The NCAA Fencing Championships in Cleveland got underway on Thursday, with the Irish men and women both ranked #1 in the country. While the men’s and women’s teams are ranked separately, the national championship rankings are a combined effort.
On Thursday and Friday, the men ended their portion of the competition in 3rd place and with an individual national champion and an individual runner-up.
MEN’S RESULTS
OVERALL STANDINGS
1. Columbia (90)
2. Penn State (84)
3. Notre Dame (78)
4. Harvard (72)
5. Ohio State (69)
CHAMPION
It was Domer vs Domer in the foil competition with Nick Itkin vs Axel Kiefer with Itkin coming out on top and claiming a back-to-back national championship.