NCAA Fencing Championships

NCAA Fencing Championships
Sport	College fencing
Founded	1941
Country	United States
Most recent; champion(s)	Columbia-Barnard (3)
Official website	NCAA.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]

History

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 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 is governed in association with the U.S. Fencing Association.^[2]

Champions

Co-ed team championships (1990–present)

Year	Venue	Team Champions			Individual Champions
Year	Venue	Team Champion	Score	Team Runner-Up	Foil	Épée	Sabre
2016	Waltham, MA	Columbia-Barnard (4)	174–167	Ohio State	Men: Maximilien Chastenet, 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, Saint 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, Saint 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, Saint 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, Saint John's Women: Courtney Hurley, Notre Dame	Men: Daryl Homer, Saint John's Women: Rebecca Ward, Duke
2010	Cambridge, MA	Penn State (12)	191–182	Saint John's	Men: Gerek Meinhardt, Notre Dame Women: Nicole Ross, Columbia-Barnard	Men: Marat Israelian, Saint John's Women: Margherita Guzzi Vincenti, Penn State	Men: Daryl Homer, Saint 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, Saint 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	Saint 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, Saint 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, Saint 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, Saint 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	Saint John's	Men: Nontapat Panchan, Penn State Women: Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame	Men: Arpad Horvath, Saint John's Women: Kerry Walton, Notre Dame	Men: Ivan Lee, Saint John's Women: Sada Jacobson, Yale
2001	Parkside, WI	Saint John's	180–172	Penn State	Men: Jedediah Dupree, Columbia Women: Iris Zimmermann, Stanford	Men: Soren Thompson, Princeton Women: Emese Takacs, Saint John's	Men: Ivan Lee, Saint John's Women: Sada Jacobson, Yale
2000	Stanford, CA	Penn State (8)	175–171	Notre Dame Saint 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, Saint John's Women: Felicia Zimmerman, Stanford	Men: Keeth Smart, Saint John's
1998	South Bend, IN	Penn State (6)	149–147	Notre Dame	Men: Ayo Griffin, Yale Women: Felicia Zimmerman, Stanford	Men: George Hentea, Saint 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, Saint 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, Saint John's	Men: Maxim Pekarev, Princeton
1995	South Bend, IN	Penn State (3)	440–413	Saint Johns	Men: Sean McClain, Stanford Women: Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn State	Men: Mike Gattner, Lawrence Women: Tina Loven, Saint 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)

Year	Team	Venue	Team Champions			Individual Champions
Year	Team	Venue	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
1989	Women	Evanston, IL	Wayne State	(3–0)–(2–1)	Columbia-Barnard		Men: Jon Normile, Columbia	Men: Peter Cox, Penn State
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
1988	Women	Princeton, NJ	Wayne State	(3–0)–(2–1)	Notre Dame		Men: Jon Normile, Columbia	Men: Robert Cottingham, Columbia
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
1987	Women	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame	(3–0)–(2–1)	Temple		Men: James O'Neill, Harvard	Men: Michael Lofton, NYU
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
1986	Women	Princeton, NJ	Penn	(3–0)–(2–1)	Notre Dame		Men: Chris O'Loughlin, Pennsylvania	Men: Michael Lofton, NYU
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
1985	Women	South Bend, IN	Yale	(3–0)–(2–1)	Penn		Men: Ettore Bianchi, Wayne State	Men: Michael Lofton, NYU
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
1984	Women	Princeton, NJ	Yale	(3–0)–(2–1)	Penn State		Men: Ettore Bianchi, Wayne State	Men: Michael Lofton, NYU
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
1983	Women	State College, PA	Penn State	(5–0)–(3–2)	Wayne State		Men: Ola Harstrom, Notre Dame	Men: John Friedberg, North Carolina
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
1982	Women	San Jose, CA	Wayne State	(7–0)–(6–1)	San Jose State		Men: Peter Schifrin, San Jose State	Men:Neil Hick, Wayne State

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

Year	Venue	Team Champions			Individual Champions
Year	Venue	Team Champion	Score	Team Runner-Up	Foil	Épée	Sabre
1981	Parkside, WI	Penn	113–111	Wayne State	Men: Ernest Simon, Wayne State	Men: Gill Pezza, Wayne State	Men: Paul Friedberg, Penn
1980	State College, PA	Wayne State	111–106	Penn MIT	Men: Ernest Simon, Wayne State	Men: Gill 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 Wetzler, 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, MA	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	No Champion		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.

Co-ed team titles

Team	Titles	Year Won
Penn State	9	1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2015
Notre Dame	8	1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2013
Saint Johns	5	1995, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2010
Columbia	2	1990, 1991
Ohio State	2	2005, 2016
Princeton	2	2012, 2014

Womens team titles

NCAA women's fencing was an NCAA sponsored sport from 1982 to 1989.

Team	Titles	Year Won
Wayne State	3	1982, 1988, 1989
Yale	2	1984, 1985
Penn State	1	1983
Penn	1	1986
Notre Dame	1	1987

Mens team titles

NCAA men's fencing was an NCAA sponsored sport from 1941 to 1989.

Team	Titles	Year Won
NYU	12	1947, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976
Columbia	11	1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1987, 1988, 1989
Wayne State	7	1975, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Notre Dame	3	1977, 1978, 1986
Navy	3	1950, 1959, 1962
Illinois	2	1956, 1958
Penn	2	1969, 1981
Detroit	1	1972
Army	1	1949
Rutgers	1	1949
CCNY	1	1948
Northwestern	1	1941
Ohio State	1	1942
Princeton	1	1964

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "NCAA College Fencing – Find Scores, Brackets, Rankings". Ncaa.com. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^ "NCAA Public Home Page". Ncaa.org. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

External links

NCAA fencing
"NCAA Fencing Records (2005)" (PDF). (45.2 KiB)
"Discontinued NCAA Championships: Men's and Women's Fencing Championship Records" (PDF). (121 KiB)

[fencing-1] "NCAA College Fencing – Find Scores, Brackets, Rankings". Ncaa.com. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

[NCAA.-2] "NCAA Public Home Page". Ncaa.org. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

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