiah Chi ’27, Ethan He ’26, Phillippe Cristobal ’26
- Women’s epee: 6th place — Phoebe Rubenstein ’29, Alexie Kidder ’30, Julia Lau
- Men’s epee: 5th place — Mikael Halloran ’30, Baron Bailey ’28, Henry Stenzel ’29, August Kidder ’28
- Women’s foil: 2nd place — Noukou Asha Nepal ’30, Annika Kim, Maggie Roy ’30
- Men’s foil: 7th place — Griffin Roy ’27, Dhru Chaney ’29, Allan Wang ’26, Jack Gordon ’28
Overall results:Â
- Men’s overall: 3rd place
- Women’s overall: 2nd place
Head Coach: Dong-Ying Sasha Pai
Fencing Earns Podium Finishes, Rowan Moore ’26 Leads with...
The Minnesota High School Fencing Championships took place on Saturday, February 24, and Sunday, February 25 at St. Paul Academy and Summit School. Highlights from the tournament include:
Individual events:
- Women’s epee: Belle Weng ’25 (5th place) and Claire Kim ’24 (6th place)
- Women’s saber: Rowan Moore ’26 (2nd place) and Annie Bai ’24 (3rd place)
- Men’s saber: Yassin Mokbel ’26 (2nd place)
- Men’s epee: Milan Mishra ’25 (6th place)
Team events:
- Women’s epee: 3rd place
- Women’s saber: 2nd place
- Women’s foil: 9th place
- Men’s epee: 2nd place
- Men’s foil: 8th place
- Men’s saber: 3rd place
Overall results:
- Men’s epee: 3rd place
- Women’s epee: 2nd place
- Men’s saber: 3rd place
- Women’s saber: 3rd place
- Men’s foil: 9th place
- Women’s foil: 9th place
Spartan Fencing closed out the 2022-23 season on a high note at the Minnesota State High School Fencing Championships on February 25-26. In the team competition, mens’ and womens’ fencing both finished in the top three in the state, with the boys finishing third and the girls finishing second overall.
At State, Spartan fencers competed in women’s foil, women’s epee, women’s saber, men’s epee, men’s foil, and men’s saber. Individual finishes included:Â
- Women’s saber: Annie Bai ’24 (4th place) and Halle Cowgill ’24 (2nd place)
- Men’s saber: William Moran ’23 (3rd place)
- Women’s epee:Â Belle Weng ’25 (5th place)
- Men’s epee: Milan Mishra ’25 (3rd place) and Maik Nguyen ’24 (2nd place)
- Women’s foil: Claire Kim ’24 (6th place)
In addition to the individual competition, the SPA team placed in the top ten in every team event:
- Women’s epee: 2nd place: Rita Li ’24, Belle Weng ’25, and Annie Zhang ’25
- Women’s saber: 3rd place: Annie Bai, Halle Cowgill, Zadie Martin ’24, and Rowan Moore ’26
- Men’s epee: 1st place: Milan Mishra, Humza Murad ’23, and Maik Nguyen
- Men’s foil: 8th place: Jack Gordon ’28, Elijah Peres ’24, Allan Wang ’26, and Jesse Wussler ’26
- Men’s saber: 1st place: Soren Miller ’23, William Moran, and Roberto Velez ’23
