The Basics
• Location: Philadelphia, PA • Liacouras Center
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins men's fencing team opened the season by placing three Blue Jays in the top-five at the 40^th annual Temple Open. Sophomore Eryk Kokosinski led the way with his second-place finish in the Sabre.
 
How it Happened
• Kokosinski went 14-3 on the day, including 5-1 in direct elimination play. He lost to Penn State's Ethan Mullennix in the finals. Freshman Sachin Mehta had an impressive debut, finishing in fifth place with a 14-1 record. He advanced to the quarterfinals, where he lost to Kokosinski. Sophomore Paul Lam made it three Blue Jay Sabrists in the top-15 with his 14^th place finish. He finished with a 9-5 record, including a 2-1 record in direct elimination. Junior Vance Wood placed 31^st with a 6-7 record and sophomore Devon Osgood placed 35^th with a 7-5 record.
• Freshman Jack Werrell led the Blue Jays with a fifth place finish in the Epee. He went 10-1 on the day, with his only loss coming in the quarterfinals of direct elimination. Freshman Jeffrey Wang finished in 19^th place after going 7-4 on the day. Freshman Liam McKinley tied for 26^th with a 6-5 record, while classmate Danny Comer placed 28^th (6-4). Sophomore Kyle Kennedy finished in 36^th place with a 4-5 mark and freshman Kent Kotaka took 49^th place after going 3-7.
• In the Foil, it was sophomore Evan Lau leading the way by finishing in a tie for 22^nd with a 7-3 record. Sophomore Noah Park finished with an 8-2 mark to place 24^th on the day. Senior Jun Choi placed 33^rd with a 5-4 record.
 
What it Means
• Kokosinski's runner-up finish is the best by the Blue Jays in the Sabre since 2005. It is also the best finish in any weapon since David Ferguson placed second in the Foil in 2008.
• Werrell's fifth-place finish is the highest in the Epee since 2009 when Nick Krywopusk finished in a tie for third.
• Wood's last win of the day was the 100^th of his career.
 
The Records • Epee (36-26)
• Danny Commer – 6-4 (28^th)
• Kyle Kennedy – 4-5 (36^th) 
• Kent Kotaka – 3-7 (49^th)
• Liam McKinley – 6-5 (T-26^th)
• Jeffrey Wang – 7-4 (19^th)
• Jack Werrell – 10-1 (5^th)
 
The Records • Foil (20-9)
• Jun Choi – 5-4 (33^rd)
• Evan Lau – 7-3 (T-22^nd)
• Noah Park – 8-2 (24^th)
 
The Records • Sabre (50-21)
• Eryk Kokosinski – 14-3 (2^nd)
• Paul Lam – 9-5 (14^th)
• Sachin Mehta – 14-1 (5^th)
• Devon Osgood – 7-5 (35^th)
• Vance Wood – 6-7 (31^st)
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Saturday, November 16 as the Blue Jays return to Philadelphia to participate in both the Haverford Invitational and the Elite Invitational.