MADISON, NJ – The Johns Hopkins men's fencing team won its 31^st Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association (MACFA) title Sunday afternoon. In addition, the Blue Jays won the Foil and Sabre titles. JHU's 31 overall team titles and 29 Sabre titles are the most in MACFA history.
 
Hopkins went a combined 114-12 to bring home its first MACFA team title since 2018. Head coach Austin Young was also named the Peter Conomikes Coach of the Year.
 
The Foil squad of junior Anthony Bae, sophomore Alan Zheng and freshman Spencer Grossman Smisek went 37-5 to win the program's 19^th Foil title. Zheng also won the individual Foil title, the first by a Blue Jay since Jay Petrie in 2013. Zheng upset the top-seed in the title bout. Grossman Smisek finished in a tie for third and Bae placed 11^th.
 
The Sabre squad of senior David DeScherer and Sachin Mehta, junior William Hu and freshman Larry Cai went an impressive 40-2 to win the 29^th title in program history. It is also the first Sabre title for the Blue Jays since 2018. In the individual championship, Hu finished in a tie for third for his second top-three finish in his career. Mehta placed fifth after falling to the eventual champion in the quarterfinals.
 
The Epee squad of junior Gabe Insler and freshmen Matthew Dao and Jorge Gana finished in a tie with NJIT with 37 wins. The Highlanders took the title with 72 indicators, compared to 66 for the Blue Jays. JHU's runner-up finish is their best since the 2018 championship. In the individual competition, Dao and Gana finished in a tie for third and Insler placed 14^th.