MADISON, NJ – Junior Josephine Chang led Johns Hopkins with a third-place finish in the Sabre at the 2025 NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Championship Saturday. In all, the Blue Jays had three fencers place in the top-15 at the regional.
 
Chang's third-place finish is a career-best and the highest finish in the Sabre in program history. In addition, it is just the sixth top-10 finish at the regional championship, in any weapon, in team history. Chang finished the day with 12 wins and now counts 272 in her career. She also leads the Sabre squad with 74 wins this season.
 
Sophomore Lauren Prieur also placed in the top-15 in the Sabre as she finished in 11^th with 11 wins. She boasts 66 wins on the season and already ranks 14^th in JHU history with 135 career wins. Sophomore Adele Dai finished in 21^st place, while freshmen Maddie Huang placed 26^th and Maya Balakumaran took 28^th.
 
Junior Rosy Cepero earned a third top-15 finish as she took 11^th in the Foil, a career-high. She earned six wins on the day and now has 92 for the season, fifth most in program history. Junior Bethany Lee finished in a career-best 21^st and sophomore Sophia Baleeiro finished in a tie for 40^th.
 
Senior Ameera Ebrahim led the Epee squad with a 28^th-place finish, while sophomore Mariela Abramson finished in 29^th. The pair lead the Epee squad with 50 wins each on the season. In addition, Ebrahim is now tied for 11^th in program history with 143 career wins. Sophomore Anika Kale placed 31^st and senior Katelyn McShine placed 41^st.
 
The 2025 NCAA Championship selections are scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, March 11.