2011-12 Notre Dame Fencing Media Guide

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Date Opponent/Event Location TimeOct NAC Div. II/Div. III10/21/11 NAC Div. II/III (Men) Richmond, Va. All Day10/22/11 NAC Div. II/III (Men) Richmond, Va. All Day10/23/11 NAC Div. II/III (Men) Richmond, Va. All Day10/24/11 NAC Div. II/III (Men) Richmond, Va. All DayNov NAC Junior Individual11/11/11 NAC Junior Individual (Women) Austin, Texas All Day11/12/11 NAC Junior Individual (M&W) Austin, Texas All Day11/13/11 NAC Junior Individual (M&W) Austin, Texas All Day11/14/11 NAC Junior Individual (Men) Austin, Texas All DayPenn State Open11/19/11 Penn State Open (Women) University Park, Pa. All Day11/20/11 Penn State Open (Men) University Park, Pa. All DayDec NAC Div. 112/09/11 NAC Div. I (M&W) Kansas City, Mo. All Day12/10/11 NAC Div. I (M&W) Kansas City, Mo. All Day12/11/11 NAC Div. I (M&W) Kansas City, Mo. All DayAir Force Duals01/07/12 Air Force Duals (Men) Colorado Springs, Colo. All DayJan NAC Div. 1/Junior01/13/12 NAC Div. 1/Junior (M&W) Portland, Ore. All Day01/14/12 NAC Div. 1/Junior (M&W) Portland, Ore. All Day01/15/12 NAC Div. 1/Junior (M&W) Portland, Ore. All Day01/16/12 NAC Div. 1/Junior (M&W) Portland, Ore. All DaySt. John’s Dual01/21/12 St. John’s Dual (M&W) Queens, N.Y. All DayNYU Duals01/22/12 NYU Duals (M&W) New York, N.Y. All DayNotre Dame Duals01/28/12 Notre Dame Duals (Women) Notre Dame, Ind. All Day01/29/12 Notre Dame Duals (Men) Notre Dame, Ind. All DayNorthwestern Duals02/04/12 Northwestern Duals (M&W) Evanston, Ill. All Day02/05/12 Northwestern Duals (M&W) Evanston, Ill. All DayUSFA National Junior Olympics02/17/12 USFA Natl Jr Olympics (M&W) Salt Lake City, Utah All Day02/18/12 USFA Natl Jr Olympics (M&W) Salt Lake City, Utah All Day02/19/12 USFA Natl Jr Olympics (M&W) Salt Lake City, Utah All Day02/20/12 USFA Natl Jr Olympics (M&W) Salt Lake City, Utah All DaySquad Championships02/26/12 Squad Championships (M&W) New York, N.Y. All DayConference Championships03/03/12 Conference Championship (M&W) Notre Dame, Ind. All Day03/04/12 Conference Championship (M&W) Notre Dame, Ind. All DayNCAA Regionals03/11/12 NCAA Regionals (M&W) Cleveland, Ohio All DayNCAA Championships03/22/12 NCAA Championships (Women) Columbus, Ohio All Day03/23/12 NCAA Championships (Women) Columbus, Ohio All Day03/24/12 NCAA Championships (Men) Columbus, Ohio All Day03/25/12 NCAA Championships (Men) Columbus, Ohio All DayUSFA National Championships04/13/12 USFA National Championships Virginia Beach, Va. All Day04/14/12 USFA National Championships Virginia Beach, Va. All Day04/15/12 USFA National Championships Virginia Beach, Va. All Day04/16/12 USFA National Championships Virginia Beach, Va. All Day

ENZO CASTELLANI2009 & 2010 Men’s Foil All-American

JAMES KAULL2010 Men’s Epee All-American

RACHEL BECK2011 NCAA Women’s Foil Participant

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INTRODUCTION

Media Information/Quick Facts .............................2University of Notre Dame ......................................3University Leadership ........................................4-5

SEASON PREVIEW

Season Preview ................................................8-10Team Photo/By The Numbers .............................11Men’s & Women’s Roster and Pronunciation ......12

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach Janusz Bednarski .......................14-15Associate Head Coach Gia Kvaratskhelia .......16-17Assistant Coach Ian Farr / Support Staff ..............18

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Darsie Malynn ......................................................20Radmila Sarkisova ................................................21Grace Hartman .....................................................22Rachel Beck ..........................................................23Adriana Camacho / Madison Zeiss ......................24Diane Zielinski ......................................................25Phenix Messersmith / Nicole Ameli ....................26Channing Foster / Ashley Severson .....................27Beatriz Almeida ....................................................28Danielle Guilfoyle / Women’s Sabre Team ..........29Abigail Nichols ......................................................30Lian Osier ..............................................................31Kathryn Palazzoto / Marta Stepien .....................32Women’s Epee Team / Women’s Foil Team .........33Reggie Bentley .....................................................34Enzo Castellani......................................................35Nicholas Crebs ......................................................36Grant Hodges / Nickolas Kubik ............................37James Kaull ...........................................................38

Jack Piasio .............................................................39Michael Rossi / Dale Purdy...................................40Keith Feldman ......................................................41Marcel Frenkel ......................................................42Jason Choy ............................................................43William McGough / Alexander Coccia .................44Kevin Hassett / Men’s Sabre Team .......................45Men’s Epee Team / Men’s Foil Team .....................46

2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW

2010-11 Season In Review ..................................482010 Results .........................................................49Departed Monogram Winners ......................50-64

HISTORY & RECORDS

Fencing History...............................................66-67NCAA Championship Team..................................682011 NCAA Champions .......................................69Coaching Legends ..........................................70-71Four-Year All-Americans ................................72-74All-Americans by Weapon ...................................74Men’s All-Americans ............................................75Women’s All-Americans ......................................76Award Winners ...............................................77-81Men’s Records .................................................82-86Women’s Records ...........................................87-90NCAA Championship Results.........................91-94NCAA Records .................................................95-96NCAA Men’s Results........................................97-98NCAA Women’s Results ................................99-100Midwest Fencing Conference History .............. 101Women’s Team Results ............................. 102-103Men’s Team Results ................................... 104-105Men’s All-Time Roster ............................... 106-118Women’s All-Time Roster.......................... 119-123

MEDIA INFORMATION

The Notre Dame Media Relations Office always is interested in assisting members of the media in their coverage of the Irish fencing program. Publicity and media information for Notre Dame fencing is handled by Media Relations assistant Brent Henningfeld. Please feel free to contact Henningfeld at the Notre Dame Media Relations Office.

Photographs, feature ideas and results are always available from the Media Relations Office. For fencing information and interviews, please contact Henningfeld at (574) 631-1762. All interviews with coaches and athletes should be arranged through the Media Relations Office.

CREDITS

The Notre Dame Fencing Guide was written and edited by Media Relations Assistant Brent Henningfeld, with editorial assistance provided by office assistants Nick Bucholtz and Aaron Horvath as well as Notre Dame fencing statistician Dave Stabrawa.

Graphic design and page layout by Cathy Scholz, C Graphics. Inside and outside cover design by Cathy Scholz, C Graphics.

Photography by Mike Bennett/Lighthouse Imaging, Matt Cashore, L.K. Dunn, Heather Gollatz, Pete LaFleur/Collegefencing360.com, Matt Staver, NCAA photos, www.fencingphotos.com, Marcus Snowden, Vanessa Gempis, Tara Hunt and Marek Stepien.

Table of Contents

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Media InformationWSBT-TV (CBS)1301 E. Douglas RoadMishawaka, IN 46545(574) 233-3141, FAX (574) 288-6630Pete Byrne (sports director), David McCoyWSJV-TV (FOX)58096 County Road 7 Elkhart, IN 46517(574) 679-4545/293-9227, FAX (574) 294-1324Dean Huppert (sports director), Allison HayesWBND-TV (ABC)53550 Generations DriveSouth Bend, IN 46635(574) 344-5557, FAX (574) 344-5094Emily Pritchard (multimedia producer)WHME-TV (LeSEA)61300 Ironwood RoadSouth Bend, IN 46614(574) 291-8200, FAX (574) 291-9043Chuck Freeby (sports director), Bob Nagle

RadioPulse FM (96.9/92.1 - flagship)61300 Ironwood RoadSouth Bend, IN 46614(574) 291-8200, FAX (574) 291-9043Bob Nagle (play-by-play)WSBT-AM (Newstalk 960 - ESPN/ABC)1301 E. Douglas RoadMishawaka, IN 46545(574) 233-3141, FAX (574) 288-6630Darin Pritchett (sports director)

Internet MediaFighting Irish Digital Media(www.UND.com)Notre Dame Stadium, 4th FloorNotre Dame, IN 46556Dan Skendzel (program director)Jack Nolan (director - media productions)Alan Wasielewski (producer)Gary Paczesny (associate producer)(574) 631-2235 (Wasielewski)(574) 631-2238 (Nolan)(574) 631-3505 (Paczesny)Irish Illustrated(574) 288-0329, (574) 286-1652Tim Prister, Pete Sampson (beat writers)Irish Sports Daily(574) 276-3234, (574) 520-2066Mike Frank, Christian McCollum (beat writers)Irish Eyes(404) 291-0345Tim O’Malley (beat writer)College Fencing 360.comPete LaFleur (editor)

Print MediaSouth Bend Tribune 225 West Colfax AvenueSouth Bend, IN 46626(574) 235-6161, FAX (574) 235-6091Bill Bilinski (sports editor)Curt Rallo (beat writer), Al Lesar (columnist)Notre Dame Observer (University daily newspaper)LaFortune Student CenterNotre Dame, IN 46556(574) 631-7471, FAX (574) 631-6927Allan Joseph (sports editor)Molly Sammon, Kelsey Manning (beat writers)Associated Press South Bend Tribune Building225 West Colfax AvenueSouth Bend, IN 46626(312) 286-7592, FAX (574) 236-1765Rick Gano (beat writer)Irish Eyes Magazine21 Merriam WayUpton, MA 01568(508) 529-6781, FAX (508) 519-6553Alan Tieuli (editor)Denise Skwarcan (beat writer)Irish Sports Report225 West Colfax AvenueSouth Bend, IN 46626(574) 235-6161, FAX (574) 239-2646Bob Wieneke (managing editor)Blue & Gold Illustrated 1605 North Home StreetMishawaka, IN 46545(574) 255-9800, FAX (574) 255-9700Lou Somogyi (associate editor)Dan Murphy (beat writer)Chicago Tribune435 North Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60611(312) 222-3423, FAX (312) 828-9392Brian Hamilton (beat writer)Philip Hersh (contributing writer)Chicago Sun-Times401 North WabashChicago, IL 60611(312) 321-2663, FAX (312) 321-2833Mark Potash (beat writer)Elkhart TruthCommunicana BuildingP.O. Box 487Elkhart, IN 46514(574) 674-6337, FAX (574) 294-3895Rachel Terlep (beat writer)

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette 600 West Main StreetFort Wayne, IN 46802(260) 461-8223, FAX (260) 461-8648Tony Krausz (beat writer)Fort Wayne News-Sentinel600 West Main StreetFort Wayne, IN 46802(260) 461-8263, FAX (260) 461-8649Tom Davis (beat writer)Indianapolis Star307 North PennsylvaniaIndianapolis, IN 46206(317) 444-6644, FAX (317) 444-6500Niles Daily Star217 North Fourth StreetNiles, MI 49120(269) 683-2100, FAX (269) 683-2175Scott Novak (sports editor)Post-Tribune, Northwest Indiana1433 East 83rd AvenueMerrillville, IN 46410-6307(219) 648-3122, FAX (219) 648-3236Times of Northwest Indiana601 West 45th AvenueMunster, IN 46321(219) 933-3232, FAX (219) 933-3249Daily Herald155 East Algonquin RoadP.O. Box 280Arlington Heights, IL 60006(847) 427-4300, FAX (847) 427-1301Patricia Babcock McGraw (beat writer)Grand Rapids PressPress Plaza-Vandenberg CenterGrand Rapids, MI 49502(616) 459-1400, FAX (616) 459-1502Notre Dame Scholastic(University weekly magazine)South Dining HallNotre Dame, IN 46556(574) 631-7569The Dome(University yearbook)South Dining HallNotre Dame, IN 46556(574) 631-7524

TelevisionWNDU-TV (NBC) P.O. Box 1616South Bend, IN 46634(574) 284-3016, FAX (574) 284-3022Jeff Jeffers (sports director), Angelo DiCarlo

Fencing Quick Facts

University InformationLocation ........................................ Notre Dame, IN 46556Founded ................................................................... 1842Undergraduate Enrollment ..................................... 8,371Nickname .................................................... Fighting IrishColors .......................................................... Gold and BluePresident ................................. Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.CProvost....................................................... Thomas BurishAthletics Director ....................................... Jack SwarbrickAsst. AD/Fencing ............................. Maureen McNamaraAthletic Department Web Page ............... www.und.comAthletic Department Phone .................... (574) 631-6107University Operator ................................. (574) 631-5000

Quick FactsHead Coach ........................................... Janusz BednarskiBednarski’s Alma Mater ....................... SGPiS College ’70Bednarski’s Office Phone ......................... (574) 631-3599Career Record (Years) .................... 487-28 (10th season)Associate Head Coach ............................Gia KvaratskheliaAssistant Coach .................................................... Ian FarrHome Facility.............................. Joyce Center FieldhouseMen’s All-Americans Returning ..................................... 32011 NCAA Men’s Qualifiers Returning ......................... 2Men’s Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 2/4Men’s Monogram Winners Returning/Lost .............13/11 Women’s All-Americans Returning ................................ 12011 NCAA Women’s Qualifiers Returning ..................... 2 Women’s Starters Returning/Lost ................................2/4

Women’s Monogram Winners Ret./Lost ....................12/5 2010 Men’s Record .................................................... 29-1 2010 Women’s Record ............................................... 29-02010 NCAA Championships Finish ............................... 1st

Media RelationsAddress .................................................. 112 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 46556-5678Media Relations Fax ................................ (574) 631-7941Notre Dame Sports Hotline ..................... (574) 631-3000MR Assistant/Fencing ......................... Brent HenningfeldMedia Relations Office .............................(574) 631-7516Henningfeld’s Office Phone ......................(574) 631-1762Henningfeld’s Cell Phone .........................(574) 532-4151Henningfeld’s E-mail [email protected]


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University of Notre Dame

When Father Edward F. Sorin started his school in the northern Indiana wilderness, he had only $300, three log buildings badly in need of repair and a far-sighted vision of establishing a liberal arts school to meet the growing

educational needs of the frontier. He dreamed of building a great uni-versity, and in 1842, he founded the University of Notre Dame du Lac.

Over the years, the University of Notre Dame du Lac would evolve into a preeminent place for Catholic thought. While becoming one of the top undergraduate institutions in the country, Notre Dame has also been at the cutting edge of research, including such innovations as the transmission of wireless messages and the development of synthetic rubber. Today researchers are achieving breakthroughs in astrophysics, radiation chemistry, environmental sciences, tropical disease transmission, cancer, robotics, and nanoelectronics.

The University has also stressed residential life, with four-of-five students living on campus in the school’s 29 residence halls that serve as the focal point of social, spiritual and athletic activities. Notre Dame is one of a handful of universities with a truly interna-tional student body, coming from over 100 nations and all 50 states. Students come to Notre Dame not only to learn how to think, but to learn how to live, keeping faith with the vision of Fr. Sorin.

Notre Dame is one of the few universities to regularly rank in the top 25 in the U.S. News & World Report survey of America’s best colleges and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Directors’ Cup standings of the best overall athletics

programs. The University ranks first among all Catholic universities worldwide, according to the 2011 Times Higher Education survey and the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame boasts the No. 1 undergraduate business program in the nation according to BusinessWeek magazine.



University Leadership

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., is in his second five-year term as the 17th president of the University of Notre Dame. His vision is for Notre Dame to be the Catholic research university for our time –

an institution that unifies, enlightens and heals by engaging in scholarship of the first rank while maintaining its distinctive Catholic character and long-time excel-lence in undergraduate education.

During his tenure, Notre Dame has made significant progress toward its research goal, including selection as the lead partner in the Midwest Institute for Nanoelectronics Discovery, the creation of the Innovation Park research facility, and the construction of Stinson Remick Hall of Engineering.

His commitment to undergraduate education has been marked by the Notre Dame Forums, yearlong initia-tives that have examined important issues such as religion and world conflict, global health, immigration and energy.

The University’s Catholic identity has been strengthened during Father Jenkins’ tenure in multiple ways, including the appointment of a coordinator for University life initiatives and the construction of

Thomas G. BurishProvost

John Affleck-GravesExecutive Vice President

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.President

President’s Leadership CouncilPresident: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.

Provost: Thomas G. Burish

Executive Vice President: John Affleck-Graves

Vice President and General Counsel: Marianne Corr

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer:

Scott Malpass

Vice President and Senior Associate Provost:

Christine M. Maziar

Vice President and Associate Provost for Internationalization:

J. Nicholas Entrikin

Vice President and Associate Provost:

Daniel J. Myers

Vice President and Associate Provost:

Don Pope-Davis

Vice President for Research: Robert J. Bernhard

Vice President for Student Affairs: Rev. Thomas Doyle, C.SC.

Vice President and Chief Information Officer: Ronald Kraemer

Vice President for Human Resources: Robert K. McQuade

Vice President for University Relations: Louis M. Nanni

Vice President for Finance: John A. Sejdinaj

Vice President and Director of Athletics: Jack Swarbrick

Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning:

Erin Hoffmann Harding

Religious Superior, Holy Cross Priests and Brothers:

Rev. James B. King, C.S.C.

Associate Vice President and Counselor to the President:

Rev. James E. McDonald, C.S.C.

Chief of Staff and Special Assistant to the President:

Frances L. Shavers

multimillion-dollar facilities for the Institute for Church Life, includ-ing the Center for Social Concerns, and the Institute for Educational

Initiatives, which includes the Alliance for Catholic Education.

Father Jenkins earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in philosophy from Notre Dame in 1976 and 1978, respectively, and was ordained a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1983. He holds advanced degrees from Oxford and the Jesuit School of Theology. He is a professor of philosophy and the author of Knowledge and Faith in Thomas Aquinas.

A native of Omaha, Neb., Father Jenkins was born Dec. 17, 1953.

Richard C. NotebaertChairman, Notre Dame

Board of Trustees

Patricia BelliaNCAA Faculty Representative


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John B. “Jack” Swarbrick Jr., a University of Notre Dame graduate who rose to national prominence as a lawyer, consultant and exec-utive in the collegiate and Olympic sports industries, is in his fourth year as vice president and director of athletics at his alma mater.

Among Swarbrick’s athletics initiatives are meeting the perfor-mance needs of Notre Dame student-athletes through establishment of a new sports performance division, reaching out to more former Irish student-athletes via the Notre Dame Monogram Club and other programs, utilizing emerging digital technologies to deliver bet-ter information on and access to Notre Dame athletic programs via expanded production and distribu-tion of programming, and restruc-turing Notre Dame’s approach to sport administration through assignment of a unique adminis-trator to each of the 26 Irish sports.

Notre Dame ranked num-ber one in the country (among Football Bowl Subdivision schools) in the three most recent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) surveys – in 2010 and 2009 with 99 scores (including in ‘09 a 97 score and ’10 a 96 in football that both also ranked number one). The 2009 Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics included more per-fect 1,000 scores by Irish teams (nine) than by any other FBS institution. The 2010 Notre Dame APR report featured eight perfect 1,000 scores.

The past three years combined in Notre Dame athletics have featured 94 All-Americans, 19 Academic All-America selec-tions and five NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship winners; record involvement in community service hours by Irish student-athletes; NCAA titles in 2011 in men’s and women’s fencing (a combined championship) and in 2010 in women’s soccer (with Randy Waldrum named coach of the year); NCAA runner-up team finishes in 2011 women’s basketball, 2010 men’s lacrosse, 2009 fencing and 2008 women’s soccer; NCAA semifinal appearances in 2011 hockey, 2009 and 2010 women’s tennis and 2009 women’s soccer, plus a 2010 third-place fencing finish; a men’s basket-ball modern program record 27 victories and a number-two NCAA seed (its highest in 30 years) in 2010-11 (resulting in national coach of the year awards for Mike Brey); the hiring of new Irish head football coach Brian Kelly to start the 2010 season; construction of a new, freestanding ice hockey arena, scheduled to open for the 2011-12 season, plus the 2009-10 dedications of new facilities for soccer and lacrosse – as well

as opening of the new Purcell Pavilion within the south dome of the Joyce Center.

Born in Yonkers, N.Y., and raised in Yonkers and Bloomington, Ind., Swarbrick is a 1976 magna cum laude graduate of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Upon graduating from Stanford University Law School in 1980, he returned to Indiana to accept a position as an associate in the Indianapolis law firm Baker & Daniels. He made partner in 1987 and spent 28 years overall with the firm.

As a member of the Indiana Sports Corporation, including the chairmanship from 1992 to 2001, Swarbrick led many of the city’s suc-cessful proposals to a wide array of athletics organizations – from the National Football League to the United States Olympic Committee to the Big Ten Conference. His lead-ership efforts resulted in the city earning the right to play host to the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium; becoming the home of the National Collegiate Athletic Association national head-quarters in 1999; hosting the 1987 Pan American Games, 1991 World Gymnastics Championships, NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours and other college championship compe-titions and an array of national and world championships in Olympic sports.

At Baker & Daniels, Swarbrick served as general counsel for numerous national gov-erning bodies of Olympic sports, including USA Gymnastics and USRowing, and as a con-sultant to the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.

In his work as an advisor to the NCAA, Swarbrick coordinated the men’s College Basketball Partnership, an NCAA-led group that addresses the opportunities and chal-

lenges in the sport, and developed the business plan for the new NBA/NCAA youth basketball enterprise, iHoops. In 2000 Swarbrick received one of the NCAA’s highest honors, The Flying Wedge Award, for his work in establishing Indianapolis as the new home of the NCAA. In 2001 the State of Indiana presented him with the Sagamore of the Wabash Award.

Born March 19, 1954, Swarbrick was named Notre Dame’s 12th athletics director on July 16, 2008. He and his wife, Kimberly, are the parents of four children: Kate, a 2010 graduate of St. Louis University; Connor, a 2011 graduate of Wake Forest University; Cal, a sophomore at TCU; and Christopher, a University of Notre Dame freshman.

Jack SwarbrickVice President • Director of Athletics


Senior foilist Reggie Bentley looks to serve as a cornerstone to a relatively young and inexperienced collegiate fencing roster. He represents one of six former NCAA participants to return to the Irish for the 2011-12 season and is one of four to have earned an All-America citation.

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Championship competitors and All-Americans – go one-two on the podium. Talented freshman women’s foilist Madison Zeiss also earned a podium result as she placed third, while sabreuse Lian Osier (fifth), sabreists Kevin Hassett (sixth) and Jason Choy (seventh), epeeist James Kaull (eighth), foilist Nicholas Crebs (10th) and epeeist Michael Rossi (10th) all earned top-10 results.

While several fencers will still be given a chance to stake their claim to a rotational spot with their weapon, great strides were taken during the fall to determine which potential newcomers and veterans are ready to step up and potentially represent Notre Dame at the NCAA Championship.

The 2012 NCAA Season

With the learning experience and accompanying successes of the fall season now behind them, the Irish turn their attention to making a run at a back-to-back statement at the NCAA Championship, what would be their fourth such title in the last 10 years.

Much the norm for the Irish, a difficult regular season will prepare them for what will await in NCAA Championship competition. The road begins at the NCAA Midwest Regional, which will be hosted by Cleveland State University on March 11-12. The Irish will attempt to qualify the maximum twelve fencers each for men and women in an attempt to advance the maximum twelve fencers to the NCAA Championships.

Seeding at the NCAA Midwest Regionals is directly based off of individual records from the team events during the regular season, so many challenging bouts will take place over the course of the ledger in hopes of placing Irish fencers in the best position when the time comes.

The attitude Bednarski and his staff carry concerning winning every bout certainly carries over to the team. Last season, for the third consecutive year, the women’s squad navigated through the regular season with a perfect 29-0 record. In doing so, the squad’s now-89-match winning streak stands as the longest such streak in women’s program history

Coming off a scintillating NCAA Championship season in 2011, the Fighting Irish look to reload their roster in search of the program’s ninth national championship and fourth under the direction of head coach Janusz Bednarski.

Notre Dame should be a dangerous opponent for any foe this season and a real threat to repeat at the 2012 NCAA Championships. The 2011-12 Irish squad will add a talented group of newcomers to the squad that will fight for the opportunity to bout on the strip. Furthermore, the Notre Dame staff will seem a bit different this year with the promotion of assistant coach and foil specialist, Gia Kvaratskhelia, to associate head coach. Notre Dame’s returning roster for the 2012 title drive includes four All-Americans, combining for five All-America citations.

An International Flair

With the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London just around the corner, the Notre Dame fencing program has four of its most distinguished fencers taking a season off from collegiate bouts to train for the Games. Men’s fencers, senior foilist Gerek Meinhardt (USA) and sophomore foilist Ariel DeSmet (USA), and women’s fencers, senior epeeist Courtney Hurley (USA) and senior epeeist Ewa Nelip (Poland).

This quartet of fencers has accumulated 368 victories to go along with only 37 defeats and nine All-American citations between them. Their combined winning percentage, .909, would rank in the upper echelon of all-time fencing winning percentages at Notre Dame.

Meinhardt has already amassed a legendary fencing resume. He took home the gold medal at the 2010 NCAA Championships with his first-place showing in the foil. His championship performance came on the heels of a silver medal performance in his first NCAA Championship during his freshman campaign.

DeSmet took full advantage of his first full season for the Irish as he became the third Irish men’s fencer to win the NCAA Championship in his freshman season and first since Charles Higgs-Coulthard did so in 1984. His 28-1 mark would rank him among the Irish foil greats in highest winning percentage with a .966 clip.

Hurley is coming off of a gold medal finish at the 2011 NCAA Championship, the first of her career. In her first two years on campus she collected bronze medals in her trips to the NCAA Championships. Her .911 winning percentage places her first in Irish women’s fencing history in the epee weapon class and her 153 career wins puts her in the top-20 in the career women’s wins list.

Nelip, who will fence for her native country, Poland, is coming off of a 43-8 season and a third-team All-American citation. Over her three years on campus she has amassed 125 wins to go along with only 16 losses. In her first two years fencing for the Fighting Irish she brought home two bronze medals from the NCAA Championships (2008, 2009).

2011 Fall Season

As the NCAA fencing season fast approaches come the waning months of winter and into spring, no greater impact can be felt on the growth of a program than the fall season, which gives a host of fencers on the roster a chance to gauge where they stand within their various weapon.

No greater case could be made for the much-needed fall season than for the 2011-12 season, as the Irish look to find new leaders in several of the weapon classes which were hit hard by both graduation and international Olympic qualifying events. Highlighting the fall docket were two chances to make an impression at various North American Cup (NAC) events as well as the Garret Penn State Open.

As has been the case in years past under Bednarski’s watch, several top-flight freshman will be given the chance to make an immediate impact on the strip and Ashley Severson is one who made such an impression at the NAC in Austin, Texas (Nov. 11-14). The talented epeeist earned a podium finish at the event, placing third overall. After piecing together a 5-1 pool record with a +18 indicator, the Franklin Lakes, N.J., native entered direct elimination as the 12th seed and defeated Oksana Samorodov (15-6) to reach the semifinals and guarantee her podium result.

Severson then parlayed that into an 11th-place showing at the NAC event in Kansas City, Mo. (Dec. 9-11) and was joined by several other Irish fencers in securing top-15 finishes as they look to make an impact this season for Bednarski’s team. The list includes women’s foilists Darsie Malynn (ninth) and Grace Hartman (12th), men’s sabreist Kevin Hassett (ninth) and men’s foilist Nick Kubik (14th).

The lone event that featured competition strictly amongst collegiate fencers was the Garret Open (Nov. 19-20), and the Irish were on-hand with a strong contingent looking to win their respective weapons championship. Men’s foil, which can be argued as the strongest returning weapon for the Irish, saw Enzo Castellani and Reggie Bentley – both former NCAA

Irish Reload Roster As They Look To Repeat At NCAAsNotre Dame will enter eight new fencers into the Varsity line-up amid International competitions.

Enzo Castellani returns as the only multi-time NCAA All-American, having qualified in both ‘09 and ‘10.

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wins, two NCAA participants and a host of other fine foilists, this women’s weapon class is one of the strongest and deepest on the Irish roster.

Coming off of a 27-12 record and NCAA Championships berth, sophomore Rachel Beck looks to take the next step onto the podium this year. In her first year on campus, Beck surprised many with her talents and mental wherewithal to find herself as one of the best newcomers in the nation.

Sitting behind a four-year All-American (Hayley Reese) can’t be easy, but 2010 NCAA Championship participant Darsie Malynn didn’t let that get to her. Continuing to improve each and every bout, Malynn finished with a 30-10 record on the season.

Two foilists, Adriana Camacho and Radmila Sarkisova, look to bolster the line-up and be ready whenever they are called upon. Camacho looks to build on her stellar 36-5 freshman campaign while Sarkisova broke the 100-win plateau last season with a 32-9 mark.

The Irish will then turn to several familiar faces as well as a newcomer to fill out the remainder of the foil rotation. Junior Grace Hartman is coming off of a 32-7 sophomore campaign while senior Christina LaBarge brings a 44-18 career mark into her final season on the strip for the Irish. The only freshman newcomer in the foil class is Madison Zeiss, hailing from Los Angeles, California.

Women’s Sabre

Just like in previous years, this year’s women’s sabre class will be one of the deepest on the Irish roster. Returning over 350 bout victories spread across seven different fencers, this looks to be another banner year for the sabre weapon group.

Third-team All-American Lian Osier anchors this stellar group of returning fencers. Osier burst onto the scene last season with a 29-13 record en route to finishing ninth at the NCAA Championships. Her NCAA Championship performance last season,

The Irish regular dual-meet season concludes with a trip to the Northwestern Duals (February 4). After both units head to Evanston, Ill., for the Northwestern Duals (Feb. 4-5), the women syphon off to the Duke Duals (Feb. 11) the following weekend to bring their schedule to a close.

The traditional postseason docket then awaits the Irish as the Midwestern Fencing Conference Championships, hosted by Notre Dame, get underway on March 3-4. Last season, for the first time in the conferences 13-year existence, the Irish claimed all six weapon titles to claim repeat titles on both the men’s and women’s side. Following the Midwest Fencing Championships, NCAA competition gets into full swing with the NCAA Midwest Regionals before the NCAA Championship return to the site of the 2011 Championship in Columbus, Ohio, with Ohio State serving as host once again (March 22-25).

Developing freshmen has also been a central tenet of the current Irish coaching staff and has helped create the depth necessary to challenge for the NCAA Championship year-in and year-out. Over the past four seasons, Bednarski’s All-America honorees have included 12 freshmen, headlined by 2008 NCAA women’s sabre champion Sarah Borrmann and most recently 2011 NCAA men’s foil champion Ariel DeSmet.

As the 2012 season gets underway, here’s a look at the Irish broken down by weapon:

Women’s Epee

The hardest hit weapon group by far due to International competitions, the women’s epee class will see many new faces take to the strip this season. With only four returning fencers – Caroline Dikibo, Phenix Messersmith, Stephanie Myers, Diane Zielinski – there will be an influx of new talent from a large freshman class in effort to push the fencers to reach their championship potential. This years freshman class adds a triumvirate of talented epeeists to the line-up; they include Nicole Ameli (Las Vegas, Nev.), Channing Foster (Washington D.C.) and Ashley Severson (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

Zielinski is the most experienced of this year’s female epeeists with 195 career bouts. In addition, her 136 victories are the most for any returning Irish fencer, men’s or women’s.

Coming off a breakout season, Dikibo looks to capitalize on the opportunity to gain experience and fence this upcoming season. Entering off of a season in which she collected over 84% of her career victories, she looks to continue improving and help lead this team to victory.

In her second season on campus, Messersmith competed in 23 dual meets where she claimed a 33-20 record. Her 33 victories in her initial year on the strip is one of the best in recent memory. This season she looks to fight for more time in the varsity line-up and take more of a leadership role within the team and the young weapon class.

Women’s Foil

The women’s foil squad represents one of four Irish weapons that see a former NCAA participant return from last season. With the return of 411 combined

and qualifies as the third longest streak overall, 33 behind the men’s 122-match winning streak from 1975-80. The men, while seeing their 80-match winning streak come to an end during the ’10-11 campaign, bounced back from the early season scrape to conclude the year with a stellar 29-1 record. This success translated once again to both the men’s and women’s teams starting and ending the regular season ranked as the top team in the nation.

The 2012 season gets underway in a bit of a different venue than years past. The men lift the lid prior to the women taking to the strip when they head west to the Air Force Duals (Jan. 7) in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Both teams then reunite in what serves as the women’s season opener, the St. John’s Duals (Jan. 21) in Queens, N.Y. The team then shuttles just down the road to New York, N.Y., the following day as they take part in the NYU Duals. As has been the case for the last three years, the Irish then head home to take part in the annual Notre Dame Duals on Jan. 28-29. The women open the festivities on the first day of competition with the men closing the show on day two.

Darsie Malynn hopes to return the NCAA stage after a year absence.

Women’s Fencing CapsuleReturning All-Americans (2011 record)

Foil: Rachel Beck, Jr. (27-12) # Darsie Malynn, Sr. (30-10) #Epee: NoneSabre: Lian Osier, Jr. (29-13)* (c)

Other Top Returners (2011 record)Foil: Grace Hartman, Jr. (32-7) Radmila Sarkisova, Sr. (32-9) (c) Adriana Camacho, So. (36-5)Epee: Caroline Dikibo, Jr. (16-8) Phenix Messersmith, Jr. (33-20) Stephanie Myers, Sr. (14-12) Diane Zielinski, Sr. (31-28) (c)Sabre: Beatriz Almeida, Sr. (29-5) Danielle Guilfoyle, Jr. (11-0) Abigail Nichols, Jr. (33-3) Kathryn Palazzoto, Jr. (18-6) Marta Stepien, Jr. (24-0)

Top Letterwinners Lost (2011 record)Foil: Hayley Reese (29-9) **** Katie Heinzen (21-2)Epee: Ewa Nelip (43-8) ***% Courtney Hurley, (44-4) ***%Sabre: Sarah Borrmann (29-16) ** Eileen Hassett (32-8) ****

Top NewcomersFoil: Madison Zeiss (Los Angeles, Calif.)Epee: Nicole Ameli (Las Vegas, Nev.) Channing Foster (Washington D.C.) Ashley Severson (Franklin Lakes, N.J.)Sabre: Marybeth Zier (Franklin Lakes, N.J.)

* – All-America honorsc – indicates team captains#– NCAA participant (non-All-American)%-Participating in International Event (Eligible To Return)

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Season PreviewCrebs took to the strip 30 times last season, coming

out victorious on 26 occasions. With another good outing this season, he will surpass the 100-win plateau for his career.

Hodges and Kubik will be relied upon to add depth and toughness to this already stacked line-up.

The men’s foil class will welcome freshman Gabriel Acuna from The Woodlands, Texas, to its star-studded line-up this season.

Men’s Sabre

The line-up for Notre Dame’s men’s sabre class is as wide open as there ever has been in recent years. With six returning fencers, being joined by freshman William Meckling, this year’s group looks to make a splash at each and every tournament.

Returning over 340 collegiate bout victories spread over seven different fencers, this year’s varsity line-up looks to be a free-for-all early in the season. Experience will play a key role early on as the coaches decide who will make their case to crack the varsity line-up.

The most experienced sabreist returning is senior Keith Feldman. Feldman has competed in over 110 matches in his collegiate career, winning 91 of them. The experience that Feldman brings to the team will prove invaluable as the Irish look to return to the top of the podium at the 2012 NCAA Championships.

Look for sophomore Kevin Hassett to use his outstanding natural speed and quick thinking to win even more bouts in 2012. In his first season on the strip for the Irish, Hassett sported a 24-6 record. He is gunning for nothing less than a championship this season.

The five other integral pieces that are needed for the Irish to succeed this season are Jason Choy, Alex Coccia, Marcel Frenkel, Carl Ianiro and William McGough. These teammates have combined to fence in 289 bouts, coming out victorious 225 times.

With the great experience and depth within the sabre class, don’t be surprised to see every fencer on the strip in a dual meet throughout the 2012 season.

throughout the season in an attempt to gain the opportunity at numerous events throughout the season.

Men’s Epee

The men’s epee team looks to jump back into the All-America conversaton this season after finishing just outside the threshold to gain entry.

The Irish return 2010 NCAA third-team All-American James Kaull who is coming off of a 30-9 campaign that saw him finish 14th in the 2011 NCAA Championships. Kaull will be joined by one of three returning fencers or one of the three newcomers that are joining the Irish this season.

In addition to Kaull, the Irish epeeists are led by senior Chris Pinkowski, junior Jack Piasio and sophomore Michael Rossi.

Pinkowski, who is coming off of a 15-6 junior season, will not only bring his superior leadership to the strip, but also the ability to rack up points in the crucial moments of the bout.

One of the toughest defensive fencers on the team, Piasio will try to crack the line-up with a bevy of new attack techniques he has perfected over his first few years on campus. With his physical tools, expect him to capitalize on a 23-10 mark from last season.

Rounding out the returning epeeists, Rossi is on pace to have a breakthrough sophomore campaign. Using his quickness to his advantage, he sported a 24-8 mark in his freshman campaign. Widely considered a great athlete, expect nothing less than a big improvement for Rossi this season.

With the largest incoming freshman class of any weapon group, the epee class added a trio of premiere prep fencers in Albert He, Ryan McDonough and Dale Purdy. The group looks to make an immediate impact when they take to the strip to begin the season.

Men’s Foil

With the most experienced weapon class on the team and maybe in the country, the Irish foil squad looks to make another national statement in March at the NCAA Championships.

Returning All-Americans Reggie Bentley (second team, 2011) and Enzo Castellani (first team, 2010 - second team, 2009) will bolster the foil weapon and look to bring home the individual gold medal for the third year in a row at the NCAA Championships (Meinhardt-2010, DeSmet-2011).

Bentley, coming off of a stellar 30-6 campaign and just missing out on the podium at the NCAA Championships with a fifth-place finish, is set to move into the leadership role within not only the weapon group but also the entire team.

Castellani, the only two-time All-American on this years roster, would have been a part of any other school’s NCAA roster last season after compiling a 23-7 regular season mark.

The Irish have the luxury of returning three additional world-class foilists to the fold beyond Bentley and Castellani. Nicholas Crebs, Grant Hodges and Nick Kubik all will be given the opportunity to perform at some of the most intense events in the nation for the eight-time NCAA champion Irish.

coupled with a gold medal finish by teammate Courtney Hurley, helped propel the Irish to one of it’s best showings in the season ending tournament.

Beyond Osier, the Irish don’t sport any NCAA Championship experience, yet they have no lack of opportunities on the strip.

Marta Stepien and Danielle Guilfoyle look to take the next step and add to their already sparkling career records of 56-3 and 39-2, respectively.

Beatriz Almeida, Julia Kohn, Abigail Nichols and Kathryn Palazzoto each will bring their particular skill set that makes them a viable threat on the strip and all will look to throw their name in the hat in an effort to gain entry into the 2012 NCAA Championships.

The women’s sabre squad welcomes only one newcomer to the roster for the upcoming season as Marybeth Zier joins the team. Hailing from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Zier will continue to work hard James Kaull enters his junior year in search of his third

straight NCAA appearance.

Men’s Fencing CapsuleReturning All-Americans (2011 record)

Foil: Reggie Bentley, Sr. (30-6) * (c) Enzo Castellani, Sr. (23-7) **Epee: James Kaull, Jr. (30-9) *Sabre: None

Other Top Returners (2011 record)Foil: Nicholas Crebs, Sr. (26-4) Grant Hodges, Jr. (28-6) Nick Kubik, So. (17-7)Epee: Jack Piasio, Jr. (23-10) Chris Pinkowski, Sr. (15-6) Michael Rossi, So. (24-8)Sabre: Jason Choy, Jr. (22-15) Alex Coccia, So. (20-7) Keith Feldman, Sr. (21-4) (c) Marcel Frenkel, Sr. (11-2) Kevin Hassett, So. (24-6) Carl Ianiro, So. (15-3)

Top Letterwinners Lost (2011 record)Foil: Steve Kubik (25-7) Zach Schirtz (16-8) * Ariel DeSmet (28-1) *% Gerek Meinhardt (N/A) **%Epee: Brent Kelly (27-11) # Greg Schoolcraft (28-16) * Jacob Osborne (31-10) Andy Seroff (17-3)Sabre: Barron Nydam (26-14) **** Avery Zuck (34-2) ***

Top NewcomersFoil: Gabriel Acuna (The Woodlands, Texas)Epee: Albert He (Chevy Chase, Md.) Ryan McDonough (Long Grove, Ill.) Dale Purdy (Ligonier, Pa.)Sabre: William Meckling (Denver, Colo.)

* – All-America honorsc – indicates team captains#– NCAA participant (non-All-American)%-Participating in International Event (Eligible To Return)

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Men’s & Women’s Roster

Front Row (left to right): Marta Stepien, Marybeth Zier, Christina LaBarge, Radmila Sarkisova, Lian Osier, Danielle Guilfoyle, Nicole Ameli, Ashley Severson, Julia Kohn, Rachel Beck

Second Row (left to right): Channing Foster, Kathryn Palazzoto, Madison Zeiss, Melissa Medina, assistant coach Ian Farr, head coach Janusz Bednarski, associate head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia, Adriana Camacho, Darsie Malynn, Phenix Messersmith, Grace Hartman, Diane Zielinski, Beatriz Almeida, Stephanie Myers

Third Row (left to right): Kevin Hassett, Jack Piasio, Jason Choy, Ryan Murphy, James Kaull, Chris Pinkowski, Ryan McDonough, Dale Purdy, Alan Markow, William Meckling, Marcel Frenkel, Walter Myers, Albert He

Back Row (left to right): Anthony Schlehuber, William McGough, Keith Feldman, Reggie Bentley, Nick Grady, Enzo Castellani, Nicholas Crebs, Nickolas Kubik, Grant Hodges, Gabriel Acuna, Michael Rossi, Alex Coccia

Not Pictured: Colleen Dawes, Caroline Dikibo, Abigail Nichols, Carl Ianiro

Lost1173

122

39610

43642

34170

Returning860

40

18810

33230

34000

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All-AmericansNCAA-Gold

EpeeVictories


FoilVictories


SabreVictories


Lost902162

27861

26440

36061

Returning906

10

21700

33800

35110

TotalVictories


EpeeVictories


FoilVictories


SabreVictories


By The Numbers2011-12 Men’s Fencing

By The Numbers2011-12 Women’s Fencing

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Men’s & Women’s Roster with PronunicationsMen’s Fencing – By Weapon

Women’s Fencing – By Weapon

2011-2012 Notre Dame Men’s Fencing Roster

Name HT. Class Weapon Hometown/High School Fencing ClubGabriel Acuna 5-7 Fr. Foil The Woodlands, Texas/College Park Salle MauroReggie Bentley*** 5-11 Sr. Foil Little Rock, AR/Dupont Manuel (KY)Enzo Castellani*** 6-4 Sr. Foil Keller, TX/KellerJason Choy** 5-10 Jr. Sabre Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge Alexander Coccia* 6-0 So. Sabre Columbus, OH/St. Charles Prep Fencing Alliance of ColumbusNicholas Crebs*** 5-11 Sr. Foil Portland, OR/BeavertonKeith Feldman*** 6-0 Sr. Sabre Stony Brook, NY/War MelvilleMarcel Frenkel** 5-11 Sr. Sabre San Paulo, Brazil/St. Paul’s Academia Paulista EsgrimaNick Grady 5-11 Sr. Foil Stafford, VA/Brooke Point High School Dark Horse FencingKevin Hassett* 6-4 So. Sabre Beaverton, OR/Aloha High School Oregon Fencing Alliance Albert He 6-3 Fr. Epee Chevy Chase, MD/Bethesda-Chevy Chase DC Fencers ClubGrant Hodges** 6-0 Jr. Foil Salina, KS/Salina Central Kanza Fencing CenterCarl Ianiro 5-9 So. Sabre West Orange, NJ/Seton Hall Prep Manhattan Fencing Center James Kaull** 5-11 Jr. Epee Washington, DC/Woodrow Wilson DC Fencers ClubNick Kubik* 6-0 So. Foil San Antonio, TX/Claudia Taylor Johnson Alamo Fencing ClubAlan Markow 6-0 So. Foil Prospect Heights, Ill./Northridge Prep School F.C.C.Ryan McDonough 6-0 Fr. Epee Long Grove, Ill.William McGough* 6-0 Jr. Sabre Bronxville, NY/Bronxville William Meckling 5-11 Fr. Sabre Denver, CO/Regis Jesuit Fencing Academy of DenverRyan Murphy 5-6 So. Foil Commack, NY/Commack Mission Fencing CenterWalter Myers 5-9 Fr. Epee El Paso, Texas/JM Hanks Salle DeLongJack Piasio** 6-0 Jr. Epee Dubois, PA/Georgetown Prep Chris Pinkowski* 5-9 Sr. Epee Simi Valley, CA/Chaminade College Prep Masque de FerDale Purdy 6-0 Fr. Epee Ligonier, PA/Home-Schooled Hooked On FencingMichael Rossi* 5-9 So. Epee White Plains, NY/Valhalla High School Anthony Schlehuber* 6-3 Sr. Sabre Carmel, IN/Univ. H.S. of Indiana* - indicates monograms wonHead Coach: Janusz Bednarski (10th season)Associate Head Coach: Gia KvaratskheliaAssistant Coach: Ian FarrSenior Manager: Elizabeth BramantiJunior Manager: Ally Jones

2011-12 Notre Dame Women’s Fencing Roster

Name HT. Class Weapon Hometown/High School Fencing ClubBeatriz Almeida*** 5-5 Sr. Sabre Chappaqua, NY/Horace Greeley Fencing Acadamy Of WestchesterNicole Ameli 5-5 Fr. Epee Las Vegas, NV/Palo Verde Fencing Club of Nevada Rachel Beck* 5-8 So. Foil Tucson, AZ/Home-Schooled Northwest Fencing CenterAdriana Camacho* 5-2 So. Foil Puebla, Mexico/Meridian School (UT) Utah Valley Sport Fencing Colleen Dawes 5-3 Sr. Sabre Golden, CO/The Woodlands (TX)Caroline Dikibo 5-9 Jr. Epee Houston, TX/Cypress Falls Cypress FallsChanning Foster 5-7 Fr. Epee Washington D.C./Maret School DC Fencers ClubDanielle Guilfoyle* 5-5 Jr. Sabre Pittstown, NJ/Villa Walsh Academy Luchetti Fencing USAGrace Hartman** 5-8 Jr. Foil St. Paul, MN/St. Paul Academy and Summit SchoolJulia Kohn 5-5 Jr. Sabre Wilmette, IL/New Trier Christina LaBarge** 5-6 Sr. Foil Pasadena, CA/Flintridge Prep LA International FCDarsie Malynn*** 5-5 Sr. Foil Grapevine, TX/Colleyville Heritage Fencing Institute of TexasMelissa Medina 5-2 So. Epee Long Beach, CA/St. Joseph’s (South Bend) Escrime du LacPhenix Messersmith** 5-3.5 Jr. Foil El Cerrito, CA/AlbanyStephanie Myers 5-6 Sr. Epee El Paso, TX/JM Hanks Salle DeLongAbigail Nichols** 5-7.5 Jr. Sabre Concord, MA/Concord-CarlisleLian Osier* 5-3 Jr. Sabre Battle Ground, WA/CAM High School Oregon Fencing AllianceKathryn Palazzoto** 5-0 Jr. Sabre Nutley, NJ/Academy of the Holy AngelsRadmila Sarkisova*** 5-3 Sr. Foil Grand Rapids, MI/Forest HillsAshley Severson 5-7 Fr. Epee Franklin Lakes, NJ/Ramapo NY Athletic ClubMarta Stepien** 5-6 Jr. Sabre South Amboy, NY/Old BridgeMadison Zeiss 5-9 Fr. Foil Los Angeles, CA/Pacific Hills LA International FCDiane Zielinski*** 5-7 Sr. Epee Bernardsville, NJ/Bernards Medeo Fencing CenterMarybeth Zier 5-4 Fr. Sabre Franklin Lakes, NJ/Ramapo Bergen Fencing Club* - indicates monograms wonHead Coach: Janusz Bednarski (10th season)Associate Head Coach: Gia KvaratskheliaAssistant Coach: Ian FarrSenior Manager: Elizabeth BramantiJunior Manager: Ally Jones

Men’s Pronunciation GuideJanusz Bednarski ........................Yah-NOOSH Bed-NARR-skiGabriel Acuna .............................a-COON-uhAlexander Coccia ........................CO-chaMarcel Frenkel ............................mar-CELLCarl Ianiro ...................................EYE-uh-near-ohNick Kubik...................................KOO-bickGia Kvaratskhelia ........................Gee (as in bee)-uh Claw-duh-SKELL-ee-uhAlan Markow ..............................mar-COWWilliam McGough ......................McGuffJack Piasio ..................................PEA-ah-ZEE-ohAnthony Schlehuber ..................SHLAY-who-ber

Women’s Pronunciation Guide:Beatriz Almeida ..........................al-MADE-uhNicole Ameli ...............................uh-MELL-eeJanusz Bednarski ........................Yah-NOOSH Bed-NARR-skiCaroline Dikibo ...........................DEE-ki-boDanielle Guilfoyle .......................GILL-foilJulia Kohn ...................................coneGia Kvaratskhelia ........................Gee (as in bee)-uh Claw-duh-SKELL-ee-uhDarsie Malynn ............................May-lin (rhymes with tin)Lian Osier ....................................Lee-Ann OH-see-urRadmila Sarkisova ......................sar-KEY-so-vuhMarta Stepien ............................step-EE-unMadison Zeiss .............................zice (rhymes with rice)

Epee (8)Albert He

James KaullRyan McDonough

Walter MyersJack PiasioChristopher PinkowskiDale Purdy

Michael Rossi

Foil (9)Gabriel Acuna

Reggie BentleyEnzo CastellaniNicholas Crebs

Nick GradyGrant HodgesNicholas KubikAlan MarkowRyan Murphy

Sabre (9)Jason Choy

Alexander CocciaKeith FeldmanMarcel FrenkelKevin Hassett

Carl IaniroWilliam McGoughWilliam Meckling

Anthony Schlehuber

Epee (7)Nicole Ameli

Caroline DikiboChanning FosterMelissa MedinaStephanie MyersAshley SeversonDiane Zielinski

Foil (8)Rachel Beck

Adriana CamachoGrace Hartman

Christina LaBargeDarsie Malynn

Phenix MessersmithRadmila Sarkisova

Madison Zeiss

Sabre (9)Beatriz AlmeidaColleen Dawes

Danielle GuilfoyleJulia Kohn

Abigail NicholsLian Osier

Kathryn PalazzotoMarta StepienMarybeth Zier

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Head coach Janusz Bednarski (center) and his coaching staff of Ian Farr (left), Gia Kvaratskhelia (right) and Marek Stepien (not pictured) brought home Notre Dame’s eighth career NCAA Championship in 2011 following a 174-168 triumph over Penn State.

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Head Coachin `05 (when he reached the title bout, followed by two more NCAA runner-up finishes in 2006 and `07). Stearns turned in a 10th-place finish for his own All-America honor at the 2005 NCAAs, combining with Ghattas for the second-most men’s sabre wins (32) in the NCAA field. Thanhouser then placed sixth at the `06 NCAAs for his own All-America honor. Providenza and Ghattas ulti-mately became rare four-year sabre All-Americans, while Stearns and Zagunis both posted two All-America fin-ishes with the Irish.

A former Olympic-level coach with Poland’s national team program, Bednarski’s leadership and training strat-egy positioned the 2003 Irish for a run at the program’s sixth all-time NCAA title and first since `94.

Bednarski served as head coach of Poland’s Olympic Team from 1978-88, with members of those teams win-ning 11 medals at the Olympics and World Championships. Formerly a member of Poland’s national sabre team, the Warsaw native received the prestigious Polish Silver Cross of Merit for his coaching accomplish-ments as head coach of the Polish National Team. Prior to assuming his duties as the Irish head coach, Bednarski had been a vital member of the Notre Dame program as it remained among the nation’s best - with the Irish fin-ishing as the NCAA runner-up every year from 1996-2000, in addition to third-place finishes in 1995, 2001, `02 and `04.

Bednarski’s days as an assistant included helping coordinate the recruiting effort that fortified the Irish for their pursuit of the national title. The 2003 seniors fin-

The University of Notre Dame’s athletic heritage has featured many legendary coaches, but only one--current 10th-year fencing coach Janusz Bednarski--directed his Irish squad to the national title in his first year as the program’s head coach. Such was Bednarski’s accomplish-ment in the spring of 2003, when a veteran Notre Dame squad edged rival Penn State to return to the pinnacle of the collegiate fencing world.

Bednarski was named the sixth head coach in the program’s storied history in May of 2002, after serving eight seasons as an assistant on the Notre Dame staff. The sabre specialist has seen his first nine seasons as the Notre Dame head coach yield a .946 combined winning percentage (487-28) - with nearly identical marks during that span by the Irish men (241-15) and women (246-13).

Success was not just a first-year feat for Bednarski, as he helped guide the Irish to a historic comeback to win the 2005 NCAA Championships, as well as guiding his team to a coast-to-coast victory at the 2011 Championships. Additionally, with his triumph in ’05, he became the first Notre Dame head coach in any sport to see his teams win multiple national titles in fewer than five seasons while in 2011 also becoming just the fourth Irish head coach all time to have claimed three or more titles during their tenure (Knute Rockne – football (3), Frank Leahy – football (4), Mike DeCicco – men’s fencing (4)).

After seeing his teams fall just short of the title dur-ing the 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons, Bednarski finally saw the teams efforts come to fruition during 2011, as the 12-member delegation held on for a six point victory over two-time defending champions, Penn State, 174-168. The victory was aided in part by four of the 12 Irish fencers – Ariel DeSmet, Courtney Hurley, Avery Zuck, Eileen Hassett – claiming first team All-America honors, in addition to DeSmet and Hurley each claiming individ-ual gold in men’s foil and women’s epee, respectively. Reggie Bentley, Barron Nydam, Hayley Reese, Lian Osier and Ewa Nelip were also tabbed All-Americans for their efforts. As a result, Bednarski was tabbed as the USFCA NCAA Coach of the Year for the first time in his tenure with the Irish.

Prior to returning to the top of the mountain in ’11, the Irish encountered three straight near misses in ’08-10, finishing runner-up on two occasions (’08, ’09) and third place once (’10). In ’08, the Irish racked up 176 points while seeing 11 participants earn All-America citations, while in ’09 the team improved on that total by six points (182) with 10 of the 12 competitors being named All-Americans. Kelley Hurley (epee) and Sarah Borrmann (sabre) both captured individual gold medals at the 2008 NCAA Championships, while freshman Gerek Meinhardt finished runner-up in men’s foil in ’09.

The 2010 season was still a historic campaign despite not claiming the national title, as for the first time since 1994 both the men’s and women’s teams fin-ished the season undefeated. It also marked the first time each team posted undefeated records with over 30 wins. During the 2010 season, Bednarski coached 11 of his athletes to All-America status, including epeeists Courtney Hurley, Kelley Hurley, James Kaull and Greg Schoolcraft; foilists Hayley Reese, Gerek Meinhardt and Enzo Castellani; and sabreists Sarah Borrmann, Eileen Hassett, Avery Zuck and Barron Nydam. Meinhardt improved on the previous years finish as well, capturing the NCAA individual gold for men’s foil.

Bednarski has a rich history of coaching some of the best all-around collections of sabre talent in all of college fencing, perhaps none more talented the crop of seniors who graduated following the 2011 NCAA Championship. Zuck, Nydam, Hassett and Borrmann concluded their Irish careers having combined for 13 All-America honors and a national championship (Borrmann) in three sea-sons under his tutelage.

His sabre fencers now have earned 46 All-America honors (out of a possible 60; with women’s sabre making its debut in 2000) and have won five NCAA individual titles, plus seven runner-up finishes.

One of Bednarski’s most impressive sabre duos included Mariel Zagunis (the 2004 and 2008 Olympic gold medalist in sabre), who dominated her college bouts with the Irish as a freshman, while going 29-1 in the regular season and advancing to the 2005 NCAA title match before returning to win the NCAA title in 2006. Valerie Providenza impressively won the 2004 NCAA sabre title and then battled through illness to post the second-most round-robin wins at the 2005 NCAAs (behind Zagunis), helping Notre Dame stage its historic rally to edge Ohio State for the NCAA title. Zagunis (21-2) and Providenza (19-4) blitzed the 2005 NCAA field for a 40-6 combined record.

On the men’s side, Patrick Ghattas and Matt Stearns combined with 2009 graduate Bill Thanhouser to give the Irish another talented sabre group. Ghattas was one of the nation’s top-ranked junior fencers, competing with Team USA at the 2005 World Junior Championships while earning All-America honors at the 2004 NCAAs and again

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The Bednarski FileHead Coaching Record at Notre Dame (since 2003)• Men: 241-15 (.941)• Women: 246-13 (.950)• Combined: 487-28 (.946)

Previous Coaching ExperienceAssistant Coach Notre Dame ...................1994-2002

Head Coach Indiana Fencing Academy .......................1994-2002Poland National Team .................................1978-88U.S. Junior World Championship Team .............1993CFS Fencing Club Denver, Colo. ....................1989-94Epee Coach U.S. Junior World Championship Team .............1994Coach U.S. Junior. Pan Am Games Team ......................1992

Coaching Honors• Polish Silver Cross of Merit – 1987• USFCA NCAA Coach of the Year – 2011 • USFCA Midwest Regional Coach of the Year – 1997, 1999• Current Member of NCAA National Fencing

Committee• Tutored 46 sabre All-Americans at Notre Dame, including five NCAA champions, nine NCAA runner-ups and three NCAA bronze medalists

Education• Master’s in Economics – SGPiS College (Warsaw, Poland; 1970)• Coaching Diploma – Academy of Physical Education (Warsaw, Poland; 1978)


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1997 and `99, he was selected as the Midwest Region Coach of the Year by the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association.

Fluent in several languages, Bednarski received his master’s degree in business in 1970 from Warsaw’s pres-tigious SGPiS Business College, where he worked as a lecturer in economics. He obtained his coaching diploma from the Academy of Physical Education in 1978 and has published several articles on coaching, effective club management and the counseling of athletes.

A resident of Granger, Ind., Bednarski and his wife, Izabella, have two sons: Michael and Andrzej, a three-time sabre All-American and 2002 graduate of Notre Dame who also served as an intern assistant coach on his father’s staff during the 2005 and `06 seasons.

ished as the most accomplished class in the history of Notre Dame fencing, combining for nearly 1,300 career victories and 20 All-America performances. The senior leaders in 2003 included a pair of four-time All-Americans in men’s epeeist Jan Viviani and men’s foilist Ozren Debic, with senior men’s sabreist Gabor Szelle and senior women’s epeeists Meagan Call and Anna Carnick each posting three All-America performances during their careers. Debic (157-8, .952) and Viviani (162-20, .890) finished with the top career winning percentages in Notre Dame history for their respective weapons while Szelle (182-13, .933) ranks fourth all-time on the sabre win percentage list and sixth among all men’s weapons.

The 2005 senior class included a pair of top fencers from Bednarski’s native Poland - three-time women’s foil NCAA champion (`05 runner-up) Alicja Kryczalo and 2005 men’s epee NCAA champ Michal Sobieraj (`03 NCAA runner-up), in addition to two-time NCAA foil runner-up Andrea Ament. Each of those three became rare four-year All-Americans, with Kryczalo going undefeated (23-0) in the 2002 NCAA round robin before beating Ament in the gold-medal bout (Ament’s only losses in the `02 NCAAs came versus her teammate, followed by a third-place finish in `03). Bednarski’s first season as the Notre Dame head coach included a 46-2 combined record in regular-season dual meets, with the Irish men going 24-0 to extend the program’s third-longest winning streak to 83 matches (that streak ultimately ended at 90 matches in 2004). The Irish men claimed the number-one ranking in the middle of the 2003 season, after knocking off Penn State in a fiercely contested 15-12 decision at Notre Dame’s Joyce Center.

Bednarski’s 2004 Notre Dame squads combined for a 50-1 record, with both the Irish men (24-1) and women (26-0) holding the number-one ranking. The 2005 teams followed with a 43-5 combined record (22-2 by the women; 21-3 for the men) and the Notre Dame women held the nation’s top ranking for most of that `05 season. Both Irish teams then suffered only one loss in 2006 (each 29-1), with the women again rising to the top spot in the AFCA poll.

During Bednarski’s eight seasons as an assistant, the Irish won 93.6 percent of their dual matches (382-26) and the Irish men’s team held the nation’s number- one ranking in both the 2001 and 2002 final coaches’ polls.

Bednarski’s work with Notre Dame has made a sig-nificant impact in sabre and epee - with Bill Lester, Luke La Valle and Gabor Szelle combining over a six-year stretch (`95-’00) to win two gold, two silver and one bronze medal in NCAA sabre.

The men’s sabre squad posted the maximum two All-Americans in each of Bednarski’s first six full seasons (`96-’01), with that level of success unmatched by any other Notre Dame weapon in that six-year stretch.

He tutored two-time sabre All-American Andre Crompton (`02), who stood as high as sixth in the U.S. rankings, while Szelle and fellow senior sabreman Matt Fabricant earned All-America honors in 2003 to help pace the national title-winning effort.

Bednarski also oversaw the career of women’s sabre captain Carianne McCullough, who progressed from being a walk-on to a nationally-ranked competitor and 2002 All-American. He then developed Destanie Milo into an All-American in her own right, with Milo’s sixth-place finish at the 2003 NCAAs providing a final push to the team title.

Bednarski helped mold Providenza and Ghattas into top-level collegiate fencers. Providenza turned in a strong rookie season and won the 2004 NCAA title--be-coming the first Notre Dame sabre fencer (men’s or women’s) ever to win the NCAAs as a freshman (followed by Borrmann in 2008). Ghattas turned in his own All-America showing at the 2004 NCAAs (placing 10th) and surged to number two in the USFA under-20 men’s sabre rankings, before going on to his NCAArunner-up finishes in 2005 and `06.

After moving to the United States in 1988, Bednarski served as head coach at Denver’s CFS Fencing Club - the largest fencing club in the Rocky Mountain region - from 1989-94. Many of his CFS products went on to achieve great success on the national and international level. While in Colorado, Bednarski served on the U.S. coaching staff at the 1993 (head coach) and 1994 Junior World Championships and was a U.S. coach for the 1992 Junior Pan-Am Games. His fencers have competed in Olympics, World Championships and World Cups in all age catego-ries.

Bednarski served from 1994-2002 as head coach of the Escrime du Lac Fencing Club in Mishawaka (also known as the Indiana Fencing Academy) and has been a member of many advisory panels for the U.S. Fencing Association, the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association. He is licensed by Federation International D’Escrime as an “A” category Fencing Director and is one of just a handful of fencing specialists in North America who are ranked by the International Fencing Federation.

His wide-reaching experience includes participating in the organizational efforts for World Championships held in Denver (1989 and `91) and South Bend (2000). In

Notre Dame’s All-Time National Championship Coaches

Knute Rockne (football) – 1924, 1929, 1930Walt Langford (men’s tennis) – 1944Rev. George Holderith, (men’s golf) – 1944Frank Leahy (football) – 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949Alex Wilson (cross country) – 1957Tom Fallon (men’s tennis) – 1959Ara Parseghian (football) – 1966, 1973Mike DeCicco (men’s fencing) – 1977, 1978, 1986, 1994Dan Devine (football) – 1977Yves Auriol (women’s fencing) – 1987, 1994Lou Holtz (football) – 1988Chris Petrucelli (women’s soccer) – 1995Muffet McGraw (women’s basketball) – 2001Janusz Bednarski (fencing) – 2003, 2005, 2011Randy Waldrum (women’s soccer) – 2004, 2010

Notes: Bednarski’s team won the NCAAs in his first year as the Irish head coach, Auriol’s in his second and five others (Leahy, Fallon, Parseghian, Devine and Holtz) in their third season … the others: Langford (national title in 5th season), Rockne, Petrucelli and Waldrum (6th), Wilson (8th), Holderith (12th), McGraw (14th) and DeCicco (16th) … in 1994, DeCicco coached the men and Auriol the women (the Irish won the NCAA combined title) … Bednarski is the only ND head coach ever to lead his teams to multiple NCAA titles in fewer than five seasons.



Associate Head CoachIn 2008, the story was the quick matu-

ration of a group of freshmen that saw Steve Kubik (8th), Zach Schirtz (11th) and Reese (11th) qualify for All-American in their first year with the program, while Nott (4th) earned first-team billing in her second year under the tutelage of Kvaratskhelia. 2007, meanwhile, saw the Irish qualify four with Nott, Mark Kubik and Jakub Jedrkowiak all earning All-America honors.

Kvaratskhelia has also had a great impact on the recruiting trail in his stint with the Irish. In his first full season on the scene, he helped secure one of the top freshman classes in all of college fencing for the ’07-08 season that was led by elite foilists Reese, Schirtz and S. Kubik – all went on to earn All-America honors in ’08. That success hasn’t slowed down since as in ’09 he helped ink ’08 U.S. Olympian Gerek Meinhardt as well as Radmila Sarkisova, ranked as high as 90th at the time in the FIE World Junior rankings. For the NCAA Championship season, Kvaratskhelia helped secure commitments from NCAA gold medalist Ariel DeSmet and NCAA participant Rachel Beck, with the latter hoping to bolster a youthful lineup while DeSmet and others are away in search of Olympic qualification.

Guiorgie “Gia” Kvaratskhelia (GEE-uh Claw-duh-SKELL-ee-uh) enters his first season as the newly announced associate head coach of Notre Dame fencing after spending the previous five as the assistant coach. He also maintains his role as the foil specialist. He was and remains regarded as one of the top foil coaches in the nation with a background that includes a success-ful competitive career in the former Soviet Union as a member of the Georgian National Team.

Since joining the Irish staff in 2007, the Notre Dame fencing team has enjoyed tremendous success having qualified the maximum 20 foilists for NCAA Championship play, with 17 of those 20 appearances resulting in All-America hon-ors.

This past season proved no different to the recent trend of foil success at the NCAA Championship, as the maximum four fenc-ers advanced to the event with three of the four – Hayley Reese, Reggie Bentley, Ariel DeSmet – earning All-America citations with DeSmet capturing the individual foil title with a 15-13 victory over Penn State’s Miles Chamley-Watson. It represented the second time in the last three years that a men’s foilist has claimed gold under Kvaratskhelia’s watch, as Gerek Meinhardt accomplished the feat in 2010. Additionally, DeSmet became the first freshman foilist to win the title since Charles Higgs-Coulthard did so all the way back in 1984.

Reese, meanwhile, represented the first foilist to complete all four years under the tutelage of Kvaratskhelia as a four-time All-American, after receiving second-team recognition following an eighth-place showing in ’11. Kvaratskhelia

had previously helped Adrienne Nott churn out three such citations, however her first honor came the year prior to him joining the staff.

For his vast successes, Kuaratskhelia was tabbed as the 2010-11 U.S.Fencing National Coach of the Year. On the year, he helped several Irish representatives and others American fencers acheive great results on the NAC circuit as well as in sev-eral international competitions.

During the 2010 season, three of Kvaratskhelia’s foilists were again dubbed All-Americans at the NCAA Championships. Meinhardt, Enzo Castellani and Reese fin-ished first, third and fifth, respectively. Meinhardt, a former 2008 Olympian became Kvaratskhelia’s first NCAA gold medalist, posting a solid 15-9 victory over David Willette of Penn State. Also under Kvaratskhelia’s champion coaching, Castellani earned the bronze medal, finish-ing round robin play with 16 wins and a +40 indicator.

The years of 2008 and 2009 both saw all four foil participants earn All-American distinction, led by Meinhardt and Reese in ‘09, who each earned silver medals on the men’s and women’s side, respectively. Castellani (8th) and Nott (9th) rounded out that year’s group, with Nott closing out her career as the program’s 18th fencer to earn four All-America honors.

GIA KVARATSKHELIA

Associate Head CoachFoil SpecialistSixth Season

Georgia State Physical Training Institute


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community outreach programs while helping grow the sport of fencing through-out the state.

Kvaratskhelia - who became a U.S. citi-zen in 2004 - developed an elite four-fencer team of youth men’s foilists at Kanza, with that group winning USFA national titles in the open category during 2001, ‘02 and ‘04. The Kanza foilists brought home the bronze from the 2006 USFA Summer Nationals, led by former Notre Dame fencers Steve (’11) and Mark Kubik (’09).

After immigrating to the United States in 1994, Kvaratskhelia stayed active in his own fencing career by competing in domestic and international events. He placed fifth in the open competition at a 1996 North American Cup and fenced at World Cup events in 1998 and ‘99. Kvaratskhelia first ventured into coaching in 1994, assisting Vladimir Nazlymov (now head coach at Ohio State) at Central Fencing Club in Kansas City and at the sat-ellite Lawrence Fencing Club. Two years later, he accepted the challenge in Salina and spent 10 years building Kanza into a nationallyrecognized club.

Kvaratskhelia grew up in the formor Soviet republic of Georgia and began fenc-ing in 1988 at the age of 13. He progressed quickly and was a member of the Georgian National Foil Team from 1990-94, during which time he fenced alongside the likes of Vladimir Aptiaouri (a member of the U.S.S.R. foil team that won the gold at the 1988 Olympics). Kvaratskhelia took home the bronze medal at the 1990 Soviet Junior National Championship - shortly before Georgia declared its independence - and he later had an impressive 11th-place fin-ish at the 1992 European Championship.

Noted for his tremendous communica-tion skills, Kvaratskhelia is fluent in Russian, Georgian and English. He received his bachelor’s degree in physical education and sport in 1993, from the Georgian State Physical Training Institute in his hometown of Tbilisi. He also received a sports journal-ism certificate from that institution (‘92) and pursued graduate studies in journal-ism at Tbilisi State University in 1993, prior to coming to the United States.

Kvaratskhelia and his wife, Dani Edson, have one daughter, Maya, as well as one son, Alexander, born in November ‘11.

Over the past two seasons, Kvaratskhelia has inked two of the best fencers in the country, men’s foilist Race Imboden and women’s foilist Lee Kiefer.

Imboden, a signee from ‘10, ranked as the fifth-best junior at the time and 11th-best senior, while Kiefer ranked as the 10th-best junior and 6th-best senior.

Prior to joining the Notre Dame coach-ing staff, Kvaratskhelia spent 10 years as the coach of the Kanza Fencing Club in Salina, Kan. In that time, Kvaratskhelia transformed Kanza from a small recre-ational club into one of the nation’s top foil centers. His fencers at Kanza - which included the Kubik and Hodges brothers - combined to win three USFA national men’s open foil team championships, with six of his Kanza fencers going on to com-pete at the Division I level as scholarship athletes.

Named the 2002 USFA national devel-opment coach of the year, Kvaratskhelia molded his fencers at Kanza into top com-petitors on the national and international levels. His Kanza fencers combined to be national finalists 15 times, while receiving nearly 50 national medals. Former Kanza fencers Ryan Dunn and Chris Miller were

members of the U.S. Junior National Team before going on to successful collegiate careers (Miller as an All-American at Penn State and Dunn at Air Force.) Kanza prod-uct Christina Tillman also went on to fence at Air Force while Eric McConkey joined her as a Division I competitor at Cleveland State.

Known previously as the Coyote Fencing Club, the Kanza foil center had a roster of only five active fencers when Kvaratskhelia arrived in 1996 but that number of active competitors grew to a bustling gym full of 30 fencers by 2005.

During his time at Kanza, Kvaratskhelia worked cooperatively with many coaches throughout the United States and from overseas. Kanza has hosted an impressive list of nationally-ranked fencers during recent years, with those elite foilists including the likes of Kurt Getz, the Kubik brothers, Andras Horanyi, Meinhardt and Tamara Najm. Kanza also welcomed more than 60 out-of-state fencers for its 2005 summer training camps and worked an “exchange” program with clubs in Russia and Ukraine, allowing fencers from his homeland and Kansas to train in an over-seas setting. Kanza likewise has sponsored



Assistant Coach / Support Stafflimited to, assisting event managers in prep-aration for athletic events, including football. Farr also served as the intermediary between the officials and visiting teams to ensure a safe and friendly environment for all parties, as well as managing the student-worker staff. Before entering into the athletics field, Farr served as a documents and legal assis-tant at Thompson & Bogram P.C. in Portland, Ore., from 2007 through 2008. While there he maintained existing cases and was responsi-ble for organizing incoming discovery.

During his college career, Farr competed with a very talented Penn State team, includ-ing the ‘07 team that went on to capture the NCAA title. Along with helping the team capture the title, he also grabbed All-America honors in each of the ‘04 and ‘07 seasons and served as the men’s fencing team representa-tive in ‘06-07 for the Student-Athlete Advisory Board. Farr also was chosen to rep-resent the United States in several World Cup fencing competitions.

Ian Farr - a former standout sabreist for Penn State and member of the Oregon Fencing Alliance, which has produced several Notre Dame fencing prospects - enters his second year with the Irish fencing team as an assistant coach and sabre specialist.

In his first season with the program – a National Championship season – Farr helped the maximum four fencers qualify for the NCAA Championship and earn All-America recognition in the process. Senior sabreists Barron Nydam (6th) and Eileen Hassett (3rd)

both entered the Irish record books as four-time All-Americans following the 2011 cam-paign, while Avery Zuck (2nd) concluded with three such accolades. Farr also helped sophomore Lian Osier (9th) capture third team All-American in her first NCAA Championship.

Before joining the Notre Dame coaching staff, Farr worked as a volunteer assistant coach at Northwestern. While there, he was in charge of coaching 35 female student-athletes, providing each member of the eight-person sabre squad with one-on-one instruction on a consistent basis. In his one season in Evanston, Ill., the Wildcats put together a very successful 45-5 record. Before accepting the volunteer coaching position at Northwestern, Farr worked in their camps department, leading fencing related drills and activities for open and competitive fenc-ing camps in the summer of `08.

Prior to joining the Wildcat staff, Farr worked for 11 months in the Portland State athletics department (2007-2008). His responsibilities there included, but were not

IAN FARR

Assistant CoachSecond SeasonPenn State ‘07

M.D. McNallyVolunteer Admin. Assistant

Robert Baldwin Armorer

Maureen McNamara Assistant A.D./

Fencing Administrator

Chad GrotegutAcademic Services

Brent HenningfeldMedia Relations Assistant

Hunter TreuchetStrength and Conditioning

Erika Whitman Sports Nutritionist

Rev. Larry Calhoun Team Chaplain

Dr. Mick FrancoSports Psychologist

Elizabeth BramantiSenior Student Manager

Ally JonesJunior Student Manager


Senior foilist Enzo Castellani returns with the most NCAA experience of the Irish roster having earned All-American distinction in two NCAA Championships in ’09 and ’10.

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earned her first career win against Columbia’s Abby Capparos-Janto (3-2 in OT) … went 10-4 at the NYU Invitational, including 3-0 perfor-mances against Yale and NYU … her 10 wins at the NYU Invitational led all Irish women foilists … led the Irish women’s foil team with 25 wins at the Notre Dame Duals (finished 25-3) … went 3-0 against Stanford, Michigan State, Cleveland State, and Cal Tech at the Notre Dame Duals … finished 14th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … at the champi-onships, beat Purdue’s Ashley Gross, 15-7, in the round of 64 and Notre Dame teammate Christina LaBarge, 15-6, in the round of 32 before losing to Ohio State’s Oksana Dmytruk, 15-9, in the round of 16 … captured seventh place at the NCAA Midwest Regional … earned seventh with a win over Northwestern’s Meredith Baskies, 15-5, in the seventh-place bout.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyville, Texas … trained at the Fencing Institute of Texas under the direction of Volodymyr Yefimov … ranked 230th among seniors and the 166th ranked junior in the world … ranked as high as 141st in the world senior rankings and 121st in the world junior rankings … finished ninth at the 2006 Division 1 N.A.C. event held in Sacramento, Calif. … member of National Honor Society and French Honor Society in high school … also an AP Scholar while in high school … daughter of Edward Malynn and Jacqueline Ballard … has two brothers … born February 1, 1990, in San Diego, Calif. … majoring in French in the College of Arts and Letters.

AS A JUNIOR: Reached the 30-win plateau for third straight year, finishing with a mark of 30-10 while also reaching the 100-win mark for career … earned third monogram … opened the year 5-2 at the NYU Invitational … clinched both the foil victory and overall match victory with 5-3 triumph over Yale’s Katharine Pitt … did not allow a touch in taking down Columbia’s Huda Muhammad (5-0) in next match … again clinched both foil and overall match victories with win over St. John’s Christine Zazzara (5-0) … finished with a 4-4 ledger at the St. John’s Challenge the following day … earned two of foil’s four wins against Harvard, defeating both Katherine Chou (5-4) and Shelby MacLeod (4-2)

… earned one of three foil wins against Columbia in close 14-13 victory, defeating Meagan Ng in the final foil bout, 5-1 … went 9-3 at the home Notre Dame Duals … opened 5-0 after going 2-0 against Detroit and 3-0 against Cleveland State … also earned three wins against Florida, defeating Andrea Rumbaugh (5-2), Laura Gonzalez (5-0) and Shelby Krantz (5-2) … posted a 10-1 record at the Northwestern Duals the following day … opened going 6-0 with perfect 3-0 sheets against Fairleigh Dickinson and UC San Diego … in 18-9 victory over Temple, clinched foil victory with 5-1 triumph over Liz Van Son … ended regular season with two wins at Irish Duals, earning one win against each Illinois and Michigan State … began postseason play with a 14th-place finish at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships before helping the foil squad claim the team weapon title the fol-lowing day … at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, finished in fifth place with a pool record of 5-4 with a +6 indicator.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Earned honorable mention all-MFC for her 10th-place finish in the foil … concluded her second year with the Irish with a record of 31-13 … posted five wins at the NYU Invitational to open the year, including posting a perfect 2-0 ledger against Yale … recorded her 50th win as a member of the team against Columbia with her 5-3 decision over Tess Finkel at the St. John’s Challenge … ended the event with a 6-1 record … went 11-5 at the Northwestern Duals, including clean sheets against Fairleigh Dickinson (1-0), Stanford (2-0), San Diego (3-0) and Cal Tech (1-0) … ended the regular season with a 9-1 mark at the Notre Dame Duals … clinched the match at 14-1 against Purdue with her 5-1 decision over Audrey Jenkins … placed 10th at the Midwest Fencing Championships … placed first out of her pool, posting a 5-0 record and a +23 indica-tor … defeated Rika Terajima of Lawrence in the second round, 15-0, after her first round bye … next, defeated Curie Chang of Northwestern in the Round of 16, 15-5 … fell to teammate Radmila Sarkisova in the quarterfinals, 12-11, in a hard-fought overtime battle … foil team earned third-place finish at the tournament, falling to Northwestern (5-3) in the semifinals, before beating Wayne State in the third-place match (5-1) … qualified for her first-ever NCAA Championships after placing sixth at the Midwest Regional … advanced to the final eight with wins over Camille Provencal-Dayle of Northwestern (15-12) and Hayley Reese (15-13) … fell to Reese in the quarterfinals, 15-5, before knocking off Lindsay Knauer of Ohio State (15-9) in the consolation bracket … placed 23rd at the NCAA Championships, posting a record of 6-17 in round robin play with a -35 indicator.

AS A FRESHMAN: Went 39-7 during the regular season … began her college career with a 4-0 record at the St. John’s Duals …

MALYNN’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2009 39 7 .848 --2010 31 13 .705 --2011 30 10 .750 --Career 100 30 .769 --

MALYNN IN THE NCAAS2010: 6-17 round robin (-35 in touches)

Irina Koroleva (St. John’s) 5-2Evgeniya Kirpicheva (St. John’s) L, 2-5Katharine Pitt (Yale) 5-2D’Meca Hunter (Columbia) L, 2-5Nicole Ross (Columbia) L, 0-5Pilar Alicéa (San Diego) L, 2-5Dayana Sarkisova (Northwestern) L, 4-5Devynn Patterson (Northwestern) 5-2Jessica Wacker (Stanford) L, 3-4Allison Henvick (Ohio State) L, 2-5Oksana Dmytruk (Ohio State) L, 0-5Aida Abdikulova (Pennsylvania) L, 1-5Shelby MacLeod (Harvard) 5-4Misha Goldfeder (Harvard) L, 3-5Jennifer Colacino (Boston College) L, 2-5Hayley Reese (Notre Dame) L, 0-5Olivia Dobbs (Wayne State) 5-2Mikayla Varadi (Temple) L, 1-5Melissa Parker (Temple) L, 3-5Brianna Martin (Princeton) L, 3-5Olga Ostatnigrosh (Penn State) 5-1Doris Willette (Penn State) L, 0-5Rocky Rothenberg (Princeton) L, 4-5

• Finished 23rd

DARSIE MALYNN

SeniorGrapevine, Texas

Colleyville Heritage

HONORS & AWARDSNCAA 23rd-Place Finisher (2010)

Honorable Mention All-MFC (2010)


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SARKISOVA’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2009 42 14 .750 --2010 37 17 .685 --2011 32 9 .780Career 111 40 .735 --

with a record of 37-17 … earned her 50th win of her Irish career with a 5-0 victory over Samantha Anthony of NYU … went 9-5 in the season opening NYU Invitational … recorded three wins for the Irish at the St. John’s Challenge … finished 14-5 at the Northwestern Duals, including clean matches against Fairleigh Dickinson (1-0), Duke (2-0), Cal Tech (2-0), Temple (2-0) and Detroit (2-0) … ended regu-lar season with 11-1 ledger at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing the tournament with three-straight 3-0 matches against Wisconsin, Indiana and Detroit … finished eighth at the Midwest Fencing Championships, advancing out of her pool with a perfect 6-0 mark and a +23 indica-tor … knocked off Amanda Soldner in the sec-ond round by a score of 15-0 and then defeated teammate Katie Heinzen in the Round of 16, 15-2 … defeated her second consecutive Irish teammate in the quarterfinals, taking out Darsie Malynn in an overtime bout, 12-11, before falling to Oksana Dmytruk of Ohio State in the quarterfinals, 9-8 … finished 11th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … fell to Devynn Patterson in overtime, 9-8, in the first round of direct elimination before dropping a decision to Olivia Dobbs of Wayne State, 15-11, in the repechage draw … lost to teammate Grace Hartman in the plate table (15-8), before defeating Holly McKibben of Ohio State (15-10) in the 11th-place match.

AS A FRESHMAN: Went 42-14 during the regular season … began college career with a 2-1 showing at the St. John’s Duals … earned her first career win against Columbia’s Lucia Mattox (5-1) … went 6-4 at the NYU Invitational … finished 18-8 at the

Northwestern Duals, including a perfect 3-0 mark against Fairleigh Dickinson, North Carolina and Lawrence … turned in an impressive 16-1 performance at the Notre Dame Duals, including a 3-0 record against Cleveland State at the Notre Dame Duals … finished in 13th place at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … at the championships, beat Purdue’s Kendra McPheeters, 15-0, in the round of 64 and Case Western’s Phoebe Stierhoff, 15-9, in the round of 32 before losing to Notre Dame teammate Emilie Prot … finished in sixth place at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … in the quarterfi-nals of the regional, fell to Notre Dame team-mate Hayley Reese, 15-8, before bouncing back with a win over Northwestern’s Meredith Baskies, 15-11 … lost the fifth-place bout to Notre Dame teammate Adi Nott, 15-7.

PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year letter win-ner in fencing at Forest Hills Central High School in Grand Rapids, Mich. … finished in the national rankings all four years of high school … trained at the Grand Rapids Fencing Academy … member of the National Honor Society while in high school … born June 20, 1990 in Obninsk, Russia … daughter of Arkady Sarkisov and Yuliana Shepeleva … enrolled in the College of Science and majoring in pre-pro-fessional studies.

AS A JUNIOR: Reached the 100-win plateau after going 32-9 in third season … earned third monogram … opened the year with an 8-2 performance at the NYU Invitational, including going 3-0 against NYU … claimed first victory of the year against Yale, defeating Zoe Egelman 5-0 … clinched the foil victory against NYU, earning a win over Jessica Sherman, 5-1 … also beat Samantha Anthony (5-1) and Sophie Feiertag (5-0) in that match … notched two wins the following day at the St. John’s Challenge, recording a win each against Ohio State and St. John’s … at the Notre Dame Duals, finished with a record of 9-1 … posted perfect records against Detroit (2-0), Cleveland State (1-0), Air Force (2-0), Swarthmore (1-0) and Wayne State (3-0) … clinched the foil victory against Air Force, knocking off Diana Hock 5-0 … also clinched the foil against Wayne State with a 5-2 triumph over Tiaja Sabrie … earned two additional wins against Wayne State, defeating Rachel Broderick (5-0) and Olivia Dobbs (5-2) … recorded 10 more wins the fol-lowing day at the Northwestern Duals, putting together a 10-1 ledger … posted back-to-back 3-0 records against Fairleigh Dickinson and UC San Diego … in 14-13 victory over Princeton, earned an overtime victory over Lucile Jarry 2-1 … ended regular season going 3-0 at the Irish Duals, earning one win against each Chicago, Illinois and Michigan State … began postsea-son play with an eighth-place result at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, good for second team all-MFC honors for the second straight year … reached the quarterfi-nals before dropping 10-0 decision to teammate and eventual champion Hayley Reese … con-cluded year finishing sixth at the NCAA Midwest Regional after posting a record of 5-4 with a +0 indicator.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Received second team all-MFC recognition after her eighth-place finish at the Midwest Fencing Championships … also named the 2010 Alice “Dit” Langford Award winner, given to the Irish women’s foilist who exemplifies leadership … concluded the year

SARKISOVA’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2009 42 14 .750 --2010 37 17 .685 --2011 32 9 .780 --Career 111 40 .735 --

HONORS & AWARDSCaptain (2012)

Second Team All-MFC (2010, 2011)

SeniorGrand Rapids, Mich.Forest Hills Central

RADMILA SARKISOVA



Student-AthletesInvitational, while securing the match-clinching point against Columbia … registered five wins at the St. John’s Challenge … went 12-4 at the Northwestern Duals, including posting perfect sheets against Fairleigh Dickinson (1-0), Stanford (1-0), San Diego (1-0), Duke (2-0), North Carolina (2-0) and Cal Tech (2-0) … fin-ished regular season with a 9-1 mark at the Notre Dame Duals, including perfect 3-0 records against both Michigan State and Purdue … placed third at the Midwest Fencing Championships … advanced into direct elimi-nation as the No. 10 seed after going 5-0 in pool play with a +21 indicator … won each of her first two matches by a 15-2 score, defeating Kristi Spuhler of Bowling Green in the Round of 32 before knocking off Audrey Jenkins of Purdue in the Round of 16 … advanced into the quar-terfinals with an 8-7 victory over Lindsay Knauer of Ohio State and then took down Camille Provencal-Dayle of Northwestern, 13-10, for a spot in the semifinals … saw run end with 15-9 loss to teammate Hayley Reese … placed ninth at the NCAA Midwest Regional … earned placement with victories over Radmila Sarkisova of Notre Dame (15-8) and Camille Provencal-Dayle of Northwestern (15-6) in the ninth-12th

place draw.PREP & PERSONAL: Attended St. Paul

Academy and Summit School in St. Paul, Minn. … saw her national ranking climb to as high as 39th on the junior circuit according to the FIE rankings … earned two third-place results at JWC tournaments in Montreal, Canada in 2005 and 2006 … also finished in the top 25 at the Coupe du Monde from Louisville, Ky., finishing in 24th place … took on the senior circuit as well, ranking as high as 216th in the standings … earned one top-50 performance on the senior circuit, grabbing 47th place at the World Cup tournament in Dallas, Texas … born in St. Paul, Minn., on November 16, 1990 … daughter of Jay and Margaret Hartman … father played rugby at Minnesota … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an art history and design major.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the season with a record of 32-7 … earned second mono-gram … finished the season-opening NYU Invitational with a record of 8-2, including going a perfect 3-0 against NYU … opened the event 2-0 against Yale, defeating Lidia Gocheva (5-2) and Zoe Egelman (4-1) … bouted only once against Columbia, notching a victory over Huda Muhammad (5-0) … despite losing foil to Northwestern, claimed two of four victories in defeating Camille Provencal-Dayle (5-3) and NCAA participant Devynn Patterson (3-2) … returned to the strip the following day, posting a record of 5-2 in three matches competed in at the St. John’s Challenge … finished with a mark of 9-2 at the home Notre Dame Duals, recording victories against Detroit (2-0), Cleveland State (3-0), Northwestern (1-1), Air Force (1-1), Swarthmore (1-0) and Wayne State (1-1) … returned the following day at the Northwestern Duals with a 9-1 record … posted a clean 3-0 sheet against North Carolina … posted a 2-0 record against Cal Tech, clinching the overall match victory for the Irish with a 5-0 triumph over Mengyu Guan … concluded regular sea-son with one final victory at the Irish Duals, taking down Michigan State’s Shaina Selbig 5-1 … earned second team all-MFC honors after reaching the table of eight at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … fell to fellow Irish foilist Rachel Beck in the quarterfi-nals, 11-9 … helped women’s foil squad claim the team weapon title the following day, en route to sweeping all six weapons … ended postseason with an eighth-place result at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … concluded pool play with a record of 4-5 overall … named the recipient of the Alice “Dit” Langford Women’s Foil Leadership Award.

AS A FRESHMAN: Earned first team all-MFC billing after placing third in the foil at the Midwest Fencing Championships … concluded the year with a 32-11 regular-season record … opened season with a 6-3 showing at the NYU

GRACE HARTMAN

JuniorSt. Paul, Minn.

St. Paul Academy / Summit School

HARTMAN’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2010 32 11 .744 --2011 32 7 .821 --Career 64 18 .780 --

HONORS & AWARDSMFC Foil Third-Place Finisher (2010)

First Team All-MFC (2010)Second Team All-MFC (2011)


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victory over Penn State, posted a 3-0 ledger including clinching the foil win with a 5-1 deci-sion over NCAA participant Doris Willette … registered a 7-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals … opened the event with a 3-0 mark against Lawrence, clinching the foil with a 5-0 shutout of Dorothea Schurr … finished 7-4 at the Northwestern Duals … opened the event going 3-0 against North Carolina and clinching the foil with a 5-0 triumph over Heather Van Wallendael … earned a pair of wins against Cal Tech, defeating Mengyu Guan (5-0) and Rachel Deghuec (5-0) … clinched the foil against Stanford in final match of event with a 5-1 vic-tory over Rebecca Chung … also defeated Maneeshika Madduri (5-0) earlier in the match … ended regular season notching two more victories at the Irish Duals, earning one apiece against Chicago and Illinois … began fabulous postseason run at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, reaching the semi-finals of direct elimination and getting tabbed first team all-MFC … reached the semifinals of the table with an 11-9 victory over teammate Grace Hartman before falling to another Irish teammate, Hayley Reese, in the semifinals by an identical 11-9 score … helped women’s foil squad capture the team weapon title the fol-lowing day, en route to the team sweeping all six weapons for the first time in conference his-

tory … at the NCAA Championship, finished 17th in the foil after finishing with a pool play record of 9-14 with a -20 indicator … most impressive victory at the event came as she defeated Penn State rival Olga Ostatnigrosh 5-0 … also clinched team title with 3-2 overtime win over Kathy Chou of Harvard.

PREP & PERSONAL: Home schooled in Tucson, Arizona … attended same club as Irish fencers Ariel DeSmet and Nick Crebs, the Northwest Fencing Center … biggest athletic thrill to date was placing first in the Division I Summer Nationals in 2010 as well as first in the senior team Summer Nationals in 2009 … competed in limited international competition before arriving at Notre Dame … placed 53rd in a senior league tournament in Las Vegas, 41st in Dallas and 64th in New York, earning two points toward international standings at each … born in Cumberland, Md., on March 31, 1992 … daughter of Michael and Mary Etta Beck … enrolled in the College of Science as a chemistry major.

AS A FRESHMAN: Concluded successful rookie campaign with the Irish with a record of 27-12 and a berth into the NCAA Championship … earned first monogram … opened the year going 6-4 at the NYU Invitational, including a perfect 3-0 against Columbia in the second match of the day … claimed first collegiate victory over Katharine Pitt of Yale, 5-2 … in 3-0 showing against Columbia, recorded wins over D’Meca Homer (5-2), Huda Muhammad (5-0) and Megan Ng (5-0) … followed the NYU Invitational with a 5-3 showing at the St. John’s Challenge … clinched the foil victory in the opener against Ohio State, defeating NCAA par-ticipant Allison Henvick 5-3 … in close 15-12

RACHEL BECK

SophomoreTucson, Ariz.

Home Schooled

BECK’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2011 27 12 .692 17th

BECK IN THE NCAAS2011: 9-14 round robin (-20 in touches)

Kathryn Hawrot (Brown) L, 0-5Avery Nackman (Brown) 3-2D’Meca Homer (Columbia) 4-3April Whitney (Cornell) 5-3Christine McIntosh (Cornell) 5-1Jia Wu (UC San Diego) 5-1Alyssa Lomuscio (Temple) L, 3-5Mikayla Varadi (Temple) 5-2Katie Williamson (North Carolina) 5-2Alexandra Kiefer (Harvard) L, 2-5Kathy Chou (Harvard) 3-2Meaghan Conway (Stanford) L, 3-5Dayana Sarkisova (Northwestern) L, 3-5Devynn Patterson (Northwestern) L, 4-5Hayley Reese (Notre Dame) L, 3-5Olga Ostatnigrosh (Penn State) 5-0Doris Willette (Penn State) L, 1-5Hyun-Kyung Yuh (Princeton) L, 2-5Eve Levin (Princeton) L, 0-5Allison Henvick (Ohio State) L, 1-5Evgeniya Kirpicheva (St. John’s) L, 1-5Irina Koroleva (St. John’s) L, 3-5Oksana Dmytruk (Ohio State) L, 0-5

• Finished 17th

HONORS & AWARDSNCAA 17th-Place Finisher (2011)

MFC Foil Third-Place Finisher (2011)First Team All-MFC



Student-Athletes

ADRIANA CAMACHO

SophomorePuebla, MexicoMeridian School

State in the finale with a 5-0 decision over Kathy Cumming … earned first-team all-MFC distinc-tion at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships after reaching the semifinals of direct elimination … earned the bid after upsetting second seed Oksana Dmytruk of Ohio State in the table of eight, 12-10, before falling to Dayana Sarkisova of Northwestern in the semifinals, 15-8 … also helped women’s foil squad capture the team weapon title the fol-lowing day, en route to the Irish sweeping all six weapons for the first time in conference history.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Meridian High School in Orem, Utah, while competing in fencing under the direction of Raul Perojo-Valdes … captured regional and state champi-onship every year of high school career as well as earning national ranking … won individual and team gold medals at the National Junior

Olympic Games in Mexico in `09 … captured individual and team gold medal at the II Centroamerican Junior Games and a silver medal at the ‘08 Junior Pan American Championships … competed in two junior events internationally … finished 59th at the Championnats du Monde and recorded her best international finish in ‘08, placing seventh at the Estado Guarico … born in Puebla, Mexico, on May 23, 1992 … daughter of Javier Camacho and Susana Ibáñez … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a political sciences major with a minor in Latino Studies.

AS A FRESHMAN: Enjoyed busy first season with the Irish program, completing the year with a record of 36-5 … started year with a 4-0 record at the season-opening NYU Invitational, going 1-0 against Yale and 3-0 against NYU … claimed first collegiate victory with 5-3 win over Lidia Gocheva of Yale … finished with a 3-3 record the following day at the St. John’s Challenge, recording identical 1-1 records against each Ohio State, Harvard and Columbia … went undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals, securing a record of 11-0 while going a perfect 3-0 against both Lawrence and Florida … earned first clincher of the season for foil, defeating Florida’s Andrea Rumbaugh 5-1 to clinch the weapon at 5-0 … followed that up by clinching the foil against Swarthmore with a 5-0 triumph over Joanie Jean … followed the ND Duals up by going 10-1 the following day at the Northwestern Duals … registered 3-0 records against both Fairleigh Dickinson and UC San Diego … clinched the foil against UC San Diego with a 5-0 shutout of Rose Forcier and then against Cal Tech with another shutout, this time against Christine Chang (5-0) … ended the year with an 8-1 performance at the Irish Duals … clinched the foil against Michigan

MADISON ZEISS

FreshmanLos Angeles, Calif.

Pacific Hills

PREP & PERSONAL: Competed in both volleyball and basketball at Pacific Hills High School while also competing in fencing for the Los Angeles International Fencing Center (LAIFC) as a member of the National Travel team all four years as well … earned three varsity letters in volleyball as a center, while earning two in basketball as a center … claimed the individual state championship each of four years in fencing in the state of California … travelled to over 20 different counties as a part of the LAIFC travel squad … ranked in the top eight in

the country in both the high school and college age groups throughout high school, as well as being top 10 in the country in Division I age group … chosen for and attended the California State Thespian Festival in freshman, sophomore and junior years … participated in several com-munity service projects including, but not lim-ited to, volunteering at the local senior center and local homeless shelter … daughter of Gary and Kimberly Zeiss … born in New York, N.Y. … has one younger sibling, Jacob … currently enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

CAMACHO’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2011 36 5 .878 --


First Team All-MFC (2011)


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match-clinching point against Harvard at the St. John’s Challenge after defeating Felicia Sun, 5-4 … went 25-9 at the Northwestern Duals, recording perfect bout records against Fairleigh Dickinson, Stanford, San Diego, North Carolina, Cal Tech, Lawrence, Wayne State, Detroit and Cleveland State … also clinched the match against North Carolina with her victory over Camilla Powerza, 5-3 … ended the regular season with a 21-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals, including an impressive win over Kayley French of Northwestern, 5-2 … also clinched the match for the Irish against Chicago with her win over Krista Nicoletto, 5-0 … finished 20th at the Midwest Fencing Championships … dis-patched Brittany Melton of Purdue in the round of 64, 15-0, before falling to Alandra Greenlee of Michigan State in the second round, 15-13 … team captured epee title at the Midwest Fencing Championships, defeating second-seeded Northwestern in the finals, 5-1 … placed 14th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … fell to Karalina Collins of Northwestern in the first round of direct elimination (15-14) before losing to Elyse Gurnowski of Ohio State in her second bout (15-11).

AS A FRESHMAN: Ended the season with a regular season record of 46-4 … opened her season by going 0-1 at the St. John’s Duals … had a perfect showing at the NYU Invitational, finishing 6-0 with three wins apiece against Yale and NYU … recorded her first career win against Yale’s Tasha Garcia (5-1) … had an impressive day at the Northwestern Duals (15-1) … went 3-0 against Fairleigh Dickinson, Lawrence and Wayne State at the Northwestern Duals … tied for the Irish women’s epee team lead with 25 wins at the Notre Dame Duals (finished 25-2) … went 3-0 against Oberlin, Cal Tech, Lawrence, and Cleveland State at the Notre

Dame Duals … finished in seventh place at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to earn second-team all-conference honors … began the direct elimination portion of the tournament as the seventh seed … after a first round bye, beat Carolyn Grindon of Case Western, 15-5, in the round of 64 and Wisconsin’s Lara Szpak, 15-8, in the round of 32 … in the round of 16, knocked off Northwestern’s Sara Peck, 15-6 … lost to Ohio State’s Julia Tikonova, 15-10, in the quarterfinals to finish seventh … beat Ohio State’s Miriam Baranov in the seventh-place bout, 15-12.

PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year letter win-ner in fencing at Bernards High School … coached by Glen Blekicki and Yakov Danilenko … finished all four years in the national rank-ings … conference and regional champion her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … ranked 118th in the world junior rankings enter-ing her first season at Notre Dame … placed first at the 2006 Div. II Summer Nationals … finished sixth in the 2008 Junior Olympic Championships and fifth in the 2007 Div. IA Summer Nationals … trained at the Medeo Fencing Club … youngest of three children … oldest brother, David, played hockey at Wagner while her other brother, Daniel, fenced at John Hopkins (graduated in ‘09) … daughter of Thomas and Jane Zielinski … born March 23, 1990, in Livingston, N.J. … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with a major in management consulting.

AS A JUNIOR: Concluded the year with a 31-28 record in epee … earned third mono-gram … opened the year going 6-11 at the NYU Invitational … earned first victory of the year against Tasha Garcia of Yale, 5-1 … secured a pair of victories against NYU, taking down Vicki Sheng (5-1) before defeating Hye Yeon Glass (5-1) … competed in all five bouts at the St. John’s Challenge, finishing with a 1-9 mark … secured lone win of the day against Ohio State, clinching the epee point for the squad with a 5-4 triumph over Katarzyna Dabrowa … returned home to the Notre Dame Duals, piecing together a record of 7-3 … went a perfect 3-0 in the event opener against Lawrence, while going 2-0 against Detroit, 2-1 against Cleveland State and 0-2 against Northwestern … posted a double-digit win total the following day at Northwestern Duals, finishing with a 10-3 mark … opened the event going 3-0 against Fairleigh Dickinson … also notched a perfect sheet against Cal Tech … earned crucial victory against Princeton to help secure a 14-13 victory, taking down NCAA participant Phoebe Caldwell, 4-3, in extra time … ended regular season with a 7-1 record at the Irish Duals in matches against Chicago (2-1), Illinois (3-0) and Michigan State (2-1) … got postseason underway at Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, earning ninth place … result secured honorable mention all-MFC honors for the junior … also helped women’s epee squad capture team weapon title the fol-lowing day en route to the Irish claiming all six weapon concentrations for the first time in conference history … ended season at NCAA Midwest Regionals, going 2-7 in pool play for a ninth-place result … recipient of the Polly DeCicco/Georgette Auriol Women’s Epee Leadership Award.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the season with a regular season record of 59-27 … posted a record of 9-9 at the season opening NYU Invitational, including a 3-0 mark against NYU en route to a 23-4 team win … secured the

DIANE ZIELINSKI

SeniorBernardsville, N.J.

Bernards

ZIELINSKI’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2009 46 4 .920 --2010 59 27 .686 --2011 31 28 .525 --Career 136 59 .697 --


Second Team All-MFC (2009)Honorable Mention All-MFC (2011)



Student-AthletesMESSERSMITH’S CAREER RECORD

Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish2010 (foil) 40 8 .833 --2011 (epee) 33 20 .622 --Career 73 28 .723 --

perfect 3-0 dockets against both UC San Diego and Cal Tech … clinched the overall match win against UC San Diego after taking down Amy Bianchini on the final touch, 5-4 … clinched the epee in following match against Cal Tech, defeating Jessica Davis 5-3 … ended regular season with a 6-3 showing at the Irish Duals, including going 3-0 against Illinois … clinched the overall victory against Michigan State with a 5-1 triumph over Jordan Crandell … placed 12th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, good for third team all-MFC honors … also helped epee squad claim the team weapon title the following day en route to the Irish sweeping all six weapons for the first time since the conference formed … named recipient of the DeCicco-Langford Award, recog-nizing inspiration and dedication to the team.

AS A FRESHMAN: Concluded first year with the team with a record of 40-8 in foil in helping the women post a perfect 35-0 ledger on the season … opened the season with a 3-1 mark at the NYU Invitational, going 1-0 against Yale and 2-1 against NYU … also clinched the foil victory for the Irish over NYU with her 5-0 win over Rebecca Baird-Remba … put together a record of 18-6 at the Northwestern Duals, including perfect 3-0 ledgers against Johns Hopkins, Lawrence, Detroit and Cleveland State … posted a perfect 19-0 record at the Notre Dame Duals, going 3-0 against Lawrence, Michigan State, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State and Purdue … clinched the foil win against Illinois, defeating Stefanie Engstrom 5-2 and in next match clinched the foil over Chicago with a 5-0 blanking of Axelle Clochard … clinched foil over Purdue with a 5-1 win over Kendra McPheeters … placed 14th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … went 5-1 in pool play with a +16 indicator, earning the 14th seed in direct elimination table … posted wins over Hali Schatz (15-1) and Emily

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, Nev., where she was a three-sport athlete in basketball, track and cross country in addition to fencing … member of the Las Vegas Elite AAU basketball team … earned four varsity letters in both basketball and track, while claiming one in cross country … named a United States Fencing Association (USFA) First Team Academic All-American in both 2010 and 2011, while also being chosen as the Las Vegas Athletic Club Female Athlete of the Year and Palo Verde High Student Athlete of the Year in ’11 … named an NIAA top-ten ath-lete of Nevada in ’11 … set Palo Verde records in both triple jump and long jump, while quali-fying as state finalist in those events from ’09-11 … on the fencing circuit, finished 29th at the Tournoi Carl Schwende in Montreal, Canada to

Bruhl (15-14) before falling to teammate Hayley Reese (15-0) in the quarterfinals.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Albany High School in Albany, Calif., where she participated in track and field and cross country … lettered in each during both her freshman and sopho-more years … born in Santa Monica, Calif. on April 28, 1991 … daughter of Greg and Elizabeth Messersmith … father played varsity football and rugby at the University of Washburn … has one sibling, Alexis … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with a major in management consulting.

earn four points toward national junior ranking … also placed 100th at the Vigor Challenge in Goteborg, an event she finished 35th at the previous year to earn two points toward junior ranking … biggest athletic thrill to-date is arriving home from fencing tournament in Germany and going straight to a basketball game that her team won in double overtime … former fencer Kimberlee Montoya (’09) gradu-ated from same high school … member of the National Honor Society, Pep Club and Speech and Debate teams … recipient of the UNLV Future Scholar Award and the Air Force ROTC Academic and Leadership Award … born in Los Angeles, Calif. … daughter of Sean and Cynthia Ameli … has one older sibling, Kian, who fences for Stanford … currently enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

PHENIX MESSERSMITH

NICOLE AMELI

JuniorEl Cerrito, Calif.

Albany

FreshmanLas Vegas, Nev.

Palo Verde

AS A SOPHOMORE: Made permanent switch from foil to epee prior to season … fin-ished year with a record of 33-20 … earned second monogram … opened year with a 1-4 showing at the NYU Invitational, securing lone victory against Yale with a 5-1 triumph over Allison Barton … competed in 22 bouts at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing with a record of 16-6 in those contests … opened event going 2-1 against Lawrence … clinched epee point for Irish against Florida, dispatching Vanessa Welsh 5-0 … also finished with an overall record of 3-0 in that contest … earned epee-clinching victory in following match against Air Force, defeating Olivia Prosseda 5-2 … against Swarthmore, took to the strip in final epee match with score tied 4-4 and clinched the vic-tory with a 5-3 decision over Jing Yi Ng … also clinched epee against Wayne State, defeating Charlotte Reed 5-3 … reached double-digit wins the following day at the Northwestern Duals, finishing with a mark of 10-3 … posted

HONORS & AWARDSHonorable Mention All-MFC (2011)


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PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced for the DC Fencers Club while attending the Maret School in in Washington, D.C. … placed eighth at the 2010 Junior Olympics in Memphis, Tenn. … earned a top-five result at the North American Cup (NAC “B) in Kansas City, Mo., ’09 after finish-ing fifth in the U-17 division … finished ninth at an international tournament in Modling, Austria in ’09 … also placed sixth at the Junior

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Ramapo High School while participating in fencing at the New York Athletic Club as a member of the epee team under the direction of Aladar Kogler … member of both the 2010 Cadet and Junior World teams … finished 20th at Cadet World Championships … member of Junior Women’s epee silver medalist team as well claiming gold medal at the ’10 Cadet Junior Olympics … earned fifth-place finishes at both the ’10 Junior Summer Nationals and Senior Summer Nationals … secured the silver medal as part of senior team at Summer Nationals … earned pair of top-three finishes, capturing third at the ’10 Division I North American Cup (NAC) A as well as finishing second at the ’10 Junior NAC B event … took to international competition, placing fifth at the Junior World Cup in Burgos,

Olympics in Memphis, Tenn., in ’09 … com-peted at the Tournoi de la ville de Di’jon in Dijon, finishing 90th among the field … current members of the Notre Dame fencing team, Jack Piasio, James Kaull and Albert He, also fenced for the DC Fencers Club … born in Washington, D.C. … daughter of Lee Foster … currently enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

Spain in ’10 … earned another top-10 result at the international cadet circuit in ’10 in Grenoble, France (finished 10th) … earned two top-16 finishes in Junior World Cup events in Goteborg, Sweden and Modling, Austria … finished fifth at Cadet NAC A in ’09 as well as at the ’09 Junior Summer Nationals … concluded in second at the ’09 Cadet Summer Nationals, while captur-ing the gold in Senior Team competition at same event … finished eighth at the ’09 Junior NAC C event … earned pair of results in Goteborg, Sweden, finishing third in international cadet circuit before grabbing a top-16 result at the Junior World Cup … born in Franklin Lakes, N.J. … daughter of Gary and Marianne Severson … currently enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

CHANNING FOSTER

ASHLEY SEVERSON

FreshmanWashington, D.C.

Maret School

FreshmanFranklin Lakes, N.J.

Ramapo



Student-Athletes15-8 … defeated Lara Schmitt of Purdue (15-1) in the Round of 64 and Jenna El-Amin of Ohio State (15-7) in the Round of 32 … posted two bout wins in the sabre squad’s quarterfinal vic-tory over Detroit (5-0) en route to the team later winning the title over Ohio State … finished 11th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, knocking off Ashley McLemore of Detroit in the 11th-place match, 15-6.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the regular sea-son with a 41-14 record … began her college career at the St. John’s Duals, finishing 1-3 … earned her first career win against Columbia’s Daria Schneider (5-3) … went 7-7 at the NYU Invitational, including a 3-0 mark against NYU … added a 14-4 record at the Northwestern Duals, including 3-0 marks against Fairleigh Dickinson, Wayne State and Cleveland State … went undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals, fin-ishing an impressive 19-0 … went 3-0 against Michigan State, Cleveland State, San Diego and Cal Tech at the Notre Dame Duals … placed eighth at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to earn second-team all-confer-ence honors … entered the direct elimination round of the championships as the 13th seed … defeated Jenny Hamilton of Xavier, 15-2, in the round of 64 and Detroit’s Samantha LaFrance, 15-8, in the round of 32 … beat Notre

Dame teammate Eileen Hassett, 15-14, in the round of 16 before falling to teammate Ashley Serrette, 15-9, in the quarterfinals … finished in fourth place at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … beat Ohio State’s Falencia Miller, 15-14, in the regional quarterfinals before falling to Notre Dame teammate Sarah Borrmann, 15-4, in the semifinals and Ohio State’s Margarita Tschomakovoa, 15-6, in the third-place bout.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, N.Y. … fin-ished ninth at the 2007 Carl Schwende Junior World Cup event held in Montreal … trained at the Fencing Academy of Westchester … daugh-ter of Claudio Almeida and Veronica Ribeiro … second oldest of four siblings … born in Campina Grande, Brazil on May 31, 1990 … enrolled the College of Arts and Letters as a program of liberal studies major with a minor in peace studies.

AS A JUNIOR: Finished third year with the team with a record of 29-5 in sabre … earned third monogram … travelled with women’s sabre to NYU Invitational and St. John’s Challenge but did not record a victory on the weekend … posted a stellar 15-2 mark at the Notre Dame Duals, including going a perfect 3-0 against Lawrence, Cleveland State and Florida … clinched sabre victory over Lawrence with 5-2 decision over Madeline Cooper … also clinched sabre win over Florida with 5-3 tri-umph over Sam Cooke … reached double-digit wins the following day at the Northwestern Duals, putting together a 10-2 mark … also went a perfect 3-0 against both Fairleigh Dickinson and Stanford … clinched sabre deci-sion against North Carolina after dispelling Sara Leung 5-2 … concluded regular season with a 4-0 combined record against Chicago, Illinois and Michigan State … finished 16th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships in the beginning of postseason action … also helped sabre squad capture the team weapon title en route to the Irish claiming all six weapon concentrations for the first time since the con-ference formed.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Received honorable mention all-MFC recognition after a ninth-place finish at the Midwest Fencing Championships … posted a record of 37-7 on the regular sea-son … started the year with a 3-1 showing at the NYU Invitational, including a perfect 3-0 ledger against NYU … posted one win at the St. John’s Challenge, defeating Jackie Jacobson of Columbia … went 18-4 at the Northwestern Duals, posting undefeated records against Stanford (2-0), Duke (2-0), North Carolina (3-0), Johns Hopkins (1-0), Wayne State (3-0), Detroit (2-0) and Cleveland State (2-0) … also clinched the match over Duke with her 5-0 victory over Margot Mausner … posted a perfect 15-0 record for the Irish at the Notre Dame Duals … placed ninth at the Midwest Fencing Championships, advancing to the Round of 16 before falling to Whitney White of Northwestern,

BEATRIZ ALMEIDA

SeniorChappaqua, N.Y.Horace Greeley

ALMEIDA’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2009 41 14 .745 --2010 37 7 .841 --2011 29 5 .852 --Career 107 26 .804 --

HONORS & AWARDSSecond Team All-MFC (2009)



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Women’s Sabre Team(from left to right): Julia Kohn, Marta Stepien, Lian Osier, Beatriz Almeida, assistant coach/sabre

specialist Ian Farr, Danielle Guilfoyle, Marybeth Zier, Kathryn Palazzoto (not pictured: Colleen Dawes, Abigail Nichols)

GUILFOYLE’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2010 28 2 .902 --2011 11 0 1.000 --Career 39 2 .951 --

recorded a win over Kirsten Walker of Michigan State (15-5) before falling to teammate Sarah Borrmann in the round of 32, 15-5 … finished in 22nd place.

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in two tourna-ments for Notre Dame, with a regular season record of 28-2 … began her college career at the Northwestern Duals, finishing 9-2 … earned her first career win against Fairleigh Dickinson’s Heather Morrill (5-2) … continued with a solid showing at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing 16-0 with two 3-0 showings against Michigan State and Cleveland State … finished 29th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … in the direct elimination round of the tournament, beat Ekaterina Koshelev of Chicago, 15-10, in the round of 64 before falling to Ohio State’s Allison Miller, 15-6, in the round of 32.

PREP & PERSONAL: Was a member of the swimming team while attending Villa Walsh Academy in Morristown, N.J., earning letters during her freshman and sophomore seasons … fenced for Lucchetti Fencing, USA while in high school … finished third in the Division III NAC E competition in 2009 … born on March 11, 1991 in Flemington, N.J. … daughter of Martin and Mary Guilfoyle … has two siblings, Joseph and Devin … mother and father both competed in athletics for Rutgers (swimming and track, respectively) … enrolled in the College of Science as a science pre-professional major.

DANIELLE GUILFOYLE

JuniorPittstown, N.J.

Villa Walsh Academy

AS A SOPHOMORE: Took advantage of limited bouts during second season, going a perfect 11-0 in sabre … did not travel to the NYU Invitational and the St. John’s Challenge … got first taste of competition at the Notre Dame Duals, going a perfect 6-0 in matches against Detroit (1-0), Cleveland State (1-0), Florida (1-0), Swarthmore (2-0) and Wayne State (1-0) … earned first victory of the year with 5-4 win over Detroit’s Eva Berndt … pitched a shutout against Florida’s Shayna Gershman, 5-0 … defeated Swarthmore’s Sarah Bricault (5-2) and Natasha Tonge (5-3) for first multi-win match of season … did not compete at the Northwestern Duals … ended regular season with a 5-0 showing at the Irish Duals in action against Chicago (2-0), Illinois (1-0) and Michigan State (2-0) … posted a 3-2 pool record at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to enter direct elimination as the 23rd seed …



Student-Athletesagainst NYU … registered three wins at the St. John’s Challenge and clinched the sabre win over St. John’s with her 5-1 decision over Kaylee Pike … notched a record of 11-5 at the Northwestern Duals before finishing the season with an 8-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals … placed 11th at the Midwest Fencing Championships, finishing first in her pool with a 6-0 record and +19 indicator and reaching the round of 16 before falling to teammate Eileen Hassett, 15-8 … defeated Kirsten Walker of Michigan State (15-3) in the first round of direct elimination before defeating Katie Friedrichs of Michigan State in the second round (15-4) … posted two crucial victories in the team sabre championships at the Midwest Fencing Championships, helping preserve a 5-3 victory over Ohio State … placed ninth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, notching victories over Ashley McLemore of Detroit (15-1) and Allison Keller of Northwestern (15-14) to conclude her postseason.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Concord-Carlisle High School in Concord, Mass., while

fencing for the Zeta Fencing Studio as a sabreist … fenced at the studio for the better part of seven years, climbing up the junior circuit rank-ings according the the FIE standings … cap-tured the Massachusetts state fencing title in 2008, while serving as her team’s captain … climbed to as high as 61st in the FIE rankings, aided by a seventh-place finish at the World Cup from Montreal, Canada … also competed on the senior circuit, earning a top-50 result (42nd) at the Coupe du Monde in Havana, Cuba … born in Boston, Mass., on May 19, 1991 … daughter of William and Brenda Nichols … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a history major with a supplemental major in sociology.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished season with a near-perfect record of 33-3 in sabre … earned second monogram … opened year with a 3-1 showing at the NYU Invitational, notching first victory of season against Yale’s Brenda Seah, 5-2 … earned pair of victories against NYU, taking down Jackie Leval (5-1) and Joann Reyes (5-2) … competed in one bout the following day at the St. John’s Challenge, taking down Harvard’s Hayley Levitt on the final touch, 5-4 … posted a 15-1 record at the home Notre Dame Duals, going 3-0 against Lawrence, Cleveland State and Wayne State … registered a 2-0 mark against Detroit, while also clinching both the sabre victory and overall victory … recorded a 10-1 ledger at the Northwestern Duals in matches against Fairleigh Dickinson (2-0), North Carolina (3-0), UC San Diego (2-0), Cal Tech (1-1) and Stanford (2-0) … concluded regular season going 4-0 at the Irish Duals against Chicago (1-0), Illinois (1-0) and Michigan State (2-0) … clinched the sabre against the Spartans, taking down Samantha Agarland 5-1 … finished 11th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to earn honorable mention all-MFC distinction … finished 5-0 with a +19 indicator out of pool play to enter direct elimina-tion as the seventh seeded fencer … earned wins over Jenny Hamilton of Xavier (15-0) and Courtney Park of Northwestern (15-5) to advance to the round of 16 where she was defeated by teammate Sarah Borrmann (15-8) … also helped sabre squad claim gold in the team weapon the following day … concluded the NCAA Midwest Regional with a pool play record of 6-3 with a +11 indicator to finish sec-ond overall behind teammate and NCAA bronze medalist Eileen Hassett … named recipient of the Janusz Bednarski Women’s Sabre Leadership Award.

AS A FRESHMAN: Earned honorable men-tion all-MFC after finishing 11th at the Midwest Fencing Championships … opened up her inaugural campaign with a 12-5 record at the NYU Invitational, including going a perfect 3-0

ABIGAIL NICHOLS

JuniorConcord, Mass.

Concord-Carlisle

NICHOLS’ CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2010 34 17 .624 --2011 33 3 .916 --Career 67 20 .770 --

HONORS & AWARDSHonorable Mention All-MFC (2010, 2011)


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… returned to the strip the following day, fin-ishing with a record of 11-4 at the St. John’s Challenge … opened event with a 3-0 record against Ohio State, clinching the sabre victory with 5-3 triumph over NCAA participant Allison Miller … also clinched sabre win in event finale against Columbia, defeating Samantha Roberts yet again, 5-3 … finished match with 3-0 record … posted a 2-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals, competing against only Northwestern … recorded wins against Lisa Sachs (5-2) and Jillian Mahen (5-4) in that match … went 4-3 the next day at the Northwestern Duals, taking to the strip against Cal Tech (1-0), Princeton (1-2) and Temple (2-1) … opened match against Princeton with 5-3 victory over NCAA silver medalist Eliza Stone in match the Irish won 14-13 … competed in only one bout at Irish Duals to close out the regular season … finished tied for third at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, earning first team all-MFC distinction in the process … advanced out of pool play with a 6-0 record and a +24 indicator to enter direct elimination as the third seed … after earning a first round bye, put together a string of wins over Katie Lazarus of Michigan (15-0), Kaja Klodowska of Wayne State (15-3) and teammate Marta Stepien (15-8) to earn a spot in the semifinals where she fell to teammate Sarah Borrmann (15-8) … fin-ished fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regional, concluding with a mark of 5-4 in pool play with a +5 indicator … ended season as a third team All-American after finishing with a record of 12-11 in first taste of NCAA Championship action … most impressive victory of the tour-nament came over St. John’s Anna Limbach, who finished with a record of 14-9.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not fence for the Irish during her first season with the team.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended CAM High School, while training at the Oregon Fencing Alliance in Portland, Ore., part of the Portland pipeline of fencers … secured first place in the Cadet Division at the 2007 North American Cup in Dallas, Texas … later earned a top-25 finish (22nd) at the Cadet World Cup in Konin, Poland … in 2008, secured three top-10 finishes, including earning a runner-up result in Division 1 Team Sabre at the North American Cup in Portland, Ore. … other two top-10 finishes came at the North American Cup in St. Louis, Mo. (sixth) and the Junior World Cup in Montreal, Canada (eighth) … has been ranked in the top 50 of the junior rankings over the span of the last five months according to the FIE rankings … climbed to 210th in the senior rankings as of March 24, 2009 … was the recipient of the Oregon Fencing Alliance Sportsmanship Award in 2007 along with serving as an Athlete Representative to the Board of Directors (2007-present) … current Irish fencer Kevin Hassett, as well as former Irish fencers Avery Zuck, Sarah Borrmann, Eileen Hassett, Mariel Zagunis and Patrick Ghattas also trained with the Oregon Fencing Alliance … born in Wonju, South Korea, on August 22, 1991 … daughter of David and Chong-il Osier … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an American Studies major with a minor in technology, busi-ness and society.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Enjoyed breakout sea-son with Irish in first full year competing with squad … finished year with a record of 29-13 while earning first berth to the NCAA Championship … earned first monogram … opened the year with 11-5 record at the NYU Invitational … earned first collegiate victory with a victory over Yale’s Madeline Oliver (5-0) … posted a perfect 3-0 record against Columbia, defeating the likes of NCAA partici-pant Samantha Roberts (5-3) and Loweye Diedro (5-1), as well as Stephanie Aiuto (5-3)

LIAN OSIER

JuniorBattle Ground, Wash.

CAM

OSIER’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2011 29 13 .690 9th

OSIER IN THE NCAAS2011: 12-11 round robin (+8 in touches)

Dominika Franciszkowicz (Penn) L, 3-5Danielle Kamis (Pennsylvania) 5-4Kamali Thompson (Temple) 5-3Samantha Roberts (Columbia) 5-2Loweye Diedro (Columbia) 5-3Stella Shifrin (Hunter College) 5-2Eileen Hassett (Notre Dame) L, 4-5Chloe Grainger (Northwestern) 5-1Margarita Tschomakova (Ohio State) L, 3-5Alison Miller (Ohio State) 5-0Heather Nelson (Air Force) 5-3Dagmara Wozniak (St. John’s) L, 2-5Anna Limbach (St. John’s) 5-2Caitlin Taylor (Brown) 5-1Monica Aksamit (Penn State) L, 2-5Nicole Glon (Penn State) L, 3-5Laura Decker (Cal Tech) 5-2Eliza Stone (Princeton) L, 2-5Diamond Wheeler (Princeton) L, 1-5Rebecca Ward (Duke) L, 2-5Madeline Oliver (Yale) 5-3Caroline Vloka (Harvard) L, 4-5Robin Shin (M.I.T.) L, 3-5

• Finished 9th


NCAA Ninth-Place Finisher (2011)Third Team All-American (2011)

MFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2011)First Team All-MFC (2011)



Student-AthletesPALAZZOTO’S CAREER RECORD

Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish2010 27 6 .828 --2011 18 6 .750 --Career 45 12 .789 --

STEPIEN’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2010 32 3 .898 --2011 24 0 1.000 --Career 56 3 .949 --

UC San Diego (1-0), Cal Tech (1-0) and Stanford (0-1) … concluded regular season with a 4-0 record at the Irish Duals against Chicago (1-0), Illinois (1-0) and Michigan State (2-0) … fin-ished 20th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … finished pool play with a 4-2 record and a +10 indicator to enter direct elimi-nation as the 20th seed … earned a victory over Mackenzie Caple of Michigan (15-5) in the round of 64 before falling to Victoria Harris of Ohio State (15-9) in the round of 32.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the regular sea-son with a 27-6 record … competed in three tournaments for the Irish … started her colle-giate career at the NYU invitational with a 3-0 showing … earned her first career win against NYU’s Joann Reyes, 5-3 … posted an 8-0 record at the Notre Dame Duals … posted clean sheets against Lawrence, Michigan, Wisconsin, Chicago, Indiana and Detroit … finished 19th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … in the direct elimination round of 64, defeated Hillary Mohs of Case Western Reserve, 15-5, before falling to Michigan State’s Harriet McTeague in a close match, 15-14, in the round of 32.

PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced in the A-strip sabre while attending Academy of the Holy Angels under the direction of former Irish fencer and two-time all-American Andre Crompton

the following match against Air Force, clinched the sabre decision with a 5-3 decision over Saskia Hicks … also clinched sabre against Swarthmore, earning a shutout victory over Michelle Lin, 5-0, and Wayne State with a 5-3 win over Katie Bryce … posted an 8-0 record the following day at the Northwestern Duals, including going 3-0 against Stanford … in that match, earned the sabre clincher over Suraya Omar 5-2 … ended regular season going 4-0 at the Irish Duals against Chicago (2-0), Illinois (1-0) and Michigan State (1-0) … finished seventh at Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, earning second team all-MFC honors … finished 5-1 in pool play with a +15 indicator to advance into direct elimination as the 11th seed … posted three wins in bracket, knocking off Indiana’s Yessenia Garza (15-2), Michigan’s Sara Nagy (15-11) and Northwestern’s Jill Mahen (15-14) before falling to teammate Lian Osier, 15-8

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in two tourna-ments for Notre Dame … finished with a 32-3 record in her first season … started her college career at the Northwestern Duals, posting a 17-1 record … earned her first career win against Fairleigh Dickinson’s Heather Morrill (5-4) … went 12-2 at the Notre Dame Duals, including clean sheets against Lawrence, Michigan, Wisconsin, Chicago, Cleveland State, Purdue and Detroit … finished 16th in her first Midwest Fencing Conference Championship …

… selected team captain and earned a national ranking during her senior season … was a member of the Latin Honor Society … daugh-ter of Michael and Cynthia Palazzoto … born on January 31, 1991 in Belleville, N.J. … has one sibling, Matthew … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major with a supplementary major in art history and design.

in the direct round of elimination of the tourna-ment, defeated Olivia Furnas of Detroit, 15-3, in the round of 64, then defeated Ohio State’s Victoria Harris, 15-12, in the round of 32, before losing to Margarita Tschomakova of Ohio State, 15-6, in the round of 16.

PREP & PERSONAL: Competed in lacrosse, cross country and track and field while attend-ing Old Bridge High School in Matawan, N.J. … fenced privately throughout her high school years as well … earned a national ranking in fencing each year … earned a third-place finish at the Cadet Regional competition while placing sixth at the Senior Team Summer Nationals … was a member of the National Honor Society and the French Honor Society … daughter of Adam and Malgorzata Stepien … born on June 20, 1991 in New York, N.Y. … has one sibling, Magda … father played soccer for Polytechnic University in Lublin, Poland … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with a major in marketing with a supplemental major in eco-nomics.

KATHRYN PALAZZOTO

MARTA STEPIEN

JuniorNutley, N.J.

Academy of the Holy Angels

JuniorSouth Amboy, N.J.

Old Bridge

AS A SOPHOMORE: Concluded second sea-son with the Irish with a record of 18-6 … earned second monogram … travelled with sabre team to the NYU Invitational and St. John’s Challenge, competing in two matches … notched first win of the season at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing with a record of 8-2 in bouts against Detroit (2-0), Cleveland State (1-0), Florida (1-0), Air Force (1-1), Swarthmore (2-1) and Wayne State (1-0) … earned first victory of the season against Detroit’s Eva Berndt (5-1) … finished 6-1 the following day at the Northwestern Duals in matches against Fairleigh Dickinson (2-0), North Carolina (2-0),

AS A SOPHOMORE: Put together an unde-feated season in sabre, finishing the year with a 24-0 record … earned second monogram … did not travel to the opening two events at the NYU Invitational and St. John’s Challenge … got first time on the strip at the Notre Dame Duals, posting a 12-0 record including going a perfect 3-0 against both Lawrence and Swarthmore … claimed first victory of the year with 5-4 triumph over Lawrence’s Madeline Cooper … clinched the overall match victory over Florida with a 5-3 win over Sam Cooke …



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Women’s Epee Team(from left to right): Phenix Messersmith, Diane Zielinski, Channing Foster, Nicole Ameli, head coach Jansuz Bednarski,

Ashley Severson, Stephanie Myers, Melissa Medina (Not pictured: Caroline Dikibo)

Women’s Foil Team(from left to right): Adriana Camacho, Grace Hartman, Rachel Beck, Madison Zeiss,

associate head coach/foil specialist Gia Kvaratskhelia, Christina LaBarge, Darsie Malynn, Radmila Sarkisova



Student-Athletes… went 7-2 the following day at the St. John’s Challenge … posted a perfect 3-0 sheet against Penn State in the second match of the day, knocking off NCAA participants David Willette (5-3) and Miles Chamley-Watson (5-1) as well as Daniel Gomez (5-1) … went 2-0 in the next match against Harvard, clinching the foil with an overtime 3-2 priority win over Lucas Lin … also defeated Hao Meng (5-2) in the match … posted wins over Jack Goetz (5-2) and Bo Charles (5-1) of Columbia in the final match of the event … fenced in only one match at the Notre Dame Duals, going 1-1 against Air Force and defeating Yevgeny Shmurak, 5-0 … went a perfect 6-0 at the Northwestern Duals … opened with a 3-0 showing against Princeton, defeating Robert Malcolm (5-2), Alexander Mills (5-1) and Gregory Kirschen (4-1) … clinched the overall match for the Irish against Stanford, defeating Phil Arredondo 5-1 … notched 1-0 records against both UC San Diego and North Carolina … went 8-1 at the Duke Duals … opened with a perfect 3-0 showing against UNC before going 2-1 against Duke and 3-0 against Johns Hopkins … finished third amongst an Irish rotation that placed one-two-three at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … earned the spot after finishing with a record of 6-3 with a +15 indicator … in first appearance at the NCAA Championships, narrowly missed out on a top-four finish after concluding with a record of 16-7 with a +29 indicator … earned a 5-4 win over third-place finisher Daniel Cohen of Air Force in round robin play … named the recipient of the John Crikelair Men’s Foil Leadership Award.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Completed his second season with the Irish with a record of 33-8 and a fifth-place finish at the Midwest Conference Championships... started the season tallying a 6-3 record at the NYU Invitational, clinching the foil win over Stevens Tech for the Irish … went 4-2 at the St. John’s Challenge, winning two bouts against both St. John’s and Columbia … racked up 16 victories out of 19 bouts at the Northwestern Duals, clinching victories vs. San Diego’s Benjamin Dorn and North Carolina’s David Skwerer … won all seven bouts at the Notre Dame Duals … began the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships with a bye … continued Midwest tournament with victo-ries versus Jared Sivec (Detroit) in round of 64 (15-0), Jonathan Gately (Purdue) in round of 32 (15-4), and Calvin Rusiewski (Illinois) in round of 16 (15-6) before being ousted by Colin Sutter (0hio State), 15-10, in the quarterfinals.

AS A FRESHMAN: Went 24-6 during the regular season before placing fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … began his year at the St. John’s Duals, finishing 3-1 … earned his first career victory against Columbia’s Asher Grodman (5-1) … had a 5-2 showing at the NYU Invitational … went 6-2 at the Northwestern Duals, including 2-0 versus Lawrence … had an impressive performance at

the Notre Dame Duals (9-1) … earned second-team all-conference honors at the Midwest Conference Championships with a sixth place finish … entered the direct elimination round of the tournament tied for the sixth seed … following a first round bye, beat Bowling Green’s Brent Ritchie, 15-0, in the round of 64 and Michigan’s David Hughes, 15-3, in the round of 32 … in the round of 16, faced Cleveland State’s Liran Gross, whom he defeated 15-10 … then lost to eventual champion Andras Horanyi of Ohio State, 15-5 … made a run to the semifi-nals of the NCAA Midwest Regionals to place fourth … in the round of eight at the regional, beat Ben Parkins of Ohio State, 15-11, to advance to the semifinals … fell to Colin Sutter of Ohio State, 15-13, in the semifinals … lost to teammate Enzo Castellani, 15-8, in the third-place bout.

PREP & PERSONAL: Ranked 23rd in the world junior rankings … winner of two NAC tournaments in 2008 (one cadet and one junior) … coached in high school by Les Stawicki … member of the BETA Club while in high school … son of Rick and Shawne Bentley … young-est of three children … born April 10, 1990 in Louisville, Ky. … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as part of the program of liberal studies.

AS A JUNIOR: Finished the year with a record of 30-6 en route to qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career … named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team … earned third mono-gram … opened the year going 8-2 at the NYU Invitational … clinched the foil victory against Columbia with a 5-1 decision over Alex Pensler … went a perfect 2-0 against Stevens Tech, defeating Brandon Gnash (5-1) and Anthony Worthington (5-1) … clinched the foil against St. John’s as well, taking down Max Blitzer 5-3 … also defeated Eli Schenkel (5-3) … went 2-0 against Ohio State, clinching the foil yet again with 5-1 victory over Andrew McDonald

REGGIE BENTLEY

SeniorLittle Rock, Ark.

DuPont Manual (KY)

BENTLEY’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2009 24 6 .800 --2010 33 8 .805 --2011 30 6 .833 5thCareer 87 20 .813 --

BENTLEY IN THE NCAAS2011: 16-7 round robin (+29 in touches)

Shiv Kachru (Yale) 5-1Nathaniel Botwinick (Yale) 4-2Julian Cardillo (Brandeis) 5-1Bo Charles (Columbia) 5-1Alexander Pensler (Columbia) 3-2Philip Jamesson (NYU) 5-1David Willette (Penn State) L, 2-5Miles Chamley-Watson (Penn State) L, 2-5Dorian Cohen (Duke) L, 3-5Robert Malcolm (Princeton) 5-2Alexander Mills (Princeton) 1-0Joseph Alter (North Carolina) 5-0Ariel DeSmet (Notre Dame) L, 4-5James Weiss (Drew) 5-2Tommaso DiRobilant (Harvard) 5-1Lucas Lin (Harvard) 5-2Eli Schenkel (St. John’s) L, 1-5Zain Shaito (Ohio State) 5-1Samuel Hardwicke-Brown (Ohio State) 5-3Michael Purdy-Sachs (Detroit) L, 1-5Vidur Kapur (Pennsylvania) 5-0Daniel Cohen (Air Force) 5-4Turner Caldwell (Stanford) L, 1-5

• Finished 5th


NCAA Fifth-Place Finisher (2011)Second Team All-American (2011)

Capital One Academic All-America First Team (2011)Second Team All-MFC (2009, 2010)


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5-2 win over Eli Schenkel of St. John’s … competed in only one match at the Notre Dame Duals, going 2-0 against Air Force … earned the foil clincher in that con-test, taking down Yevgeny Shmurak 5-0 … the follow-ing day, put together a ledger of 5-1 at the Northwestern Duals … clinched the foil against Princeton in the opening match, defeating Robert Malcolm 5-2 … earned a priority overtime win against UC San Diego’s Michael Fong, 5-4 … ended regular season going 3-0 at the Irish Duals, going 1-0 in each of the three matchups against Chicago, Illinois and Michigan State … finished runner-up at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships for third consecutive season … entered direct elimination as the top seed after finishing pool play with a 6-0 record and a +28 indicator … rolled into the finals with wins over Michigan State’s Nate Wilson (15-9), Northwestern’s Jonathan Kim (15-3), Wayne State’s Tim Mulligan (15-1) and teammate Nickolas Kubik (15-9) before falling to Ohio State’s Zain Shaito in the champion-ship bout, 15-11 … also helped men’s foil team claim the team title the following day … ended postseason with a second-place showing at the NCAA Midwest Regional, putting together an 8-1 record with a +32 indicator.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Completed his sophomore campaign with a record of 38-6, a silver medal at the Midwest Conference Championships, and a bronze medal at the NCAA Championships … started the season with a 9-1 record at the NYU Invitational, posting perfect records against Yale, Columbia, Stevens Tech, NYU and Ohio State … recorded a 6-1 record at the St. John’s Challenge, posting three wins out of three bouts and clinching the win against St. John’s … beat out his record at the Northwestern Duals, posting an 11-4 record … proved as dominant force at the Duals, clinching wins over Stanford, Princeton, and Wayne State while also posting perfect 3-0 winning records over Stanford and Wayne State … won all nine of his bouts at the Notre

Dame Duals to aid the Irish in taking down Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State, Indiana and Detroit … began the Midwest Conference Championships with a bye, followed by victo-ries over Indiana’s Ekram Hossain, Northwestern’s Alex Dranove, Ohio State’s Ben Parkins, and Notre Dame’s Steve Kubik, before being defeated by teammate Gerek Meinhardt in the finals … took second at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, losing to Meinhardt, 15-10, in the final round … completed the year by tying for a bronze medal at the NCAA Championships with a round robin record of 16-7, losing to David Willette (Penn State), 15-11, in the semifinals … named the team’s Most Valuable Foilist.

AS A FRESHMAN: Placed eighth at the NCAA Championships to earn second-team All-American honor … posted a 29-9 regular season record … led all Irish men’s foilists at the St. John’s Duals with a 5-1 record … earned his first career victory against Columbia’s Isaac Kim (5-1) … went 9-2 at the NYU Invitational … in Notre Dame’s come-from-behind win over Columbia at the NYU Duals, gave Irish the lead for good with a 5-2 win over Sherif Farrag … finished 6-4 at the Northwestern Duals, including a 2-0 mark against Johns Hopkins … led the Irish men’s foil team at the Duke Duals with an 8-1 record … went 9-2 at the Notre Dame Duals … made a run to the finals of the Midwest Conference Championships to earn first-team all-conference honors … in the championships, was seeded fifth after pool play, earning a first-round bye … in the round of 64, knocked off Azim Ghandi of Illinois, 15-3, before beating Zach Newman of Ohio State, 15-3, in the round of 32 … then beat Purdue’s Pavel Pruksakov, 15-3, to advance to the quarterfinals, where he knocked off Philip Chan of Illinois, 15-2 … defeated Notre Dame teammate Zach Schirtz in the quarterfinals,15-8, to advance to the finals … fell 15-5 to Ohio State’s Andras Horanyi in the finals to claim second place … led the Irish men’s foil team at the NCAA Midwest Regionals with a bronze medal finish … in final eight table, outlasted Meinhardt,15-13, to advance to the semifinals … in the semifinals, lost to top-seeded and eventual champion Andras Horanyi of Ohio State, 15-8 … beat teammate Reggie Bentley, 15-8, in the third-place bout to claim the bronze … went 13-9 at the NCAA Championships to place eighth … beat eventual champion Nicholas Chinman of Penn State, 5-0, in the round robin.

PREP & PERSONAL: Coached by Volodymyr Yefimov and trained at the Fencing Institute in Texas while in high school … qualified for 2008 U.S. National Foil Team … won the NAC Junior Tournament in Atlanta (2008) … finished second at same event at senior level … gold medalist at the 2007 Cadet World Cup event held in Koblenz, Germany … finished in third place at the 2007 Cadet World Championships in Belek, Turkey … son of Fernando and Terry Castellani … oldest of three siblings … born on May 22, 1990 in Torrance, Calif. … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an art history and design major.

AS A JUNIOR: Concluded the year with a record of 23-7 … earned third monogram … opened up the season going 8-2 at the NYU Invitational … clinched the foil victory over Yale with a 5-2 victory over Shiv Kachru … also clinched foil against Stevens Tech, downing Brandon Gnash 5-0 … recorded one win against St. John’s with a decision over Wilfred Curioso, 5-1 … fin-ished the event going 1-0 against both NYU and Ohio State … posted a record of 5-4 at the St. John’s Challenge the following day … opened the tournament with a 3-0 card against Ohio State, including clinching the foil with a 5-2 victory over NCAA participant Samuel Hardwicke-Brown … clinched the foil and the overall match with

ENZO CASTELLANI

SeniorKeller, Texas

Keller

CASTELLANI’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2009 29 9 .763 8th2010 38 6 .864 3rd2011 23 7 .766 --Career 90 22 .804 --

2009: 13-9 round-robin (+25 in touches)Gerek Meinhardt (Notre Dame) L, 3-5Alexander Kao (New York) 5-0Vidur Kapur (Penn) 5-1Kai Itameri-Kinter (Harvard) 5-1Zane Grodman (Penn) 5-1Adam Pantel (Brown) L, 3-5Kurt Getz (Columbia) L, 3-5Sherif Farrag (Columbia) 5-3Jonathan Yu (Brown) 5-3John Guerrieri (Yale) 5-2Shiv Kachru (Yale) L, 1-5Will Friedman (Brandeis) L, 1-5Colin Sutter (Ohio State) L, 3-5Andras Horanyi (Ohio State) L, 2-5Alexis Landreville (St. John’s) 5-1Daniel Cohen (Duke) 5-2Alex Khoshnevissian (Stanford) L, 4-5Benjamin Dorn (UC - San Diego) 5-0Michael Fong (UC - San Diego) 5-1Alexander Mills (Princeton) 4-3Miles Chamley-Watson (Penn State) L, 4-5Nicholas Chinman (Penn State) 5-0

• Finished 8th

2010: 16-7 round robin (+40 in touches)Vidur Kapur (Pennsylvania) L, 4-5Alex Simmons (Pennsylvania) L, 4-5Ben Van Son (Haverford) 5-2Alexander Mills (Princeton) 5-4David Mandle (Princeton) 5-3Dorian Cohen (Duke) L, 3-5Tommaso DiRobilant (Harvard) 5-3Hao Meng (Harvard) 5-1Philip Jamesson (NYU) 5-0Gerek Meinhardt (Notre Dame) L, 3-5Michael Fong (UC - San Diego) L, 4-5Miles Chamley-Watson (Penn State) L, 4-5David Willette (Penn State) 5-3Kevin Nadeau (North Carolina) 5-1John Gurrieri (Yale) 3-2Nathaniel Botwinick (Yale) 5-0Adam Pantel (Brown) 5-1Ben Parkins (Ohio State) 5-1Colin Sutter (Ohio State) 5-1Liran Gross (Cleveland State) 5-3Alexis Landreville (St. John’s) L, 3-5Adam Watson (St. John’s) 5-2Nicholas Stockdale (Air Force) 5-1

• Lost to Willette in semifinals (11-15)

HONORS & AWARDSNCAA Third-Place Finisher (2010)

NCAA Eighth-Place Finisher (2009)First Team All-American (2010)

Second Team All-American (2009)MFC Foil Runner-Up (2009, 2010, 2011)First Team All-MFC (2009, 2010, 2011)

CASTELLANI IN THE NCAAS (39-16; +65 IN TOUCHES)



Student-AthletesCleveland State with a 5-0 triumph over Ben Brown … posted a 5-0 mark in pool play of the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship … defeated Jeb Brotz of Wisconsin in the round of 64, 15-0, took down Detroit’s Brad Coon in the next round 15-8 … lost to teammate Steve Kubik 4-15 in the round of 16.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the year with a regular season record of 2-1 in epee and 26-3 in foil … began his college career with a 2-1 record competing in epee at the NYU Invitational … earned his first career win against Stevens Tech’s Steven DiPaola (5-4) … performed well at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing with 26 wins and only three losses in foil … at the Notre Dame Duals, finished with a 3-0 record in an impressive six duals (versus Florida, Northwestern, Air Force, Lawrence, Wayne State and Oberlin) … earned second-team All-Conference honors at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships with a eighth place finish in foil … entered the direct elimination round of the tournament seeded tenth, which earned him a first round bye … defeated Aaron

Kokotek of Oberlin, 15-1, and Michigan State’s Will Bonner, 15-8, to advance to the round of 16 … in the round of 16, knocked off Ohio State’s Joe Streb, 15-1, to advance to the quarterfinals, where he fell to teammate Steve Kubik, 15-8.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Beaverton High School in Beaverton, Ore. … won the 2008 Division 1A title in San Jose, Calif. … led his team to the 2007 Division 1 Team Event Championship in Miami … helped his team to the 2006 Junior Team Event Championship in Atlanta … son of Mike and Lesley Crebs … has an older sister, Lauren … born September 2, 1989 in Portland, Ore. … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

AS A JUNIOR: Ended the year with a 26-4 record in foil … earned third monogram … did not compete during the NYU Invitational, the opening event of the regular season or the St. John’s Challenge the following day … took to the strip for the first time at the home Notre Dame Duals, posting a record of 20-1 at the fes-tivities … posted perfect 3-0 sheets against Detroit, Florida, Lawrence, Swarthmore and Cleveland State … clinched the foil in the opener against Detroit after defeating NCAA participant Michael Purdy-Sachs 5-3, while also clinching the overall match one bout earlier with a 5-3 victory over Yaroslav Ivanov … clinched the foil against Lawrence with a 5-0 decision over Edward Li … dropped only one touch in the finale against Cleveland State, defeating Ben Brown (5-0), John Cuturic (5-1) and James Pitchford (5-0) … bouted in three matches at the Northwestern Duals, putting together a 3-2 record … all three wins came in a 27-0 victory over Cal Tech … defeated Will Steinhardt (5-1), Eugene Vinitsky (5-2) and Gregory Izatt (5-0) … finished regular season with a 3-1 mark at the Irish Duals … defeated Nolan Epstein of Chicago in the opening match, 5-1 … earned wins over Michigan State’s Jake Rathburn (5-3) and Will Bonner (5-2) in the third and final match of the day … in postsea-son action, earned a berth into the quarterfinals of direct elimination at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … finished seventh overall, earning Second Team All-MFC distinc-tion for the second time in career.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the season with a 25-7 record in the foil … clinched the foil victory with a 5-1 win over Andrew Simon of Duke at the Northwestern Duals … went 3-0 and clinched the foil win for the Irish with a 5-0 victory vs. Joseph O’Halloran of Lawrence … posted a 2-1 mark vs. John’s Hopkins … put up a clean sheet with a 3-0 mark vs. Cleveland State and clinched the foil victory with a 5-3 win over Liran Gross … battled to an 11-2 record at the Notre Dame Duals, clinching the foil victory vs.

NICHOLAS CREBS

SeniorPortland, Ore.

Beaverton

CREBS’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2009 28 4 .875 --2010 23 6 .793 --2011 26 4 .866 --Career 77 14 .846 --

HONORS & AWARDSSecond Team All-MFC (2009, 2011)Honorable Mention All-MFC (2010)


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HODGES’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2010 33 3 .916 --2011 28 6 .824 --Career 61 9 .871 --

Swarthmore with 5-1 decision over Zach Greenberg … allowed only two touches in tak-ing down John Cuturic (5-1), Chris Tucker (5-0) and Ben Brown (5-1) of Cleveland State … recorded three wins at the Northwestern Duals, all coming against Cal Tech … clinched the foil in that match with 5-0 victory over Will Steinhardt … travelled to the Duke Duals, put-ting up a record of 6-3 in three matches … clinched the foil against North Carolina after taking down Joseph Alter 4-3 … clinched each of the final two overall matches for the Irish, defeating Matthew Budofsky of Duke (5-1) and Ben Wasser of Johns Hopkins (5-0), respectively … competed at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, placing 16th overall … also helped foil team win the foil team crown the following day.

AS A FRESHMAN: Ended season with a 33-3 record in the foil … went 17-3 at the Northwestern Duals … posted clean sheets vs. Stanford, Duke, Lawrence, Northwestern, and UC-San Diego … versus Northwestern clinched foil win with a 5-0 victory over Stanley Weng … clinched foil victory over John’s Hopkins’ Paul Nunley 5-2 … went 16-0 at the Notre Dame Duals … put up clean sheets vs. Lawrence, Michigan, Northwestern, Michigan State, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State, Purdue, and Detroit … finished 6-0 in pool play at Midwest Fencing Conference Championship … defeated Alex Biehl of Lawrence 15-1 in the round of 64 … took down Michigan’s Eric Chen 15-8 to advance to the round of 16 … lost to Colin Sutter of Ohio State 11-15.

PREP & PERSONAL: Competed in both football and tennis for Salina Central High School in Salina, Kan., earning three varsity let-ters … helped freshman football team go undefeated and capture the state championship … was selected team captain during his senior campaign … also helped the tennis team to the state title during his freshman year … member of the National Honor Society … born in Salina, Kan. … son of Boo and Melissa Hodges … brother, Teddy, fenced for the Irish in 2008, 2009 and 2011 … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an English major with a supplemental major in history.

GRANT HODGES

JuniorSalina, Kan.

Salina Central

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the year with a record of 28-6 in the foil … earned second monogram with the program … did not com-pete in either of the opening two tournaments of the year – NYU Invitational, St. John’s Challenge … took to the strip for the first time at the Notre Dame Duals, putting together a 19-1 ledger … posted perfect 3-0 records against Detroit, Northwestern, Florida, Lawrence, Swarthmore and Cleveland State at the event … clinched the foil victory against Wayne State, taking down Raffi Nersessian 5-3 … clinched both the foil and the outright match against Florida after defeating Shane Hanson 5-2 … also clinched the foil against


KUBIK’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2011 17 7 .708 --

… defeated Brandon Gnash of Stevens Tech, 5-3, in lone bout of the match … went 3-1 the following day at the St. John’s Challenge, post-ing a perfect 3-0 ledger against Columbia … earned the foil clincher with a 5-0 decision over Abdhi Ramachandran … went 2-2 at the Notre Dame Duals, posting lone wins in matches against Wayne State and Florida … went 2-1 the following day at the Northwestern Duals, posting 1-0 marks against both UC San Diego and North Carolina … ended regular season with a perfect 6-0 showing at the Irish Duals, including going 3-0 in the finale against Michigan State … clinched the foil for the Irish in that match, defeating Will Bonner 5-3 … reached the semifinals at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships in direct elimination play before falling to teammate Enzo Castellani (15-9) in the table of eight … helped Irish foil team capture the team weapon crown the fol-lowing day.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Attended Johnson High School in San Antonio, Texas … competed at the Budapest World Cup … placed 12th in the Cadet Designated division in Samorin, Slovakia … finished 30th in junior men’s foil at

the 2010 Summer National Championships and was ranked as high as 20th in the junior national point standings … finished 10th in juniors at the NAC in Kansas City, Mo., in November ’09 … in December of ’08, placed 10th in Division I at the NAC in Colorado Springs, Colo. … member of fourth place Junior men’s foil team at the ’08 National Championships in San Jose and was ranked 10th nationally in ’08 in final year of U-17 competition … placed 16th (out of over 230 fencers) at a designated Cadet event in Koblerz, Germany … brothers Mark and Steven, both former All-Americans, also fenced for the Irish … member of both the National Honor Society as well as German Club … born in St. Louis, Mo., on October 14, 1991 … son of Wendell and Jeana Kubik … father served as the former head coach at the Air Force Academy … currently enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

NICKOLAS KUBIK

SophomoreSan Antonio, Texas

Claudia Taylor Johnson

AS A FRESHMAN: Concluded first season with the Irish carrying a record of 17-7 in foil … opened up the season going 4-3 at the NYU Invitational … got first collegiate victory against Yale, defeating Jonathan Holbrook 5-2





Student-AthletesJohn’s with a 5-3 outcome over Adam Watson … enjoyed another clincher against NYU, tak-ing down Enrique Cavazos, 5-1 … returned the following day to put together a 10-4 ledger at the St. John’s Challenge … at the Notre Dame Duals, finished with a record of 7-2 … clinched the overall match against Northwestern at 14-6 with his 5-0 victory over Phil Szalwinski … earned the clinching point of epee in matchup against Florida, taking down Chris Dobson 5-3 … did not compete at the Northwestern Duals … ended regular season going 1-0 at the Irish Duals, earning lone victory over Chicago’s Mitch Hill, 5-2 … at the Midwest Fencing Championships, finished pool play with a record of 6-0 and a +24 indicator to enter direct elimi-nation as the second seed … defeated team-mate Jack Piasio (15-10) in the quarterfinals and Ohio State’s Marco Canevari (15-10) in the semifinals before falling to Buckeye Daniel Tafoya (15-11) in the championship bout … helped men’s epee team win the team crown at the event … finished 6-3 with a +15 indicator at the NCAA Midwest Regionals to place second … qualified for NCAA Championship, finishing the round robin with a record of 12-11 with a -3 indicator to place 14th … earned a 5-4 decision over third-place finisher Marco Canevari of Ohio State as well as a 5-2 triumph over national runner-up Jonathan Yergler of Princeton … named the Notre Dame men’s Most Valuable Epeeist for second consecutive season.

AS A FRESHMAN: Ended his first season for the Irish with a record of 49-13 and a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships … posted a 12-5 record at the NYU Invitational, clinching

the win and posting a 2-0 record against Stevens Tech … tallied a 10-2 record at the St. John’s Challenge, posting a clinching win for the Irish against Harvard and recording perfect 3-0 records versus Penn State and Columbia … totaled 20 wins out of 26 bouts at the Northwestern Duals, clinching the win against John Hopkins, with a 5-3 victory over Kevin Hughes, and Wayne State, defeating Slava Zingerman, 5-3 … completed the Notre Dame Duals with a perfect 5-0 record, dominating Wisconsin’s Gavin Bailey 5-1 to clinch the win and later clinching the Irish win over Illinois … posted victories in pool play to gain a spot in the Midwest Conference Championships where he finished tied for fifth with Ohio State’s Trevor Pedersen … took seventh at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, defeating teammate Jacob Osbourne 15-8 … completed the NCAA Championships as 10th best epeeist with a round robin record of 12-11 and a -7 indicator.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Woodrow Wilson Senior High School where he played on the freshman baseball team … sat as high as 27th in the national junior rankings according to the FIE rankings … since 2007 has recorded six top-25 finishes on the international circuit, including winning at the 2007 Junior World Circuit in Montreal, Canada … earned back-to-back top-20 results in JWC action at events from Laupheim, Germany (19th) and Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy (18th) … earned his highest mark of 2009 at the JWC tournament from Budapest, Hungary, as he finished in fifth place … also was a member of the DCFC team that placed first at the 2008 Summer Nationals … born in Washington, D.C., on July 7, 1991 … son of Jim and Nina Kaull … uncle, Donald Kaull, played basketball for Rhode Island … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a political science major.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the year with a record of 30-9, earning second consecutive trip to the NCAA Championship … earned second monogram … opened the year with a 12-3 record at the NYU Invitational, posting perfect 3-0 marks against both Stevens Tech and Ohio State … earned clinching point for the epee against Yale, defeating Peter Cohen 5-3 in the ninth and final bout of the weapon … also clinched the weapon against Stevens Tech with his 5-4 decision over Danny Burke before clinch-ing again in the following match against St.

JAMES KAULL

JuniorWashington, D.C.Woodrow Wilson

KAULL’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2010 49 13 .778 10th 2011 30 9 .769 14thCareer 79 22 .782 --

HONORS & AWARDSNCAA 10th-Place Finisher (2010)NCAA 14th-Place Finisher (2011)Third Team All-American (2010)

MFC Epee Runner-Up (2011)First Team All-MFC (2011)

Second Team All-MFC (2010)

2010: 12-11 round robin (+10 in touches)Marco Canevari (Ohio State) 4-3Igor Tolkachev (Ohio State) L, 4-5Justin Dion (Sacred Heart) L, 4-5Kian Ameli (Stanford) 5-0Kevin Mo (Stanford) L, 0-1William Bedor (Brandeis) 5-2Karl Harmenberg (Harvard) 3-2James Howrot (Harvard) 5-3Dwight Smith (Columbia) L, 2-3Daniel Trapani (Air Force) 5-3Peter French (Air Force) L, 4-5Eric Hsieh (North Carolina) L, 2-3Nicholas Vomero (St. John’s) 2-1Marat Israelian (St. John’s) L, 2-5Byron Neslund (NYU) 5-0Greg Schoolcraft (Notre Dame) 5-1Viacheslav Zingerman (Wayne State) L, 4-5Brian Heflich (Penn State) 5-4Nick Chinman (Penn State) L, 2-5Tristan Jones (Duke) 5-1Jonathan Yergler (Princeton) L, 3-5Graham Wicas (Princeton) L, 1-5Jacob Wischnia (Pennsylvania) 4-3

• Finished 10th

2011: 12-11 round robin (-3 in touches)Nicholas Vomero (St. John’s) 4-3Marat Israelian (St. John’s) L, 0-5Peter Cohen (Yale) 5-3Marco Canevari (Ohio State) 5-4Igor Tolkachev (Ohio State) L, 1-5John Marshall (Cleveland State) 4-3Dylan Nollner (Duke) 5-3Jonathan Parker (Duke) L, 2-3Anthony Green (Penn State) 5-2Jake Harbour (Stanford) L, 2-5Kevin Mo (Stanford) 5-2Daniel Trapani (Air Force) L, 3-4Mike Raynis (Harvard) L, 1-2James Hawrot (Harvard) L, 3-5Alen Hadzic (Columbia) L, 3-5Clifford Fishler (Pennsylvania) 5-3Jacob Wischenia (Pennsylvania) 2-1Justin Dion (Sacred Heart) 5-4Jonathan Yergler (Princeton) 5-2Mike Elfassy (Princeton) L, 3-5Alex Powell (Brandeis) L, 4-5Brent Kelly (Notre Dame) 4-0Brian Rouse (Vassar) L, 1-5

• Finished 14th

KAULL IN THE NCAAS (24-22; +7 IN TOUCHES)


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Hoffman (5-2) … notched a win the following match against Northwestern, downing Phil Szalwinski 5-4 … earned single wins against Lawrence (Matthew DeStasio, 5-2), Swarthmore (Ben Yelsey, 5-0) and Cleveland State (Patrick Weber, 5-1) as well … registered a 6-2 ledger at the Northwestern Duals, including putting together his first 3-0 sheet on the year against Princeton … earned the overall match-clinch-ing point in the bout at 14-4, defeating Mike Elfassy 5-4 … took down Kian Ameli for lone win against Stanford, 5-1 … went a perfect 2-0 against Cal Tech, including a 3-0 victory over Jonathan Schor … ended the regular season going 8-1 at the Irish Duals with clean sheets against both Illinois and Michigan State … clinched the epee victory over Chicago with 5-1 win over Mike Dunn … began postseason competition at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship, entering epee direct elimination as the 10th seed after finishing pool play with a 5-1 record and a +15 indicator … reached the quarterfinals of elimination after recording vic-tories over Brendan O’Flaherty of Lawrence (15-3), Narayan Pathi of Ohio State (15-11) and Kristian Boyadzhiev of Ohio State (15-14) before falling to teammate James Kaull (15-10) in the table of eight … also helped epee team capture the team title at the Conference Championship.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the season with a 20-6 record … battled for a 1-0 record vs. Detroit and a 2-1 ledger vs. Northwestern at the Northwestern Duals … went 2-0 vs. UC-San Diego and clinched the epee victory for the Irish

with a 5-3 victory over James Galamba … had a clean sheet vs. John’s Hopkins … at the Notre Dame Duals, secured clean sheets vs. Lawrence, Michigan, Northwestern, Michigan State, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State, and Indiana … clinched the epee win vs. Michigan State’s Adam Erickson 5-2 … took home three wins vs. Purdue … marked up four wins in pool play action at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship … took down Eli Bader of Northwestern 15-10 in the round of 64 before being defeated by Steven Moyers of Michigan State 14-15.

PREP & PERSONAL: While attending Georgetown Prep, fenced under the direction of Janusz Smolanski … earned varsity letters in each of his sophomore through senior seasons, helping his team to undefeated and conference championships in each season as well … named MVP in his sophomore through senior years … named team captain as a junior and senior … earned a 14th place finish at the NAC B in St. Louis in 2008 … son of Mark and Paula Piasio … born on August 17, 1990 in DuBois, Pa. … father played lacrosse for Johns Hopkins … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Concluded second sea-son with a record of 23-10 (.697) en route to earning second monogram … opened the year with a pair of victories at the NYU Invitational, both of which came in the match against Columbia … registered wins over Ty Hinderson (5-1) and Sean Leahy (5-1) … victory over Leahy also clinched the epee in the match … competed in one match at the St. John’s Challenge, falling on the final touch to Columbia’s Magnus Ferguson 5-4 … finished with a record of 7-3 at the Notre Dame Duals … posted a perfect 2-0 record against Wayne State, defeating both Joe Fresard (5-4) and Matt

JACK PIASIO

JuniorDuBois, Pa.

Georgetown Prep

PIASIO’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2010 26 6 .812 --2011 23 10 .696 --Career 49 16 .754 --




Student-AthletesROSSI’S CAREER RECORD

Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish2011 24 8 .750 --

James Galamba 5-3 … finished regular season with an 8-1 record at the Irish Duals … clinched the overall match victory over Illinois with a 5-0 victory over Calvin Cheng before clinching the epee win with 5-0 decision over Tom Fornander … finished with 3-0 record against Michigan State, dropping only one touch in three matches … placed 17th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship while also helping the epee team claim the team crown.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Attended Valhalla High School in White Plains, N.Y. … fenced for five and a half years starting at the Fencing Academy of Westchester under Alex Zurabishvili and then Alexy Cheremsky … competed as a member of the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) Junior Epee Team in 2010, helping the team capture the national title at the Junior Olympic

Championships and a second place finish at the 2010 Summer Nationals … finished eighth individually in the junior men’s epee division at the ‘09 Junior Olympics … also finished second at the cadet men’s epee division North America Cup (NAC) “A” event in ‘08 as well as ninth at the cadet NAC “B” event … also competed with the championship Fencing Academy of Westchester Junior Epee Team at the Summer Nationals in ‘09 … has one older sibling, Chris … born in Bronxville, N.Y. on January 7, 1992 … son of Ronald and Diana Rossi … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

MICHAEL ROSSI

SophomoreWhite Plains, N.Y.

Valhalla

PREP & PERSONAL: Competed in fencing and golf while being home schooled in Ligonier, Pa. … earned varsity letters in golf sophomore through senior year, while fencing for the club team Hooked on Fencing … earned six national medals in competitive fencing events … took third place in the Sanity Claus Epee Open Tournament … placed 13th (out of 218 fencers) at the U-20 North American Cup event in Austin, Texas in November, 2011 … earned strongest

finish on the North American Cup circuit with his third-place result in the U-19 division in July of 2011 … won the Iron Knight tournament put on by the Hooked on Fencing club … helped junior epee team capture second place at the Junior Olympics in February of 2011 … born in Johnstown, Pa. … son of Timothy Purdy and Letitia Berkey … currently enrolled in the First Year of Studies with an intent to major in pre-med.

DALE PURDY

FreshmanLigonier, Pa.

Home Schooled

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished first season with the Irish with a record of 24-8 while also earning first monogram with the program … opened the year with one victory at the NYU Invitational, taking down Ty Hinderson of Columbia, 5-3 … went 4-2 the following day at the St. John’s Challenge … opened up his day with a perfect 3-0 showing against Penn State … in the match, notched wins over Samuel Larsen (5-1), NCAA participant Anthony Green (5-4) and Samuel Perkins (5-3) … ended the event with another victory over Columbia’s Hinderson by a score of 5-4 … went 7-1 at the home Notre Dame Duals … opened the event with a 5-2 victory over Elliott Trombley of Detroit … opened up the epee competition against Wayne State with 5-1 victory over Matt Hoffman … went 2-0 against Northwestern, taking down Dan Reed (5-1) and Maciej Zmyslowski (5-4) … earned a decision over Nathan Barnwell of Florida in the next match, 5-1 … also earned lone victories against Lawrence (Jordan Severson, 5-2) and Swarthmore (Caleb Jones, 5-4) … posted a mark of 4-2 at the Northwestern Duals, including going 2-0 against Cal Tech … defeated NCAA participant Jake Harbour of Stanford in first match of the day, 5-1 … earned epee-clinching point against Cal Tech, defeating Stan Schor 5-2 … earned the overall match clincher the following match against UC San Diego after defeating


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vs. Columbia … tallied a 16-2 mark at the Northwestern Duals, nabbing clinching wins against Detroit’s Tom Lorenzo , Northwestern’s Ed Paget, Wayne State’s Andrew Opalewski and North Carolina’s David Winer … rounded out the season at the Notre Dame Duals posting a 14-1 record … recorded a clinching win against Eric Harman of Michigan … made a run at the NCAA Midwest Regionals to place fourth, defeating Ohio State’s Dexter Wilde (15-11) before falling to teammate Avery Zuck (15-7).

AS A FRESHMAN: Completed his freshman year with a 35-12 regular season record and a eighth place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … began his Irish career with a loss at the St. John’s Duals (finished 0-1) … earned his first career win at the NYU Invitational versus Yale’s Stephen Watty (5-2) … finished with a perfect 4-0 record at the NYU Invitational … led the Irish men’s sabre team with 14 wins at the Northwestern Duals (finished14-2) … went 3-0 against Northwestern and Lawrence at the Northwestern Duals … posted a 4-5 record at the Duke Duals … went 13-4 at the Notre Dame Duals … finished the Midwest Conference Championships in ninth place to earn honorable-mention all-conference honors … at the championships, beat Indiana’s

Makenzie Johnson, 15-5, in the round of 64 and Michigan State’s Ryan Majewski, 15-7, in the round of 32 … fell to eventual champion John Friend of Ohio State, 15-11, in the round of 16 … placed eighth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals.

PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year letter win-ner in fencing at Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, N.Y. … finished in the national rankings his last three years of high school … regional champion as a freshman, junior and senior … named a team captain his senior year … coached by Jeff and Jennifer Salmon … a two-year letter winner in tennis … member of the Spanish Honor Society … son of Ken Feldman and Carol LiVolis … born June 3, 1990, in Stony Brook, N.Y. … enrolled in the College of Engineering as a computer science and engi-neering major.

AS A JUNIOR: Finished the year with a record of 21-4 in sabre … earned third mono-gram … opened the year with a 4-2 mark at the NYU Invitational, including going a perfect 2-0 against NYU … claimed first win of the season against Columbia, taking down Billy Fink 5-2 … followed that up by defeating Stevens Tech’s David Barth on the final touch, 5-4 … clinched both the sabre and the overall match against NYU with the 5-2 decision over Hugo Rodriguez … also defeated Jonathan Tang, 5-1, in that match … competed in only one match the following day at the St. John’s Challenge, going 3-0 against Columbia … defeated Mel Rodriguez (5-2), Billy Fink (5-0) and Tomasz Otowski (5-1) in the contest … posted a mark of 8-2 at the Notre Dame Duals … posted clean sheets against Detroit (1-0), Air Force (2-0), Florida (1-0), Lawrence (1-0), Swarthmore (1-0) and Cleveland State (2-0) … earned the sabre clincher in the final match against Cleveland State, defeating Bryan Twichell 5-1 … went 4-0 the following day at the Northwestern Duals, earning wins against Cal Tech (1-0), UC San Diego (2-0) and North Carolina (1-0) … earned the match-clinching win against the Beavers of Cal Tech, dispatching Jeff Han 5-1 … also earned the sabre clincher against UC San Diego in defeating Bryson Abilay 5-2 … posted final two wins of the regular season at the Irish Duals, earning a victory against both Chicago and Illinois … earned first second-team all-confer-ence honor of career after placing eighth at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships in direct elimination bouts … helped the sabre unit capture the weapon team title the follow-ing day … received the 2011 Dan Mulligan men’s sabre leadership award following the season.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Took 10th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … posted an overall record of 35-6 … won all three bouts during the St. John’s Challenge, clinching the sabre win over Harvard, downing Thomas Kolasa, 5-4, and posting two victories

KEITH FELDMAN

SeniorStony Brook, N.Y.

Ward Melville

FELDMAN’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2009 35 12 .745 --2010 35 6 .854 --2011 21 4 .840 --Career 91 22 .805 --


Second Team All-MFC (2011)Honorable Mention All-MFC (2009, 2010)



Student-AthletesLuke Flanigan with a 5-0 win … took home two more wins vs. Cleveland State … added clean sheets against North Carolina, Detroit, Lawrence, Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois, Cleveland State, Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Chicago at the Notre Dame Duals … went 2-1 vs. Indiana and clinched the sabre victory with 5-1 triumph vs. Anthony Smith … reached the round of 8 at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship … took down Peter Kilkuskie of Lawrence 15-5 in the round of 64 … advanced to the round of 16 by defeating Wisconsin’s Alan Long, 15-6 … victorious in the next round over teammate Alex Buell 15-5 … lost to fellow teammate Barron Nydam 15-5 in the round of 8.

AS A FRESHMAN: Completed his freshman year with a 18-5 regular season record … opened his Irish career by going 0-1 at the St. Johns’ Duals … earned his first career win at the NYU Invitational versus Yale’s Seb Cano-Besquet (5-0) … finished 2-1 at the NYU Invitational … led the Irish men’s sabre team at the Notre Dame Duals with 16 wins against only three losses … went 3-0 versus Detroit at the Notre Dame Duals … finished in a tie for tenth place to earn hon-orable-mention All-Conference honors at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships

… entered the direct elimination round as the tenth seed … knocked off Ben Shapiro of Chicago, 15-3, in the round of 64 and Case Western’s Garret Singer, 15-13, in the round of 32 … lost to teammate Bill Thanhouser, 15-9, in the round of 16.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from St. Paul’s High School in Sao Paulo, Brazil … fenced for club team Academia Paulista De Esgrima while in high school … two-year captain for the club … has represented Brazil in three Junior World Championships … son of Jorge and Gilda Frenkel … born June 20, 1989 in Sao Paulo, Brazil … has one sister, Michele … enrolled in the College of Science as a biochem-istry major.

AS A JUNIOR: Competed in 13 bouts in his third campaign with the team, posting a mark of 11-2 … did not trek with the team on the opening weekend of competition at the NYU Invitational and the St. John’s Challenge … got first taste of NCAA action at the Notre Dame Duals, posting a record of 4-2 with wins coming against Detroit (1-0), Florida (1-0), Swarthmore (1-0) and Cleveland State (1-0) … claimed first win of the season after defeating Maxwell Trombly of Detroit, 5-1 … against Florida, claimed the sabre-clinching victory after dis-patching of Mike Castello 5-2 … finished the event with victories over Brendan McVeigh of Swarthmore (5-2) and Tom Bienvenu of Cleveland State (5-3) … recorded a 4-0 record at the Northwestern Duals the following day … opened with a 2-0 showing against Cal Tech, notching wins over Jeff Han (5-1) and Terry Lee (5-1) … against UC San Diego, claimed a close 5-4 decision over Nick Bartuzik before finishing the competition with a 5-4 triumph over North Carolina’s Jonathan Blake … concluded regular season going 3-0 at the Irish Duals, claiming a single win in each of the three matches against Chicago, Illinois and Michigan State … dropped only one touch combined in his final two bouts, defeating Colin Nemec of Illinois (5-0) before taking down Patrick Rapp of Michigan State (5-1) … got lone taste of postseason competi-tion at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, concluding direct elimination draw in 22nd place … the following day, helped the sabre squad capture the team weapon title as the Irish ended up sweeping each of the weapon classes for the first time in conference history.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Closed out the season with a 30-8 record to improve to 48-13 in his career … battled to clean sheet vs.. New York University at the NYU Invitational … marked two more clean sheets vs. Harvard and Columbia at the St. John’s Challenge … recorded a 3-0 performance vs. Detroit … at the Northwestern Duals, clinched the sabre victory over Lawrence’s

MARCEL FRENKEL

SeniorSao Paulo, Brazil

St. Paul’s

FRENKEL’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2009 18 5 .782 --2010 30 8 .789 --2011 11 2 .846 --Career 59 15 .797 --




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time in career as a result … also helped sabre unit claim the team weapon crown the follow-ing day … ended postseason with an eighth-place result at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, claiming a 3-6 pool play record.

AS A FRESHMAN: Tallied a 25-15 record at the close of his rookie season … started off his Irish career with a 9-6 record at the NYU Invitational, clinching a victory over Columbia’s Billy Fink (5-3) and posting a perfect 2-0 record in the match with Stevens Tech … recorded a 5-5 tally at the St. John’s Challenge, posting two victorious bouts against Columbia … recorded 10 victories and only four losses at the Northwestern Duals, nabbing three consecutive victorious bouts versus Princeton while also clinching the win over the Tigers … took eighth at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, downing Northwestern’s David Xue 15-10 (round of 64), Case Western’s Alex Wijango 15-11 (round of 32) and Ohio State’s Michael Douville 15-10 (round of 16) before falling to Ohio State’s Max Steams 15-4 in the quarterfinals … placed sixth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, defeating Jakub Gibczynski, 15-14, in a hard-fought duel before falling to teammate Barron Nydam.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, N.J., while fencing with the Morris Fencing Club as a sabreist under the direction of Slava Danilov … earned a runner-up result at the North American Cup A in the Under-16 division in 2007 … also earned top-10 finishes at th 2007 Junior Olympics Under-17 division (eighth) and the 2007 Summer Nationals Under-16 flight (sixth) … has been ranked as high as 134th in the junior circuit rankings according to the FIE standings … has earned two top-25 results in international com-petition, placing 22nd at the Ciudad de Logrono in Logrono, Spain, in 2008 and then finishing 23rd at the World Cup from Sosnowiec, Poland in 2009 … born in Basking Ridge, N.J., on May 2, 1991 … son of David and Lillian Choy … brother, Phil, is a fencer for the U.S. Air Force Academy … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished second year with the Irish with a record of 22-15 in sabre … earned second monogram … opened the year with a 7-4 mark at the NYU Invitational … posted perfect 2-0 records against Yale and Columbia, while going 1-0 against Stevens Tech … clinched the sabre victory against Yale with a final-touch victory over Nathaniel Benzimra, 5-4 … also clinched the sabre win against Columbia in the following match, knocking off Billy Fink 5-2 … lone win against Stevens Tech came after defeating David Gordon 5-1 … reg-istered a total of five wins the next day at the St. John’s Challenge, including starting off with 2-1 showings against both Ohio State and Penn State … took down NCAA participant Rhys Douglas (5-4) and Nicholas Kotz (5-4) in the opener against the Buckeys before defeating NCAA participant Aleksander Ochocki (5-3) and Bobby Thompson (5-1) in the next match against the Nittany Lions … the victory over Thompson also clinched the sabre victory for the Irish … did not compete for the Irish at the home Notre Dame Duals, but returned to the strip the following day at the Northwestern Duals and pieced together a 6-4 record … recorded one victory against Northwestern in first match of the day, clinching the sabre victory with a 5-1 decision over Craig Limoli … took down both Jeremy Klepner (5-2) and Max Murphy (5-1) of Stanford in the second match … stayed home for the regular season finale, posting a record of 4-0 at the Irish Duals which included going 2-0 against Chicago and 1-0 against both Illinois and Michigan State … took down Colin Nemec of Illinois (5-1) and Patrick Rapp of Michigan State (5-2) … the victory over Rapp also proved to be the overall match clincher for the Irish … earned a share of third place at the opening postseason event, the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … reached the semifinals of direct elimination before falling to teammate Barron Nydam, 15-8 … earned first team all-MFC distinction for first

JASON CHOY

JuniorBasking Ridge, N.J.

Ridge

CHOY’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2010 25 15 .714 --2011 22 15 .594 --Career 47 30 .610 --

HONORS & AWARDSMFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2011)

First Team All-MFC (2011)Second Team All-MFC (2010)



Student-AthletesMCGOUGH’S CAREER RECORD

Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish2010 27 3 .900 --2011 9 1 .900 --Career 36 4 .900 --

COCCIA’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2011 20 7 .740 --

Kubiak in flawless fashion, 5-0 … defeated Mike Castello of Florida in the next match 5-1 … secured another perfect victory in match against Lawrence, defeating Alex Chee 5-0 … concluded the Duals with single wins against both Swarthmore and Cleveland State … fin-ished regular season with a 3-0 record at the Irish Duals, notching single wins against Chicago, Illinois and Michigan State … earned honorable mention all-MFC distinction to get postseason play underway, finishing tied for 11th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … also helped sabre squad capture the team weapon crown the following day.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the season with a 27-3 record … finished with clean sheets vs. Detroit, Northwestern, John’s Hopkins and Cleveland State at the Northwestern Duals... went 2-1 vs. UC-San Diego clinching the sabre victory with a 5-4 win over Jonathan Ott … at the Notre Dame Duals, finished with clean sheets vs. Lawrence, Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State, Purdue and Detroit … clinched the sabre victory vs. Cleveland State with a 5-3 win over Bryan Twitchell … defeated Purdue’s Cedric Hall 5-1 to clinch the sabre victory … went 5-1 in pool play of the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship … defeated Pat

against Stevens Tech, taking down Dmitri Lamianski on the final touch, 5-4 … in perfect match against NYU, defeated Hugo Rodriguez (5-2), Ben Radding (5-2) and Vincent Dodson (5-1) … finished a perfect 7-0 at the Notre Dame Duals, notching wins against Detroit (1-0), Air Force (3-0), Wayne State (1-0), Northwestern (1-0) and Florida (1-0) … earned two big victories in Air Force match, clinching the sabre win with a 5-3 decision over Mike Gallagher and later clinching the overall match with a 5-3 triumph over NCAA participant Scott Pippin … finished with a mark of 5-1 the fol-lowing day at the Northwestern Duals … opened with a 3-0 showing against Stanford, clinching the sabre victory with a 5-3 win over Jeremy Klepner … ended regular season with three victories at the Duke Duals, claiming one win in each of three matches against North Carolina, Duke and Johns Hopkins … earned second team all-MFC honors after reaching the quarterfinals of direct elimination draw at Midwest Fencing Conference Championships .. eventually fell to fellow Irish teammate Jason Choy (15-14) in the table of eight … later helped sabre squad claim the team weapon crown, part of the Irish claiming all six weapon titles … ended postseason at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing seventh with a mark of 4-5 in pool play.

Ropp of Michigan State 15-7 in the round of 64 … took down Wisconsin’s Tyler Spriggs 15-10 before being defeated by teammate Avery Zuck 7-15 in the round of 16.

PREP & PERSONAL: Has participated in club fencing since the third grade, switching from the Foil to the Sabre in eighth grade … earned three varsity letters during his sopho-more through senior years, garnering a national ranking in each of those seasons … overcame two “instant-death” deficits to place third at the 2008 Senior Mid-Atlantic Sectionals … mem-ber of the Naval ROTC Program at Notre Dame … was granted a US Patent on a computer heat exchanger in September … is an Eagle Scout … was the founder and president of the Bronxville High School debate team … son of Kevin and Katherine McGough … has one sis-ter, Elizabeth … born March 6, 1991 in New York, N.Y. … enrolled in the College of Engineering as a computer science and engi-neering major.

PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced under the direction of Ohio State head coach Vladimir Nazlymov while attending St. Charles Preparatory High School in Columbus, Ohio … earned national ranking each of four year as well as capturing the state championship during his sophomore year … entered Notre Dame hold-ing 10th in the rankings in the junior division as well as 30th in the senior division … competed in three junior events during the ‘10-11 circuit, earning points at two of the competitions … place 31st at the Preis der Chemiestadt in Dormagen for four points and finished 53rd at the Wurth-Junioren-Weltcup in Kunzelsau for two points … biggest thrill to-date is compet-ing in Poland as a sophomore in high school … born in Columbus, Ohio, on September 26, 1991 … son of Peter and Nena Coccia … father graduated from Notre Dame in ‘72 … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an Africana Studies major with a supplemental major in peace studies.

WILLIAM MCGOUGH

ALEXANDER COCCIA

JuniorBronxville, N.Y.

Bronxville

SophomoreColumbus, OhioSt. Charles Prep

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the year with a record of 9-1 in sabre … did not travel with the squad for the opening weekends events at the NYU Invitational and St. John’s Challenge … took to the strip for the first time on the year at the Notre Dame Duals, posting a record of 6-1 … opened with a victory over Tom Lorenzo of Detroit 5-0 … returned to the win column against Northwestern, taking down Mychal

AS A FRESHMAN: Concluded inaugural year with Irish program with a record of 20-7 … earned first monogram … travelled to New York for season-opening weekend at the NYU Invitational … at the NYU Invite, finished with a record of 6-1 including going 3-0 against NYU … clinched the overall match victory for the Irish en route to his first career collegiate win, defeating Columbia’s Tomasz Otlowski 5-0 … secured the sabre victory in following matchup




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Yale’s Adam Fields … did not compete the fol-lowing day at the St. John’s Challenge … con-cluded the Notre Dame Duals with a record of 7-1, registering wins against Detroit (1-0), Air Force (2-0), Northwestern (1-0), Florida (1-0), Lawrence (1-0) and Swarthmore (1-0) … did not allow a touch in beating Detroit’s Logan Clements 5-0 to begin event … proceeded to shut out NCAA participant Scott Pippin in fol-lowing match against Air Force 5-0 before defeating Emerson Woerner 5-3 … at the Northwestern Duals, finished with a record of 4-0 in matches against Cal Tech (1-0), UC San Diego (2-0) and North Carolina (1-0) … clinched the sabre victory against North Carolina, dispatching Samuel Austin 5-1 … ended regular season at the Duke Duals, posting a record of 6-3 aided by a 3-0 showing against Johns Hopkins … clinched the 5-4 sabre win over North Carolina with a 5-2 triumph over David Winer … earned first team all-MFC dis-tinction after reaching the semifinals of direct elimination at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … defeated Jakub Gibczynski of Wayne State (15-10) in quarterfinal matchup before falling to eventual champion Rhys Douglas of Ohio State, 15-9, in the semis … the following day, helped the sabre unit capture the

team weapon crown … concluded season with a fourth-place showing at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, finishing with a 5-4 record and a +2 indicator.

PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced for the Oregon Fencing Alliance - a pipeline for sabreists attending Notre Dame - while going to Aloha High School in Beaverton, Ore. … competed at a World Cup event in New York (June 18, 2010), finishing 109th … biggest thrill to-date was placing in the top eight at the Penn State Open … born in Beaverton, Ore., on August 19, 1991 … son of Kevin and Ann Hassett … sister, Eileen – a four-time All-American - fenced for the Irish as a member of the women’s sabre squad and reached the NCAA Championships each of her four seasons with the team … also has two younger siblings, Daniel and Tara as well as an older sister, Maria … enrolled in the College of Engineering as a civil engineering major.

AS A FRESHMAN: Enjoyed strong freshman campaign, finishing with overall record of 24-6 … earned first monogram … opened the year with a 5-1 record at the NYU Invitational, post-ing wins against Yale (1-0), Columbia (1-0), Stevens Tech (2-0) and NYU (1-1) … earned first collegiate win with narrow 5-4 victory over

KEVIN HASSETT

SophomoreBeaverton, Ore.

Aloha

HASSETT’S CAREER RECORDYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2011 24 6 .800 --

HONORS & AWARDSMFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2011)


Men’s Sabre Team(from left to right) Kevin Hassett, Marcel Frenkel, William Meckling, William McGough, assistant coach/sabre specialist Ian Farr,

Keith Feldman, Anthony Schlehuber, Jason Choy, Alex Coccia (not pictured: Carl Ianiro)



Student-Athletes

Men’s Foil Team(from left to right): Gabriel Acuna, Alan Markow, Nickolas Kubik, Nicholas Crebs, Reggie Bentley, associate head coach/foil

specialist Gia Kvaratskhelia, Nick Grady, Grant Hodges, Ryan Murphy, Walter Myers, Enzo Castellani

Men’s Epee Team(from left to right): Jack Piasio, Michael Rossi, James Kaull, head coach Janusz Bednarski, Dale Purdy, Albert He, Chris Pinkowski, Ryan McDonough


The 2011 Irish, aided by the senior leadership of four-time All-Americans Avery Zuck, Barron Nydam and Eileen Hassett - pictured with the nine other Notre Dame NCAA participants - brought home the program’s eighth NCAA title in program history with a 174-168 triumph over Penn State.

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2011 Season In Review

The first two days of competition saw the men take to the strip and stake claim to an early six point lead. Zuck and DeSmet led the way, posting identical records of 18-5 in sabre and foil, and qualifying for the individual NCAA Championships, which takes the top four from each weapon and places them in a direct elimination bracket. DeSmet made history, becoming the first Irish freshman since Charles Higgs-Coulthard to claim NCAA gold in his first year with the team, defeating Penn State’s Miles Chamley-Watson in dramatic fashion, 15-13. Zuck, meanwhile, advanced into the championship bout with a 15-13 semifinal win over Penn State’s Aleksander Ochocki before falling to two-time NCAA Champion Daryl Homer of St. John’s on the final touch, 15-14.

As the final two days of competition came into play, the women needed nothing more than to hold on to the six-point advantage. While Penn State refused to go away without a fight, the Irish would seal their eighth national championship in program history as the touch of the blade from Beck on Harvard’s Katherine Chou claimed a 3-2 overtime bout victory and the title. The Irish claimed a 174-168 triumph over Penn State, while St. John’s rounded out the top three with 155 points. Individually, Hurley and Hassett represented the strongest Notre Dame finishes as both qualified for the individual NCAA Championship after posting marks of 19-4 and 17-6, respectively, in their respective weapon. Hurley, much like her sister Kelley, went on to claim the epee gold as she won an overtime thriller against Harvard’s Noam Mills, 8-7. Hassett, meanwhile, fell on the final touch of her semifinal bout against Princeton’s Eliza Stone, 15-14 but would join Reese and, on the men’s side, Nydam as four-time All-Americans for their accomplishments.

After coping with back-to-back years of near misses on the NCAA Championship stage, the 2011 season saw Notre Dame’s trials and tribulations rewarded, as the team topped the podium come seasons end for the eighth time in program history. Included in the successes on the team level, a pair of Irish fencers earned individual gold, while a total of nine combatants earned All-America distinction for their efforts.

Despite the men’s team seeing their 80-match win streak come to an end, the women’s squad posted a perfect 29-0 regular season to bump their win streak to 89 consecutive matches dating back to the ’09 season. The win streak goes into the record books as the longest in women’s fencing history and is 33 behind the 122-match streak the men’s squad put together from ’75-80.

Much the same as the ’10 campaign began, both the men’s and women’s teams entered regular season play as the top-ranked squads in the nation, a ranking neither of the two had any intention of relinquishing throughout the year. As most years have begun recently for Notre Dame fencing, the men’s and women’s teams both headed off to New York for the opening matches of the 2011 campaign. The men opened up with three consecutive wins at the NYU Duals, including dispatching #8 Columbia 21-6 in the second bout of the day. The squad would, however, suffer their first loss in three seasons as #3 St. John’s squeaked out a 15-12 victory, before the Irish ended the event with back-to-back victories over NYU (23-4) and #5 Ohio State (19-8).

The women, meanwhile, made short work of each of their six foes at the venue, dispatching unranked Yale (22-5) and NYU (20-7) while also defeating four nationally-ranked programs in #6 Columbia (20-7), #7 Northwestern (16-11), #5 St. John’s (16-11) and #10 Ohio State (19-8). Included in the quick start was junior epeeist Courtney Hurley, who coasted through her five appearances on the strip with a 13-2 record.

With the first day of competition out of the way for both units, the St. John’s Challenge awaited them the following day. Both teams played an identical slate of matches that saw each tussle with the likes of Ohio State, Penn State, Harvard, St. John’s and Columbia. Still feeling the sting of losing the day prior to the Red Storm, the Irish men rolled through their first three matches against #5 Ohio State (17-10), #4 Penn State (20-7) and #2 Harvard (16-11) to set up a rematch against #3 St. John’s. This time around, however, the Irish would prevail 15-12 with the match-clinching point coming from junior foilist Enzo Castellani with a victory over Eli Schenkel. The men capped off the event with a convincing 22-5 decision over #8 Columbia.

On the women’s side, the St. John’s Challenge would prove to be just that as two of the five matches would see the Irish emerge with close 15-12 decisions with one match seeing the margin of victory claimed by one point. After defeating #10 Ohio State (18-9) for the second time in two days and #3 Harvard (16-11) for the first time, the Irish battled #4 Penn State in the first of the 15-12 contests. With the score standing at 13-12, senior foilist Hayley Reese scored a 5-0 decision over Olga Ostatnigrosh to clinch the victory. Just two matches later, the women would look to junior epeeist Ewa Nelip to end another 15-12 contest with St. John’s, as she locked up a 5-4 win over Zsofia Fath. The final match of the weekend against #6 Columbia, whom the Irish discarded 20-7 the previous day, would see a much different match that would be determined by the final bout on the strip between Nelip of the Irish and Katya English. Nelip secured a 5-3 triumph to keep the women’s winning streak intact and bring them back home for the Notre Dame Duals.

Both teams made short work of the first home regular season event of the year, as the men defeated Detroit, Air Force, Wayne State, Northwestern, Florida, Lawrence, Swarthmore and Cleveland State by scores of 23-4, 20-7, 18-9, 21-6, 26-1, 26-1, 25-2 and 23-4, respectively. The women meanwhile took

down the same batch of eight teams by counts of 27-0, 21-6, 21-6, 18-9, 26-1, 25-2, 22-5 and 24-3, respectively. Junion foilist Nicholas Crebs led the way for the men’s team as he put together a record of 20-1 at the event, while sophomore sabreuse Abigail Nichols led the way among the women’s contingent after piecing together a 15-1 tournament.

February opened up for both squads with an appearance at the Northwestern Duals as the men battled five teams, while the women took on seven squads. The men made quick work of each of their five matches, defeating #6 Princeton (20-7), #10 Stanford (16-11), Cal Tech (27-0), UC-San Diego (21-6) and North Carolina (20-7). The women found the road easy against Fairleigh Dickinson (25-2), North Carolina (24-3), UC-San Diego (25-2), Cal Tech (24-3), Temple (18-9) and Stanford (22-5), but had to survive a scare at the hands of #4 Princeton to win 14-13 over the Tigers. Reese used a 5-0 decision over Hyun-Kyung Yuh in foil to clinch the match at 14-12.

Both squads ended their respective regular seasons the following weekend at the Irish Duals, with the men also sending a small contingent to compete at the Duke Duals the very same day. At the final regular season home meet, the men defeated Chicago (23-4), Illinois (23-4) and Michigan State (25-2) with the women recording nearly identical final scores in defeating Chicago (22-5), Illinois (26-1) and Michigan State (24-3). At the Duke Duals, the men earned wins over North Carolina (18-9), #9 Duke (19-8) and Johns Hopkins (23-4). Foilists Steve Kubik and Reggie Bentley led the way at the event, posting identical 8-1 records over the course of the three matches.

Postseason play began with a historic performance at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships. For the first time in the conference’s 13-year existence, both the men’s and women’s teams posted a sweep of all six weapons. The Irish tangled with Ohio State in five of the six weapon finals. On the men’s side, epee defeated the Buckeyes 5-0, while the top-seeded foil squad took away a 5-2 decision. The sabre provided the biggest challenge of the day as, trailing 4-0, the Irish claimed each of the next five bouts to escape with a 5-4 win.

On the women’s side, the Irish battled the Buckeyes in epee and sabre, claiming 5-2 and 5-3 victories, respectively, in those bouts. Women’s foil saw Notre Dame advance into the final match to take on Northwestern. After falling behind early 2-1, the Irish reeled off the next four decisions to complete the historic sweep, 5-2. Additionally, two women claimed individual gold at the conference meet as Reese took home the foil crown with Hurley winning the epee. All told, the Irish claimed 15 individual medals (out of a possible 24 due to third place ties in each weapon) split up amongst two golds, four silvers and nine bronzes.

One final tune-up awaited Notre Dame in preparation for the NCAA Championship in the form of the NCAA Midwest Regional. A total of 13 fencers finished in the top three of their respective weapons. On the men’s side, seven placed in the top three, led by a clean sweep in foil that saw Ariel DeSmet, Enzo Castellani and Bentley finish one-two-three. James Kaull and Brent Kelly placed second and third in epee, while Avery Zuck and Barron Nydam finished first and second in sabre. On the women’s side, Rachel Beck and Hayley Reese finished first and second in foil with Eileen Hassett and Nichols matching that feat in sabre. Nelip and Hurley paced the Irish epeeists, concluding in second and third.

With a dominant regular season and an equally impressive start to postseason play under their belt, the Irish took their maximum allotment of 12 fencers to the NCAA Championship in Columbus, Ohio. The men’s contingent consisted of Bentley and DeSmet in foil, Nydam and Zuck in sabre and Kelly and Kaull in epee. The women were made up of Beck and Reese in foil, Lian Osier and Hassett in sabre and Hurley and Nelip in epee.

Women’s Foil (207-54/.793)

Rachel Beck 27-12/.692Adriana Camacho 36-5/.878Grace Hartman 32-7/.821Katie Heinzen 21-2/.913Darsie Malynn 30-10/.750Hayley Reese 29-9/.763Radmila Sarkisova 32-9/.780

Women’s Epee (181-80/.693)

Caroline Dikibo 16-8/.667Courtney Hurley 44-4/.916Phenix Messersmith 33-20/.622Stephanie Myers 14-12/.538Ewa Nelip 43-8/.843Diane Zelinski 31-28/.525

Women’s Sabre (210-51/.804)

Beatriz Almeida 29-5/.852Sarah Borrmann 29-16/.644Danielle Guilfoyle 11-0/1.000Eileen Hassett 32-8/.800Julia Kohn 5-0/1.000Abigail Nichols 33-3/.916Lian Osier 29-13/.690Kathryn Palazzoto 18-6/.750Marta Stepien 24-0/1.000

Italics – non-returners for 2011-12

Men’s Foil (248-49/.835)

Reggie Bentley 30-6/.833Enzo Castellani 23-7/.766Nicholas Crebs 26-4/.866Ariel DeSmet 28-1/.966Grant Hodges 28-6/.824Teddy Hodges 22-9/.710Nick Kubik 17-7/.708Steve Kubik 25-7/.781Zach Schirtz 16-8/.667

Men’s Epee (214-82/.723)

James Kaull 30-9/.769Brent Kelly 27-11/.710Jacob Osborne 31-10/.756Jack Piasio 23-10/696Chris Pinkowski 15-6/.714Michael Rossi 24-8/.750Greg Schoolcraft 28-16/.636Andrew Seroff 17-3/.850

Men’s Sabre (233-60/.795)

Alex Buell 8-3/.727Jason Choy 22-15/.594Alex Coccia 20-7/.740Keith Feldman 21-4/.840Marcel Frenkel 11-2/.846Kevin Hassett 24-6/.800Carl Ianiro 15-3/.833William McGough 9-1/.900Barron Nydam 26-14/.650John Plunkett 10-4/.714Tony Schlehuber 9-0/1.000Avery Zuck 34-2/.918


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Results Men (29-1) Women (29-0)Yale 19-8 22-5Columbia 21-6 20-7Stevens Tech 21-6 --Northwestern -- 16-11St. John’s 12-15 16-11NYU 23-4 20-7Ohio State 18-9 17-10Ohio State 17-10 18-9Penn State 20-7 15-12Harvard 16-11 16-11St. John’s 15-12 15-12Columbia 22-5 14-13Lawrence -- 25-2Detroit 23-4 27-0Air Force 21-6 --Cleveland State -- 24-3Wayne State 18-9 --Northwestern 21-6 18-9Florida 21-6 26-1Lawrence 26-1 --Air Force -- 21-6Swarthmore 25-2 22-5Wayne State -- 21-6Cleveland State 23-4 --Fairleigh Dickinson -- 25-2North Carolina 19-8 24-3North Carolina 18-9 --Duke 19-8 --Johns Hopkins 23-4 --U.C. San Diego 21-6 25-2Cal Tech 27-0 25-2Princeton 20-7 14-13Temple -- 18-9Stanford 16-11 22-5Chicago 23-4 22-5Illinois 23-4 26-1Michigan State 25-2 24-3

NCAA Men’s Sabre1. Daryl Homer, St. John’s 2. Avery Zuck, Notre Dame3T. Evan Prochniak, Penn3T. Aleksander Ochocki, Penn State5. Marty Williams, Sacred Heart6. Barron Nydam, Notre Dame7. Adrian Bak, Penn State8. Sean Buckley, St. John’s9. Valentin Staller, Harvard10. Rhys Douglas, Ohio State11. Max Murphy, Stanford12. Andrew Fischl, Vassar 13. John Stogin, Princeton14. Thomas Kolasa, Harvard15. Jakub Gibczynski, Wayne State16. Anthony Lin, Duke17. Peter Souders, Boston College18. Philip Dershwitz, Princeton19. Teddy Weller, Brown20. Michael Mills, Penn21. Nicholas Bartuzik, U.C. San Diego22. Melvin Rodriguez, Columbia23. Michael Douville, Ohio State24. Scott Pippin, Air Force

NCAA Men’s Foil1. Ariel DeSmet, Notre Dame2. Miles Chamley-Watson, Penn State3T. Daniel Cohen, Air Force3T. David Willette, Penn State5. Reggie Bentley, Notre Dame6. Nathaniel Botwinick, Yale7. Turner Caldwell, Stanford8. Alexander Mills, Princeton9. Alexander Pensler, Columbia10. Zain Shaito, Ohio State11. Dorian Cohen, Duke12. Vidur Kapur, Penn13. Eli Schenkel, St. John’s14. Lucas Lin, Harvard15. Bo Charles, Columbia16. Philip Jamesson, N.Y.U.17. Julian Cardillo, Brandeis18. Tommaso DiRobilant, Harvard19. James Weiss, Drew20. Michael Purdy-Sachs, Detroit 21. Shiv Kachru, Yale22. Robert Malcolm, Princeton23. Joseph Alter, North Carolina24. Sam Hardwicke-Brown, Ohio State

NCAA Men’s Epee1. Marat Israelian, St. John’s2. Jonathan Yergler, Princeton3T. Peter Cohen, Yale3T. Marco Canevari, Ohio State5. Igor Tolkachev, Ohio State6. Mike Raynis, Harvard7. Jonathan Parker, Duke8. Daniel Trapani, Air Force9. Alen Hadzic, Columbia10. Jacob Wischnia, Penn11. Justin Dion, Sacred Heart12. Nicholas Vomero, St. John’s13. Jake Harbour, Stanford14. James Kaull, Notre Dame15. Anthony Green, Penn State16. Brent Kelly, Notre Dame17. Kevin Mo, Stanford18. James Hawrot, Harvard19. Mike Elfassy, Princeton20. Clifford Fishler, Penn21. John Marshall, Cleveland State22. Dylan Nollner, Duke23. Alex Powell, Brandeis24. Brian Rouse, Vassar

NCAA Women’s Sabre1. Rebecca Ward, Duke2. Eliza Stone, Princeton3T. Eileen Hassett, Notre Dame3T. Caroline Vloka, Harvard5. Margarita Tschomakova, Ohio State6. Dagmara Wozniak, St. John’s7. Monica Aksamit, Penn State8. Anna Limback, St. John’s9. Lian Osier, Notre Dame10. Diamond Wheeler, Princeton11. Samantha Roberts, Columbia12. Loweye Diedro, Columbia13. Dominika Franciszkowicz, Penn14. Robin Shin, M.I.T.15. Kamali Thompson, Temple16. Alison Miller, Ohio State17. Nicole Glon, Penn State18. Caitlin Taylor, Brown19. Danielle Kamis, Penn20. Madeline Oliver, Yale21. Chloe Grainger, Northwestern22. Stella Shifrin, Hunter 23. Heather Nelson, Air Force24. Laura Decker, Cal Tech

NCAA Women’s Foil1. Alexandra Kiefer, Harvard2. Eve Levin, Princeton3T. Doris Willette, Penn State3T. Evgeniya Kirpicheva, St. John’s5. Irina Koroleva, St. John’s6. Hyun-Kyung Yuh, Princeton7. Alyssa Lomuscio, Temple8. Hayley Reese, Notre Dame9. Allison Henvick, Ohio State10. Dayana Sarkisova, Northwestern11. Oksana Dmytruk, Ohio State12. Olga Ostatnigrosh, Penn State13. Katie Williamson, North Carolina14. Christine McIntosh, Cornell15. Kathy Chou, Harvard16. Kathryn Hawrot, Brown17. Rachel Beck, Notre Dame18. April Whitney, Cornell19. D’Meca Homer, Columbia20. Devynn Patterson, Northwestern21. Mikayla Varadi, Temple22. Avery Nackman, Brown23. Meaghan Conway, Stanford24. Jia Wu, U.C. San Diego

NCAA Women’s Epee1. Courtney Hurley, Notre Dame2. Noam Mills, Harvard3T. Margherita Guzzi Vincenti, Penn State3T. Katarzyna Dabrowa, Ohio State5. Francesca Bassa, Stanford6. Dina Bazarbayeva, Northwestern7T. Amrit Bhinder, Penn7T. Lydia Kopecky, Columbia9. Ewa Nelip, Notre Dame10. Emily D’Agostino, Duke11. Alyssa Vongries, Penn State12. Hannah Safford, Princeton13. Alina Ferdman, St. John’s14. Phoebe Caldwell, Princeton15. Caroline Piasecka, Ohio State16. Zsofia Fath, St. John’s17. Cory Abbe, Brown18. Katya English, Columbia19. Kate Cavanaugh, Northwestern20. Chantal Montrose, Temple21. Tasha Garcia, Yale22. Gabriella Foor, Penn23. Felicia Sun, Harvard24. Ashley Titan, Stanford

2011 NCAA Championship Team Standings (at Columbus, Ohio)

Team ME MF MS WE WF WS TotalNotre Dame 23 34 33 31 24 29 174Penn State 11 40 33 29 32 23 168St. John’s 28 10 33 22 33 29 155Princeton 25 20 18 24 31 32 150Ohio State 30 17 18 30 27 26 148Harvard 23 18 24 25 28 19 137Columbia 13 22 5 23 8 23 94Penn 21 10 24 17 - 19 91Duke 20 12 11 12 - 19 74Stanford 23 14 13 18 4 - 72Northwestern - - - 23 22 7 52Yale 15 22 - 5 - 8 50Brown - - 7 10 14 8 39Temple - - - 7 22 10 39U.S. Air Force 13 18 4 - - 4 39Sacred Heart 12 - 15 - - - 27Cornell - - - - 19 - 19Vassar 6 - 12 - - - 18North Carolina - 5 - - 11 - 16Brandeis University 6 9 - - - - 15M.I.T. - - - - 11 - 11Wayne State - - 11 - - - 11Boston College - - 9 - - - 9New York University - 9 - - - - 9Detroit - 8 - - - - 8Drew University - 8 - - - - 8Cleveland State 7 - - - - - 7U.C. San Diego - - 6 - 1 - 7Others: Hunter (6), Cal Tech (3)



Top Graduates

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Beaverton High School while training at the Oregon Fencing Alliance … placed ninth at the Junior World Cup in Odessa, Ukraine (Sept. ’06), and was seventh at the Junior World Cup in Sosnowiec, Poland (Oct. ’06), and adding a bronze-medal finish at the Junior World Cup in Frascati, Italy (Nov. ’06) – behind Wozniak and Italy’s Irene Vecchi … fenced in sev-eral top international events in 2007, including the Jr. World Cup in Budapest (38th; Jan.), the Las Vegas Grand Prix (52nd; June) and five Senior World Cups: London (42nd; Feb.), Orleans, France (38th; Feb.), Havana, Cuba (24th; June), Klagenfurt, Austria (69th; May) and Gand, Belgium (26th; May) … won USFA North American Cup event in Albuquerque, N.M. (Nov. ’06) and was 11th the next month at N.A.C. in Richmond, Va. … had impressive week at the USFA’s 2006 Summer Nationals in Atlanta, finishing as runner-up in the senior-level bouts and placing third in the junior (U-19) … finished 12th at the 2006 Jr. World Cup in Dormagen, Germany (Nov.) … signed up for fencing at the age of 10 … she combined with Hassett, Caity Thompson and Rebecca Ward to win the women’s sabre gold medal at 2006 Summer Nationals (she also was a member of the U-19 gold-medal team) … her results at 2005 Summer Nationals (Sacramento, Calif.) included placing eighth in the senior-level bouts, plus taking gold medal in the team event (also silver in the U-19 team) … placed eighth at the 2004 Jr. World Cup in Louisville, Ky. … born November 6, 1988, in Cooper City, Fla. (has lived in Oregon most of her life) … daughter of Bernie and Tina Borrmann … full name is Sarah Victoria Borrmann … graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with a degree in political science.

AS A SENIOR: Concluded Irish career with a 29-16 record to finish with a 185-42 career record in sabre … earned fourth monogram … named first team all-MFC for fourth time in career … opened up final season with a 10-5 record at the NYU Invitational … clinched the sabre for the Irish against Northwestern with a 5-3 victory over Annelise Eeman … also clinched the sabre against NYU with a 5-1 decision over Joann Reyes … recorded a total of seven wins the following day at the St. John’s Challenge … went a perfect 3-0 in lone match competed in at the Notre Dame Duals against Northwestern … also earned the sabre-clinching win in that contest, defeating Jillian Mahen 5-1 … at the Northwestern Duals, put together an 8-3 ledger including clean sheets against UC-San Diego (3-0) and Cal Tech (2-0) … clinched sabre win over UC-San Diego with 5-1 tri-umph over Jordan Conway … finished runner-up at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … entered direct elimination as the 10th seed, knocking off teammates Danielle Guilfoyle (15-5) and Abigail Nichols (15-8) en route to earning a semifinal matchup with teammate and NCAA qualifier Lian Osier … pulled out a 15-8 victory in the bout to reach the finals … concluded postsea-son action with a sixth-place showing at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … recipient of the Knute Rockne Student-Athlete Award.

AS A JUNIOR: Finished fifth at the NCAA Championships, earning second team All-America accolades in her third straight appearance at the championships … also named first team all-MFC after finishing third at the Midwest Fencing Championships … named the Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP along with being named the Irish Most Valuable Sabreuse … concluded the year with a regular season record of 43-11 … opened the year with a 10-5 showing at the NYU Invitational, including a perfect 3-0 mark against Yale and St. John’s … also clinched the match for the Irish against the Red Storm, defeating Kaylee Pike, 5-0 … went 10-2 at the St. John’s Challenge,

posting clean sweeps against Harvard (3-0) and Penn State (3-0) … racked up a 19-4 record at the Northwestern Duals … ended the regular season with a 4-0 ledger at the Notre Dame Duals, taking part in bouts against Lawrence (1-0) and Northwestern (3-0) … earned a share of third at the Midwest Fencing Championships, falling to Allison Miller of Ohio State in the semifinals … knocked out Laura Rios of Oberlin (15-4), Samantha LaFrance of Detroit (15-14), Jillian Mahen of Northwestern (15-10) and Whitney White of Northwestern (15-8) to earn her spot in the semifi-nals … helped team capture the sabre title at Midwest Fencing Championships, knocking off Ohio State in the final by the score of 5-3 … she notched two of the teams five points in the bout … finished runner-up at the NCAA Midwest Regional, losing a hard-fought 15-12 decision to teammate Eileen Hassett … reached the final with victories over Alicia Gurrieri of Northwestern (15-10) and Allison Miller of Ohio State (15-14) in the table of eight … just missed the top four at the NCAA Championships, finishing fifth with a record of 17-6 in round robin play with a +24 indicator.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Placed 13th at the NCAA Championship … went 40-8 during the regular season … opened her year with a 2-4 record at the St. John’s Duals before bouncing back with a 10-2 showing at the NYU Invitational, including a 3-0 record against St. John’s … had an impressive showing at the Northwestern Duals, finishing 19-2, including 3-0 marks against Lawrence, Detroit and Ohio State … also topped the 100 career win mark at the Northwestern Duals … went undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing 9-0 overall, includ-ing 3-0 marks against Air Force and UC San Diego … beat Ohio State’s Margarita Tschomakova, 15-8, to win the women’s sabre title at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships and earn first-team All-Conference honors … in the champion-ships, took down Samantha Kuykendahl of Indiana, 15-2, in the round of 32 and Northwestern’s Annelise Eeman, 15-13, in the round of 16 … knocked off Emily Cheng of Ohio State, 15-12, to advance to the semifinals … beat Notre Dame teammate Ashley Serrette, 15-11, in the semifinals … in the championship bout against Tschomakova, led 8-6 at the break before rattling off six consecu-tive touches en route to the victory … edged teammate Eileen Hassett in the championship bout, 15-13, to earn the gold medal at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … entered the final eight as the second seed … beat Northwestern’s Whitney White, 15-4, and teammate Beatriz Almeida, 15-9, to advance to the finals … went 12-11 during pool play at the NCAA Championships to earn 13th place …went 2-0 against competitors from St. John’s at the championship.

AS A FRESHMAN: Became the 12th national champion in the history of the women’s fencing program as she won the 2008 NCAA sabre title … as the third seed at the NCAA Championships, defeated Karolina Budna of Wayne State in the semifinals … knocked off top-seeded Siobhan Bryne of Ohio State in the championship bout to win the gold … for the season, posted a regular season 73-7 record (.913) … her 73 wins were the most on the team … her .913 mark ranks as the third-highest single-season winning-percentage in program history.

SARAH BORRMANN

Beaverton, Ore.Beaverton

HONORS & AWARDSCaptain (2009, 2010, 2011)

NCAA Champion (2008)NCAA Fifth-Place Finisher (2010)NCAA 13th-Place Finisher (2009)First Team All-American (2008)

Second Team All-American (2010)MFC Sabre Champion (2009)MFC Sabre Runner-Up (2011)

MFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2008, 2010)First Team All-MFC (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

Borrmann’s Career RecordYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2008 73 7 .913 1st2009 40 8 .833 13th2010 43 11 .764 5th2011 29 16 .644 --Career 185 42 .814 --


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recorded a 4-3 win over Ohio State’s Falencia Miller in the team championship at the Midwest Fencing Championships, helping the squad to a 5-3 win over the Buckeyes … captured the title at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, knocking off teammate Sarah Borrmann, 15-12, in the championship bout … reached the final with wins over Whitney White of Northwestern (15-5) and Margarita Tschomakova of Ohio State (15-12) in the table of eight … ended her season with a seventh-place showing at the NCAA Championships, which included a record of 16-7 in round robin play with a +18 indicator.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Placed sixth at the NCAA Championship to earn second team All-American honors … went 43-10 during the regular season … began her year with a 3-3 record at the St. John’s Duals before going 13-4 at the NYU Invitational … her 13 wins at the NYU Invitational led all Notre Dame sabreists and included perfect 3-0 records against Yale, NYU and St. Johns … went 17-2 at the Northwestern Duals, including 3-0 marks against Johns Hopkins, Penn State, Temple and Northwestern … won her 100th

17-6 pool play mark with a +19 indicator and earning qualification into the table of four where she fell to Princeton’s Eliza Stone on the final touch, 15-14 … recipient of both the Most Valuable Sabreuse Award and the Walter M. Langford Memorial Award.

AS A JUNIOR: Reached NCAA Championships for the third time in as many years, receiving second-team All-America honors for the third straight time, finishing seventh overall … posted a record of 33-18 during the regular season and named the recipient of the Janusz Bednarski Woman’s Sabre Leadership Award … opened the year with an 11-4 record at the NYU Invitational, including clinching the first match of the year against Yale with a victory over Jennifer Ivers, 5-0 … registered five wins at the St. John’s Challenge with another match-clinching win over Samantha Roberts of Columbia, 5-4 … went 10-7 at the Northwestern Duals, post-ing undefeated records against Stanford (1-0), Cal Tech (2-0) and Cleveland State (1-0) … went undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals, posting a 7-0 record … clinched the win over Northwestern with a 5-3 victory over Whitney White … earned sixth place at the Midwest Fencing Championships, advancing to the quarterfinals before falling to Allison Miller of Ohio State (15-13) … posted victories over Alissa Grogan of Xavier (15-2), Isadora Blachman-Biatch of Chicago (15-6) and Irish teammate Abigail Nichols (15-8) in reaching the quarterfinals …

AS A SENIOR: Finished final season with the Irish with an impressive 32-8 record that also saw a fourth straight appearance at the NCAA National Championship … earned first-team All-America honors for the first time in career while also garnering first-team all-MFC distinction for the second time … earned fourth monogram … opened regular season with a 13-2 mark at the NYU Invitational, including going a perfect 3-0 against St. John’s and Ohio State … clinched the sabre victory against Yale, Columbia, St. John’s and Ohio State at the event … put together a 10-4 mark the following day at the St. John’s Challenge … earned overall match-clinching point against Ohio State with 5-2 decision over Margarita Tschomakova … also clinched the sabre vic-tory against Harvard with a 5-2 win over Caroline Vloka … only fenced against Northwestern at the Notre Dame Duals, going a perfect 3-0 in the match … posted a 5-2 record at the Northwestern Duals … clinched the sabre against Temple with a 5-3 triumph over Kamali Thompson … began postseason competition earning a spot in the semifinals at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … advanced to the semifi-nals with a 15-11 victory over Ohio State’s Emily Chang … claimed first at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, putting together an 8-1 pool play record with a +18 indicator … earned first ever first-team All-America cita-tion at the NCAA Championship after finish-ing in a tie for third that included posting a

EILEEN HASSETT

Beaverton, Ore.Aloha

Hassett’s Career RecordYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2008 67 12 .852 5th2009 43 10 .811 6th2010 33 18 .647 7th2011 32 8 .800 T-3rdCareer 175 48 .785 --

HONORS & AWARDSNCAA Third-Place Finisher (2011)NCAA Fifth-Place Finisher (2008)NCAA Sixth-Place Finisher (2009)

NCAA Seventh-Place Finisher (2010)First Team All-American (2011)

Second Team All-American (2008, 2009, 2010)MFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2008, 2011)

First Team All-MFC (2008, 2011)Second Team All-MFC (2010)




Top Graduates10th at 2006 USFA North American Cup in Sacramento, Calif. and 11th at Houston N.A.C. (Jan. ’06) … lettered in basketball as a fresh-man center at Aloha HS, where she was a member of National Honor Society and stu-dent government … sister Maria played basketball at Gonzaga while her younger brother Kevin is a sophomore sabre fencer on the Irish squad … has two additional younger siblings: Daniel and Tara … born April 19, 1989, in Portland, Ore. … daughter of Kevin and Ann Hassett … graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with a degree in industrial design.

career bout at the Northwestern Duals … went 9-1 at the Notre Dame Duals … placed ninth at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to earn honorable-mention all-conference honors … entered the direct elimination round of the tournament as the fourth seed … after a first round bye, beat Michigan State’s Meg Holt, 15-5, in the round of 32 … in the round of 16, lost to teammate Beatriz Almeida, 15-14 … took second at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … entered the round of eight as the first seed … beat Ohio State’s Emily Cheng, 15-10, in the round of eight and Ohio State’s Margarita Tschomakova, 15-5, in the semifinals to advance to the finals … in the final, lost to teammate Sarah Borrmann, 15-13 … went 15-8 during the NCAA Championships … went 2-0 against competitors from St. John’s at the championship.

AS A FRESHMAN: Earned second team All-America honors with a fifth-place finish at NCAAs … had 18 wins at NCAAs and a +42 touch margin … finished fourth at NCAA Midwest Regionals and made it to the Midwest Fencing Conference semifinals … at the Regional had a 5-2 record in pool play to earn the sixth seed in direct elimination … knocked out in the quarterfinals by team-mate Sarah Borrmann, 15-9 … defeated Wayne State’s Ann Bartowicz (15-7) and Falencia Miller of Ohio State (15-13) to finish fifth … posted a 67-12 (.848) regular season record … her 67 wins were the second most on the women’s sabre squad … posted a 13-5 record at the NYU Duals … went 14-3 at the Notre Dame Duals … helped the Irish to a perfect 11-0 record on the second day of the Northwestern Duals with a 10-1 record … went 16-2 on the first day of the Northwestern Duals for a combined 26-3 mark at the event … finished in third at the annual Penn State Open in her first collegiate action, including a 15-12 quarterfinal win with Harvard’s Alexa Weingarden, a semifinal loss to Grench (11-15) and a win over Ohio State’s Felicia Miller for the bronze medal.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Aloha High School while training at Oregon Fencing Alliance … placed 12th at Senior World Cup in Vancouver (June ’06), with round-of-32 win over France’s Anne-Lise Touya (2005 world champ) … finished 16th later that month at Sr. Grand Prix in Las Vegas and matched that finish at Jr. World Cups in Sosnowiec, Poland (Oct. ’06), and Odessa,

Ukraine (Sept. ’06) … placed 14th at Sr. World Cup in Orleans, France (Feb. ’07), also fencing at four other 2007 Sr. World Cups: London (54th; Feb.), Gand, Belgium (40th; May), Havana, Cuba (34th; June), and Klagenfurt, Austria (68th; May) … her 2006-07 results also included the 16th-place finishes in Sosnowiec and Odessa, plus Jr. World Cups in Dormagen, Germany (66th; Nov. ’06) and Budapest (30th; Jan. ’07), and Grand Prix events in Budapest (88th; Feb. ’07), Foggia, Italy (69th; March ’07), and Las Vegas (26th; June ’07) … her strong show-ing at Jr. Olympics in Hartford, Conn. (Feb. ‘06), included placing second in junior/U-20 bouts and third in cadet/U-17 … placed


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Ohio State … concluded regular season with a 5-2 record at the Notre Dame Duals … went 3-0 against Michigan before going 2-1 against Northwestern … secured the title at the Midwest Fencing Championships, knock-ing off Oksana Dmytruk of Ohio State in the finals, 15-13 … advanced to the finals with wins over Kate Nelson (15-1) of Xavier, Jae-Eun Chong (15-5) of Michigan, Irish team-mate Phenix Messersmith (15-0) and Devynn Patterson (15-11) of Northwestern … helped foil team to third-place finish, defeat-ing Wayne State, 5-1, in the third-place match … earned third straight berth to the NCAA Championships, finishing third at the Midwest Regional … advanced to the regional semifinals with a 15-5 victory over teammate Darsie Malynn in the quarterfinals before falling to Oksana Dmytruk of Ohio State in the semifinals, 12-5 … earned third with a 4-2 decision over Allison Henvick of Ohio State … finished just outside the top

indicator … after defeating teammate Rachel Beck (11-9) in the semifinals, went on to take down Northwestern’s Dayana Sarkisova, 15-6, in the gold medal bout … followed that up by claiming second at the NCAA Midwest Regional after finishing 6-3 with a +9 indicator … finished eighth at the NCAA Championships, concluding with a mark of 15-8 in round robin play with a +14 indicator … recipient of the Most Valuable Foilist and Walter M. Langford Memorial Award.

AS A JUNIOR: Earned second team All-America honors after finishing fifth at the 2010 NCAA Foil Championships … captured the 2010 Midwest Fencing Championship foil title and earned third straight selection as first team all-MFC … selected as the Irish most valuable foilist … finished the year with a record of 42-13 … opened up with a 9-7 mark at the NYU Invitational, including a 1-0 record against NYU with a 5-0 decision over Jennifer Lee … went 10-1 at the St. John’s Challenge, including perfect 3-0 marks against St. John’s and Columbia … earned the match-clinching point against both St. John’s (5-2 over Alanna Dunn) and Penn State (5-3 over Olga Ostatnigrosh) … posted a record of 18-4 at the Northwestern Duals, including 3-0 records against Stanford and

AS A SENIOR: Capped off career with fourth straight appearance at the NCAA Championships after putting together a 29-9 regular season that saw win total reach 191 for career … earned fourth monogram … named All-American for fourth time in career, receiving second-team honors … also named first-team all-MFC for fourth time in career … opened the year with a 9-4 record at the NYU Invitational, including a perfect 3-0 in the finale against Ohio State … clinched the foil victory over Columbia with 5-1 decision over Megan Ng … also clinched for the foil against Ohio State with a 5-3 tri-umph over fellow-NCAA qualifier Oksana Dmytruk … posted a 6-3 record the follow-ing day at the St. John’s Challenge … clinched the overall match for the Irish against Penn State with a 5-0 triumph over Olga Ostatnigrosh and later clinched the foil win over St. John’s after defeating Evgeniya Kirpicheva, 5-2 … went 5-1 at the home Notre Dame Duals … posted an 8-1 ledger at the Northwestern Duals … clinched the foil and overall match victory against Princeton with 5-0 decision over Hyun-Kyung Yuh … ended regular season with a lone victory in her only match at the Irish Duals against Chicago … started postseason action with gold-medal showing at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … entered direct elimination as the top seed after going a perfect 6-0 in pool play with a perfect +30

HAYLEYREESE

Crestwood, Ky.Oldham County

Reese’s Career RecordYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2008 69 12 .852 11th2009 51 6 .895 2nd2010 42 13 .764 5th2011 29 9 .763 8thCareer 191 40 .826 --

HONORS & AWARDSCaptain (2010, 2011)

NCAA Runner-Up Finisher (2009)NCAA Fifth-Place Finisher (2010)

NCAA Eighth-Place Finisher (2011)NCAA 11th-Place Finisher (2008)First Team All-American (2009)

Second Team All-American (2010, 2011)Honorable Mention All-American (2008)

MFC Foil Champion (2010, 2011)MFC Foil Runner-Up (2009)

MFC Foil Third-Place Finisher (2008)First Team All-MFC (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)



PREP & PERSONAL: Lettered with the cross country team as a freshman and sopho-more at Oldham County High School while training under Les Stawicki at the Louisville Fencing Center (where she started fencing at the age of 12) … Stawicki is a former head coach of Poland’s Olympic Fencing team and now serves as head coach of the U.S. Paralympic Team … made fast progress under the direction of Stawicki, despite being only female foilist at the LFC club … state and regional fencing champ throughout her high school years (also nationally ranked each year) … National Merit finalist and scholarship winner who graduated first in her class … also member of the National Honor Society … member of the Notre Dame ROTC … twin sisters, Caitlin and Sarah, ran cross country at Auburn from 2001-04 … born February 8, 1990, in Okinawa, Japan … daughter of Bill and Michelle Reese … com-pleting her degree in mechanical engineer-ing from the College of Engineering.

four at the NCAA Championships, finishing round robin play with a 16-7 record and a +38 indicator.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished in second place at the NCAA Championships to earn first-team All-American honors … went 51-6 during the regular season … opened season at the St. John’s Duals, finishing 4-0 … went 6-4 at the NYU Invitational … fin-ished 24-1 at the Northwestern Duals … her 24 wins led the Irish women’s foil team and included 3-0 marks against Johns Hopkins, Penn State, Cleveland State, North Carolina and Detroit … also beat 2007 national foil champion Doris Willette in Notre Dame’s vic-tory over top-ranked Penn State at the Northwestern Duals … went over the 100 win mark for her career at the Northwestern Duals … turned in an impressive 17-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals, including going 3-0 against Michigan State … advanced to the finals of the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to finish second and claim first-team all-conference honors … her lone loss at the championships came in the final versus Northwestern’s Samantha Nemecek, 15-12 … began the direct-elimination round of the tournament as the 11th seed … after a first round bye, beat Xavier’s Kate Nelson in the round of 64 and Chicago’s Annie Considine in the round of 32 … knocked off Northwestern’s Camille Provencal-Dayle, 15-5 … downed Ohio State’s Oksana Dmytruk, 10-9 … in the semifinals, defeated Northwestern’s Devynn Patterson, 15-2, to advance to the finals … Notre Dame’s top foil finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional as she placed third to take home the bronze … finished with a 5-0 mark in pool play … in the final eight, posted a 15-8 win over Irish teammate Radmila Sarkisova to advance to the semifinals … fell to eventual champion Oksana Dmytruk of Ohio State, 15-9, in the semifinals … rebounded in the bronze medal bout to record a win over Ohio State’s Lindsay Knauer, 15-8 … her win marked the second consecutive year in which Reese has taken home the bronze at the NCAA Regionals … went 19-5 in round-robin of the NCAA Championships to advance to the semifinals … in the semifinal, beat Ohio State’s Oksana Dmytruk, 13-11 … lost to Penn State’s Doris Willette, 15-5, in the final … this came after beating Willette 5-0 in pool play.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished in 11th place

at the NCAAs to earn third team All-American honors … one of a record seven Notre Dame freshmen to appear in the NCAAs … earned first team all-Midwest Fencing Conference honors with a third place finish at the confer-ence championships … recorded a 69-12 record (.852) on the season … her 69 wins tied Adi Nott for the most wins on the wom-en’s foil squad … opened her collegiate dual season with a perfect 15-0 record at Air Force’s Western Invite, allowing only 19 touches and recording five shutouts … also notched a 5-3 win over Stanford’s Jessica Wacker … went 11-6 at the New York University Duals … went 10-1 at the Northwestern Duals on day one and 12-5 on day two for a combined 22-6 mark at the event … posted an impressive 21-0 mark at the Notre Dame Duals … opened collegiate career with a 14th place finish at the Penn State Open.

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BEFORE NOTRE DAME: Transfer from Columbia … finished sixth in epee at the 2008 NCAA Regionals to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

PREP & PERSONAL: Trained at the Gold Blade Fencing Club while in high school … member of the National Honor Society and a National Merit Finalist while at Grapevine … son of Lawrence and Joan Kelly … has two sisters and a brother … uncle, Allen Jones, played football at Florida … born May 2, 1988, in Keflavik, Iceland … graduated from the College of Engineering with a degree in mechanical engineering.

NYU Invitational … earned an important win against third-ranked Ohio State in the NYU Invitational, beating Jason Pryor to tie the bout at 7-7 … finished 6-4 at the Northwestern Duals, including a 2-0 record versus North Carolina … posted a 3-3 mark at the Duke Duals … had an impressive performance at the Notre Dame Duals, finish-ing 15-1 on the weekend … went 3-0 against both San Diego and Oberlin … fin-ished 14th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … in the direct elimination portion of the tournament, took out Lawrence’s Jordan Severson by a 15-4 margin and proceeded to knock out team-mate Andrew Seroff, 15-9, before falling to top-seeded Jason Pryor of Ohio State in the round of 16 by a score of 15-10 … finished in sixth place at the NCAA Midwest Regionals after losing to Notre Dame teammate Greg Schoolcraft, 15-14, in the fifth place bout … his lone win in the direct-elimination portion of the regional came against Cleveland State’s John Marshall, 15-6.

AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR: Enjoyed most productive season of college career, posting a 27-11 regular season record before advanc-ing to his first NCAA Championship appear-ance as a member of the Irish … named a honorable mention all-MFC member … earned second monogram … opened the year with a 3-3 mark at the NYU Invitational, including going 2-1 against Columbia in the second match of the event … rebounded with a 5-3 showing at the St. John’s Challenge … ended that event with a 2-0 record against Columbia including claiming the clinching win for epee with his 5-1 decision over Sean Leahy … recorded a mark of 9-1 at the home Notre Dame Duals, including clean sheets against Detroit (1-0), Wayne State (1-0), Northwestern (1-0), Florida (1-0), Lawrence (1-0), Swarthmore (1-0) and Cleveland State (2-0) … went 5-2 at both the Northwestern Duals and the Duke Duals … finished 11th place individually at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, while helping epee team claim the gold in the weapon finals … finished with a record of 6-3 with a +12 indicator at the NCAA Midwest Regionals to place third in the weapon and earn a spot at the NCAA Championships … concluded his first NCAA appearance with the Irish with a final mark of 11-12 with a -4 indicator, including a victory over Ohio State’s Marco Canevari who fin-ished tied for third individually in the weapon finals.

AS A SENIOR: Did not see action during his senior campaign.

AS A JUNIOR: Went 27-14 in the regular season before finishing sixth at the Midwest Regional … began his Irish career by going 2-4 at the St. John’s Duals … went 1-2 at the

BRENTKELLY

Grapevine, TexasGrapevine

Kelly’s Career RecordYear W L Pct NCAA Finish2009 27 14 .659 --2010 -- -- -- --2011 27 11 .710 16thCareer 54 25 .684 --

HONORS & AWARDSNCAA 16th-Place Finisher (2011)




vs. Harvard as well as clinching wins over Harvard’s Long Ouyang and Columbia’s Terence Kim … tallied a 12-6 record at the Northwestern Duals, clinching a win against Ohio State and posting a perfect 3-0 record against Johns Hopkins … completed the Notre Dame Duals with a perfect 9-0 record with a clinching win over Illinois’ Tom Fornamder and Chicago’s Nolan Epstein … began the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships with a bye before defeating Raphael Yu of Minnesota (round of 64), Jonathan Kim of Northwestern (round of 32), Nicholas Crebs of Notre Dame (round of 16) and Joe Streb of Ohio State (round of 8), before falling to teammate Enzo Castellani in the semifinal round, placing him tied for third at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships with Colin Sutter of Ohio State … finished out the year earning ninth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, defeating Detroit’s Brad Coon, 15-14 … honored with the DeCicco/Langford Award.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the year

with a 30-6 record … began his season by going 14-1 at the Northwestern Duals … at the Northwestern Duals, had perfect perfor-mances against Johns Hopkins (2-0), Northwestern (3-0), Cleveland State (2-0), North Carolina (2-0), Wayne State (2-0) and Detroit (2-0) … went 6-3 at the Duke Duals … finished 11-1 at the Notre Dame Duals, including 3-0 against Lawrence … clinched Notre Dame’s 15-12 victory over seventh-ranked Stanford at the Notre Dame Duals with a 5-3 win over Julian Jennings-White … made a run to the semifinals of the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to earn first-team all conference honors … in the direct elimination portion of the cham-

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AS A SENIOR: Finished season with a record of 25-7 to conclude his Irish career with a mark of 132-39 (.772) … named member of second team all-MFC … earned fourth monogram … opened the campaign with a 7-1 mark at the NYU Invitational, including posting the maximum three victo-ries against NYU … in that match, clinched the foil victory with 5-4 decision over Philip Jamesson … posted a 5-4 ledger at the St. John’s Challenge … won lone match at the Notre Dame Duals, defeating Wayne State’s Michael Ramlow 5-3 to push the foil victory to 7-2 … finished a perfect 3-0 at the Northwestern Duals, including 2-0 against Stanford in the opener … ended regular season with an 8-1 showing at the Duke Duals, including going 3-0 against both Duke and Johns Hopkins … clinched the foil vic-tory against the Blue Devils with a 5-2 deci-sion over Dorian Cohen and later clinched the win over Johns Hopkins with his 5-2 triumph over Evan Stafford … reached quarterfinals at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, falling to teammate Ariel DeSmet, 12-10, in that match … helped the foil team claim the team title at the MFC’s to close out his Irish career.

AS A JUNIOR: Totaled a 35-7 record at the completion of the 2010 season and earned the bronze medal at the Midwest Conference Championships … finished with a 9-1 record at the NYU Invitational, posting perfect bout records against Yale, Columbia, Stevens Tech, St. John’s and NYU and clinch-ing wins against Yale’s Andrew Holbrook, and NYU’s Oung-Jo Yuh … went 5-1 at the St. John’s Challenge, posting a perfect 3-0 record

STEVEKUBIK

San Antonio, TexasReagan

Kubik’s Career RecordYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2008 42 9 .824 8th2009 30 6 .833 -- 2010 35 7 .833 -- 2011 25 7 .781 --Career 132 29 .820 --

HONORS & AWARDSNCAA Eighth-Place Finisher (2008)Second Team All-American (2008)

MFC Foil Third-Place Finisher (2008, 2009, 2010)First Team All-MFC (2008, 2009, 2010)



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men’s epee at N.A.C. in Arlington while plac-ing 25th in U-14 Atlanta N.A.C. … U-14 runner-up in men’s epee and 14th in U-14 men’s foil at N.A.C. in Overland Park, Kan. (Oct. ’03) … his earliest results included: 22nd in U-14 foil at 2003 Summer Nationals; ninth in U-12 foil at 2002 Summer Nationals (Greenville, S.C.); runner-up in U-12 foil at Louisville N.A.C. (April ’02); 5th in U-12 foil at N.A.C. in Saratoga Springs, Calif. (Jan. ’02); seventh in U-10 foil at N.A.C. in Orlando (May 2000); U-10 runner-up in foil and third in U-10 epee at N.A.C. in St. Paul, Minn. (Oct ’99); eighth in U-10 epee and 28th in U-10 foil at ’99 Summer Nationals (Charlotte, N.C.) … his father, Wendell, was the 1981 Air Force fencing captain and placed 10th in NCAA foil … younger brother and current Irish sophomore, Nick, was fifth in U-17 foil at ’07 Junior Olympics (Denver) and 16th at U-17 World Cup in Koblenz, Germany (Jan. ’07) … USFA-certified referee who has vol-unteered at various fencing camps … mem-ber of National Honor Society … graduated first in his class … placed second at Texas State German Competition (for extemporary speech) … grandfather Harold Yount was All-America rifleman at Penn State (’41), a career Colonel and project manager for U.S. Army’s M-16 rifle … son of Wendell and Jeana Kubik … born October 2, 1989, in Colorado Springs … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in accountancy.

pionships, had a first round bye before beat-ing Zak Stromquist of Minnesota, 15-1, in the round of 64 and Justin Schaudt of Michigan State, 15-0, in the round of 32 … then beat Wisconsin’s Ryan Petty, 15-4, and teammate Nicholas Crebs, 15-8, to advance to the semi-finals … fell to eventual champion Andras Horanyi of Ohio State in the finals (15-8).

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in 22 meets on the fencing season in the foil, earning a final regular season record of 42-9 (.823) … opened the season by registering an individ-ual 9-3 record at the NCAA Western Invitational, an event which saw the Irish, as a team, earn a 4-1 mark as well … went 7-2 at the New York University Dual, posting a perfect slate in four of the five matches at the event and helped the team go 5-1 on the day … earned a 16-3 record at the Northwestern Duals, including going a perfect 3-0 against both Cal State Fullerton and Cal Tech at the event … Irish team posted an overall 8-2 mark at the event as well … helped the foil team post an overall 70-20 mark at the Notre Dame Duals by posting an individual mark of 10-1 at the event … also helped the team to a perfect showing, going 10-0 versus the competition … reached the Midwest Conference Championships semifinals as the #5 seed before losing to his brother, Mark, 15-14 in their dual … notched a 5-1 record in pool matches with his only defeat coming to Ohio State’s Colin Sutter (5-4) at the Midwest Regionals … earned the bronze medal after falling to teammate Zach Schirtz in the semifinals but rebounded to defeat Ohio State’s Ben Parkins (15-13) in the conso-lation match … helped his team to a second-place finish, behind Ohio State, at the NCAA championships with a team score of 176 … posted a record of 13-10 at the NCAAs indi-vidually and earned an eighth place finish … rewarded for his efforts in being named as a first team all-Midwest Conference member as well as a second team All-American.

PREP & PERSONAL: Started fencing at age five, when his family lived in southern Germany for three years at the Fechter Ring of Albstadt-Ebingen … played youth soccer in Schwenningen-Baden … continued to compete in soccer, baseball and fencing after moving to San Antonio before specializing in fencing in middle school … coached by his father Wendall Kubik while training with Palo Alto Fencers club (part of San Antonio Sports Foundation’s Community Olympic

Development Program) … that club became Dreams for Youth Fencing Center in 2002 … SASF is supported by the USOC and provides opportunities in Olympic sports to youth in economically disadvantaged communities … participated at SASF’s “Inner City Games,” sponsored by Arnold Schwarzenegger … trained with Andrei Samorodov at Alamo Fencing Academy … attended summer fencing camps at Kanza Fencing Club in Salina, Kansas (’04-’07), coached by current ND associate head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia … worked with former members of Soviet junior national team such as Kvaratskhelia, Soviet champion Slava Grigoriev, and Andrei Samorodov … graduated from Ronald Reagan High School … top results in 2006-07 included: seventh at Junior World Cup in Madrid, Spain (Nov. ’06); 23rd in overall men’s foil field at North American Cup (N.A.C.) in Richmond, Va. (Dec. ’06); and 91st at Junior World Cup in Bratislava (Oct. ’06) … his ’05-’06 season (ranked #14 among U.S. U-17s) included: sixth in U-20 men’s foil and 14th among U-17s at 2006 Junior Olympics in Hartford, Conn.; 73rd at U-17 World Cup in Koblenz, Germany; 141st at Junior World Cup in Budapest (Jan ’06); 11th in U-19 men’s foil (also third among all men’s foil teams) at the 2006 Summer Nationals (Atlanta); 23rd in overall men’s foil bouts at the N.A.C. in Sacramento, Calif. (April ’06) … fenced foil and epee in early years … his ’04-’05 results included: fifth overall, 21st in U-19 and 11th in U-16 men’s foil at Summer Nationals (Sacramento) … in ’03-’04, he won D-2



with a record of 32-8 … started his junior campaign with a 13-4 record at the NYU Invitational, posting his first clinching win of the season against Yale, the Irish’s first oppo-nent of the season … added another clinch-ing win during the NYU Invitational by downing St. John’s Griffin Sweet and NYU’s Sam Roukas … earned an 8-4 record at the St. John’s Challenge, posting clinching wins in matchups with Adrian Lumley of St. John’s and Harry Lang of Columbia (5-3) … went 10-3 at the Northwestern Duals, downing Duke’s Tyler Hancock for the sabre clincher … took first at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, enjoying a bye before down-ing Iowa’s Adam Rains (15-7), Purdue’s Cedric Hall (15-14), Case Western’s Garret Singer (15-13), Notre Dame’s Marcel Frenkel (15-5), Ohio State’s Max Stearns (15-4) and Ohio State’s Bryan Cheney (15-14)… took fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regional, beating team-mate Jason Choy, 15-7, to earn a spot at the NCAA Championships … placed fifth at the

NCAA Midwest Regionals, defeating Ohio State’s Dexter Wilde 15-5 and Notre Dame’s Jason Choy, 15-7, … ranked as tenth best sabreist at the NCAA Championships with a round robin record of 13-10 and an indicator of +11 … earned the Dan Mulligan Award.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Earned third-team All-American honors with a tenth place finish at the NCAA Championship … went 22-10 during the regular season … opened the year with a 3-3 showing at the St. John’s Duals … went 10-4 at the NYU Invitational … finished 8-3 at the Northwestern Duals, including 2-0 marks against both Wayne State and Johns Hopkins … led the Irish

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AS A SENIOR: Finished Irish career as a four-time All-American … ended the cam-paign with a 26-14 record to push career record at Notre Dame to 118-45 … garnered first team all-MFC honors for third time of career … earned fourth monogram … opened the campaign with a 9-3 showing at the NYU Invitational, including posting a perfect 3-0 ledger in the final match against Ohio State, as well as clinching the overall sabre win over the Buckeyes with his 5-3 decision over Michael Douville … notched five total wins at the St. John’s Challenge … did not compete at the Notre Duals … returned to the strip at the Northwestern Duals, putting together an 8-2 mark, includ-ing going 2-0 in the finale against North Carolina … finished regular season with a perfect 5-0 record at the Irish Duals … began the postseason with a runner-up fin-ish at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, advancing past the semifi-nals with a 15-8 victory over teammate Jason Choy before falling to Ohio State’s Rhys Douglas in the championship bout … fin-ished with a record of 7-2 and a +21 indicator at the NCAA Midwest Regionals to finish sec-ond to fellow Irish NCAA qualifier Avery Zuck … at the NCAA Championship, concluded pool play with a record of 15-8 and a +13 indicator to finish in sixth place while helping the team claim their eighth national champi-onship.

AS A JUNIOR: Took 10th at the NCAA Championships … completed the season

BARRON NYDAM

Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.Santa Fe Christian

Nydam’s Career RecordYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2008 36 12 .750 6th2009 24 8 ..750 10th2010 32 11 .800 10th2011 26 14 .650 6thCareer 118 45 .724 --

HONORS & AWARDSNCAA Sixth-Place Finisher (2008, 2011)NCAA 10th-Place Finisher (2009, 2010)

Second Team All-American (2008, 2011)Third Team All-American (2009, 2010)

MFC Sabre Champion (2010)MFC Sabre Runner-Up Finisher (2011)MFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2008)First Team All-MFC (2008, 2010, 2011)



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also eighth out of 181 in the U-17 bouts; Feb. ’06) … also won the 2006 Senior Pacific Coast Championships (in both the individual and team events) and was runner-up at the Duel in the Desert … earlier placed 13th at the Junior World Cup in Louisville, Ky., and was an alternate with the U.S. team at the 2005 Cadet (U-17) World Championships … his results at the 2005 Junior Olympics included 13th in the U-20 bouts (also seventh in the U-17s) and he went on to post a third-place finish in the U-16 bouting at the USFA 2005 National Championships (held in Sacramento) … won San Diego junior- and senior-level championships in 2005 while placing second at ’05 Senior Pacific Coast Championships (also team champion) … his first noteworthy national finish came in April of 2004 (seventh at the N.A.C. held in Atlanta) … won cadet/U-17 points title for 2004 Southern California/Nevada Junior Circuit … sister, Alexa, also is a sabre fencer … born March 17, 1989, in San Diego … son of Bill and Dorothy Nydam … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in accountancy.

Gibczynski 15-11 to take bronze and advance to the NCAA Championships … earned sec-ond team All-America honors by placing sixth at the NCAA Championships with a 16-7 record.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Santa Fe Christian High School while training for seven years under coach Dmitriy Guy (former fenc-ing standout in the U.S.S.R.) at the Spartak Fencing Club, in San Diego … first cracked the USFA U-20 men’s sabre rankings in 2004-05 (24th) before rising to 12th in ’05-’06 and 10th in ’06-’07 (his top U-17 ranking was sixth) … competed in two Cadet World Cups (U-17) during 2005-06 season, placing 17th at the event in Konin, Poland (Sept.) – where he also was a member of the winning U-17 team(with his fellow U.S. sabreists) – and then finishing 18th the next month in Godollo, Hungary … had a busy domestic schedule in 2005-06, when he competed at three North American Cup events – in Albuquerque (third in the cadet/U-17; Nov.), Pittsburgh (27th among all men’s sabreists; Dec.) and Sacramento (13th, again in open age group; April) – in addition to placing 21st at the Junior Olympics (in a U-20 field of 173;

men’s sabre team with an 8-1 record at the Duke Duals … went 1-0 at the Notre Dame Duals … finished in sixth place at the Midwest Conference Championships, which earned him second-team all-conference honors … after a first round bye in the Championships, beat Greg Solow of Oberlin, 15-1 … defeated Wisconsin’s Tyler Spriggs, 15-4, in the round of 32 and Ohio State’s Trent Lindquist, 15-5, in the round of 16 … lost to Irish teammate Avery Zuck, 15-10, in the quarterfinals … placed fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … at the regionals, lost to Ohio State’s Max Sterns, 15-7, in the round of eight … then won two in a row to place fifth, including a 15-7 win over teammate Bill Thanhouser in the fifth place bout … went 13-10 during pool play at the NCAA Championships to earn 10th place.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the regular season with a 36-12 record before having a strong postseason that included third-place showings at both the Midwest Conference Championships and the NCAA Midwest Regionals and a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships (good for second-team All-American honors) … turned in an impressive result during 2007 fall semester by winning junior-level (Under-20) men’s sabre competition at North American Cup in Dallas … followed up that performance with fourth-place finish at annual Penn State Open (fall ’07), with 15-9 quarterfinal win over North Carolina’s Bob Ziechmann before losing in semifinal to Ohio State’s Mike Momtselidze (9-15) and in third-place bout versus PSU’s Franz Boghicev (12-15) … started the spring season with a 13-5 show-ing at the NYU Duals … finished with a 17-7 record at the Northwestern Duals … finished the regular season with a 6-0 showing at the Notre Dame Duals … opened the postsea-son with a third-place finish at the Midwest Conference Championships … entered the direct-elimination portion of the conference championships seeded second but was beaten by Ohio State’s Mike Momtselidze 15-13 in the semifinals … went undefeated in first-round pool play at the NCAA Midwest Regionals to earn the top seed entering direct elimination … received a first round bye and earned a bid into the quarterfinals by beating Wayne State’s Jakub Gibczynski 15-4 … beat Lawrence’s Nils Schaede 15-8 in the quarter-final before losing to Ohio State’s Sergey Smirnov in the semifinal … then beat



State … aided the Irish with a clinching win versus Detroit … tallied an impressive 10-0 record at the Notre Dame Duals to complete the regular season, downing Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State, Purdue and Detroit with perfect records … earned seventh at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships after being knocked out in the round of 8 (earning a bye and defeating Chicago’s Noah Epstein, Michigan State’s Zack Girouard, and Detroit’s Michael Purdy-Sachs prior to elimination) … took fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals defeating Ohio State’s Joe Doherty 15-12 and Cleveland State’s Liran Gross 15-8 … named the recipient of both the Christopher Zorich and John Crikelair Awards.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the regular season with a 28-9 record … opened the year with a 3-0 record at the NYU Invitational … also earned his 50th career win at the St.

John’s Duals … led the Irish men’s foil team with a 10-4 record at the NYU Invitational … in Notre Dame’s come-from-behind win over Ohio State at the NYU Invitational, gave the Irish the lead for good with a 5-4 win over Colin Sutter … went 9-2 at the Northwestern Duals, including a 3-0 mark versus Northwestern and a 2-0 record versus Wayne State … finished 5-4 at the Duke Duals … his run to the semifinals in the Midwest Conference Championships earned him first-team all-conference honors … entered the direct elimination round of the champion-

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AS A SENIOR: Named team captain of the foil squad for the second consecutive year … finished final campaign with a record of 16-8 to finish with 130 career victories with the Irish … named member of honorable mention all-MFC team … earned fourth monogram … opened the year with a 4-4 record at the NYU Invitational, going a per-fect 2-0 against Columbia … finished 5-2 at the St. John’s Challenge … clinched the foil victory over Penn State with his 5-2 win over NCAA competitor David Willette … won lone bout at the Notre Dame Duals, defeating Air Force’s Daniel Cohen, 5-0, to give the Irish a 7-2 victory in the foil … posted three wins at the Northwestern Duals … clinched the foil victory over North Carolina with a 5-1 tri-umph over Jeeho Kim … ended regular season with a perfect 3-0 mark at the Irish Duals … finished ninth at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships individu-ally while helping the foil squad win the team title … recipient of the Walter M. Langford Memorial Award.

AS A JUNIOR: Completed his junior cam-paign at 39-9 and finished seventh at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … started the season with a 7-5 record at the NYU Invitational, posting a perfect 3-0 record against NYU … totaled a 5-3 record at the St. John’s Challenge, clinching a 5-3 win over Penn State’s Daniel Gomez and posting a 2-0 record to help the Irish take down Columbia … dominated at the Northwestern Duals with a 16-1 record, posting perfect 3-0 records against Detroit, Lawrence and Wayne

ZACH SCHIRTZ

Rochester, N.Y.Greece Athena

Schirtz’s Career RecordYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2008 47 13 .810 11th2009 28 9 .757 --2010 39 9 .813 --2011 16 8 .667 --Career 130 37 .778 --


NCAA 11th-Place Finish (2008)Third Team All-American (2008)

MFC Foil Third-Place Finisher (2009)First Team All-MFC (2009)

Second Team All-MFC (2008, 2010)Honorable Mention All-MFC (2011)


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included former Notre Dame baseball player Brian Dupra (one of the nation’s top-rated pitching prospects in 2007) … received the Presidential Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence … member of National Honor Society … served as treasurer of Future Business Leaders of America at GAHS … graduated with 3.92 cumulative GPA … volunteered as youth counselor at sports Bible camp in Penfield, N.Y. … his sister, Alli Marie, was a five-time national epee cham-pion, Jr. Olympic champ and member of 2002 U.S. Junior (U-20) and Cadet (U-17) National Teams … his cousin, Chris Trick (’06), was recent hockey defenseman at Notre Dame while another cousin, James Russell, was All-America baseball pitcher at Villanova … son of Charles and Jodi Schirtz … born November 2, 1988, in Rochester, N.Y. … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in marketing.

other 2006-07 national events included third-place finish at Jr. Olympics (Columbus, Ohio), 10th in overall foil standings at North American Cup (N.A.C.) in Richmond Va., and 13th in U-20 bouting at N.A.C. in Albuquerque N.M. … placed seventh overall at 2005-06 USFA Nationals (Atlanta), also finishing 19th overall at 2006 Summer Nationals, third at 2006 Jr. Olympics (Hartford, Conn.) and 16th overall at N.A.C. in Houston … his 2004-05 results included taking third at D-1A Nationals (Sacramento, Calif.) and being member of third-place foil team at 2005 Summer Nationals (also in Sacramento) … placed 14th at the 2005 Cadet (U-17) World Cup in Samaria, Slovakia … was runner-up in D-2 bouting at 2004 N.A.C. in Overland Park, Kan. … attended fencing camps at Westchester Fencing Club and the Northwest Fencing Center … competed in youth soccer, baseball and basketball before concentrating on fencing … graduated from Greece Athena High School, where his classmates

ships seeded first overall, which earned him a first round bye … then defeated Eduard Chavez of Case Western, 15-1, in the round of 64 and Wayne State’s Michael Ramlow, 15-4, in the round of 32 … knocked off Ohio State’s Colin Sutter, 15-7 in the round of 16 and teammate, Mark Kubik ,15-11, in the quar-terfinals to advance to the semifinals, where he fell to teammate Enzo Castellani, 15-8.

AS A FRESHMAN: An 11th-place finisher at the NCAA Championships, earning third-team All-America honors … posted 12 wins at the NCAAs, including wins over Columbia’s Sheriff Farrag and Ben Parkins of Ohio State … finished as the runner-up at NCAA Midwest Regionals … went 5-1 in pool play at regionals, including a 5-2 win over Irish teammate Jakub Jedrkowiak … earned the third seed in direct elimination … advanced to final with wins over Detroit’s Jamie Gawecki (15-5) and Jedrkowiak (15-11) … then beat Jedrkowiak, 15-13, and teammate Steve Kubik, 15-12, in the semifinals … downed in the final by Ohio State’s Andras Horanyi, 15-14 … posted an overall record of 47-11 (.810) in regular season bouts … his 47 wins were the most on the foil squad … went 14-0 at the Notre Dame Duals, helping the men’s foilists to a 70-20 mark at the event … posted an 8-4 record at the Northwestern Duals … went 10-2 at the NYU Duals … opened his collegiate dual-season career with a 8-3 mark at Air Force’s Western Invite … had impressive runner-up finish at Penn State Open in fall of 2007, with dramatic quarterfinal win over Penn State’s Alex Salsman (15-14) and 15-13 semifinal with Yale’s Nate Botwinick before losing 6-15 final to Ohio State’s Andras Horanyi (’07 NCAA champ).

PREP & PERSONAL: Started fencing at age five, at the Rochester Fencing Center (which remains his training club) … coached by Dr. Nat Goodhartz (a 2007 inductee into the USFA Fencing Hall of Fame) … entered first national competition as nine year-old, placing 14th at U-10 North American Cup in South Bend, Ind. … finished sixth overall in USFA’s 2006-07 point standings for U.S. Junior National Team … competed in several 2006-07 international tournaments: 28th in Madrid, Spain; 25th in Aix-En-Provence, France; and 55th in Come, Italy (also fenced at event in Modling, Austria) … placed 14th at 2006 U-20 Summer Nationals (also 29th in overall men’s foil bouts at that event) … his



posting a perfect 3-0 record against Columbia … totaled an 18-12 finish at the Northwestern Duals, recording perfect 3-0 wins versus Detroit and Cleveland State … led the Irish at the Notre Dame Duals, going 24-1 and clinching victories over Lawrence and Michigan, while also posting perfect 3-0 wins against Lawrence, Northwestern, Michigan State, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State and Indiana … took 18th, behind teammate Andrew Seroff, at the Midwest Conference Championships after defeating Wisconsin’s Gavin Bailey in the round of 64 (15-7) … earned the silver medal at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, losing to Ohio State’s Igor Tolkachev, 15-5, in the final … took 12th at the NCAA Championships with a record of 12-11 in round robin play, while also earning third team All-America recognition … dubbed winner of the Yves Auriol Award.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the regular season with a 24-16 record ... had nine wins at the NCAA Championships to place 18th ... opened his season by going 5-3 at the Northwestern Duals ... posted perfect 2-0 records against North Carolina and Johns Hopkins ... finished 6-3 at the Duke Duals ... clinched Notre Dame’s 14-13 win over tenth-ranked Duke at the Duke Duals with a come-from-behind, sudden death win over Jonathan Parker (5-4) ... recorded his 50th career win at the Duke Duals ... went 7-4 at the Notre Dame Duals ... made a run to the quarterfinals in the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to earn second-team All-Conference honors ... entered direct elimination at that tournament tied for the fourth seed to earn a bye into the round of 64, in which he defeated Luke Schweiterman of Xavier, 15-3 ... then he knocked off Michigan’s Marvin Lowenthal, 15-4, in the round of 32 and Michigan’s Bill Kolodzey, 15-9, in the round of 16 ... knocked out by Wayne State’s Slava Zingerman in a close bout, 15-12, in the quarterfinals ... had a strong showing for the Irish at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing fifth ... after losing to Ohio State’s Jason Pryor in the first match in the final eight, rallied off two wins to take fifth ... in the fifth-place bout, downed teammate Brent Kelly in a closely contested match that went down to the wire, 15-14 ... went 9-14 at the NCAA Championships to place 18th.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the year 38-19 ... second-place finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regionals ... went 3-3 in the open-

ing rounds of the regionals ... had direct-elimination wins over Notre Dame teammate Andrew Seroff (15-9) and Ohio State’s Jason Pryor (15-11) ... beat Pryor (15-12) in the quarterfinals before going on to defeat Notre Dame teammate Greg Howard (15-10) in the semifinals ... ended his season with a 15-8 loss to teammate Karol Kostka in the finals ... also finished third at the Penn State Open ... finished 7-3 at the Notre Dame Duals ... went 12-5 at the NYU Duals ... finished 7-0 in Sunday competition at the Penn State Duals.

PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced four years for a club team while in high school ... team captain as a sophomore, junior and senior ... coached by Alexander Maximovich ... fin-ished all four years in the national rankings ... full name is Gregory Jordan Schoolcraft ... born August 19, 1989 in San Jose, Calif. ... son of Hal and Heidi Schoolcraft ... has one sister, Allyson ... graduated from the College of Engineering with a degree in aerospace engi-neering.

Top Graduates

AS A SENIOR: Finished final campaign with the Irish with a record of 28-16 to finish career with 148 victories in epee … earned fourth monogram … opened the year with five victories at the NYU Invitational that saw him get two of those decisions over NYU … went 6-4 the following day at the St. John’s Challenge, recording two wins apiece against Harvard (2-0) and Columbia (2-1) … clinched the epee decision over Harvard, defeating Ben White, 5-2, for the decisive point … went a perfect 9-0 at the Notre Dame Duals … posted a 4-3 record at the Northwestern Duals, including a crucial vic-tory over Mike Elfassy of Princeton (5-4) to clinch the epee for the Irish, 5-4 … also clinched the epee against UC-San Diego later at the event with a 5-2 victory over James Galamba … went 6-2 at the season ending Duke Duals, including a perfect 3-0 against the host Blue Devils … clinched the epee over North Carolina with a 5-2 decision over Maxwell Tice-Lewis … also clinched epee over Johns Hopkins with victory over Nick Krywopusk, 5-4 … earned a top-10 result at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, finishing ninth overall while also helping the epee team claim the title … ended Irish career at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, placing 12th overall with a 1-5 mark in pool play.

AS A JUNIOR: Completed his junior cam-paign with a record of 58-25 and a 12th-place finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships … posted a record of 11-7 at the NYU Invitational to open the season, recording perfect 3-0 ledgers against Columbia and St. John’s … tallied a 5-5 record at the St. John’s Challenge,

GREG SCHOOLCRAFT

San Jose, Calif.Archbishop Mitty

Schoolcraft’s Career RecordYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2008 24 16 .600 --2009 38 19 .667 18th2010 58 25 .699 12th2011 28 16 .636 --Career 148 76 .660 --

HONORS & AWARDSNCAA 12th-Place Finisher (2010)NCAA 18th-Place Finisher (2009)Third Team All-American (2010)



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record during the NYU Invitational, clinching wins against Stevens Tech’s David Barth (5-2) and Ohio State’s Michael Douville (5-4) … registered six wins at the St. John’s Challenge, down-ing Stanford’s Lucas Jansen and Ohio State’s Robert Douville for clinching points … posted a perfect 15-0 record at the Northwestern Duals, clinching wins over Stanford’s Max Murphy (5-4) and Ohio State’s Robert Douville (5-3) … nabbed sixth at the Midwest Conference Championships, downing Lawrence’s Aaron Wright (15-1), Ohio

sabre with a pool play record of 8-1 and a +18 indicator to earn qualification into the NCAA Championship … earned a top-four finish and a spot in the individ-ual semifinals at the Championships after putting together an 18-5 mark in pool play bouts with a +47 indicator … advanced into the title bout with a 15-13 victory over Penn State’s Aleksander Ochocki before losing on the final touch of the gold-medal match, 15-14, to two-time NCAA Champion Daryl Homer of St. John’s … winner of the Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP, Walter M. Langford Memorial Award and Most Valuable Sabreur.

AS A JUNIOR: Earned the bronze medal at the NCAA Championships to earn first-team All-America honors … posted a season record of 34-7 … began his junior campaign with a 12-4

AS A SENIOR: Concluded the year with a record of 34-2 to push his career Irish record to 135-25 (.844) … quali-fied for the NCAA Championship for the third consecutive year … earned fourth monogram … named a first-team All-American for second straight year … opened the season with a 10-1 record at the NYU Invitational, including finishing with a 3-0 sheet against Ohio State in the final match … went a perfect 12-0 at the St. John’s Challenge the following day, posting perfect 3-0 ledgers against Ohio State, Penn State, Harvard and St. John’s before getting the match off against Columbia … clinched the sabre win over Ohio State with 5-4 victory over Rhys Douglas before later clinching the overall match with 5-1 triumph over Nicholas Kotz … did not fence at the Notre Dame Duals … returned to the strip at the Northwestern Duals, posting a 4-0 record … ended regular season with a 5-1 showing at the Duke Duals, including a 3-0 slate against the host Blue Devils … clinched the sabre deci-sion over Duke with a 5-4 victory over Anthony Lin in the ninth-and-deciding bout … after missing the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, returned to action at the NCAA Midwest Regionals and claimed first in men’s

AVERY ZUCK

Portland, Ore.Jesuit

Zuck’s Career RecordYear W L Pct. NCAA Finish2008 39 8 .830 --2009 28 8 .778 5th2010 34 7 .829 t-3rd2011 34 2 .918 2ndCareer 135 25 .844 --


NCAA Second-Place Finisher (2011)NCAA Third-Place Finisher (2010)NCAA Fifth-Place Finisher (2009)

First Team All-American (2010, 2011)Second Team All-American (2009)

MFC Sabre Runner-Up (2009)First Team All-MFC (2009)




Top Graduatesat 2006 Summer Nationals … born Feb. 22, 1989, in Portland, Ore. … son of Jeremy Zuck and Anita Wentworth … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in finance.

State’s Trent Lundquist (15-4) and Notre Dame’s William McGough (15-7) before being narrowly defeated by Ohio State’s Bryan Cheney (15-14) … took second at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, losing to Ohio State’s Bryan Cheney, 15-8, in the final round … tied for third at the NCAA Championships with a round robin record 19-4 and an indicator of +53 … dropped his semifinal match to eventual champion Daryl Homer of St. John’s, 15-10 … named Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP and Most Valuable Sabreur.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished fifth at the NCAA Championships to earn sec-ond-team All-American honors … fin-ished the regular-season with a 28-8 record … started the year by going 2-3 at the St. John’s Duals … rebounded at the NYU Invitational, finishing 11-2, including a perfect 3-0 record against third-ranked Ohio State … his 11 wins at the NYU Invitational led the Irish men’s sabre squad and included his 50th career win … in Notre Dame’s 15-12 come-from-behind win against Columbia at the NYU Invitational, Zuck ignited the comeback by beating Alex Rudnicki (5-0) to tie the match at 11-11 … finished 10-2 at the Northwestern Duals, with perfect records against Johns Hopkins (2-0), tenth-ranked North Carolina (2-0), Wayne State (2-0) and third-ranked Ohio State (3-0) … went 5-1 at the Notre Dame Duals … made a run to the semifinals of the Midwest Conference Championships to earn first-team all-conference honors … beat Andrew Kirchhman of Minnesota, 15-2, in the first round of the conference championships … in the round of 32 beat Lawrence’s Alex Chee, 15-8 … dominated Alex Gottschalk of Wisconsin, 15-6, in the round of 16 … knocked off Notre Dame teammate Barron Nydam, 15-10 in the quarterfi-nals … won a close contest against Ohio State’s Mikhail Momtselidze, 15-14, before losing in the finals to OSU’s

John Friend,15-8 … made a run to the championship bout in the NCAA Midwest Regionals … downed team-mate Keith Feldman, 15-5, in the first round of the final eight table to advance to the semifinals … in the semifinals, overcame Ohio State’s Dexter Wilde, 15-9 … lost to top-seeded Mikhail Momtselidze of Ohio State, 15-9, in the final … went 17-6 during round robin play at the NCAA Championships … his 17 wins placed him just outside the top four, which would have earned him first-team All-American honors.

AS A FRESHMAN: Had an impressive regular season (39-8) before finishing seventh at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … started his year with a 15-3 showing at the NYU duals … finished 15-5 at the Northwestern Duals … went unde-feated at the Notre Dame Duals, compil-ing a 9-0 record … entered the Midwest Conference Champion-ships as a No. 4 seed before going on to earn second team all-conference honors … went 3-2 in the pool-play portion of the NCAA Midwest Regionals to earn a fifth seed heading into the direct-elimination por-tion of the tournament … advanced to the finals of the direct elimination por-tion with a 15-2 win over Detroit’s Doug Sollman and a 15-13 win over Ohio State’s Dexter Wilde … then lost to Wilde in the quarterfinal (15-14) and Ohio State’s Mike Momtselidze in the consolation bracket before beating Lawrence’s Nils Schaede in the seventh place match (15-8).

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Jesuit High School while training for six years at the Oregon Fencing Alliance … had been a nationally-ranked racquetball player before transitioning to fencing as a seventh grader … has been nationally ranked in fencing since the 10th grade … took a stab at the senior-level com-petition during a North American Cup held in Sacramento (April ‘06) and had a solid placing of 27th at that event … also placed 15th in the U-19 sabre bouts


(L-R) Epeeist Tim Glass, foilist Pat Gerard, sabreist Mike Sullivan, head coach Mike DeCicco and athletic director Moose Krause celebrate Notre Dame’s first NCAA fencing title in 1977.

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away with the sabre title, while foilist Pat Gerard (18-4) posted his own gold-medal finish. Unlikely results – Sullivan’s loss to Clemson’s Steve Ren-shaw and a loss by NYU’s Miklos Benedek to Navy’s Robert Richards – left Notre Dame and NYU tied at 114. Three previous ties had led to co-champs but a new NCAA format called for a tiebreaker.

Sabre was contested first and Benedek took a 3-2 lead before Sullivan rallied, 5-3. With an electric atmosphere encircling the strip, Gerard jumped ahead 3-0 versus Tom Valjasic (they split earlier 5-4 bouts) and closed out the title in a 5-0 bout, before being mobbed by the Irish faithful. Glass (4th) never had to compete in the fence-off, where he would have faced champion Hans Wieselgren. The day concluded with DeCicco being named coach of the year, an honor he also received in ’66, ’75 and ’92.

The 1978 season saw epeeist Bjorn Vaggo (30-

The storied history of Notre Dame fencing includes eight national titles, more than 250 All-Americans and a .900 all-time winning percent-age. The program’s highlights span moments of high-pressure performances, displays of pure domination and memorable upsets by Irish fenc-ers who would not be denied.

And to think that one of Notre Dame’s great sport dynasties can trace its genesis to an accident.

Pedro DeLandero grew up at the turn of the 20th century in Guadalajara, Mexico, graduating from Notre Dame in 1911 before returning to his homeland. Some 20 years later, with revolution in Mexico, DeLandero returned to Notre Dame as a Spanish professor – but a 1934 automobile ac-cident left him with a dilemma. Doctors prescribed rehabilitation through swimming while DeLan-dero suggested fencing. Over 70 years later, Notre Dame owes many thanks to his love of fencing – and to his aversion of the water.

DeLandero founded a small fencing club that became Notre Dame’s eighth varsity sport in 1936. He returned to Mexico and handed the program to language professor Walt Langford, who set Notre Dame on course as a fencing power. Langford coached two stretches from 1940-61, with former Irish fencer Herb Melton serving as the program’s coach from 1947-50.

The final spark was provided in 1962, when Mike DeCicco began his 34-year run as the leader of Notre Dame fencing. DeCicco had fenced at Notre Dame in the late 1940s, returning in 1954 as an engineering teacher and assistant fencing coach. Three decades later, he had become one of the great coaching legends in Notre Dame history.

Beginning with a third-place finish in 1975, Notre Dame has claimed eight NCAA titles and 30 other top-five finishes, including 13 runner-up and 11 third-place efforts. All told, the Notre Dame men and women finished 1st-5th at 38 of 44 NCAA events from 1975-2011 (the women held their own NCAAs from ‘82-’89).

Notre Dame made some noise at the 1955 NCAAs, when unknown Don Tadrowski claimed the epee title (22-4). Suddenly, the fencing pro-gram – which made its NCAA debut in ‘47 – had gained credibility. Tadrowski repeated as an All-American in 1956, epeeist Dennis Hemmerle was the ’57 NCAA runner-up, and the sixth-place ’58 team was led by epeeist Ron Farrow (3rd) and foilist Jim Russamano (4th).

That remained the top Irish finish until 1964, when one team’s loss was another’s gain. Bill Fer-rance had hopes of making the Notre Dame bas-ketball team but he was cut in December of 1963. Ferrance stopped by fencing practice, under the bleachers of the Notre Dame Fieldhouse, where classmate Sam Crimone was the top sabreman.

Just months later, Ferrance parlayed his ath-leticism and competitive spirit into a stunning fourth-place finish at the 1964 NCAA foil com-petition – with Crimone and epeeist Dick Marks placing eighth to give the Irish a fifth-place finish (Ferrance also went on to place fifth at the 1965 NCAAs).

Notre Dame added women’s fencing in 1974 and the Irish men returned to the national picture by claiming third at the 1975 NCAAs, led by All-Americans Tim Glass (epee), Mike McCahey (foil) and Sam DiFiglio (sabre).

Talented sabreist Mike Sullivan (3rd place) and Glass (4th) were up to the task in Philadelphia and put the third-place Irish in contention for the 1976 NCAA title.

Plenty of drama was waiting one year later at the Joyce Center (the Irish also hosted in 1970, ’82, ’85, ’87, ’90, ’92, ’95 and ’98). Sullivan (20-2) ran

Notre Dame Fencing Springs from Modest Beginnings to National ProminenceIrish fencers have combined for eight NCAA team titles, 27 individual gold medals and 268 All-America honors

Pedro DeLandero (left) founded the Notre Dame fencing team in the mid-1930s, with the program growing to be one of the most successful in Notre Dame and NCAA history.

Pat Gerard (left) won a historic foil bout in the 1977 NCAA Championship that gave Notre Dame its first national title in a thrilling fence-off.


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weapon finals in 2005, with Michal Sobieraj win-ning the men’s epee title while Kryczalo, Patrick Ghattas (men’s sabre), Amy Orlando (women’s epee) and Mariel Zagunis (women’s sabre) each finished as runner-up. Ghattas went on to repeat his second-place finish at the 2006 NCAAs (he also was the 2007 runner-up) while Zagunis won her 2006 title-bout rematch with Columbia’s Em-ily Jacobson (her teammate from the 2004 U.S. Olympic team).

In 2008, the men and women combined to finish in second place at the NCAAs. Kelley Hurley (Epee) and Sarah Borrmann (Sabre) took gold medals at the event, marking the 11th and 12th times a female Notre Dame fencer has won an individual national championship.

In 2009, the Irish once again fell just shy of the program’s eighth national title as they finished in second place. The men and women combined for 10 All-American honors, led by a pair of foilists in Gerek Meinhardt and Hayley Reese as the duo claimed silver medals. Meinhardt was Notre Dame’s first men’s foil silver medalist since Ozren Debic in 2000, while Reese was Notre Dame’s first women’s foil silver medalist since Alicja Kryczalo in 2005.

The Irish also had a strong showing in women’s epee as freshman Courtney Hurley and sophomore teammate Ewa Nelip finished tied for third to earn bronze medals. The duo combined for a 38-6 record in pool play, the highest total among teammates at the four-day championship.

The 2010 season saw both the men (33-0) and women (35-0) post undefeated regular sea-sons on the way to yet another top finish at the NCAA Championships, finishing third overall. The squad finished with 11 All-Americans, includ-ing Gerek Meinhardt who became the first Irish foilist since Charles Higgs-Coulthard in 1984 to claim the gold medal. Courtney Hurley (women’s epee), Enzo Castellani (men’s foil) and Avery Zuck (men’s sabre) also earned medalist honors as each finished third in their respective event.

Following fourth- and sixth-place finishes in ‘92 and ‘93, Notre Dame won the 1994 NCAA title at Brandeis – despite totaling just three All-Amer-icans (foilist Jeremy Siek, sabreist Chris Hajnik and epeeist Rakesh Patel). The team-scoring format saw Notre Dame finish third in women’s foil, first in men’s foil and fourth in men’s sabre – leaving it up to men’s epee, which rallied from a 4-2 defi-cit to beat Air Force in pool-play (5-4 wins from Grzegorz Wozniak, Rian Girard and Patel). A 5-1 semifinal win over Wayne State clinched the title, leaving Penn State stunned at the sudden change.

Notre Dame was third at the 1995 NCAAs, un-der a format emphasizing individual results, with sabreist Bill Lester and foilist Maria Panyi captur-ing silver medals. The Irish then were runner-up to Penn State in each of the next five NCAAs, with near-misses in 1997 (1,530-1,470), 1998 (149-147) and 2000 (175-171).

The Irish women pushed their win streak to 75 matches in 1996, when foilist Sara Walsh posted her first of two NCAA runner-up finishes. Women’s epeeist Magda Krol was crowned the 1997 NCAA champ, as were men’s sabreists Luke La Valle (1998) and Gabor Szelle (2000) – followed by women’s epeeist Kerry Walton and foilist Alicja Kryczalo at the 2002 NCAAs.

Kryczalo repeated as NCAA champ in 2003 while the Irish edged Penn State (182-179) for the team title at Air Force. Kryczalo then became just the second women’s fencer ever to win three or more NCAA titles (in ‘04) while freshman Valerie Providenza won the ‘04 sabre title and Walton was the epee runner-up.

Notre Dame’s 2004 squad was the first in NCAA history to produce NCAA finalists in all three women’s weapons but the Irish placed third in the combined standings, due in large part to an injury that sidelined two-time All-American foilist Derek Snyder.

The 2005 NCAAs then produced Notre Dame’s seventh national title in dramatic fashion, as the Irish created an historic rally to erase a 24-point deficit versus Ohio State (173-171). Notre Dame saw its fencers advance to five of the six NCAA

2) combine with Sullivan (41-0) and Gerard (31-3) for a record of 102-5. Sullivan then won all 23 bouts to repeat as the NCAA champion, Vaggo also picked up a gold medal and Gerard was second (he lost in the final :02), as Notre Dame ran away with the 1978 title at Wisconsin-Parkside.

Notre Dame – led by NCAA foil champ Andy Bonk – added a runner-up finish in 1979, with Sullivan losing in his final. A six-year, 122-match winning streak ended in 1980 but the Irish were back in the title hunt in 1983, nipped by Wayne State 86-80, with epeeist Ola Harstrom (29-2) becoming the Irish program’s seventh national champ.

Two years later, Wayne State edged Notre Dame (141-140) for the 1985 title but the Irish won their third NCAA title at Princeton in 1986, behind foilists Yehuda Kovacs (runner-up) and Charles Higgs-Coulthard (3rd), epeeists Mike Gostigian (3rd) and Christian Scherpe (4th), and sabreists Don Johnson (6th) and John Edwards.

The 1986 season marked the addition of wom-en’s head coach Yves Auriol to the Notre Dame staff. Sophomore foilist Molly Sullivan claimed the NCAA title to help the Irish women finish second. Sullivan placed third in 1987 but Notre Dame won the team title, with Janice Hynes, Kristin Kralicek and Anne Barreda rounding out the winning ef-fort.

Sullivan returned to Princeton’s Jadwin Gym and won her second NCAA title (equaled by just four other ND student-athletes), with Barreda finishing third to match the team’s finish. Sullivan lost four previous bouts versus Wayne State’s Lo-redana Ranza but she won the 9-7 title bout, with the Irish men placing second.

The 1990 season saw the men’s 98-match win streak end while Jubba Beshin won the NCAA epee title, assisted by teammate David Calder-head’s quarterfinal win over top seed Jim Marsh of Penn State. Beshin, foilist Noel Young and sabreist Leszek Nowosielski placed second at the 1991 NCAAs, with a foil title from Heidi Piper (the ’90 runner-up) helping Notre Dame repeat at third place in the combined NCAAs.

With third team All-America honors in 2009, Adrienne Nott became the Notre Dame fencing program’s 18th four-time all-American.

Head coach Yves Auriol saw his 2002 women’s squad turn in an impressive performance at the NCAAs, with sophomore Kerry Walton (far left) winning the epee title while Alicja Kryczalo (far right) defeated fellow freshman Andrea Ament (second from left) in the foil title bout.



NCAA Championship Teams1977 NCAA Men’s Champions

(from left) Fourth-place epeeist Tim Glass (16-7), foil champion Pat Gerard (18-4) and sabre champ Mike Sullivan (20-2) celebrate Notre Dame’s first NCAA fencing title with two legends (head coach Mike DeCicco and athletic director Moose Krause). The Irish finished the round-robin at the Notre Dame Joyce Center tied with NYU for first place (at 114), with the new fenceoff tiebreaker used to decare a winner. Sullivan rallied to beat Miklos Benedek in the first bout (5-3) and an electric atmosphere encircled the strip as Gerard shut out Tom Valjasic (5-0, after splitting earlier 5-4 bouts) before being mobbed by the Notre Dame faithful. Glass never had to compete in the fenceoff and DeCicco picked up his third of four national coach-of-the-year awards.

1994 NCAA Combined ChampionsThe Irish won the combined NCAA title in 1994 at Brandeis, under the team-scoring format that saw Notre Dame place third in women’s foil, first in men’s foil and fourth in men’s sabre – with men’s epee rallying to beat Air Force in pool-play before besting Wayne State in the semifinals for the clinching points. Top performers included All-Americans Jeremy Siek (5th in foil), Chris Hajnik (10th in sabre) and Rakesh Patel (12th in epee).

1986 NCAA Men’s ChampionsNotre Dame’s contingent that won the 1986 NCAA title – besting Columbia, 151-141, at Princeton – included (from left, on podium steps) sabreist Don Johnson (9th place), foilists Yehuda Kovacs (2nd) and Charles Higgs-Coulthard (3rd), sabreist John Edwards (17th) and epeeists Christian Scherpe (4th) and Mike Gostigan (3rd). They were joined in the celebration by (bot-tom row, from left) sabre captain Tony Consoli, assistant coach Yves Auriol, foil captain Mike Van der Velden, head coach Mike DeCicco and epee captain Tim Vaughan.

2005 NCAA Combined ChampionsNotre Dame’s historic rally to edge Ohio State for the 2005 title (173-171) included the efforts of: (front row, from left) epeeist Amy Orlando (2nd), foilist Andrea Ament (7th) and epeeist Kerry Walton (14th); (back row, from left) epeeist Aaron Adjemian (24th), sabreists Patrick Ghattas (2nd), Mariel Zagunis (2nd), Valerie Providenza (4th) and Matt Stearns (10th), foilist Jakub Jedrkowiak (7th), epeeist Michal Sobieraj (1st) and foilist Alicja Kryczalo (2nd). See pp. 56-57 for details.

2003 NCAA Combined Champions(seated, from left) Sabreist Destanie Milo (6th), epeeist Meagan Call (10th), foilist Andrea Ament (3rd), sabreist Maggie Jordan (21st), foilist Alicja Kryczalo (1st) and epeeist Kerry Walton (5th); (standing, from left) sabreists Gabor Szelle (11th) and Matt Fabricant (6th), foilist Derek Snyder (5th), epee-ist Michal Sobieraj (2nd), foilist Ozren Debic (4th) and epeeist Jan Viviani (10th) combined for 182 points, edging Penn State (179) for the 2003 title at Air Force (see pp. 54-55 for details).

1978 NCAA Men’s Champions(from left) Sabre champ Mike Sullivan (23-0), coach Mike DeCicco, foil runner-up Pat Gerard (19-3) and epee champ Bjorn Vaggo (19-4) remain one of the most dominant teams in NCAA history – delivering the program’s second consecutive title as the Irish ran away from the field at Wisconsin-Parkside (the power trio also was 102-5 in the regular season).

1987 NCAA Women’s Champions(kneeling from left) Anne Barreda and Kristin Kralicek combined with (stand-ing, from left) Janice Hynes and third-place finisher Molly Sullivan (13-2) to help win the 1987 NCAA women’s title, with the competition held at Notre Dame’s Joyce Center.


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MEN’S EPEE MEN’S FOIL MEN’S SABRE

WOMEN’S FOILWOMEN’S SABREWOMEN’S EPEE

For the eighth time in pro-gram history and third under the direction of head coach Janusz Bednarski, the University of Notre Dame fencing team claimed the NCAA National Championship. Aided by two individual gold medal-

ists (Ariel DeSmet – men’s foil; Courtney Hurley – women’s epee) and two runner-up performances (Avery Zuck – men’s sabre; Eileen Hassett – women’s sabre) the Irish held off two-time reigning champion Penn State, 174-168, to claim the 2011 National Championship. Additionally, Hassett, along with men’s sabreists Barron Nydam and women’s foilist Hayley Reese, became the 19th, 20th and 21st Irish fencers to be four-time All-America recipients. Bednarski was joined in the title by his coaching staff of Gia Kvaratskhelia (foil specialist), Marek Stepien (epee special-ist) and Ian Farr (sabre specialist).

Assistant Coach Marek Stepien

Courtney Hurley(Jr.; San Antonio, Texas)NCAA Champion (21-4)

Brent Kelly(Sr.; Grapevine, Texas)

16th-Place (11-12)

James Kaull(So.; Washington, D.C.)

14th-Place (12-11)

Eileen Hassett(Sr.; Beaverton, Ore.)

2nd-Place (17-7)

Lian Osier(So.; Battle Ground, Wash.)

9th-Place (12-11)

Reggie Bentley(Jr.; Little Rock, Ark.)

5th-Place (16-7)

Ariel DeSmet(Fr.; Troutdale, Ore.)

NCAA Champion (20-5)

Hayley Reese(Sr.; Crestwood, Ky.)

8th-Place (15-8)

Rachel Beck(Fr.; Tucson, Ariz.)17th-Place (9-14)

Barron Nydam(Sr.; Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.)

6th-Place (15-8)

Avery Zuck(Sr.; Portland, Ore.)2nd-Place (19-6)

(Not pictured Ewa Nelip, Jr., 9th-Place; 12-11)

2011 NCAA National Champions



Coaching Legends

Michael DeCicco is the man who built the Notre Dame fencing team into the perennial power that it is today and has been for nearly 50 years. He retired from the school after the 1995 season with 41 years of service to Notre Dame. In four decades at Notre Dame, he served in various avenues, always giving of himself unconditionally out of love for his alma mater.

DeCicco – a 2002 inductee into the Italian-American Athletic Hall of Fame – arrived at Notre Dame from Newark, N.J., in 1945 as a freshman. Fencing resumed competition in 1947 after a three-year hiatus because of the war and DeCicco starred for the Irish as he compiled a 63-20 career record. He fenced foil, sabre and epee during his career, the last Notre Dame fencer to compete in all three weapons. His 29-1 record in foil as a junior earned him a spot in the NCAA championships. His 45-4 career foil record (.918) still ranks third on Notre Dame’s all-time list for career foil winning percentage.

“When I first came to Notre Dame, I had no idea they even had a fencing team,” DeCicco says. “Thanks to Walter Langford, who kept fencing at Notre Dame alive after the war, I was given the opportunity to fence for Notre Dame. Coming to Notre Dame as a student and then as a fencer was a happy experience and is something that I’m very proud of.”

Following his graduation in 1949, DeCicco returned to New Jersey to work on his master’s degree and his doctorate. In 1954, he accepted an offer to return to Notre Dame to finish his doctoral studies.

DeCicco took a teaching position in the engi-neering department and became Langford’s assis-tant coach.

“I first came here to teach but it was also a special opportunity to work with my mentor as an assistant coach,” says DeCicco.

In 1962, after serving as assistant to Langford, DeCicco became the fourth head coach in the 30-year history of the fencing program.

DeCicco began his head coaching career with a modest start, a 7-8 record in 1962. But the best was most definitely to come as the 1962 team marked his only losing season as a head coach. None of his other teams ever finished with more than four losses. After that 1962 season, DeCicco’s teams won almost 95 percent of their matches and he finished with a staggering 680-45 (.938) career coaching record.

The list of accomplishments by Notre Dame fencing teams under the brilliant guidance of DeCicco is almost endless: five national champion-ship teams, eight NCAA individual champions, a 122-match winning streak spanning six seasons (four consecutive undefeated seasons), 12 unde-feated and nine one-loss campaigns, almost 100 All-Americans and four national coach of the year selections. In addition to his collegiate accomplish-

ments, DeCicco also left his mark on the national and international levels, coaching and represent-ing the United States in numerous Olympic and World Championship events.

For DeCicco, more important than his impres-sive resume of fencing feats were the athletes behind them. He always took great pleasure in getting to know all of his fencers, despite the vast number that came and went through the program in his 34 years as a coach.

“Fencing gave me a unique opportunity to work with some 700 athletes, forming close rela-tionships with them virtually every afternoon at practice. This always has been very special to me,” says DeCicco.

Among his more proud accomplishments is the development of the women’s team as one of Notre Dame’s first varsity sports for women in 1977. DeCicco was able to form a solid foundation for the women’s team that he coached until 1986, when Yves Auriol took over and built on that foundation.

Another of his pet projects was the academic advising program that DeCicco founded in 1964 after executive vice president Rev. Edmund Joyce, C.S.C., had asked him to start the program from scratch. The advising program was the first of its kind.

“With the help of a lot of people, we were able to start an academic advising program that has become a model around the country,” says DeCicco. “Father Hesburgh and Father Joyce were 10 years ahead of everyone else when they saw the need for this program.”

DeCicco headed the Office of the Academic Advisor for Athletes until 1990, with the depart-ment now known as Academic Services for Student-Athletes. DeCicco rapidly expanded the program to include all student-athletes and initi-ated the tutorial assistance program, class moni-toring program and degree progress reports that remain the foundation of the office.

In his time as coach and advisor, DeCicco truly made a difference for the Notre Dame family. The love and total commitment he showed for Notre Dame were as much as any individual could possi-bly give an institution.

“All of our accomplishments never would have been possible if I were coaching at some other school,” says DeCicco. “Notre Dame made that pos-sible. For that I will be eternally grateful.”

Notre Dame is equally grateful.

Michael DeCiccoLegendary coach led Irish to five national championships

during his 34 years as head coach


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Herb MeltonHead Coach 1947-1950

30-5 (.857 percent)Herb Melton became Notre

Dame’s fencing coach in 1947, when the program was restarted after being suspended due to World War II. Melton fenced sabre for the Irish between 1941 and 1943 and participated in the 1941 NCAA Championships.

The Paducah, Ky., native returned to Notre Dame after the war to attend law school and coached the fencing team for four seasons. Melton led the 1950 Irish to an undefeated 9-0 mark on the way to finishing sixth in the NCAA tournament, with foilist Nick Scalera and epeeist Ralph Dixon becoming Notre Dame’s first All-Americans.

Future Notre Dame head coach Mike DeCicco fenced all three weap-ons between 1947 and 1950 and also competed in the 1948 NCAA tournament during Melton’s head coaching tenure.

Melton – a 1943 Notre Dame graduate – left the University in 1950 to practice law in Paducah. He maintained a keen interest in fenc-ing until his death in 1996.

Pedro DeLanderoHead Coach

1934-39 38-12-2 (.750 percent)Pedro DeLandero started the

fencing program at Notre Dame in 1934 as a club sport. DeLandero, a Spanish professor at the University at the time, began fencing in his younger years while living in Mexico, as a form of rehabilitation for leg injuries suffered in an auto-mobile accident.

DeLandero noted student inter-est on campus and started a fencing club for students. He coached the 1935 and ‘36 teams to perfect records and witnessed the elevation of fencing to varsity status in 1936.

After coaching the Irish to 7-2 records in both 1938 and ‘39, DeLandero decided to return to his native Mexico and turned the reins over to a colleague in the foreign language department, Walt Langford. DeLandero’s sons, Carlos and Telmo, both fenced at Notre Dame under their father’s tutelage.

DeLandero was a 1911 gradu-ate of Notre Dame and returned to the University in 1933 to teach Spanish. He also coached the varsity tennis team to a 16-26-1 record (.386) from 1935-39. DeLandero passed away in 1943, at the age of 55 in Mexico City.

Walt LangfordHead Coach

1940-43, 1951-61 155-35 (.816 percent)Walt Langford took control of

the Notre Dame fencing and tennis programs in 1940, when Pedro DeLandero returned to Mexico. Langford – who also taught Spanish – coached the Irish to a 19-13 record before the fencing program was suspended after the 1943 season due to a lack of weap-ons created by World War II. Future Irish coach Herb Melton fenced sabre under Langford in 1941-43.

After the war, Langford turned the head coaching position over to Melton. Langford became head coach again in 1951 (after Melton left the University) and coached the Irish to eight NCAA top-10 finishes while seeing six of his fencers earn All-America honors. Don Tadrowski became Notre Dame’s first individ-ual champion, winning the 1955 epee title.

Langford also coached the Irish to an undefeated (16-0) record in 1958. He left Notre Dame in 1961 to head the Peace Corps in Chile and turned the coaching job over to coach Mike DeCicco. He also coached the Irish tennis squad to a 95-30-1 (.758) record between 1940 and 1953, leading the Irish to the 1944 national intercollegiate championship.

The McAllen, Texas, native graduated from Notre Dame in 1930 and began teaching in the language department a year later. He was named department chair-man in 1946 and held that position until his departure in 1961.

Langford died in St. Louis on Feb. 28, 2001, at the age of 92.

Yves AuriolHead Women’s Coach

1986-2002 364-24 (.938 percent)

Head Men’s Coach 1996-2002

161-9 (.947 percent)Yves Auriol announced his

retirement prior to the 2002 season, his 18th year as head coach of the Irish women’s team and seventh as men’s coach. During Auriol’s tenure, Notre Dame fencers combined for 69 All-America honors (eight NCAA champions), plus five Academic All- America citations. His 1987 squad claimed the NCAA women’s fencing title while his ‘94 women’s squad helped Notre Dame win the NCAA combined title. In seven other sea-sons under Auriol, Irish teams fin-ishedastheNCAArunner-up– includ-ing every year from 1996-2000.

Auriol was named the national coach of the year following the ’01 and ‘02 seasons. The 2001 squad produced six men’s All-Americans while the 2002 team included 10 total All-Americans (both unprece-dented in ND history). Auriol’s teams won 94 percent of their matches (525-33), including 364-24 (.938) by the women and 161-9 (.947) by the men.

A native of France, Auriol gradu-ated in 1955 from Lycee de Toulouse and earned a degree as a fencing master from the Institute National du Sport in Paris. He moved, in 1972, to Portland, Ore., where he formed the Salle Auriol Fencing Club and spent some time as Portland State’s women’s fencing coach (’75-’85). He served as a U.S. coach at the 1980-88 Olympic Games and coached U.S. fencers at various world championship events in the 1970s.

Auriol – presented with an hon-orary monogram by the Notre Dame National Monogram Club in 2001 – and his wife, Georgette, are parents of a son, Stephane, a foilist on the Notre Dame fencing team from 1996-99.



Four-Year All-AmericansThe fencing program has played a lead role

in Notre Dame’s storied athletic history, which has produced 32 student-athletes who have been four-year All-Americans in the same sport (11 men’s fencers, 10 women’s fencers, four women’s soccer players, five distance runners, a men’s basketball player and a baseball player). In addition to the fencers listed on these pages, others have included cross country runner Oliver Hunter (’40-’43), basketball’s Kevin O’Shea (’47-’50), soccer players Holly Manthei (’94-’97), Anne Makinen (’97-’00), Jen Grubb (’96-’99) and Kerri Hanks (’05-’08), baseball pitcher Aaron Heilman (’98-’01), and distance runners Ryan Shay (’97-’02) and Molly Huddle (’03-’07). Prior to freshman eligibility, foilist Jim Russamano (’58-’60) was Notre Dame fencing’s only three-year All-American.

Mike Sullivan • Sabre

Yehuda Kovacs • FoilMolly Sullivan • Foil

Myriah Brown • FoilJeremy Siek • Foil

Charles Higgs-Coulthard • Foil

Leszek Nowosielski • Sabre

Luke La Valle • Sabre

NCAAs: 1976 – 3rd (22-5) 1977 – 1st (20-2) 1978 – 1st (23-0) 1979 – 2nd (30-2)Career: 95-9 (.913)

NCAAs: 1986 – 2nd (14-6) 1987 – 5th (14-4) 1988 – 4th (13-6) 1989 – 7th (11-6)Career: 52-22 (.703)

NCAAs: 1985 – 5th (11-3) 1986 – 1st (15-0) 1987 – 3rd (13-2) 1988 – 1st (15-0)Career: 54-5 (.915)

NCAAs: 1996 – 8th (15-8) 1997 – 5th (16-7) 1998 – 8th (17-6) 1999 – 10th (13-10)Career: 61-31 (.663)


NCAAs: 1984 – 1st (13-6) 1985 – 4th (14-4) 1986 – 3rd (14-5) 1987 – 4th (15-5)Career: 56-20 (.737)

NCAAs: 1988 – 4th (14-4) 1989 – 5th (15-3) 1990 – 3rd (14-5) 1991 – 2nd (16-1)Career: 59-13 (.819)

NCAAs: 1996 – 4th (18-5) 1997 – 5th (15-8) 1998 – 1st (17-6) 1999 – 11th (12-11)Career: 62-30 (.674)

Driven competitor and classic battler who

refused to lose – and rarely did, with 278-13 combined record (.955) in regular-season and

NCAA round-robin bouts … repeated as

both NCAA sabre champ and member of team champs, in 1978 …

Peabody, Mass.

Intense everyday competitor whose

thorough preparation and drive to make things happen

were products of his back-ground in Israeli army … his

runner-up foil finish led Irish to 1988

NCAA team title … posted a 146-11 career record (.930) in regular-season bouts … Hod

Hosharon, Israel.

Technically and psychologically dominant with few peers,

going 160-14 in regular-season and 54-5

in NCAAs (1986 and 1988 foil champ, plus 1987

team title) … she and Alicja Kryczalo (2002-04) are ND women’s only repeat NCAA champs … North Andover,

Mass.

Wiry battler who ranks third in Notre Dame record book for

career wins and fourth in winning percentage (.912,

291-28) … homegrown talent who trained throughout her

youth with future Notre Dame classmate and fellow four-time

foil All-American performer Sara Walsh … Mishawaka,

Ind.

Highly intelligent student-athlete who went on

to earn prestigious NCAA post-graduate scholarship …

an extra coach on the strip, due to his great fencing

knowledge and personal skills … his 5th-place foil finish

helped win 1994 NCAA team title … Newmarket, N.H.

Classic and complete foilist who showed

technical mastery of all offensive and

defensive actions, with versa-tility and awareness to make

needed adjustments and counter any opponent’s

strengths …’84 NCAA foil champ, member of 1986 team

champs … Boxford, Mass.

Tactical sabreman with potential to dominate, owning

best regular-season win pct. (.980, 97-2) in ND fencing

history … joins Mike Sullivan, Molly Sullivan, Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Sara Walsh, Ozren Debic and Alicja Kryczalo as

only ND fencers to finish in top-five at four NCAAs …

Ottawa, Ontario.

Clever and talented sabreman who combined with women’s foilists Myriah Brown and Sara

Walsh as Notre Dame’s first classmates to be four-year All-Americans (matched by

Ozren Debic and Jan Viviani in 2003, plus three in 2005 and two in 2007) … won NCAA

sabre title as member of 1998 squad that finished two points shy of team title (147-149 to

Penn State) … New York, N.Y.


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Magda Krol • Epee/Foil

Andrea Ament • FoilSara Walsh • Foil

Michal Sobieraj • EpeeJan Viviani • Epee

Ozren Debic • Foil

Alicja Kryczalo • Foil

Patrick Ghattas • Sabre

NCAAs: 1997 – 1st (18-5) 1998 – 6th (16-7) 1999 – 8th (14-9) 2000 – 5th (16-7, foil)Career: 64-28 (.696)

NCAAs: 2002 – 2nd (22-1) 2003 – 3rd (19-4) 2004 – 2nd (19-4) 2005 – 7th (18-5)Career: 78-14 (.815)

NCAAs: 1996 – 2nd (21-2) 1997 – 2nd (19-4) 1998 – 3rd (21-2) 1999 – 5th (19-4)Career: 80-12 (.870)

NCAAs: 2002 – 10th (12-11) 2003 – 2nd (20-3) 2004 – 3rd (18-5) 2005 – 1st (18-5)Career: 68-24 (.739)

NCAAs: 2000 – 3rd (17-6) 2001 – 3rd (17-6) 2002 – 5th (17-6) 2003 – 10th (12-11)Career: 63-29 (.685)

NCAAs: 2000 – 2nd (20-3) 2001 – 5th (17-6) 2002 – 4th (18-5) 2003 – 4th (18-5)Career: 73-19 (.794)

NCAAs: 2002 – 1st (23-0) 2003 – 1st (19-4) 2004 – 1st (21-2) 2005 – 2nd (21-2)Career: 84-8 (.913)

NCAAs: 2004 – 10th (13-10) 2005 – 2nd (18-5) 2006 – 2nd (20-3) 2007 – 2nd (18-5)Career: 69-23 (.750)

Classic sportswoman who was respected – by teammates and opponents alike – for both her

athletic dominance (1997 NCAA epee champ) and her

warmth of personality … hard worker and smart competitor who remains ND’s only two-weapon All-American (also

foil) … Vancouver, B.C.

Battler known for her quick-ness, mental toughness and timely dodging … finished second to teammate Alicja Kryczalo at NCAAs in 2002

(20-1 round-robin) and 2004 … third in ND women’s

fencing history for career NCAA wins (75-15), also fifth with

.916 career win percentage in regular-season bouts. …

Gates Mills, Ohio

Tremendous athlete and fiery sparkplug who used small

frame for quickness and cat-like elusiveness …

two-time NCAA runner-up whose .970 career win pct. (231-7) in regular-season bouts ranks second in ND

women’s fencing history (as does her .870 NCAAs mark) …

Mishawaka, Ind.

Clever and technical bouter with 6-foot-2 frame … one of

five ND men’s fencers ever to reach 3-plus NCAA final bouts … set ND record for career

epee win pct. (.936) … set ND epee record for single-season

wins (64, in 2005) … Krakow, Poland.

First ND epeeist to be four-time All-American, also owning top career regular-season win pct.

(.890, 162-20) in ND men’s epee history … third at 2000 and 2001 NCAAs and member

of 2003 team champs … known for physical, quick-

striking style … Haworth, N.J.

Took place among program’s elite all-time fencers, with

four top-5 finishes and second-most NCAA wins

(73-19) in ND men’s fencing history … also ranks third

with .952 regular-season win pct. (157-8) … matched

natural athleticism with a tireless workrate …

Zagreb, Croatia.

Fast hand and 5-11 frame … only ND fencer in four NCAA finals (2002-04 champ, 2005 runner-up) … became ninth fencer in NCAA history with

3-plus titles (2nd in ND sports history) … 23-0 (+100) in 2002 NCAAs … 2nd-best

career win pct. (.931) ever by ND women’s fencer …

Gdansk, Poland.

Quick, compact battler with smooth technique … owns third-most NCAA wins in ND

men’s fencing history … third ND fencer to reach 3-plus NCAA title bouts … fifth in ND men’s

sabre regular-season wins (158) … helped win 2005

NCAA team title ... Beaverton, Ore.



Four-Year All-Americans

MEN’S SABRE (37/67)

Bob Schlosser (’50), Charlie Daschle (’51), Gerry Finney (’53, ’54), Tom Dorwin (’55), Tom Lee (’59), Ted DeBaene (’60), Tom Shipp (’62), Ralph DeMatteis (’63), Sam Crimone (’64), Mike Dwyer (’65), John Klier (’66), Mike Daher (’68), Bob Mendes (’69), Doug Daher (’71), Ron Sollito (’72), Sam DiFiglio (’74, ’75), Mike Sullivan (’76-’79), Chris Lyons (’80), Greg Armi (’81), Don Johnson (’84-’86), John Edwards (’85), Kevin Stoutermire (’87), Leszek Nowosielski (’88-’91), James Taliafero (’90, ‘92), Ed Baguer (’92), Chris Hajnik (’94), Bill Lester (’94-’96), Luke La Valle (’96-’99), Andrzej Bednarski (’98, ’00, ’01), Gabor Szelle (‘99, ’00, ’03), Andre Crompton (’01, ’02), Matt Fabricant (’03), Patrick Ghattas (’04-’07), Matt Stearns (’05, ’06), Bill Thanhouser (’07), Barron Nydam (’08-’11), Avery Zuck (’09-‘11).

WOMEN’S FOIL (16/42)

Susan Valdiserri (’82), Pia Albertson (’84), Molly Sullivan (’85-’88), Janice Hynes (’86, ’89), Anne Barreda (’88, ’90), Kristin Kralicek (’89, ’90), Heidi Piper (’90-’92), Maria Panyi (’95), Sara Walsh (’96-’99), Myriah Brown (’96-’99), Magda Krol (’00), Liza Boutsikaris (’00), Alicja Kryczalo (’02-’05), Andrea Ament (’02-’05), Adrienne Nott (’06, ’07, ’08, ’09), Hayley Reese (’08-’11).

WOMEN’S EPEE (11/28; SINCE 1995)

Claudette de Bruin (’95, ’96), Magda Krol (’97-’99), Nicole Mustilli (’98, ’99), Anna Carnick (’00-’02), Meagan Call (’00, ’01, ’03), Kerry Walton (’02-’04), Amy Orlando (’04, ’05), Madeleine Stephan (’06), Kelley Hurley (’07, ’08, ‘10), Ewa Nelip (’08, ’09, ’11), Courtney Hurley (’09,-‘11).

WOMEN’S SABRE (8/16; SINCE 2000)

Natalia Mazur (’00), Carianne McCullough (’02), Destanie Milo (’03), Valerie Providenza (’04-’07), Mariel Zagunis (’05, ’06), Sarah Borrmann (’08, ‘10), Eileen Hassett (’08-’11), Lian Osier (’11)

MEN’S FOIL (32 INDIVIDUALS/56 TIMES)

Nick Scalera (’50), Jack Mooney (’53), Dick Hull (’54), Jim Waters (’55), Jim Russomano (’58-’60), Bill Ferrence (’64, ’65), John Bishko (‘66), John Crikelair (’67, ’68), Bob Babineau (’69), Mike Cornwall (’73), Mike McCahey (’75), Pat Gerard (’77, ’78), Andy Bonk (’79, ’80), Ray Benson (’81), Marc DeJong (’83), Charles Higgs-Coulthard (’84-’87), Mike Van der Velden (’85), Yehuda Kovacs (’86-’89), Noel Yong (’90, ’91), Stanton Brunner (’93), Jeremy Siek (’94-’97), Ozren Debic (’00-’03), Forest Walton (’01), Derek Snyder (’02, ’03), Jakub Jedrkowiak (’05-’07), Mark Kubik (’07), Steve Kubik (’08), Zach Schirtz (’08), Enzo Castellani (’09, ’10), Gerek Meinhardt (’09, ’10), Reggie Bentley (’11), Ariel DeSmet (’11).

MEN’S EPEE (37/59)

Ralph Dixon (’50), Brian Duff (’52), John McGinn (’53), Rod Duff (’54), Don Tadrowski (’55, ’56), Dennis Hemmerle (’57), Ron Farrow (’58), Pete Giaimo (’60), John Donlon (’61), Dan Kenney (’62), Dick Marks (’63, ’64), Steve Donlon (’67), Jeff Pero (’68), Rick Deladrier (’70, ’71), Ed Fellows (’74), Tim Glass (’75-’77), Bjorn Vaggo (’78), Rich Daly (’81, ’82), Ola Harstrom (’83), Andy Quaroni (’84, ’85), Mike Gostigian (’86), Christian Scherpe (’86), Todd Griffee (’87, ’88), Ted Fay (’89), Jubba Beshin (’90, ’91), David Calderhead (’90, ’91), Geoff Pechinsky (’93), Rakesh Patel (’94, ’95), Carl Jackson (’95, ’98), Brian Stone (’98), Brian Casas (’99, ’01), Jan Viviani (’00-’03), Michal Sobieraj (’02-’05), Greg Howard (’07, ’08), Karol Kostka (’07, ’08, ’09), Greg Schoolcraft (‘10), James Kaull (‘10).

Hayley Reese • FoilEileen Hassett • Sabre Barron Nydam • SabreNCAAs: 2008 – 11th (69-12) 2009 – 2nd (51-6) 2010 – 5th (42-13) 2011 – 8th (29-9)Career: 191-40 (.826)

NCAAs: 2008 – 5th (67-12) 2009 – 6th (43-10) 2010 – 7th (33-18) 2011 – 3rd (32-8)Career: 175-68 (.720)


One of a long line of Irish women’s foilist to receive

four All-American citations, becoming the eighth in

program history … ranked 14th on the all-time career wins list in women’s team history with 191 (191-40)

… also ranked seventh on foil career wins … her 69

victories in ’08 ranked eighth on foil single season wins list … Crestwood, Ky.

Graduated with a tremen-dous Notre Dame pedigree

… ranked 18th on the all-time career wins list in

women’s team history with 175 (175-68) … among women’s sabreists, ranks fourth all-time with the 175 decisions … ended

career with first-ever first-team All-American

citation … Beaverton, Ore.

Cracked the 100-victory plateau, ending career with 118 career sabre victories (118-45) …

twice selected as second-team All-American, includ-ing during final campaign … showed consistency throughout career, never

losing more than 14 bouts in a single season … Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

Valerie Providenza • Sabre

Adrienne Nott • Foil

NCAAs: 2004 – 1st (18-4) 2005 – 4th (19-4) 2006 – 9th (15-8) 2007 – 4th (19-3)Career: 71-19 (.789)

NCAAs: 2006 – 6th (15-8) 2007 – 3rd (18-5) 2008 – 4th (19-4) 2009 – 9th (14-9)Career: 66-26 (.717)

Combined tremendous speed with effective modern style …

fifth ND fencer to win NCAA individual title as a freshman

… totaled fourth-most NCAA career wins (71) in ND wom-

en’s fencing history ... member of 2005 NCAA team champs

… Beaverton, Ore.

A cerebral fencer who also earned Academic All-American honors in 2008 … patient on the strip and a mentally tough

competitor ... finished her career with the fourth-most foil wins in program history

(223) ... A U.S. Junior National Team member (2006) … …

Pittsford, N.Y.

Notre Dame FencingAll-Americans – by Weapon


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All-Americans

Barron Nydam Sabre 2008 (6th), 2011 (6th)Rakesh Patel Epee 1995 (8th)Andy Quaroni Epee 1984 (6th)Jim Russomano Foil 1959 (6th), 1960 (6th)Jeremy Siek Foil 1994 (5th), 1997 (6th)Derek Snyder Foil 2002 (7th), 2003 (5th)Ron Sollitto Sabre 1972 (7th)Kevin Stoutermire Sabre 1987 (6th)James Taliaferro Sabre 1990 (7th)Bill Thanhouser Sabre 2007 (6th)Mike Van der Velden Foil 1985 (8th)Jan Viviani Epee 2002 (5th) Avery Zuck Sabre 2009 (5th)

Men’s Third Team All-AmericansName Weapon YearsBob Babineau Foil 1969 (9th)Ed Baguer Sabre 1992 (11th)Andrzej Bednarski Sabre 1998 (11th), 2001 (10th)Ray Benson Foil 1981 (12th)Stan Brunner Foil 1993 (11th)Mike Cornwall Foil 1973 (11th)John Crikelair Foil 1968 (11th)Rich Daly Epee 1981 (12th)Charles Daschle Sabre 1950, 1951Ralph DeMatteis Sabre 1963 (9th)Sam DiFiglio Sabre 1974 (10th), 1975 (11th)Brian Duff Epee 1952 (12th)Rod Duff Epee 1954 (12th)Mike Dwyer Sabre 1965 (10th)Ted Fay Epee 1989 (12th)Patrick Ghattas Sabre 2004 (10th)Todd Griffee Epee 1987 (12th)Chris Hajnik Sabre 1994 (10th)Dick Hull Foil 1954 (9th)Carl Jackson Epee 1998 (11th)Jakub Jedrkowiak Foil 2007 (9th)Don Johnson Sabre 1985 (9th)James Kaull Epee 2010 (10th)Dan Kenney Epee 1962 (10th)John Klier Sabre 1966 (10th)Karol Kostka Epee 2008 (9th), 2009 (10th)Luke La Valle Sabre 1999 (11th)Tom Lee Sabre 1959 (11th)Dick Marks Epee 1963 (10th)Jack Mooney Foil 1953 (12th)Barron Nydam Sabre 2009 (10th), 2010 (10th) Rakesh Patel Epee 1994 (12th)Geoff Pechinsky Epee 1993 (9th)Jeff Pero Epee 1968 (9th)Greg Schoolcraft Epee 2010 (12th)Zach Schirtz Foil 2008 (11th)Bob Schlosser Sabre 1950 (11th)Tom Shipp Sabre 1962 (12th)Jeremy Siek Foil 1995 (12th), 1996 (9th)Michal Sobieraj Epee 2002 (10th)Matt Stearns Sabre 2005 (10th), 2006 (11th)Gabor Szelle Sabre 2003 (11th)Don Tadrowski Epee 1956 (9th)Jan Viviani Epee 2003 (10th)Forest Walton Foil 2001 (9th)Jim Waters Foil 1955 (10th)

Men’s First Team All-AmericansName Weapon YearsGreg Armi Sabre 1981 (3rd)Jubba Beshin Epee 1990 (2nd), 1991 (1st)Andy Bonk Foil 1979 (1st), 1980 (2nd)Enzo Castellani Foil 2010 (3rd)David Calderhead Epee 1990 (3rd), 1991 (3rd)Ozren Debic Foil 2000 (2nd), 2002 (4th), 2003 (4th)Ariel DeSmet Foil 2011 (1st)Steve Donlon Epee 1967 (3rd)Ron Farrow Epee 1958 (3rd)Bill Ferrance Foil 1964 (3rd)Gerry Finney Sabre 1954 (3rd)Pat Gerard Foil 1977 (1st), 1978 (2nd)Patrick Ghattas Sabre 2005 (2nd), 2006 (2nd), 2007 (2nd)Tim Glass Epee 1975 (3rd), 1977 (3rd)Mike Gostigian Epee 1986 (3rd)Todd Griffee Epee 1988 (2nd)Ola Harstrom Epee 1983 (1st)Denny Hemmerle Epee 1957 (2nd)Charles Higgs-Coulthard Foil 1984 (1st), 1985 (4th), 1986 (3rd), 1987 (4th)Don Johnson Sabre 1984 (3rd)Yehuda Kovacs Foil 1986 (2nd), 1988 (4th)Luke La Valle Sabre 1996 (4th), 1998 (1st)Bill Lester Sabre 1995 (2nd), 1997 (3rd)Gerek Meinhardt Foil 2009 (2nd), 2010 (1st)Leszek Nowosielski Sabre 1988 (4th), 1990 (3rd), 1991 (2nd)Andy Quaroni Epee 1985 (3rd)Jim Russomano Foil 1958 (3rd)Nick Scalera Foil 1950 (3rd)Christian Scherpe Epee 1986 (3rd)Michal Sobieraj Epee 2003 (2nd), 2004 (3rd) 2005 (1st)Brian Stone Epee 1998 (4th)Mike Sullivan Sabre 1976 (3rd), 1977 (1st), 1978 (1st), 1979 (2nd)Gabor Szelle Sabre 1999 (2nd), 2000 (1st)James Taliaferro Sabre 1992 (3rd)Don Tadrowski Epee 1955 (1st)Bjorn Vaggo Epee 1978 (1st)

Jan Viviani Epee 2000 (3rd), 2001 (3rd)Noel Young Foil 1990 (3rd), 1991 (2nd)Avery Zuck Sabre 2010 (3rd), 2011 (2nd

Men’s Second Team All-AmericansName Weapon YearsAndrzej Bednarski Sabre 2000 (5th)Reggie Bentley Foil 2011 (5th)John Bishko Foil 1966 (6th)Brian Casas Epee 1999 (8th), 2001 (7th) Enzo Castellani Foil 2009 (8th)John Crikelair Foil 1967 (8th)Sam Crimone Sabre 1964 (8th)Andre Crompton Sabre 2001 (7th), 2002 (5th)Doug Daher Sabre 1971 (8th)Mike Daher Sabre 1968 (5th)Rich Daly Epee 1982 (6th)Ted DeBaene Sabre 1960 (7th)Ozren Debic Foil 2001 (5th)Marc DeJong Foil 1983 (5th)Rich Deladrier Epee 1970 (6th), 1971 (6th)Ralph Dixon Epee 1950 (5th)John Donlon Epee 1961 (5th)Tom Dorwin Sabre 1955 (7th)John Edwards Sabre 1985 (5th)Matt Fabricant Sabre 2003 (6th)Ed Fellows Epee 1974 (6th)Bill Ferrance Foil 1965 (5th)Gerry Finney Sabre 1953 (6th)Pete Giaimo Epee 1960 (7th)Tim Glass Epee 1976 (6th)Greg Howard Epee 2007 (8th), 2008 (8th)Carl Jackson Epee 1995 (6th)Jakub Jedrkowiak Foil 2005 (7th), 2006 (8th)Don Johnson Sabre 1986 (6th)Yehuda Kovacs Foil 1987 (5th), 1989 (7th)Mark Kubik Foil 2007 (7th)Steve Kubik Foil 2008 (8th)Luke La Valle Sabre 1997 (5th)Bill Lester Sabre 1996 (6th)Chris Lyons Sabre 1980 (6th)Dick Marks Epee 1964 (8th)Mike McCahey Foil 1975 (7th)John McGinn Epee 1953 (8th)Bob Mendes Sabre 1969 (8th)Leszek Nowosielski Sabre 1989 (5th)

Epeeist Ralph Dixon placed fifth at the 1950 NCAAs, combining with foilist Nick Scalera and sabre Bob Schlosser as Notre Dame’s first fencing All-Americans.

Todd Griffee placed 12th in the 1987 NCAA epee competition before surging to first team All-America honors with his runner-up showing at the 1988 NCAAs.

In 1992, the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association retroactively classified as first team All-Americans first- through fourth-place fin-ishers in the NCAA Championships, second team All-Americans fifth- through eighth-place finishers, and third-team All-Americans ninth- through 12th-place finishers.



All-Americans

Women’s Third Team All-AmericansName Weapon YearsPia Albertson Foil 1984 (10th)Liza Boutsikaris Foil 2000 (12th)Myriah Brown Foil 1999 (10th)Meagan Call Epee 2000 (12th), 2003 (10th)Anna Carnick Epee 2000 (9th), 2001 (12th), 2002 (10th)Janice Hynes Foil 1986 (11th)Kristin Kralicek Foil 1989 (10th)Carianne McCullough Sabre 2002 (12th)Natalia Mazur Sabre 2000 (10th) Ewa Nelip Epee 2011 (9th) Adrienne Nott Foil 2009 (9th)Amy Orlando Epee 2004 (10th)Lian Osier Sabre 2011 )9th)Valerie Providenza Sabre 2006 (9th)Hayley Reese Foil 2008 (11th)Susan Valdiserri Foil 1982 (10th)Bold indicates current fencers

Women’s Second Team All-AmericansName Weapon YearsAndrea Ament Foil 2005 (7th)Anne Barreda Foil 1990 (8th)Sarah Borrmann Sabre 2010 (5th)Myriah Brown Foil 1996 (6th), 1997 (5th),1998 (6th)Meagan Call Epee 2001 (5th)Eileen Hassett Sabre 2008 (5th), 2009 (6th), 2010 (7th)Kelley Hurley Epee 2010 (6th)Janice Hynes Foil 1989 (6th)Kristin Kralicek Foil 1990 (7th)Magda Krol Epee/Foil (‘00) 1998 (6th), 1999 (8th), 2000 (5th)Destanie Milo Sabre 2003 (6th)Nicole Mustilli Epee 1999 (5th)Adrienne Nott Foil 2006 (6th)Hayley Reese Foil 2010 (5th), 2011 (8th)Madeleine Stephan Epee 2006 (6th)Molly Sullivan Foil 1985 (5th) Sara Walsh Foil 1999 (5th)Kerry Walton Epee 2003 (5th)

Women’s First Team All-AmericansName Weapon YearsAndrea Ament Foil 2002 (2nd), 2003 (3rd), 2004 (2nd)Anne Barreda Foil 1988 (3rd)Sarah Borrmann Sabre 2008 (1st)Claudette de Bruin Epee 1995 (3rd), 1996 (3rd)Eileen Hassett Sabre 2011 (3rd)Courtney Hurley Epee 2009 (3rd), 2010 (3rd), 2011 (1st) Kelley Hurley Epee 2007 (2nd), 2008 (1st)Magda Krol Epee 1997 (1st)Alicja Kryczalo Foil 2002 (1st), 2003 (1st), 2004 (1st), 2005 (2nd)Nicole Mustilli Epee 1998 (4th)Ewa Nelip Epee 2008 (3rd), 2009 (3rd)Adrienne Nott Foil 2007 (3rd), 2008 (4th)Amy Orlando Epee 2005 (2nd)Maria Panyi Foil 1995 (2nd)Heidi Piper Foil 1990 (2nd), 1991 (1st), 1992 (4th)Valerie Providenza Sabre 2004 (1st), 2005 (4th), 2007 (4th)Hayley Reese Foil 2009 (2nd) Molly Sullivan Foil 1986 (1st), 1987 (3rd), 1988 (1st)Sara Walsh Foil 1996 (2nd), 1997 (2nd), 1998 (3rd)Kerry Walton Epee 2002 (1st), 2004 (2nd)Mariel Zagunis Sabre 2005 (2nd), 2006 (1st)

Foilist Kristin Kralicek earned All-America honors in both 1989 and ’90.

Claudette de Bruin (’93-’96) is one of 16 Notre Dame student-athletes ever to earn each of the following honors: All-America, Academic All-America and Notre Dame’s Byron Kanaley Award (which honors the top student-athlete leaders).

Andrea Ament concluded her Irish career as a four-time All-American, three times earning first-team distinction, while earning a second-team honor on one occasion. She also was part of two NCAA Championshp teams (2003, 2005).


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Award WinnersCoSIDA Academic All-America

Winners are selected from voting by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Fencing is included in the fall/winter at-large category, with winners selected from nominees from 12 different sports.

1991 ..................................................................... Heidi Piper (2nd Team)

1992 ..................................................................... Heidi Piper (3rd Team)

1996 ..................................................................... Claudette de Bruin (2nd Team)

1996 ..................................................................... Bill Lester (2nd Team)

1997 ..................................................................... Bill Lester (1st Team)

2008 ..................................................................... Adrienne Nott (3rd Team)

NCAA Postgraduate ScholarshipRecipients are selected from a highly-com-

petitive pool of nominees of college senior stu-dent-athletes and are awarded scholarships to be used for postgraduate studies.

1967 ............................................... Jack Haynes1968 ................................................ Mike Daher1975 ............................................... Paul Angelo1992 ................................................. Heidi Piper1997 ............................................... Jeremy Siek

Bill Lester, Notre Dame’s career leader in men’s fencing wins (213-38), was recognized during a 1996 Notre Dame football game for his status as an Academic All-American (second team in 1996, first team in ’97). Lester is one of 51 all-time Notre Dame student-athletes (achieved a total of 63 times) ever to earn Academic All-America and All-America in the same year (he finished second in the sabre competition at the 1995 NCAAs, plus sixth in ’96, third in ’97).

Of those 51 All-America/Academic All-America double honorees, Lester is one of only 15 who also received Notre Dame’s prestigious Kanaley Award – as are women’s fencers Heidi Piper (’92), Claudette de Bruin (’96) and Adrienne Nott (’09), football players George Kunz (’68), John Krimm (’81) and Tim Ruddy (’93), track-and-field competitors Errol Williams and Mike Brown (both ’98), basketball players Bob Arnzen (’68), Pat Garrity (’98) and Ruth Riley (’01), softball’s Jarrah Myers (’02), soccer’s Jen Renola (’97), tennis player Jen Hall (’99) and distance runner Stephanie Madia (’06).

Byron V. Kanaley AwardThe most prestigious honor awarded to a Notre Dame student-athlete, the Byron V. Kanaley

Award has been presented since 1927 to senior monogram athletes who have been exemplary as students and leaders. The awards are named in honor of a 1904 graduate who was a member of the Notre Dame baseball team, went on to a successful banking career in Chicago and served as a lay trustee from 1915 until his death in 1960. Ten members of the men’s fencing team and seven women’s fencers have received the award:

James Walsh Jack Haynes Doug Daher Richard Waugh

John Hathaway Paul Angelo David Lennert Heidi Piper

Maura Gallagher Grzegorz Wozniak Elizabeth Caruso Claudette de Bruin

Bill Lester Alicja Kryczalo

Adrienne Nott

Rachel CotaGreg Howard

Grzegorz Woznia1995....................................Elizabeth Caruso1996............................... Claudette de Bruin1997............................................. Bill Lester2005.......................................Alicja Kryczalo2008.........................................Greg Howard

Rachel Cota2009....................................... Adrienne Nott

1952........................................ James Walsh1967.......................................... Jack Haynes1971.......................................... Doug Daher1973..................................... Richard Waugh1974.................................... John Hathaway1975.......................................... Paul Angelo1987...................................... David Lennert 1992.......................................... Heidi Piper1994.................................. Maura Gallagher,



Award Winners2005 ...................................... Patrick Ghattas2006 ...................................... Patrick Ghattas 2007 ...................................... Patrick Ghattas2008 ....................................... Barron Nydam2009 ............................................. Avery Zuck2010 .............................................. Avery Zuck2011 .............................................. Avery Zuck

Men’s Epee MVP1978 ............................................Bjorn Vaggo1979 ..................................... Mike Schermoly1980 ................................................ Rich Daly1981 .......................................... Kevin Tindell1982 ................................................ Rich Daly1983 ......................................... Ola Harstrom1984 ......................................... Andy Quaroni1985 ................................... Christian Scherpe1986 ................................... Christian Scherpe1987 ............................................ Todd Griffee1988 ............................................ Todd Griffee1989 ................................................... Ted Fay1990 ......................................... Jubba Beshin1991 .................................. David Calderhead1992 .................................. David Calderhead1993 .................................... Geoff Pechinsky1994 .................................. Grzegorz Wozniak1995 ........................................... Carl Jackson1996 ............................................... Brice Dille1997 ............................................ Brian Stone1998 ............................................ Brian Stone1999 ........................................... Carl Jackson2000 .............................................. Jan Viviani2001 .............................................. Jan Viviani2002 .............................................. Jan Viviani2003 .............................................. Jan Viviani2004 ...................................... Michal Sobieraj2005 .......................................Michal Sobieraj2006 .......................................... Greg Howard2007 ..................................... Patrick Gettings2008 .......................................... Greg Howard2009 .......................................... Karol Kostka2010 ..................................James Kaull2011 ..................................James Kaull

Women’s Foil MVP1978 ........................................... Karen Lacity1979 ........................................ Dodee Carney1980 .............................................. Liz Bathon1981 ........... Denise Haradem, Kathy McCann1982 ..................................... Susan Valdiserri1983 ............................... Charlotte Albertson1984 ......................................... Pia Albertson1985 ........................................ Molly Sullivan1986 ........................................ Molly Sullivan1987 ....................................... Kristin Kralicek1988 ......................................... Anne Barreda1989 ....................................... Kristin Kralicek1990 ....................................... Kristin Kralicek1991 ............................................. Heidi Piper1992 ............................................. Heidi Piper1993 ................................. Claudette de Bruin1994 ............................................ Maria Panyi1995 ............................................ Maria Panyi1996 ............................................. Sara Walsh

Walt Langford Memorial AwardRecognizing sportsmanship, leadership and teamwork.

1961 .......................................... John Donlon1962 .............................................. Tom Shipp1963 .................................... Ralph DeMatteis1964 ......................................... Sam Crimone1965 ......................................... Joe McQuade1966 .......................... John Bishko, John Klier1967 ........................................... Jack Haynes1968 ......................................... John Crikelair1969 .................... Lou Emerson, Bob Mendes1970 .................................... Roger Holzgrave1971 ..................... Rich Deladrier, John Lyons1972 ..................... Matt Fruzynski, Tim Taylor1973 ........................................ Mike Cornwell1974 ................................................ Roy Seitz1975 ................................................ Tom Coye1976 ........................................... Sam DiFiglio1977 ................................................ Tim Glass1978 .................................................. Bill Kica1979 ............ Steve Salimando, Mike Sullivan1980 ............................................. Chris Lyons1981 .............................................. Greg Armi1982 ............................................. Sal D’Allura1983 .................................... Scott Rutherford1984 ............................................. Chris Grady1985 ...................... Mike Janis, Andy Quaroni1986 ........ Tony Consoli, Mike Van der Velden1987 ........................ Charles Higgs-Coulthard1988 ..................................... Gary Galizewski1989 ................................................... Ted Fay1990 ............................................ Mark Gugel1991 ......................................... Anne Barreda1992 ............ Chris Baguer, David Calderhead1993 ......................... Per Johnsson, Jeff Piper1994 ............................................. Rian Girard1995 ......................................... Stan Brunner1996 ...................................... Mindi Kalogera1997 .............................. Phil Lee, Phil Mages1998 ............................................. Anne Hoos1999 ............... Tim Monahan, Nicole Paulina2000 ............................................ Magda Krol2001 ........................................... Kim DeMaio2002 ................................... Andre Crompton,

Carianne McCullough2003 ......................... Ozren Debic, Jan Viviani2004 .......................................... Kerry Walton2005 .............. Alicja Kryczalo, Andrea Ament2006 .......... Valerie Providenza, Amy Orlando2007 ...................................... Patrick Ghattas2008 ............................................ Mark Kubik2009 ...................................... Bill Thanhouser2010 .......................................... Kelley Hurley2011 ..................Eileen Hassett, Hayley Reese

Zach Schirtz, Avery Zuck

Men’s Foil MVP1978 .............................................. Pat Gerard1979 ............................................. Andy Bonk1980 ............................................. Andy Bonk1981 ............................................ Ray Benson1982 ......................................... Marc De Jong1983 ......................................... Marc De Jong1984 ........................ Charles Higgs-Coulthard1985 ........................ Charles Higgs-Coulthard1986 ....................................... Yehuda Kovacs1987 ...................................... Derek Holeman1988 ............................................... Phil Leary1989 ...................................... Derek Holeman1990 ................................................ Joel Clark1991 ............................................ Noel Young1992 ................................................ Jeff Piper1993 ......................................... Stan Brunner1994 .......................................... Conor Power1995 ............................................ Jeremy Siek1996 ............................................ Jeremy Siek1997 ............................................ Jeremy Siek1998 ............................................ John Tejada1999 ..................................... Stephane Auriol2000 ............................................ Ozren Debic2001 ............................................ Ozren Debic2002 ............................................ Ozren Debic2003 ............................................ Ozren Debic2004 ......................................... Forest Walton2005 .................................... Jakub Jedrowiak2006 .................................... Jakub Jedrowiak2007 ............................................ Mark Kubik2008 ............................................ Mark Kubik2009 .................................... Gerek Meinhardt2010 ........................................Enzo Castellani 2011 .......................................... Ariel DeSmet

Men’s Sabre MVP1978 ............................................. Chris Lyons1979 ............................................. Chris Lyons1980 .............................................. Greg Armi1981 ............................................... Sal Muoio1982 .............................................. Mike Janis1983 ........................................ John Edwards1984 .............................................. Mike Janis1985 ........................................ John Edwards1986 .......................................... Don Johnson1987 .............................................. Tim Collins1988 ................................ Leszek Nowosielski1989 ................................ Leszek Nowosielski1990 .......................................... Chris Baguer1991 ................................ Leszek Nowosielski1992 .............................................. Ed Baguer1993 ............................................ Chris Hajnik1994 ............................................ Chris Hajnik1995 ............................................... Bill Lester1996 .......................................... Luke La Valle1997 ............................................... Bill Lester1998 .......................................... Luke La Valle1999 .......................................... Luke La Valle2000 ........................................... Gabor Szelle2001 .................................... Andre Crompton2002 .................................... Andre Crompton2003 ....................................... Matt Fabricant2004 ...................................... Patrick Ghattas


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1987 ......................................... Dave Lennert1988 ........................................ Chris Reardon1989 ...................................... Steve Rawlings1990 ................................................ Joel Clark1991 ................................ Leszek Nowosielski1992 ............................................... Tom Clare1993 ............................................... Brian Ray1994 ............................................ Greg Ripple1995 ............................................ Chris Hajnik1996 .................................................. Phil Lee1997 .................................................. Phil Lee1998 ............................................ Matt Hysell1999 ........................................ Tim Monahan2000 ............................................. Steve Kane2001 ................................. George Viamontes2002 .......................................... Neal Salisian2003 ......................................... Adam Harvey2004 ............................ Brendan Prendergast2005 ............................................ T.J. McNally2006 ................................... Alex Schumacher2007 .......................................... Greg Howard2008 ..................... Greg Howard, Mark Kubik2010 .................................... Gerek Meinhardt2011 .............................................Steve KubikWomen1982 .................................. Marcella Lansford1982 ....................................... Mary Marshall1984 ...................................... Kathy Morrison1985 .................................... Celeste Kowalski1986 ............................................. Linda Gase1987 ..................................... Vittoria Quaroni1988 ..................................... Mary-Jean Sully1989 ................................. Stephanie McNeill1990 ......................................... Anne Barreda1991 ................................... Margaret Connor1992 ............................................. Heidi Piper1993 ........................................ Kathleen Vogt1994 .................................... Maura Gallagher1995 .................................... Elizabeth Caruso1996 ................................. Claudette de Bruin1997 .................................. Maria Thieneman1998 ........................................ Stacey Stough1999 ........................................ Nicole Paulina2000 ................................................ Kelly Orsi2001 ................................. Mary Beth Willard2002 ............................ Carianne McCullough2003 ............................................ Jill Inghram2004 .......................................... Beth Emilian2005 .... Rebecca Chimahusky, Natalie Tenner2006 ......... Valerie Providenza, Colleen Walsh2007 ................................. Valerie Providenza2008 ................... Rachel Cota, Adrienne Nott2009 ...................... Kim Montoya, Emilie Prot2010 ..................................... Courtney Hurley2011 .....................................Sarah Borrmann

1991 ................................ Leszek Nowosielski1992 .................................. David Calderhead1993 ................................................ Jeff Piper1994 .................................. Grzegorz Wozniak1995 ............................................ Jeremy Siek1996 ............................................... Bill Lester1997 ............................................ Jeremy Siek1998 ...................... Luke LaValle, Brian Stone1999 ........................................... Gabor Szelle2000 ........................................... Gabor Szelle2001 .............................................. Jan Viviani2002 ................. Andre Crompton, Jan Viviani2003 ............................................ Ozren Debic2004 ......................................... Forest Walton2005 ...................................... Patrick Ghattas2006 ...................................... Patrick Ghattas2007 ...................................... Patrick Ghattas2008 .......................................... Greg Howard2009 .................................... Gerek Meinhardt2010 .............................................. Avery Zuck2011 .............................................. Avery ZuckWomen1982 ..................................... Susan Valdiserri1983 ..................................... Susan Valdiserri1984 ......................................... Pia Albertson1985 ........................................ Molly Sullivan1986 .......................................... Janice Hynes1987 .......................................... Janice Hynes1988 ........................................ Molly Sullivan1989 .......................................... Janice Hynes1990 ............................................. Heidi Piper1991 ............................................. Heidi Piper1992 ............................................. Heidi Piper1993 ........................................ Kathleen Vogt1994 ............................................ Maria Panyi1995 ............................................ Maria Panyi1996 ............................................. Sara Walsh1997 ......................... Magda Krol, Sara Walsh1998 .................... Nicole Mustilli, Sara Walsh1999 ........................................ Nicole Mustilli2000 ............................................ Magda Krol2001 ........................................... Meagan Call2002 ........................................ Alicja Kryczalo2003 ........................................ Alicja Kryczalo2004 ........................................ Alicja Kryczalo2005 ........ Alicja Kryczalo, Valerie Providenza2006 ....................................... Mariel Zagunis 2007 ................ Kelley Hurley, Adrienne Nott2008 ........................................ Adrienne Nott2009 ........................................ Adrienne Nott2010 .....................................Sarah Borrmann2011 ..................................... Courtney Hurley

Knute Rockne Student-Athlete Award

Fencers with highest grade-point average.

Men1981 ....................................... Jim Gunshinan1982 .................................. Chuck Konzelman1984 ............................................. Joe Roveda1985 ................................................. Ted Dore1986 ........................................ Sean Reardon

1997 ........................................ Myriah Brown1998 ............................................. Sara Walsh1999 ............................................. Sara Walsh2000 ............................................ Magda Krol2001 ...................................... Liza Boutsikaris2002 ........................................ Alicja Kryczalo2003 .............. Andrea Ament, Alicja Kryczalo2004 .............. Andrea Ament, Alicja Kryczalo2005 ....................................... Andrea Ament2006 ........................................ Adrienne Nott 2007 ........................................ Adrienne Nott2008 ........................................ Adrienne Nott2009 ........................................ Adrienne Nott2010 .......................................... Hayley Reese2011 .......................................... Hayley Reese

Women’s Epee MVP1994 .................................... Maura Gallagher1995 ................................. Claudette de Bruin1996 ................................. Claudette de Bruin1997 ............................................ Magda Krol1998 ........................................ Nicole Mustilli1999 ........................................ Nicole Mustilli2000 .......................................... Anna Carnick2001 .......................................... Anna Carnick2002 .......................................... Kerry Walton2003 ........................................... Meagan Call2004 .......................................... Kerry Walton2005 .......................................... Kerry Walton2006 .......................................... Amy Orlando2007 .......................................... Kelley Hurley2008 .......................................... Kelley Hurley2009 ..................................... Courtney Hurley2010 .......................................... Kelley Hurley2011 ................................................Ewa Nelip

Women’s Sabre MVP1999* ........................... Carianne McCullough2000 ............................. Carianne McCullough2001 ............................. Carianne McCullough2002 ............................. Carianne McCullough2003 ........................................Maggie Jordan2004 ........ Danielle Davis, Valerie Providenza2005 ....... Valerie Providenza, Mariel Zagunis2006 ....................................... Mariel Zagunis2007 ................................. Valerie Providenza2008 .................................... Sarah Borrmann2009 ........................................ Eileen Hassett2010 .....................................Sarah Borrmann2011 .........................................Eileen Hassett

National Monogram Club Fencing Team MVP

Men1982 ............................................. Sal D’Allura1983 ......................................... Marc de Jong1984 ......................................... Andy Quaroni1985 ......................................... Andy Quaroni1986 ....................................... Mike Gostigian1987 ........................ Charles Higgs-Coulthard1988 ....................................... Yehuda Kovacs1989 ................................................... Ted Fay1990 ......................................... Jubba Beshin



Award Winners

Dan Mulligan Men’s Sabre Leadership Award

Named in honor of sabre captain Dan Mulligan ’73, who was killed in

1976 during a simulated bombing run while training as a fighter

pilot for the U.S. Air Force.

1978 ......................................... Mike Sullivan1979 ......................................... Mike Sullivan1980 ............................................. Chris Lyons1981 .............................................. Greg Armi1982 ............................................. Sal D’Allura1983 ................................................ Joel Tietz1984 ........................................... Tony Consoli1985 .............................................. Mike Janis1986 ........................................ John Edwards1987 ................................... Kevin Stoutemire1988 ............................................... Jim Reilly1989 .............................................. Tim Collins1990 .................................................... Dan Yu1991 .......................................... Chris Baguer1992 .............................................. Ed Baguer1993 ......................................... Bernard Baez 1994 ............................................ Chris Hajnik1995 ............................................ Chris Hajnik1996 ............................................... Bill Lester1997 ......................................... Jeff Wartgow1998 ................................. Andrzej Bednarski1999 ...................................... Steve McQuade2000 ................................ Andrzej Bednarski,

Andre Crompton2001 ................................. Andrzej Bednarski

Steve Donlon Men’s Epee

Leadership AwardNamed in honor of All-American and

epee captain Steve Donlon ’68, who was killed in a tragic automobile accident

during the summer of 1967.

1978 ............................................. John Strass1979 ........................................... Mike Carney1980 ...................................... Thomas Cullum1981 ................................................ Rich Daly1982 .......................................... Kevin Tindell1983 ................................................ Rich Daly1984 ......................................... Andy Quaroni1985 ......................................... Andy Quaroni1986 ....................................... Mike Gostigian1987 .......................................... Tim Vaughan1988 ....................................... Doug Dudinski1989 ................................................... Ted Fay1990 ............................................ Mark Gugel1991 ......................................... Jubba Beshin1992 .................................. Grzegorz Wozniak1993 .................................. Grzegorz Wozniak 1994 .................................. Grzegorz Wozniak1995 .......................................... Rakesh Patel1996 ............................................ Brian Stone1997 ............................................... Brice Dille1998 ........................................... Carl Jackson1999 ............................................. Brian Casas2000 ............................................. Brian Casas2001 ........................................... Scott Gabler2002 ............................................. Brian Casas2003 ................................... Nick Schumacher2004 .................................. Michael Macaulay2005 .................................... Patrick Gettings, .................................................. Jesse Laeuchli2006 .......................................... Greg Howard 2007 .......................................... Greg Howard2008 ........................................... Karol Kostka2009 .............................................. Brent Kelly2010 ........................................ Andrew Seroff2011 ........................................Conor Gettings

John Crikelair Men’s Foil

Leadership AwardNamed in honor of All-American and

foil captain John Crikelair ’68, who was killed during a Vietnam War firefight while

serving with the U.S. Army.

1978 ....................................... Mike McCahey1979 .................................... Steve Salimando1980 ............................................. Andy Bonk1981 ........................................... Jim Sullivan1982 ....................................... Jim Thompson1983 ......................................... Marc de Jong1984 ............................................. Chris Grady1985 .............................. Mike Van der Velden1986 ........................ Charles Higgs-Coulthard1987 ....................................... Yehuda Kovacs1988 ..................................... Gary Galizewski1989 ....................................... Yehuda Kovacs1990 .......................................... Colin Gumbs1991 ............................................... Phil Leary1992 .............................................. Ed LeFevre1993 ................................................ Jeff Piper1994 ......................................... Stan Brunner1995 .......................................... Conor Power1996 .................................... Paul Capobianco1997 ............................................ Jeremy Siek1998 ..................................... Stephane Auriol1999 ......................................... Charles Hayes2000 ............................................... Jim Harris2001 ......................................... Forest Walton2002 ...................................... Steve Mautone2003 ......................................... Forest Walton2004 ....................................... Matt Castellan2005 .................................... Frank Bontempo2006 .................................... Frank Bontempo2007 .................................... Frank Bontempo2008 ........................................... Zach Schirtz2009 ............................................ Mark Kubik2010 ............................................ Zach Schirtz2011 ............................ Reggie Bentley

The following six awards – the Donlon, Crikelair, Mulligan, DeCicco/Auriol, Langford and Bednarski Awards – are presented to fencers from specific weapons who best represent the fencing program and the University of Notre Dame ... “both on and off the strip.”

Dan MulliganJohn CrikelairSteve Donlon

Carianne McCullough (’99-’02) is the only Notre Dame fencer ever to receive the DeCicco/Langford Award (inspiration), the Langford Award (leadership) and the Rockne Student- Athlete Award – in addition to four women’s sabre MVP awards.


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2006 .............. Melanie Bautista, Rachel Cota2007 ................... Matt Stearns, Amy Orlando2008 ........... Kimberlee Montoya, Avery Zuck2009 ............................. Darsie Malynn2010 .............................................Steve Kubik2011 ..Teddy Hodges, Phenix Messersmith

Yves Auriol AwardRecognizing fencers who have shown the

most improvement.

1994 .......................................... Marit Fischer1995 ..................................... Monica Wagner1996 .................................................. Phil Lee1997 ................................... John Scherpereel1998 ................... Gina Couri, Steve McQuade 1999 ................................. Michelle Marafino,

George Viamontes2000 .......................... Kelly Orsi, Scott Gabler2001 .................... Erin Riley, Michelle Sutton2002 ...................................... Mike Macaulay2003 ................ Danielle Davis, Colleen Walsh2004 ........................... Rebecca Chimahusky

John Espinsosa2005 ................................... Melanie Bautista2006 ........... Marielle Connor, Ashley Serrette 2007 .......................................... Ryan Bradley2008 ..................Teddy Hodges, Vanessa Rosa2009 ............................ Reggie Bentley2010 .....................................Greg Schoolcraft2011 ......................... Adriana Camacho

Bold indicates current fencers.

1997 .............................................. Rose Saari1998 ........................................... Amee Appel1999 ........................................ Myriah Brown2000 ..................................... Aimee Kalogera2001 ....................................... Katie Flanagan2002 ...................................... Liza Boutsikaris2003 ...................................... Liza Boutsikaris2004 ........................................ Alicja Kryczalo2005 ....................................... Andrea Ament2006 ........................................ Colleen Walsh2007 ............................................ Rachel Cota2008 ......................................... Hayley Reese2009 ............................. Darsie Malynn2010 ........................Radmila Sarkisova2011 .............................Grace Hartman

Janusz Bednarski Women’s Sabre

Leadership AwardNamed in honor of the current

Notre Dame head coach.

2000 ....................................... Katie Flanagan2001 ................................... Donna Mowchan2002 ......................................... Destanie Milo2003 ......................................... Destanie Milo2004 ......................................... Destanie Milo2005 ........................................ Danielle Davis2006 ................................. Valerie Providenza2007 ...................................... Ashley Serrette 2008 ..................................... Christina Zoccoli2009 .................................... Sarah Borrmann2010 .........................................Eileen Hassett2011 ......Abigail Nichols, Marta Stepien

DeCicco/ Langford Award

Recognizing inspiration and dedication.

1981 ........................................... Jim Sullivan1982 ...................................... Mike Mollinelli1983 .................................... Rowland Francis1984 .............................................. Jim Hickey1985 ..................................... David Stabrawa1986 .............................................. Bob Walsh1987 ..................................... Vittoria Quaroni1988 ............................................. Dan Fabian1989 .............................................. Tim Collins1990 ...................................... Derek Holeman1991 .............. Phil Leary, Leszek Nowosielski1992 ......... David Calderhead, Mary Westrick1993 ........................................... Tim Quenan1994 .............. Dinamarie Garcia, Greg Ripple1995 .................................... Elizabeth Caruso1996 ............................................ John Tejada1997 .................................. Manolo Galinanes1998 ........................................... Jason Boron1999 .............................................. Gina Couri2000 ........................................... Clay Morton2001 ............................ Carianne McCullough2002 ..................................... Michelle Sutton2003 ............... Matt Castellan, Adam Harvey2004 .......................................... Amy Orlando2005 ..................................... Nicholas Diacou

2002 ................................. Andrzej Bednarski2003 ............................................ Brian Dosal2004 ............................................ Brian Dosal2005 .......................................... Matt Stearns2006 ..................................... Nicholas Diacou2007 ......................................... Matt Stearns2008 ..................................... Bill Thanhouser2009 ........................................... Tom Horton2010 ........................................ Barron Nydam2011 ............................. Keith Feldman

Polly DeCicco/ Georgette Auriol Women’s Epee Leadership AwardNamed in honor of the wives of former Notre Dame coaches Mike DeCicco and Yves Auriol.

1994 .......................................... Marit Fischer1995 ................................. Claudette de Bruin1996 ..................................... Ashley Shannon1997 ............................................. Anne Hoos1998 ............................................ Magda Krol1999 ............................................ Magda Krol2000 ........................................... Kim DeMaio2001 ........................................... Meagan Call2002 .......................................... Anna Carnick2003 ......................................... Anna Carnick,

Kerry Walton2004 .......................................... Kerry Walton2005 .......................................... Amy Orlando2006 ............................. Rebecca Chimahusky2007 .......................................... Amy Orlando2008 .................................... Ewa Nelip2009 ................................... Ewa Nelip2010 ..........................................Vanessa Rosa2011 ............................. Diane Zielinski

Alice Langford Women’s Foil Leadership AwardNamed in honor of the wife of former

Notre Dame head coach Walt Langford.

1977.................................... Kathy Valdiserri1978 ...................................... Kathy Valdiserri1979 ........................................... Karen Lacity1980 ................................... Elizabeth Bathon1981 ................................... Denise Haradem,

Kathy McCann1982 ..................................... Sharon DiNicola1983 ..................................... Susan Valdiserri1984 ............................................. Mary Shilts1985 ........................................ Janet Sullivan1986 ........................................ Janet Sullivan1987 .......................................... Cindy Weeks1988 ........................................ Molly Sullivan1989 .......................................... Janice Hynes1990 ....................................... Kristin Kralicek1991 .............................................. Lynn Kadri1992 ........................................ Rachel Haugh1993 ................................... Dinamarie Garcia1994 ............................................. Kim Arndt,

Corinne Dougherty1995 ............................................ Maria Panyi1996 ...................................... Mindi Kalogera

Destanie Milo went into the Notre Dame record books as the only women’s sabreuse to be selected the Janusz Bednarski Women’s Sabre Leadership Award recipient on three occasions. She finished her career with a 166-36 record.



Men’s RecordIndividual Career Win Leaders

Mike Van der Velden (’83-’86) owns the 34th-most wins in Notre Dame men’s

fencing history (137-41; 12th among

foilists) and earned All-America honors in

1985.

Pl. Name, Weapon Years Won Lost Pct.

1. Bill Lester - Sabre 1994-1997 193 38 .835 2. Luke La Valle - Sabre 1996-1999 188 18 .913 3. Mike Sullivan - Sabre 1976-1979 183 4 .979 4. Gabor Szelle - Sabre 1999-2001, 03 182 13 .933 5. Michał Sobieraj – Epee 2002-2005 176 12 .936 6. Greg Howard – Épée 2005-2008 174 44 .798 Carl Jackson - Épée 1995, 97-99 174 58 .750 8. Karol Kostka – Épée 2006-2009 173 47 .786 9. Bill Thanhouser – Sabre 2006-2009 172 53 .764 10. Jeremy Siek - Foil 1994-1997 169 20 .894 11. Brian Stone - Épée 1995-1998 165 21 .699 12. Jan Viviani – Épée 2000-2003 162 20 .890 13. Mike Janis - Sabre 1982-1985 161 27 .856 14. Frank Bontempo – Foil 2004-2007 160 69 .699 Tim Glass - Épée 1974-1977 160 26 .860 16. Patrick Ghattas – Sabre 2004-2007 158 19 .893 Forest Walton – Foil 2000-2001, 2003-2004 158 35 .819 18. Ozren Debić – Foil 2000-2003 157 8 .952 Jakub Jędrkowiak – Foil 2005-2008 157 45 .772 20. Grezgorz Wozniak - Épée 1991-1994 154 48 .762 Stephane Auriol - Foil 1996-1999 154 53 .744 Brian Casas - Épée 1999-2002 154 55 .737 23. André Crompton - Sabre 1999-2002 153 21 .879 24. Andrzej Bednarski - Sabre 1998, 2000-2002 152 32 .826 25. Matt Fabricant – Sabre 2000-2003 151 21 .878 26. Greg Schoolcraft – Épée 2008-2011 148 76 .660 27. Pat Gerard - Foil 1975-1978 146 19 .884 Yehuda Kovacs - Foil 1986-1989 146 11 .929 29. Charles Higgs-Coulthard - Foil 1984-1987 145 17 .895 Matthew Stearns – Sabre 2004-2007 145 44 .767 Mark Kubik – Foil 2006-2009 145 54 .728 32. Terry McConville - Foil 1974-1977 142 44 .763 33. Chris Hajnik - Sabre 1993-1995 141 53 .727 34. Mike McCahey - Foil 1975-1978 138 21 .868 35. Mike van der Velden - Foil 1983-1986 137 41 .800 Steve Mautone - Foil 1999-2002 137 59 .699

37. Ed Fellows - Épée 1974-1977 136 38 .781 38. Avery Zuck – Sabre 2008-2011 135 25 .844 39. Andy Quaroni - Épée 1982-1985 133 23 .853 40. Steve Kubik – Foil 2008-2011 132 29 .820 41. David Calderhead - Épée 1990-1992 131 32 .804 42. Sam DiFiglio - Sabre 1974-1976 130 23 .850 Zach Schirtz – Foil 2008-2011 130 37 .778 44. Aaron Adjemian – Épée 2004-2007 129 53 .709 Cristian Baguer - Sabre 1988-1992 129 17 .884 Mike Matranga - Épée 1970-1974 129 31 .806 47. Phil Leary - Foil 1988-1991 126 18 .875 Don Johnson - Sabre 1983-1986 126 34 .787 Rian Girard - Foil & Épée 1991-1994 126 42 .750 50. Rich Daly - Épée 1979-1983 123 29 .809 51. Stan Brunner - Foil 1993-1995 122 36 .772 52. John Edwards - Sabre & Foil 1983-1986 121 20 .858 53. Charles Hayes - Foil 1997-1999 119 35 .773 Barron Nydam – Sabre 2008-2011 119 44 .730 55. Todd Griffee - Épée 1986-1989 118 26 .819 56. Andy Bonk - Foil 1977-1980 117 14 .890 57. Jeff Piper - Foil 1991-1993 116 18 .866 58. Mike Cornwall - Foil 1970-1973 115 45 .719 59. Greg Armi - Sabre 1977-1981 114 31 .786 60. Jeff Wartgow - Sabre 1994-1997 113 58 .661 61. Derek Holeman - Foil & Épée 1987-1990 111 19 .854 John Strass - Épée 1975-1978 111 42 .725 Jim Mullenix - Foil 1970-1974 111 44 .716 Tom Coye - Foil 1972-1975 111 45 .711 65. Kevin Stoutermire - Sabre 1984-1987 108 14 .885 66. Marc de Jong - Foil 1979-1983 107 27 .799 67. Dan Yu- Sabre 1987-1991 106 18 .855 68. Derek Snyder – Foil 2002-2004 104 19 .846 69. Chris Lyons - Sabre 1978-1979 102 22 .830 Tom Horton – Sabre 2006-2009 102 44 .698 71. James Taliaferro - Sabre 1990-1993 101 17 .856 72. Ed Baguer - Sabre 1989-1992 100 10 .909 Jim Russomano - Foil 1958-1960 100 17 .855 Steve Salimando - Foil 1976-1978 100 17 .855

Sabreist Mike Janis (’82-’85) ranks 13th

all-time in Notre Dame men’s fencing wins

(161-27) and was a two-time NCAA

participant.


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1988 Notre Dame captains (from left): foilist Yehuda Kovacs, epeeist Todd Griffee and sabreist Tim Collins.

Pl. Name, Weapon Years Pct. Won Lost 1. Leszek Nowosielski – Sabre 1988-1991 .980 97 2 2. Michael Sullivan – Sabre 1976-1979 .979 183 4 3. Ozren Debić – Foil 2000-2003 .952 157 8 4. David Kirby – Sabre 1988-1992 .941 64 4 5. Jan Tivenius – Épée 1983 .937 45 3 6. Michał Sobieraj – Epee 2002-2005 .936 176 12 7. Gabor Szelle - Sabre 1999-2001, 03 .937 182 13 8. Yehuda Kovacs - Foil 1986-1989 .930 146 11 9. Gerek Meinhardt – Foil 2009-10 .925 62 5 10. Luke La Valle- Sabre 1996-1999 .913 188 18 11. Ed Baguer - Sabre 1989-1992 .909 100 10 12. Gerry Finney - Sabre 1952-1954 .897 61 7 13. Charles Higgs-Coulthard - Foil 1984-1987 .895 145 17 14. Jeremy Siek - Foil 1994-1997 .894 169 20 15. Patrick Ghattas – Sabre 2004-2007 .893 158 19 16. Andy Bonk - Foil 1977-1980 .891 117 14 17. Jan Viviani – Épée 2000-2003 .890 162 20 18. Joel Clark - Foil 1987-1990 .889 96 12 19. Tony Schlehuber – Sabre 2009- .888 48 6 20. Kevin Stoutermire - Sabre 1984-1987 .885 108 14 21. Pat Gerard - Foil 1975-1978 .884 146 19 Cristian Baguer - Sabre 1988-1992 .884 129 17 23. André Crompton - Sabre 1999-2002 .879 153 21 24. Matt Fabricant – Sabre 2000-2003 .878 151 21 25. Phil Leary - Foil 1988-1991 .875 126 18 Mike Bathon - Sabre 1984-1986 .875 42 6 27. Grant Hodges – Foil 2010- .871 61 9 28. Noel Young - Foil 1990-1991 .870 60 9 29. Mike McCahey - Foil 1975-1978 .868 138 21 30. Jeff Piper - Foil 1990-1993 .866 116 18Minimum 40 career wins and two seasons.

Individual Career Winning Pct. Leaders

Team RecordsSingle-Season Wins

1. 2010 ............................... 33-0 2009 ............................... 33-0 2. 2011 ............................... 29-1 2006 .............................. 29-1 1996 .............................. 29-3 4. 1995 .............................. 28-2 5. 2008 .............................. 27-4 6. 1986 .............................. 26-0 1976 .............................. 26-0 8. 2001 .............................. 25-0 9. 2003 .............................. 24-0 2004 .............................. 24-1 1990 .............................. 24-1 1988 .............................. 24-1 1997 .............................. 24-2

Single-Season Winning Percentage

1. 2010 (33-0), 2009 (33-0), 2003 (24-0), 2002 (18-0), 2001 (25-0), 1986 (26-0), 1976 (26-0), 1991 (23-0), 1985 (23-0), 1977 (23-0), 1987 (22-0), 1994 (21-0), 1989 (21-0), 1979 (20-0), 2002 (18-0), 1978 (18-0), 1967 (18-0), 1958 (16-0), 1992 (14-0), 1936 (9-0),1950 (9-0),1935 (7-0) 1.000

Single-Season Bouts Won 1. 2010 .................................695 2. 2009 .................................657 3. 2006 ................................ 627 4. 2008 ................................ 623 5. 2011 .................................619 6. 1996 ................................ 606 7. 1995 ................................ 601 8. 1986 ................................ 568 9. 1997 ................................ 561 10. 1976 ................................ 550

Single-Season Bout Winning Percentage

1. 1989 (481-86) .................... . .848 2. 1991 (504-100) .................. . .834 3. 1987 (486-108) ................... .818 4. 2002 (395-91) ..................... .813 5. 1986 (568-134) .................. . .809 6. 1978 (392-94) .................... . .807 7. 1976 (550-135) .................. . .803 8. 1992 (305-75) .................... . .802 9. 1984 (449-112) .................. . .800 10. 2003 (492-129) ................... .799

Sabreist Kevin Stoutermire (’84-’87) is one of 75 Notre Dame men’s fencers ever to post 100-plus wins (108-14) while his .885 career-winning percentage ranks 20th in the Irish record book (among all weapons).

Notre Dame’s dominant 1978 NCAA championship trio combined for a 102-5 regular-season record, including 41-0 from sabreist Mike Sullivan (far left), 31-3 by foilist Pat Gerard (second from right) and a 30-2 mark from epeeist Bjorn Vaggo (far right).



Men’s Records

Foil Career Wins Pl. Name Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Jeremy Siek 1994-97 191 21 .901 2. Frank Bontempo 2004-07 160 69 .699 3. Forest Walton 2000-01, ’03-’04 158 35 .819 4. Ozren Debic 2000-03 157 8 .952 Jakub Jedrkowiak 2005-08 157 45 .777 6. Stephane Auriol 1996-99 154 53 .744 7. Pat Gerard 1975-78 146 19 .884 Yehuda Kovacs 1986-89 146 11 .930 9. Charles Higgs-Coulthard 1984-87 145 17 .895 Mark Kubik 2006-09 145 54 .729 10. Terry McConville 1974-77 142 44 .763 11. Mike McCahey 1975-78 138 21 .868 12. Steve Mautone 1999-2002 137 59 .698 Mike Van der Velden 1983-86 137 41 .770

Foil Career Winning Percentage Pl. Name Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Ozren Debic 2000-03 157 8 .952 2. Yehuda Kovacs 1986-89 146 11 .930 3. Gerek Meinhardt 2008- 62 5 .925 4. Mike DeCicco 1947-49 45 4 .918 5. Jeremy Siek 1994-97 191 21 .901 6. Charles Higgs-Coulthard 1984-87 145 17 .895 7. Andy Bonk 1977-80 117 14 .891 8. Joel Clark 1987-90 96 12 .889 9. Pat Gerard 1975-78 146 19 .884 10. Phil Leary 1988-91 126 18 .889 11. Derek Holeman 1987-90 109 16 .872Minimum 40 wins and two seasons

Single-Season Wins (all weapons) Pl. Name (weapon) Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Bill Lester (sabre) 1996 67 7 .905 2. Jeremy Siek (foil) 1996 66 6 .917 3. Michal Sobieraj (epee) 2005 65 4 .942 4. Luke La Valle (sabre) 1996 64 8 .889 5. Greg Schoolcraft (epee) 2010 58 25 .699 6. Chris Hajnik (sabre) 1995 57 19 .750 Brian Stone (epee) 1995 57 19 .750 8. Gabor Szelle (sabre) 1999 56 2 .966 Conor Power (foil) 1995 56 12 .824 Carl Jackson (epee) 1995 56 17 .767

Single-Season Win Pct. (all weapons) Pl. Name (weapon) Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Mike Sullivan (sabre) 1978 41 0 1.000 Ed Baguer (sabre) 1992 30 0 1.000 3. Mike Sullivan (sabre) 1976 53 1 .981 4. Mike Sullivan (sabre) 1977 47 1 .979 5. Ozren Debic (foil) 2003 43 1 .977 6. Yehuda Kovacs (foil) 1987 34 1 .971 7. Gerry Finney (sabre) 1954 32 1 .970 8. Yehuda Kovacs (foil) 1989 31 1 .969 9. Gabor Szelle (sabre) 1999 56 2 .966 10. Kevin Stoutermire (sabre) 1987 46 2 .958Minimum 30 wins

Conor Power was a two-year monogram winner and NCAA competitor for the Irish, compiling an 89-23 (.795) foil record from 1994-95 while helping Notre Dame win the 1994 NCAA title.

Foilist Stephane Auriol (’96-’99) is tied for the 20th-most career wins (154-53) in Notre Dame men’s fencing history, among all weapons (sixth among foilists).


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Epee Career Wins Pl. Name Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Michał Sobieraj 2002-05 176 12 .936 2. Greg Howard 2005-08 174 44 .798 Carl Jackson 1995-96, 98-99 174 58 .750 4. Karol Kostka 2006-09 173 47 .786 5. Brian Stone 1995-98 165 71 .699 6. Jan Viviani 2000-03 162 20 .890 7. Tim Glass 1974-77 160 26 .860 8. Grzegorz Wozniak 1991-94 154 48 .762 Brian Casas 1999-2002 154 55 .73710. Ed Fellows 1974-77 136 28 .871

Epee Career Winning Percentage Pl. Name Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Jan Tivenius 1983 45 3 .937 2. Michał Sobieraj 2002-05 176 12 .936 3. Jan Viviani 2000-03 162 20 .890 4. Ola Harstrom 1981-83 93 15 .861 5. Tim Glass 1974-77 160 26 .860 6. Andy Quaroni 1982-85 133 23 .853 7. Jesse Laeuchli 2004-06 73 13 .849 8. Ron Farrow 1957-58 52 11 .825 9. Dennis Hemmerle 1955-57 84 18 .82410. Doug Dudinski 1985, 87-88 50 11 .820 Minimum 40 wins and two seasons

Foil Single-Season Wins Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Jeremy Siek 1996 51 5 .911 Rian Girard 1993 51 11 .823 3. Conor Power 1995 49 12 .803 4. Jakub Jędrkowiak 2005 47 7 .870. 6. Jeremy Siek 1995 46 7 .868 7. Jeff Piper 1993 45 6 .882 Forest Walton 2003 45 9 .833 Stan Brunner 1993 45 11 .804 Steve Mautone 1999 45 17 .726

Foil Single-Season Win Percentage Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Ozren Debić 2003 43 1 .977 2. Yehuda Kovacs 1987 34 1 .971 3. Yehuda Kovacs 1989 31 1 .969 4. Jeremy Siek 1997 42 2 .955 Ozren Debić 2001 42 2 .955 6. Pat Gerard 1977 36 2 .947 7. Ozren Debić 2002 30 2 .938 8. Charles Higgs-Coulthard 1985 33 2 .933 9. Ozren Debić 2000 42 3 .933 10. Derek Holeman 1987 33 3 .917 Grant Hodges 2010 33 3 .917Minimum 30 wins

1994 NCAA ChampionsNotre Dame claimed the 1994 NCAA Combined Fencing Championship behind a deep lineup that included just three All-Americans, led by sabre captain and All-American Chris Hajnik. Pictured from left are: foil captain Rian Girard (fenced epee in NCAAs), men’s head coach Mike DeCicco, Hajnik, epee captain Grzegorz Wozniak, Stanton Brunner, foil captain Dinamarie Garcia and women’s head coach Yves Auriol.



Women’s Records

Sabre Career Winning Percentage Pl. Name Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Leszek Nowosielski 1988-91 97 2 .980 2. Mike Sullivan 1976-79 183 4 .979 3. David Kirby 1988-92 63 4 .941 4. Gabor Szelle 1999-2001, 03 182 13 .933 5. Luke La Valle 1996-99 138 12 .920 6. Ed Baguer 1989-92 100 10 .909 7. Gerry Finney 1952-54 61 7 .897 8. Patrick Ghattas 2004-07 158 19 .893 9. Tony Schlehuber 2009- 48 6 .88810. Kevin Stoutermire 1984-87 108 17 .885Minimum 40 wins and two seasons

Sabre Single-Season Wins Pl. Name Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Gabor Szelle 1999 56 2 .966 2. Bill Lester 1996 54 7 .885 3. Mike Sullivan 1976 53 1 .981 Luke LaValle 1996 53 6 .898 Andrzej Bednarski 1998 53 10 .841 6. Patrick Ghattas 2006 51 5 .911 Bill Thanhouser 2007 51 12 .810 Chris Hajnik 1995 51 18 .739 9. Luke La Valle 1999 50 6 .893 Bill Lester 1997 50 8 .862 Chris Hajnik 1993 50 20 .714

Sabre Single-Season Win Percentage Pl. Name Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Mike Sullivan 1978 41 0 1.000 Ed Baguer 1992 30 0 1.000 3. Mike Sullivan 1976 53 1 .981 4. Mike Sullivan 1977 47 1 .979 5. Gerry Finney 1954 32 1 .970 Kevin Stoutermire 1987 46 2 .970 7. Gabor Szelle 1999 56 2 .966 8. Dan Yu 1990 42 2 .955 9. Mike Sullivan 1979 42 2 .95510. Avery Zuck 2011 34 2 .944Minimum 30 wins

Epee Single-Season Wins Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Michał Sobieraj 2005 65 4 .942 2. Greg Schoolcraft 2010 58 25 .699 3. James Kaull 2010 49 13 .790 4. Tim Glass 1976 48 6 .889 Carl Jackson 1995 48 15 .762 Brian Stone 1995 48 18 .727 Karol Kostka 2007 48 18 .724 8. Greg Howard 2008 47 10 .824 Greg Howard 2007 47 17 .73410. Grzegorz Wozniak 1994 46 9 .836 Karol Kostka 2008 46 16 .742

Epee Single-Season Win Percentage Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct.1. Ted Fay 1989 33 2 .943 2. Michał Sobieraj 2005 65 4 .942 3. Jan Tivenius 1983 45 3 .938 4. Jan Viviani 2002 42 3 .933 5. Tim Glass 1977 41 3 .932 Michał Sobieraj 2004 41 3 .932 7. Andy Quaroni 1984 35 3 .921 8. Michał Sobieraj 2003 44 4 .917 Jan Viviani 2001 44 4 .917 David Calderhead 1992 33 3 .917Minimum 30 winsBold indicates current fencers.

Sabre Career Wins Pl. Name Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Bill Lester 1994-97 193 38 .835 2. Luke La Valle 1996-99 188 18 .913 3. Mike Sullivan 1976-79 183 4 .979 4. Gabor Szelle 1999-2001, 03 182 13 .933 5. Bill Thanhouser 2006-09 172 53 .764 6. Patrick Ghattas 2004-07 158 19 .893 7. Mike Janis 1982-85 157 27 .853 8. André Crompton 1999-2002 153 21 .879 9. Andrzej Bednarski 1998, 2000-02 152 32 .82610. Matt Fabricant 2000-2003 151 21 .878

Brian Casas (154-55) ranks eighth on the Notre Dame list for career men’s epee wins and earned All-America honors at the 1999 and 2001 NCAAs.

Foilist Paul Capobianco helped

Notre Dame win the 1994 NCAA

championship while posting an

85-34 career record.


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Individual Career Win Leaders Pl. Name, Weapon Years Won Lost Pct.

1. Nicole Mustilli - Foil/Epee 1996-1999 294 47 .862 2. Anne Hoos - Epee 1995-1998 289 62 .823 3. Myriah Brown - Foil 1996-1999 280 26 .915 4. Ashley Serrette – Sabre 2006-2009 234 83 .738 5. Magda Król - Epee/Foil 1997-2000 230 30 .864 6. Mindi Kalogera - Foil 1993-1996 225 61 .787 7. Adrienne Nott – Foil 2006-2009 223 35 .864 8. Claudette de Bruin - Foil/Epee 1993-1996 221 21 .913 9. Sara Walsh - Foil 1996-1999 217 6 .973 10. Kelley Hurley – Epee 2007-2010 213 23 .902 11. Nicole Paulina - Foil 1996-1999 210 67 .758 12. Amee Appel - Foil 1995-1998 209 64 .776 13. Kimberlee Montoya – Epee 2006-2009 192 54 .780 14. Valerie Providenza – Sabre 2004-2007 191 30 .864 Hayley Reese – Foil 2008-2011 191 40 .826 16. Sarah Borrmann – Sabre/Epee 2008-2011 190 44 .812 17. Anna Carnick – Epee 2000-2003 179 43 .806 18. Kerry Walton – Epee 2002-2005 175 28 .862 Eileen Hassett – Sabre 2008-2011 175 68 .720 20. Amy Orlando - Epee 2004-2007 172 59 .745 21. Meagan Call – Epee 2000-2003 171 51 .770 22. Maggie Jordan – Sabre/Foil 2001-2004 168 58 .743 Liza Boutsikaris – Foil 2000-2003 168 37 .820 24. Destanie Milo – Sabre 2001-2004 166 36 .822 25. Andrea Ament – Foil 2002-2005 165 15 .917 26. Colleen Smerek - Epee 1994-95, 97 164 44 .788 27. Alicja Kryczało – Foil 2002-2005 161 12 .931 28. Molly Sullivan - Foil 1985-1988 160 14 .920 29. Anne Barreda - Foil 1987-1991 159 24 .869 Cindy Weeks - Foil 1984-1987 159 57 .736 31. Kathy Valdiserri - Foil 1973-1978 157 29 .844 32. Courtney Hurley – Epee 2009-2011 153 15 .911 33. Heidi Piper - Foil 1989-1992 147 15 .924 Melanie Bautista – Foil 2005-2007 147 46 .762 35. Emilie Prot – Foil 2006-2009 146 51 .741

Anne Hoos, the all-time leader in epee wins, graduated as the winningest fencer in Notre Dame women’s history with 289 only to be surpassed the next year by Nicole Mustilli

A talented foilist and epeeist for Notre Dame, Nicole Mustilli still holds the women’s career win mark after finishing with 294 for her career (294-47).

After just three seasons with the Irish program, epeeist Courtney Hurley has already climbed into the ranks of the elites in women’s program history, ranking 32nd on the career victory charts (153 wins) and leads all Irish women’s epeeist with a career .911 winning percentage (153-13).

Ashley Serrette, an ’09 graduate, left the program as the all-time wins leader in sabre (234) and ranks fourth on the all-time wins list. The 234 victories stands 43 ahead of second place Valerie Providenza on the sabre charts.



Women’s RecordsIndividual Career Winning Pct. Leaders

Pl. Name, Weapon Years Won Lost Pct.

1. Maria Panyi - Foil 1994-1995 141 3 .979 2. Sara Walsh - Foil 1996-1999 217 6 .973 3. Mariel Zagunis – Sabre 2005-2006 75 3 .962 4. Danielle Guilfoyle – Sabre 2010- 39 2 .951 5. Pia Albertson - Foil 1984 37 2 .949 Marta Stepien – Sabre 2010- 56 3 .949 7. Anna Rodríguez - Épée 2005-2007 32 2 .941 8. Alicja Kryczało – Foil 2002-2005 161 12 .931 9 Heidi Piper - Foil 1989-1992 147 15 .92410. Molly Sullivan - Foil 1985-1988 160 14 .92011. Andrea Ament – Foil 2002-2005 165 15 .91712. Myriah Brown - Foil 1996-1999 280 26 .91513. Claudette de Bruin - Foil/Epee 1993-1996 221 21 .91314. Courtney Hurley – Epee 2009- 153 15 .91115. Kelley Hurley – Epee 2007-2010 213 23 .90216. Ewa Nelip – Epee 2008-09, 11- 125 16 .88617. Magda Król - Epee/Foil 1997-2000 230 30 .88218. Natalia Mazur - Sabre 2000-2001, 04 111 15 .88119. Adriana Camacho – Foil 2011- 36 5 .87820. Anne Barreda - Foil 1987-1991 159 24 .869 Katie Heinzen – Foil 2009-2011 73 11 .869 22. Mary Westrick - Foil 1989-1992 96 15 .86523. Valerie Providenza – Sabre 2004-2007 191 30 .864 Adrienne Nott – Foil 2006-2009 223 35 .86425. Nicole Mustilli - Foil/Epee 1996-1999 294 47 .862 Kerry Walton – Epee 2002-2005 175 28 .86227. Janice Hynes - Foil 1986-1989 127 21 .85828. Eleanor Leighton – Epee 2007-2008 34 6 .850 Stephanie McNeill - Foil 1988-1989 34 6 .850 Tara Kelly - Foil 1989-1992 115 21 .850

Minimum 40 wins and two seasons ... current fencers in bold

Team Records

Single-Season Wins

1. 2010 ............................................. 35-0 2. 1995 ..............................................32-0 3. 1996 ............................................. 31-1 4. 1997 ............................................. 30-1 2009 ..............................................30-2

Single-Season Winning Pct.

1. 2011 (29-0)................................. 1.000 2010 (35-0)................................. 1.000 1995 (32-0)................................ 1.000 2004 (26-0)................................ 1.000 1994 (23-0)................................ 1.000 1986 (23-0)................................ 1.000 1991 (19-0)................................ 1.000

Single-Season Bouts Won

1. 1996 .............................................. 832 2. 1995 .............................................. 799 3. 1997 .............................................. 792 4. 2010 ............................................... 724 5. 2009 ............................................... 700

Single-Season Bout Win Pct.

1. 1987 (257-47) ............................. .843 2. 1986 (309-59) ............................. .840 3. 1991 (254-50) ............................. .836 4. 1988 (253-51) ............................. .832 5. 2005 (536-112) ........................... .827

Maria Panyi, an ’05 graduate and foilist for the Irish fencing team, holds the program’s top mark for career winning percentage. She concluded her career with a .979 percentage after going 141-3.

Sara Walsh ranks second on the all-time career winning percentage list, but represents the lone fencer in the top 10 of the list to have recorded more than 200 wins in her career (217-6, .973).


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Foil Single-Season Wins Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Maria Panyi 1995 100 2 .980 2. Mindi Kalogera 1995 85 17 .833 3. Myriah Brown 1997 82 5 .943 4. Rose Saari 1997 79 22 .782 5. Nicole Paulina 1997 71 13 .845 Myriah Brown 1999 71 10 .877 7. Amee Appel 1997 70 17 .805 8. Myriah Brown 1996 69 5 .932 Adrienne Nott 2008 69 10 .873 Hayley Reese 2008 69 12 .852

Foil Single-Season Winning Pct. Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Sara Walsh 1997 48 0 1.000 2. Sara Walsh 1996 66 1 .985 3. Maria Panyi 1995 100 2 .980 4. Sara Walsh 1999 45 1 .978 5. Heidi Piper 1991 44 1 .978 6. Maria Panyi 1994 41 1 .976 7. Alicja Kryczało 2002 39 2 .951 8. Janet Sullivan 1986 37 2 .949 Pia Albertson 1984 37 2 .949 10. Andrea Ament 2005 54 3 .947

Minimum 30 wins

Epee Career Wins Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Anne Hoos 1995-98 289 62 .823 2. Nicole Mustilli 1996-99 235 41 .851 3. Kelley Hurley 2007-10 213 23 .902 4. Kimberlee Montoya 2006-09 192 54 .780 5. Anna Carnick 2000-03 179 43 .806 6. Kerry Walton 2002-05 175 28 .862 7. Amy Orlando 2004-07 172 59 .745 8. Meagan Call 2000-03 171 51 .770 9. Magda Król 1997-00 167 21 .888 10. Colleen Smerek 1995-97 164 44 .788

Single-Season Win Pct. (all weapons) Pl. Name (Weapon) Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Sara Walsh (foil) 1997 48 0 1.000 2. Maria Panyi (foil) 1995 105 2 .981 3. Kelley Hurley (epee) 2008 47 1 .979 4. Sara Walsh (foil) 1999 45 1 .978 Heidi Piper (foil) 1991 44 1 .978 6. Sara Walsh (foil) 1996 80 2 .976 Maria Panyi (foil) 1994 41 1 .976 8. Magda Krol (epee) 1997 61 2 .968 9. Mariel Zagunis (sabre) 2006 46 2 .958 10. Alicja Kryczalo (foil) 2002 39 2 .951

Foil Career Wins Pl. Name Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Myriah Brown 1996-99 280 26 .915 2. Mindi Kalogera 1993-96 225 61 .787 3. Adrienne Nott 2006-09 223 3 .864 4. Sara Walsh 1996-99 217 6 .973 5. Nicole Paulina 1996-99 210 67 .758 6. Amee Appel 1995-98 209 64 .766 7. Hayley Reese 2008-11 191 40 .826 8. Liza Boutsikaris 2000-03 168 37 .827 9. Andrea Ament 2002-05 165 15 .917 10. Alicja Kryczało 2002-05 161 12 .931

Foil Career Winning Percentage Pl. Name Years Won Lost Pct. 1. Maria Panyi 1994-95 141 3 .979 2. Sara Walsh 1996-99 217 6 .973 3. Pia Albertson 1984 37 2 .949 4. Alicja Kryczało 2002-05 161 12 .931 5. Heidi Piper 1989-92 147 15 .924 6. Myriah Brown 1996-99 280 26 .915 7. Molly Sullivan 1985-88 160 14 .920 8. Andrea Ament 2002-05 165 15 .917 9. Nicole Mustilli 1996-99 59 6 .908 10. Adriana Camacho 2011- 36 5 .878

Minimum 35 wins and two seasons

Anne Barreda’s stellar Notre Dame career included a 159-24 foil record from 1987-91, plus All-America performances at the 1988 (third place) and 1990 (eighth) NCAAs.

Foilist Nicole Paulina posted one of the highest single-season victory totals (71-13, 1997) in Notre Dame women’s fencing history and ranks 10th on the Irish list for career wins (216-68) among all weapons.



Sabre Career Winning Pct. (min. 40 wins)

Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Mariel Zagunis 2005-06 75 3 .962 2. Danielle Guilfoyle 2010- 39 2 .951 3. Marta Stepien 2010- 30 2 .914 4. Natalia Mazur 2000-01, 2004 111 15 .881 5. Valerie Providenza 2004-07 191 30 .864 6. Destanie Milo 2001-04 166 36 .822 7. Sarah Borrmann 2008-2011 185 42 .814 8. Angela Vincent 2004-06 131 32 .804 9. Carianne McCullough 1999-2002 133 33 .801 10. Maggie Jordan 2001-04 85 22 .794

Sabre Single-Season Wins Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Sarah Borrmann 2008 73 7 .912 2. Eileen Hassett 2008 67 12 .848 3. Ashley Serrette 2008 66 25 .725 4. Ashley Serrette 2007 61 32 .735 5. Ashley Serrette 2006 57 25 .695 6. Maggie Jordan 2003 56 6 .903 7. Valerie Providenza 2006 54 8 .871 8. Valerie Providenza 2007 51 7 .879 Angela Vincent 2005 51 12 .810 10. Ashley Serrette 2009 50 11 .819

Sabre Single-Season Winning Pct. Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Mariel Zagunis 2006 46 2 .958 2. Natalia Mazur 2000 49 4 .925 3. Sarah Borrmann 2008 73 7 .912 4. Maggie Jordan 2003 56 6 .903 5. Destanie Milo 2003 40 5 .889 6. Valerie Providenza 2007 51 7 .879 7. Valerie Providenza 2006 54 8 .871 8. Valerie Providenza 2004 39 6 .867 9. Destanie Milo 2002 45 8 .849 10. Eileen Hassett 2008 67 12 .848

Minimum 30 winsBold indicates current fencers.

Epee Career Winning Percentage Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Courtney Hurley 2009-11 153 15 .911 2. Kelley Hurley 2007-10 213 23 .902 3. Claudette de Bruin 1995-96 129 7 .949 4. Anna Rodríguez 2005-07 32 2 .941 5. Magda Król 1997-2000 167 21 .888 6. Ewa Nelip 2008-09, 11- 125 16 .886 7. Kerry Walton 2002-05 175 28 .862 8. Nicole Mustilli 1996-99 235 41 .851 9. Eleanor Leighton 2007-08 34 6 .850 10. Anne Hoos 1995-98 289 62 .823

Minimum 40 wins and two seasons

Epee Single-Season Wins Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Nicole Mustilli 1997 84 15 .848 2. Colleen Smerek 1995 83 23 .783 3. Colleen Smerek 1997 81 21 .794 Anne Hoos 1995 81 22 .786 5. Kelley Hurley 2010 79 9 .898 Anne Hoos 1997 79 15 .840 7. Nicole Mustilli 1999 73 12 .859 8. Kimberlee Montoya 2008 71 15 .825 9. Nicole Mustilli 1998 69 10 .873 10. Anne Hoos 1998 68 12 .850

Epee Single-Season Winning Pct. Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Kelley Hurley 2008 47 1 .979 2. Magda Król 1997 61 2 .968 3. Claudette de Bruin 1995 67 3 .957 4. Ewa Nelip 2009 37 2 .948 5. Claudette de Bruin 1996 62 4 .939 6. Kelley Hurley 2007 51 4 .927 7. Diane Zielinski 2009 46 4 .920 8. Courtney Hurley 2011 44 4 .916 9. Kerry Walton 2002 50 5 .909 Courtney Hurley 2009 50 5 .909

Sabre Career Wins (since 2000) Pl. Name Year Won Lost Pct. 1. Ashley Serrette 2006-09 234 83 .738 2. Valerie Providenza 2004-07 191 30 .864 3. Sarah Borrmann 2008-11 185 42 .814 4. Eileen Hassett 2008-11 175 68 .720 5. Destanie Milo 2001-04 166 36 .822 6. Carianne McCullough 1999-02 133 33 .801 7. Angela Vincent 2004-06 131 32 .804 8. Danielle Davis 2002-05 124 35 .780 9. Natalia Mazur 2000-01, 2004 111 15 .881 10. Beatriz Almeida 2009- 107 26 .804

Women’s Records

Sarah Borrmann finished her career with the Irish program as a two-time All-American while ranking third on the career sabre wins list (185) and holding down the most sabre wins in a single season in ’08 with 73 (73-7).

Kelley Hurley very nearly put together the perfect season in ’08. During her sophomore campaign, the talented epeeist finished with a stellar 48-1 record (.979) en route to capturing the ’08 NCAA gold medal.


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NCAA Championship Results

1968 – 6th place (73 pts) @ Wayne StateName, Weapon W L Rk.John Crikelair, Foil 25 14 11Mike Daher, Sabre 25 8 5Jeff Pero, Epee 23 13 9

1969 – 6th place (36 points) @ N.C. StateName, Weapon W L Rk.Bob Babineau, Foil 18 12 9Bob Mendes, Sabre 20 10 8Joe DePietro, Epee 9 11 —

1970 – 8th place (46 points) @ Notre DameName, Weapon W L Rk.Glenn Kalin, Foil 9 25 22Roger Holzgrafe, Sabre 14 20 13Rich Deladrier, Epee 19 15 6

1971 – 6th place (64 points) @ Air ForceName, Weapon W L Rk.John Lyons, Foil 18 14 14Doug Daher, Sabre 21 11 8Rich Deladrier, Epee 20 12 6

1972 – 8th place (49 points) @ Illinois-ChicagoName, Weapon W L Rk.Mike Cornwall, Foil 17 15 13Ron Sollito, Sabre 21 11 7Chuck Harkness, Epee 15 18 18

1973 – 12th place (47 points) @ Johns HopkinsName, Weapon W L Rk.Mike Cornwall, Foil 18 15 11Dan Mulligan, Sabre 17 16 13Mike Matranga, Epee 16 16 18

1974 – 13th place (52 points) @ Case ReserveName, Weapon W L Rk.Tom Coye, Foil 3 7 —Sam DiFiglio, Sabre 20 13 10Ed Fellows, Epee 24 10 6

1975 – 3rd place (76 points) @ CS FullertonName, Weapon W L Rk.Mike McCahey, Foil 18 4 7Sam DiFiglio, Sabre 13 9 11Tim Glass, Epee 20 5 6

1947 – 13th place (9 points) @ ChicagoName, Weapon W L Rk.Jack Gaither, Foil, Missing DataHerb Melton, SabreRuss Harris, Epee

1948 – 12th place (21 points) @ NavyName, Weapon W L Rk.Mike DeCicco, Foil 9 5 —Bob Schlosser, Sabre 3 5 —Ralph Dixon, Epee 6 6 —

1949 – 24th place (25 points) @ ArmyName, Weapon W L Rk.Lou Burns, Foil 7 20 22Bob Schlosser, Sabre 5 5Ralph Dixon 13 13 14

1950 – 6th place (61 points) @ Wayne StateName, Weapon W L Rk.Nick Scalera, Foil 24 8 4Bob Schlosser, Sabre 19 11 11Ralph Dixon, Epee 18 10 5

1951 – 10th place (41 points) @ IllinoisName, Weapon W L Rk.Nick Scalera, Foil 14 12 13Charlie Daschle, Sabre 10 12 12Brian Duff, Epee 11 16 20

1952 – 16th place (40 points) @ YaleName, Weapon W L Rk.Jack Jacobs, Foil 10 19 21Paul Gibbons, Sabre 13 15 13Brian Duff, Epee 17 13 12

1953 – 7th place (67 points) @ PennsylvaniaName, Weapon W L Rk.Jack Mooney, Foil 21 13 12Gerry Finney, Sabre 24 9 6John McGinn, Epee 22 12 8

1954 – 8th place (48 points) @ ChicagoName, Weapon W L Rk.Dick Hull, Foil 16 10 9Gerry Finney, Sabre 20 7 4Rod Duff, Epee 16 14 12

1955 – 7th place (48 points) @ Michigan St.Name, Weapon W L Rk.Jim Waters, Foil 13 12 10Tom Dorwin, Sabre 13 9 7Don Tadrowski, Epee 22 4 1

1956 – 15th place (33 points) @ NavyName, Weapon W L Rk.Jack Friel, Foil 18 17 18Dave Frsike, Sabre 14 21 25Don Tadrowski, Epee 21 13 9

1957 – 9th place (52 points) @ DetroitName, Weapon W L Rk.Pierre DuVair, Foil 11 10 20Joe Klein, Sabre 16 12 13Dennis Hemmerle, Epee 25 4 2

1958 – 6th place (35 points) @ Texas TechName, Weapon W L Rk.Jim Russomano, Foil 13 4 4Dick Fagon, Sabre 9 12 14Ron Farrow, Epee 13 5 3

1959 – 8th place (47 points) @ NavyName, Weapon W L Rk.Jim Russomano, Foil 21 5 6Tom Lee, Sabre 13 11 11Jim Johnson, Epee 13 13 15

1960 – 7th place (44 points) @ IllinoisName, Weapon W L Rk.Jim Russomano, Foil 20 6 6Ted DeBaene, Sabre 10 14 7Pete Giaimo, Epee 14 9 7

1961 – 13th place (47 points) @ PrincetonName, Weapon W L Rk.Mike Curtin, Foil 11 18 19Rudy Ehrensing, Sabre 14 13 14John Donlon, Epee 22 8 5

1962 – 12th place (45 points) @ Ohio StateName, Weapon W L Rk.Mike Bishko, Foil 13 15 14Tom Shipp, Sabre 14 15 12Dan Kenney, Epee 18 14 10

1963 – 10th place (31 points) @ Air ForceName, Weapon W L Rk.Tom Dwyer, Foil 8 4 16Ralph DeMatteis, Sabre 12 9 9Dick Marks, Epee 11 10 10

1964 – 5th place (73 points) @ HarvardName, Weapon W L Rk.Bill Ferrence, Foil 25 8 4Sam Crimone, Sabre 26 9 8Dick Marks, Epee 22 12 8

1965 – 15th place (58 points) @ DetroitName, Weapon W L Rk.Bill Ferrence, Foil 24 8 5Mike Dwyer, Sabre 19 13 10Frank Hajnik, Epee 7 12 27

1966 – @ DukeName, Weapon W L Rk.John Bishko, Foil 13 9 6John Klier, Sabre 12 15 10Steve Donlon, Epee 0 6 —

1967 – 6th place (56 pts) @ Cal St. NorthridgeName, Weapon W L Rk.John Crikelair, Foil 21 10 8Pat Korth, Sabre 13 14 15Steve Donlon, Epee 22 7 4

Notre Dame’s 1957 captains included foilist John Ryan (left) and All-America epeeist Dennis Hemmerle, whose runner-up finish at the 1957 NCAAs ranked as the second-best finish by a Notre Dame fencer until the 1977 national championship season.

Nick Scalera helped lead the 1950 Irish to the first of their 46 top-10 finishes at the NCAAs.



NCAA Championship Results

1988 – 2nd place (83 points) @ PrincetonName, Weapon W L Rk.Yehuda Kovacs, Foil 13 6 3Phil Leary, Foil 7 8 16Leszek Nowosielski, Sabre 10 7 4Dan Yu, Sabre 8 4 13Todd Griffee, Epee 10 9 2Ted Fay, Epee 7 6 18

1989 – 4th place (69 points) @ NorthwesternName, Weapon W L Rk.Yehuda Kovacs, Foil 11 6 7Derek Holeman, Foil 2 6 30Leszek Nowesielski, Sabre 15 3 5David Kirby, Sabre 6 7 17Ted Fay, Epee 6 10 12Todd Griffee, Epee 6 7 18Bold indicates All-Americans

NCAA Women’s Yearly Results

1982 – 6th place @ San Jose StateName (all foil) W L Rk.Susan Valdiserri 10Marcella Lansford, Sharon DiNicola,Mary Shilts, Ann Burns

1983 – 12th place @ Penn StateSusan Valdiserri, Charlotte Albertson, Sharon DiNicola, Mary Shilts, Ann Burns

1984 @ PrincetonName, Weapon W L Rk.Pia Albertson 10

1985 – 9th place @ Notre Dame (SMC)Name, Weapon W L Rk.Molly Sullivan 11 3 5Janet Sullivan, Vittoria Quaroni,Cindy Weeks, Cecilia Williams

1986 – 2nd place @ PrincetonName, Weapon W L Rk.Molly Sullivan 15 0 1Janice Hynes 5 8 11Vittoria Quaroni, Cindy Weeks, Janice Sullivan

1976 – 3rd place (76 points) @ PennsylvaniaName, Weapon W L Rk.Mike McCahey, Foil 8 6 13Mike Sullivan, Sabre 22 5 3Tim Glass, Epee 16 7 4

Yearly listings include site of NCAA ChampionshipBold indicates All-Americans

1977 – 1st place (116 points) @ Notre DameName, Weapon W L Rk.Pat Gerard, Foil 18 4 1Mike Sullivan, Sabre 20 2 1Tim Glass, Epee 16 7 4

1978 – 1st place (121 points) @ Wis. ParksideName, Weapon W L Rk.Pat Gerard, Foil 19 3 2Mike Sullivan, Sabre 23 0 1Bjorn Vaggo, Epee 19 4 1

1979 – 2nd place (92 points) @ PrincetonName, Weapon W L Rk.Andy Bonk, Foil 30 2 1Mike Sullivan, Sabre 30 2 2Thom Cullom, Epee 10 22 23

1980 – 8th place (90 points) @ Penn StateName, Weapon W L Rk.Andy Bonk, Foil 29 3 2Chris Lyons, Sabre 22 10 6Rich Daly, Epee 3 6 —

1981 – 5th place (100 points) @ Wis. ParksideName, Weapon W L Rk.Ray Benson, Foil 12 11 12Greg Armi, Sabre 18 5 3Rich Daly, Epee 10 13 12

1982 – 7th place (66 points) @ Notre DameName, Weapon W L Rk.Marc DeJong, Foil 21 11 13Mike Janis, Sabre 17 15 18Rich Daly, Epee 22 10 6

1983 – 2nd place (80 points @ Wis. ParksideName, Weapon W L Rk.Marc DeJong, Foil 21 10 5John Edwards, Sabre 19 12 13Ola Harstrom, Epee 29 2 1

1984 – 3rd place (46 points) @ PrincetonName, Weapon W L Rk.Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Foil 13 6 1Mike Van der Velden,Foil 4 5 14Don Jonson, Sabre 14 5 3Mike Janis, Sabre 4 5 14Andy Quaroni, Epee 7 12 6Brian St. Clair, Epee 4 5 18

1985 – 2nd place (140 points) @ ND (SMC)Name, Weapon W L Rk.Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Foil 14 4 4Mike Van der Velden, Foil 11 6 8John Edwards, Sabre 12 6 5Don Johnson, Sabre 10 6 9Andy Quaroni, Epee 12 8 3Christian Scherpe, Epee 7 6 17

1986 – 1st place (151 points) @ PrincetonName, Weapon W L Rk.Yehuda Kovacs, Foil 14 6 2Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Foil 14 5 3Don Johnson, Sabre 14 4 6John Edwards, Sabre 8 5 17Mike Gostigian, Epee 16 3 3Christian Scherpe, Epee 14 5 4

1987 – 4th place (81 points) @ Notre DameName, Weapon W L Rk.Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Foil 15 5 4Yehuda Kovacs, Foil 14 4 5Kevin Stoutermire, Sabre 15 3 6Geoff Rossi, Sabre 6 7 22Todd Griffee, Epee 8 8 12Tim Vaughan, Epee 1 7 30

Head coach Mike DeCicco poses with the 1984 Notre Dame captains Sharon DiNicola (left) and Mary Shilts, Mike Janis (front left), Chris Grady and Andy Quaroni, along with the 1977 and ’78 NCAA Championship trophies and the 1979 and ’83 NCAA runner-up awards (the Irish went on to win the NCAA title again in 1986).

Susan Valdiserri was Notre Dame’s first women’s fencing All-American.


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1997 – 2nd place (1,470 points) @ Air ForceName, Weapon W L Rk.Jeremy Siek, Foil 17 6 6Stephane Auriol, Foil 9 14 16Sara Walsh, Foil 19 4 2Myriah Brown, Foil 16 7 5Bill Lester, Sabre 21 2 3Luke La Valle, Sabre 15 8 5Brian Stone, Epee 12 11 13Carl Jackson, Epee 9 14 19Magda Krol, Epee 18 5 1Anne Hoos, Epee 11 12 15

1998 – 2nd place (147 points) @ ND (SMC)Name, Weapon W L Rk.John Tejada, Foil 9 14 18Stephane Auriol, Foil 6 17 19Sara Walsh, Foil 21 2 3Myriah Brown, Foil 17 6 6Luke La Valle, Sabre 17 6 1Andrzej Bednarski, Sabre 12 11 11Brian Stone, Epee 17 6 4Carl Jackson, Epee 13 10 11Nicole Mustilli, Epee 19 4 4Magda Krol, Epee 16 7 6

Bold indicates All-Americans1999 – 2nd place (139 points) @ Brandeis

Name, Weapon W L Rk.Charles Hayes, Foil 11 12 14Stephane Auriol, Foil 10 13 16Sara Walsh, Foil 19 4 5Myriah Brown, Foil 13 10 10Gabor Szelle, Sabre 20 3 2Luke La Valle, Sabre 12 11 11Brian Casas, Epee 14 9 8James Gaither, Epee 11 12 14Nicole Mustilli, Epee 15 8 5Magda Krol, Epee 14 9 8

Rachel Haugh, Foil 2 11 20Anne Barreda, Foil 4 4 22Other Team Fencers: James Taliafero (S), Rian Girard (F), Mary Westrick (F), Lynn Kadri (F), Geoff Pechinsky (E)

1992 – 4th place (3,055 points) @ Notre DameName, Weapon W L Rk.Jeff Piper, Foil 5 4 25Mike Trisko, Foil 1 8 26James Taliaferro, Sabre 10 8 4Ed Baguer, Sabre 9 7 12Chris Baguer, Sabre 2 7 24Per Johnsson, Epee 6 10 16Grzegorz Wozniak, Epee 4 5 22Heidi Piper, Foil 14 5 4Mary Westrick, Foil 2 11 20Rachel Haugh, Foil 1 7 24Other Team Fencers: Henry Chou (S), Ed LeFevre (F), Rian Girard (F), Kelly Haugh (F), Tara Kelly (F), Ben Finley (E), Geoff Pechinsky (E)

1993 – 6th place (1,725 points) @ Wayne St.Name, Weapon W L Rk.Stanton Brunner, Foil 9 7 11Rian Girard, Foil 4 10 17Jeff Piper, Foil 4 10 19Geoff Pechinsky, Epee 11 4 9Grzegorz Wozniak, Epee 2 7 17Per Johnsson, Epee 2 6 20Claudette de Bruin, Foil 6 6 18Kathleen Vogt, Foil 1 9 25Other Team Fencers: Jordan Maggio (F), Rian Girard (F), Corinne Dougherty (F), Mindi Kalogera (F), Kim Arndt (F)1994 – 1st place (4,350 points) @ BrandeisName, Weapon W L Rk.Jeremy Siek, Foil 11 2 5Stanton Brunner, Foil 4 7 17Conor Power, Foil 2 9 24Chris Hajnik, Sabre 7 7 10Bill Lester, Sabre 3 8 21Bernard Baez, Sabre 4 7 24Rakesh Patel, Epee 7 7 12Grzegorz Wozniak, Epee 6 7 13Rian Girard, Epee 3 8 24Claudette de Bruin, Foil 4 1 16Mindi Kalogera, Foil 4 6 22Corinne Dougherty, Foil 1 5 29Other Team Fencers: Jeff Wartgow (S), Kim Arndt (F), Monica Wagner (F), Paul Capobianco (F), Jason Arnold (E)

1995 – 3rd place (370 points) @ Notre Dame (SMC)Name, Weapon W L Rk.Jeremy Siek, Foil 16 12 12Conor Power, Foil 8 17 21Maria Panyi, Foil 25 3 2Mindi Kalogera, Foil 5 23 24Bill Lester, Sabre 23 6 2Chris Hajnik, Sabre 8 20 20Carl Jackson, Epee 19 12 6Rakesh Patel, Epee 15 13 8Claudette de Bruin, Epee 23 6 3Colleen Smerek, Epee 1 4 28

1996 – 2nd place (1,190 points) @ YaleName, Weapon W L Rk.Jeremy Siek , Foil 15 7 9Sara Walsh, Foil 21 2 2Myriah Brown, Foil 15 8 6Luke La Valle, Sabre 18 5 4Bill Lester, Sabre 16 7 6Brice Dille, Epee 7 16 22Claudette de Bruin, Epee 17 6 3Anne Hoos, Epee 10 13 15

1987 – 1st place @ Notre DameName, Weapon W L Rk.Molly Sullivan 13 2 3Janice Hynes 6 4 18Kristin Kralicek, Anne Barreda, Cindy Weeks1988 – 2nd place @ Princeton Name, Weapon W L Rk.Molly Sullivan 15 0 1Anne Barreda 10 6 3Kristin Kralicek 5 7 13Brenda Leiser, Lynn Kadri

1989 – 3rd place @ NorthwesternName, Weapon W L Rk.Janice Hynes 9 5 6Kristin Kralicek 9 4 10Heidi Piper 7 5 13Lynn Kadri, Brenda Leiser1990 – 3rd place (30 points) @ Notre Dame (SMC)Name, Weapon W L Rk.Noel Young, Foil 17 2 3Jeff Piper, Foil 6 7 16Phil Leary, Foil 6 7 18Heidi Piper, Foil 15 3 2Kristin Kralicek, Foil 11 6 7Anne Barreda, Foil 9 8 8Rachel Haugh, Foil 2 11 20Leszek Nowosielski, Sabre 14 5 3James Taliaferro, Sabre 13 3 7Chris Baguer, Sabre 4 9 23Jubba Beshin, Epee 13 6 1David Calderhead, Epee 11 8 3Other Team Fencers: Ed Baguer (S), Joel Clark (F), Mary Westrick (F), Lynn Kadri (F), Derek Holeman (E), Geoff Pechinsky (E)

1991 – 3rd place (3,900 points) @ Penn St.Name, Weapon W L Rk.Noel Young, Foil 13 4 2Phil Leary, Foil 7 8 13Jeff Piper, Foil 8 8 16Leszek Nowosielski, Sabre 16 1 2Chris Baguer, Sabre 5 10 14Ed Baguer, Sabre 4 6 21Jubba Beshin, Epee 13 6 2David Calderhead, Epee 11 6 3Grzegorz Wozniak, Epee 8 7 13Heidi Piper, Foil 17 1 1

Rakesh Patel (1993-94) earned All-America epee honors while helping Notre Dame win the 1994 NCAA title.

Notre Dame’s 1997 fencing team – led by captains (from left) Jeremy Siek (foil), Anne Hoos (epee), Phil Lee (epee), Rose Saari (foil) and Bill Lester (sabre) – came just shy of winning the NCAA title, after being edged by Penn State (1,530-1,470) in the expanded scoring format that awarded 10 points for each win totaled by fencers in their respective 23 round-robin bouts (the score was the equivalent of 153-147 under the current tabulation system).



NCAA Championship Results2008 – 2nd place (176 points) @ Ohio State

Name, Weapon W L Rk.Barron Nydam,Sabre 16 6 6Bill Thanhouser, Sabre 11 12 13Steve Kubik, Foil 13 10 8Zach Schirtz, Foil 12 11 11Greg Howard, Epee 13 10 8Karol Kostka, Epee 13 10 9Sarah Borrmann, Sabre 18 5 1Eileen Hassett, Sabre 18 5 5Adrienne Nott, Foil 19 4 4Hayley Reese, Foil 11 12 11Kelley Hurley, Epee 16 7 1Ewa Nelip, Epee 16 7 3

2009 – 2nd place (182 points) @ Penn StateName, Weapon W L Rk.Avery Zuck, Sabre 17 6 5Barron Nydam,Sabre 13 10 10Gerek Meinhardt, Foil 19 4 2Enzo Castellani, Foil 13 10 8 Karol Kostka, Epee 13 10 10Greg Schoolcraft, Epee 9 14 18Eileen Hassett, Sabre 15 8 6Sarah Borrmann, Sabre 12 11 13Hayley Reese, Foil 19 5 2Adrienne Nott, Foil 14 10 9Courtney Hurley, Epee 21 3 3Ewa Nelip, Epee 17 7 3

2010 – 3rd place (180 points) @ HarvardName, Weapon W L Rk.Gerek Meinhardt, Foil 17 6 1Enzo Castellani, Foil 16 7 3Hayley Reese, Foil 16 7 5Darsie Malynn, Foil 6 17 23Avery Zuck, Saber 19 4 3Barron Nydam, Saber 13 10 10Sarah Borrmann, Saber 17 6 5Eileen Hassett, Saber 16 7 7James Kaull, Epee 12 11 10Greg Schoolcraft, Epee 12 11 12Courtney Hurley, Epee 19 4 3Kelley Hurley, Epee 17 6 6

2011 – 1st place (174 points) @ Ohio StateName, Weapon W L Rk.Ariel DeSmet – MF 20 5 1Reggie Bentley – MF 16 7 5Avery Zuck – MS 19 6 2Barron Nydam – MS 15 8 6James Kaull – ME 12 11 14Brent Kelly – ME 11 12 16Hayley Reese – WF 15 8 8Rachel Beck – WF 9 14 17Eileen Hassett – WS 17 7 3Lian Osier – WS 12 11 9Courtney Hurley – WE 21 4 1Ewa Nelip – WE 12 11 9Bold indicates All-Americans

2003 – 1st place (182 points) @ Air ForceName, Weapon W L Rk.Ozren Debic, Foil 18 5 4Derek Snyder, Foil 17 6 5Alicja Kryczalo, Foil 19 4 1Andrea Ament, Foil 19 4 3Matt Fabricant, Sabre 15 8 6Gabor Szelle, Sabre 12 11 11Destanie Milo, Sabre 16 7 6Maggie Jordan, Sabre 6 17 21Michal Sobieraj, Epee 20 3 2Jan Viviani, Epee 12 11 10Kerry Walton, Epee 15 8 5Meagan Call, Epee 13 10 10

2004 – 3rd place (153 points) @ BrandeisName, Weapon W L Rk.Frank Bontempo, Foil 7 16 20Forest Walton, Foil 9 14 17Andrea Ament, Foil 19 4 2Alicja Kryczalo, Foil 21 2 1Patrick Ghattas, Sabre 13 10 10Matthew Stearns, Sabre 10 13 14Valerie Providenza, Sabre 18 5 1Angela Vincent, Sabre 8 15 16Michal Sobieraj, Epee 18 5 3Amy Orlando, Epee 13 10 10Kerry Walton, Epee 17 6 2

2005 – 1st place (173 points) @ HoustonName, Weapon W L Rk.Jakub Jedrkowiak, Foil 15 8 7Andrea Ament, Foil 15 8 7Alicja Kryczalo, Foil 21 2 2Patrick Ghattas, Sabre 18 5 2Matt Stearns, Sabre 14 9 10Valerie Providenza, Sabre 19 4 4Mariel Zagunis, Sabre 21 2 2Aaron Adjemian, Epee 5 18 24Michal Sobieraj, Epee 18 5 1Amy Orlando, Epee 16 7 2Kerry Walton, Epee 11 12 14

2006 – 4th place (152 points) @ HoustonName, Weapon W L Rk.Jakub Jedrkowiak, Foil 12 11 8Mark Kubik, Foil 7 16 21Melanie Bautista, Foil 11 11 14Adrienne Nott, Foil 15 8 6Patrick Ghattas, Sabre 20 3 2Matt Stearns, Sabre 12 11 11Valerie Providenza, Sabre 15 8 9Mariel Zagunis, Sabre 17 6 1 Aaron Adjemian, Epee 10 13 16Karol Kostka, Epee 8 15 18Amy Orlando, Epee 11 12 15Madeleine Stephan, Epee 14 9 6

2007 – 4th place (160 points) @ Drew (N.J.)Name, Weapon W L Rk.Jakub Jedrkowiak, Foil 12 11 9Mark Kubik, Foil 13 10 7Adrienne Nott, Foil 18 5 3Emilie Prot, Foil 11 12 14 Patrick Ghattas, Sabre 18 5 2Bill Thanhouser, Sabre 17 6 6Valerie Providenza, Sabre 19 3 4Ashley Serrette, Sabre 9 14 16Greg Howard, Epee 13 10 8Karol Kostka, Epee 12 11 11Kelley Hurley, Epee 18 5 2

2000 – 2nd place (171 points) @ StanfordName, Weapon W L Rk.Ozren Debic, Foil 20 3 2Forest Walton, Foil 13 10 14Magda Krol, Foil 16 7 5Liza Boutsikaris, Foil 12 11 12Gabor Szelle, Sabre 20 3 1Andrzej Bednarski, Sabre 17 6 5Natalia Mazur, Sabre 13 10 10Carianne McCullough, Sabre 9 14 19Jan Viviani, Epee 17 6 3Brian Casas, Epee 9 14 18Anna Carnick, Epee 14 9 9Meagan Call, Epee 11 12 12

2001 – 3rd place (153 points) @ Wis. ParksideName, Weapon W L Rk.Ozren Debic, Foil 17 6 5Forest Walton, Foil 13 10 9Liza Boutsikaris, Foil 8 15 16Maggie Jordan, Foil 8 15 17Andre Crompton, Sabre 16 7 7Andrzej Bednarski, Sabre 15 8 10Carianne McCullough, Sabre 10 13 15Destanie Milo, Sabre 8 15 17Jan Viviani, Epee 17 6 3Brian Casas, Epee 14 9 7Meagan Call, Epee 15 8 5Anna Carnick, Epee 12 11 12

2002 – 3rd place (186 points) @ Drew (N.J.)Name, Weapon W L Rk.Ozren Debic, Foil 18 5 4Derek Snyder, Foil 15 8 7Alicja Kryczalo, Foil 23 0 1Andrea Ament, Foil 22 1 2Andre Crompton, Sabre 18 5 5Matt Fabricant, Sabre 9 14 14Carianne McCullough, Sabre 12 11 12Destanie Milo, Sabre 8 15 18Jan Viviani, Epee 17 6 5Michal Sobieraj, Epee 12 11 10Kerry Walton, Epee 18 5 1Anna Carnick, Epee 14 9 10

Andre Crompton (150-19) finished eighth in Notre Dame history for career men’s sabre wins and win percentage (.888), also adding All-America finishes at the 2001 and 2002 NCAAs.


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NCAA RecordsMen’s Individual Career NCAA Leaders

Men’s All-Time NCAA Victories (round-robin bouts)

Pl. Name Weapon Years Finishes W L Pct.

1. Mike Sullivan Sabre 1976-79 3-1-1-2 95 9 .913 2. Ozren Debic Foil 2000-03 2-5-4-4 73 19 .794 3. Patrick Ghattas Sabre 2004-07 10-2-2-2 69 23 .750 4. Michal Sobieraj Epee 2002-05 10-2-3-1 68 24 .739 5. Bill Lester Sabre 1994-97 21-2-6-3 63 18 .778 Jan Viviani Epee 2000-03 3-3-5-10 63 29 .685 6. Luke La Valle Sabre 1996-99 4-5-1-11 62 30 .674 7. Andy Bonk Foil 1979-80 1-2 59 5 .922 Leszek Nowosielski Sabre 1988-91 4-5-3-2 59 13 .819 Jeremy Siek Foil 1994-97 5-12-9-6 59 27 .686 11. Tim Glass Epee 1975-77 6-4-4 57 17 .770 12. Charles Higgs-Coulthard Foil 1984-87 1-4-3-4 56 20 .737 13. Jim Russomano Foil 1958-60 4-6-6 54 15 .783 14. Gabor Szelle Sabre 1999-2000, 2003 2-1 52 17 .754

Men’s All-Time NCAA Winning Percentage (min. 30 bouts, two years)


1. Andy Bonk Foil 1979-80 1-2 59 5 .922 2. Mike Sullivan Sabre 1976-79 3-1-1-2 95 9 .913 3. Pat Gerard Foil 1977-78 1-2 37 7 .841 4. Noel Young Foil 1990-91 3-2 30 6 .833 5. Leszek Nowosielski Sabre 1988-91 4-5-3-2 59 13 .819 6. Gerek Meinhardt Foil 2009- 2-1 36 9 .800 7. Ozren Debic Foil 2000-03 2-5-4-4 73 19 .794 8. Jim Russomano Foil 1958-60 4-6-6 54 15 .783 9. Bill Lester Sabre 1994-97 21-2-6-3 63 18 .778 10. Tim Glass Epee 1975-77 6-4-4 57 17 .770

Women’s Individual Career NCAA LeadersWomen’s All-Time NCAA Victories (round-robin bouts)


1. Alicja Kryczalo Foil 2002-05 1-1-1-2 84 8 .913 2. Sara Walsh Foil 1996-99 2-2-3-5 80 12 .870 3. Andrea Ament Foil 2002-05 2-3-2-7 75 17 .815 4. Valerie Providenza Sabre 2004-07 1-4-9-4 71 19 .789 5. Magda Krol Foil/Epee 1997-2000 1-6-8-5 64 28 .696 6. Myriah Brown Foil 1996-99 6-5-6-10 61 31 .663 Kerry Walton Epee 2002-05 1-5-2-14 61 31 .663 8. Molly Sullivan Foil 1985-88 5-1-3-1 54 5 .915 9. Heidi Piper Foil 1989-92 13-2-1-4 53 14 .791

Women’s All-Time NCAA Winning Percentage (min. 30 bouts, two years)


1. Molly Sullivan Foil 1985-88 5-1-3-1 54 5 .915 2. Alicja Kryczalo Foil 2002-05 1-1-1-2 84 8 .913 3. Sara Walsh Foil 1996-99 2-2-3-5 80 12 .870 4. Mariel Zagunis Sabre 2005-06 2-1 38 8 .826 5. Andrea Ament Foil 2002-05 2-3-2-7 75 17 .815 6. Heidi Piper Foil 1989-92 13-2-1-4 53 14 .791 7. Valerie Providenza Sabre 2004-07 1-4-9-4 71 19 .789 8. Nicole Mustilli Epee 1998-99 4-5 34 12 .739

Epeeist Tim Glass finished in the top six at the NCAAs every year from 1975-77, with a 57-17 career NCAA record.

A three-time NCAA Champion and one-time runner-up, Alicja Kryczalo finished her career with the most NCAA victories all-time in women’s program history. The foilist concluded with a record of 84-8, good for a .913 winning percentage.

Epeeist Nicole Mustilli closed her Notre Dame career with a 34-12 combined record at the 1998 and ’99 NCAAs



2004 – 7th (16 pts)2005 – 8th (15 pts)2006 – 6th (19 pts)2007 – 5th (25 pts)2008 - t-5th (25 pts)2009 - 2nd (32 pts)2010 - 2nd (33 pts)2011 - 2nd (34 pts)

Men’s Sabre

1985 – 2nd1986 – 6th 1987 – 4th1988 – 3rd (27 pts)1989 – 4th (26 pts)1990 – 2nd (4 pts)1991 – 2nd1992 – 3rd1993 – N.A.1994 – 3rd (750 pts)1995 – 3rd (85 pts)1996 – 1st (340 pts)1997 – 2nd (360 pts)1998 – 3rd (29 pts)1999 – 1st (32 pts)2000 – 1st (37 pts)2001 – 2nd (31 pts)2002 – 4th (27 pts)2003 – 1st (35 pts)2004 – 5th (23 pts)2005 – 2nd (32 pts)2006 – 2nd (32 pts)2007 – 1st (35 pts)2008 - 4th (27 pts)2009 - t3rd (30 pts)2010 - 3rd (32 pts)2011 - t1st (33 pts.)

Women’s Epee

1995 – 5th (62 pts)1996 – 3rd (270 pts)1997 – 1st (290 pts)1998 – 2nd (30 pts)1999 – 3rd (29 pts)2000 – 5th (25 pts)2001 – 2nd (27 pts)2002 – 3rd (32 pts)2003 – 2nd (28 pts)2004 – 1st (30 pts)2005 – 3rd (27 pts)

’47........................ 13th’48........................ 12th’49........................ 24th’50......................... 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3’51........................ 10th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1’52........................ 16th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1’53......................... 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3’54......................... 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3’55......................... 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3’56........................ 15th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1’57......................... 9th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1’58......................... 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’58......................... 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’59......................... 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’60......................... 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3’61........................ 13th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1’62........................ 12th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’63........................ 10th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’64......................... 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3’65........................ 15th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’66............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’67......................... 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’68......................... 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3’69......................... 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’70......................... 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1’71......................... 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’72......................... 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1’73........................ 12th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1’74........................ 13th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’75......................... 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3’76......................... 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’77.......................... 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3’78.......................... 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3’79......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’80......................... 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’81......................... 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3’82...................... 7th/6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1’83.................... 2nd/12th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2’84......................... 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1’85..................... 2nd/9th . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/1’86...................... 1st/2nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/2’87...................... 4th/1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/1’88..................... 2nd/2nd . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2’89...................... 4th/3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2’90......................... 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/3’91......................... 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/1’92......................... 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/1’93......................... 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/0’94.......................... 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/0’95......................... 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2’96......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/3’97......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/3’98......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/4’99......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4’00......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/5’01......................... 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6/2’02......................... 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/5’03.......................... 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5’04......................... 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/5’05.......................... 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/5’06......................... 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4’07......................... 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/3’08......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/6’09......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/5‘10..........................3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6/5‘11.......................... 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/5

Men’s Epee

1985 – 4th1986 – 1st1987 – 11th1988 – 2nd (29 pts)1989 – 10th (19 pts)1990 – 5th (4 pts)1991 – 7th1992 – 5th1993 – 6th (450 pts)1994 – 2nd (1,000 pts)1995 – 1st (92 pts)1996 – 16th (70 pts)1997 – 7th (210 pts)1998 – 2nd (30 pts)1999 – 5th (25 pts)2000 – 2nd (26 pts)2001 – 2nd (31 pts)2002 – 2nd (29 pts)2003 – 2nd (32 pts)2004 – 7th (18 pts)2005 – 6th (23 pts)2006 – 8th (18 pts)2007 – 5th (25 pts)2008 - 3rd (26 pts)2009 - 6th (22 pts)2010 - 4th (24 pts)2011 - t4th (23 pts)

Men’s Foil

1985 – 2nd1986 – 1st1987 – 3rd1988 – 3rd (27 pts)1989 – 7th (24 pts)1990 – 5th (13 pts)1991 – 2nd1992 – 4th1993 – 4th (750 pts)1994 – 1st (1,200 pts)1995 – 8th (54 pts)1996 – 11th (150 pts)1997 – 1st (260 pts)1998 – 7th (36 pts)1999 – 7th (21 pts) 2000 – 2nd (33 pts)2001 – 3rd (30 pts)2002 – 2nd (33 pts)2003 – 1st (35 pts)

2006 – 3rd (25 pts)2007 – 7th (18 pts)2008 - 1st (32 pts)2009 - 1st (38 pts)2010 - 2nd (36 pts)2011 - 1st (31 pts)

Women’s Foil

1982 – 6th1983 – 12th1984 – N.A.1985 – 9th1986 – 2nd1987 – 1st1988 – 2nd (21pts)1990 – 2nd (13 pts)1991 – 2nd1992 – 7th1993 – 9th (525 pts)1994 – 1st (1,400 pts)1995 – 2nd (77 pts)1996 – 1st (360 pts)1997 – 2nd (350 pts)1998 – 1st (38 pts)1999 – 4th (32 pts)2000 – 4th (28 pts)2001 – 8th (16 pts)2002 – 1st (45 pts)2003 – 1st (38 pts)2004 – 1st (40 pts)2005 – 1st (36 pts)2006 – 5th (26 pts)2007 – 3rd (29 pts)2008 - t-2nd (30 pts)2009 - 2nd (33 pts)2010 - 8th (22 pts)2011 -6th (24 pts)

Women’s Sabre

2000 – 7th (22 pts)2001 – 5th (18 pts)2002 – 6th (20 pts)2003 – 7th (23 pts)2004 – 5th (26 pts)2005 – 1st (40 pts)2006 – 3rd (32 pts)2007 – 4th (28 pts)2008 - 2nd (36 pts)2009 - 5th (27 pts)2010 - 1st (33 pts)2011 - t2nd (29 pts)

NCAA RecordsNotre Dame’s NCAA

Finishes (numbers indicate men’s/women’s

finishes and All-Americans)

ND’s NCAA Finishes By Weapon


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Individual NCAA Results Men’s NCAA National Champions

Name (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct. Runner-Up (record or title bout)Don Tadrowski (Epee, Jr.) 1955 22-4/.846 Nyles Ayers, Columbia (21-3 record)Pat Gerard (Foil, Jr.) 1977 18-4/.818 Mike Marx, Portland State (16-6)Mike Sullivan (Sabre, So.) 1977 20-2/.909 Yuri Rabinovich, Wayne State (19-3)Mike Sullivan (Sabre, Jr.) 1978 23-0/1.000 Greg Hasyn, Temple (18-5)Bjorn Vaggo (Epee, Fr.) 1978 19-4/.826 Chris Hanson, Penn (19-4)Andy Bonk (Foil), Jr. 1979 30-2/.938 Bradley Thomas, MarylandOla Harstrom (Epee, Jr.) 1983 29-2/.935 Ettore Bianchi, Wayne StateCharles Higgs-Coulthard (Foil, Fr.) 1984 13-6/.684 Stefan Kogler, Wayne StateJubba Beshin (Epee, So.) 1990 13-6/.684 Dan Nowosielski, Princeton (4-5, 3-5)Luke La Valle (Sabre, Jr.) 1998 17-6/.739 Michael Golia, Penn (11-15 bout)Gabor Szelle (Sabre, So.) 2000 20-3/.867 Jakub Krochmalski, Wayne State (12-15)Michal Sobieraj (Epee, Sr.) 2005 18-5/.783 Marek Petraszek, Wayne State (13-15)Gerek Meinhardt (Foil, So.) 2010 17-6/.739 David Willette, Penn State (15-9)Ariel DeSmet (Foil, Fr.) 2011 18-5/.783 Miles Chamley-Watson, Penn State (15-13)

NCAA Runner-Up FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct. Champion (title bout)Dennis Hemerle (Epee, Sr.) 1957 25-4/.862 James Margolis, ColumbiaPat Gerard (Foil, Sr.) 1978 19-3/.864 Ernest Simon, Wayne St. (5-4 fence-off)Mike Sullivan (Sabre, Sr.) 1979 30-2/.938 Yuri Rabinovich, Wayne StateAndy Bonk (Foil, Sr.) 1980 29-3/.906 Ernest Simon, Wayne StateYehuda Kovacs (Foil, Fr.) 1986 14-6/.700 Adam Feldman, Penn St. (10-5)Todd Griffee (Epee, Jr.) 1988 10-9/.526 Jon Normile, Columbia (10-2)Jubba Beshin (Epee, Jr.) 1991 13-6/.684 Marc Oshima, Columbia (3-5, 5-2, 5-1)Leszek Nowosielski (Sabre, Sr.) 1991 16-1/.941 Vitali Nazlimov, Penn St. (0-5, 5-2, 5-2)Noel Young (Foil, So.) 1991 13-4/.765 Ben Atkins, Columbia (3-5, 5-4, 5-3)Bill Lester (Sabre, So.) 1995 23-6/.793 Paul Palestis, NYU (5-2 fence-off)Gabor Szelle (Sabre, Fr.) 1999 21-4/.840 Keeth Smart, St. John’s (15-4)Ozren Debic (Foil, Fr.) 2000 20-3/.867 Felix Reichling, Stanford (15-10)Michal Sobieraj (Epee, So.) 2003 20-3/.867 Seth Kelsey, Air Force (8-7, OT)Patrick Ghattas (Sabre, So.) 2005 18-5/.783 Sergey Isayenko, St. John’s (15-12)Patrick Ghattas (Sabre, Jr.) 2006 20-3/.870 Adam Crompton, Ohio State (15-9)Patrick Ghattas (Sabre, Sr.) 2007 18-5/.782 Tim Hagamen, Harvard (15-14)Gerek Meinhardt (Foil, Fr.) 2009 19-4/.826 Nicholas Chinman, Penn State (15-14)Avery Zuck (Sabre, Sr.) 2011 18-5/.783 Daryl Homer, St. John’s (15-14)

Don Tadrowski Epee Champion – 1955

Charles Higgs-Coulthard Foil Champion – 1984

Mike Sullivan Sabre Champion – 1977Sabre Champion – 1978

Andy Bonk Foil Champion – 1979Foil Runner-Up – 1980

Pat Gerard Foil Champion – 1977Foil Runner-Up – 1978

Jubba Beshin Epee Champion – 1990Epee Runner-Up – 1991

Bjorn Vaggo Epee Champion – 1978

Ola Harstrom Epee Champion – 1983

Luke La Valle Sabre Champion – 1998

Gabor Szelle Sabre Champion – 2000

Michal Sobieraj Epee Champion – 2005Epee Runner-Up - 2003

Gerek MeinhardtFoil Champion – 2010Foil Runner-Up - 2009

Ariel DeSmetFoil Champion - 2011



NCAA Men’s ResultsChris Hajnik (Sabre, Jr.) 1994 7-7/.500Andrzej Bednarski (Sabre, Sr.) 2001 15-8/.652Michal Sobieraj (Epee, Fr.) 2002 12-11/.521Jan Viviani (Epee, Sr.) 2003 12-11/.521Patrick Ghattas (Sabre, Fr.) 2004 13-10/.565Matt Stearns (Sabre, So.) 2005 14-9/.609Barron Nydam (Sabre, So.) 2009 13-10/.565Karol Kostka (Epee, Sr.) 2009 13-10/.565Barron Nydam (Sabre, Jr.) 2010 13-10/.565James Kaull (Epee, Fr.) 2010 12-9/.522

11th-Place FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct.Bob Schlosser (Sabre, Sr.) 1950 19-11/.633Tom Lee (Sabre, Sr.) 1959 13-11/.542John Crikelair (Foil, Sr.) 1968 25-14/.641Mike Cornwall (Foil, Sr.) 1973 18-15/.545Sam DiFiglio (Sabre, Jr.) 1975 13-9/.591Stanton Brunner (Foil, So.) 1993 9-7/.563Andrzej Bednarski (Sabre, Fr.) 1998 12-11/.521Carl Jackson (Epee, Sr.) 1998 13-10/.565Luke La Valle (Sabre, Sr.) 1999 12-11/.521Gabor Szelle (Sabre, Sr.) 2003 12-11/.521Matt Stearns (Sabre, Jr.) 2006 12-11/.522Karol Kostka (Epee, So.) 2007 12-11/.522Zach Schirtz (Foil, Fr.) 2008 12-11/.522

12th-Place FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct.Charlie Daschle (Sabre, Sr.) 1951 10-12/.455Brian Duff (Epee, Sr.) 1952 17-13/.567Jack Mooney (Foil, Sr.) 1953 21-13/.618Rod Duff (Epee, Sr.) 1954 16-14/.533Tom Shipp (Sabre, Sr.) 1962 14-15/.483Ray Benson (Foil, Sr.) 1981 12-11/.522Rich Daly (Epee, So.) 1981 10-13/.435Todd Griffee (Epee, So.) 1987 8-8/.500Ted Fay (Epee, Sr.) 1989 6-10/.375Ed Baguer (Sabre, Sr.) 1992 9-7/.563Rakesh Patel (Epee, Jr.) 1994 7-7/.500Jeremy Siek (Foil, So.) 1995 16-12/.571Greg Schoolcraft (Epee, Jr.) 2010 12-11/.522Bold indicates current fencers

Third-Place FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct.Ron Farrow (Epee, Sr.) 1958 13-5/.722Mike Sullivan (Sabre, Fr.) 1976 22-5/.814Greg Armi (Sabre, Sr.) 1981 18-5/.783Don Johnson (Sabre, So.) 1984 14-5/.736Andy Quaroni (Epee, Sr.) 1985 12-8/.600Charles Higgs-Coulthard (Foil, Jr.) 1986 14-5/.736Mike Gostigian (Epee, Sr.) 1986 16-3/.842Noel Young (Foil, Fr.) 1990 17-2/.895Leszek Nowsielski (Sabre, Jr.) 1990 14-5/.737David Calderhead (Epee, So.) 1990 11-8/.579David Calderhead (Epee, Jr.) 1991 11-6/.647Bill Lester (Sabre, Sr.) 1997 21-2/.913Jan Viviani (Epee, Fr.) 2000 17-6/.739Jan Viviani (Epee, So.) 2001 18-5/.783Michal Sobieraj (Epee, Jr.) 2004 18-5/.783Enzo Castellani (Foil, So.) 2010 16-7/.696Avery Zuck (Sabre, So.) 2010 9-14/.391

Fourth-Place FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct.Nick Scalera (Foil, Jr.) 1950 24-8/.750Gerry Finney (Sabre, Sr.) 1954 20-7/.740Jim Russomano (Foil, So.) 1958 13-4/.764Bill Ferrence (Foil, Jr.) 1964 25-8/.757Steve Donlon (Epee, Jr.) 1967 22-7/.758Tim Glass (Epee, So.) 1975 21-5/.807Tim Glass (Epee, Sr.) 1977 16-7/.695Charles Higgs-Coulthard (Foil, So.) 1985 14-4/.777Christian Scherpe (Epee, Sr.) 1986 14-5/.736Charles Higgs-Coulthard (Foil, Sr.) 1987 15-5/.750Leszek Nowosielski (Sabre, Fr.) 1988 10-9/.526Yehuda Kovacs (Foil, Jr.) 1988 13-6/.684James Taliaferro (Sabre, Jr.) 1992 10-8/.625Luke La Valle (Sabre, Fr.) 1996 18-5/.782Brian Stone (Epee, Sr.) 1998 17-6/.739Ozren Debic (Foil, Jr.) 2002 18-5/.783Ozren Debic (Foil, Sr.) 2003 18-5/.783

Fifth-Place FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct.Ralph Dixon (Epee, Sr.) 1950 18-10/.642John Donlon (Epee, Sr.) 1961 22-8/.733Bill Ferrence (Foil, Sr.) 1965 24-8/.750Mike Daher (Sabre, Sr.) 1968 25-8/.757Marc DeJong (Foil, Sr.) 1983 21-10/.677John Edwards (Sabre, Jr.) 1985 12-6/.667Yehuda Kovacs (Foil, So.) 1987 14-4/.778Leszek Nowosielski (Sabre, So.) 1989 15-3/.833Jeremy Siek (Foil, Fr.) 1994 11-2/.846Luke La Valle (Sabre, So.) 1997 15-8/.652Andrzej Bednarski (Sabre, Jr.) 2000 17-6/.739Ozren Debic (Foil, So.) 2001 17-6/.739Andre Crompton (Sabre, Sr.) 2002 18-5/.783Jan Viviani (Epee, Jr.) 2002 17-6/.739Derek Snyder (Foil, So.) 2003 17-6/.739Avery Zuck (Sabre, So.) 2009 17-6/.739Reggie Bentley (Foil, Jr.) 2011 16-7/.696

Sixth-Place FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct.Gerry Finney (Sabre, Jr.) 1953 28-9/.727Jim Russomano (Foil, Jr.) 1959 21-5/.807Jim Russomano (Foil, Sr.) 1960 20-6/.769John Bishko (Foil, Jr.) 1966 13-9/.590Rich Deladrier (Epee, Jr.) 1970 19-15/.558

Rich Deladrier (Epee, Sr.) 1971 20-12/.625Ed Fellows (Epee, Fr.) 1974 28-10/.706Tim Glass (Epee, Jr.) 1976 20-5/.800Chris Lyons (Sabre, Sr.) 1980 22-10/.687Rich Daly (Epee, Jr.) 1982 22-10/.687Andy Quaroni (Epee, Jr.) 1984 7-12/.367Don Johnson (Sabre, Sr.) 1986 14-8/.777Kevin Stoutermire (Sabre, Sr.) 1987 15-3/.833Carl Jackson (Epee, Fr.) 1995 19-12/.613Bill Lester (Sabre, Jr.) 1996 16-7/.695Jeremy Siek (Foil, Sr.) 1997 17-6/.739Matt Fabricant (Sabre, Sr.) 2003 15-8/.652Bill Thanhouser (Sabre, Fr.) 2007 17-6/.739Barron Nydam (Sabre, Fr.) 2008 16-6/.696Barron Nydam (Sabre, Sr.) 2011 15-8/.652

Seventh-Place FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct.Tom Dorwin (Sabre, Sr.) 1955 13-9/.591Ted DeBaene (Sabre, Sr.) 1960 10-14/.417Pete Giaimo (Epee, Sr.) 1960 14-9/.609Ron Sollitto (Sabre, Sr.) 1972 21-11/.656Mike McCahey (Foil, Fr.) 1975 18-4/.818Yehuda Kovacs (Foil, Sr.) 1989 11-6/.647James Taliaferro (Sabre, Fr.) 1990 13-3/.813Brian Casas (Epee, Jr.) 2001 14-9/.609Andre Crompton (Sabre, Jr.) 2001 14-9/.609Derek Snyder (Foil, Fr.) 2002 15-8/.652Jakub Jedrkowiak (Foil, Fr.) 2005 15-8/.652Mark Kubik (Foil, So.) 2007 13-10/.565

Eighth-Place FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct.John McGinn (Epee, Jr.) 1953 22-12/.647Sam Crimone (Sabre, Sr.) 1964 26-9/.743Dick Marks (Epee, Sr.) 1964 22-12/.647John Crikelair (Foil, Jr.) 1967 21-10/.677Bob Mendes (Sabre, Sr.) 1969 20-10/.667Doug Daher (Sabre, Sr.) 1971 21-11/.656Mike Van der Velden (Foil, Jr.) 1985 11-6/.647Rakesh Patel (Epee, Sr.) 1995 15-13/.536Brian Casas (Epee, Fr.) 1999 14-9/.609Jakub Jedrkowiak (Foil, So.) 2006 12-11/.522Greg Howard (Epee, Jr.) 2007 13-10/.565Greg Howard (Epee, Sr.) 2008 13-10/.565Steve Kubik (Foil, Fr.) 2008 13-10/.565Enzo Castellani (Foil, So.) 2009 13-10/.565

Ninth-Place FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct.Dick Hull (Foil, Sr.) 1954 16-10/.615Don Tadrowski (Epee, Sr.) 1956 21-13/.618Ralph DeMatteis (Sabre, Sr.) 1963 12-9/.571Jeff Pero (Epee, Sr.) 1968 23-13/.639Bob Babineau (Foil, Sr.) 1969 18-12/.600Don Johnson (Sabre, Jr.) 1985 10-6/.625Geoff Pechinsky (Epee, Sr.) 1993 11-4/.733Jeremy Siek (Foil, Jr.) 1996 15-7/.682Forest Walton (Foil, So.) 2001 13-10/.565Jakub Jedrkowiak (Foil, Jr.) 2007 12-11/.522Karol Kostka (Epee, Sr.) 2008 13-10/.565

10th-Place FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct.Jim Waters (Foil, Sr.) 1955 13-12/.520Dan Kenney (Epee, Sr.) 1962 18-14/.563Dick Marks (Epee, Sr.) 1963 11-10/.524Mike Dwyer (Sabre, Sr.) 1965 19-13/.594John Klier (Sabre, Sr.) 1966 12-15/.444

Bill Ferrence was cut from Notre Dame basketball tryouts in the fall of 1963 before making a quick transition to fencing, earning All-America honors as a foilist the next spring (and the following year, in ’65) despite no previous fencing experience.


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NCAA Women’s ResultsWomen’s NCAA National Champions

Name (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct. Runner-Up (title bout)Molly Sullivan (Foil, So.) 1986 15-0/1.000 Catlin Bilodeaux, Columbia-Barnard (3-8)Molly Sullivan (Foil, Sr.) 1988 15-0/1.000 Loredana Ranza, Wayne State (7-9)Heidi Piper (Foil, Jr.) 1991 17-1/.944 Ute Schaeper, F. Dickinson (2-5, 1-5)Magda Krol (Epee, Fr.) 1997 18-5/.783 Nicole Dygert, St. John’s (14-15)Alicja Kryczalo (Foil, Fr.) 2002 23-0/1.000 Andrea Ament, Notre Dame (6-15)Kerry Walton (Epee, So.) 2002 18-5/.783 Stephanie Eim, Penn State (12-15)Alicja Kryczalo (Foil, So.) 2003 19-4/.826 Iris Zimmermann, Stanford (12-15)Alicja Kryczalo (Foil, Jr.) 2004 21-2/.913 Andrea Ament, Notre Dame (12-15)Valerie Providenza (Sabre, Fr.) 2004 18-5/.783 Sophia Hiss, Penn State (8-15)Mariel Zagunis (Sabre, So.) 2006 17-6/.739 Emily Jacobson, Columbia-Barnard (8-15)Sarah Borrmann (Sabre, Fr.) 2008 18-5/.783 Siobhan Bryne, Ohio State (11-15)Kelley Hurley (Epee, So.) 2008 16-7/.696 Reka Szele, St. John’s (10-11)Courtney Hurley (Epee, Jr.) 2011 19-4/.826 Noam Mills, Harvard (7-8)

Molly Sullivan Foil Champion 1986, 1988

Courtney HurleyEpee Champion 2011

Kerry Walton Epee Champion 2002

Heidi Piper Foil Champion 1991

Kelley Hurley Epee Champion 2008

Alicja Kryczalo Foil Champion 2002, 2003, 2004

Magda Krol Epee Champion 1997

Sarah Borrmann Sabre Champion 2008

Valerie Providenza Sabre Champion 2004

Mariel Zagunis Sabre Champion 2006



NCAA Women’s Results

Seventh-Place FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct.Kristin Kralicek (Foil, Sr.) 1990 11-6/.647Andrea Ament (Foil, Sr.) 2005 15-8/.652Eileen Hassett (Sabre, Jr.) 2010 16-7/.696

Eighth-Place FinishersAnne Barreda (Foil, Sr.) 1990 9-8/.529Magda Krol (Epee, Jr.) 1999 14-9/.609Hayley Reese (Foil, Sr.) 2011 15-8/.652

Ninth-Place FinishersAnna Carnick (Epee, Fr.) 2000 14-9/.609Valerie Providenza (Sabre, Jr.) 2006 15-8/.652Adrienne Nott (Foil, Sr.) 2009 14-10/.583Lian Osier (Sabre, So.) 2011 12-11/.522Ewa Nelip (Epee, Jr.) 2011 12-11/.522

10th-Place FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct.Susan Valdiserri (Foil, Jr.) 1982Pia Albertson (Foil, Fr.) 1984Kristin Kralicek (Foil, Jr.) 1989 9-4/.692Myriah Brown (Foil, Sr.) 1999 13-10/.565Natalia Mazur (Sabre, Fr.) 2000 13-10/.565Anna Carnick (Epee, Jr.) 2002 14- 9/.609Meagan Call (Epee, Sr.) 2003 13-10/.565Amy Orlando (Epee, Fr.) 2004 13-10/.565

11th-Place FinisherJanice Hynes (Foil, Fr.) 1986 5-8/.385Hayley Reese (Foil, Fr.) 2008 11-12/.478

12th-Place FinishersLiza Boutsikaris (Foil, Fr.) 2000 12-11/.522Meagan Call (Epee, Fr.) 2000 11-12/.478Anna Carnick (Epee, So.) 2001 12-11/.522Carianne McCullough (Sabre, Sr.) 2002 12-11/.522

Third-Place FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct.Molly Sullivan (Foil, Jr.) 1987 13-2/.867Anne Barreda (Foil, So.) 1988 10-6/.625Claudette de Bruin (Epee, Jr.) 1995 23-6/.793Claudette de Bruin (Epee, Sr.) 1996 17-6/.739Sara Walsh (Foil, Jr.) 1998 21-2/.913Andrea Ament (Foil, So.) 2003 19-4/.826Adrienne Nott (Foil, So.) 2007 18-5/.783Ewa Nelip (Epee, Fr.) 2008 16-7/.606Ewa Nelip (Epee, So.) 2009 17-6/.739Courtney Hurley (Epee, Fr.) 2009 21-3/.875Courtney Hurley (Epee, So.) 2010 19-4/.826Eileen Hassett (Saber, Sr.) 2011 17-6/.739

Fourth-Place FinishersHeidi Piper (Foil, Sr.) 1992 14-5/.737Nicole Mustilli (Epee, Jr.) 1998 19-4/.826Valerie Providenza (Sabre, So.) 2005 19-4/.826Valerie Providenza (Sabre, So.) 2007 19-3/.864Adrienne Nott (Foil, Jr.) 2008 19-4/.826

Fifth-Place FinishersMolly Sullivan (Foil, Fr.) 1985 11-3/.786Myriah Brown (Foil, So.) 1997 16-7/.696Nicole Mustilli (Epee, Sr.) 1999 15-8/.522Sara Walsh (Foil, Sr.) 1999 19-4/.826Magda Krol (Foil, Sr.) 2000 16-7/.696Meagan Call (Epee, So.) 2001 15-8/.522Kerry Walton (Epee, Jr.) 2003 15-8/.522Eileen Hassett (Sabre, Fr.) 2008 18-5/.783Hayley Reese (Foil, Jr.) 2010 16-7/.696Sarah Borrmann (Sabre, Jr.) 2010 17-6/.739

Sixth-Place FinishersJanice Hynes (Foil, Sr.) 1989 9-5/.643Myriah Brown (Foil, Fr.) 1996 15-8/.652Myriah Brown (Foil, Jr.) 1998 17-6/.782Magda Krol (Epee, So.) 1998 16-7/.695Destanie Milo (Sabre, Jr.) 2003 16-7/.695Madeleine Stephan (Epee, Fr.) 2006 14-9/.609Adrienne Nott (Foil, Fr.) 2006 15-8/.652Eileen Hassett (Sabre, So.) 2009 15-8/.652Kelley Hurley (Epee, Sr.) 2010 17-6/.739

Women’s NCAA Runner-Up FinishersName (Weapon, Class) Year W-L/Pct. Champion (record or title bout)Heidi Piper (Foil, So.) 1990 15-3/.833 Tzu Moy, Columbia-Barnard (18-0 record) Maria Panyi (Foil, Jr.) 1995 25-3/.893 Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn State (23-0 record)Sara Walsh (Foil, Fr.) 1996 21-2/.913 Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn State (15-4 bout)Sara Walsh (Foil, So.) 1997 19-4/.826 Yelena Kalkina, Ohio State (15-6 )Andrea Ament (Foil, Fr.) 2002 22-1/.956 Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame (15-6)Andrea Ament (Foil, Jr.) 2004 19-4/.826 Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame (15-12)Kerry Walton (Epee, Sr.) 2004 17-6/.739 Anna Garina, Wayne State (15-10)Amy Orlando (Epee, So.) 2005 16-7/.696 Anna Garina, Wayne State (15-6)Alicja Kryczalo (Foil, Sr.) 2005 21-2/.913 Emily Cross, Harvard (15-5)Mariel Zagunis (Sabre, Fr.) 2005 21-2/.913 Emily Jacobson, Columbia/Barnard (15-11)Kelley Hurley (Epee, Fr.) 2007 18-5/.783 Anna Garina, Wayne State (15-13)Hayley Reese (Foil, So.) 2009 19-4/.826 Doris Willette, Penn State (15-5)

Destanie Milo’s sixth-place sabre finish at the 2003 NCAAs helped Notre Dame hold off Penn State for the program’s sixth national title.

Hayley Reese earned runner-up status at the 2009 NCAA Championship in women’s foil.


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Conference Champions

1971 John Crikelair (MF)1974 Kathy Valdiserri (WF) 1976 Mike Sullivan (MS), Tim Glass (ME)1977 Pat Gerard (MF), Tim Glass (ME)1978 Mike McCahey (MF), Mike Sullivan (MS)1980 Andy Bonk (MF)1981 Rich Daly (ME)1982 Marc DeJong (MF)1983 Ola Harstrom (ME)1984 Mike Janis (MS), Pia Albertson (WF)1985 Charles Higgs-Coulthard (MF), Molly Sullivan (WF)1986 Yehuda Kovacs (MF), Molly Sullivan (WF) Christian Scherpe (ME)1987 Yehuda Kovacs (MF), Janice Hynes (WF)1988 Leszek Nowosielski (MS), Todd Griffee (ME)1989 Leszek Nowosielski (MS),

David Calderhead (ME)1990 James Taliafero (MS), Jubba Beshin (ME)1991 James Taliafero (MS), Anne Barreda (WF) Jubba Beshin (ME)1992 David Calderhead (ME)1993 Heidi Piper (MF)1994 Jeremy Siek (MF), Bill Lester (MS), Maria Panyi (WF)1995-98 No individual championships contested.1999 James Gaither (ME), Nicole Mustilli (WE) Gabor Szelle (MS), Sara Walsh (WF)2000 Ozren Debic (MF), Anna Carnick (WE)2001 Brian Casas (ME), Andre Crompton (MS), Ozren Debic (MF)2002 Jan Viviani (ME), Ozren Debic (MF) Kerry Walton (WE), Alicja Kryczalo (WF)2003 Ozren Debic (MF), Alicja Kryczalo (WF)2004 Michal Sobieraj (ME)2005 Michal Sobieraj (ME), Frank Bontempo (MF), Patrick Ghattas (MS), Kerry Walton, (WE), Andrea Ament (WF), Valerie Providenza (WS)2006 Emilie Prot (WF)2007 Jakub Jedrkowiak (MF), Kelley Hurley (WE),

Adrienne Nott (WF)2008 Karol Kostka (ME), Ewa Nelip (WE)2010 Hayley Reese (WF), Kelley Hurley (WE), Gerek Meinhardt (MF), Barron Nydam (MS)2011 Hayley Reese (WF), Courtney Hurley (WE)

Year Men Women1968 1st1969 2nd (Wayne State)1970 1st1971 2nd (Detroit)1972 3rd (Detroit, Wayne State) 1973 3rd (Detroit, Wayne State) 1974 2nd (Wayne State) .............................................. 1st1975 1st ....................................................................... 5th1976 1st ....................................................................... 4th1977 1st ........................................................................ 1st1978 1st ....................................................................... 4th1979 2nd (Wayne State) ............................................. 4th1980 2nd (Wayne State) ........................ 2nd (Wayne St.)1981 2nd (Wayne State) ............................................. 4th1982 2nd (Wayne State) ....................... 2nd (Wayne St.)1983 2nd (Wayne State) ....................... 2nd (Wayne St.)1984 1st ................................................. 2nd (Wayne St.)1985 1st ................................................. 2nd (Wayne St.)1986 1st ....................................................................... 1st1987 1st ....................................................................... 1st1988 1st ............................................. 2nd (Wayne State)1989 1st ....................................................................... 1st1990 1st ....................................................................... 1st1991 1st ........................................................................ 1st1992 1st (combined)1993 1st (combined) 1994 1st (combined)1995 1st (combined)1996 1st (combined)1997 1st (combined)1998 1st (combined) 1999 1st ........................................................................ 1st 2000 1st ............................................ 2nd (Northwestern)2001 1st ............................................ 2nd (Northwestern)2002 1st ........................................................................ 1st2003 2nd (Ohio State) .................................................. 1st2004 2nd (Ohio State) ............................ 2nd (Ohio State)2005 2nd (Ohio State) .................................................. 1st2006 2nd (Ohio State) ............................ 2nd (Ohio State)2007 2nd (Ohio State) ............................ 2nd (Ohio State)2008 2nd (Ohio State) .............................2nd (Ohio State)2009 2nd (Ohio State) .............................2nd (Ohio State)2010 1st ........................................................................ 1st2011 1st ........................................................................ 1st

Conference Championship HistoryNotre Dame’s Midwest Championship History

The below results indicate Notre Dame’s finish in the Great Lakes Championship (1974-91), the Midwest Intercollegiate (’92-’98) and the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships (’99-’09). Teams in parentheses refer to the teams ahead of Notre Dame.



Women’s Results

Tri-State ............................................ 22-0UC San Diego ..................................... 3-0Vanderbilt .......................................... 2-1Washington (Mo.) ............................. 3-0Wayne State .................................... 27-17Winnipeg ........................................... 2-0Wisconsin ......................................... 12-9Wisconsin-Parkside ........................... 9-2Yale .................................................... 9-1

Women’s Win StreaksRank Wins Year(s) 1. 89 2009- active 2. 75 1993-1996 3. 42 1986-1988 4. 41 2003-2004 5. 38 1997-1998 6. 35 1990-1992 7. 31 2006-2007 8. 27 2005-2006 9. 21 1989-1990 10. 19 1996-97

Women’s Series RecordsSchool RecordAir Force ............................................ 32-6Army .................................................. 1-0Boston College ................................. 2-0Bowling Green .................................. 8-1Brandeis ............................................ 2-0Brockport ........................................... 1-0Brown ................................................ 4-0California (Pa.) ................................... 1-0Cal State Fullerton ............................. 9-0Cal Tech .............................................. 6-0UC San Diego .................................... 11-0Carnegie-Mellon ............................... 1-0Case Western Reserve ...................... 17-0Chicago ............................................. 17-0Clemson............................................. 1-0Cleveland State ................................ 33-0Columbia .......................................... 12-7Cornell ............................................... 5-1Culver Military Academy ................... 4-0Detroit ............................................. 39-0Duke ................................................. 18-0Eastern Michigan .............................. 9-0Fairleigh-Dickinson .......................... 11-1Florida ............................................... 5-0Harpeth Hall ...................................... 1-0Harvard.............................................. 6-0Haverford .......................................... 2-0Hollins ............................................... 1-0Illinois ................................................ 3-0Illinois-Chicago.................................. 2-1

Indiana .............................................. 6-1James Madison ................................. 4-0Johns Hopkins .................................. 10-0Kent State .......................................... 1-0Lawrence .......................................... 35-0Long Beach State .............................. 6-0M.I.T. ................................................. 6-0Miami (Ohio) ..................................... 6-0Michigan .......................................... 22-0Michigan-Dearborn.......................... 10-0Michigan State ................................. 28-0Milwaukee Tech ................................. 8-0Minnesota ........................................ 13-1Mount Mary ..................................... 1-0NYU .................................................. 20-0North Carolina .................................. 23-0North Carolina State .......................... 4-0Northwestern ................................... 39-8Oakland ............................................. 4-0Oberlin ............................................... 6-2Ohio State ........................................ 33-13Pennsylvania ..................................... 2-3Penn State ......................................... 8-7Princeton ........................................... 9-0Purdue .............................................. 39-0Rutgers .............................................. 7-0St. John’s ........................................... 18-2St. Louis ............................................ 1-0St. Mary’s ........................................... 0-2Stanford ............................................ 19-1Swarthmore ..................................... 22-5Temple .............................................. 11-4

Notre Dame’s first varsity women’s fencing team (1976-77) included (front row, from left) coach Mike DeCicco, Cathy Buzard, Kathy Valdiserri, Pat Farro, Karen Lacity and coach Tom Coye; (back row, from left) Chris Marciniak, Joan Richtmeier, Chris Simony, Debbie Valentino and Terri Foley.


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Year-by-Year Women’s All-Time Results Team IndividualYear W L W L Captains (all foil fencers) Coach(Non-Varsity Seasons)1972 2 3 22 41 None Richard Hosinski1973 3 2 26 19 None Richard Hosinski1974 13 2 125 54 Cathy Schoendiens Richard Hosinski1975 8 5 61 68 Cindy Rebholz Richard Hosinski1976 8 6 74 71 Pat Ferro, Kathy Valdiserri Tim Taylor(Varsity Seasons)1977 13 1 72 44 Kathy Valdiserri Tom Coye1978 8 3 59 40 Kathy Valdiserri Tom Coye1979 14 3 132 63 Karen Lacity Mike DeCicco1980 11 2 118 67 Dodee Carney Mike DeCicco1981 16 4 128 77 Susan Valdiserri Mike DeCicco1982 11 8 130 112 Susan Valdiserri Mike DeCicco1983 17 6 210 126 Susan Valdiserri Mike DeCicco1984 13 5 207 93 Sharon DeNicola, Mary Shilts Mike DeCicco1985 12 7 168 106 Janet Sullivan Mike DeCicco1986 23 0 309 59 Vittoria Quaroni Yves Auriol1987 19 0 257 47 Cindy Weeks Yves Auriol1988 17 2 253 51 Molly Sullivan Yves Auriol1989 18 1 225 51 Janice Hynes Yves Auriol1990 22 1 297 69 Anne Barreda Yves Auriol1991 19 0 244 50 Lynn Kadri Yves Auriol1992 11 2 154 54 Heidi Piper Yves Auriol1993 17 3 237 83 Dinamarie Garcia Yves Auriol1994 23 0 304 64 Marit Fischer (epee), Dinamarie Garcia (foil) Yves Auriol1995 32 0 799 209 Claudette de Bruin (epee), Maria Panyi (foil) Yves Auriol1996 31 1 832 192 Claudette de Bruin (epee), Mindi Kalogera (foil) Yves Auriol1997 30 1 792 168 Anne Hoos (epee), Rose Saari (foil) Yves Auriol 1998 24 1 619 181 Anne Hoos (epee), Myriah Brown (foil) Yves Auriol1999 19 4 521 215 Nicole Mustilli (epee), Nicole Paulina (foil) Yves Auriol2000 18 2 393 147 Kim DeMaio (e), Magda Krol (f), Carianne McCullough (s) Yves Auriol2001 21 4 484 196 Kim DeMaio (epee), Carianne McCullough (sabre) Yves Auriol2002 20 2 442 151 Anna Carnick (epee), Liza Boutsikaris (foil), Carianne McCullough (s) Yves Auriol2003 22 2 530 118 Anna Carnick (epee), Liza Boutsikaris (foil), Destanie Milo (sabre) Janusz Bednarski2004 26 0 535 167 Kerry Walton (epee), Alicja Kryczalo (foil), Destanie Milo (sabre) Janusz Bednarski2005 22 2 536 112 Kerry Walton (epee), Alicja Kryczalo (foil), Danielle Davis (sabre) Janusz Bednarski2006 29 1 659 151 Amy Orlando (e), R. Cota (f), Val. Providenza (s), M. Zagunis (s) Janusz Bednarski2007 24 4 553 203 Orlando (e), Cota (f), Adi Nott (f), Providenza (s), Zagunis (s) Janusz Bednarski2008 29 2 645 192 Kelley Hurley (e), Kim Montoya (e), Rachel Cota (f), Adi Nott (f), Ashley Serrette (s) Janusz Bednarski2009 32 2 700 164 Kim Montoya (e), Ewa Nelip (e), Adrienne Nott (f), Ashley Serrette (s), Sarah Borrmann (s) Janusz Bednarski 2010 35 0 724 221 Hayley Reese (f), Kelley Hurley (e), Sarah Borrmann (s) Janusz Bednarski 2011 29 0 598 185 Ewa Nelip (e), Hayley Reese (f), Sarah Borrmann (s) Janusz BednaskiTotal 759 94 (.886)

Women’s Coaching RecordsName Years (Seasons) W L T Pct.Richard Hosinski 1972-75 (4, non-varsity) 26 12 0 .684Tim Taylor 1976 (1, non-varsity) 8 6 0 .571Tom Coye 1977-78 (2) 21 4 0 .840Mike DeCicco 1979-85 (7) 94 35 0 .729Yves Auriol 1986-2002 (17) 364 24 0 .938Janusz Bednarski 2003- (9) 246 13 0 .950Totals 40 Seasons 750 94 0 .889



Men’s ResultsVanderbilt ..................................................... 5-0Washington (Mo.) ...................................... 14-0Wayne State ............................................. 56-15Western Reserve .......................................... 9-0William & Mary ............................................ 2-0William Paterson .......................................... 1-0Winnipeg ...................................................... 2-0Wisconsin ................................................. 45-10Wisconsin-Parkside .................................... 18-0Wittenberg ................................................... 1-0Windsor ........................................................ 1-0Yale ............................................................. 10-0

Men’s Series Records (since ’36)School RecordAir Force ...................................................... 32-6Army ............................................................. 1-1Baruch .......................................................... 3-0Boston College ............................................. 1-0Bowling Green ............................................. 6-0Brandeis ....................................................... 3-0Brown ........................................................... 4-0Buffalo State............................................... 22-1California (Pa.) .............................................. 1-0Cal State Fullerton ........................................ 9-0Cal Tech ..........................................................5-0UC-San Diego ............................................. 13-0Carnegie-Mellon .......................................... 1-0Case Western Reserve ................................ 57-0Chicago ....................................................... 60-8Cincinnati ................................................... 17-0Clemson........................................................ 2-0Cleveland State .......................................... 59-1Columbia .................................................... 20-1Cornell .......................................................... 6-0Culver Military Academy .............................. 1-0Detroit ........................................................ 68-6Duke ........................................................... 22-0Eastern Michigan ......................................... 6-0Florida .......................................................... 5-0Harper .......................................................... 1-0Harvard......................................................... 7-0Haverford ..................................................... 2-0Hobart .......................................................... 1-0Illinois ....................................................... 39-13Illinois-Chicago........................................... 15-0Illinois Tech ................................................... 3-0Indiana ....................................................... 32-0Indiana Tech ............................................... 15-0Johns Hopkins ............................................ 10-0Kent State ..................................................... 1-0Kentucky....................................................... 4-0Lawrence .................................................... 42-0LePanche Fencers ......................................... 1-0Long Beach State ......................................... 7-0Louisville ...................................................... 2-0Marquette .................................................... 5-0Maryland ...................................................... 1-0M.I.T. ............................................................ 6-0Miami (Ohio) ................................................ 8-0Michigan .................................................... 23-0Michigan-Dearborn...................................... 8-0Michigan State ......................................... 70-10Milwaukee Tech .......................................... 15-0Minnesota .................................................. 14-0Missouri-Kansas City .................................... 1-0Navy ............................................................. 3-1NYU ............................................................ 18-3North Carolina ............................................ 24-0North Carolina State ..................................... 4-0Northwestern ............................................. 55-4Oakland ........................................................ 4-0Oberlin ........................................................ 22-0Ohio State ................................................. 64-17Oklahoma City .............................................. 1-0Pennsylvania ................................................ 6-1Penn State .................................................. 10-6Princeton ...................................................... 9-2

Purdue ........................................................ 53-2Rutgers ......................................................... 8-0St. John’s ..................................................... 14-6St. Louis ........................................................ 1-0St. Thomas .................................................... 1-0Stanford ...................................................... 18-2Stevens Tech ................................................. 5-0SUNY-Binghamton ....................................... 1-0Syracuse ....................................................... 8-0Swarthmore ..................................................1-0Temple .......................................................... 1-0Tri-State ...................................................... 30-0

Year-by-Year Men’s Team Won-Loss Records Team IndividualYear W L W L Captains Coach1934 3 5 59 76 David Ryan (epee) Pedro DeLandero1935 7 0 73 41 Carlos DeLandero (sabre) Pedro DeLandero1936 9 0 94 58 Carlos DeLandero (sabre), Kevin Kehoe (all weapons) Pedro DeLandero1937 5 3 89 63 Telmo DeLandero (foil) Pedro DeLandero1938 7 2 111 87 John Zerbst (sabre) Pedro DeLandero1939 7 2 110 69 Salvatore Scarlata (sabre) Pedro DeLandero1940 5 4 102 95 Robert Sayia (foil/epee) Walter Langford1941 7 2 132 90 John Gaither (foil) Walter Langford1942 5 3 106 100 Frank Veit (epee) Walter Langford1943 2 4 75 77 James Madigan (foil) Walter Langford1944-46 No fencing due to World War II1947 4 3 105 83 Ventura Gonzalez (foil), Alfredo Ortiz (sabre) Herb Melton1948 9 1 170 111 Lou Burns (foil) Herb Melton1949 8 1 150 93 Ralph Witucki (foil) Herb Melton1950 9 0 187 55 Bob Schlosser (sabre) Herb Melton1951 8 2 161 109 Nick Scalera (foil), Dan Parisi (foil) Walter Langford1952 9 2 190 107 James Walsh (foil) Walter Langford1953 13 1 243 135 Jack Mooney (f) Walter Langford1954 12 1 239 112 Rod Duff (e) Walter Langford1955 12 3 146 159 Jim Waters (f), Tom Dorwin (s) Walter Langford1956 15 2 291 168 Don Tadrowski (e) Walter Langford1957 14 1 259 146 Jack Ryan (f), Dennis Hemmerle (e) Walter Langford1958 16 0 293 139 Dick Fagon (s) Walter Langford1959 13 2 262 143 Jim Johnson (e), Joe Klein (s) Walter Langford1960 14 2 273 160 Jim Russomano (f), Jerry Johnson (f) Walter Langford1961 10 6 241 191 Mike Curtin (f), John Donlon (e) Walter Langford1962 7 8 222 183 Dan Kenney (e), Tim Shipp (s) Mike DeCicco1963 14 2 266 166 John Wagner (e), Ralph DeMattis (s) Mike DeCicco1964 15 2 303 156 Jack Joyce (f), Sam Crimone (s) Mike DeCicco1965 15 2 285 174 Joe McQuade (f), Mike Dwyer (s) Mike DeCicco1966 17 4 259 208 Jack Haynes (e), Joe Malone (s) Mike DeCicco1967 18 0 344 142 Jack Haynes (e), Pat Korth (s) Mike DeCicco1968 20 1 379 188 John Crikelair (f), Tom Sheridan (f), Steve Donlon (e) Mike DeCicco1969 16 1 323 135 Lou Emerson (f), Bob Mendes (s) Mike DeCicco

1935 Notre Dame men’s fencing team


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Men’s Win StreaksRank Wins Years 1. 122 1975-1980 2. 98 1984-1988 3. 90 2000-2004 4. 80 2008-2011 5. 50 1991-1993 6. 46 1989-1990 7. 37 1993-1995 37 1997-1998 9. 31 1967-1968 31 1995-1996 11. 26 1973-1974 26 2011-active 12. 25 1957-1959 13. 23 1981-1982 14. 23 2005-2006 23 2006-2007 16. 22 1999-2000 22 1983-1984 18. 21 1981 19. 20 2004-2005 20. 19 1955-1956 21. 18 1971-1972 22. 18 1968-1969 23. 17 1952-1953 17 1934-1936

Men’s Coaching RecordsName Years (Seasons) W L Pct.Pedro DeLandero 1934-39 (6) 38 12 .760Walt Langford 1940-43, 1951-61 (15) 155 35 .816Herb Melton 1947-50 (4) 30 5 .857Mike DeCicco 1962-95 (34) 676 45 .938Yves Auriol 1996-2002 (7) 155 8 .951Janusz Bednarski 2003- (9) 239 15 .941Totals 74 Seasons 1,293 120 .915

Bill Thanhouser captained the men’s sabre squad in 2008 and 2009.

Year-by-Year Team Won-Loss Records Team IndividualYear W L W L Captains (epee, foil, sabre) Coach1970 20 2 402 192 John Albright (e), Roger Holzgrafe (s) Mike DeCicco1971 21 3 458 195 Rich Deladrier (e), John Lyons (f), Doug Daher (s) Mike DeCicco1972 19 2 408 159 Tim Taylor (e), Mike Cornwall (f), Matt Fruzynski (s) Mike DeCicco1973 15 3 328 158 Mike Matranga (e), Mike Cornwall (f), Dan Mulligan (s) Mike DeCicco1974 22 1 446 175 Mike Matranga (e), Jim Mullinix (f), Roy Seitz (s) Mike DeCicco1975 23 2 465 202 Tom Coye (f) Mike DeCicco1976 26 0 550 135 Tim Glass (e), Terry McConville (f), Mike Sazdanoff (s) Mike DeCicco1977 23 0 468 153 Tim Glass (e), Terry McConville (f), Tim Mulligan (s) Mike DeCicco1978 18 0 392 94 Bill Kica (e), Pat Gerard (f), Mike Sullivan (s) Mike DeCicco1979 20 0 412 128 Mike Carney (e), Steve Salimando (f), Mike Sullivan (s) Mike DeCicco1980 19 1 395 144 Thom Cullum (e), Andy Bonk (f), Chris Lyons (s) Mike DeCicco1981 21 2 453 175 Kevin Tindell (e), Ray Benson (f), Greg Armi (s) Mike DeCicco1982 20 1 411 179 Rich Daly (e), Jim Thompson (f), Sal D’Allura (s) Mike DeCicco1983 23 2 418 189 Rich Daly (e), Marc DeJong (f), Joel Tietz (s) Mike DeCicco1984 19 1 449 112 Andy Quaroni (e), Chris Grady (f), Mike Janis (s) Mike DeCicco1985 23 0 439 148 Andy Quaroni (e), Mike Van der Velden (f), Mike Janis (s) Mike DeCicco1986 26 0 568 134 Tim Vaughan (e), Mike Van der Velden (f), Tony Consoli (s) Mike DeCicco1987 22 0 486 108 Tim Vaughan (e), Charles Higgs-Coulthard (f), Kevin Stoutermire (s) Mike DeCicco1988 24 1 538 137 Todd Griffee (e), Yehuda Kovacs (f), Tim Collins (s) Mike DeCicco1989 21 0 481 86 Ted Fay (e), Joel Clark (f), Tim Collins (s) Mike DeCicco1990 24 1 534 140 Mark Gugel (e), Joel Clark (f), Chris Baguer (s) Mike DeCicco1991 23 0 504 100 David Calderhead (e), Phil Leary (f), Chris Baguer (s) Mike DeCicco1992 14 0 305 75 David Calderhead (e), Jeff Piper (f), Chris Baguer (s) Mike DeCicco1993 23 1 463 186 Grzegorz Wozniak (e), Jeff Piper (f), James Taliaferro (s) Mike DiCicco1994 21 0 394 173 Grzegorz Wozniak (e), Rian Girard (f), Chris Hajnik (s) Mike DeCicco1995 24 2 601 209 Rakesh Patel (e), Stanton Brunner (f), Chris Hajnik (s) Mike DeCicco1996 23 2 606 249 Jeremy Siek (f), Bill Lester (s) Yves Auriol1997 24 2 566 163 Phil Lee (e), Jeremy Siek (f), Bill Lester (s) Yves Auriol1998 25 1 522 170 Brian Stone (e), Stephane Auriol (f), Luke La Valle (s) Yves Auriol1999 22 1 482 139 Tim Monahan (e), Stephane Auriol (f), Luke La Valle (s) Yves Auriol2000 18 2 427 113 James Harris (f), Clay Morton (s) Yves Auriol2001 25 0 509 166 Jan Viviani (e), Ozren Debic (f) Yves Auriol2002 18 0 395 91 Jan Viviani (e), Ozren Debic (f), Andre Crompton (s) Yves Auriol2003 24 0 518 130 Jan Viviani (e), Ozren Debic (f) Janusz Bednarski2004 24 1 515 160 Forest Walton (f), Brian Dosal (s) Janusz Bednarski2005 21 3 497 151 None Janusz Bednarski2006 29 1 627 183 Greg Howard (e), Frank Bontempo (f), Patrick Ghattas (s) Janusz Bednarski2007 19 5 508 194 Greg Howard (e), Frank Bontempo (f), Patrick Ghattas (s) Janusz Bednarski2008 27 4 623 214 Greg Howard (e), Mark Kubik (f), Bill Thanhouser (s) Janusz Bednarski 2009 33 0 657 234 Karol Kostka (e), Mark Kubik (f), Bill Thanhouser (s) Janusz Bednarski 2010 33 0 695 191 Zach Schirtz (f), Andy Seroff (e), Avery Zuck (s) Janusz Bednarski2011 29 1 620 188 Andrew Seroff (e), Zach Schirtz (f), Avery Zuck (s) Janusz BednarskiTotal 1,293-120 (.915)



Men’s All-Time Roster

AName Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownAdams, John 1986 1-0 1.000 Mgr./ Epee Cincinnati, OHAdjemian, Aaron 2004-07 (4) 129-53 .709 Epee El Paso, TXAlbright, John 1968-70 (2) 46-25 .649 Epee Columbus, NEAldrich, John 1970-73 (1) 12-7 .632 Epee Geneseo, NYAmaro, Josue 1987-88 (1) 10-4 .714 Sabre Guayama, Puerto RicoAngelo, Paul 1973-75 (1) 10-5 .667 Sabre Columbus, OHAnthony, David 1981 (1) 13-6 .684 Foil Centereach, NYArena, Anthony 1974-76 (2) 21-10 .677 Foil Absecon, NJArmi, Gregory 1978-81 (2) 114-31 .786 Sabre Los Altos, CA Armstrong, Gary 1964-65 (1) 9-5 .636 Sabre Columbus, OHArnold, Jason 1993-94 (1) 28-15 .651 Epee Williams Bay, WIAsher, Gerald 1965-66 (2) 8-5 .714 Sabre San Diego, CAAudino, Richard 1984-85 2-11 .154 Foil New Castle, PAAumen, Carl 1979-80 (1) 9-3 .750 Epee/Sabre Fairview, MIAuriol, Stephane 1996-99 (4) 154-53 .744 Foil Elkhart, IN

BBabineau, Bob 1967-69 (1) 43-9 .827 Foil Fitchburg, MABaez, Bernard 1993-94 (2) 79-43 .648 Sabre Roslyn Heights, NYBaguer, Ed 1989-92 (3) 100-10 .909 Sabre North Newark, NJBaguer, Chris 1988, ‘90-’92 (4) 129-17 .889 Sabre North Newark, NJBanas, Brian 1996-99 (1) 22-6 .786 Sabre Sterling Heights, MIBannon, Greg 1993-96 (2) 24-24 .500 Foil/Sabre Guilford, CTBares, Theodore 1957-59 (1) 14-7 .667 Foil Salt Lake City, UTBarr, James 1958 1-0 1.000 Mgr./Epee Columbus, OHBarton, Edmund 1960-62 24-25 .490 Foil White Plains, NYBarwick, John 1984 2-1 .667 Mgr./Sabre Paterson, NJBarwick, Robert 1985 0-1 .000 Mgr./Sabre Paterson, NJBathon, Michael 1984-86 (3) 42-6 .875 Sabre Hanover, PABatill, Stephen 1967 1-1 .500 Sabre Park Forest, ILBatow, David 1972-74 (2) 41-16 .719 Sabre Wilmette, ILBeary, John 1968-69 (1) 9-4 .692 Foil Albia, IABeau, Jeremy 1999-2002 (3) 61-11 .847 Foil Dunedin, FLBednarski, Andrzej 1998, 2000-02 (4) 152-32 .826 Sabre Granger, INBeeler, Thomas 1953-54 (2) 11-8 .579 Foil Greentown, INBelle, Lawrence 1959 0-1 .000 Foil Soldow, OHBelczyk, Dave 2001 1-5 .167 Foil Ambridge, PABenson, Raymond 1978-81 (4) 86-31 .735 Foil Centereach, NYBentley, Reggie 2009- (3) 87-20 .813 Foil Little Rock, ARBeshin, Jubba 1990-91 (2) 58-20 .743 Epee Newark, NJBevilaqua, Paul 1965-66 (2) 8-5 .714 Epee Miami, FLBird, Robert 1971-73 (2) 19-14 .528 Foil Demarest, NJBishko, John 1965-67 (3) 53-13 .803 Foil Clifton, NJBishko, Michael 1960-62 (2) 42-27 .609 Foil Clifton, NJBlaine, Duane 1980 1-1 .500 Mgr./Epee Ohio, ILBlazina, John 1963 2-1 .667 Foil Chicago, ILBlazina, Joseph 1955-57 (3) 37-21 .638 Foil Chicago, ILBloschock, Leo 1998-2001 (1) 16-11 .593 Foil Columbia, SCBonk, Andy 1977-80 (4) 117-14 .890 Foil Park Ridge, ILBontempo, Frank 2004-07 (4) 160-69 .699 Foil Pittsburgh, PABorchard, Brian 2002 7-0 1.000 Sabre Rochester Hills, MIBorchard, Phillip 1976-78 (1) 8-7 .533 Epee Buffalo, NYBoron, Jason 1995-98 (2) 26-14 .650 Epee Bethel Park, PABosler, Robert 1947-50 (4) 46-38 .548 Sabre Louisville, KYBoyd, John 1950 1-0 1.000 Sabre East Orange, NJBradley, Ryan 2005-07 (2) 56-14 .800 Sabre Warrensburg, MOBrainerd, James 1977-79 (2) 11-18 .379 Foil Amarillo, TXBrainerd, Jerome 1952-54 (2) 43-31 .581 Foil Huntsville, ALBrede, Craig 2004-06 (1) 26-11 .703 Epee Bloomfield Hills, MI

Sabreist Greg Armi posted a 114-81 career record, placed third at the 1981 NCAAs and received the fencing program’s Langford Leadership Award.

Sabreist Chris Baguer compiled a 129-17 career sabre record (’89-’92) and was a three-year captain while also competing in the 1990-92 NCAAs.

Ed Baguer’s 110-10 career sabre record (’88, ’90-’92) was capped by an All-America sabre finish (11th) at the 1992 NCAAs.

Stanton Brunner posted a 122-36 career record (1993-95) and competed in the NCAAs from 1993-94, helping the Irish foil squad earn first place in 1994.


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Name Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownBrehm, Drew 1975-76 (2) 20-9 .690 Epee Kettering, OHBrennan, Raymond 1955-57 1-5 .167 Epee Brook, NYBrick, Tim 2000 0-1 .000 Epee Bridgewater, NJBrockmole, Dean 1973-74 (1) 14-10 .583 Epee Evansville, INBrogan, James 1957-59 (3) 21-19 .525 Epee Rocky River, OHBrogan, John 1954-56 (1) 51-32 .525 Epee Rocky River, OHBrooks de Vita, Ceschino 2006 5-4 .556 Sabre South Bend, INBrough, Chris 1997-2000 (3) 23-2 .920 Foil Fairfield, CTBrown, Sommers 1950 0-1 .000 Foil Memphis, TNBrunner, Stanton 1993-95 (3) 122-36 .772 Foil Manassas, VABuell, Alex 2008-12(3) 60-32 .652 Sabre Waterford, WIBuhl, Thomas 1963-65 (3) 40-37 .519 Epee Colorado Springs, COBurchett, Glenn 1966-68 (3) 58-25 .699 Epee Anaheim, CABurlage, James 1954-56 8-13 .381 Foil Fort Wayne, INBurns, Louis 1942-3, 48-9 (2) 50-17 .746 Foil Washington, DCBurns, Jerome 1953 0-1 .000 Foil Saginaw, MI

CCalderhead, David 1989-92 (4) 133-32 .806 Epee Wadsworth, EnglandCalmback, Walter 1975 (1) 7-4 .636 Epee San Antonio, TXCapobianco, Paul 1993-96 (3) 85-34 .714 Foil Seldon, NYCaresio, John 1934-35 (2) 30-21 .588 Foil Chicago, ILCarey, North E. 1970-73 (4) 42-16 .724 Epee Fort Lauderdale, FLCarey, North J. 2003-2004 (2) 53-34 .609 Epee Los Alamos, NMCarney, Dennis 1982 9-3 .750 Sabre Wellesley, MACarney, Michael 1977-79 (2) 44-21 .677 Epee Sanford, NCCarroll, Errol 1958 1-0 1.000 Epee Traverse City, MICarroll, John 1965-67 (3) 54-24 .692 Foil Grosse Pointe, MICasas, Brian 1999-2002 (4) 156-55 .739 Epee Mishawaka, INCastellan, Chris 2004-05 12-1 .923 Epee Short Hills, NJCastellan, Matt 2001-2004 (4) 95-21 .819 Foil Short Hills, NJCastellani, Enzo 2009- (3) 90-22 .804 Foil Keller, TXCaulfield, Justin 1995 1-0 1.000 Mgr./Epee Wood Ridge, NJCazeau, Charles 1952-53 (1) 8-11 .421 Sabre Rochester, NYCenedella, Phillip 1956 0-2 .000 Mgr./Epee Uniontown, PAChandra, Nitin 1999 5-1 .833 Epee Centereach, NYCheng, Christopher 1968-69 1-1 .500 Foil Hong KongChou, Henry 1989, ‘91-’92 (3) 56-13 .812 Sabre Pompton Lakes, NJChoy, Jason 2010- (2) 47-30 .610 Sabre Basking Ridge, NJClancy, Daniel 1957-59 (3) 27-27 .500 Epee Rocky River, OHClare, Thomas 1989-92 (1) 26-5 .806 Foil Fredericksburg, VAClark, Joel 1987-90 (4) 96-12 .889 Foil Hackettstown, NJClarke, James 1959, 61 (1) 4-6 .400 Epee Detroit, MICoccia, Alexander 2011- (1) 20-7 .740 Sabre Columbus, OHCochrane, William 1961 1-0 1.000 Epee Beloit, WIColgan, Charles 1937-39 (3) 32-21 .518 Epee Buenos Aires, ArgentinaColley-Capo, Jaime 1980-83 (3) 65-42 .607 Foil Mayaguez, PRCollins, Tim 1986-89 (4) 92-21 .814 Sabre Morristown, NJCollins, William 1976 0-1 .000 Sabre Chesterton, INColman, Richard 1955-56 (1) 5-7 .416 Epee Dorchester, MAConlon, Joseph 1950-52 (2) 30-26 .536 Epee St. Louis, MOConner, Craig 1990-92 (1) 17-7 .708 Epee Katy, TXConnor, Thomas 1966-68 (3) 41-22 .651 Foil Peoria, ILConnor, David 1973-75 (1) 33-22 .600 Epee Cincinnati, OHConnors, Michael 1961-63 (2) 33-26 .560 Sabre West Nyack, NYConsoli, Tony 1983-86 (3) 94-21 .817 Sabre Wayne, NJCorbett, James 1940-41 (1) 16-23 .415 Epee Elmhurst, NYCorda, William 1969-71 (1) 29-14 .675 Epee Belleville, NJCornwall, Michael 1970-73 (4) 115-45 .719 Foil Chicago, ILCoscia, Michael 1976-77 (1) 15-3 .833 Epee Memphis, TNCotter, Gary 1970 1-1 .500 Epee Pontiac, MI

Brian Casas concluded his epee career with a 156-55 record. The local product of out Mishawaka, Ind., finished with a .739 winning percentage.

Epeeist David Calderhead placed third at the 1991 and ’92 NCAAs while compiling a 133-32 regular-seasonrecord (’89-’92).

Joel Clark (’87-’90) posted a 96-12 career foil record and earned the program’s 1990 Rockne Student-Athlete Award.

Sabreist Tony Consoli (’83-’86) owned a 94-21 career record and was presented with the team’s 1986 Langford Leadership Award.



Men’s All-Time RosterAll-America foilist Marc DeJong (’80-’83) posted a 107-27 career record while placing 5th and 11th in NCAA tournament action.

Two-time All-American Sam DiFiglio compiled a 130-23 sabre record during the 1974-76 seasons.

Tom Dorwin earned sabre All-America status following his seventh-place finish in the 1955 NCAAs, with a 38-28 record in regular-season bouts (’53-’55).

Name Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownCouch, John 1963-64 (2) 12-7 .632 Foil Kinderhook, NYCoye, Thomas 1972-75 (4) 111-34 .766 Foil Brooklyn, NYCragin, Marleau 1942 (1) 3-0 1.000 Epee Las Vegas, NV Cregg, George 1965 2-1 .667 Epee Syracuse, NYCrikelair, John 1966-68 (3) 91-24 .792 Foil Ridgewood, NJCrimone, Sam 1962-64 (3) 66-37 .641 Sabre Somerset, PACrolley, Kevin 1979 1-0 1.000 Mgr./Sabre Minneapolis, MNCrompton, Andre 1999-2002 (4) 150-19 .888 Sabre Irvington, NJCullinane, Daniel 1984-85 (2) 24-8 .750 Epee Topsfield, MACullum, Thomas 1977-80 (4) 88-41 .680 Epee Evansville, INCunningham, Thomas 1985 0-1 .000 Mgr./Sabre West Orange, NJCurtin, Michael 1960-61 (2) 30-20 .600 Foil Tulsa, OK

DD’Allura, Salvatore 1979-82 (3) 81-34 .704 Sabre Centereach, NYDaby, John 1967-68 1-2 .333 Sabre Fall River, MADaher, Michael 1966-68 (3) 70-34 .673 Sabre Grosse Pointe, MIDaher, Doug 1969-71 (1) 99-38 .768 Sabre Grosse Pointe, MIDaly, Rich 1980-83 (4) 123-29 .809 Epee Centereach, NYDarko, Richard 1963 2-2 .500 Sabre Indianapolis, INDaschle, Charles 1949-51 (2) 47-24 .662 Sabre Aberdeen, SDDeBaene, Ted 1958-60 (1) 34-16 .680 Sabre Detroit, MIDeCicco, Michael 1947-49 (3) 63-20 .759 All Weapons Newark, NJDeCicco, Michael, Jr. 1984 (1) 8-5 .615 Epee South Bend, INDebic, Ozren 2000-03 (3) 157-8 .952 Foil Zagreb, CroatiaDeJong, Marc 1980-83 (4) 107-27 .799 Foil Pretoria, South AfricaDeladrier, Richard 1969-71 (1) 86-23 .788 Epee Annapolis, MDDeLandero, Carlos 1934-37 (1) 31-15 .783 Sabre South Bend, INDeLandero, Telmo 1935-37 (1) 48-33 .591 Foil South Bend, INDeLaVergne, Pierre 1937-38 (1) 13-11 .541 Sabre New Orleans, LADeMatteis, Ralph 1961-63 (2) 43-30 .589 Sabre Holidaysburg, PADentino, Michael 1951-52 (1) 4-6 .400 Foil Peoria, ILDePaolo, Hugh 1969-71 (1) 28-16 .637 Epee Casper, WYDePaul, Andrew 1976-77 (1) 7-24 .225 Foil Pittsburgh, PADePietro, Joseph 1967-69 (1) 34-17 .667 Epee Glen Head, NYDeSmet, Ariel 2011- (1) 28-1 .966 Foil Troutdale, ORDeTalance, William 1968-70 1-2 .333 Epee North Manchester, INDetzner, Richard 1977-80 (2) 24-10 .710 Epee Des Plaines, ILDevita, Robert 1970 New York, NYDiacou, Nicholas 2004-2006 (3) 81-49 .623 Sabre New York, NYDieckelman, David 1975 1-0 1.000 Mgr./Epee Elm Grove, WIDietrich, Robert 1965 2-1 .667 Epee Birmingham, MIDiFiglio, Sam 1974-76 (3) 130-23 .850 Sabre Skokie, ILDille, Brice 1994-97 (3) 99-69 .589 Epee Atlanta, GADixon, Donald 1953-54 (1) 11-14 .440 Foil Toldeo, OHDixon, Ralph 1947-50 (3) 61-21 .741 Epee Long Beach, CADobson, Arthur 1968-69 (1) 27-19 .587 Epee Arlington, VTDobyns, Jerome 1948-50 (3) 26-16 .619 Epee Jacksonville, FLDoerr, Louis 1951 0-3 .000 Epee Alice, TXDoherty, Matt 2005-06 (1) 14-3 .824 Sabre Cupertino, CADomzalski, Henry 1970 0-1 .000 Epee Grosse Pointe, MIDonlon, John 1959-61 (3) 55-18 .767 Epee Farmingdale, NYDonlon, Jerome 1961 0-1 .000 Sabre Farmingdale, NYDonlon, Steve 1966-68 (3) 57-21 .731 Epee Farmingdale, NYDonnelly, Patrick 2005 8-10 .444 Foil Bridgeton, MODonovan, Gerard 1938-40 (2) 15-13 .536 Sabre Tulsa, OKDonovan, Sean 2001-03 (1) 18-16 .529 Foil Tulsa, OKDoody, Francis 1941 0-1 .000 Foil Oak Park, ILDore, Ted 1982-85 11-2 .846 Epee Butler, NJDorwin, Tom 1953-55 (2) 38-28 .576 Sabre Minocqua, WIDosal, Brian 2003-04 (1) 57-28 .671 Sabre Miami, FL

Rich Daly an All-America epeeist, placed sixth at the 1982 NCAAs and owned a 123-29 career record.


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All-America epeeist Ron Farrow (’57-’58) compiled a 52-11 record and placed third at the 1958 NCAAs.

Ed Fellows posted a 136-38 record (’74-’77) and earned epee All-America honors with his sixth-place finish at the 1974 NCAAs.

Two-time All-America sabreist Gerard Finney (’52-’54) owned a 61-7 career regular-season record and was fourth at the 1954 NCAAs.

Sabreist John Edwards was a three-time NCAA competitor, earning second team All-America after placing fifth in 1985 (121-20 career record).

Name Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownDreher, Stephen 1962-64 (3) 55-25 .688 Epee Baldwinsville, NYDudinski, Douglas 1985, ’87-’88 (2) 50-11 .820 Epee Saugus, MADuff, Roderick 1952-54 (3) 59-20 .747 Epee Peabody, MADuff, Brian 1950-52 (2) 37-16 .694 Epee Peabody, MADuffy, Patrick 1974 1-1 .500 Foil South Attleboro, MADuffy, Robert 1966 0-1 .000 Foil Northbrook, ILDuggan, Charles 1957-59 (1) 5-13 .278 Foil Chicago, ILDunn, Terrence 1982 1-3 .250 Sabre Cleveland, OHduVair, Pierre 1955-57 (1) 50-19 .725 Foil Madison, WIDwan, Francis 1955-57 (3) 33-37 .472 Sabre Summit, ILDwyer, Michael 1963-65 (3) 65-25 .722 Sabre Racine, WIDwyer, Thomas 1960-63 (3) 74-41 .643 Foil Omaha, NE

EEdwards, Thomas 1977 (1) 37-11 .771 Sabre St. Louis, MOEdwards, John 1983-86 (4) 121-21 .852 Sabre St. Louis, MOEhrensing, Rudolph 1959-61 (1) 41-34 .547 Sabre New Orleans, LAEhrlich, Bill 2007-09 (1) 21-17 .553 Epee Woodbury, MNEichelman, Robert 1954-56 (1) 21-24 .466 Sabre Chicago, ILEmerson, Louis 1967-69 (3) 40-26 .606 Foil Denison, TXEspinosa, John 2003-05 (3) 55-17 .764 Sabre Plantation, FLEusterman, Joseph 1949 (1) 5-3 .625 Sabre Rochester, MNEvan, Allen 1965-67 (2) 28-19 .594 Sabre Trumbull, CTEyerman, Raymond 1955-56 5-4 .555 Epee Columbus, OH

FFabian, Dan 1988 0-1 .000 Epee Park Ridge, ILFabricant, Matt 2000-03 (4) 151-21 .878 Sabre Elizabeth, NJFagon, Richard 1956-58 (3) 55-34 .618 Sabre Mt. Vernon, NYFallat, Thomas 1962-63 (1) 11-8 .579 Foil Atlas, PAFarrow, Ron 1957-58 (2) 52-11 .825 Epee St. Louis, MOFarrow, Geoffrey 1971 2-2 .500 Foil Itasca, ILFay, Ted 1986-89 (4) 95-25 .729 Epee Oakland, NJFeeney, Edward 1975 6-3 .667 Epee Ivesdale, ILFeeney, Michael 1969-71 (1) 72-36 .667 Sabre Chicago, ILFeighery, Daniel 1998-2000 (1) 8-5 .615 Foil Yonkers, NYFeldman, Keith 2009- (3) 91-22 .805 Sabre Stony Brook, NYFellows, Ed 1974-77 (4) 136-38 .781 Epee Oakland, NJFenech, Craig 1969 2-0 1.000 Sabre Clifton, NJFernandez, Miguel 1959-61 (1) 16-21 .435 Epee Miramar, PRFerrall, Charles 1966-69 (2) 25-13 .658 Foil Larchmont, NYFerrence, Bill 1964-65 (2) 56-13 .812 Foil Mercer, PAFinley, Benjamin 1990-92 (2) 27-7 .794 Epee Los Angeles, CAFinn, Michael 1996-97 (1) 23-7 .767 Foil Atwood, KSFinney, Gerard 1952-54 (2) 61-7 .897 Sabre Grosse Pointe, MIFleisch, Paul 1996-98 (1) 19-11 .633 Epee Milwaukee, WIFlynn, John 1941-42 (1) 25-30 .455 Foil Westport, CTFox, Frank 1965-67 (2) 16-13 .552 Foil Birmingham, ALFox, William 1954-56 (3) 30-25 .545 Foil Chicago, ILFrancis, Rowland 1983 (1) 1-0 1.000 Epee Somerville, NJFranzgrote, Ernest 1950-52 (3) 31-15 .673 Epee Peoria, ILFrenkel, Marcel 2009- (2) 59-15 .797 Sabre Sao Paulo, BrazilFriel, John 1954-56 (3) 35-23 .603 Foil Gary, INFriske, Dave 1955-56 (2) 37-20 .648 Sabre Saginaw, MIFroess, James 1971-72 (1) 19-6 .760 Foil Erie, PAFruzynski, Matthew 1970-72 (3) 81-24 .771 Sabre Chicago, ILFunai, Craig 1982-83, ‘85-’86 (4) 62-34 .646 Foil Fair Lawn, NJFuster, Alexander 1985-87 (1) 14-7 .667 Foil El Dorado, Panama



Men’s All-Time RosterSabreist Chris Hajnik ranks 26th on the Irish career wins list (147-54; ’93-’95) and twice earned the Mulligan Sabre Leadership Award.

Patrick Ghattas racked up 158 career wins in sabre, while also serving as a member of the 2005 National Championship team.

GName Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownGabler, Scott 1998-2001 (2) 56-17 .727 Foil Chatsworth, CAGaither, James 1997-2000 (4) 76-42 .644 Epee Piedmont, CAGaither, John 1939-41 (2) 42-33 .560 Foil Louisville, KYGalbraith, Mark 1969 3-0 1.000 Sabre Steubenville, OHGalbraith, James 1969 (1) 7-5 .583 Sabre South Bend, INGaleziewski, Gary 1986-88 (1) 22-7 .759 Foil South Bend, INGaliñanes, Manolo 1994-95 (2) 15-10 .600 Sabre San Juan, Puerto RicoGamarra, Joseph 1980-81 (1) 14-0 1.000 Foil Langley Park, MDGarcia, David 1989-90 6-3 .667 Foil Quito, EcuadorGarcia, Enrique 1980-81 (1) 7-5 .583 Foil Rio Piedras, Puerto RicoGardner, Alan 1981-83 (1) 9-6 .600 Epee Hamburg, IAGasperetti, Matt 2008 5-3 .625 Epee South Bend, INGase, Eugene 1954-55 (1) 37-15 .713 Sabre Saginaw, MIGavan, John 1938-40 (3) 40-15 .727 Sabre Milwaukee, WIGeary, John 1964-65 (2) 21-19 .525 Sabre Tulsa, OKGeorge, Thomas 1957 0-1 .000 Foil Flint, MIGerard, Pat 1975-79 (4) 146-19 .884 Foil Norridge, ILGerrity, John 1975 3-2 .600 Foil Annandale, VAGettings, Conor 2008-11 (2) 52-15 .776 Epee Lake Forest, ILGettings, Patrick 2004-07 (4) 127-34 .789 Epee Lake Forest, ILGhattas, Patrick 2004-07 (4) 158-19 .893 Sabre Beaverton, ORGiaimo, Peter 1958-60 (1) 37-11 .770 Epee New York, NYGibbons, Paul 1950-52 (1) 32-21 .604 Sabre Andover, MAGirard, Rian 1991-94 (4) 126-42 .750 Epee/Foil Vancouver, WAGlass, Tim 1974-77 (4) 160-26 .860 Epee Niles, ILGleason, Patrick 1978 (1) 25-9 .735 Sabre Boulder, COGlock, Earl 1972-74 (1) 24-13 .640 Foil Johnstown, PAGlover, Leon 1957 0-1 .000 Mgr./Sabre Palo Alto, CAGoeller, Thomas 1972-73 (1) 9-7 .563 Epee Amawalk, NYGoetz, Jack 2003, 2005-2006 (1) 24-14 .632 Foil Jericho, VTGoff, James 1965 1-2 .333 Sabre Arlington, VAGolden, Ronald 1986-87 (1) 15-4 .789 Epee York, PAGonzalez, Angel 1941-43 (2) 20-20 .500 Foil Dallas, TXGonzalez, Ventura 1943, ‘47 (2) 27-28 .491 Foil Dallas, TXGootwald, John 1964 1-1 .500 Epee New York, NYGostigian, Michael 1982-86 (4) 49-18 .731 Epee Newton Square, PAGrady, Christopher 1981-84 (3) 59-34 .634 Foil Middletown, RIGraham, James 1937-39 (1) 19-18 .518 Epee Tulsa, OKGraham, James 1950-52 (3) 29-32 .475 Epee York, PAGreen, Patrick 1957-59 (1) 43-29 .597 Sabre Chicago, ILGriffee, Todd 1986-89 (4) 118-26 .814 Epee Niles, MIGrigorenko, Alexander 2006-07 (2) 44-13 .772 Foil New York, NYGross, Peter 1947-48 (2) 16-20 .444 Epee Brooklyn, NYGrosso, Louis 1934-35 24-14 .631 Foil New York, NYGruman, Alexander 1985-86 (2) 23-12 .657 Epee Los Angeles, CAGuarnaschelli, Dominic 1997-2000 (4) 50-27 .649 Epee Louisville, KYGuerin, Harold 1938 1-6 .143 Epee Wingdale, NYGugel, Mark 1988-90 (3) 60-26 .698 Epee Reynoldsburg, OHGumbs, Colin 1987-90 (4) 83-19 .814 Foil Freeport, NYGunshinan, James 1979-81 (2) 31-19 .620 Epee Silver Spring, MD

HHabig, Adam 2001 2-4 .667 Foil Sheridan, INHagmann, Joseph 2005-06 16-4 .800 Foil Westfield, NJHaines, Andrew 1999 1-0 1.000 Foil Concord, MAHajnik, Chris 1993-95 (3) 141-53 .727 Sabre Santa Maria, CAHajnik, Frank 1963-65 (1) 29-18 .617 Epee Springdale, PA

Epeeist Michael Gostigian (’82-’86) compiled a 49-18 career record and was named Notre Dame’s 1986 team MVP.

Pat Gerard’s foil career saw him post 146 career wins (146-19), while also being a part of the first National Championship team in Irish history in 1977.


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Foilist Derek Holeman earned the fencing program’s 1990 DeCicco/Langford Award (most inspirational) and compiled a 109-16 record from 1987-1990.

All-American Carl Jackson ranks tied for fourth on the Irish list for career epee wins (174-58; ’95-’99) and received the 1998 Donlon Epee Leadership Award.

Sabreist Don Johnson amassed a 126-34 record from 1983-86 and is one of 16 Irish men’s fencers to claim All-America honors three-plus times (he was 3rd, 9th and 6th from 1984-86).

Name Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownHarding, Norris 1987-88 (2) 8-5 .615 Sabre New Brunswick, NJHarkness, Charles 1970-72 (2) 80-23 .776 Epee Chippewa Falls, WIHarris, James 1997-2000 (2) 23-7 .767 Foil North Haven, CTHarris, Russell 1938, ’40-’41 (2) 55-25 .688 Foil/Epee Little Rock, ARHarris, Shaun 1999-2001 (1) 11-6 .647 Foil North Haven, CTHarstrom, Ola 1981-83 (3) 93-15 .861 Epee Goteborg, SwedenHarvey, Adam 2001-03 (1) 23-10 .697 Epee Connersville, INHassett, Kevin 2011- (1) 24-6 .800 Sabre Beaverton, ORHathaway, John 1973-74 (2) 25-11 .692 Epee Columbus, OHHaugh, John 1984-87 (4) 81-25 .764 Epee Portland, ORHayes, Charles 1997-99 (3) 119-35 .773 Foil South Bend, INHaynes, John 1965-67 (3) 54-32 .628 Epee Syracuse, NYHeinzen, Fritz 1975 1-4 .200 Foil Peoria, ILHelm, Jeffrey 1982-83 2-7 .222 Foil Elizabeth, PAHemmerle, Dennis 1955-57 (3) 84-18 .824 Epee Cincinnati, OHHenry, Robert 1960-61 2-3 .400 Epee Bluffton, INHenzler, Thomas 1974-76 (2) 38-13 .745 Epee Arnold, MOHernandez, Mickey 1977 1-0 1.000 Sabre New Orleans, LAHickey, James 1981-84 (1) 18-7 .720 Epee Bethlehem, PAHicks, Gregory 1994 1-3 .250 Epee St. Charles, ILHiggs-Coulthard, Charles 1984-87 (4) 45-17 .895 Foil Boxford, MAHiggs-Coulthard, Michael 1983, ’90 21-5 .807 Sabre Boxford, MAHodges, Grant 2010- (2) 61-9 .871 Foil Salina, KSHodges, Teddy 2008-11 (3) 84-26 .764 Foil Salina, KSHogan, Noah 1996-98 (1) 21-12 .636 Sabre Rochester, INHoleman, Derek 1987-90 (4) 109-16 .886 Foil Beaverton, ORHolzgrafe, Roger 1968-70 (2) 76-24 .753 Sabre Quincy, ILHorton, Tom 2006-2009 (4) 102-44 .699 Sabre Franksville, WIHorvath, Peter 1983 1-4 .200 Foil Centereach, NYHoward, Greg 2005-08 (4) 174-44 .798 Epee Granger, INHoward, Kevin 1985-86 (1) 22-15 .595 Foil Owensboro, KYHull, Dick 1952-54 (1) 52-22 .703 Foil Honolulu, HIHumphreys, Michael 1940-42 (2) 31-27 .535 Sabre Fullerton, CAHunt, Gordon 1967 1-1 .500 Sabre North Little Rock, ARHurley, James 1951-53 (2) 30-13 .697 Sabre Newark, NJHutchings, John 1958-60 (1) 9-8 .529 Foil Muncie, INHysell, Matt 1996-98 (1) 21-8 .724 Foil Midland, MI

I - JIaniro, Carl 2011- 15-3 .833 Sabre West Orange, NJIsaacs, Jerome 1954-56 (2) 36-12 .750 Epee/Sabre Petersburg, VAIsaacs, John 1969-71 (2) 17-11 .609 Epee Wilmette, ILJackson, Carl 1995, ‘97-’99 (4) 174-58 .750 Epee Ringoes, NJJacobs, James 1951-52 (2) 31-13 .704 Foil Bloomington, INJanis, Mike 1982-85 (4) 161-27 .856 Sabre Franklin Lakes, NJJansen, George 1947-49 (3) 9-17 .356 Epee Bala Cynwyd, PAJedrkowiak, Jakub 2005-08 (4) 157-45 .777 Foil Leszno, PolandJoaquin, Manuel 1975-77 (1) 15-15 .500 Sabre Utica, NYJock, Paul 1963-65 (3) 32-37 .464 Epee Ft. Wayne, INJoe, Ronald 1980-83 (3) 23-18 .561 Epee Oakland, NJJohnson, Donald 1983-86 (4) 126-34 .787 Sabre Boxford, MAJohnson, James 1957-59 (1) 70-20 .778 Epee Indianapolis, INJohnson, Jerry 1958-60 (1) 88-28 .759 Foil Newark, NJJohnsson, Per 1992-93 (2) 49-23 .681 Epee Goteborg, SwedenJohnston, John 1968 1-0 1.000 Epee Chatham, NJJones, Jerry 1956-57 3-6 .333 Foil Boise, IDJoyce, Jack 1962-64 (3) 45-34 .570 Foil Rockford, IL




KName Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownKalin, Glenn 1969-71 (2) 79-29 .739 Foil Des Plaines, ILKane, Richard 1977 0-4 .000 Foil Park Ridge, ILKane, Steve 1998-2000 (1) 13-7 .650 Epee Cincinnati, OHKaull, James 2010- (2) 79-22 .782 Epee Washington, DCKeane, Robert 1989 2-1 .667 Mgr./Epee West Orange, NJKearns, John 1956-58 (2) 24-16 .600 Epee Champaign, ILKeeler, David 1968-70 (2) 32-17 .654 Foil Hudson, NYKehoe, Kevin 1934-36 65-33 .663 All Weapons Chicago, ILKelleher, Kevin 1974, ‘76 (1) 12-10 .545 Foil Columbus, OHKeller, David 1999 1-1 .500 Epee Adelphi, MDKelly, Brent 2009-11 (2) 54-25 .684 Epee Grapevine, TXKennedy, William 1962-64 (3) 30-19 .678 Sabre Cheshire, CTKenney, Daniel 1960-62 (2) 46-34 .575 Epee Chicago, ILKeough, George 1988 4-3 .571 Mgr./Epee Fort Lauderdale, FLKeough, Larry 1959-61 (1) 24-30 .444 Sabre San Antonio, TXKerrigan, Elie 1987-88 (1) 11-4 .733 Sabre Dublin, IrelandKica, William 1975-78 (4) 41-12 .774 Foil/Epee Glenview, ILKiefer, Eugene 1940 0-1 .000 Foil Snyder, NYKirby, David 1988-90, ‘92 (4) 67-4 .944 Sabre North Andover, MAKirsch, Matthew 1985-86 (1) 23-7 .766 Foil Syracuse, NYKlein, Joseph 1956-58 (2) 64-20 .697 Sabre San Antonio, TXKlier, John 1964-66 (2) 53-31 .631 Sabre Syracuse, NYKluczyk, Richard 1981 0-2 .000 Mgr./Epee Bayonne, NJKoester, Edward 1954-56 (1) 11-15 .428 Sabre Wichita, KSKonzelman, Charles 1979-82 (1) 14-10 .583 Epee Brunswick, MEKorth, Patrick 1965-67 (3) 67-30 .691 Sabre Bloomington Hills, MIKosse, Louis 1951 2-1 .667 Epee Louisville, TXKostka, Karol 2006-2009 (4) 198-56 .780 Epee Krakow, PolandKovacs, Yehuda 1986-89 (4) 115-10 .920 Foil Hod Hosharon, IsraelKowalski, Jim 1987, ‘89 (1) 15-4 .789 Sabre St. Clair Shores, MIKroener, Kent 1987-89 (2) 20-9 .690 Foil Camp Hill, PAKrug, Louis 1978-79 (1) 10-3 .769 Foil Baltimore, MDKubik, Mark 2006-2009 (4) 145-54 .729 Foil San Antonio, TXKubik, Nick 2011- (1) 17-7 .708 Foil San Antonio, TXKubik, Steve 2008-12 (4) 132-29 .820 Foil San Antonio, TXKurz, Richard 1993 (1) 7-5 .583 Foil Radnor, PAKvatsak, Robert 1939 16-7 .696 Sabre Pittsburgh, PA

LLaeuchli, Jesse 2004-06 (3) 73-13 .849 Epee Dulles, VALam, Arthur 2005- 3-5 .375 Foil Hong KongLauck, John 1971-73 (2) 29-13 .690 Epee Muncie, INLauerman, John 1957-59 (3) 56-37 .602 Foil Marinette, WILaughlin, Terry 1956-57, ‘60 (2) 34-15 .694 Epee/Foil Long Beach, CALaurendeau, Norman 1964-66 (4) 31-21 .596 Foil Lewiston, MELa Valle, Luke 1996-99 (4) 200-20 .909 Sabre New York, NYLawless, Mark 1989 (1) 13-4 .765 Epee Califon, NJLaws, Jason 2005 5-1 .833 Sabre Charlotte, NCLe Dinh, Thuy 1989-90 18-3 .856 Sabre Pompton Lakes, NJLeary, Phil 1988-91 (4) 126-18 .875 Foil Elizabeth, NJLebec, Xavier 2007-2010 (1) 34-20 .630 Foil/Sabre Greenwich, CTLee, Phil 1995-97 (2) 62-44 .585 Epee Pasadena, CALee, Thomas 1957-59 (1) 30-16 .652 Sabre Memphis, TNLeFevre, Edouard 1989-92 (4) 73-21 .777 Foil Fairfield, CTLeising, James 1940-42 (1) 7-12 .360 Sabre Buffalo, NYLeising, Joseph 1937-39 (1) 20-22 .476 Foil Buffalo, NYLennert, Dave 1986-87 (1) 15-7 .682 Epee Cincinnati, OHLeonard, Thomas 1949 0-1 .000 Epee Grand Rapids, MILesso, William 1953 (1) 7-9 .438 Epee Cleveland, OHLester, Bill 1994-97 (4) 206-38 .844 Sabre Windsor, Ontario

All-America sabreist Chris Lyons placed sixth at the 1980 NCAAs, capping his career that included a 107-22 record and the 1980 Notre Dame Fencing Langford Leadership Award.

David Kirby’s .943 career win percentage (67-4; ’88-’92) ranks fourth all-time among Notre Dame men’s sabreists.

Foilist Phil Leary compiled a 126-18 regular-season record, competed in the 1990 and ’91 NCAAs, and earned Notre Dame’s 1991 DeCicco/Langford Award (most inspirational).

Epeeist Phil Lee (62-44; ’95-’97) earned the 1995 Auriol Award (most improved), the ’96 and ’97 Knute Rockne Student-Athlete Awards, and the ’97 Langford Leadership Award.


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Sabreist Anthony Mandolini compiled a 44-19 career record (’52-’54) and recently served on the Notre Dame Monogram Club board of directors.

All-American Michael McCahey (’75-’78) ranks 11th on the Irish list for career foil wins (138-21).

Terry McConville owns the 10th-most career wins (142-44; ’74-’77) of any Notre Dame men’s foilist.

Name Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownLetscher, David 1990-92 (1) 10-7 .588 Foil Brookfield, WILolli, Francis 1953-54 1-2 .333 Sabre Oak Park, ILLong, Thomas 1965 3-4 .429 Foil DeWitt, NYLongeway, Thomas 1961, ‘63 (1) 18-15 .546 Foil Lincolnwood, ILLubin, Gerald 1947-49 (2) 10-7 .588 Foil El Paso, TXLuzak, Kevin 1984 4-3 .571 Foil West Redding, CT Lyons, Chris 1978-80 (3) 107-22 .829 Sabre Berwyn, PALyons, John III 1969-71 (2) 72-32 .693 Foil Berwyn, PALyons, John IV 1995 (1) 18-10 .642 Epee Marietta, GALyons, Michael 1971-73 (1) 32-14 .696 Sabre Berwyn, PA

MMacaulay, Michael 2001-04 (3) 44-19 .698 Epee Temple, TXMacDonald, Colin 1948 (1) Epee Providence, RIMaddalone, Ray 1968-70 (2) 17-11 .609 Foil Munster, INMadigan, David 1979-81 (2) 15-9 .625 Epee South Bend, INMadigan, James 1941-43 (3) 30-36 .455 Foil Little Rock, ARMages, Phil 1996-97 (2) 29-10 .744 Foil Thousand Oaks, CAMaggio, Jordan 1993-95 (3) 64-19 .771 Foil New York, NYMahoney, William 1938 0-4 .000 Epee Winslow, AZMalecz, Richard 1973 (1) 8-4 .667 Foil Denville, NJMalfa, John 1953-54 18-19 .486 Epee Auburn, NYMaliszewski, William 1969-71 (1) 16-15 .516 Sabre New York, NYMalone, Joseph 1963-66 (4) 38-34 .528 Sabre New York, NYMandolini, Anthony 1952-54 (2) 44-19 .698 Sabre Elmwood Park, ILMarkel, Michael 1976-78 (1) 9-6 .600 Epee Akron, OHMarks, Dick 1962-64 (3) 64-27 .707 Epee New York, NYMaroon, Frederick 1955 1-0 1.000 Mgr./Sabre Wilson, NCMarterseck, Paul 1934 4-5 .444 Epee South Bend, INMartin, Edward 1948-49 2-2 .500 Epee Canton, NYMasserer, Johannes 2004-05 (1) 7-4 .636 Foil Frankenhardt, GermanyMatranga, Michael 1971-74 (4) 129-31 .806 Epee Wantagh, NYMattern, Paul 1948 N/AMautone, Steve 1999-2002 (4) 137-59 .698 Foil Short Hills, NJMazure, John 1967-68 (1) 11-8 .579 Epee Fargo, NDMcAuliffe, John 1935-37 (1) 37-33 .529 Foil Oak Park, ILMcBride, David 1951-53 (2) 31-34 .476 Epee Chicago, ILMcBride, John 1980-81 (1) 15-9 .584 Epee Oak Park, ILMcCabe, Thomas 1982 1-0 1.000 Mgr./Epee Wilmette, ILMcCahey, Mike 1975-78 (4) 138-21 .868 Foil Shaker Heights, OHMcCandless, Paul 1967-69 (2) 46-31 .597 Sabre Omaha, NEMcCarty, Shaun 1981-83 (2) 17-8 .635 Sabre Los Angeles, CAMcConville, Terry 1974-77 (4) 142-44 .764 Foil Niles, ILMcCue, Leonard 1960-62 (1) 8-4 .667 Epee Newburgh, NYMcDonough, Patrick 1968-69 (1) 4-6 .400 Epee Pittsfield, MAMcEnearney, Burton 1938-39 (2) 25-21 .543 Foil/Epee Rockville Centre, NYMcGee, George 1967 0-1 .000 Foil Pittsburgh, PAMcGinn, John 1952-54 (2) 53-21 .716 Epee Des Moines, IAMcGookey, James 1970 1-2 .333 Foil Sandusky, OHMcGough, William 2010- (1) 36-4 .900 Sabre Bronxville, NYMcGuire, John 1977-79 (2) 27-9 .750 Sabre Sea Cliff, NYMcNally, T.J. 2003-05 (3) 27-14 .659 Epee Fredericksburg, VAMcNamara, John 1985-86 (1) 10-9 .526 Foil Johnstown, NYMcQuade, Chris 1992, ‘94-’96 (3) 114-53 .683 Sabre Clifton, NJMcQuade, Michael 1963-65 (3) 42-20 .677 Foil New York, NYMcQuade, Joseph 1963-65 (3) 37-20 .650 Foil New York, NYMcQuade, Steve 1996-99 (3) 89-32 .736 Epee/Sabre Clifton, NJMeathe, Edward 1966 1-0 1.000 Epee Whittier, CAMeinhardt, Gerek 2009- (2) 62-5 .925 Foil San Francisco, CAMelton, Herbert 1941-43 (3) 35-20 .636 Sabre Paducah, KYMelton, Herbert III 1969 0-1 .000 Sabre Paducah, KY




Name Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownMendes, Bob 1967-69 (3) 52-24 .684 Sabre Merrick, NYMercado, Victor 1936-38 (1) 17-9 .654 Foil Woodhaven, NYMergen, Matthew 1988 (1) 23-14 .621 Foil Glen Gardner, NJMerrill, William 1965-67 (2) 14-11 .560 Sabre Fort Worth, TXMerten, Dean 1980 (1) 0-1 .000 Epee/Armorer Kenosha, WIMertens, Richard 1970 Dolvay, NYMetrailer, Andrew 1997-99 (1) 14-8 .636 Epee Dallas, TX Meyer, Eric 1968 0-1 .000 Foil West Hartford, CTMeyer, Gerald 1956-58 (2) 34-23 .596 Sabre Arlington, VAMiller, John 1999-2000 (1) 7-5 .583 Epee Las Vegas, NVMiller, Lawrence 1976-78 (2) 18-13 .581 Sabre Pittsford, NYMitalo, Brian 1984-87 (1) 12-12 .500 Foil Chicago, ILMlachak, Ivan 1982-83 (2) 9-7 .563 Sabre Houston, TXMock, Phillip 1975, ‘77 (1) 12-5 .706 Sabre Winston-Salem, NCMolina, Rich 2008-2010 (1) 18-4 .818 Epee Newark, NJMolinelli, Michael 1979, ‘81-’82 (2) 19-12 .613 Sabre Briarcliff, NYMonahan, Joseph 1995 (1) 8-8 .500 Epee Arcola, ILMonahan, Tim 1997-99 (2) 35-10 .778 Epee Arcola, ILMooney, John 1951-53 (3) 53-18 .746 Foil Cleveland, OHMoran, Richard 1963 0-2 .000 Epee N/AMoran, Kevin 1966 0-1 .000 Epee Wormleysburg, PAMorton, Clay 1998-2000 (1) 23-7 .767 Sabre Hernando, MSMoschella, Phillip 1985 (1) 13-4 .765 Foil Selden, NYMuckenhirn, Carl 1981-82 9-11 .450 Foil Northfield, ILMulhern, John 1961 1-0 1.000 Sabre Evergreen Park, ILMullenix, James 1971-74 (4) 111-44 .716 Foil Golf, ILMuller-Bergh, Klaus 1957-59 (1) 7-9 .437 Sabre Potsdam, NYMulligan, Dan 1971-73 (1) 60-25 .706 Sabre Highland Park, NJMulligan, Timothy 1975-77 (2) 70-20 .778 Sabre Highland Park, NJMulrooney, Patrick 1951-53 (2) 16-16 .500 Sabre Eagle River, WIMuoio, Salvatore 1978-79, ‘81 (2) 70-17 .779 Sabre Centereach, NYMurphy, Eamon 2004 (1) 22-5 .815 Foil Winnetka, ILMurphy, Greg 1996 1-0 1.000 Mgr./Epee South Pasadena, CAMyron, Joseph 1935 2-2 .500 Sabre Jamaica, NY

NNagle, Gerold 1971 1-0 1.000 Foil Hyde Park, MANahser, Frank 1962 7-6 .539 Foil Winnetka, ILNanovic, Roy 1967-68 (1) 12-8 .600 Sabre Jackson Heights, NYNasher, Frank 1960-61 Foil N/ANavin, Richard 1956 Epee Des Plaines, ILNee, Christopher 1989 (1) 7-5 .583 Foil South Bend, INNenoff, Robert 1966-67 1-2 .333 Foil Greensburg, PANerlinger, Andrew 2001-02 (1) 8-5 .615 Epee Wilmington, DENigro, Joseph 1939 Foil Kansas City, MONoonan, Timothy 1984 Waterloo, IANowacki, Theodore 1968 1-1 .500 Epee South Bend, INNowosielski, Leszek 1988-91 (4) 97-2 .980 Sabre Ottawa, OntarioNydam, Barron 2008-11(4) 118-45 .724 Sabre Rancho Sante Fe, CA

OO’Donnell, Robert 1938 0-1 .000 Foil Chicago, ILO’Malley, Michael 1994-97 15-9 .625 Foil Sherman Oaks, CA Olivares, Jose 1951 0-1 .000 Foil San Antonio, TXOrtiz, Alfredo 1943, ‘47 (2) 9-9 .500 Sabre Santa Fe, NMOsborne, Jacob 2009-11 (3) 99-41 .707 Epee Colleyville, TXOtt, William 1964-66 (2) 28-24 .539 Epee St. Louis, MOOwoc, Richard 1974-75 1-2 .333 Foil Akron, OH

Foilist James Mullenix compiled a 111-44 regular-season record with the Irish from 1971-74.

A 2011 graduate, Jacob Osborne nearly reached the 100-win plateau, finishing his career with a 99-41 record in epee.

Sabreist Bob Mendes earned three monograms and owned a 52-24 record from 1967-69.

Barron Nydam became the 21st member of the Irish to be a four-time All-American, while finishing with a career record of 118-45.


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PName Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownPacko, John 1975-76 (1) 24-11 .686 Sabre Toldeo, OHParisi, Daniel 1949-51 (3) 38-13 .746 Foil Newark, NJParker, William 1961 1-4 .200 Foil Nebraska City, NEPashel, George 1972-74 5-11 .312 Foil Pittsburgh, PAPatel, Rakesh 1993-94 (2) 65-39 .615 Epee Hackettstown, NJPatout, Rivers 1959-60 (1) 6-5 .546 Sabre Navasota, TXPaul, Michael 1995 0-1 .000 Epee Worcester, MAPaulus, Alan 1978 (1) 1-1 .500 Mgr./Epee Midland, MIPauwels, Joseph 1970-72 (3) 27-23 .540 Sabre Jackson, MIPechinsky, Geoff 1990-93 (4) 81-45 .643 Epee Danvers, MAPeck, Louis 1940-41 (1) 6-7 .461 Sabre Montpelier, VTPellecchia, Leonard 1966-68 4-3 .571 Sabre Newark, NJPentz, Matt 2007-09 (1) 38-22 .633 Sabre Oak Ridge, NCPerez, John 1986 (1) 1-1 .500 Armorer/Foil Chicago, ILPero, Jeff 1966-68 (3) 53-18 .746 Epee Rochester, NYPeters, Matt 2001 8-2 .800 Sabre Helena, MTPetrungaro, Charles 1957-59 (1) 13-8 .619 Sabre Chicago, ILPfarr, Chris 2008-12 (2) 26-6 .813 Epee Highlands Ranch, COPfeiffer, Charles 1968 2-1 .667 Epee Montclair, NJPiasio, Jack 2010- (2) 49-16 .754 Epee Dubois, PAPietrusiak, William 1988-89 (1) 15-7 .682 Sabre Medfield, MAPikna, Raymond 1974-76 (2) 25-11 .694 Foil Akron, OHPinkowski, Chris 2009- (1) 36-16 .692 Epee Simi Valley, CAPiper, Jeff 1990-93 (4) 116-18 .866 Foil Gold Coast, AustraliaPlunkett, John 2008-11 (1) 28-24 .538 Sabre Wyckoff, NJPower, Conor 1994-95 (2) 89-23 .795 Foil Beaumont, TXPrendergast, Brendan 2003-04 (2) 32-16 .667 Sabre St. Petersburg, FLPrice, Arthur 1956-57 (1) 21-18 .538 Sabre Chestertown, INProgar, Michael 1973-75 (2) 32-18 .640 Sabre Sheboygan, MS

QQuaroni, Andy 1982-85 (4) 133-23 .853 Epee San Antonio, TXQuenan, Timothy 1993 1-1 .500 Mgr./Epee Shell Lake, WIQuinn, Brian 1986-87 (1) 16-5 .762 Sabre Littleton, COQuiñonez, Diego 2005-06 (2) 47-35 .573 Foil San Salvador, El Salvador

RRadde, James 1959-60 (1) 28-9 .757 Epee Wahpeton, NDRaley, Charles 1943 1-4 .200 Epee Wilmington, DERastellini, James 1972 0-1 .000 Foil Woburn, MARawlings, Steven 1987-89 (3) 35-6 .854 Sabre New Fairfield, CTRay, Brian 1990, 93 (1) 24-11 .676 Epee Akron, OHReardon, Chris 1987-88 (2) 27-11 .711 Epee Cincinnati, OHReardon, James 1969-71 (1) 9-8 .529 Foil Roxbury, MEReardon, Sean 1984-86 (2) 39-9 .813 Sabre Cincinnati, OHRecoy, Martin 1970 3-0 1.000 Foil Mexico City, MexicoReilly, James 1987-88 (1) 27-3 .900 Sabre Staten Island, NYRepilado, Frank 1943 (1) 8-20 .286 Epee Havana, CubaReuter, Joseph 1964 1-2 .333 Epee Pasadena, CAReuter, David 1983-86 (4) 68-23 .747 Foil Bethesda, MDReyes, Paul 2005 2-2 .500 Foil Los Angeles, CARicci, John 1961-63 (2) 40-35 .534 Epee Drexel Hill, PARice, George 1962-63 8-4 .667 Sabre Medawaska, MERiechenbach, Tom 1966-68 (1) 60-29 .674 Epee Alton, MARiegel, Martin 1982 3-1 .750 Foil Indianapolis, INRipple, Gregory 1992 (2) 5-3 .625 Foil/Armorer South Bend, INRizzuti, Tony 1999-2000 (2) 8-2 .800 Sabre St. Louis, MORonayne, John 1958-60 (2) 17-4 .810 Epee New Rochelle, NYRoney, David 1943 (1) 9-8 .529 Sabre Detroit, MI

All-America epeeist Andy Quaroni (’82-’85) placed sixth and third at the 1994 and ’95 NCAAs and compiled a 133-23 career record.

All-America epeeist Geoff Pechinsky placed ninth at the 1993 NCAAs, after going 81-45 in his career (’90-’93) .

Epeeist Jeff Pero (’66-’68) posted a 53-18 career record and added an All-America finish (9th) at the 1968 NCAAs.

Foilist Jeff Piper fenced at the NCAAs from 1991-93, also owning a 116-18 career record and earning the 1993 Langford Leadership Award.




Name Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownRoney, Thomas 1947-49 (2) 8-5 .614 Sabre Detroit, MIRooney, Ben 2000-01 0-3 .000 Epee South Bend, INRooney, Patrick 1979-80 (2) 19-10 .660 Epee Des Moines, IARosamilia, Victor 1961 1-1 .500 Sabre Bloomfield, NJRosamilia, Steven 1987 0-1 .000 Sabre West Caldwell, NJRose, William 1967 (1) 7-6 .538 Epee Fredevick, MDRossi, Geoffrey 1985, ‘87, ‘89 (3) 73-17 .823 Sabre Manchester, MARossi, Michael 2011- (1) 24-8 .750 Epee White Plains, NYRoveda, Joseph 1982, 84 9-11 .450 Foil Lincolnshire, ILRueter, Scott 1979 (1) 0-2 .000 Epee/Armorer Decatur, ILRussomano, Jim 1958-60 (2) 100-17 .855 Foil Caldwell, NJRutherford, Scott 1980-83 (4) 40-23 .635 Foil/Epee Louisville, KYRyan, David 1934 8-17 .327 Epee South Bend, INRyan, Jack 1955-57 (3) 13-16 .448 Foil Berwyn, PARyan, John 1953 (1) 0-1 .000 Foil Berwyn, ILRyder, Thomas 1986 (1) 2-0 1.000 Armorer/Sabre Allentown, PA

SSabol, Mark 1966-68 (1) 2-1 .667 Sabre Solon, OHSalimando, Steve 1976-79 (4) 100-17 .855 Foil Selden, NYSalisian, Neal 2001-02 (2) 13-8 .619 Sabre Pasadena, CA Sanabria, Chris 1999 1-0 1.000 Epee Haughton, LASanderson, Sam 1999 2-0 1.000 Sabre Seattle, WASayia, Robert 1938-40 (2) 22-26 .459 Foil/Epee Montclair, NJSazdanoff, Michael 1974-76 (2) 63-35 .643 Sabre Mansfield, OHScalera, Nick 1949-51 (3) 64-14 .820 Foil Newark, NJScallon, James 1982 0-3 .000 Foil West Covina, CAScarlata, Salvatore 1937-39 (3) 28-16 .636 Sabre Lodi, NJSchaefgen, Harold 1960-61 6-10 .375 Sabre Memphis, TNSchermoly, Michael 1978-79 (1) 36-12 .750 Epee Overland Park, KSScherpe, Christian 1985-86 (2) 68-15 .803 Epee Krefield, GermanyScherpereel, John 1995-97 (1) 44-14 .759 Sabre Murrysville, PASchirtz, Zach 2008-12 (4) 130-37 .778 Foil Rochester, NYSchlafly, Hubert 1939-40 4-9 .353 Foil St. Louis, MOSchlehuber, Anthony 2009- (1) 48-6 .888 Sabre Carmel, INSchlosser, Bob 1947-50 (4) 71-23 .755 Sabre Springfield, ILSchoolcraft, Greg 2008-12(4) 148-76 .660 Epee San Jose, CASchnierle, Michael 1967-69 (1) 9-3 .750 Foil Chicago, ILSchumacher, Alex 2003-06 (3) 45-14 .763 Sabre New Berlin, WISchumacher, Andrew 2006 1-1 .500 Foil New Berlin, WISchumacher, Nick 2001-04 (3) 35-14 .714 Epee New Berlin, WISchwalbach, Joseph 1968 2-2 .500 Foil South Bend, INSeco, Robert 1936-37 (1) 33-27 .549 Foil/Epee Newark, NJSeitz, Roy 1972-74 (3) 59-33 .641 Sabre Cleveland, OHSeroff, Andrew 2008-12 (4) 95-36 .725 Epee Boulder, COSheridan, Thomas 1966-68 (3) 64-23 .736 Foil Forest Hills, NYSchwartz, David 1958-59 (1) 5-3 .625 Epee Mansfield, OHShields, John 1957-58 0-5 .000 Foil Washington, D.C.Shipman, Richard 1951 Sabre South Bend, INShipp, Thomas 1960-62 (2) 53-27 .589 Sabre Tulsa, OKShonkwiler, Joe 2001 (1) 9-6 .600 Sabre Galena, OHSiek, Jeremy 1994-97 (4) 184-21 .898 Foil Newmarket, NHSierra, Jose 1981 Foil Adelphi, MDSilha, Elmer 1943 (1) 6-3 .667 Foil Chicago, ILSilva, Diego 2007-2010 (1) 39-16 .709 Foil/Epee Greenwich, CTSlevin, Eugene 1943 (1) 7-6 .538 Sabre Peoria, ILSmalley, Joseph 1938-40 (2) 40-15 .727 Sabre New York, NYSmith, Richard 1953-54 2-7 .222 Epee South Bend, INSnooks, Richard 1935-36 (1) 4-5 .444 Foil St. Joseph, MISnyder, Derek 2002-04 (3) 104-19 .846 Foil Chatsworth, CASobieraj, Michal 2002-05 (4) 176-12 .936 Epee Krakow, Poland

Foilist Jim Russomano posted three All-America seasons while compiling a 54-15 record at the 1958-60 NCAA tournaments.

Steve Salimando owned a 100-17 career foil record and received the fencing program’s 1979 Walter Langford Leadership Award.

Christian Scherpe, a two-time All-American at Cal State-Northridge, posted a 68-15 record at Notre Dame (’85-’86) and placed fourth at the 1986 NCAAs (also All-America).


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Name Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownSollitto, Ron 1970-72 (3) 80-23 .753 Sabre Scotch Plains, NJSonger, Thomas 1983 0-2 .000 Mgr./Epee Greensburgh, PASpahn, Thomas 1971-73 (1) 11-7 .611 Epee Westchester, ILSpejewski, Eugene 1958-60 (1) 11-11 .500 Sabre East Chicago, INSpitzer, Norbert 1958-60 (2) 24-20 .546 Foil Green Bay, WISt. Clair, Brian 1984-86 (2) 53-13 .803 Epee Huntington Station, NYStabrawa, David 1983-86 (1) 9-9 .500 Epee Oak Lawn, ILStachowski, Russell 1979-81 (1) 6-8 .428 Foil Lindstrom, MNStearns, Matt 2004-07 (4) 145-44 .767 Sabre Minnetrista, MNStone, Brian 1995-98 (4) 183-81 .693 Epee Hackettstown, NJStoutermire, Kevin 1984-87 (4) 108-14 .885 Sabre Troy, MIStrass, John 1975-78 (4) 111-42 .725 Epee Glenview, ILStratter, Stewart 1943 0-1 .000 Sabre Sharon, PASullivan, Michael 1960-61 3-5 .375 Foil Kalamazoo, MISullivan, Mike 1976-79 (4) 183-4 .979 Sabre Peabody, MASullivan, James 1979-81 (2) 13-9 .590 Foil Walpole, NHSuwalsky, Albert 1952 0-1 .000 Foil Leavenworth, KSSwiney, Mark 1997-99 (1) 7-7 .500 Foil Tulsa, OKSwitek, Michael 1986 1-0 1.000 Epee Houston, TXSzelle, Gabor 1999-01 (3) 134-8 .944 Sabre Budapest, Hungary

TTadrowski, Don 1954-56 (2) 76-18 .808 Epee Chicago, ILTaliaferro, James 1990-92 (3) 101-17 .856 Sabre Montclair, NJTan, Desney 1995 1-1 .500 Sabre Monroe, LATansey, James 1958 0-1 .000 Epee Caracas, VenezuelaTate, Jack 1962-63 (1) 11-6 .647 Foil Allentown, PATawadros, Adele 1973 0-2 .000 Epee South Bend, INTaylor, Tim 1969-72 (3) 70-28 .715 Epee Columbus, ILTearney, Thomas 1940-42 (1) 6-11 .353 Sabre Chicago, ILTejada, John 1996-98 (3) 97-39 .713 Foil Brooklyn, NYTerreault, Matthew 2004 (1) 7-2 .778 Epee Boonton, NJThanhouser, Bill 2006-2009 (4) 174-51 .773 Sabre Portland, ORThompson, James 1979-82 (4) 98-34 .742 Foil Oberlin, OHTietz, Joel 1980-83 (4) 78-28 .736 Sabre Somerville, NJTill, Mark 1978-79 (2) 1-0 1.000 Mgr./Foil Houston, TXTindell, Kevin 1979-82 (4) 94-32 .746 Epee Newark, NJTivenius, Jan 1983 (1) 45-3 .937 Epee Orebor, SwedenTodd, Michael 1956 0-2 .000 Foil Chicago, ILTownsend, William 1986 (1) 11-3 .783 Foil Guaynabo, Puerto RicoTrayers, Frederick 1988, ‘90 (2) 14-3 .824 Foil Peabody, MATrisko, Michael 1989-92 (4) 64-14 .821 Foil Northfield, ILTruog, James 1993 2-3 .400 Sabre Waukesha, WITschetter, John 1966-67 (2) 10-3 .769 Sabre South Bend, INTurgeon, Joseph 1975-77 (2) 32-17 .653 Epee East Hartford, CTTyler, David 2000-01 (1) 14-12 .538 Epee Somers, CT

U - VUbbing, William 1974-76 (2) 28-7 .800 Epee Columbus, OHVaggo, Bjorn 1977-78 (2) 30-2 .938 Epee Goteborg, SwedenValdiserri, Thomas 1978-80 (2) 24-12 .670 Sabre South Bend, INValdiserri, Richard 1975, ‘77 (1) 14-19 .424 Sabre South Bend, INValentino, Paul 1978-79 (1) 12-6 .667 Sabre Clarkston, MIValerio, Michael 1979, ‘81 (1) 6-8 .428 Foil Phoenixville, PAVan der Velden, Mike 1983-86 (4) 137-41 .770 Foil Seattle, WAVaughan, Timothy 1984-87 (4) 80-19 .808 Epee North Andover, MAVeit, Francis 1941-42 (2) 19-9 .672 Epee Grand Rapids, MIVenerus, Joseph 1966-67 (2) 8-2 .800 Foil Woodbridge, NJVermeersch, David 1978-80 (2) 13-9 .590 Foil Grand Rapids, MIViamontes, George 1971-73 (2) 43-15 .741 Sabre St. Louis, MOViamontes, George, Jr. 1999-2001 (1) 30-6 .833 Sabre Chesterfield, MO

Two-time All-America sabreist James Taliaferro owned a 101-17 career record, also placing seventh at the 1990 NCAAs and fourth in 1992.

Foilist John Tejada received Notre Dame’s 1996 DeCicco/Langford Award (most inspirational) and competed in the 1998 NCAAs.

Sabreist Ron Sollitto earned All-America honors at the 1972 NCAAs (7th) and posted an 80-23 career record during the 1970-72 seasons.

All-American Brian Stone ranks second on the Notre Dame list for career epee wins (183-81; ’95-’98).




Name Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownVincent, John 1947-50 (2) 45-25 .644 Epee Amarillo, TXVivado, Guillermo 1958 0-1 .000 Foil La Paz, BoliviaViviani, Jan 2000-03 (4) 162-20 .890 Epee Haworth, NJVizcarrondo, Julio 1954-56 (3) 27-15 .642 Foil San Juan, Puerto RicoVogt, Paul 1989-90 (2) 31-8 .795 Epee Gretna, LAVozella, John 1974-75 (2) 37-33 .528 Sabre Reading, MA

WWagner, John 1961-63 (2) 28-29 .492 Epee Utica, NYWalker, Kevin 1984-86 (1) 14-7 .667 Epee Minneapolis, MNWalker, Robert 1962 (1) Sabre Bristol, INWallace, George 1939-40 0-4 .000 Foil N/AWalsh, Brian 1987 1-2 .333 Mgr./Epee Chicago, ILWalsh, James 1950-52 (3) 36-18 .667 Foil St. Louis, MOWalsh, Robert 1985-86 (1) 10-11 .476 Epee Hartford, CTWalter, Robert 1961-63 10-10 .500 Epee Greenfield, WIWalton, Forest 2000-01, ’03-04 (4) 158-35 .819 Foil Londonderry, NHWarnicke, Edward 1956-57 0-3 .000 Sabre Indianapolis, INWartgow, Jeffrey 1994-97 (4) 123-62 .665 Sabre Golden, COWassil, John 1959-60 (1) 6-6 .500 Epee Sharon, PAWaters, Jim 1953-55 (1) 48-20 .706 Foil Manhatten, MTWatters, John 1943 (1) 11-6 .647 Epee New Orleans, LAWaugh, Richard 1971-73 (3) 37-12 .755 Epee Columbus, OHWeir, William 1947-48 1-2 .333 Sabre Philadelphia, PAWestrick, Howard 1954 0-1 .000 Foil Hinsdale, ILWestrick, Robert 1948, ‘50 (1) 19-4 .826 Foil Hinsdale, ILWheaton, Joe 1978-80 (1) 9-5 .640 Foil Lebanon, TNWheaton, Kelly 1980-82 (1) 8-7 .573 Foil Lebanon, TNWhite, Richard 1973 (1) 5-4 .556 Epee Sterling Heights, MIWhitesell, Frank 1973 0-3 .000 Foil Arlington, VAWilke, William 1964 0-2 .000 Foil Lorain, OHWilkowski, Joseph 1972, ‘74 5-9 .357 Foil Detroit, MIWitucki, Robert 1943 (1) 3-4 .429 Foil South Bend, INWitucki, Ralph 1947-49 (3) 45-24 .452 Foil/Sabre South Bend, INWolfe, Michael 1990-91 8-6 .571 Epee Fremont, OHWozniak, Grzegorz 1991-94 (4) 154-48 .762 Epee Chicago, ILWursta, John 1958-60 (1) 9-13 .409 Sabre Wildwood, NJ

Y - ZYau, Warren 1970-72 (3) 35-28 .555 Foil Hong Kong, ChinaYoung, Noel 1990-91 (2) 60-7 .870 Foil Brisbane, AustraliaYu, Dan 1987-89, ‘91 (4) 107-18 .856 Sabre New York, NYZarrow, Andrew 1965 2-1 .667 Epee Dearborn, MIZerbst, John 1937-38 (2) 25-8 .758 Sabre Kansas City, KSZodda, Andrew 2005-06 (1) 30-8 .789 Foil Berwyn, PAZuck, Avery 2008-11 (4) 135-25 .844 Sabre Beaverton, ORZwettler, Michael 1960-61 1-6 .143 Foil Upland, CA

Jeff Wartgow received the 1997 Dan Mulligan Award for sabre team leadership and concluded his career with a 123-62 regular-season record.

All-America foilist Jim Waters owned a 48-20 record and capped his career with a 10th-place finish at the 1955 NCAAs.

Grzegorz Wozniak compiled a 154-48 career record and received the Donlon Epee Leadersip Award from 1992-94.

Foilist Noel Young racked up a 30-6 record at the NCAAs while posting All-America finishes in both 1990 and ’91.


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Women’s All-Time Roster

AName Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownAl-Aali, Ghadeer 2000 5-2 .714 Epee Manama, BahrainAlbertson, Charlotte 1983 (1) 51-10 .836 Foil Goteborg, SwedenAlbertson, Pia 1984 (1) 37-2 .949 Foil Frolunda, SwedenAlmeida, Beatriz 2009- (3) 107-26 .804 Sabre Chappaqua, NYAlokolaro, Pauline 2000-01 (1) 13-4 .765 Sabre Seattle, WAAment, Andrea 2002-05 (4) 164-15 .916 Foil Gates Mills, OHAppel, Amee 1995-98 (4) 215-65 .768 Foil Hackettstown, NJArndt, Kimberly 1992-94 (3) 72-17 .828 Foil Romeo, MI

BBarreda, Anne 1987-91 (4) 159-24 .868 Foil Peabody, MABathon, Elizabeth 1978-81 (4) 73-37 .663 Foil Hanover, PABautista, Melanie 2005-07 (3) 147-46 .762 Foil Dayton, OHBeck, Rachel 2011- (1) 27-12 .692 Foil Tucson, AZBehnke, Susan 1979 (1) 10-4 .714 Foil Battle Creek, MIBonifert, Joan 1972-74 14-15 .483 Foil N/ABorrmann, Sarah 2008-2011 (4) 185-42 .814 Sabre/Epee Beaverton, ORBoutsikaris, Liza 2000-03 (4) 168-37 .820 Foil Sparta, NJBrown, Myriah 1996-99 (4) 291-28 .912 Foil Mishawaka, INBurns, Anne 1982-83 (2) 26-23 .531 Foil Columbus, OHBustamante, Natalie 2003-05 (3) 66-34 .660 Epee Bakersfield, CABuzard, Catherine 1975-76 (1) 44-47 .484 Foil Lake Forest, IL

CCall, Meagan 2000-03 (4) 168-52 .764 Epee Eugene, ORCamacho, Adriana 2011- (1) 36-5 .878 Foil Puebla, MexicoCampos, Angela 2000-02 0-4 .000 Foil San Diego, CACarney, Dorothy 1979-80 (2) 68-15 .810 Foil Sanford, NCCarnick, Anna 2000-03 (4) 179-43 .806 Epee South Bend, INCaruso, Elizabeth 1993-95 (2) 63-30 .677 Foil Hampton, VAChimahusky, Rebecca 2003-06 (4) 144-56 .720 Epee Bartlesville, OKClark, Susan 2000-2002 (1) 10-3 .769 Epee Harbeson, DEConnor, Margaret 1988-91 (2) 53-35 .602 Foil Oakland, NJConnor, Marielle 2004-06 (3) 55-12 .821 Epee Atlanta, GACota, Rachel 2005-08 (4) 135-48 .738 Foil Altadena, CACouri, Gina 1997-99 (3) 70-18 .795 Foil East Peoria, IL

DDailey, Elizabeth 1998-2000 (1) 19-8 .704 Foil Moline, ILDavis, Danielle 2002-05 (4) 125-35 .781 Sabre Grand Rapids, MIDawes, Colleen 2009- 21-20 .512 Sabre Golden, COde Bruin, Claudette 1993-96 (4) 235-24 .907 Epee/Foil Wilsonville, ORDeMaio, Kimberly 1998-01 (4) 95-75 .559 Epee Pompton Lakes, NJDikibo, Caroline 2010- 19-15 .558 Epee Houston, TXDiNicola, Sharon 1981-84 (4) 108-83 .725 Foil Huntington, NYDougherty, Corinne 1992-94 (2) 72-18 .800 Foil Waukesha, WIDurney, Tara 1987 1-2 .333 Foil Dallas, TX

All-American Pia Albertson posted a 37-2 season record, placed 10th at the 1984 NCAAs and received the ’84 women’s foil MVP Award (as did her sister Charlotte, in ’83).

Foilist Amee Appel totaled a 215-65 career record (’95-’98) while training with four-time All-Americans Sara Walsh and Myriah Brown and 1995 NCAA runner-up Maria Panyi.

Meagan Call finished her career with a 168-52 record in epee and was the recipient of the 2003 women’s epee MVP award for the Irish.

Epeeist Kim DeMaio (’98-’01) posted a 95-75 career record and received the Notre Dame fencing program’s 2001 Langford Leadership Award.




E - FEfta, Christine 1999 8-3 .727 Epee/Foil South Bend, INEmilian, Beth 2002-04 (2) 43-15 .741 Foil Fort Wayne, INEnydedy, Louise 1978-80 25-31 .446 Foil N/AFeher, Mary-Hope 2002 2-4 .333 Sabre Berwyn, PAFerguson, Kiersten 1998-2000 (3) 114-81 .585 Epee Winston Salem, NCFischer, Marit 1994 (1) 29-10 .744 Epee Fort Pierre, SDFischer, Sally 1972-74 26-39 .400 Foil Elkhart, INFilkins, Jessie 2001-02 (1) 44-23 .657 Sabre Wilmette, ILFlanagan, Katie 2000-01 (2) 54-32 .628 Sabre/Foil North Hills, PAFoley, Maig 2000 0-1 .000 Foil Seabrook, TXFoley, Terri 1977-79 (1) 10-13 .714 Foil Chicago, IL

GName Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownGallagher, Maura 1994 (1) Epee Yonkers, NYGarcia, Dinamarie 1993-94 (2) 50-29 .633 Foil Monegan Lake, NYGase, Linda 1984-86 (1) 34-13 .723 Foil Tarzana, CAGerard, Carole 1982-84 (1) 27-24 .529 Foil Norridge, ILGerard, Terri 1980 0-3 .000 Foil Norridge, ILGirardi, Danielle 1994 7-0 1.000 Epee Winnetka, ILGoulet, Brigette 1981 1-1 .500 Foil South Bend, INGuilfoyle, Danielle 2010- (1) 29-2 .951 Sabre Pittstown, NJ

HHaradem, Denise 1978-81 (1) 19-28 .404 Foil Avon, OHHartman, Grace 2010-(2) 64-18 .780 Foil St. Paul, MNHassett, Eileen 2008- 2011 (4) 175-68 .729 Sabre Beaverton, ORHaugh, Kelly 1989-92 (1) 63-14 .818 Foil Portland, ORHaugh, Rachel 1989-92 (2) 61-23 .755 Foil Portland, ORHayes, Anne 1996-97 (2) 90-26 .776 Epee South Bend, INHeinzen, Katie 2009-11 (3) 73-11 .869 Foil Fairfax, VAHelmich, Adria 2006 0-0 – Epee Sandea Park, NMHoos, Anne 1995-98 (4) 313-70 .817 Epee Wilmette, ILHousing, Erin 2005-07 (1) 67-39 .632 Sabre New Lenox, ILHousing, Kirsten 2000-2002 (2) 16-9 .640 Epee New Lenox, ILHurley, Courtney 2009- (3) 153-15 .911 Epee San Antonio, TXHurley, Kelley 2007-2010 (4) 213-23 .903 Epee San Antonio, TXHynes, Janice 1986-89 (4) 126-21 .857 Foil Peabody, MA

I - KInghram, Jill 2001-03 (1) 23-14 .622 Foil Grand Rapids, MIJordan, Maggie 2001-04 (4) 168-58 (83-36 foil; 85-22 sabre) .743 Foil/Sabre Maplewood, NJKadri, Lynn 1988-91 (4) 137-42 .602 Foil Chatham, NJKalogera, Aimee 1997-2000 (4) 129-62 .675 Foil Wyckoff, NJKalogera, Mindi 1993-96 (4) 248-63 .797 Foil Wyckoff, NJKellmann, Suzanne 2000 0-1 .000 Foil Fremont, CAKelly, Tara 1989-92 (4) 115-21 .846 Foil Fort Sam Houston, TXKluge, Susan 1979 6-12 .333 Foil N/AKohn, Julia 2010- 8-5 .615 Sabre Wilmette, ILKowalski, Celeste 1983-85 (1) 14-12 .538 Foil South Hampton, PAKralicek, Kristin 1987-90 (4) 142-30 .826 Foil Portland, ORKrol, Magda 1997-2000 (4) 230-30 (167-21 epee; 63-9 foil) .885 Epee/Foil Vancouver, British ColumbiaKryczalo, Alicja 2002-05 (4) 161-12 .931 Foil Gdansk, Poland

Anne Hayes (’96-’97) compiled a 90-26 career record, with her .776 winning percentage now ranking 11th in Irish women’s epee history.

Lynn Kadri (’88-’91) owned a 137-42 career record and received the fencing program’s 1991 Langford Foil Leadership Award.

Mindi Kalogera’s 248-63 foil record from 1993-96 ranks as the fourth-highest victory total by any Notre Dame women’s fencer.

Kiersten Ferguson’s finished her Irish career with a 114-80 record (’98-’00) in the epee.


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Natalia Mazur finished her sabre career with an .881 winning percentage (111-15), which ranks in the top 10 for career winning percentage in the weapon.

Kimberlee Montoya nearly claimed 200 career wins, finishing her epee career with 192 victories (192-54) and a career winning percentage of .780.

Epeeist Amy Orlando finished her illustrious career with a record of 172-59 (.745) as well as receiving the 2006 women’s epee MVP award for the Irish.

Foilist Brenda Leiser (’86-’89) posted a 119-32 career record while also competing in the 1988 and ’89 NCAAs.

LLaBarge, Christina 2009- (2) 44-18 .710 Foil Pasadena, CALacity, Karen 1977-79 (2) 56-24 .700 Foil Margate, NJLambert, Barbara 1981-84 (4) 25-25 .500 Foil Scituate, MALandgraf, Jocelyn 2003- (2) 23-12 .657 Epee West Hills, CALansford, Marcella 1979-82 (4) 108-45 .640 Foil Angola, INLara, Evelyn 1979 2-1 .667 Foil Memphis, TNLeighton, Eleanor 2007 (1) 34-6 .850 Epee Mishawaka, INLeiser, Brenda 1986-89 (4) 119-32 .788 Foil Portland, ORLong, Elise 1981 1-0 1.000 Foil Wayzata, MNLubold, Nikki 2008 14-13 .519 Epee Scottsdale, AZ

MName Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownMalynn, Darsie 2009- (3) 100-30 .769 Foil Grapevine, TXMazur, Natalia 2000-01, ‘04 (3) 111-15 .881 Sabre Summit, NJMcCann, Mary 1980-81 (2) 22-11 .667 Foil Palm Desert, CAMcCullough, Carianne 2000-2002 (3) 161-38 .809 Sabre Philadelphia, PAMcKenna, Mary 2000-2002 (1) 0-1 .000 Foil Aurora, ILMcNamara, Denise 1972 4-3 .571 Foil N/AMcNeill, Stephanie 1988-89 (1) 34-6 .850 Foil Winnetka, ILMarafino, Michelle 1997-99 (2) 54-54 .500 Epee Rochester, NYMarciniak, Christine 1976-77 (1) 24-14 .632 Foil Chicago, ILMarshall, Mary 1981-83 (1) 19-23 .452 Foil Newton, MAMessersmith, Phenix 2010-(2) 73-28 .723 Foil/Epee El Cerrito, CAMilo, Destanie 2001-04 (4) 166-36 .822 Sabre Knox, INMontoya, Kimberlee 2006-2009 (4) 192-54 .780 Epee Las Vegas, NVMorrison, Kathleen 1981-84 (2) 27-20 .475 Foil Indianapolis, INMowchan, Donna 2000-01 (2) 33-14 .702 Sabre McMurray, PAMuller, Tiffany 2003-05 (2) 28-10 (10-1 F, 18-9 S) .737 Foil/Sabre Midlothian, VAMustilli, Nicole 1996-99 (4) 304-51 .855 Foil/Epee South Orange, NJMyers, Stephanie 2009- 29-28 .508 Epee El Paso, TX

N - ONieboer, Elizabeth 1995 (1) 47-23 .671 Epee South Bend, INNelip, Ewa 2008-2011 (3) 125-16 .886 Epee Katowice, PolandNichols, Abigail 2010- (2) 67-20 .770 Sabre Concord, MANott, Adrienne 2006-2009 (4) 223-35 .864 Foil Pittsford, NYO’Boyle, Kathleen 1997 2-1 .667 Epee Oceanport, NJO’Connell, Joanne 1981, ‘83-’84 (1) 14-14 .500 Foil Monterey, MAO’Donnell, Trish 1975-76 4-9 .308 Foil Palos Heights, ILOfferle, Judy 1972-74 50-25 .667 Foil Fort Wayne, INOrlando, Amy 2004-07 (4) 172-59 .745 Epee Brookline, MAOrsi, Kelly 1998-2000 (3) 39-10 .796 Foil Crystal Lake, ILOsier, Lian 2010- (1) 29-13 .690 Sabre Battle Ground, WA




P - QName Years (MW) Record Pct. Weapon HometownPalazzoto, Kathryn 2010- (2) 45-12 .789 Sabre Nutley, NJPanyi, Maria 1994-95 (2) 146-3 .980 Foil Budapest, HungaryPaulina, Nicole 1996-99 (4) 216-68 .761 Foil South Orange, NJPiper, Heidi 1989-92 (4) 152-15 .910 Foil Brisbane, AustraliaProt, Emilie 2006-2009 (3) 146-51 .741 Foil Limoges, FranceProvidenza, Valerie 2004-07 (4) 191-30 .864 Sabre Beaverton, ORQuaroni, Vittoria 1984-87 (4) 119-43 .735 Foil San Antonio, TX

RReal, Monica 2004-06 (2) 15-8 .652 Foil Drexel Hill, PAReese, Hayley 2008-2011 (4) 191-40 .826 Foil Crestwood, KYRies, Noelle 1993-94 (1) 41-15 .732 Foil Mount Holly, NJRiley, Erin 2001-02 (1) 18-4 .818 Epee Waldorf, MDRodriguez, Anna 2005-07 (1) 32-2 .941 Epee El Zompapero, GuatemalaRosa, Vanessa 2008- (2) 81-63 .563 Epee El Paso, TX

SSaari, Rose 1995, ‘97 (2) 144-38 .791 Foil Marquette, WISardegna, Christina 1985 (1) 13-7 .650 Foil Malibu, CASalb, Teri 1998-99, ‘01 (2) 44-50 .468 Epee/Foil Hobbs, NMSarkisova, Radmila 2009- (3) 111-40 .735 Foil Grand Rapids, MIScanlon, Patricia 1979 1-2 .333 Foil Columbus, OHSchuster, Kathryn 2001-02 (1) 11-10 .524 Foil Iowa City, IASerrette, Ashley 2006-2009 (4) 234-83 .738 Sabre Orange, NJShannon, Ashley 1994-96 (3) 149-68 .687 Epee Worcester, MAShilts, Mary 1981-84 (3) 67-67 .500 Foil Fairfield, CASmerek, Colleen 1995, ‘97 (2) 113-44 .720 Epee Hiram, OHSollinger, Kym 1988 7-1 .875 Foil Cincinnati, OHSromek, Amy 1994-97 (2) 65-27 .707 Epee Anderson, INStephan, Madeleine 2006 (1) 60-15 .800 Epee Tauberbischofsheim, GermanyStepian, Marta 2010- (2) 56-3 .949 Sabre South Amboy, NJStough, Stacey 1997-98 (1) 30-10 .750 Foil Dunedin, FLSullivan, Molly 1985-88 (4) 160-14 .919 Foil North Andover, MASullivan, Janet 1983-86 (2) 106-55 .658 Foil Conway, NHSully, Mary Jean 1987-88 (2) 41-9 .820 Foil West Orange, NJSutton, Jennifer 1996-97 (2) 19-20 .487 Epee South Bend, INSutton, Michelle 2000-02 (3) 41-34 .547 Foil Orlando, FLSweetser, Sara 1982 3-1 .750 Foil Edina, MN

TTalarico, Liz 1998 (1) 10-8 .556 Epee Morris, ILTenner, Natalie 2003-05 (2) 30-10 .750 Sabre Lubbock, TXThieneman, Maria 1995, ’97 (2) 75-47 .615 Epee St. Joseph, MITreviño, Melissa 2000-02 1-3 .250 Sabre Deer Park, TX

Vittoria Quaroni (’84-’87) and Andy Quaroni became Notre Dame’s first brother-sister combination ever to compete in the NCAAs (Vittoria owned a 119-43 career foil record).

Foilist Hayley Reese became the 20th four-time All-American in Irish program history, ending her career with a record of 191-40 (.826).

Epeeist Colleen Smerek (’95, ’97) racked up a 164-44 record in regular-season bouts and competed in the 1995 NCAAs.

Foilist Molly Sullivan became the first woman to earn All-America honors on four occasions while also graduating with the best NCAA Championship winning percentage of .915 (54-5).


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U - VUrbanic, Theresa 1996-97 21-4 .840 Foil Ann Arbor, MIValdiserri, Kathy 1973-78 (2) 157-29 .844 Foil South Bend, INValdiserri, Susan 1980-83 (4) 145-55 .725 Foil South Bend, INVarga, Elisabeth 1988 7-2 .778 Foil Chardon, OHVidaurri, Tish 1978 0-3 .000 Foil San Antonio, TXVincent, Angela 2004-06 (3) 131-32 .804 Sabre Lake Oswego, ORVogt, Kathleen 1992-94 (3) 75-31 .708 Foil Gretna, LA

W - ZWagner, Monica 1993-95 (2) 99-28 .780 Foil Rochester, NYWalsh, Colleen 2003-04, 2006-07 (4) 108-39 .735 Foil Monticello, ILWalsh, Sara 1996-99 (4) 231-7 .970 Foil Mishawaka, INWalton, Kerry 2001-05 (4) 175-28 .862 Epee Londonderry, NHWeber, Tess 1980 0-4 .000 Foil N/AWeeks, Cynthia 1984-87 (1) 159-57 .736 Foil Oakland, NJWestrick, Mary 1989-92 (3) 96-15 .865 Foil Washington, MIWiessler, Lynda 1982 (1) 5-8 .385 Foil Mishawaka, INWillard, Mary Beth 2000-01 (2) 36-10 .783 Sabre Bethel Park, PAWilliams, Cecila 1985-86 (1) 30-10 .750 Foil Santa Ana, CAZagunis, Mariel 2005-06(2) 75-3 .962 Sabre Beaverton, ORZielinski, Diane 2009- (3) 136-59 .697 Epee Bernardsville, NJZoccoli, Christina 2007- (3) 72-37 .661 Sabre Delran, NJ

Foilist Kathy Valdisseri, a South Bend, Ind., native, finished with a 157-29 record while also serving as the first team captain of the team after earning varsity status in 1977.

Sabreuse Angela Vincent eclipsed the .800 winning percentage for her career, finishing with a 131-32 record, good for a .804 mark.

Monica Wagner (’93-’95) compiled a 99-28 career foil record and fenced on the 1994 NCAA championship squad.

Foilist Mary Westrick (’89-’92) posted a 96-15 career record and received the program’s 1992 DeCicco/Langford Award (most inspirational).


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