NCAA Fencing Championships

NCAA Fencing Championships
SportCollegiate fencing
Founded1941
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Notre Dame (9)
Official websiteNCAA.com

The NCAA Fencing Championships are awarded at the annual tournament held in March to determine the NCAA's national collegiate individual and team championships in fencing.[1] Individual champions are determined by performance during the NCAA fencing team championship competition.[1] Unlike most NCAA sports, the fencing championship is a single National Collegiate championship rather than being split into divisions.

History

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Prior to 1990, separate men's championships were held, but since then, fencing has been a coed sport with teams having men's and women's squads, although some schools field only a women's team. Fencing is a single-division sport with schools from all three NCAA divisions competing against each other.[1]

Fencing was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.

NCAA fencing follows the rules of the U.S. Fencing Association with several modifications.[2]

Criticism of coed model

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After major publicity regarding the differences in facilities provided to participants in the 2021 Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments, the NCAA commissioned the law firm Kaplan Hecker & Fink to conduct a broad-based review of gender equity issues surrounding all of its championship events. The first phase dealt exclusively with Division I basketball; the second phase investigated all other NCAA championships, including fencing. In the second phase, both fencing stakeholders and NCAA staff identified a major gender inequity issue stemming from the NCAA's 1990 decision to combine the men's and women's team championships. As of the date of the report (the 2021–22 school year), no NCAA fencing programs fielded only a men's team, but many fielded only women's teams. Because the team champion is determined by combining each school's men's and women's points earned, and entry rules limit the number of participants of each sex per school and region, women-only teams cannot win the team championship. Some stakeholders have suggested that men's and women's team championships be reintroduced, either as substitutes for or supplements to the current coed championship. The NCAA's fencing committee has discussed this change, but it was still "under consideration" as of the report date.[3]

Champions

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Co-ed team championships (1990–present)

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Year Venue Team Champions Individual Champions
Team Champion Score Team Runner-Up Foil Épée Sabre
2024 Columbus, OH Harvard (2) 169-161 Notre Dame Men: Bryce Louie, Penn
Women: Jessica Guo, Harvard
Men: Tristan Szapary, Princeton
Women: Emily Vermeule, Harvard
Men: Luke Linder, Notre Dame
Women: Maggie Shealy, Brandeis
2023 Durham, NC Notre Dame (9) 188-175 Princeton Men: Jan Jurkiewicz, St. John's
Women: Lauren Scruggs, Harvard
Men: Jonas Hansen, Harvard
Women: Eszter Muhari, Notre Dame
Men: Luke Linder, Notre Dame
Women: Nora Burke, Columbia-Barnard
2022 South Bend, IN Notre Dame (8) 189-168 Harvard Men: Ashton Daniel, Columbia-Barnard
Women: Maia Weintraub, Princeton
Men: Gabriel Feinberg, Ohio State
Women: Kaylin Hsieh, Notre Dame
Men: Filip Dolegiewicz, Harvard
Women: Elizabeth Tartakovsky, Harvard
2021 State College, PA Notre Dame (7) 201-182 Penn State Men: Marcello Olivares, Notre Dame
Women: Stefani Deschner, Notre Dame
Men: Ryan Griffiths, Penn State
Women: Laura Fekete, Long Island University
Men: Luke Linder, Notre Dame
Women: Kara Linder, Notre Dame
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2019 Cleveland, OH Columbia-Barnard (5) 178-166 Penn State Men: Nick Itkin, Notre Dame
Women: Sylvie Binder, Columbia-Barnard
Men: Oliver Shindler, Ohio State
Women: Anne Cebula, Columbia-Barnard
Men: Karol Metryka, Penn State
Women: Karolina Cieślar, St. John's
2018 State College, PA Notre Dame (6) 185-170 Columbia-Barnard Men: Nick Itkin, Notre Dame
Women: Iman Blow, Columbia-Barnard
Men: Marc-Antoine Blais, Ohio State
Women: Catherine Nixon, Princeton
Men: Eli Dershwitz, Harvard
Women: Maia Chamberlain, Princeton
2017
details
Indianapolis, IN Notre Dame (5) 186-161 Ohio State Men: Andras Nemeth, St. John's
Women: Lee Kiefer, Notre Dame
Men: Cooper Schumacher, St. John's
Women: Anna Van Brummen, Princeton
Men: Eli Dershwitz, Harvard
Women: Francesca Russo, Notre Dame
2016 Waltham, MA Columbia-Barnard (4) 174–167 Ohio State Men: Maximilien Chastanet, Ohio State
Women: Eleanor Harvey, Ohio State
Men: Jacob Hoyle, Columbia
Women: Jessie Radanovich, Penn State
Men: Andrew Mackiewicz, Penn State
Women: Adrienne Jarocki, Harvard
2015 Columbus, OH Columbia-Barnard (3) 165–156 Penn State Men: Alexander Massialas, Stanford
Women: Lee Kiefer, Notre Dame
Men: Jacob Hoyle, Columbia
Women: Isis Washington, St. John's
Men: Andrew Mackiewicz, Penn State
Women: Francesca Russo, Notre Dame
2014 Columbus, OH Penn State (13) 180–159 Princeton Men: Gerek Meinhardt, Notre Dame
Women: Lee Kiefer, Notre Dame
Men: Yevgeniy Karyuchenko, St. John's
Women: Vivian Kong, Stanford
Men: Kaito Streets, Penn State
Women: Adrienne Jarocki, Harvard
2013 San Antonio, TX Princeton 182–175 Notre Dame Men: Alexander Massialas, Stanford
Women: Lee Kiefer, Notre Dame
Men: Marco Canevari, Ohio State
Women: Courtney Hurley, Notre Dame
Men: Michael Mills, Penn
Women: Eliza Stone, Princeton
2012 Columbus, OH Ohio State (3) 182–161 Princeton Men: Zain Shaito, Ohio State
Women: Evgeniya Kirpicheva, St. John's
Men: Jonathan Yergler, Princeton
Women: Katarzyna Dabrowa, Ohio State
Men: Aleksander Ochocki, Penn State
Women: Rebecca Ward, Duke
2011 Columbus, OH Notre Dame (4) 174–168 Penn State Men: Ariel DeSmet, Notre Dame

Women: Alexandra Kiefer, Harvard

Men: Marat Israelian, St. John's

Women: Courtney Hurley, Notre Dame

Men: Daryl Homer, St. John's

Women: Rebecca Ward, Duke

2010 Cambridge, MA Penn State (12) 191–182 St. John's Men: Gerek Meinhardt, Notre Dame

Women: Nicole Ross, Columbia-Barnard

Men: Marat Israelian, St. John's

Women: Margherita Guzzi Vincenti, Penn State

Men: Daryl Homer, St. John's

Women: Caroline Vloka, Harvard

2009 State College, PA Penn State (11) 195–182 Notre Dame Men: Nicholas Chinman, Penn State

Women: Doris Willette, Penn State

Men: Slava Zingerman, Wayne State

Women: Anastasia Ferdman, Penn State

Men: Aleksander Ochocki, Penn State

Women: Rebecca Ward, Duke

2008 Columbus, OH Ohio State (2) 185–176 Notre Dame Men: Andras Horanyi, Ohio State

Women: Monika Golebiewski, St. John's

Men: Slava Zingerman, Wayne State

Women: Kelly Hurley, Notre Dame

Men: Jeff Spear, Columbia

Women: Sarah Borrmann, Notre Dame

2007 Madison, NJ Penn State (10) 194–176 St. John's Men: Andras Horanyi, Ohio State

Women: Doris Willette, Penn State

Men: Slava Zingerman, Wayne State

Women: Anna Garina, Wayne State

Men: Timothy Hagamen, Harvard

Women: Daria Schneider, Columbia-Barnard

2006 Houston, TX Harvard 165–159 Penn State Men: Boaz Ellis, Ohio State

Women: Erzsebet Garay, St. John's

Men: Benji Ungar, Harvard

Women: Katarzyna Trzopek, Penn State

Men: Adam Crompton, Ohio State

Women: Mariel Zagunis, Notre Dame

2005 Houston, TX Notre Dame (3) 173–171 Ohio State Men: Boaz Ellis, Ohio State

Women: Emily Cross, Harvard

Men: Michal Sobieraj, Notre Dame

Women: Anna Garina, Wayne State

Men: Sergey Isayenko, St. John's

Women: Emily Jacobson, Columbia-Barnard

2004 Waltham, MA Ohio State 194–160 Penn State Men: Boaz Ellis, Ohio State

Women: Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame

Men: Arpad Horvath, St. John's

Women: Anna Garina, Wayne State

Men: Adam Crompton, Ohio State

Women: Valerie Providenza, Notre Dame

2003 Colorado Springs, CO Notre Dame (2) 182–179 Penn State Men: Nontapat Panchan, Penn State

Women: Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame

Men: Seth Kelsey, Air Force

Women: Katarzyna Trzopek, Penn State

Men: Adam Crompton, Ohio State

Women: Alexis Jemal, Rutgers

2002 Madison, NJ Penn State (9) 195–190 St. John's Men: Nontapat Panchan, Penn State

Women: Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame

Men: Arpad Horvath, St. John's

Women: Kerry Walton, Notre Dame

Men: Ivan Lee, St. John's

Women: Sada Jacobson, Yale

2001 Parkside, WI St. John's 180–172 Penn State Men: Jedediah Dupree, Columbia

Women: Iris Zimmermann, Stanford

Men: Soren Thompson, Princeton

Women: Emese Takacs, St. John's

Men: Ivan Lee, St. John's

Women: Sada Jacobson, Yale

2000 Stanford, CA Penn State (8) 175–171 Notre Dame
St. John's
Men: Felix Reichling, Stanford

Women: Eva Petschnigg, Princeton

Men: Daniel Landgren, Penn State

Women: Jessica Burke, Penn State

Men: Gabor Szelle, Notre Dame

Women: Caroline Purcell, MIT

1999 Waltham, MA Penn State (7) 171–139 Notre Dame Men: Felix Reichling, Stanford

Women: Monique DeBruin, Stanford

Men: Alex Roylblat, St. John's

Women: Felicia Zimmerman, Stanford

Men: Keeth Smart, St. John's
1998 South Bend, IN Penn State (6) 149–147 Notre Dame Men: Ayo Griffin, Yale

Women: Felicia Zimmerman, Stanford

Men: George Hentea, St. John's

Women: Charlotte Walker, Penn State

Men: Luke LaValle, Notre Dame
1997 Colorado Springs, CO Penn State (5) 1,530–1,470 Notre Dame Men: Cliff Bayer, Penn

Women: Yelena Kalkina, Ohio State

Men: Alden Clarke, Stanford

Women: Magda Krol, Notre Dame

Men: Keeth Smart, St. John's
1996 New Haven, CT Penn State (4) 1,500–1,190 Notre Dame Men: Thorstein Becker, Wayne State

Women: Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn State

Men: Jeremy Kahn, Duke

Women: Nicole Dygert, St. John's

Men: Maxim Pekarev, Princeton
1995 South Bend, IN Penn State (3) 440–413 St. Johns Men: Sean McClain, Stanford

Women: Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn State

Men: Mike Gattner, Lawrence

Women: Tina Loven, St. John's

Men: Paul Palestis, NYU
1994 Waltham, MA Notre Dame 4,350–4,075 Penn State Men: Kwame van Leeuwen, Harvard

Women: Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn State

Men: Harold Winkmann, Princeton Men: Thomas Strzalkowski, Penn State
1993 Detroit, MI Columbia-Barnard (2) 4,525–4,500 Penn State Men: Nick Bravin, Stanford

Women: Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn State

Men: Ben Atkins, Columbia Men: Thomas Strzalkowski, Penn State
1992 South Bend, IN Columbia-Barnard 4,150–3,646 Penn State Men: Nick Bravin, Stanford

Women: Olga Chernyak, Penn State

Men: Harold Bauder, Wayne State Men: Thomas Strzalkowski, Penn State
1991 State College, PA Penn State (2) 4,700–4,200 Columbia-Barnard Men: Ben Akins, Columbia

Women: Heidi Piper, Notre Dame

Men: Marc Oshima, Columbia Men: Vitali Nazlimov, Penn State
1990 South Bend, IN Penn State 36–35 Columbia-Barnard Men: Nick Bravin, Stanford

Women: Tzu Moy, Columbia-Barnard

Men: Jubba Beshin, Notre Dame Men: David Mandell, Columbia

Separate team championships (1982–1989)

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Year Team Venue Team Champions Individual Champions
Team Champion Score Team Runner-Up Foil Épée Sabre
1989 Men Evanston, IL Columbia 88–85 Penn State Men: Edward Mufel, Penn State

Women: Yasemin Opcu, Wayne State

Men: Jon Normile, Columbia Men: Peter Cox, Penn State
Women Wayne State (3–0)–(2–1) Columbia-Barnard
1988 Men Princeton, NJ Columbia 90–83 Notre Dame Men: Marc Kent, Columbia

Women: Molly Sullivan, Notre Dame

Men: Jon Normile, Columbia Men: Robert Cottingham, Columbia
Women Wayne State (3–0)–(2–1) Notre Dame
1987 Men South Bend, IN Columbia 86–78 Penn Men: William Mindel, Columbia

Women: Caitlin Bilodeaux, Columbia-Barnard

Men: James O'Neill, Harvard Men: Michael Lofton, NYU
Women Notre Dame (3–0)–(2–1) Temple
1986 Men Princeton, NJ Notre Dame 151–141 Columbia Men: Adam Feldman, Penn State

Women: Molly Sullivan, Notre Dame

Men: Chris O'Loughlin, Pennsylvania Men: Michael Lofton, NYU
Women Penn (3–0)–(2–1) Notre Dame
1985 Men South Bend, IN Wayne State 141–140 Notre Dame Men: Stephan Chauvel, Wayne State

Women: Caitlin Bilodeaux, Columbia-Barnard

Men: Ettore Bianchi, Wayne State Men: Michael Lofton, NYU
Women Yale (3–0)–(2–1) Penn
1984 Men Princeton, NJ Wayne State 69–50 Penn State Men: Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Notre Dame

Women: Mary Jane O'Neill, Penn

Men: Ettore Bianchi, Wayne State Men: Michael Lofton, NYU
Women Yale (3–0)–(2–1) Penn State
1983 Men Parkside, WI Wayne State 86–80 Notre Dame Men: Demetrios Valsamis, NYU

Women: Jana Angelakis, Penn State

Men: Ola Harstrom, Notre Dame Men: John Friedberg, North Carolina
Women State College, PA Penn State (5–0)–(3–2) Wayne State
1982 Men South Bend, IN Wayne State 85–77 Clemson Men: Alexander Flom, George Mason

Women: Joy Ellingson, San Jose State

Men: Peter Schifrin, San Jose State Men:Neil Hick, Wayne State
Women San Jose, CA Wayne State (7–0)–(6–1) San Jose State

Men's-only team championships (1941–1981)

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Year Venue Team Champions Individual Champions
Team Champion Score Team Runner-Up Foil Épée Sabre
1981 Parkside, WI Penn 113–111 Wayne State Men: Ernest Simon, Wayne State Men: Gil Pezza, Wayne State Men: Paul Friedberg, Penn
1980 State College, PA Wayne State 111–106 Penn
MIT
Men: Ernest Simon, Wayne State Men: Gil Pezza, Wayne State Men: Paul Friedberg, Penn
1979 Princeton, NJ Wayne State 119–108 Notre Dame Men: Andrew Bonk, Notre Dame Men: Carlos Songini, Cleveland State Men: Yuri Rabinovich, Wayne State
1978 Parkside, WI Notre Dame 121–110 Penn Men: Ernest Simon, Wayne State Men: Björne Väggö, Notre Dame Men: Mike Sullivan, Notre Dame
1977 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 114–114
(fence-off)
NYU Men: Pat Gerard, Notre Dame Men: Hans Wieselgren, NYU Men: Mike Sullivan, Notre Dame
1976 Philadelphia, PA NYU 79–77 Wayne State Men: Greg Benko, Wayne State Men: Randy Eggleton, Pennsylvania Men: Brian Smith, Columbia
1975 Fullerton, CA Wayne State 89–83 Cornell Men: Greg Benko, Wayne State Men: Risto Hurme, NYU Men: Yuri Rabinovich, Wayne State
1974 Cleveland, OH NYU 92–87 Wayne State Men: Greg Benko, Wayne State Men: Risto Hurme, NYU Men: Steve Danosi, Wayne State
1973 Baltimore, MD NYU 76–71 Penn Men: Brooke Makler, Pennsylvania Men: Risto Hurme, NYU Men: Peter Westbrook, NYU
1972 Chicago, IL Detroit 73–70 NYU Men: Tyrone Simmons, Detroit Men: Ernesto Fernández, Pennsylvania Men: Bruce Soriano, Columbia
1971 Colorado Springs, CO NYU
Columbia
68–68 tie Men: Tyrone Simmons, Detroit Men: George Szunyogh, NYU Men: Bruce Soriano, Columbia
1970 South Bend, IN NYU 71–63 Columbia Men: Walter Krause, NYU Men: John Nadas, Case Reserve Men: Bruce Soriano, Columbia
1969 Raleigh, NC Penn 54–43 Harvard Men: Anthony Kestler, Columbia Men: James Metzler, Pennsylvania Men: Norman Braslow, Penn
1968 Detroit, MI Columbia 92–87 NYU Men: Gerard Esponda, San Francisco Men: Don Sieja, Cornell Men: Todd Makler, Penn
1967 Northridge, CA NYU 72–64 Penn Men: Mike Gaylor, NYU Men: George Masin, NYU Men: Todd Makler, Penn
1966 Durham, NC NYU (5–0)–(5–2) Army Men: Al Davis, NYU Men: Bernhardt Hermann, Iowa Men: Paul Apostol, NYU
1965 Detroit, MI Columbia 76–74 NYU Men: Joe Nalven, Columbia Men: Paul Pesthy, Rutgers Men: Howard Goodman, NYU
1964 Cambridge, Massachusetts Princeton 81–79 NYU Men: Bill Hicks, Princeton Men: Paul Pesthy, Rutgers Men: Craig Bell, Illinois
1963 Colorado Springs, CO Columbia 55–50 Navy Men: Jay Lustig, Columbia Men: Larry Crum, Navy Men: Bela Szentivanyi, Wayne State
1962 Columbus, OH Navy 76–74 NYU Men: Herbert Cohen, NYU Men: Thane Hawkins, Navy Men: Barton Nisonson, Columbia
1961 Princeton, NJ NYU 79–68 Princeton Men: Herbert Cohen, NYU Men: Jerry Halpern, NYU Men: Israel Colon, NYU
1960 Champaign, IL NYU 65–57 Navy Men: Gene Glazer, NYU Men: Gil Eisner, NYU Men: Mike D’Asaro, NYU
1959 Annapolis, MD Navy 72–65 NYU Men: Joe Paletta, Navy Men: Roland Wommack, Navy Men: Al Morales, Navy
1958 Lubbock, TX Illinois 47–43 Columbia Men: Bruce Davis, Wayne State Men: Roland Wommack, Navy Men: Art Schankin, Illinois
1957 Detroit, MI NYU 65–64 Columbia Men: Bruce Davis, Wayne State Men: James Margolis, Columbia Men: Bernie Balaban, NYU
1956 Annapolis, MD Illinois 90–88 Columbia Men: Ralph DeMarco, Columbia Men: Kinmont Hoitsma, Princeton Men: Gerald Kaufman, Columbia
1955 East Lansing, MI Columbia 62–57 Cornell Men: Herman Velasco, Illinois Men: Donald Tadrawski, Notre Dame Men: Barry Pariser, Columbia
1954 Chicago, IL Columbia
NYU
61–61 tie Men: Robert Goldman, Pennsylvania Men: Henry Kolowrat, Princeton Men: Steve Sobel, Columbia
1953 Philadelphia, PA Penn 94–86 Navy Men: Ed Nober, Brooklyn College Men: Jack Tori, Pennsylvania Men: Robert Parmacek, Penn
1952 New Haven, CT Columbia 71–69 NYU Men: Harold Goldsmith, CCNY Men: Herman W. Wallner, NYU Men: Frank Zimolzak, Navy
1951 Champaign, IL Columbia 69–64 Penn Men: Robert Nielsen, Columbia Men: Daniel Chafetz, Columbia Men: Chambless Johnston, Princeton
1950 Detroit, MI Navy 67½–66½ NYU
Rutgers
Men: Robert Nielsen, Columbia Men: Thomas Stuart, Navy Men: Alex Treves, Rutgers
1949 West Point, NY Army
Rutgers
63–63 tie Men: Ralph Tedeschi, Rutgers Men: Richard Bowman, Army Men: Alex Treves, Rutgers
1948 Annapolis, MD CCNY 30–28 Navy Men: Albert Axelrod, CCNY Men: William Bryan, Navy Men: James Day, Navy
1947 Chicago, IL NYU 72–50½ Chicago Men: Abraham Balk, NYU Men: Abraham Balk, NYU Men: Oscar Parsons, Temple
1943–1946 Championship not held due to World War II
1942 St. Louis, MO Ohio State 34–33½ St. John's Men: Byron Krieger, Wayne State Men: Ben Burtt, Ohio State Men: Andre Deladrier, St. John's
1941 Columbus, OH Northwestern 28½–27 Illinois Men: Edward McNamara, Northwestern Men: Chester H. Boland, Illinois Men: William Meyer, Dartmouth
  • Note: Team scoring in 1990 was based on weapon team events standings. From 1991 to 1994, point values increased due to fencers not qualifying as part of a team being able to contribute points from individual performances. Weapon team events were eliminated in 1995, and team scoring was based entirely on individual performances; women's épée was added as a fifth weapon. Since 1998, team scoring has been based on a one-point system; women's sabre was added as a sixth weapon in 2000.

Team Titles

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Team Titles Men Women Coed
Columbia 16 11 - 5
Penn State 14 - 1 13
Notre Dame 13 3 1 9
NYU 12 12 - -
Wayne State (MI) 10 7 3 -
Ohio State 4 1 - 3
Navy 3 3 - -
Penn 3 2 1 -
Illinois 2 2 - -
Princeton 2 1 - 1
Yale 2 - 2 -
Army 1 1 - -
CCNY 1 1 - -
Detroit Mercy 1 1 - -
Harvard 1 - - 1
Northwestern 1 1 - -
Rutgers 1 1 - -
St. John's 1 - - 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "NCAA College Fencing – Find Scores, Brackets, Rankings". Ncaa.com. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Public Home Page". Ncaa.org. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "NCAA External Gender Equity Review — Phase II". Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP. October 25, 2021. p. 56. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
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