Members of the MSU Fencing Club suited up and drew their swords Sunday in a duel against competitors from the Midwest Fencing Conference.
The tournament was held in IM Sports-West Sports West.html and consisted of three-person squad competitions in the weapon categories of foil, epee and sabre in both men’s and women’s categories, MSU Fencing Club president and kinesiology junior Brooke Crandall said.
The event featured teams from MSU, the University of Michigan, the University of Indiana, Oakland University and Case Western Reserve University.
With more than 50 members, Crandall said the club is a great way to become involved at MSU, even if members hold no previous experience in fencing.
“About 99 percent of the people on our team have never fenced before joining the club,” she said.
Crandall said she became interested in the sport after watching the movie, “The Princess Bride.”
Although Chinese sophomore Meg Green didn’t get much fencing time at the tournament, she said it was a good opportunity to practice the skills she learned since joining the team last year.
“It’s a way to get out any emotions that you might have built up over the semester,” Green said.
Green said the club adds diversity to the sporting scene at MSU since fencing is not considered a traditional sport.
“We call it physical chess,” Green said. “Not only are you extremely aggressive, but you’re also very thoughtful — you don’t have to play basketball or football to be considered an athlete.”
Communicative sciences and disorders senior Sarah Choss decided to attend the tournament to support a friend.
“I would definitely come again,” Choss said.
Tournament results were not available as of press time.
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