Big congratulations to the Medeo fencers who competed at the Junior & Cadet World Championships in Riyadh, KSA!
We are thrilled to announce that Sarah Gu is
2024 World Champion!
Additionally, kudos to Sharika Gajjala for winning the silver medal and Alexander Bezrodnov for winning the bronze medal!
Congratulations to all three of our athletes for their outstanding performances!
Well done!
COACH SOFIA KOMAR
Footwork, Physical Conditioning and Private Lessons
Junior and Cadets events
Gold Pan-American Cadet Championship
Two time Bronze medalist Pan-American Junior Championship
Silver Team medalist Pan-American Junior team
Two time Gold Team medalist Pan-American Junior team
Participant of multiple Junior and Cadets World Cups (top 8 individual and team finishes)
Winner of Junior Regional points in 2018, 2019
Senior events
Multiple top 8 and top 16 finishes in Div1 Nationa events
Bronze Team medalist Summer Nationals in 2016
Winner of NJ Cup WE award
Winner of Nittany Lion Cup Open
Gold medalist Cherry Blossom Open in 2018, Silver medalist Amazon Open 2019
Participated in several Senior World Cups
Princeton University Class of 2024
2019-20: First-team All-America, Second-team all-region, First-team All-Ivy. Qualified for the 2020 NCAA Championship (was cancelled).
Academic
Recipient of State of NJ Senate Citation
All-Academic American 1st Team – 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Other
+10 years of fencing experience (epee) on the national level.
+3 years experience as a footwork instructor at Medeo.
Languages: English and Russian