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Team photo following Senior Day recognition on Saturday inside the Matthaei.

Men's Fencing 2/11/2024 11:00:00 AM Matthew Jurek, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Men's Fencing Student-Athletes Shine at Danosi Open

Five Warriors collected top three finishes in events on Saturday, which WSU hosted inside the Matthaei.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University fencing program hosted the annual Danosi Open on Saturday, February 10, inside the Matthaei building. WSU ended the day with five men's fencers in the top three within an event, led by freshman Zeyad Nofal (Cairo, Egypt) winning the Senior Mixed Sabre category.

The men's fencers were eligible to compete in three of the six contests over the course of the day, including the aforementioned Senior Mixed Sabre, the Senior Mixed Foil, and the Senior Mixed Epee. All three were "mixed" in that they included both men and women. Women's fencers also had three other categories of competition.

Additionally, the Green and Gold celebrated the collegiate careers of Ramadan Dinkins (Chicago, Ill. / GCE Lab School) and Ahmed Elsayed (Tanta, Gharbia, Egypt) on Senior Day.

WSU student-athletes competed with several others as individuals, with no team competitions held. The event was open to any USA Fencing member born in 2010 or earlier.

The Danosi Open once again honored its namesake, Istvan Danosi, who was the fencing coach at WSU from 1958 through 1982.

RESULTS (Top Three Finishes in Bold Italics)

Senior Mixed Foil - 48 Fencers
Place	Name	Record (Pool / Table)
5th	Ethan Leung (Hong Kong)	8-1 (6-0 / 2-1)
19th	Mitchell Gatrell (Livonia, Mich. / Churchill)	4-3 (4-2 / 0-1)
26th	Bobbie Hirsch (Huntington Woods, Mich. / International Academy / Berkley)	4-4 (3-3 / 1-1)
44th	Sam Gneuhs (Mason, Ohio / William Mason)	0-6 (0-5 / 0-1)

Senior Mixed Sabre - 34 Fencers
Place	Name	Record (Pool / Table)
1st	Zeyad Nofal	11-0 (6-0 / 5-0)
2nd	Eyad Marouf (Alexandria, Egypt)	10-1 (6-0 / 4-1)
24th	Hunter Battisfore (Hancock, Mich. / Houghton)	2-5 (2-4 / 0-1)
31st	Justin Tinsley (Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. / Shrub Oak International School)	0-7 (0-6 / 0-1)

Senior Mixed Epee - 29 Fencers
Place	Name	Record (Pool / Table)
2nd	Sam Garrett (San Francisco, Calif. / San Francisco School of the Arts)	9-1 (5-0 / 4-1)
T3rd	Shuayb Dinkins (Kissimmee, Fla. / Lincoln Park/Celebration)	7-2 (4-1 / 3-1)
T3rd	Ramadan Dinkins	7-2 (5-0 / 2-1)
8th	Bryce Heim (Oconomowoc, Wis.)	4-3 (2-2 / 2-1)
9th	Cameron King (Laurel, Md. / DeMatha Catholic)	5-1 (5-0 / 4-1)

NOTE: Hunter Battisfore and Justin Tinsley made their first collegiate appearances on Saturday.

WINNERS
Senior Mixed Foil - Owen Traugot
Senior Mixed Sabre - Zeyad Nofal defeated fellow teammate Eyad Marouf in the final round.
Senior Mixed Epee - Ian Kanar defeated Sam Garrett in the final round.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will be in Columbus, Ohio, and French Field House for the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Championships hosted by Ohio State University. The CCFC's will be all day on Saturday, February 24, and Sunday, February 25.

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Players Mentioned

Ramadan Dinkins: Epee; 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior

Shuayb Dinkins: Epee; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Ahmed Elsayed: Epee; 6' 3"; Graduate Student

Sam Garrett: Epee; 6' 3"; Sophomore

Mitchell Gatrell: Foil; 6' 2"; Sophomore

Bryce Heim: Epee; 6' 3"; Sophomore

Bobbie Hirsch: Foil; 5' 2"; Junior

Cameron King: Epee; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Eyad Marouf: Sabre; 5' 8"; Junior

JT Tinsley: Sabre; 6' 2"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ramadan Dinkins
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior
: Epee

Shuayb Dinkins
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: Epee

Ahmed Elsayed
: 6' 3"; Graduate Student
: Epee

Sam Garrett
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: Epee

Mitchell Gatrell
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: Foil

Bryce Heim
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: Epee

Bobbie Hirsch
: 5' 2"; Junior
: Foil

Cameron King
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: Epee

Eyad Marouf
: 5' 8"; Junior
: Sabre

JT Tinsley
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: Sabre