Engineering majors


Ben Jaeger's picture
B08

Jaeger began fencing competitively at age 13 under the training of Zoran Tulum.  Since arriving at Cornell, he has shown a number of impressive results, including 21st at the Penn State Garrett Open and 6th place at the USACFC individual saber tournament.  In his freshman season, he held a .806 record, the highest on the saber squad for that year.

Prior to Cornell, Jaeger attended a number of local and national competitions, earning a B08 ranking.  He has proved to be one of the most dedicated competitors on the team, travelling on many spare weekends to competitions in the Western New York division.  

A sophomore in the school of engineering, Jaeger will serve as club Treasurer in Fall 2010.  He enjoys squishy floors, and has a notable disdain for brunch.   

Saber

Trevor Ertel's picture
B06

Prior to Cornell: Trevor fenced at the Rochester Fencing Club under the tutelage of Nat Goodhartz. He began fencing when he was eight years old, and started fencing on the national circuit the following year.

At Cornell: Trevor fences both Foil and Saber. During his freshman season, he fenced only saber at MACFA meets. Despite it being his secondary weapon, he still made a strong contribution to the team.  Overall, he had a winning record of .59. At MACFA Championships he swept C-Strip saber and made it to the individual round.  In the 2010 season, Trevor switched back to foil, earning a much stronger season record of 30-6 (.833).  At MACFA Championships, he placed 7th in the individual tournament and was a member of the gold medaling foil squad.  

Personal: Trevor is a junior in the College of Engineering. He can be counted on to enjoy a good jam session with his bass guitar, a good swim (he swims at Helen Newman on fencing off-days), or to spend a perfectly viable Saturday night playing Dungeons and Dragons. He has been likened to both Marvel’s Wolverine and Street Fighter’s Colonel Guile.  He is currently learning Capoeira, and enjoys talking about his feelings to attractive women.

Foil, Saber, Adamantium Claws


  


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