Princeton University Athletics
Tigers Finish Fifth At NCAA Fencing Championship
March 26, 2000 | Men's Fencing
March 26, 2000
PALO ALTO, CALIF. - The Princeton men's and women's fencing team finished fifth at the 2000 NCAA Championships this weekend at Stanford. The Tigers won 133 bouts in the four-day competition, while Penn State won its sixth consecutive national title. Princeton had the highest finish among Ivy schools, with Columbia, Yale and Penn claiming places six through eight, respectively.
With the women's competition complete on Friday, only the men were in action on Saturday and Sunday. Captain Jason Burrell (Sr., Bethesda, Md.) won 17 ?p?e bouts, which placed him in a tie for third with three other fencers on number of total victories. Burrell had the lowest margin on indicators, leaving him in sixth place overall. Classmate Steven Wang (Sr., Morristown, N.J.) finished No. 19 in the ?p?e event.
Princeton placed two fencers in the top 15 in sabre competition, with James Wallen (Fr., Fontana, Calif.) ending a sensational freshman campaign with a twelfth-place finish. Freshman Daniel Pratt (Granger, Tenn.) won eight bouts en route to a fifteenth-place finish.
Dustin Reagan (Jr., Oklahoma City, Okla.) and Aaron Filner (Sr., New York, N.Y.) finished No. 17 and No. 18, respectively, in the foil weapon.
Team Standings Total MS MF ME WS WF WE 1. Penn State 175 20 29 25 28 36 37 T2. Notre Dame 171 37 33 26 22 28 25 T2. St. John's 171 31 25 37 30 9 39 4. Stanford 163 29 38 24 17 37 18 5. Princeton 133 18 13 25 13 32 32 6. Columbia 109 16 28 21 10 22 12 7. Yale 101 9 19 18 24 20 11 8. Pennsylvania 79 14 30 23 5 7 0