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Quick Video Links ...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:34:55 -0600

QUICK VIDEO LINKS (cf360 exclusive video excerpts from 2011 & 2012)

• Marat Israelian (St. John's epee; from 2011 MCAAs)
• Marty Williams (Sacred Heart sabre; from 2011 NCAAs)
• Enzo Castellani & Reggie Bentley (Notre Dame foil; from 2012 Air Force Duals)
• Jon Yergler – part-1 & part-2 (Princeton; epee from 2011 NCAAs)
• James Kaull (Notre Dame epee; from 2012 Air Force Duals)
• Turner Caldwell (Stanford foil; from 2011 NCAA West Regional)
• Aleksander Ochocki ... blast from the past, after Aleks won the 2009 NCAA men's sabre title as a freshman (and one of the first CF360 videos filed, along with PSU foilist Nick Chinman, shortly after the site launched back in '09)

• Becca Ward – part-1 & part-2 (Duke sabre; from 2011 NCAAs)
• Dayana Sarkisova (Northwestern foil; from 2012 Air Force Duals)

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2012 NCAA Fencing – Day-1 Bouting Schedule (courtesy CF360)

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:22:19 -0600

Here's the rundown of Thursday's bouting schedule, as the 2012 NCAA Fencing Championships opens up with four rounds of women's competition in each weapon (14 bouts per fencer, with nine more for each competitor on Friday to complete the round-robin ... followed by semifinals and title bouts in each weapon; medal round does not count to team score). Teams receive one point for every individual win in the round-robin.

One subtle – but often important – factor is when teammates have to be split into different "travel groups" (there are eight groups of three, in each weapon). Here are the teammates who will not have the benefit of fencing alongside each other:

• St. John's women's foil
• Duke women's epee
• Columbia women's epee

Among the five teams that qualified the maximum 12 fencers, St. John's is the only one that has one of its women's weapon groups split – and that could prove to be a detriment, as StJ juniors Irina Koroleva and Evgeniya Kirpicheva (both natives of Russia) won't have the benefit of each other's insight, support, etc.

NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional – 2012 Women's Sabre Results (courtesy CF360)

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:34:26 -0600

By Pete LaFleur (editor@collegefencing360.com)

Notes – Qualification for the 2012 NCAA Championships (March 22-25, at Ohio State) was based on a formula combination of Fencer Seed Factor/FSF (40%; from regular-season dual meets) and Regional finish (60%). The Mid-Atlantic/South Region has seven automatic berths to the 2012 NCAA Championships in women's sabre. There is a maximum of two entries per school in each weapon. NCAA bids became official on March 13. In some cases, coaches had an option in selecting which fencers would comprise their entries in the NCAAs (if additional fencers meet the qualification standard). There also were two NCAA at-large spots in each weapon, open to fencers from any region (again, as long as team already has not qualified two in the particular weapon) ... details below.

Other 2012 NCAA Regional wrapup pages (courtesy CF360):
WEST WOMEN ... WEST MEN ... MIDWEST WOMEN

Four-time Mid-Atlantic/South Regional
women's sabre champion Beccaa Ward (right)

Here's an overview of the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional women's sabre competition, held at Lafayette. The format featured four rounds of pools, with the field trimmed after each of the first three rounds (to 24, 18 and 12) before the final marathon pool-of-12. Data below indicates Regional finish (W-L/total-points indicator), seed entering regional, basic bio. info. (class year and hometown), past finishes in Regional and NCAA Championship events, eventual NCAA qualifiers, key bouts, and brief analysis.

NCAA Midwest Regional – 2012 Women's Fencing Results (courtesy CF360)

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:26:32 -0600

CLICK HERE for CF360 exclusive video interview with Northwestern All-America foilist Dayana Sarkisova (pict. below)

By Pete LaFleur (editor@collegefencing360.com)

Notes – Qualification for the 2012 NCAA Championships (March 22-25, at Ohio State) is based on a formula combination of Fencer Seed Factor/FSF (40%; from regular-season dual meets) and Regional finish (60%). The Midwest Region has five automatic berths to the 2012 NCAA Championships in every weapon except women's sabre (4). There is a maximum of two entries per school in each weapon. NCAA bids became official on March 13. In some cases, coaches had an option in selecting which fencers would comprise their entries in the NCAAs (if additional fencers meet the qualification standard). There also were two NCAA at-large spots in each weapon, open to fencers from any region (again, as long as team already has not qualified two in the particular weapon) ... Notre Dame earned two women's at-large spots, in epee and sabre, while Northwestern secured one of the women's foil at-large spots (details below).

2012 NCAA Fencing Championship Qualifiers

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:29:10 -0600

RELEASE: May 13, 2012 Contact: Pete LaFleur (editor@collegefencing360.com)

Five teams – Harvard, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Princeton and St John's – have received the maximum 12 indvidual qualifers for the upcoming NCAA Combined Men's and Women's Fencing Champinship, to be held March 22-25 at Ohio State's French Fieldhouse and Saint John's Arena. Penn State (11) and the University of Pennsylvania (10) round out the seven schools that produced double-digit qualifiers, followed by Stanford (9), Columbia (8) and 16 other teams that complete the 144-fencer field (24 each in men's foil, men's epee, men's sabre, women's foil, women's epee and women's sabre).

Scroll to bottom of page for full qualifier lists, sorted by weapon.

(Note – this page is very text-heavy ... we will be adding some headshots and action photos ... plenty more pre-NCAA coverage coming from CF360).

2012 NCAA Fencing Championship Entrants (sorted by school)
12 – Harvard, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Princeton and St. John's
11 – Penn State
10 – Penn
9 – Stanford
8 – Columbia
6 – Brown and Duke
5 – Northwestern
4 – Temple and Yale
3 – Air Force, Sacred Heart and Wayne State
2 – Boston College, Cornell, North Carolina and UC San Diego
1 – Brandeis, MIT, NYU and Vassar

2012 NCAA West Regional – Women's Fencing Results (courtesy CF360)

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:45:44 -0600

By Pete LaFleur (editor@collegefencing360.com)

Notes – Qualification for the 2012 NCAA Championships (March 22-25, at Ohio State) is based on a formula combination of Fencer Seed Factor/FSF (40%; from regular-season dual meets) and Regional finish (60%). The West Region has two automatic berths to the 2012 NCAA Championships in every weapon except men's epee (3). There is a maximum of two entries per school in each weapon. NCAA bids become official on March 13. In some cases, coaches have an option in selecting which fencers will comprise their entries in the NCAAs (if additional fencers meet the qualification standard). There also are two NCAA at-large spots in each weapon, open to fencers from any region (again, as long as team already has not qualified two in the particular weapon).

Stanford senior Rebecca Chung (right) fenced primarily foil
during the past two seasons (pictured), but she switched to epee
this season and now has a strong chance at making the 2012 NCAAs
(after beating teammate Ashley Titan in fence-off to win West Regional).

NCAA West Regional – 2012 Men's Fencing Results (courtesy CF360)

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:52:05 -0600

By Pete LaFleur (editor@collegefencing360.com)

Notes – Qualification for the 2012 NCAA Championships (March 22-25, at Ohio State) is based on a formula combination of Fencer Seed Factor/FSF (40%; from regular-season dual meets) and Regional finish (60%). The West Region has two automatic berths to the 2012 NCAA Championships in every weapon except men's epee (3). There is a maximum of two entries per school in each weapon. NCAA bids become official on March 13. In some cases, coaches have an option in selecting which fencers will comprise their entries in the NCAAs (if additional fencers meet the qualification standard). There also are two NCAA at-large spots in each weapon, open to fencers from any region (again, as long as team already has not qualified two in the particular weapon).

Stanford junior men's epeeist Kian Ameli (right)

CLICK HERE for 2012 West Regional WOMEN'S recap (men's below)

Here's an overview of the NCAA West Regional fencing competition, held at Stanford. The format was a full round-robin (one pool, ranging from 9-13 fencers per weapon). Data below indicates Regional finish (W-L/total-points indicator), seed entering regional, basic bio. info. (class year and hometown), past finishes in Regional and NCAA Championship events, probable NCAA qualifiers, key bouts, and brief analysis (more headshot and action photos may be added, as available).

Men's Results – 2012 Solee Invitational (from CF360) ...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:45:07 -0700

(women's results in process of being posted ... results from other recent recents also coming soon)

ERIC SOLEE INVITATIONAL (Sat., Feb. 4, 2012)
Gosman Center ... Brandeis University ... Waltham, MA
(courtesy of CollegeFencing360.com ... please credit accordingly)

MEN

#7 Pennsylvania – 5-0 (99-36 ... MF 30-15 ... ME 32-13 ... MS 37-8) ... did not face Brown/Haverford/Hunter
#7 Pennsylvania men def. Boston College, 19-8 (MF 5-4 ... ME 7-2 ... MS 7-2)
#7 Pennsylvania def. Brandeis, 21-6 (MF 7-2 ... ME 6-3 ... MS 8-1)
#7 Pennsylvania men def. NYU, 19-8 (MF 5-4 ... ME 6-3 ... MS 8-1)
#7 Pennsylvania men def. Johns Hopkins, 20-7 (MF 8-1 ... ME 5-4 ... MS 7-2)
#7 Pennsylvania men def. MIT, 20-7 (MF 5-4 ... ME 8-1 ... MS 7-2)

Boston College – 4-1 (75-60 ... MF 21-24 ... ME 23-22 ... MS 31-14) ... did not face Brandeis/Brown/MIT
Boston College men def. NYU, 14-13 (MF 3-6 ... ME 5-4 ... MS 6-3)
Boston College men def. Johns Hopkins, 15-12 (MF 4-5 ... ME 6-3 ... MS 5-4)
Boston College men def. Haverford, 16-11 (MF 3-6 ... ME 4-5 ... MS 9-0)
Boston College men def. Hunter, 22-5 (MF 7-2 ... ME 6-3 ... MS 9-0)

Women's Results – 2012 NYU Invitational (courtesy CF360) ...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:38:09 -0700

CLICK HERE for 2012 NYU Duals Men's Results

(CF360 has received invididual bout info., further analysis forthcoming, along with results breakdown and analysis for the two-day Philadelphia Invitational, plus an overview of the St. John's Invitational)

NYU INVITATIONAL (Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 ... at NYU's Coles Center)
(courtesy of CollegeFencing360.com ... please credit accordingly)

WOMEN

#6 Ohio State – 5-1 (102-60 ... WF 30-24 ... WE 35-19 ... WS 37-17) ... did not face Wayne State
#5 Ohio State women def. #5 St. John's, 17-10 (WF 7-2 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 5-4)
#3 Notre Dame women def. #5 Ohio State, 14-13 (WF 5-4 ... WE 3-6 ... WS 6-3)
#5 Ohio State women def. Yale, 20-7 (WF 4-5 ... WE 7-2 ... WS 9-0)
#5 Ohio State women def. #4 Northwestern, 18-9 (WF 6-3 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 7-2)
#5 Ohio State women def. Columbia, 14-13  (WF 5-4 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 4-5)
#5 Ohio State women def. NYU, 20-7 (WF 4-5 ... WE 7-2 ... WS 9-0)

#5 St. John's – 4-1 (97-38 ... WF 31-14 ... WE 35-10 ... WS 31-14) ... did not face Northwestern or Yale
#6 St. John's women def. #4 Notre Dame, 17-10 (WF 6-3 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 6-3)
#6 St. John's women def. Columbia, 18-9 (WF 6-3 ... WE 8-1 ... WS 4-5)
#6 St. John's women def. NYU, 26-1 (WF 9-0 ... WE 9-0 ... WS 8-1)
#6 St. John's women def. Wayne State, 26-1 (WF 8-1 ... WE 9-0 ... WS 9-0)

#3 Notre Dame – 4-2 (95-67 ... WF 36-18 ... WE 33-21 ... WS 26-28) ... did not face Wayne State
#4 Notre Dame men def. Yale, 22-5 (WF 8-1 ... WE 8-1 ... WS 6-3)
#4 Notre Dame men def. #4 Northwestern 19-8 (WF 7-2 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 7-2)
Columbia women def. #4 Notre Dame, 15-12 (WF 4-5 ... WE 4-5 ... WS 7-2)
#4 Notre Dame men def. NYU, 18-9 (WF 8-1 ... WE 8-1 ... WS 2-7)

Columbia – 3-2 (72-63 ... WF 18-27 ... WE 22-23 ... WS 32-13) ... did not face Yale or NYU
Columbia women def. #4 Northwestern, 14-13 (WF 2-7 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 7-2)
Columbia women def. Wayne State, 21-6 (WF 5-4 ... WE 8-1 ... WS 8-1)

#4 Northwestern – 3-3 (88-74 ... WF 24-30 ... WE 36-18 ... WS 28-26) ... did not face St. John's
#4 Northwestern women def. Yale, 22-5 (WF 6-3 ... WE 8-1 ... WS 8-1)
#4 Northwestern women def. NYU, 16-11 (WF 2-7 ... WE 8-1 ... WS 6-3)
#4 Northwestern women def. Wayne State, 20-7 (WF 4-5 ... WE 8-1 ... WS 8-1)

Yale – 1-4 (47-88 ... WF 17-28 ... WE 16-29 ... WS 14-31) ... did not face St. John's or Columbia
NYU women def. Yale, 14-13 (WF 5-4 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 4-5)
Yale women def. Wayne State, 17-10 (WF 4-5 ... WE 8-1 ... WS 5-4)

Wayne State – 1-4 (38-97 ... WF 23-22 ... WE 5-40 ... WS 10-35) ... did not face Ohio State or Notre Dame
Wayne State women def. NYU, 14-13 (WF 8-1 ... WE 2-7 ... WS 4-5)

NYU – 1-5 (55-107 ... MF 19-35 ... ME 16-38 ... MS 20-34) ... did not face Columbia

2012 NYU Invitational – Men's Results (courtesy of CF360) ...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:59:50 -0700

CLICK HERE for 2012 NYU Duals Women's Results

(CF360 has received invididual bout info., further analysis forthcoming, along with results breakdown and analysis for the 2-day Philadelphia Invitational, plus an overview of the St. John's Invitational)

NYU INVITATIONAL (Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 ... at NYU's Coles Center)
(courtesy of CollegeFencing360.com ... please credit accordingly)

MEN

#5 Ohio State – 6-0 (116-46 ... MF 37-17 ... ME 36-18 ... MS 43-11) ... did not face Wayne State
#5 Ohio State men def. #6 St. John's, 17-10 (MF 6-3 ... ME 5-4 ... MS 6-3)
#5 Ohio State men def. #4 Notre Dame, 20-7 (MF 6-3 ... ME 6-3 ... MS 8-1)
#5 Ohio State men def. Yale, 20-7 (MF 7-2 ... ME 6-3 ... MS 7-2)
#5 Ohio State men def. North Carolina, 21-6 (MF 8-1 ... ME 7-2 ... MS 6-3)
#5 Ohio State men def. Columbia, 18-9  (MF 6-3 ... ME 4-5 ... MS 8-1)
#5 Ohio State men def. NYU, 20-7 (MF 5-4 ... ME 7-2 ... MS 8-1)

#6 St. John's – 4-1 (82-53 ... MF 23-22 ... ME 33-12 ... MS 26-19) ... did not face Yale or UNC
#6 St. John's men def. #4 Notre Dame, 14-13 (MF 4-5 ... ME 5-4 ... MS 5-4)
#6 St. John's men def. Columbia, 14-13 (MF 5-4 ... ME 6-3 ... MS 3-6)
#6 St. John's men def. NYU, 20-7 (MF 3-6 ... ME 9-0 ... MS 8-1)
#6 St. John's men def. Wayne State, 24-3 (MF 8-1 ... ME 9-0 ... MS 7-2)

#4 Notre Dame – 4-2 (96-66 ... MF 33-21 ... ME 31-23 ... MS 32-22) ... did not face Wayne State
#4 Notre Dame men def. Yale, 14-13 (MF 5-4 ... ME 2-7 ... MS 7-2)
#4 Notre Dame men def. North Carolina, 20-7 (MF 7-2 ... ME 7-2 ... MS 6-3)
#4 Notre Dame men def. Columbia, 21-6 (MF 8-1 ... ME 8-1 ... MS 5-4)
#4 Notre Dame men def. NYU, 21-6 (MF 5-4 ... ME 7-2 ... MS 9-0)

Yale – 3-2 (75-60 ... MF 19-26 ... ME 31-14 ... MS 25-20) ... did not face St. John's or Columbia
Yale men def. North Carolina, 19-8 (MF 6-3 ... ME 7-2 ... MS 6-3)
Yale men def. NYU, 20-7 (MF 3-6 ... ME 9-0 ... MS 8-1)
Yale men def. Wayne State, 17-10 (MF 5-4 ... ME 6-3 ... MS 6-3)

North Carolina – 3-3 (76-86 ... MF 18-36 ... ME 28-26 ... MS 30-24) ... did not face St. John's
North Carolina men def. Columbia, 17-10 (MF 4-5 ... ME 7-2 ... MS 6-3)
North Carolina men def. NYU, 18-9 (MF 3-6 ... ME 6-3 ... MS 9-0)
North Carolina men def. Wayne State, 20-7 (MF 5-4 ... ME 9-0 ... MS 6-3)

Columbia – 1-4 (59-76 ... MF 18-27 ... ME 19-26 ... MS 22-23) ... did not face Yale or NYU
Columbia men def. Wayne State, 21-6 (MF 5-4 ... ME 8-1 ... MS 8-1)

NYU – 1-5 (50-112 ... MF 29-25 ... ME 14-40 ... MS 7-47) ... did not face Columbia
NYU men def. Wayne State, 14-13 (MF 3-6 ... ME 7-2 ... MS 4-5)

Wayne State – 0-5 (39-96 ... MF 19-26 ... ME 6-39 ... MS 14-31) ... did not face Ohio State or Notre Dame

2012 St. John's Invitational – Women's Results (from CF360)

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:55:31 -0700

CLICK HERE for 2012 St. John's Invitational Men's Results

(CF360 has received some invididual bout info., further analysis forthcoming, along with results breakdown and analysis for the 2-day Philadelphia Invitational and Sunday's NYU Invitational)

ST. JOHN'S INVITATIONAL
(Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 ... at STJ's Carnasecca Arena; Jamaica, NY)
(courtesy of CollegeFencing360.com ... please credit accordingly)

WOMEN

#6 Ohio State – 5-0 (81-54 ... WF 28-17 ... WE 25-20 ... WS 28-17)
#6 Ohio State women def. #1 Penn State, 15-12 (WF 5-4 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 5-4)
#6 Ohio State women def. #3 Notre Dame, 15-12 (WF 6-3 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 4-5)
#6 Ohio State women def. #5 St. John's, 16-11 (WF 4-5 ... WE 6-3 ... WS 6-3)
#6 Ohio State women def. #7 Harvard, 21-6 (WF 7-2 ... WE 6-3 ... WS 8-1)
#6 Ohio State women def. Columbia, 14-13 (WF 6-3 ... WE 3-6 ... WS 5-4)

#1 Penn State – 2-3 (68-67 ... WF 25-20 ... WE 23-22 ... WS 20-25)
#1 Penn State women def. #3 Notre Dame, 15-12 (WF 3-6 ... WE 7-2 ... WS 5-4)
#1 Penn State women def. #5 St. John's, 15-12 (WF 7-2 ... WE 4-5 ... WS 4-5)
#7 Harvard women def. #1 Penn State, 14-13 (WF 4-5 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 5-4)
Columbia women def. #1 Penn State, 14-13 (WF 3-6 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 6-3)

#3 Notre Dame – 2-3 (68-67 ... WF 28-17 ... WE 18-27 ... WS 22-23)
#5 St. John's women def. #3 Notre Dame, 17-10 (WF 4-5 ... WE 7-2 ... WS 6-3)
#3 Notre Dame women def. #7 Harvard, 15-12 (WF 6-3 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 4-5)
#3 Notre Dame women def. Columbia, 19-8 (WF 8-1 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 6-3)

#5 St. John's – 2-3 (71-64 ... WF 21-24 ... WE 24-21 ... WS 26-19)
#7 Harvard women def. #5 St. John's, 14-13 (WF 6-3 ... WE 6-3 ... WS 2-7)
#5 St. John's women def. Columbia, 18-9 (WF 7-2 ... WE 6-3 ... WS 5-4)

#7 Harvard – 2-3 (58-77 ... WF 20-25 ... WE 21-24 ... WS 17-28)
Columbia women def. #7 Harvard, 15-12 (WF 4-5 ... WE 6-3 ... WS 5-4)

Columbia – 2-3 (59-76 ... WF 13-32 ... WE 24-21 ... WS 22-23)

NYU Invitational 2012 Bouting Schedule ...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:45:45 -0700

field includes (top-10): Notre Dame (#4 men/#3 women) ... Ohio State (#5 men/#6 women) ...
St. John's (#6 men/#5 women) ... and #4 Northwestern women
... also Columbia, NYU, North Carolina men, Wayne State and Yale

NYU Invitational (Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 ... NYU's Coles Center; New York, N.Y.)

8 a.m. – NYU vs. Ohio St. ... Notre Dame vs. Yale ... St. John's vs. Wayne St. ... Columbia vs. UNC men/NW women

9:15 – NYU vs. Wayne St. ... Columbia vs. Notre Dame ... St. John's vs. Ohio St. ... Yale vs. UNC men/NW women

10:30 – NYU vs. St. John's ... Columbia vs. Ohio State ... Yale vs. Wayne St. ... Notre Dame vs. UNC men/NW women

11:45 – NYU vs. Yale ... Columbia vs. Wayne St. ... St. John's vs. Notre Dame ... Ohio St. vs. UNC men/NW women

1:30 p.m. – NYU vs. Notre Dame ... Yale vs. Ohio St. ... St. John's vs. Columbia ... Wayne St. vs. UNC men/NW w.

2:45 – NYU vs. UNC men/NW women ... Notre Dame vs. Ohio State

Men's Results from 2012 St. John's Invitational ...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:41:26 -0700

CLICK HERE for 2012 St. John's Invitational Women's Results

(CF360 has received some invididual bout info., further analysis forthcoming, along with results breakdown and analysis for the 2-day Philadelphia Invitational and Sunday's NYU Invitational)

ST. JOHN'S INVITATIONAL
(Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 ... at STJ's Carnasecca Arena; Jamaica, NY)
(courtesy of CollegeFencing360.com ... please credit accordingly)

MEN

#5 Ohio State – 4-1 (76-59 ... MF 28-17 ... ME 27-18 ... MS 21-24)
#5 Ohio State men def. #1 Penn State, 18-9 (MF 5-4 ... ME 9-0 ... MS 4-5)
#6 St. John's men def. #5 Ohio State, 16-11 (MF 5-4 ... ME 5-4 ... MS 6-3)
#5 Ohio State men def. #4 Notre Dame, 15-12 (MF 5-4 ... ME 4-5 ... MS 6-3)
#5 Ohio State men def. Columbia, 17-10 (MF 7-2 ... ME 6-3 ... MS 4-5)
#5 Ohio State men def. #3 Harvard, 15-12 (MF 7-2 ... ME 4-5 ... MS 4-5)

#6 St. John's – 3-2 (74-61 ... MF 25-20 ... ME 26-19 ... MS 23-22)
#6 St. John's men def. #1 Penn State, 14-13 (MF 5-4 ... ME 4-5 ... MS 5-4)
#4 Notre Dame men def. #6 St. John's, 15-12 (MF 6-3 ... ME 4-5 ... MS 5-4)
Columbia men def. #6 St. John's, 14-13 (MF 3-6 ... ME 5-4 ... MS 6-3)
#6 St. John's men def. #3 Harvard, 19-8 (MF 6-3 ... ME 8-1 ... MS 5-4)

#1 Penn State – 3-2 (67-68 ... MF 27-18 ... ME 16-29 ... MS 24-21)
#1 Penn State men def. #4 Notre Dame, 14-13 (MF 5-4 ... ME 3-6 ... MS 6-3)
#1 Penn State men def. Columbia, 14-13 (MF 7-2 ... ME 4-5 ... MS 3-6)
#1 Penn State men def. #3 Harvard, 17-10 (MF 7-2 ... ME 4-5 ... MS 6-3)

Columbia – 2-3 (63-72 ... MF 16-29 ... ME 21-24 ... MS 26-19)
Columbia men def. #4 Notre Dame, 15-12 (MF 4-5 ... ME 5-4 ... MS 6-3)
#3 Harvard men def. Columbia, 16-11 (MF 4-5 ... ME 6-3 ... MS 6-3)

#4 Notre Dame – 2-3 (67-68 ... MF 25-20 ... ME 23-22 ... MS 19-26)
#4 Notre Dame men def. #3 Harvard, 15-12 (MF 6-3 ... ME 4-5 ... MS 5-4)

#3 Harvard – 1-4 (58-77 ... MF 14-31 ... ME 22-23 ... MS 22-23)

... Sorted by Weapon Groups
28-17 ... Ohio State men's foil
27-18 ... Ohio State men's epee ... Penn State men's foil
26-19 ... St. John's men's epee ... Columbia men's sabre
25-20 ... St. John's men's foil ... Notre Dame men's foil
24-21 ... Penn State men's sabre
23-22 ... St. John's men's sabre ... Notre Dame men's epee
22-23 ... Harvard men's epee ... Harvard men's sabre
21-24 ... Ohio State men's sabre ... Columbia men's epee
19-26 ... Notre Dame men's sabre
16-29 ... Penn State men's epee ... Columbia men's foil
14-31 ... Harvard men's foil

St. John's Invitational – 2012 Bouting Schedule ...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:15:32 -0700

field includes: Penn State (#1 men/#1 women) ... Notre Dame (#4 men/#3 women) ...
Harvard (#3 men/#7 women) ... Ohio State (#5 men/#6 women) ... St. John's (#6 men/#5 women) & Columbia

St. John's Invitational (Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 ... SJU's Carnesecca Arena; Jamaica, N.Y.)

10:00 a.m. – St. John' vs. Columbia ... Notre Dame vs. Ohio State ... Penn State vs. Harvard

11:15 a.m. – St. John's vs. Ohio State ... Penn State vs. Notre Dame ... Columbia vs. Harvard

12:30 p.m. – St. John's vs. Penn State ... Harvard vs. Notre Dame ... Columbia vs. Ohio State

2:15 p.m. – St. John's vs. Notre Dame ... Penn State vs. Columbia ... Harvard vs. Ohio State

3:30 p.m. – St. John's vs. Harvard ... Penn State vs. Ohio State ... Columbia vs. Notre Dame

Philadelphia Invitational 2012 Bouting Schedule (Jan. 21-22) ...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:30:04 -0700

field includes: Duke (#8 men/#10 women) ... Pennsylvania (#7 men/#9 women) ... #4 Northwestern women ...
#8 Temple women ... Sacred Heart (#9 men) ... Cornell (women) ... Drew ... Fairleigh Dickinson (women) ... NJIT ... North Carolina ... Haverford ... and Johns Hopkins.

Philadelphia Invitational (Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 ... Hutchinson Gymnasium; University of Pennsylvania)
** Women's Bouts **

9:00 a.m. – Women: Penn women vs. Fairleigh Dickinson ... Drew vs. NJIT ... North Carolina vs. Sacred Heart
..... Duke vs. Haverford ... Temple vs. Cornell ... bye: Northwestern and Johns Hopkins

10:15 a.m. – Women: Penn vs. Johns Hopkins ... Northwestern vs. Cornell ... North Caolina vs. Haverford
..... Duke vs. NJIT ... Temple vs. Fairleigh Dickinson ... bye: Drew and Sacred Heart

11:30 a.m. – Women: Penn vs. Northwestern ... Haverford vs. Johns Hopkins ... North Carolina vs. Drew
..... Duke vs. Cornell ... Temple vs. Sacred Heart ... bye: NJIT and Fairleigh Dickinson

2:00 p.m. – Women: Penn vs. Sacred Heart ... Northwesern vs. NJIT ... Haverford vs. Drew
..... Duke vs. Fairleigh Dickinson ... Cornell vs. Johns Hopkins ... bye: Temple and North Carolina

Western Inviational – 2012 Results (at Air Force) ... courtesy CF360

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:14:54 -0700

NOTE: Click on headline above for the complete blog posting, with results and notes

(more weapon scores to be added, in addition to key bout results between top fencers)

Notes for defending NCAA champs Notre Dame (also some Stanford & Air Force notes) – ND men's foil records included 15-1 by Reggie Bentley, 11-0 by Enzo Castellani and Nicholas Crebs, 13-3 by Nick Kubik ... epee: James Kaull 10-3, Dale Purdy 10-2, Michael Rossi 11-4 and Jack Piasio 10-4 ... sabre: Jason Choy 10-0, Kevin Hassett 11-1, Keith Feldman 11-2, Alexander Coccia 10-2 and William Meckling 6-1 ... Bentley and Kaull were the only ND fencers at Air Force who were among the 2011 NCAA entrats on the ND title team (three of the six men's fencers on that team graduated, another is pursing Olympic bid, see below) ... Castellani was not among ND's NCAA entrants in 2011, but he was an NCAA semifinalist in '09 and '10 ... Choy (5-0), Feldman (5-3) and Hassett (5-1) swept UC San Diego's Nick Bartuzik (a 2011 NCAA entrant) ... Meckling dropped a 5-1 bout vs. his twin brother, UCSD's Peter Meckling (the duo have trained at the Fencing Academy of Denver, where their coaches have included Tom Strzalkowski, a 3-time NCAA champ at Penn State) ... Coccia (5-2), Choy (5-2) and Feldman (5-1) also swept another fencer who qualified for the 2011 NCAAs, Air Force's Scott Pippin ...

Air Force Western Invitational – 2012 bouting schedule

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:44:12 -0700

CollegeFencing360.com will be on-site for coverage of tournament action at Air Force on Sat., Jan. 5, 2012 ...
here's the bouting schedule:

Air Force Western Invitational (Jan. 5, 2012 ... Cadet Gymnasium)

8:00 a.m. – Stanford vs. Swarthmore ... Air Force vs. Florida ... Cal Tech vs. UC San Diego

9:15 a.m. – Notre Dame men & Northwestern women vs. Cal Tech ... Stanford vs. Florida ... Air Force vs. UCSD

10:30 a.m. – Notre Dame men & Northwestern women vs. UCSD ... Stanford vs. Cal Tech ... Air Force vs. Swarthmore

12:15 p.m. – Notre Dame men & Northwestern women vs. Swarthmore ... Stanford vs. Air Force ... Cal Tech vs. Florida

1:30 p.m. – ND men & Northwestern women vs. Air Force ... Stanford vs. UC San Diego ... Florida vs. Swarthmore

2:45 p.m. – Notre Dame men & Northwestern women vs. Florida ... Air Force vs. Cal Tech ... UCSD vs. Swarthmore

4:00 p.m. – Notre Dame men & Northwestern women vs. Stanford ... UCSD vs. Florida ... Cal Tech vs. Swarthmore

note – Florida and Swarthmore and non-varsity club teams

2011 Fall Semester Results ...

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:54:11 -0700

(further analysis of key fall tournaments to be posted later ... )

Dec. 11, 2011 – Yeshiva Triangular (New York, NY)
• Yeshiva men def. Hunter (22-5) and Stony Brook (16-11)
• Stony Brook men def. Hunter (22-5)

Dec. 10, 2011
Harvard women def. Tufts, 22-4

Dec. 4, 2011 – Brandeis Invitational (Waltham, MA)
• Boston College men 0-3 (11-16 vs. UNC ... 3-24 vs. St. John’s ... 8-19 vs. Yale)
• Brown men 3-2 (15-12 vs. BC ... 16-11 vs. Brandeis ... 14-13 vs. MIT ... 12-15 vs. UNC ... 7-10 vs. St. John’s)
• Brandeis men 0-4 (11-16 vs. Brown ... 10-17 vs. UNC ... 7-20 vs. St. John’s ... 10-17 vs. Yale)
• MIT men 0-4 (13-14 vs. Brown ... 13-14 vs. UNC ... 9-18 vs. St. John’s ... 12-15 vs. Yale)
• North Carolina men 4-1 (16-11 vs. BC ... 17-10 vs. Brandeis ... 15-12 vs. Brown ... 14-13 vs. MIT ... 13-14 vs. Yale)
• St. John’s men 4-0 (24-3 vs. BC ... 20-7 vs. Brandeis ... 20-7 vs. Brown ... 18-9 vs. MIT)
• Yale men 4-0 (19-8 vs. BC ... 17-10 vs. Brandeis ... 15-12 vs. MIT ... 14-13 vs. UNC)