Irish fencer grabs bronze in US
Irish fencer Siobhán Byrne won a bronze medal yesterday at the 16th Annual National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championshiops in Houston, Texas.
Ireland's top fencer, Siobhán is currently attending Ohio State University on a sports scholarship.
Siobhán met 2004 Olympic Gold medallist, Mariel Zagunis in the semi-finals. Zagunis achieved silver at this event with Emily Jacobson, representing Columbia, taking the gold.
Siobhán and her younger sister, Kiera, will be joining the Irish team for a five-way tournament between Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England in Durham on April 2 and 3.
Irish Team for April 2/3
Men - Foil
Evgeniy Kazantsev
Philip Lee
Peter McCaffrey
Darius Vasseghi
Captain: Philip Lee
Men - Epee
Yves Carnec
Benedict Chambers
Conor Nagle
Eric Proffit
Captain: Conor Nagle
Men - Sabre
Paul Bouchier-Hayes
Jack Ritchie
Marcos Simpson
Nick Rumney
Captain: Paul Bouchier-Hayes
Women - Foil
Aoife Lennon
Leah Smith
Zoya Syoneina
Caoimhe Delaney
Captain: Aoife Lennon
Women - Epee
Michelle Murray
Yvonne Murphy
Virginie Gautier
Rachael Flynn
Captain: Michelle Murray
Women - Sabre
Keira Byrne
Siobhan Byrne
Giselle Cullinane
Sarah Drumm
Captain: Giselle Cullinane
