Men's Fencing | 10/28/2014 10:27:00 AM

NEWARK, NJ—Two NJIT fencers, Julia Garcia and Ian Constantin, competed in individual outside fencing competition last weekend.

Collegiate fencers are allowed to partake in non-college competition outside the NCAA-designated dates for the sport.

Julia Garcia,  who is ranked #1 in Junior Women's Epee in Spain, placed second in a field of 60 fencers including 12 A's and 13 B's at the Fencers Club NYC Women's Epee Grand Prix II.

Here are Garcia's complete results:
Julia was seeded 11^th out of pools, went 4-1 in pool play.
Alissa Hofmann of Olympia Fencing Center 5 – 4
Carmella Thayer of  Fencing Academy of Westchester 5 – 3
Joy Ma of North Shore Fencers Club 2 – 5
Marissa Posner The Fencers Club 5 – 1
Jessica Davis 5 - 1

Ian Constantin, a junior from Roselle, Park, NJ, captured the Division 3 event at the Start Your Engines ME Open and Division 3 at Medeo Fencing Club earning his D2014.

Here are Constantin's complete results:
Ian went 4-1 in pools
Flnn Miller of Medeo Fencing Club 5-0
Jason Suh of Medeo Fencing Club 5-3
Connor Lane of Medeo Fencing Club 5-2
Joe Russell of Ligonier Fencing Club 3-5
Alexander Chen of Medeo Fencing Club 5-2

Ian was seeded 1st out of pools and had a bye into the round of 16
Top 16: Rourke Hillyer of Medeo Fencing Club 15-14
Top 8: Ethan Clark of Medeo Fencing Club 15-6
Top 4: Jason Suh of Medeo Fencing Club 15-11
Final: Graham Matthews of Medeo Fencing Club 15-7

The NJIT men's and women's fencing teama will open the 2014-15 season in Philadelphia at the Temple Open on November 1-2.