Penn Quakers fencing
| Penn Quakers | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1925 |
| Head coach | Andy Ma 4th season, 93–33 (.738) |
| Other staff | Randall LeMaster, Micky Zeljkovic |
| Home stadium | Hutchinson Gym |
| Location | Philadelphia, PA |
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| National Titles | 3 |
| Conference titles | 16 |
| Rivalries | Princeton Tigers |
| All-Americans | 116 [1] |
| Colors | Red and blue[2] |
| Fight song | Fight on, Pennsylvania! |
| Website | pennathletics.com |
The Penn Quakers fencing team is the intercollegiate fencing team for the University of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team competes in the Ivy League within the NCAA Division I. The university first fielded a team in 1925. The team is currently coached by Andy Ma, former coach of several members of the Chinese National Fencing Team.[3][4]
History
Penn has historically fielded a strong fencing team, capturing the national title three times since the program's inception in 1925. The program has produced eleven Olympians, most recently Cliff Bayer and Tamir Bloom in 2000.[5]
Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
- Cliff Bayer
- Tamir Bloom
- Harold Van Buskirk
- Paul Friedberg
- Brooke Makler
- Paul Makler, Jr.
- Chauncy McPherson
- Dave Micahnik
- Steve Netburn
- Chris O'Loughlin
- J. Brooks B. Parker
- Sara Jones
- Blake A. Johnson
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Year-by-year results
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Championships
Conference championships
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References
- ^ MEN’S FENCING All-Time Honors (PDF), retrieved 2012-10-29
- ^ "Elements of the Penn Logo". Branding.Web-Resources.UPenn.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ Fencing Statistics, retrieved 2012-10-29
- ^ Fencing Statistics, retrieved 2012-10-29
- ^ MEN’S FENCING All-Time International Competitors and Olympians (PDF), retrieved 2012-10-29