PHILADELPHIA - For the first time since 2009, five fencers will represent the No. 5 Temple fencing team at the NCAA Championships. Senior Kerry Plunkett (sabre) will make her fourth-straight appearance, senior Malia Hee (sabre) will make her second, and Aryana Abtin (foil), Margherita Calderaro (epee), and Naomi Ross (epee) will make their first.
The selections were announced by the NCAA Men's and Women's Fencing Committee on Tuesday. The overall field has 144 competitors who will participate in 2020 National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championships. Twenty-Six member institutions will be represented at this year's fencing championships.