The Varsity Blues women's fencing team secured a second-place finish at the 2024 OUA Women's Fencing Championship on Sunday (Feb. 11) at the Athletic Centre.

The Mustangs completed the championship with a total of 411 points, followed by the University of Toronto (293) and Carleton Ravens (142). 

Opening the day with the sabre team relay, the team of Janna Elshakankiri, Jessica Lu, Caroline Placko and Anita Trzciakowski placed second. The Blues went 6-0 before just falling 45-42 to the Western Mustangs in the finals. 

The Blues picked up their second medal of the day, finishing second in the foil team relay. The team of TianTian Dong, Catherine Wu, Zoey Xie and Lea Zizzari fell 45-24 to the Western Mustangs.  

Toronto wrapped up the day with their third and final silver medal of the day in the epee team relay competition, from the team of Jackie Lau, Anna Mucsi, Angela Mucsi and Amy Sun. The team went 5-0 before falling to the Western Mustangs 41-40. 

MAJOR AWARD WINNERS  
Dave O'Donnell Trophy –Nikhita Antil, RMC
Women's Coach of the Year – Jay Logan, Ottawa
 
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (DAY 1)
All individual medalists are OUA all-stars Women's Foil Individual 
Gold (Maitre Ken Wood Trophy): Erika Dominguez, TMU 
Silver: Catherine Wu, Toronto
Bronze: Robin Wang, Western
Additional All-Star: Elizabeth Upton, Western
 
Women's Epee Individual
Gold (Al English Trophy): Liza Yermolenko, Western
Silver: Ava Zheng, Carleton
Bronze: Stephanie Shen, Western 
Additional All-Star: Lilla Mucsi, Toronto
 
Women's Sabre Individual
Gold (Fred Wach Trophy): Ariana Tang, Western
Silver: Janna Elshakankiri, Toronto
Bronze: Nikhita Antil, RMC
Additional All-Star: Jasnoor Kalsi, Western
 
TEAM RELAY RESULTS (DAY 2) Women's Foil Team Relay
Gold: Western (Fang, Sim, Upton, Wang)
Silver: Toronto (Dong, Wu, Xie, Zizzari)
Bronze: Carleton (Hu-Tchernykh, Junco, Waller)
 
Women's Epee Team Relay
Gold: Western (Mei, Shen, Yang, Yermolenko)
Silver: Toronto (Lau, Mucsi, Mucsi, Sun)
Bronze: Carleton (Ayoub, Johnson, Zheng)
 
Women's Sabre Team Relay
Gold: Western (Kalsi, Lewicki, O'Donnell, Ariana Tang)
Silver: Toronto (Elshakankiri, Lu, Placko, Trzciakowski)
Bronze: Brock (Chen, Escano, O'Brien, Reichheld)

WOMEN'S STANDINGS (OVERALL) Western 411
Toronto 293
Carleton 142
RMC 117
Brock 100
Queen's 99
Waterloo 74
Ottawa 70
McMaster 68
Trent 53
York 35
TMU 33
Guelph 2