Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club had an outstanding weekend of competition, with athletes excelling across two tournaments in foil and saber events.

Friday, April 17 opened with two standout performances at the American Challenge RJCC/RYC in Youth 14 Women's Foil. Neve Murphy was exceptional, finishing 2nd in a competitive field, while Annika Krahe added a 5th place finish in the same event — a remarkable one-two showing for BBFC. Also on Friday, Yian Vincent placed 7th in Youth 10 Men's Saber, and William Sohn turned in a solid 9th place in Youth 8 Men's Saber.

Saturday, April 18 brought more highlights at the American Challenge. Ana Kapran was the standout performer of the weekend, renewing her B26 with a 5th place finish in Cadet Women's Foil. Evelyn Gao also impressed with a 5th place finish in Youth 10 Women's Foil.

Also on Saturday, at the Metro Division Summer Nationals Foil and Epee Qualifier, Melody Fan took 1st place in Division II Women's Foil - a fantastic result - while Anna Gustafsson rounded out an excellent day for BBFC by finishing 3rd in the same event, qualifying them both for Div. 2 and Div. 3 Women’s Foil at the 2026 Summer National Championships.

Sunday, April 19 closed out the American Challenge with Annika Krahe placing 21st in Junior Women's Foil as the top BBFC result of the day, with Isla Stewart earning an E26 for her finish in the same event.

It was a great weekend for Brooklyn fencing. Congratulations again to Melody on her first place finish, Isla earning her E, Ana renewing her B, and Neve on her 2nd place finish at the American Challenge!