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from pool play are then used to give
each fencer a seeding in the second
stage of the tournament, a March
Madness-style bracket.
The Ducks fared well in the
round robin. Conner and
fencer/coach Adam Lake placed
first in their sections, while Joseph
Leary earned a high seed with a sec
ond-place finish. Leary advanced to
the round of 16 before being
bounced by finalist Evan Ranes.
Lake made it to the semifinals,
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where Ranes defeated his second
Duck of the day. This set up a con
frontation with Conner, who was
coming off his best match to the
tournament, where he dispatched a
former member of the Canadian na
tional team 15-8.
“I guess it was just my day and
not his," Conner said.
The championship bout was tight
right down to the wire. Late in the
match, Conner and Ranes found them
selves in a deadlock at 12-12. In an im
pressive flurry, Conner registered the
next three points to take the win and
the tournament, 15-12.
“It feels like by winning, I’m pay
ing homage to those who brought
fencing here,” Conner said.
Lake finished in third place and
Leary rounded out the top 15 of the
final standings. With such a strong
showing, it is clear that the Oregon
Fencing Club has come a long way
since Lake took over the club about
three and a half years ago.
“ (The Club) was a place to fence
where I could teach a little bit,”
Lake said.
The Club travels to about 15 tour
naments in a year, in addition to
regular practices. Conner and Lake
also take lessons in Portland and
spent part of last summer at a fenc
ing camp in Hungary. In addition,
Lake offers students a chance to
learn the sport each year with a be
ginners fencing class. Conner is glad
he overcame his initial reluctance to
become involved in fencing and
grasped the distinctive challenges
that fencing presents.
“Every opponent gives you a
different dilemma,” Conner said.
Because the trophy from the Leon
Auriol Open rotates from champion
to champion, Conner and the team
have a year to reflect on their ac
complishment. When the trophy is
returned, Conner’s name will be en
graved alongside past winners, in
cluding fellow Oregonian and
Olympian Cody Mattern.
“There are all these Olympians
and then me,” Conner said. “It’s
nice to be in that company. ”
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