Ivan Lee Wins Men’s Sabre Event at USA Fencing Summer National Championships

By: Adam Rubin PHOENIX — Make it a three-peat! The 2023 USA Fencing Summer National Championships, featuring the best fencers in America from ages 10 to 80 in all three weapons, was held in Phoenix over a 10-day span. And LIU fencing coach and 2004 US Olympian Ivan Lee competed as the defending national champion in the Veteran-40 Men’s Sabre event, which was open to all competitors between the ages of 40 and 49. Lee defeated Jeffrey Kallio of North Carolina to win his third consecutive Vet-40 National Championship and his 20th U.S. national championship overall. “I’m beyond blessed to…