PHILADELPHIA, PA – In his collegiate debut, Jamie Knox led Johns Hopkins with a fifth-place finish in the Epee at the Coach Nikki Franke Classic Sunday. In addition, three Blue Jays placed in the top-15 and five placed in the top-20.
 
Knox posted a 9-4 record on the day and advanced to the quarterfinals to finish in fifth place out of 84 fencers. This is the third time in the last four years that a Blue Jay freshman has placed in the top-five in the Epee at the Franke Classic. Jorge Gana finished in a tie for 11^th in the Epee, going 8-3 on the day. He moves into second in Johns Hopkins history in career Epee wins (274) with his eight wins. Darius Kim went 7-4 and finished in 25^th, while Leo He placed 37^th (4-5) and Ethan Insler finished in 52^nd (4-6).
 
Josh Sima led the Blue Jays Foilists with a 13^th place finish out of 80 fencers. He advanced to the round of 16 and finished with a 6-5 record. His finish is the best by a Blue Jay in the Foil since 2017. Alastair Thompson also advanced to the round of 16 and finished in 16^th place with a 3-8 record. Yi Peng Sha posted a 6-4 record and finished in 22^nd place. Omar Reyes placed 30^th (5-5), Spencer Grossman Smisek placed 44^th (5-4) and Vir Gogoi finished in a tie for 55^th (2-7). Grossman Smisek moved into seventh place in JHU history for career Foil wins with 248.
 
Noah Zeng led a trio of Blue Jays in the Sabre with a 19^th place finish. He advanced to the round of 32 and finished the day with a 9-3 record. Larry Cai finished in 36^th place with a 6-5 record, while Alex Plan placed 40^th with a 6-5 mark.
 
Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, November 2 at the Drew Invitational.