St. John's Red Storm fencing
American college fencing team
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St. John's Red Storm fencing represents the St. John's University in collegiate fencing. The Red Storm compete as an independent school of NCAA Division I.
First season1934
Head coachYury Gelman
30th season, –
30th season, –
Home stadiumTaffner Field House
LocationJamaica, Queens
| St. John's Red Storm fencing | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1934 |
| Head coach | Yury Gelman 30th season, – |
| Home stadium | Taffner Field House |
| Location | Jamaica, Queens |
| League | Independent |
| National Titles | 1 (2001) |
| Mascot | Johnny the Thunderbird |
Olympians
The following St. John's players and coaches have represented their country in fencing in the Summer Olympic Games:
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Individual championships
St. John's has won 27 individual national championships between the men's and women's teams.
| Individual Champions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Foil | Women's Épée | Women's Sabre |
| Erzsebet Garay (2006) Monika Golebiewski (2008) Evgeniya Kirpicheva (2012) |
Tina Loven (1995) Nicole Dygert (1996) Emese Takacs (2001) Isis Washington (2015) |
Karolina Cieślar (2019) |
| Men's Foil | Men's Épée | Men's Sabre |
| Andras Nemeth (2017) Jan Jurkiewicz (2023) |
George Hentea (1998) Alex Roylblat (1999) Arpad Horvath (2002, 2004) Marat Israelian (2010, 2011) Yevgeniy Karyuchenko (2014) Cooper Schumacher (2017) |
Andre Deladrier (1942) Keeth Smart (1997, 1999) Ivan Lee (2001, 2002) Sergey Isayenko (2005) Daryl Homer (2010, 2011) Darii Lukashenko (2025) |
Year-by-year results
Men's Fencing
| Year | Conference | Head coach | Overall Record | Pct. | NCAA Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | Independent | Yury Gelman | NCAA Runner-Up | ||
| 1995-1996 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 3rd Place | ||
| 1996-1997 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 3rd Place | ||
| 1997-1998 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 5th Place | ||
| 1998-1999 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 5th Place | ||
| 1999-2000 | Independent | Yury Gelman | NCAA Runner-Up | ||
| 2000-2001 | Independent | Yury Gelman | NCAA Champion | ||
| 2001-2002 | Independent | Yury Gelman | NCAA Runner-Up | ||
| 2002-2003 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 3rd Place | ||
| 2003-2004 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 4th Place | ||
| 2004-2005 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 9–2 | (.818) | 3rd Place |
| 2005-2006 | Independent | Yury Gelman | – | (–) | 6th Place |
| 2006-2007 | Independent | Yury Gelman | – | (–) | NCAA Runner-Up |
| 2007-2008 | Independent | Yury Gelman | – | (–) | 5th Place |
| 2008-2009 | Independent | Yury Gelman | – | (–) | 6th Place |
| 2009-2010 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 11–5 | (.688) | NCAA Runner-Up |
| 2010-2011 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 16–2 | (.889) | 3rd Place |
| 2011-2012 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 15–4 | (.789) | 4th Place |
| 2012-2013 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 13–6 | (.684) | 5th Place |
| 2013-2014 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 12–7 | (.632) | 3rd Place |
| 2014-2015 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 14–5 | (.737) | 6th Place |
| 2015-2016 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 9–1 | (.900) | 4th Place |
| 2016-2017 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 11–8 | (.579) | 6th Place |
| 2017-2018 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 12–9 | (.571) | 6th Place |
| 2018-2019 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 8–8 | (.500) | 5th Place |
| 2019-2020 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 16–3 | (.842) | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| 2020-2021 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 7–2 | (.778) | 5th Place |
| 2021-2022 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 9–8 | (.529) | 7th Place |
| 2022-2023 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 12–12 | (.500) | 7th Place |
| 2023-2024 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 12–13 | (.480) | 7th Place |
| 2024-2025 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 15–6 | (.714) | 5th Place |
| 2025-2026 | Independent | Yury Gelman | 17–4 | (.810) | 3rd Place |
Women's Fencing
| Year | Wins | Losses | Pct. | NCAA Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | 8 | 3 | (.727) | 3rd |
| 2005-2006 | (–) | 6th | ||
| 2006-2007 | (–) | 2nd | ||
| 2007-2008 | (–) | 5th | ||
| 2008-2009 | (–) | 6th | ||
| 2009-2010 | (–) | 2nd | ||
| 2010-2011 | (–) | 3rd | ||
| 2011-2012 | (–) | 4th | ||
| 2012-2013 | (–) | 5th | ||
| 2013-2014 | (–) | 3rd | ||
| 2014-2015 | (–) | 6th | ||
| 2015-2016 | (–) | 4th | ||
| 2016-2017 | (–) | 6th | ||
| 2017-2018 | (–) | 6th | ||
| 2018-2019 | (–) | 5th | ||
| 2019-2020 | Cancelled due Covid-19 | |||
| 2020-2021 | 3 | 7 | (.300) | 5th |
| 2021-2022 | 3 | 14 | (.176) | 7th |
| 2022-2023 | 7 | 18 | (.280) | 7th |
| 2023-2024 | 17 | 8 | (.680) | 7th |
| 2024-2025 | 11 | 10 | (.524) | 5th |
| 2025-2026 | 10 | 11 | (.476) | 14th |
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Coaches
- Yury Gelman (born 1955), Ukrainian-born American 7-time Olympic fencing coach
- Sergey Danilov (born 1981), Russian-born American Olympic fencing coach