MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – In their first action of the year, Harvard men's and women's fencing posted a strong outing in the North American Cup held in Minneapolis, Minnesota from Oct. 7 – Oct. 10.
 
For the men, competing in a field of 202 athletes, assistant coach Eli Dershwitz won gold in Division I Men's Sabre. Three other Crimson fencers also competed in the event. Senior Mitchell Saron came in 16^th, senior Filip Dolegiewicz came in 47^th and first-year Matthew Linsky came in 79^th. For Linsky, it was his first tournament of his collegiate career.
 
In Division I Men's Epee, junior captain Jonas Hanson also had a fantastic outing, finishing in 30^th in a field of 292 competitors.
 
On the women's side, first-year Faith Park and sophomore Lauren Scruggs led the way for the Crimson. In her first ever collegiate action, Park came in 10^th out of 170 in Division I Women's Epee. Scruggs finished ninth in a field of 160 in the Division I Women's Foil competition. Junior Annora Lee also competed in the foil event, placing 81^st.
 
Senior captain Elizabeth Tartakovsky also impressed in the Division I Women's Sabre competition, coming in 20^th out of 146. First-year Zoe Kim also competed in the competition, coming in 66^th in her first collegiate competition.
 

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The Crimson head to Colorado to compete in the Air Force Western Invitation from Nov. 5 - Nov. 6.