ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Ryerson Rams men's fencing team competed at the OUA championship this past weekend and won one medal courtesy of
Ethan Haines (Oakville, Ont.) who captured the silver medal in the individual foil event.
As a team the Rams finished sixth overall with 132 points.
Haines led the foil contingent, while
Omer Ghazali (Oakville, Ont.) finished 14th,
Vinh Nguyen (Mississauga, Ont.) placed 25th, and
Miguel Lanceta (Mississauga, Ont.) finished 32nd. As a relay team, the foursome finished in fifth place.
In the epee discipline,
Alexander Zwegers (Mississauga, Ont.) was Ryerson's top finisher in 18th.
Sasha White (Toronto) placed 21st,Â
Raphael El Haddad (Richmond Hill, Ont.) finished 27th, andÂ
Ryan Hoang (Markham, Ont.) placed 32nd. The foursome finished sixth as a team in the relay.
Rounding out the competitors were the sabre team consisting of
Benjamin Samson (Scarborough, Ont.) who finished 10th,
Nathan Go (Coquitlam, B.C.) in 18th,
Jafer Kamoonpuri (Vaughan, Ont.) in 22nd, and
Kevin Kang (Toronto) in 29th. Together the team placed fourth in the relay, falling to the overall champion Toronto Varsity Blues in the bronze medal match.
Final Team Standings
1. Toronto (337 points)
2. RMC (272)
3. Queen's (158)
4. Brock (151)
5. Western (149)
6. Ryerson (132)
7. Carleton (112)
8. Waterloo (85)
9. McMaster (58)
10. Trent (15)
11. Guelph (7)
12. York (0)