Men’s NCAA Fencing Champions Crowned
Daryl Homer (St. John’s), Marat Israelian (St. John’s) and Ariel DeSmet (Notre Dame) won individual titles in the 2011 NCAA Fencing Championships today. At the end of the second day of competition, Notre Dame holds the lead in the team standings with 90 points, over Penn State University (84 points) and St. John’s (71 points.) [...]
3 Tied at 16 wins in Men’s Epee
After the pool of 23 5 point bouts was completed, 3 fencers stood tied at 16 wins apiece. Marat Israelian (St. John’s), Jonathan Yergler (Princeton), and Marco Caneveri (Ohio State) tied in the wins column to qualify for the semi-finals. The fourth spot was won by Peter Cohen (Yale) who won 15 bouts. Marat Israelian [...]
Miles Chamley-Watson leads foil field
After the preliminary round in the Men’s Foil NCAA Championships, Miles Chamley-Watson (Penn State) leads the field as the top seed heading into the semi-finals. Chamley-Watson will be joined by teammate David Willette (Penn State), Ariel DeSmet (Notre Dame), and Daniel Cohen (Air Force) in the semi-finals. The Penn State fencer led the field with [...]
Daryl Homer leads NCAA Sabre field
Daryl Homer (St. John’s), Aleksander Ochocki (Penn State), Avery Zuck (Notre Dame), and Evan Prochniak (UPenn) advance to the semi-final direct eliminations. After all of the preliminary bouts were complete, Daryl Homer and Aleksander Ochocki were tied with 19 wins and an 0.826 win percentage each. Homer, however, gave up 12 fewer touches over the [...]
Notre Dame leading NCAA standings after Day 1
Notre Dame amassed 61 points to lead Penn State and St. John’s after the first day of competition. COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Notre Dame fencing team certainly lived up to its top-billing on the first day of the 2011 NCAA Championships on Thursday at the French Field House on the campus of Ohio State. The [...]
2011 NCAA Fencing Championships
The 2011 NCAA Fencing Championships kick off today with the first 4 rounds of the men’s competitions. NCAA.com is offering live video streaming and Prise de Fer Fencing Club is hosting the live bout results.
NCAA championship field of 144 competitors revealed
The upcoming NCAA National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Fencing Championships at Ohio State will be held March 24-27. The tournament includes a round-robin with five-touch bouts, with top-fours advancing to semi-final of 15-touch bouts. The link includes a full list of tournament participants. 2011 NCAA Fencing Tournament Ohio State University will play host to the [...]
Harvard hopes to send fencers to NCAA Championships
Sunday’s NCAA Northeast Regional Championships in Poughkeepsie, NY was a great day for the Harvard Crimson team. The Crimson women have an 18-5 record, and fielded two winners, Noam Mills (junior) in the epee and Alexandra Keifer (freshman) took foil. All together, Harvard hopes to have 11 of their fencers qualify for the NCAA Championships [...]
Penn State to send nine fencers to the NCAA Tournament
The Nittany Lions had hoped to send the maximum of 12 qualifiers to the upcoming NCAA Tournament, but failed to meet their goal at last weekend’s regional competition. With 9 qualifiers en route, though, they will be a strong force at the tournament. Five members of the men’s foil squad finished top-ten, with Miles Chamley-Watson [...]
Temple’s Nikki Franke featured on ESPN
Nikki Franke is featured on ESPN.com today in their article: Nikki Franke is a True Fencing Legend. In her 38th year as the head coach of Temple University’s women’s fencing program, Nikki has amassed a 601-158-1 record. The article is part of ESPN’s celebration of Black History Month where they are showcasing the stories and [...]
