Saturday, February 8
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Lions Look to Defend Ivy League Fencing Titles
2/3/2020 7:55:00 AM | Fencing
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No. 1 nationally-ranked men and No. 2 women to travel to Harvard for 2020 Ivy League Fencing Round-Robin Championships on Saturday and Sunday.
BOSTON—The defending national champion Columbia Fencing program will look to defend its outright men's and women's Ivy League team titles this weekend when the Lions travel to Harvard to compete in the 2020 Ivy League Fencing Round-Robin Championships, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Gordon Track in Boston.
Each of the six teams will fence in dual matches against each of the other teams. The team or teams with the best record will emerge as Ivy League champions. Action gets underway on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. For more information on the 2020 Ivy League Round-Robins and a tournament central website, click here. Live results can be accessed at this link. For a complete bout schedule, click here. Tickets for the weekend can be purchased at this link.
Columbia enters the weekend ranked No. 1 nationally in men's fencing and No. 2 in women's fencing by collegefencing360.com. A new poll will be released prior to the weekend. Nine Ivy League programs—five women's and four men's—are listed in the top-10 of the initial poll. On the women's side, Princeton is No. 1, Columbia is No. 2, Harvard is No. 7, Penn is No. 8 and Cornell is No. 10. In men's, Columbia is No. 1, Harvard is No. 2, Princeton is No. 6, Yale is No. 8 and Penn is No. 9.
Historically, Columbia tops the Ivy League in most team titles in both men's (40 titles in 89 years of competition) and women's (12 titles in 42 years) championships. Columbia has won each of the last six Ivy League titles on the men's side and has captured four of the last five Ivy League titles and each back-to-back outright championships on the women's side. Columbia Head Coach Michael Aufrichtig has guided Columbia to 10 overall titles (six men's and four women's).
Last year, Columbia claimed outright Ivy League dual championships in both men's and women's for the first time since 2008. Nine fencers earned All-Ivy League recognition, six earned First Team All-Ivy honors including returning fencers Andrew Doddo (men's sabre), Sam Moelis (men's foil), Sidarth Kumbla (men's foil), Nora Burke (women's sabre), and Sylvie Binder (women's foil). Binder also captured the 2020 individual women's foil title, her second consecutive individual title. Both teams finished undefeated but the women were 6-0 and the men were 5-0. Here is a recap from the 2019 championships: click here.
Following the Ivy League Championships, Columbia returns home to host the George Kolombatovich Memorial Meet on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at Dodge Fitness Center. The Lions will take on NYU, Sacred Heart and Vassar at two locations in Dodge Fitness Center including the University Gymnasium "Blue Gym" and the Columbia Fencing Room.
2020 IVY LEAGUE FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 8-9, 2020, Gordon Track, Harvard University, Boston, Mass.
Saturday's Bout Schedule
Sunday's Bout Schedule
Each of the six teams will fence in dual matches against each of the other teams. The team or teams with the best record will emerge as Ivy League champions. Action gets underway on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. For more information on the 2020 Ivy League Round-Robins and a tournament central website, click here. Live results can be accessed at this link. For a complete bout schedule, click here. Tickets for the weekend can be purchased at this link.
Columbia enters the weekend ranked No. 1 nationally in men's fencing and No. 2 in women's fencing by collegefencing360.com. A new poll will be released prior to the weekend. Nine Ivy League programs—five women's and four men's—are listed in the top-10 of the initial poll. On the women's side, Princeton is No. 1, Columbia is No. 2, Harvard is No. 7, Penn is No. 8 and Cornell is No. 10. In men's, Columbia is No. 1, Harvard is No. 2, Princeton is No. 6, Yale is No. 8 and Penn is No. 9.
Historically, Columbia tops the Ivy League in most team titles in both men's (40 titles in 89 years of competition) and women's (12 titles in 42 years) championships. Columbia has won each of the last six Ivy League titles on the men's side and has captured four of the last five Ivy League titles and each back-to-back outright championships on the women's side. Columbia Head Coach Michael Aufrichtig has guided Columbia to 10 overall titles (six men's and four women's).
Last year, Columbia claimed outright Ivy League dual championships in both men's and women's for the first time since 2008. Nine fencers earned All-Ivy League recognition, six earned First Team All-Ivy honors including returning fencers Andrew Doddo (men's sabre), Sam Moelis (men's foil), Sidarth Kumbla (men's foil), Nora Burke (women's sabre), and Sylvie Binder (women's foil). Binder also captured the 2020 individual women's foil title, her second consecutive individual title. Both teams finished undefeated but the women were 6-0 and the men were 5-0. Here is a recap from the 2019 championships: click here.
Following the Ivy League Championships, Columbia returns home to host the George Kolombatovich Memorial Meet on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at Dodge Fitness Center. The Lions will take on NYU, Sacred Heart and Vassar at two locations in Dodge Fitness Center including the University Gymnasium "Blue Gym" and the Columbia Fencing Room.
2020 IVY LEAGUE FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 8-9, 2020, Gordon Track, Harvard University, Boston, Mass.
Saturday's Bout Schedule
| Time | Columbia Matchup |
| Noon | Columbia vs. Harvard (strips 1-4) |
| 2 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 2:45 p.m. | Columbia vs. Penn (strips 5-8) |
| 4:45 p.m. | Columbia vs. Brown (strips 9-12) |
Sunday's Bout Schedule
| 10 a.m. | Columbia vs. Princeton (strips 5-8) |
| Noon | Columbia vs. Yale (strips 9-12) |
| 2 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 2:45 p.m. | Columbia vs. Cornell (strips 9-12) |
| 5 p.m. | Awards Ceremony |
🤺@columbiafencing teams enter week ranked No. 1 & 2 in @CF360Updates national polls!
— Columbia Fencing (@columbiafencing) February 3, 2020
☑️ Men: No. 1⃣
☑️ Women: No. 2⃣ (1 point behind)
Men's Poll: https://t.co/htcM4d6xEy
Women's Poll: https://t.co/FmnChpf5D1#RoarLionRoar #GoColumbiaLions pic.twitter.com/ilOQ5ovvu4
🤺@columbiafencing looks to defend @IvyLeague titles at Ivy League Championships this weekend in Boston!
— Columbia Fencing (@columbiafencing) February 3, 2020
🦁men look to win 7⃣th straight title; women hope for 5⃣th in last 6⃣ years!
Details, schedule, live results links, tickets & more: https://t.co/yH0zfkBBBS#RoarLionRoar
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