Thursday, March 21
Columbus, Ohio
Columbia University
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NCAA Championships (Women Day 1)
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Josh Wang
Fencing Begins at NCAA Championships Thursday
3/20/2024 2:00:00 PM | Fencing
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbia fencing will begin the 2024 NCAA Championships on Thursday, with the women kicking off the four-day event at French Field House and St. John Arena on the campus of Ohio State University. The Lions are sending 11 fencers, one shy of the maximum number of qualifiers, but remain one of the frontrunners as they look for their 17th NCAA Team Championship with only two other programs (Harvard and Notre Dame) with more competitors.
The women's round-robin bouts will take place Thursday, beginning at 9 a.m., featuring three rounds per weapon. After two more rounds Friday morning, the top-four finishers will advance to the semifinals, beginning at 1 p.m. The men will follow the same schedule on Saturday and Sunday. A live feed of the preliminary rounds can be seen on OhioStateBuckeyes.com. The semifinal and final bouts will be available on Friday and Sunday on ESPN+.
Columbia will look to build off a successful 2024 campaign that saw both squads claim Ivy League Championships. Additionally, three Lions medaled, and 15 reached the final pools at the NCAA Northeast Regionals two weeks ago. The men and women
Last season, the Lions placed third as a team, highlighted by Nora Burke's individual title in women's foil. Columbia has four fencers with NCAA experience, including All-Americans Tierna Oxenreider (women's epee) and Skyler Liverant (men's epee). Vera Kong (women's sabre) will make her third appearance, while Justin Haddad (men's epee) returns for the first time since 2022. The remaining seven student-athletes will be making their NCAA Championship debuts.
The championship includes individual events in each of six weapons (men's epee, men's foil, men's saber, women's epee, women's foil and women's saber) and one combined team champion. Fencers will compete in a round-robin format of five-touch bouts. After the round robins, the top four finishers in each weapon will fence in semifinal 15-touch bouts, with winners fencing to determine first and second places and non-advancing fencers being awarded a tie for third place.
An institution's place finish in the championships will be based on points earned by each individual. A team will be awarded one point for each victory by its student-athletes during the round-robin competition.
For the latest on Columbia's fencing programs, follow @CULionsFencing on Twitter and Instagram and the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
The women's round-robin bouts will take place Thursday, beginning at 9 a.m., featuring three rounds per weapon. After two more rounds Friday morning, the top-four finishers will advance to the semifinals, beginning at 1 p.m. The men will follow the same schedule on Saturday and Sunday. A live feed of the preliminary rounds can be seen on OhioStateBuckeyes.com. The semifinal and final bouts will be available on Friday and Sunday on ESPN+.
Columbia will look to build off a successful 2024 campaign that saw both squads claim Ivy League Championships. Additionally, three Lions medaled, and 15 reached the final pools at the NCAA Northeast Regionals two weeks ago. The men and women
Last season, the Lions placed third as a team, highlighted by Nora Burke's individual title in women's foil. Columbia has four fencers with NCAA experience, including All-Americans Tierna Oxenreider (women's epee) and Skyler Liverant (men's epee). Vera Kong (women's sabre) will make her third appearance, while Justin Haddad (men's epee) returns for the first time since 2022. The remaining seven student-athletes will be making their NCAA Championship debuts.
The championship includes individual events in each of six weapons (men's epee, men's foil, men's saber, women's epee, women's foil and women's saber) and one combined team champion. Fencers will compete in a round-robin format of five-touch bouts. After the round robins, the top four finishers in each weapon will fence in semifinal 15-touch bouts, with winners fencing to determine first and second places and non-advancing fencers being awarded a tie for third place.
An institution's place finish in the championships will be based on points earned by each individual. A team will be awarded one point for each victory by its student-athletes during the round-robin competition.
For the latest on Columbia's fencing programs, follow @CULionsFencing on Twitter and Instagram and the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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