February 20, 2023
By Peter Dani
The 2023 OUA Fencing Championship held in St. Catharines, ON was a great showcase of the finest athletes in the region. The Western Mustangs, who put up a brave fight, walked away with two team silver medals. In addition, they won three individual event medals, including two silver medals and a bronze medal.
Lily Liu put up a sterling performance in the Women's Sabre individual event and clinched the silver medal. Steven Zhang also put up a great fight in the Men's Foil individual event and won the silver medal. Meanwhile, Serena Fang won the bronze medal in the Women's Foil individual event.
In the team relays, Western picked up four medals. The Mustangs Women's foil team showed tremendous grit and determination in the team relays. Although Toronto narrowly defeated them 43-41 in the Women's Foil team relay final, Serena Fang, Jessica Jia, Lydia Tzianas, and Robin Wang claimed the silver medal, putting on an impressive display! The Women's Sabre team also took home a silver medal, while the Women's Epee and Men's Foil teams took home bronze medals.
Despite not winning the championship, the Mustangs put up a relentless battle in the women's team event, finishing with 310 points to clinch the silver medal. Toronto emerged as the champions with 402 points.
The team relay OUA All-Stars for each event were also recognized, with Jessica Jia from Western making it to the Women's Foil team. With such results, the Mustangs can be proud of their performance at the championship and can look forward to the future with optimism! Congratulations to all the athletes who participated in the event!
