Maitre Michel Sebastiani to Retire

[schlager7]

I saw that no one had posted this yet and figured someone should.

Here's the link:
Princeton Fencing Coach Michel Sebastiani to Retire

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Princeton fencing coach Michel Sebastiani to retire


June 23, 2005, 4:47 PM EDT

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Princeton fencing coach Michel Sebastiani will retire at the conclusion of the 2005-06 season, his 25th at the Ivy League school, the university announced Thursday.

Sebastiani, who will be 68 when he steps down, has guided the men's program to a 199-84 record and the women's program to a 126-82 mark.

Under his guidance, the teams have combined to win nine Ivy League championships and six IFA national championships. He has coached three NCAA individual men's champions and one NCAA individual women's champion. Sebastiani's men's teams have finished in the top four of the NCAA or IFA 16 different times.

The men's team has had 19 straight winning seasons, while the women have had a winning record 11 of the last 12 years.

"Michel has left an impressive legacy through his work with Princeton's fencing program," athletic director Gary Walters said.

A native of France, Sebastiani holds two master's degrees from the National Institute of Sports in Paris. Before becoming a fencing coach, he was a member of the French national modern pentathlon team for the 1960 Olympic Games and an officer in the French Foreign Legion paratroopers.

He formerly headed the top fencing academy in the country in Houston, and in November of 2001 Sebastiani opened a fencing center in Princeton, the Cercle D'Escrime de Princeton-Sebastiani.

[edew]

I thought that already occurred, given that Marcos Lucchetti took over the program last season.

[prototoast]

I thought that already occurred, given that Marcos Lucchetti took over the program last season.

I think Lucchetti joined the program, most likely with the intention of taking over in a year or two, but Sebastiani was still there.

[schlager7]

The following was part of an email from Maitre Sebastiani:

Yes, I retire from COLLEGE fencing but not from fencing . My own school will have all my attention from now on. (about 120 fencers of all ages).

[michels]

I thought that already occurred, given that Marcos Lucchetti took over the program last season.

The message from "edew" regarding his/her recent email stating that Marcos Lucchetti took over the fencing program at Princeton University is in the usual line of hear-says. Edew was misled by an unwised operator. Let us have the record straight:
Maitre Michel A. Sebastiani is the Head Coach at Princeton University and well in charge of the program for the last 23 years,until June 30, 2006 date at which he decided to step down.
Maestro Lucchetti is assisting Sebastiani since October 2004.
A National /International Search will be announced officially to name a successor to Sebastiani. At this very hour no coach has been contacted by the University and this will not happen until and after the official notification of a vacancy at Princeton University.