Oak Knoll’s varsity fencing team had a strong finish to its 2018 season with a second place finish at the Prep Tournament. An épée team comprised of Christina Nguyen ’18, Kelly Fitzpatrick ’20, Grace McCaghey ’21 and Olivia Gaston ’20, earned a second-place finish. Another team comprised of Leticia Sefia ’21, Yahaira Torres ’18 and Elizabeth Mencke ’18 finished third in the team foil competition. A third team, featuring Grace Sanders ’18, Kaela Basmajian ’18, Ana Bui-Martinez ’19 and Faith Bulan ’20 also earned a third-place nod in the team saber competition. The 2016-17 fencing squad finished with a 6-5 record bolstered by Gillian Lawlor ’17 culminating her fencing career at Oak Knoll by earning Tri-County Conference First Team Sabre honors – Sherry Gu ’18 received Honorable Mention. The sabre squad finished fourth out of a field of 50 schools in the annual Santelli Tournament and qualified for the State Sabre Squads.