The sudden dismissal of Harutunian, the 2019 Ivy League Mens Fencing Coach of the Year, proved controversial among fencing alumni. A national search was announced to replace him. We are sorry for the inconvenience. naar This decision was made after careful and thoughtful deliberation. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. real person. Figure 3. Youd have to be the worst reporter in America to fail to ask Chun, who took over at Yale last summer, if Harutunians dismissal had anything to do with either scandal. It is on High Street. Harutunian was fired March 28 after 49 years. Other Sports: Eyeing epic feat in epee | The Star I asked. Se continui a visualizzare Hamera Shabbir covers golf and fencing for the Sports desk and the School of the Environment for the Science and Technology desk. Please enable Cookies and reload the page. para informarnos de que tienes problemas. We are excited to review the pool of applicants and expect exceptional candidates passionate about the opportunity to lead Yale Fencing into the future, Chuns email read. Israelian is now the third head of the fencing program in four years. Wenn pour nous faire part du problme. According to Allan Ding 24, two members of Yale Athletics met with the teams but did not give any insight into the details of the sudden firing.. jeff.jacobs@hearstmediact.com; @jeffjacobs123. The announcement first came through an email to the school community Thursday. Harvard and Yale will battle for the last spot in the Ivy League Tournament in the next chapter of the rivalry. Israelian describes Zhous All-American title as a career highlight while also noting the consistency of the womens foil squad. Wei-Tai Kwok, the former fencing captain at Yale, used the words callous and insensitive. (Wang) reputation of being one of the best fencers and fencing coaches in the world, combined with his love for Yale and passion for teaching will take Yale fencing to the highest level in the Ivy League and NCAAs, Chun said in a statement. Despite uncertainties on whether he would continue in the role prior to his promotion, he advocated for the Blue and Whites program to ensure it would continue recruiting strong fencers. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Jeffs passion for local sports runs the gamut from high school athletics to UConn basketball he has covered all four UConn mens championships and 10 of the 11 womens titles. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Phone Email ; Marat Israelian Whatever. In a meeting March 29, Director of Athletics Vicky Chun informed members of the fencing teams that the process to find a new coach will be completed over the next few weeks and that the incoming coach will decide whether to renew the assistant coaches contracts, according to a current Yale fencer present at the meeting, who wished to remain anonymous given the sensitivity of the issue, and fencing alumna Valerie Asher 82 MED 90, who talked to a student also present at the meeting.