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 Bobby Smith won the men's sabre at the 2005 Istvan Danosi/Michigan Open. |
Dec. 3, 2005
DETROIT - Members of the Wayne State University fencing teams won five of the six weapons at the 2005 Istvan Danosi/Michigan Open hosted by WSU Saturday at the Matthaei.
Winning gold medals were sophomore Kasia Kuzniak (Konin, Poland) in the women's sabre, junior Lindsey Howard (Goshen, Ind./Mishawaka) in the women's foil, two-time defending national champion Anna Garina (Kiev, Ukraine) in the women's epee, junior Marek Petraszek (Gliwice, Poland) in the men's epee and junior Bobby Smith (Hillsborough, N.J.) in the men's sabre.
Petraszek defeated Adam Maczik 15-8 in the championship bout of the men's epee.
Smith defeated Leif Knag 15-6 in the championship bout of the men's sabre.
Senior Joe Langdorf (Royal Oak, Mich./Dondero) placed second in the men's foil falling to Detroit's Craig Budzynski, 15-9, in the final. Langdorf was seeded fourth after the first round but recorded victories over James Gawecki (Detroit) and Brendan Mullane (Detroit).
Men's Epee
1) Marek Petraszek, Wayne State
2) Adam Maczik, Michigan
3) Steve Znoy, Wayne State
4) Allen Tluczek, Michigan State
5) Matt Crist, Wayne State
6) Ben Fouty, Michigan State
7) Andrew Mattarella-Micke, Michigan State
8) Drew Harroun, Michigan
9) Shaun Nurrenbern, Michigan
10) Eric Carlson, Michigan State
11) Matt Bonner, Michigan
12) Darren Poltorak, Michigan
13) Ben Rubinstein, Michigan State
14) Paul Jordan, Michigan
15) Evan Mallen, Michigan
16) Josh Roys, Michigan State
Men's Foil
1) Craig Budzynski, Detroit
2) Joe Langdorf, Wayne State
3) Sean O'Brien, Michigan
4) Brendan Mullane, Detroit
5) James Gawecki, Detroit
6) Justin Johnson, Michigan State
7) Dave Baron, Michigan
8) Stephen Haynes, Michigan State
9) Matt Piszczek, Michigan State
10) Timmy Liu, Michigan
11) Blake Rowley, Michigan
12) Anthony Tejada, WSU Alum
T13) Thomas Pieniazek, Detroit
T13) Justin Schaudt, Michigan State
Men's Sabre
1) Bobby Smith, Wayne State
2) Leif Knag, Michigan
3) Meng Zhong, Michigan
4) Jared Moore, Michigan State
5) Mark Swanson, Michigan
6) Ryan Wagoner, Michigan State
7) Ryan Ferrante, Wayne State
8) Ted Chen, Michigan
9) Jeff Mann, Michigan State
10) Ben Sanchez, Detroit
11) Brandon Chan, Michigan
