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2018-19 Fencing Roster

Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin

Nolen Scruggs

  • Position Foil
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ozone Park, N.Y.
  • Previous School Packer Collegiate Institute
  • College Enrolled at Columbia College
  • Major Political Science

Biography

Career Record   Ivy Overall 
Sophomore 2016-17 10-4 39-24
First-Year 2015-16  8-4 55-16 
Overall    18-8 94-40 

Senior (2018-19):
Had a very successful senior campaign, tabbing a record of 41-16 for regular season bouts... won each bout against NYU (Nov. 13) and NJIT at the Columbia Invitational (Nov. 16)... went 6-0 at St. John's Super Cup against Penn State and Notre Dame (Jan. 19)... Went 7-2 at Ivy League Championships (Feb. 10)...Named First Team All-Ivy...Finished fourth overall at Northeast Regionals (Mar. 10)... capped off his Columbia career with a record of 176-75.

Sophomore (2016-17): NCAA runner-up in individual men's foil at NCAA Championships... Finished first in team competition at NCAA Championships with 17-5 record and +31 indicator (March 23-26)...First team All-Ivy Selection with 10-4 record at Ivy League Championships (Feb. 11-12)...Finished 13th at NCAA Northeast Regionals (March 12)...Will represent Columbia at NCAA Championships for the first time this season... Went 7-5 at Penn State Invitational (Jan. 15)

Freshman (2015-16)Earned sixth-place finish at the NCAA Northeast Regional (March 13) after posting a 14-9 record and a +27 touch differential … posted a perfect 6-0 record at the National Squad Championships (Feb. 28) … named second team All-Ivy League after earning sixth place at the Ivy League Round Robins (Feb. 6-7) with an 8-4 record … went 11-1 at the Penn State Invitational (Jan. 16) … posted a 7-2 record at the Penn Elite Invitational (Nov. 21) … made collegiate debut with a perfect 9-0 mark at the Columbia Invitational (Nov. 6).

Before Columbia: Named the 2014 U-17 National Champion in men’s foil … earned back-to-back medals at the Summer Challenge U19 (2014, 2015) … received the bronze medal at the 2013 Budapest Cadet World Cup … bronze medalist at the January North American Cup in junior men’s foil … currently ranked sixth on the USA Fencing Junior Men’s Foil points list.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16First Year

    Foil
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Foil
  • 2017-18Junior

    Foil
  • 2018-19Senior

    Foil