Friday was the last day of competition at the Cadet/Junior Pan Am Fencing Championships in Cancun, Mexico with team competition in Men's Epee, Women's Foil, Men's Sabre and Mixed Team.  The Canadian teams in all four events won medals bringing the total number of medals for Canada in the competition to 22, or 20 not counting the mixed events which breaks the previous record of 19 in 2015 where no mixed events were held! Canada also won medals in all team events this year (6 weapon events and 2 mixed events), which had not been achieved in recent years.

Canada's Junior Mixed team of Cindy Gao (women's epee), Loup-Yann Ferre (Men's Epee), Angela Li (Women's Foil), Christopher Sheardown (Men's Foil), Madison Thurgood (Women's Sabre) and Cameron Mackay (Men's Sabre) defeated Mexico 30-27 in the final to take home gold.

Canada's men's sabre team finished their day with a silver medal.  The team of Cameron Mackay (Winnipeg, MB), Falan Kennedy (Ardrossan, AB), Hunter Moricz (North Vancouver) and David Brown (Canadian in US) advanced to the final after defeating hometown Team Mexico in a close bout of 45-42.  Team Canada then faced the USA, and this time lost the close bout 45-42 to take home the silver medal.

The Women's Foil team of Ariane Bilodeau (Outremont, QC), Ying Cao (Toronto, ON), Sarah Filby (Winnipeg, MB), and Angela Li (Toronto, ON) finished with a bronze medal after losing to Brazil, the eventual gold medalists, in the semi-final by a score of 45-29.  The team rebounded to win in the bronze final against Mexico 45-31.

The Men's Epee team also finished with a bronze medal, losing to Venezuela in their semi-final bout.  The team of Dylan French (Richmond, BC), Matson Lalor (White Rock, BC), Loic Beaulieu (Sherbrooke, QC) and Loup Yann Ferre (Quebec, QC) won their bronze final against Mexico by a score of 45-33.

Next up for Canada's top young athletes is the Junior/Cadet World Championships in Bourges, France from April 1 to 10, 2016.

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Following is a summary of all results from the Junior/Cadet Pan Am Fencing Championships in Cancun, Mexico:

Cadet:

Men's Epee:

Matthew Litwin (Toronto ON), Sword Players – Silver

Fynn Fafard (Roberts, Creek, BC), Dynamo – Bronze

Nicolas Riopel (Anjou, QC), SPA – 9^th

Seraphim Hsieh Jarov (Surrey, BC), Dynamo – 11^th

Women's Epee:

Cindy Gao (Toronto, ON), Toronto Fencing Club – Silver

Natasha Kis-Toth (Richmond, BC), Dynamo – Bronze

Elizabeth Douglas (Richmond, BC), Dynamo – 5^th

Monica Rogowicz (White rock, BC), Dynamo – 13th

Men's Foil:

Mateusz Kozak (Brampton, ON), Toronto Fencing Club – Bronze

Alex Cai (Brampton, ON), Toronto Fencing Club – 10^th

Blake Broszus (Canadian in US) – 13^th

Brandon Jalowica (Caledonia, ON), Canadian Fencing Academy – 19^th

Women's Foil:

Jane Caulfield (Edmonton, AB) Edmonton Fencing Club – Gold

Karina Li (Toronto, ON), Hua Hua Fencing – Silver

Cynthia Liu (Canadian in US), Edmonton Fencing Club – Bronze

Ying Cao (Toronto, ON), Toronto Fencing Club – 6^th

Men's Sabre:

Hunter Moricz (North Vancouver, BC), North Van Fencing Club – Gold

Francois Cauchon (Montreal, QC), Brebeuf – Silver

Angelo Chiara (Montreal, QC), Brebeuf – 8^th

Eric Vasas (Winnipeg, MB), Manitoba Golden Blades – 10^th

Women's Sabre:

Kathy Hu (Canadian in China), Vango – 10^th

Marina Guitchitskaia (Edmonton, AB), Sergei's Sabre Club – 11^th

Emily Ma (Vancouver, BC), Dynamo – 12^th

Julia Creusot (Prince Albert, SK), SSF – 20^th

Cadet Mixed Team:

Cindy Gao, Fynn Fafard, Marina Guitchitskaia, Hunter Moricz, Jane Caulfield, Mateus Kozak – Silver

Junior:

Men's Epee:

Matson Lalor (White Rock, BC), Dynamo – 9^th

Loic Beaulieu (Sherbrooke, QC), STH – 15^th

Loup Yann-Ferre (Quebec, QC), STH – 24^th

Dylan French (Richmond, BC), Dynamo – Did not participate

Men's Epee Team – Bronze

Women's Epee:

Cindy Gao (Toronto, ON), Toronto Fencing Club – Gold

Emma Von Dadelszen (Vancouver, BC), Dynamo – Silver

Monica Lubczynski (Pointe-Claire, QC), Dynamo – 5^th

Alexanne Verret (Quebec,QC), Escrime STH – 15^th

Women's Epee Team – Gold

Men's Foil:

Sean Grant (Canadian in US) – 9th

Misha Sweet (Winnipeg, MB), Manitoba Golden Blades – 13^th

Christopher Sheardown (Medecine Hat, AB), AAA – 14^th

Daniel Gu (Edmonton, AB), Edmonton Fencing Club – 19^th

Men's Foil Team – Silver

Women's Foil:

Sarah Filby (Winnipeg, MB) Manitoba Golden Blades – Bronze

Angela Li (Toronto, ON), Hua Hua Fencing – Bronze

Ying Cao (Toronto, ON), Toronto Fencing Club – 5^th

Ariane Bilodeau (Outremont, QC), Les Mousquetaires – 7^th

Women's Foil Team – Bronze

Men's Sabre:

Cameron Mackay (Winnipeg, MB), Manitoba Golden Blades – 5th

Falan Kennedy (Androssan, AB), Sergei's Sabre Club – 15^th

Hunter Moricz (North Vancouver, BC), North Van Fencing Club – 17^th

David Brown (Canadian in US) – 27^th 

Men's Sabre Team – Silver

Women's Sabre:

Madison Thurgood (Edmonton, AB), Sergei's Sabre Club – 7^th

Veronique Lamarre (Blainville, QC), SRN– 13^th

Rachel Lamarre (Blainville, QC), SRN – 15^th

Frederique Bourget (Blainville, QC), SRN – 21^st

Women's Sabre Team – Bronze

Junior Mixed Team:

Cindy Gao, Loup-Yann Ferre, Angela Li, Christopher Sheardown, Madison Thurgood, Cameron Mackay – Gold