Joshua McGuire won the Charles Walter Trophy as the individual foil champion to lead the Varsity Blues to a third-place finish at the 2011 OUA men’s fencing championship, February 19-20, in St. Catharines, Ont.

McGuire dominated the men’s foil event and earned the gold in the final match against Carleton’s Scott McNeil, bringing back the foil championship title and Charles Walter Trophy to U of T for the eighth time in 11 years. Kyle Chan took bronze in the foil event against Daylin Boyce from Ryerson, while Tomasz Blazejewski also ranked in the top eight.

Other noteworthy performances from Saturday include sabreurs Akash Toprani and Wiplove Lamba, who also ranked in the top eight for that event.

During the team events on Saturday, McGuire led the foil team, consisting of Kyle Chan, Tomasz Blazejewski and David Schacter, to another strong victory against Carleton for the gold medal.

Major Awards
Joshua McGuire (Toronto) - The Charles Walter Trophy (Men's Foil Champion)
Karl Gardner (Queen's) - The Desjarlais Trophy (Men's Epee Champion)
Francois Beaucage-Gauvreau (Queen's) - The Schwende-Tully Trophy (Men's Sabre Champion)
Francois Beaucage-Gauvreau (Queen's) - The George Tully Trophy (Sportsmanship)
Alice Lu (Ryerson) - The Christian Vidosa Trophy (Coach of the Year)

Overall Team Standings
Queen's - 240
Carleton - 198
Toronto - 164
Ryerson - 119
Western - 84
RMC - 83
McMaster - 77
Brock - 8
Trent - 0

Individual Medals
Men's Foil
Gold - Joshua McGuire (Toronto)
Silver - Scott McNeil (Carleton)
Bronze - Kyle Chan (Toronto)

Men's Epee
Gold - Karl Gardner (Queen's)
Silver - Michael Dobbelsteyn (Carleton)
Bronze - Gibney Mario (Queen's)

Men's Sabre
Gold - Francois Beaucage-Gauvreau (Queen's)
Silver - Ben Riley (Carleton)
Bronze - Fausto Rodriguez (Ryerson)

Team Medals
Men's Foil
Gold - Toronto
Silver - Carleton
Bronze - RMC

Men's Epee
Gold - Queen's
Silver - Ryerson
Bronze - Carleton

Men's Sabre
Gold - Queen's
Silver - McMaster
Bronze - Western