Posted: Feb 25, 2021
With the 2020-21 winter sports unable to hold traditional Senior Days on campus, the Haverford College Athletic Department is recognizing these seniors in a virtual ceremony, with some special help from their teammates. Today, we celebrate the careers of Haverford College men's fencing seniors Raynor Bond-Ashpole, Kagan Harris, and Alton Wiggers.
Men's Fencing Team Accomplishments Over Past Four Years
- Maintained Haverford's strong tradition as one of the top Division III fencing programs
- Three consecutive fourth place finishes at MACFA Championships
- Fords won 56 duals facing some of the toughest competition in the entire country, including Division I schools
- Helped head coach Chris Spencer achieve 200th career victory on the men's side with a dominant 24-3 victory against Army-West Point to close the 2018-19 season
Raynor Bond-Ashpole • Epee • History major; Environmental Studies minor • Hempstead, N.Y. • Collegiate School
- Key part of championship lineup during both his sophomore and junior seasons
- Won nine bouts from the "B" slot during the 2019 MACFA Championships
- Was team's team top epeeist during the 2019 MACFA duals
- Returning to the postseason lineup again in 2020 after studying abroad during the fall semester
- Semifinalist for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Kagan Harris • Sabre • Psychology major; Neuroscience minor • Ipswich, Massachusetts • St. John's Preparatory School
- Helped sabrists attain back-to-back runner-up finishes during the 2018 and 2019 MACFA Championships
- Contributed key 5-1 record during the "B" vs. "C" MACFA weekend in 2019
- Went 8-4 during that same weekend in 2020
- Added eight more individual victories at the end of year 2020 MACFA Championships
- Recognized with the "Team Player" award following the 2019 season
Alton Wiggers • Foil • Computer Science major • Atlanta, Georgia • The Lovett School
- Two-year team captain
- Two-time NCAA Regional qualifier, placing as high as 28th during his career
- Two-time qualifier to the MACFA direct elimination bouts, placing a career-best 12th during his junior season
- Won 31 career over three years at the end of year MACFA Championships
- Placed 27th at the 2018 Temple Open