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For First Time as Defending Champs, Princeton Heads for NCAA Finals
March 18, 2014 | Men's Fencing, Women's Fencing
A year ago in San Antonio, the Princeton fencing programs won their first joint NCAA title. Now, with the meet headed for Columbus, Ohio, this weekend, the Tigers return as the defending champions.
For the fifth straight year, Princeton has qualified the maxmimum 12 competitiors for the NCAA finals, a key step in aiming for the top of the leaderboard as each fencer can earn up to 23 points by defeating their 23 fellow weapon qualifiers.
Below is the daily schedule and a look at Princeton's qualifiers:
Thursday: 9:30 a.m. women's foil, 11:30 a.m. women's epee, 2 p.m. women's saber, all rounds 1-3
Friday: 9 a.m. all three weapons, rounds 4-5, 1:30 p.m. individual championship bouts in epee, foil, saber order
Saturday: 9:30 a.m. men's foil, 11:30 a.m. men's epee, 2 p.m. men's saber, all rounds 1-3
Sunday: 9 a.m. all three weapons, rounds 4-5, 1:45 p.m. individual championship bouts in epee, foil, saber order
All championship bouts and some preliminary bouts will air live on ESPN3.com and live results are available here.
| Men's Epee | Women's Epee | ||
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Alex House (Fr.) First NCAA Championship appearance |
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Katharine Holmes (Jr.) 2013 All-America, placing fifth at the NCAA Championship 2012 All-America, placing third at the NCAA Championship |
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Jack Hudson (So.) First NCAA Championship appearance |
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Susannah Scanlan (Sr.) 2013 All-America, placing second at the NCAA Championship 2010 All-America, placing seventh at the NCAA Championship 2009 All-America, placing fifth at the NCAA Championship |
| Men's Foil | Women's Foil | ||
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Rodney Chen (So.) Placed 15th at the 2013 NCAA Championship |
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Sharon Gao (Jr.) First NCAA Championship appearance |
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Michael Dudey (So.) 2013 All-America, placing fifth at the NCAA Championship |
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Ambika Singh (Jr.) 2013 All-America, placing ninth at the NCAA Championship 2012 All-America, placing 10th at the NCAA Championship |
| Men's Saber | Women's Saber | ||
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Philip Dershwitz (Sr.) Placed 14th at the 2013 NCAA Championship 2012 All-America, placing third at the NCAA Championship Placed 18th at the 2011 NCAA Championship |
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Gracie Stone (So.) 2013 All-America, placing third at the NCAA Championship |
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Peter Pak (Fr.) First NCAA Championship appearance |
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Diamond Wheeler (Sr.) 2011 All-America, placing 10th at the NCAA Championship |