Conference Accolades
2023-2024
Team Champions
Varsity Division
Women's Team Champion
MIT
Men's Team Champion
MIT
Combined Team Champion
MIT
Club Division
Women's Team Champions
Northeastern University AND
University of Massachusetts
Men's Team Champion
Northeastern University
Combined Team Champion
Northeastern University
Fencers of the Year
Given to the top male and female fencers in the conference.
All-star rankings are used to select fencers of the year. The all-star who has the greatest victory percentage across all weapons in a gender is used to select the fencer of the year. In the case of ties, there are no tie-breakers defined; ties are possible.
Varsity Division
Club Division
Andy Zhang
MIT -- Men's Foil
Alexandra Tzou
Brown -- Women's Sabre
Alexander Chi
Dartmouth -- Men's Foil
Jasminder Sarkaria
Northeastern -- Women's Foil
Rookies of the Year
Given to the top male and female fencers in the conference who are freshmen at the conclusion of the season.
All-star rankings are used to select rookies of the year. The all-star rookie who has the greatest victory percentage across all weapons in a gender is used to select the fencer of the year. In the case of ties, there are no tie-breakers defined; ties are possible.
Varsity Division
Club Division
Andy Zhang
MIT -- Men's Foil
Hannah Tao
MIT -- Women's Sabre
Alexander Chi
Dartmouth -- Men's Foil
Ashley Maestrado
Northeastern -- Women's Foil
Conference all-stars
We recognize sustained achievement by individuals by bestowing First Team (top 3 performers) and Second Team (next 3 top performers) in each weapon.
Once the bouts fenced threshold* is met, the victory percentage (greater value prevails) is used to determine all-star ranking . In the case of ties, indicators (touches scored – touches received; greater difference prevails) are used. Further tie breakers are undefined.
*Bouts fenced threshold: To be eligible, a fencer must fence in a minimum of 2/3 of the scheduled bouts in the season (minimums are 20 for men, 24 for women). This threshold is common to all of the conference's individual accolades.
Varsity Division
First Team
Men's Foil: Andy Zhang (MIT); Christian KO (BC); Niles Liu (MIT)
Men's Epee: Ismael Chaves (Wagner); Levi Hughes (BC); Frank Eke (Sacred Heart)
Men's Sabre: Luca Berman (BC); Flavio Vinci (Wagner), Surya Sakhamuri (MIT)
Women's Foil: Cameron Cho (BC); Amber Peng (MIT); Phoebe Li (Wellesley)
Women's Epee: Grace XU (Wellesley); Zandra Feland (MIT); Lulu McCutchen (BC)
Women's Sabre: Alexandra Tzou (Brown); Hannah Tao (MIT); Anna Mikulevica (MIT)
Second Team
Men's Foil: Federico La Rosa (Vassar); Benjamin Shih (Brown); Benjamin Lee (Vassar)
Men's Epee: Atticus Bliss (Wagner); Torata Mishima (BC); Ethan Logue (Sacred Heart)
Men's Sabre: Colin Noble (BC); Vijay Ganta (Sacred Heart); Zachary Chan (Brown)
Women's Foil: Greta Deback (BC); Taylor Sartori (BC); Sydnee Lau (Tufts)
Women's Epee: Karen Bei (Tufts); Alisha Li (Wellesley); Priscilla Leang (MIT)
Women's Sabre: Catherine Tang (MIT); Alyssa Sun (Brown); Sophia Bililies (Brown)
Club Division
First Team
Men's Foil: Alexander Chi (Dartmouth); Michael Wu (UMass); Yuki Askew (UConn)
Men's Epee: Adin Jennings (UConn); Vsevolod Plotnichenko (UMass); Edward Russell (UConn)
Men's Sabre: Kyle Cheng (Tufts); Chris Allum (Boston University); Daniel Atefi (UMass)
Women's Foil: Jasminder Sarkaria (Northeastern); Ashley Maestrado (Northeastern); Amelia Bannister (UMass)
Women's Epee: Kirsten Szala-Krotkov (UMass); Parinitha Vekata Reddy (UMass); Lucy Bybee (Dartmouth)
Women's Sabre: Angelina Kofman (Northeastern); Jovana Lau (UMass); Bree Boyington (UNH)
Second Team
Men's Foil: Sam Roth Gordon (Dartmouth); Aidan O'Connor (UMass); Rene Yanez (Boston University)
Men's Epee: Charlie Burnham (Tufts); Leo Volchek (Dartmouth); Nick Salesky (Northeastern)
Men's Sabre: Mark Yang (Northeastern); Ethan Fisk (Northeastern); Nick Sumner (Tufts)
Women's Foil: Daniel Friend (Smith); Adelaide Maloney (UMass); Carina Montero (UConn)
Women's Epee: Zhixiao Zhou (UMass); Julia Lin (Dartmouth); Lauren Canney (Northeastern)
Elliot Lilien Award
Named after NFC founder, former Commissioner, and USA Fencing Hall of Fame - nominated coach Elliot Lilien. This award is given to that fencer in the conference who shows exemplary sportsmanship and an excellent parry system.
To be eligible, a fencer meet the bouts fenced threshold that is also applied to all-star eligibility.
The winner is selected by voting at the coaches and captains at the annual meeting.
Rachel Liu
Boston College -- Women's Sabre
Varsity Division
Daniel Friend
Smith College -- Women's Foil
Club Division
Sachs Award
Bree Boyington
UNH -- Women's Sabre
Named after Elif and Jason Sachs, former coaches at Tufts University. Given to the fencer "with the best record who started fencing in College." [from the award inscription] As of 2023-2024, this award is given only in the Club Division.
To be eligible, a must not have had any experience in fencing prior to fencing in college.
All-star rankings are used to select the Sachs award winner. The eligible fencer who has the greatest victory percentage across all weapons and genders is selected. In the case of ties, there are no tie-breakers defined; ties are possible.
Coaching Staffs of the Year
Given for men's team and women's team coaching staffs.
The winner is selected by voting at the coaches and team captains at the annual meeting.
Prior to 2016, this award was the "Coach of the Year," and recognized the head coach of the team, or the entire team in the cases where the team did not have a coach. Starting in 2016, this award name was changed to reflect the contribution of the entire coaching staff, and the award was given in the school's name.
Varsity Division
Men: MIT
Women: Brandeis University
Club Division
Men: University of New Hampshire
Women: Smith College