APPLETON, Wis. -- The Lawrence University fencing teams placed 12 individuals on the All-Central Collegiate Fencing Conference team.
    Eight Lawrence men's fencers and four women's fencers were honored by the league. The Vikings had one fencer make the team for the third straight year and three others were chosen for the second consecutive season.
    Leading the way was men's saber, which had three fencers selected to the second team. Jordan Diacos, Eli Freyre de Andrade and Cristobal Perez Fourcade all made the second team. 
    Perez Fourcade (Cordoba, Argentina), a first-year fencer, had a great rookie season that culminated with a berth in the NCAA Championships. He posted a ninth-place finish at the CCFC Championships and went on to grab fourth place at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships.
    Freyre de Andrade (Denver, Colo.), a sophomore, earned first-team honors a season ago. He grabbed eighth at the CCFC Championships and followed that by taking ninth at the Midwest Regional. Freyre de Andrade earned his trip to the NCAA Championships. 
    Diacos (Winnipeg, Manitoba), a junior, made the team for the third consecutive season. A second-team pick in both 2023 and 2024, Diacos finished 11th at the Midwest Regional and was 13th at the CCFC Championships. 
    In women's saber, Jayna Davis (Reno, Nev.) made the team for the second straight year. A sophomore, Davis was a second-team selection. She posted a team-best sixth-place finish at the CCFC Championships. Davis went on to finish 13th at the Midwest Regional. Miami Kirkwood (Delton, Mich.) received honorable mention in saber. Kirkwood finished 14th at the Midwest Regional after taking 19th at the conference championships.
    Thomas Craley (Redding, Conn.), a senior competing in men's foil, finished his final season with a trip to the NCAA Championships and was one of three foil fencers selected. A second-team all-conference pick for the second straight year, Craley finished 14th at the CCFC Championships and grabbed 11th at the Midwest Regional. Vinicius Alonso de Paula (Sao Paulo, Brazil), a first-year fencer, earned second-team honors as well. He finished in 13th place at the conference meet and was 16th at the NCAA regional. Mateo Wilkins (Rochester, Minn.), a first-year fencer, received honorable mention in foil. Wilkins grabbed ninth place at the league meet and followed that with a 14th-place finish at the Midwest Regional. Iris Pierce (Austin, Texas), a junior, received honorable mention in women's foil.
    Jack Kropp (Falls Church, Va.), a first-year fencer competing in men's epee, put together an outstanding rookie season and was chosen for the second team. Kropp finished a team-best sixth at the CCFC Championships and then grabbed 10th place the NCAA regional. Archer Prochazka (Pacifica, Calif.), a senior, received honorable mention in men's epee. Nora Anderson (Saint Paul, Minn.), a junior competing in women's epee, received honorable mention.