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NCAA Fencing Champions

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History Men's Team Champions Women's Team Champions Combined Team Champions Individual Champions Men's Foil Men's Epee	Individual Champions (cont.) Men's Sabre Women's Foil Women's Epee Women's Sabre Other Resources

History

Fencing became an NCAA championship sport in 1941. In addition to individual championships for men in foils, epee, and sabre, there were team weapons championships, which determined the winner of the overall team championship.

Women's fencing was added as a separate sport in 1982, with individual competition only in foils, along with a team championship.

Since 1990, there has been a single fencing championship meet, with the team championship based on combined men's and women's events. Women's epee was added in 1995 and the women's sabre competition was added in 2000.

The meet usually takes place in mid to late March.

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Men's Team Champions

Year	Team (Coach)
1941	Northwestern (Henry Zettleman)
1942	Ohio State (Frank Riebel)
1943-46	NO MEET
1947	New York U. (Martinez Castello)
1948	CCNY (James Montague)
1949	Army (Servando Velarde)
1950	Navy (Joseph Fiems)
1951	Columbia (Servando Velarde)
1952	Columbia (Servando Velarde)
1953	Pennsylvania (Lajos Csiszar)
1954	Columbia (Irving DeKoff)
TIE	New York U. (Hugo Castello)
1956	Columbia (Irving DeKoff)
1957	New York U. (Hugo Castello)
1958	Illinois (Maxwell Garrett)
1959	Navy (Andre Deladrier)
1960	New York U. (Hugo Castello)
1961	New York U. (Hugo Castello)
1962	Navy (Andre Deladrier)
1963	Columbia (Irving DeKoff)
1964	Princeton (Stan Sieja)
1965	Columbia (Irving DeKoff)
1966	New York U. (Hugo Castello)
1967	New York U. (Hugo Castello)
1968	Columbia (Louis Bankuti)
1969	Pennsylvania (Lajos Csiszar)
1970	New York U. (Hugo Castello)
1971	New York U. (Hugo Castello)
TIE	Columbia (Louis Bankuti)
1972	Detroit (Richard Perry)
1973	New York U. (Hugo Castello)
1974	New York U. (Hugo Castello)
1975	Wayne St. (Istvan Danosi)
1976	New York U. (Herbert Cohen)
1977	Notre Dame (Michael DeCicco)
1978	Notre Dame (Michael DeCicco)
1979	Wayne St. (Istvan Danosi)
1980	Wayne St. (Istvan Danosi)
1981	Pennsylvania (Dave Micahnik)
1982	Wayne St. (Istvan Danosi)
1983	Wayne St. (Aladar Kogler)
1984	Wayne St. (Gil Pezza)
1985	Wayne St. (Gil Pezza)
1986	Notre Dame (Michael DeCicco)
1987	Columbia (George Kolombatovich/Aladar Kogler)
1988	Columbia (George Kolombatovich/Aladar Kogler)
1989	Columbia (George Kolombatovich/Aladar Kogler)
Discontinued

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Women's Team Champions

Year	Team (Coach)
1982	Wayne St. (Istvan Danosi)
1983	Penn St. (Beth Alphin)
1984	Yale (Henry Hartunian)
1985	Yale (Henry Hartunian)
1986	Pennsylvania (David Micahnik)
1987	Notre Dame (Yves Auriol)
1988	Wayne St. (Gil Pezza)
1989	Wayne St. (Gil Pezza)
Discontinued

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Combined Team Champions

Year	Champion	Coach
1990	Penn St.	Emmanuil Kaidanov
1991	Penn St.	Emmanuil Kaidanov
1992	Columbia-Barnard	George Kolombatovich/Aladar Kogler
1993	Columbia-Barnard	George Kolombatovich/Aladar Kogler
1994	Notre Dame	Michael DeCicco/Yves Auriol
1995	Penn St.	Emmanuil Kaidanov
1996	Penn St.	Emmanuil Kaidanov
1997	Penn St.	Emmanuil Kaidanov
1998	Penn St.	Emmanuil Kaidanov
1999	Penn St.	Emmanuil Kaidanov
2000	Penn St.	Emmanuil Kaidanov
2001	St. John's	Yury Gelman
2002	Penn St.	Emmanuil Kaidanov
2003	Notre Dame	Janusz Bednarski
2004	Ohio St.	Vladimir Nazlymov
2005	Notre Dame	Janusz Bednarski
2006	Harvard	Peter Brand
2007	Penn St.	Emmanuil Kaidanov
2008	Ohio St.	Vladimir Nazlymov

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Individual Champions

Men's Foil

Year	Champion, Team
1941	Edward McNamara, Northwestern
1942	Byron Krieger, Wayne St.
1943-46	NO MEET
1947	Abraham Balk, New York U.
1948	Albert Axelrod, CCNY
1949	Ralph Tedeschi, Rutgers
1950	Robert Nielsen, Columbia
1951	Robert Nielsen, Columbia
1952	Harold Goldsmith, CCNY
1953	Ed Nober, Brooklyn Coll
1954	Robert Goldman, Pennsylvania
1955	Herman Velasco, Illinois
1956	Ralph DeMarco, Columbia
1957	Bruce Davis, Wayne St.
1958	Bruce Davis, Wayne St.
1959	Joe Paletta, Navy
1960	Gene Glazer, New York U.
1961	Herbert Cohen, New York U.
1962	Herbert Cohen, New York U.
1963	Jay Lustig, Columbia
1964	Bill Hicks, Princeton
1965	Joe Nalven, Columbia
1966	Al Davis, New York U.
1967	Mike Gaylor, New York U.
1968	Gerard Esponda, San Francisco
1969	Anthony Kestler, Columbia
1971	Tyrone Simmons, Detroit
1972	Tyrone Simmons, Detroit
1973	Brooke Makler, Pennsylvania
1970	Walter Krause, New York U.
1974	Greg Benko, Wayne St.
1975	Greg Benko, Wayne St.
1976	Greg Benko, Wayne St.
1977	Pat Gerard, Notre Dame
1978	Ernest Simon, Wayne St.
1979	Andrew Bonk, Notre Dame
1980	Ernest Simon, Wayne St.
1981	Ernest Simon, Wayne St.
1982	Alexander Flom, George Mason
1983	Demetrios Valsamis, New York U.
1984	Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Notre Dame
1985	Stephan Chauvel, Wayne St.
1986	Adam Feldman, Penn St.
1987	William Mindel, Columbia
1988	Marc Kent, Columbia
1989	Edward Mufel, Penn St.
1990	Nick Bravin, Stanford
1991	Ben Akins, Columbia
1992	Nick Bravin, Stanford
1993	Nick Bravin, Stanford
1994	Kwame van Leeuwen, Harvard
1995	Sean McClain, Stanford
1996	Thorstein Becker, Wayne St. (MI)
1997	Cliff Bayer, Pennsylvania
1998	Ayo Griffin, Yale
1999	Felix Reichling, Stanford
2000	Felix Reichling, Stanford
2001	William Jed Dupree, Columbia
2002	Nonpatat Panchan, Penn State
2003	Nonpatat Panchan, Penn State
2004	Boaz Ellis, Ohio State
2005	Boaz Ellis, Ohio State
2006	Boaz Ellis, Ohio State
2007	Andras Horanyi, Ohio State
2008	Andras Horanyi, Ohio State

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Men's Epee

Year	Champion, Team
1941	G. H. Boland, Illinois
1942	Ben Burtt, Ohio St.
1943-46	NO MEET
1947	Abraham Balk, New York U.
1948	William Bryan, Navy
1949	Richard Bowman, Army
1950	Thomas Stuart, Navy
1951	Daniel Chafetz, Columbia
1952	James Wallner, New York U.
1953	Jack Tori, Pennsylvania
1954	Henry Kolowrat, Princeton
1955	Donald Tadrawski, Notre Dame
1956	Kinmont Hoitsma, Princeton
1957	James Margolis, Columbia
1958	Roland Wommack, Navy
1959	Roland Wommack, Navy
1960	Gil Eisner, New York U.
1961	Jerry Halpern, New York U.
1962	Thane Hawkins, Navy
1963	Larry Crum, Navy
1964	Paul Pesthy, Rutgers
1965	Paul Pesthy, Rutgers
1966	Bernhardt Hermann, Iowa
1967	Goerg Masin, New York U.
1968	Don Sieja, Cornell
1969	James Wetzler, Pennsylvania
1970	John Nadas, Case Reserve
1971	George Szunyogh, New York U.
1972	Ernesto Fernandez, Pennsylvania
1973	Risto Hurme, New York U.
1974	Risto Hurme, New York U.
1975	Risto Hurme, New York U.
1976	Randy Eggleton, Pennsylvania
1977	Hans Wieselgren, New York U.
1978	Bjorne Vaggo, Notre Dame
1979	Carlos Songini, Cleveland St.
1980	Gill Pezza, Wayne St.
1981	Gill Pezza, Wayne St.
1982	Peter Schifrin, San Jose St.
1983	Ola Harstrom, Notre Dame
1984	Ettore Bianchi, Wayne St.
1985	Ettore Bianchi, Wayne St.
1986	Chris O'Loughlin, Pennsylvania
1987	James O'Neill, Harvard
1988	Jon Normile, Columbia
1989	Jon Normile, Columbia
1990	Jubba Beshin, Notre Dame
1991	Marc Oshima, Columbia
1992	Harold Bauder, Wayne St. (MI)
1993	Ben Atkins, Columbia
1994	Harold Winkmann, Princeton
1995	Mike Gattner, Lawrence
1996	Jeremy Kahn, Duke
1997	Alden Clarke, Stanford
1998	George Hentea, St. John's (NY)
1999	Alex Roylblat, St. John's (NY)
2000	Daniel Landgren, Penn State
2001	Soren Thompson, Princeton
2002	Arpad Horvath, St. John's (NY)
2003	Weston Kelsey, Air Force
2004	Arpad Horvath, St. John's (NY)
2005	Michal Sobieraj, Notre Dame
2006	Benji Ungar, Harvard
2007	Slava Zingerman, Wayne State
2008	Slava Zingerman, Wayne State

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Men's Sabre

Year	Champion, Team
1941	William Meyer, Dartmouth
1942	Andre Deladrier, St. John's (NY)
1943-46	NO MEET
1947	Oscar Parsons, Temple
1948	James Day, Navy
1949	Alex Treves, Rutgers
1950	Alex Treves, Rutgers
1951	Chamberless Johnston, Princeton
1952	Frank Zimolzak, Navy
1953	Robert Parmacek, Pennsylvania
1954	Steve Sobel, Columbia
1955	Barry Pariser, Columbia
1956	Gerald Kaufman, Columbia
1957	Bernie Balaban, New York U.
1958	Art Schankin, Illinois
1959	Al Morales, Navy
1960	Mike Desaro, New York U.
1961	Israel Colon, New York U.
1962	Barton Nisonson, Columbia
1963	Bela Szentivanyi, Wayne St.
1964	Craig Bell, Illinois
1965	Howard Goodman, New York U.
1966	Paul Apostol, New York U.
1967	Todd Makler, Pennsylvania
1968	Todd Makler, Pennsylvania
1969	Norman Braslow, Pennsylvania
1970	Bruce Soriano, Columbia
1971	Bruce Soriano, Columbia
1972	Bruce Soriano, Columbia
1973	Peter Westbrook, New York U.
1974	Steve Danosi, Wayne St.
1975	Yuri Rabinovich, Wayne St.
1976	Brian Smith, Columbia
1977	Mike Sullivan, Notre Dame
1978	Mike Sullivan, Notre Dame
1979	Yuri Rabinovich, Wayne St.
1980	Paul Friedberg, Pennsylvania
1981	Paul Friedberg, Pennsylvania
1982	Neil Hick, Wayne St.
1983	John Friedberg, North Carolina
1984	Michael Lofton, New York U.
1985	Michael Lofton, New York U.
1986	Michael Lofton, New York U.
1987	Michael Lofton, New York U.
1988	Robert Cottingham, Columbia
1989	Peter Cox, Penn St.
1990	David Mandell, Columbia
1991	Vitali Nazlimov, Penn St.
1992	Thomas Strzalkowski, Penn St.
1993	Thomas Strzalkowski, Penn St.
1994	Thomas Strzalkowski, Penn St.
1995	Paul Palestis, New York U.
1996	Maxim Pekarev, Princeton
1997	Keeth Smart, St. John's (NY)
1998	Luke LaValle, Notre Dame
1999	Keeth Smart, St. John's (NY)
2000	Gabor Szelle, Notre Dame
2001	Ivan Lee, St. John's (NY)
2002	Ivan Lee, St. John's (NY)
2003	Adam Crompton, Ohio St
2004	Adam Crompton, Ohio St
2005	Sergey Isayenko St. John's
2006	Adam Crompton, Ohio St
2007	Timothy Hagamen, Harvard
2008	Jeff Spear, Columbia

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Women's Foil

Year	Champion, Team
1982	Joy Ellingson, San Jose St.
1983	Jana Angelakis, Penn St.
1984	Mary Jane O'Neill, Pennsylvania
1985	Caitlin Bilodeaux, Columbia-Barnard
1986	Molly Sullivan, Notre Dame
1987	Caitlin Bilodeaux, Columbia-Barnard
1988	Molly Sullivan, Notre Dame
1989	Yasemin Opcu, Wayne St.
1990	Tzu Moy, Columbia-Barnard
1991	Heidi Piper, Notre Dame
1992	Olga Chernyak, Penn St.
1993	Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn St.
1994	Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn St.
1995	Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn St.
1996	Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn St.
1997	Yelena Kalkina, Ohio St.
1998	Felicia Zimmerman, Stanford
1999	Monique DeBruin, Stanford
2000	Eva Petschnigg, Princeton
2001	Iris Zimmermann, Stanford
2002	Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame
2003	Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame
2004	Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame
2005	Emily Cross, Harvard
2006	Erzsebet Garay, St. John's (NY)
2007	Doris Willette, Penn State
2008	Monika Golebiewski, St. John's (NY)

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Women's Epee

Year	Champion, Team
1995	Tina Loven, St. John's (NY)
1996	Nicole Dygert, St. John's (NY)
1997	Magda Krol, Notre Dame
1998	Charlotte Walker, Penn St.
1999	Felicia Zimmerman, Stanford
2000	Jessica Burke, Penn State
2001	Emese Takacs, St. John's
2002	Kerry Walton, Notre Dame
2003	Katarzyna Trzopek, Penn St
2004	Anna Garina, Wayne St
2005	Anna Garina, Wayne St
2006	Katarzyna Trzopek, Penn St
2007	Anna Garina, Wayne St
2008	Kelly Hurley, Notre Dame

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Women's Sabre

Year	Champion, Team
2000	Caroline Purcell, MIT
2001	Sada Jacobson, Yale
2002	Sada Jacobson, Yale
2003	Alexis Jemal, Rutgers
2004	Valerie Providenza, Notre Dame
2005	Emily Jacobson, Columbia/Barnard
2006	Mariel Zagunis, Notre Dame
2007	Daria Schneider, Columbia/Barnard
2008	Sarah Borrmann, Notre Dame