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Fencing Set to Start NCAA Championships Thursday
3/19/2025 10:00:00 AM | Fencing
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The Lions have 12 fencers vying for individual and team championships
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Columbia fencing will begin the 2025 NCAA Championships on Thursday, with the men kicking off the four-day event on the campus of Penn State University. The Lions are sending 12 fencers, joining Notre Dame, as one of two schools sending the maximum number of qualifiers.
No other program has more than 10 competitors as Columbia seeks its 17th NCAA Team Championship.
The men's round-robin bouts will take place Thursday at 9 a.m., featuring three rounds per weapon. After two more rounds on Friday morning, the top four finishers will advance to the semifinals, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The women will follow the same schedule on Saturday and Sunday. A live feed of the preliminary rounds can be seen on Penn State's YouTube channel. The semifinal and final bouts will be available on Friday and Sunday on ESPN+.
Columbia will look to continue the momentum from the NCAA Northeast Regional two weeks ago, where they saw eight medalists. Additionally, the Lions won four individual Ivy League titles, including a sweep of the men's competition with Will Morrill (sabre), Samarth Kumbla (foil) and Justin Haddad (epee). Tierna Oxenreider claimed the crown in women's epee to round out Columbia's winners.
Last season, the Lions placed third as a team, highlighted by podium finishes by Oxenreider (silver), Kumbla (silver) and Vera Kong (women's sabre). This year's squad is an experienced group that features six All-Americans and seven who have competed at this event in the past.
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.
No other program has more than 10 competitors as Columbia seeks its 17th NCAA Team Championship.
The men's round-robin bouts will take place Thursday at 9 a.m., featuring three rounds per weapon. After two more rounds on Friday morning, the top four finishers will advance to the semifinals, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The women will follow the same schedule on Saturday and Sunday. A live feed of the preliminary rounds can be seen on Penn State's YouTube channel. The semifinal and final bouts will be available on Friday and Sunday on ESPN+.
Columbia will look to continue the momentum from the NCAA Northeast Regional two weeks ago, where they saw eight medalists. Additionally, the Lions won four individual Ivy League titles, including a sweep of the men's competition with Will Morrill (sabre), Samarth Kumbla (foil) and Justin Haddad (epee). Tierna Oxenreider claimed the crown in women's epee to round out Columbia's winners.
Last season, the Lions placed third as a team, highlighted by podium finishes by Oxenreider (silver), Kumbla (silver) and Vera Kong (women's sabre). This year's squad is an experienced group that features six All-Americans and seven who have competed at this event in the past.
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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