Jack Leighninger
Jack Leighninger
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario
High School: Westdale Secondary
Position: Foil
Major: Political Science

2019-20: Placed 38th at the Temple Open after going 5-3 in seeding bouts and advancing to the direct elimination bouts (11/3) … Led the squad with a 16-5 record at the Vassar Invitational (11/10) … Posted a 7-1 record, including a sweep of Johns Hopkins, to lead his squad during the Dan Arnstein ’09 Invitational/MACFA “C” bouts (11/16) … Tied for the squad lead with four victories during the Penn State Invitational (1/12) …Registered seven victories to pace the foilists during the Sollee Invitational (2/1) … Fenced his way to an 11-4 record at the MACFA “B” vs. “C” bouts (2/16) … Earned his first MACFA medal with a bronze after going 11-3 from the “A” slot of the MACFA Championships (3/1) … Placed 25th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Championships (3/7).

2018-19: Placed 39th at the Temple Open (10/28) … Led his squad with an 18-6 record at the Vassar Invitational (11/11) … Went 9-3 at the Dan Arnstein ’09 Invitational (11/17) … Led the foilists with three wins during the Penn State Invitational (1/13) … Led his squad, which defeated North Carolina, with six victories during the Philadelphia Invitational (1/20), also defeating two-time NCAA qualifier Raymond Chen of host Penn along the way … Led squad with seven wins at the Sollee Invitational (2/3) … Tied for the team high with 14 victories during the MACFA “A” vs. “C” bouts (2/10) … Went 8-4 during the MACFA “B” vs. “C” bouts (2/17) … Fenced the “A” slot during the MACFA Championships, recording nine wins during the team portion, and was credited with a 12th place finish after qualifying to the direct elimination bouts (3/3) … Placed 30th overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Championships (3/9).

2017-18: Went 6-1 in seeding bouts at the Temple Open, placing 24th overall (10/29) … Led the foilists with six victories at the Dan Arnstein ’09 Invitational (11/18) … Posted an 8-1 record at the Drew Holiday Invitational (12/2) … One of three foilists to record nine wins at the MACFA “A” vs. “C” bouts (2/11) … Went perfect 6-0 during the two toughest team matchups of the MACFA “B” vs. “C” bouts (2/18) … Placed 23rd at the NCAA Regional Championships (3/10).

2016-17: Placed 37th at the Temple Open (10/30) … Won 15 bouts at the Vassar Invitational (11/13) … Totaled eight bout victories at the Sollee Invitational (2/5) … Registered 15 wins without a defeat during the MACFA “A” vs. “C” weekend (2/12) … Posted a 7-4 record in the MACFA “B” vs. “C” bouts (2/19) … Went 9-5 in pool “A” at the MACFA Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the individual championship (3/5) … Placed 29th at the regional championship (3/11).

High School: Trained at the Canadian Fencing Academy and Duel Nature Fencing … Represented Canada at World Cup in Cabries, France in 2014 … Member of Canadian Cadet Men’s National Squad (2014-15) … Won bronze at both the junior and senior levels during Ontario Provincial Championships (2016) … Bronze medalist at 2014 Canada Cup … Graduated with International Baccalaureate Diploma … Summa Cum Laude … Ontario Scholar … Awarded International Baccalaureate Excellence Award … Trumpet player in Westdale's Senior Concert Band ... Member of senior orchestra and senior jazz band … Co-conductor of junior jazz band … Member of Hamilton's Ward One Participatory Budgeting Committee.

Personal: Son of Pamela Swett and Matt Leighninger ’92 … Has two younger brothers, Nathaniel and Paul … Father, a 2018 inductee into the Haverford College Hall of Achievement, was a seven-time All-American and two-time National Champion in the 1,500 meters and steeplechase as a member of the Haverford College cross country and track & field teams.